The 17-year-old forward comes to Uppsala, where the team is gathered, on Wednesday, according to a press release from the Swedish Ice Hockey Association.

Raymond has had a prevalent viral infection and the uncertainty about him has been great at Frölunda.

Great talent

The Swedish JVM team gathered in Uppsala on Sunday and will fly to the Czech Republic on Thursday for further preparations and two training matches before the junior World Cup starts on another Christmas day.

Lucas Raymond is one of Swedish ice hockey's greatest talents and the 17-year-old did the hattrick and made the final against Russia by extension when Sweden won the U18 World Cup for the first time in history.

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Lucas Raymond cheers. Photo: Photo Agency