BUFFALO, NY - JANUARY 5: Elias Pettersson #14 of Sweden in play against Canada during the Gold medal game of the IIHF World Junior Championship at KeyBank Center on January 5, 2018 in Buffalo, New York. Canada beat Sweden 3-1. (Photo by Kevin Hoffman/Getty Images)
Fans of the Vancouver Canucks have had reason to follow team Sweden at the Winter Olympics since NHL players began participating back in 1998. Mattias Ohlund, Markus Naslund, Alex Edler, and Daniel and Henrik Sedin have all competed in the Olympic games during their tenures with Vancouver.