The disappointment was huge when the Junior crowns went out already in the quarterfinals last year. 0–2 against Switzerland in Canadian Victoria has prayed for a tangible loss of revenge among all of the Swedish players found in this year's edition of JVM.

One of them? Rasmus Sandin - who knows why things should go better this time.

- It feels like we have a tougher group this year. Everyone hangs with everyone, in addition we have a good depth to the whole team and can roll around a lot of people. It will be a very fun tournament and we will make it better than last year, he says, adding:

- That we have a good cohesion will probably be noticed. It will reflect on the ice.

Made NHL debut

Sandin comes from a fall where he has mainly played in Toronto's farmer's team, the Toronto Marlies, but also made his debut in the NHL.

It has been six matches in the North American Pro League with two assists as a facet for the left-back.

- It's been awesome. It has always been a dream to play in the NHL. Fun to get to know it and get a receipt for actually doing it. Now I strive to get back there as soon as possible.

Unlike, for example, Adam Boqvist in Chicago, Toronto chose to release Sandin for games at JVM - something he really didn't mind.

- If I get the chance to play a JVM then it's a chance I'll always take. It feels very inspiring to go here. Then to come back to the team, meet all the friends and play for Sweden ... That's great.

First out: Finland

First out for Rasmus Sandin and his teammates is certainly not an easy nut to crack: reigning World Cup nation Finland.

Good or bad to be faced with such a tough resistance directly? That's the question.

- It's always fun with tough matches. Finland has a good team with good players, but every team is tough and this will be a good test already in the first match.

The JVM premiere against Finland starts at 19 on the second day and is played in the Werk Arena in the Czech city of Trinec.

The other teams in the group are Switzerland, Slovakia and Kazakhstan.