Playing with his friends in the backyard or at a rink in Ornskoldsvik, a young Victor Hedman was Peter Forsberg streaking down the ice while wearing the three crowns.

Having been named the Lightning captain before the start of this season, Victor Hedman continues that role for Team Sweden.

Victor Hedman has been a big part of Sweden’s teams ... “I know how proud my family is about the three crowns. And my friends as well. That's all we knew pretty much growing up -- to be ...

Tampa Bay Lightning captain Victor Hedman played a team-high 24 minutes, 52 seconds on Saturday afternoon, but Team Sweden ...

The score remained close throughout the entirety of the game, but Sweden eventually fell to Finland a 4-3 overtime loss.