Henrik Sedin News

Sweden scored three unanswered goals in the third period to break open a close contest and record a 5-1 victory in the gold-medal game of the 2013 World Hockey Championship.

Sweden became the first home team to win the world hockey championships in 27 years, beating Switzerland 5-1 on Sunday.

Switzerland will play Sweden in the gold medal game of the International Ice Hockey Federation world championships after beating the United States, 3-0, in the semifinals on Saturday.

Sweden has the opportunity to win a men's world hockey championship as the host country for the first time since the Soviet Union did it in 1986.

Sweden forwards Henrik and Daniel Sedin insist their country isn't the favourite to win today's IIHF World Hockey Championship quarter-final against Canada.

Team Sweden Henrik Sedin, left, and his brother Daniel listen to the coach during a practice session, Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at the world hockey championship in Stockholm Sweden.

Vancouver Canucks forward Zack Kassian got off to a great start to the 2013 season, but then faded away for the team the rest of the season.

TSN.ca's 2013 Play of the Year Showdown moves along with an outstanding play by a pair of Swedish twins and a skillful individual deke-a-thon from their former teammate, Cody Hodgson .

Mike Gillis took the witness stand Thursday and for 45 minutes was grilled about the playoff failure of the Vancouver Canucks, his culpability and when he might get around to firing coach Alain Vigneault .

Daniel and Henrik Sedin, Ryan Kesler, Alex Burrows among players who Thursday tried to explain what went wrong in the playoffs and why.

Vancouver Canucks general manager Mike Gillis addresses a news conference in Vancouver, B.C. on Thursday to discuss his team's plans moving forward.

Major changes loom after the Vancouver Canucks, who came within a victory of winning the Stanley Cup two years ago, bowed out early for the second consecutive spring.

Vancouver Canucks' Henrik Sedin, of Sweden, adjusts his helmet during hockey practice in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday April 30, 2013.

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The Sharks responded Tuesday to Vancouver Canucks defenseman Kevin Bieksa's embellishment charges against Logan Couture and Joe Thornton by focusing on the Canucks' own "integrity" history.

Vancouver Canucks' Henrik Sedin tangles with San Jose Sharks' Marc-Edouard Vlasic, right, and Justin Braun behind goalie Antti Niemi, of Finland, during the second period in game 1 of an NHL Western Conference quarter-final playoff hockey series in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday May 1, 2013.

Vancouver defenseman Kevin Bieksa slammed Sharks forwards Logan Couture and Joe Thornton on Monday, saying they have shown a "lack of integrity" in this first-round playoff series for what he perceives to be their embellishment of injuries to draw penalties.

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There they were, standing in the dressing room close together as they have always done so courageously throughout their great careers.

A year after being kicked out of the postseason for his vicious hit against Chicago's Marian Hossa, Torres has played a major role in helping the San Jose Sharks take a 2-0 series lead after winning two straight games in Vancouver.