Swedish captain Lias Andersson threw his silver medal into the crowd on Friday night, after a 3-1 loss to Canada in the U20 World Junior Championship final in Buffalo, New York.
Andersson, selected seventh overall in the 2017 NHL draft by the New York Rangers, received his medal from an International Ice Hockey Federation official after the game. He glanced at it and then removed it. After skating back to his teammates, he tossed his runner-up trinket to a fan in the stands.
"He wanted it more than me. He's going to have it at home in a box or whatever," joked Andersson after the game.