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Mattias Ekholm Named To Team Sweden For World Cup Of Hockey

Matty Ice and Fil The Thrill are joining forces for beloved Sweden in this tournament that nobody really knows what to expect.

Nashville Predators forward Filip Forsberg was named to the roster on March 2nd, and Team Sweden announced today that Mattias Ekholm will join his Swedish pal at the World Cup of Hockey.

The official release from the Predators:

TORONTO (May 27, 2016) -- The Swedish Ice Hockey Association announced today its final, 23-man roster for the World Cup of Hockey 2016, the best-on-best international hockey championship from Sept. 17 to Oct. 1, 2016, in Toronto.