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In addition to Montén, the assistant captain of the national team, Anders Lundberg, has tested positive, as has the video coach Adam Almqvist.
Now the Swedish federation is holding a close dialogue with the international ice hockey federation to see if a solution to the coaches crisis can be found. According to the rules, players and leaders who have been infected so late must stay home. Todd Woodcroft has already been hired as an assistant league captain, who has worked with Sweden before.
“It’s a great honor,” said Woodcroft of the University of Vermont.
– Obviously, it is a worrying and difficult situation in which our ultimate responsibility is the safety of the players and leaders. Now we are challenged to complement senior management based on time and sports perspective, says Secretary General Johan Stark.
Four players miss JVM due to covid-19
In the players team, the four leading players William Eklund, Karl Henriksson, William Wallinder and Albin Grewe have suffered from covid-19 and miss JVM.
– I feel good and I have no symptoms, I continue to isolate myself. Of course, the situation feels incredibly sad. I recently received the message and I have to land on this, but it feels good that we, together with the union leadership, are reviewing all the alternatives for the future, says Montén.
Before camp, it was clear that everyone who tested positive during the week at Sundsvall would not be able to go to JVM. JVM is played in Edmonton from December 26 to January 5.
