Sweden Aims to Hold Itself to a Higher (Gold) Standard

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This question is for you trivia buffs out there.

What country has been the most snake-bitten throughout the history of the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship? If you're still stumped, here's a hint.

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Sweden Aims to Hold Itself to a Higher (Gold) Standard

The nation's official team colors kind of resemble those of a certain Blue and Gold outfit in Western New York with a history of being frustrated in its quest to win the Stanley Cup.

Sweden has produced more than its share of world-class NHL talent over the years, and it

has secured 14 medals in World Junior competition. The problem is being a bridesmaid over and over again does become a bit tiresome for a nation that has produced the likes of Daniel Alfredsson, Nicklas Lidstrom, Tomas Holmstrom and Henrik Lundqvist. The Swedes have captured more than double the amount of medals the United States (six) has won in this event?but only have one gold medal (1981) to show for their efforts since the tournament began in 1977.

Sweden earned th...

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