Mika Zibanejad Misses Big Game At World Championship Against Canada With Illness
Mika Zibanejad missed Team Sweden's Tuesday night game against Team Canada at the 2025 IIHF World Championship in Stockholm, Sweden, with an apparent illness.
Canada ultimately defeated Sweden 5-2 to close out the preliminary round.
Mika Zibanejad Confirms He's Had A Conversation With Mike Sullivan Since Rangers Hire There's been a lot of talk lately around Mika Zibanejad and his future with the New York Rangers.
Swedish coach Sam Hallam confirmed that Zibanejad was out because he was sick, but didn't seem overly concerned about him missing more time.
'He's sick,' Hallam said. 'So we're keeping him away from the rest of the gang here during the day. He won't be at the game tonight and so he'll have to recover here over the next 24 hours.'
While the 32-year-old should likely be back for Sweden to start the quarterfinals, nothing has been confirmed as of now.
Zibanejad has recorded four goals in six games through this tournament.
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