Canada was penalized 16 times by German referee Gerhad Muller and the aggressive Canadians played short handed 13 times. The pro-Sweden crowd of 8,396 at the Elysee Arena rocked with the sheer joy of putting Canada in its place. But we have to forget this game as soon as possible.
Tomorrow brings a whole new experience.
But we got a taste of what the refereeing is like over here, and the frustration that goes with it. We'll be a different hockey club after this game. Sweden got two goals from Michael Nylander, the former Calgary Flames centre. Nylander also had an assist for a three-point effort before he left with a sore shoulder when he was launched into the boards by Canadian defenceman Cory Cross of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Calgary Flames defenceman Tommy Albelin added a goal and two assists for Sweden.