Another Pittsburgh Penguin is helping lead his home country during the Milan Cortina Games.
Defenseman Erik Karlsson was named an assistant captain for Sweden. He’ll try and lead Sweden to gold alongside captain Gabriel Landeskog and assistant captain Victor Hedman.
Idag presenterar vi kaptensstyrkan i Tre Kronor herr 👏🔥
— Tre Kronor (@Trekronorse) February 8, 2026
(C) Gabriel Landeskog, Colorado Avalanche
(A) Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning
(A) Erik Karlsson, Pittsburgh Penguins pic.twitter.com/MWlKNG9fqY
Sweden last won gold at the 2006 Olympics in Torino, Italy.
The team’s first game during the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics is against Italy on Wednesday. Click here for their full schedule.
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