
๐ธ๐ช Swedenย 2-1 Soviet Union ๐ท๐บ
World Championship Finalย Round
Typhoon Arena, Turku ๐ซ๐ฎ
Saturday, 04 May 1991
Mats Sundin, only 20 at that time, scored what many consider as the “best goal in the history of the IIHF World Championship” when he single-handedly gave Sweden Gold in 1991 in Turku. But it isnโt only the exceptional end-to-end rush that counts into the overall verdict. The performance capped a season which began with Sundin escaping his country as villain โ in what also was the last hockey game ever to be played by the Soviet Union national team at the World Championship.
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