Canucks on Sweden and Finland registered wins in today's Fortuna Hockey Games matchups.
Six members of the Vancouver Canucks were named to their respective countries’ rosters at the 2026 Fortuna Hockey Games this weekend. However, on the opening day of April 30, two players — Filip Hronek for Czechia and Nils Höglander for Sweden — sustained injuries in their respective games and did not play in their teams’ May 2 matchups. Having said that, CHEK TV's Rick Dhaliwal provided a positive report on Hronek today from Czechia General Manager Jiří Šlégr, noting that his injury "is not serious."
Finland 5, Switzerland 3
The only Canuck taking part in this matchup was Aatu Räty, who nabbed his first point of the tournament off the game’s opening goal scored by Patrik Puistola near the 17-minute mark. Ironically enough, this was followed up by a goal from none-other than Aku Räty, the Canucks forward’s younger brother.
Finland managed to put together a 4–0 lead near the halfway point of the game, causing Switzerland to switch goaltender Stéphane Charlin out for Kevin Pasche. Soon after, Finland made it 5–0 thanks to Janne Kuokkanen. Despite Switzerland scoring three unanswered, Finland’s big lead helped the team to their first win of the tournament.
Sweden 4, Czechia 2
With Hronek out for Czechia and Höglander out for Sweden, it was Sweden that managed to secure the win, making it their second of the tournament. In net for Czechia was Abbotsford Canucks goaltender Jiří Patera, who stopped 20 of 24 shots faced from Sweden.
Sweden opened the scoring thanks to Ivar Stenberg, though Czechia knotted things at one later in the second period. From there, it was Sweden who quickly clawed their way to a lead after goals from Isac Hedqvist, Viggo Björck (brother of Canucks prospect Wilson), and former Canucks defenceman Erik Brännström. Linus Karlsson collected his second point of the tournament by assisting on Björck’s goal in his team’s victory.
Mar 24, 2026; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Vancouver Canucks forward Aatu Raty (54) handles the puck against the Anaheim Ducks in the first period at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-Imagn ImagesUp Next:
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Sweden vs. Finland
Czechia vs. Switzerland
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