From time to time, TheIHLC.com will feature detailed recaps and boxscores of some of the most legendary games in international hockey history, considered to be “IHLC Classics.” Today, in honour of Swedish Sveriges nationaldag (National Day), we look back at Sweden’s triumph at the 1998 World Championships in Zรผrich, winning their seventh world title, ironically enough, in a scoreless tie with Finland.

๐ธ๐ชย Sweden 0-0 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
World Championship Final, Game 2
Hallenstadion, Zรผrich ๐จ๐ญ
Sunday, 17 May 1998
Sweden tied Olympic Bronze medalist Finland 0-0 yesterday in the second game of a two-leg final at the World Hockey Championship to win the title and gain revenge over its arch-rival.
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