The disappointment was great after the Swedish exit from the junior WC, where Sweden lost a dramatic quarterfinal against Russia.
Now it seems that the Swedish team will be punished, due to what happened after the final signal.
The Finnish newspaper Iltalehti writes that the Swedish Ice Hockey Association receives a "serious warning", after a Swedish player wore a helmet during the national anthem, which is not allowed.
"Not so serious"
Kalervo Kummola, who is vice chairman of the IIHF, tells the newspaper what it means.
- A serious warning means that there will be a fine or something else next time, he says to Iltalehti, and continues:
- But I think it will only be a fine.
It does not usually get so serious the first time.
Sorry
The Finnish team's general manager Kimmo Oikarainen confirms that the event has been discussed by the tournament's organizers.
- It was mentioned at the directorate's meeting, he says to the newspaper Ilta-Sanomat, where he also tells that the Finnish team has received an apology from the Swedish side:
- The Swedish team management has personally apologized to me, and I accepted the apology.
That is the most important thing, and for us it is now out of the question.
Windy weather earlier
However, it is a disciplinary committee that decides exactly what the punishment will be, and it can take quite a long time.
Most recently as Sweden was in bad weather for what happened after the final signal, when five players and three leaders took off their silver medals in 2018 (Lias Andersson even threw his medal up in the stands).
After that, several players and leaders were suspended in several upcoming championships,