World Juniors title a big deal for Wild’s Swedes
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LOS ANGELES — When Sweden claimed its first World Junior Championship in more than a decade Monday at Grand Casino Arena, Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin was half the country away, battling the Los Angeles Kings in an ultimately losing effort. But the sight of his countrymen parading around his home office wearing shiny new gold medals conjured up some good memories for Brodin. The last time the Swedes won the title, in 2012, Brodin was 18, wearing the distinctive three crowns on his jersey and skating for the home country. ADVERTISEMENT That year, in Calgary, current New York Rangers standout Mika Zibanejad scored the only goal in the finale, a 1-0 win over Russia. Before coming to Minnesota...