The Swedish national ice hockey team won the 2006 Ice Hockey World Championships Monday in Riga , Latvia, defeating the Czech Republic by a score of 4-0 to become the first country to win both the Winter Olympics and the Ice Hockey World Championships in the same year. Jesper Mattsson (14:36), Fredrik Emvall (15:13), Niklas Kronwall (24:07), and Jorgen Jonsson (37:01) contributed the four goals that led to the Swedish team's win. Coach Bengt-Ake Gustafsson was reported as stating that "It's fun to be part of hockey history. It's been great working with these guys and my staff. I think we played more or less a perfect game today." Kronwall, a Detroit Red Wings defenseman , was named the MVP of the tournament.
The Swedish won the Monday in , Latvia, defeating the by a score of 4-0 to become the first country to win both the and the Ice Hockey World Championships in the same year. (14:36), (15:13), (24:07), and (37:01) contributed the four goals that led to the Swedish team's win. Coach Bengt-Ake Gustafsson was reported as stating that "It's fun to be part of hockey history. It's been great working with these guys and my staff. I think we played more or less a perfect game today." Kronwall, a , was named the MVP of the tournament.
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