"2024 fourth-round pick Victor Johansson, representing Team Sweden, won the gold medal game over Team Czechia, who eliminated fellow Maple Leafs prospect Ben Danford and Team Canada in the semi-finals on Sunday. Sweden defeated Czechia 4-2 to win gold for the first time since 2012, a team that had the likes of Mika Zibanejad, Filip Forsberg, and William Karlsson on the roster."
"Johansson himself didn't have a huge impact on his team - he was scratched in two of the round robin games but ended up playing through all the elimination games, finishing the tournament with 0 points in five games. But statistical contributions or not, he was a member of the team that helped his team capture a gold medal which is something only a handful of players can say."
"Meanwhile, Danford and Team Canada defeated Team Finland 6-3 in the Bronze Medal game to avoid going three years in a row without a medal since the late 1970s/early 1980s. Danford finished the tournament with one assist in seven games."
Victor Johansson, a 2024 fourth-round Toronto Maple Leafs pick, won gold with Team Sweden at the 2026 World Junior Hockey Tournament after Sweden defeated Czechia 4-2. Johansson played in five games, was scratched twice in the round robin, and finished with zero points. Ben Danford and Team Canada won bronze by beating Finland 6-3; Danford registered one assist in seven games. Johansson spent most of 2025-26 with IK Oskarshamn in Sweden's Allsvenskan and appeared twice for Leksands IF in the SHL. The Leafs retain his rights and will likely wait for further development in Sweden before deciding on a contract.
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