Patrick Kane, Frederik Andersen highlight awards list at World Championship
Sweden walked away with its second consecutive World Championship gold medal Sunday evening in Denmark, but that wasn't the only hardware being handed out by the IIHF.
The federation also announced the tournament award winners, which were led by Chicago Blackhawks superstar Patrick Kane, who earned the honors as MVP after racking up eight goals and 12 assists for Team USA.
Toronto Maple Leafs and Denmark netminder Frederik Andersen was voted as best goaltender. Dallas Stars rearguard John Klingberg was voted best defenseman after putting up six points and a plus-six rating for Sweden, while Carolina Hurricanes and Finnish forward Sebastian Aho was voted as the tournament's best forward after turning in nine goals and nine assists in eight games.
The media All-Star team was also revealed:
- Goaltender: Anders Nilsson (SWE)
- Defensemen: Adam Larsson (SWE), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (SWE)
- Forwards: Rickard Rakell (SWE), Patrick Kane (USA), Sebastian Aho (FIN)
Next year's tournament gets underway on May 3 from Slovakia.