Johansson, Lindholm named as injury replacements for Sweden’s men’s Olympic team

Some roster adjustments for one of the top teams heading to Italy next month.

On Tuesday, the Swedish Ice Hockey Association announced that Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Johansson and Boston Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm have been added to the men’s roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics. They take the place of Anaheim Ducks center Leo Carlsson and Wild defender Jonas Brodin, who are both out with injuries.

Johansson’s addition to the roster makes him one of three players who were on the last Swedish team to feature NHLers, as he, Gabriel Landeskog and Erik Karlsson were on the squad that brought home the silver medal from the Sochi Games in 2014. The Landskrona native has only represented his country sparingly since then, having won the bronze medal with Tre Kronor at the 2024 and 2025 IIHF Men’s World Championships.

Along with his senior national team experience, Johansson has also won the silver and bronze at the 2009 and 2010 IIHF World Junior Championships, as well as the gold medal at the 2007 Ivan Hlinka Memorial tournament.

The 35-year-old has been having a solid season with the talented Wild. In 48 games, he has scored 13 goals and 21 assists for 34 points, sitting third on the team in scoring.

This will be Lindholm’s first international experience since winning gold with Sweden at the Men’s Worlds in 2018. He was also on the Swedish roster that competed at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. The Helsingborg also won silver for his country at the 2012 IIHF Under-18 Men’s World Championship.

With the Bruins this year, Lindholm has potted three goals and 13 assists for 16 points in 39 appearances.

Carlsson underwent a procedure earlier this month to treat a Morel-Lavallée lesion in his left thigh, with his timeline for recovery being reported at 3-5 weeks. The young center was leading the Ducks with 44 points in 44 games, totaling 18 goals and 26 assists.

Brodin was placed on injured reserve a couple of weeks ago, the second time this season the veteran rearguard has gone on IR. He has been limited to just 42 games, though he has scored three goals and 12 assists for 15 points with the surging team in Minnesota. Many believed this was Brodin’s last and only chance to represent Sweden at the Olympics. At age 32, it might be an uphill climb to make the roster again in 2030.

Sweden kicks off Group B play on Feb. 11 against host Italy.