Colorado College freshman Wilson Björck has been selected to the Team Sweden roster that will travel to St. Paul, Minn., later this month for the IIHF 2026 World Junior Championship.
The left wing from Stockholm, Sweden, has six points (3g,3a) this season for the Tigers. He posted a career-high three points with a goal and two assists in a 5-2 victory over Bentley, then scored the game-winning goal in overtime to give CC a 2-1 victory over No. 4-ranked Minnesota Duluth.
"This a great opportunity for Wilson to play on the international stage," Colorado College head coach
Kris Mayotte said." He has been a very impactful player for us this season and one of the top freshmen in college hockey."
Björck will be 27
th player from Colorado College to play in the World Junior Championship, a list that includes teammate
Kaidan Mbereko, who was a member of Team USA in 2022-23, and former Tiger and current New York Ranger
Noah Laba, also a member of Team USA in 2023. In addition, former Tigers and current NHL players Jaden Schwartz and Jaccob Slavin played in the WJC for Canada and the USA, respectively.
Gustav Olofsson, who played at Colorado College during the 2013-14 season before turning pro and appearing in the NHL with Minnesota, Montreal and Seattle, is the only other Tiger to play for Sweden in the World Junior Championship.
Team Sweden will play a pair of pre-tournament games against Canada on Dec. 17 and 20 in Kitchener and London, Ont., respectively, before opening pool play on Friday, Dec. 26, against Slovakia, beginning at 12 p.m. (CT).
