Jan 4, 2020
Sweden's Hoglander ejected from WJC semi
Nils Hoglander's semifinal didn't last very long. The Swedish forward was ejected less than five minutes into Saturday's semifinal matchup against Russia after delivering a high hit in the first period for which he was assessed a five-minute major and a game misconduct.
TSN.ca Staff
Nils Hoglander's semifinal didn't last very long.
The Swedish forward was ejected less than five minutes into Saturday's semifinal matchup against Russia after delivering a high hit to Grigori Denisenko in the first period for which he was assessed a five-minute major and a game misconduct.
Coming into the semi, Hoglander was leading the tournament in points with 10 (five goals, five assists).
Russia scored soon after the penalty and led 3-2 at the end of the first period. They went on to win the game 5-4 in overtime on a winner from Ivan Morozov.