Penguins goaltending prospect Calle Clang said that he and the rest of Team Sweden started hearing whispers after Wednesday's morning skate that their World Junior Championship game that night against the U.S. would be canceled.
The U.S. team had already forfeited Tuesday's game against Switzerland due to two positive COVID tests. Another team, Czechia, had forfeited its game Wednesday to Finland because of a positive COVID test.
Following a positive test on the Russian team on Wednesday that would have necessitated a forfeit to Slovakia, the IIHF made the decision to cancel the remainder of the tournament.