Chicago Blackhawks forward prospect Tim Soderlund is leaving Buffalo, New York, with a World Junior Championship silver medal.
The 2017 fourth-rounder and Sweden fell 3-1 to Canada in the gold medal game at the prestigious under-20 tournament Friday at KeyBank Center.
Soderlund scored a shorthanded goal in the second period of Sweden’s loss.
He finished the tournament with five points (three goals, two assists) in seven tournament games.
With the win, Canada improves to 6-0 against Sweden in World Juniors gold medal games. It’s Canada’s first World Juniors gold since 2015 when it beat Russia in Toronto.