The Hockey PDOcast: The curious case of Sweden’s defence

Check out the final rosters for team Sweden and team Finland for the World Cup of Hockey.

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The Hockey PDOcast offers entertaining and thoughtful dialogue about the game of hockey. There’s obviously an analytical tinge to the conversation, but it’s not as nerdy as it may initially sound.

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Uffe Bodin joins Dimitri Filipovic to discuss what he saw covering the World Championship in Russia, the differences between Auston Matthews and Patrik Laine as players, and the trials and tribulations of following the NHL from overseas.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

1:00 Watching Matthews and Laine up close at the World Championship
4:55 The rivalry between Sweden and Finland
7:00 Building excitement for the World Cup
9:00 Team Sweden picking Niklas Kronwall over better alternatives
15:00 Roster construction theory for short tournaments
18:20 The next generation of Swedish goalies
20:45 Victor Hedman‘s remarkable post-season
24:11 The life of an NHL fan overseas
28:00 The Swedish Hockey League’s adoption of analytics

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