Kronwall honoured

ByReuters

Published 21/05/2006 at 21:28 GMT

Sweden's Niklas Kronwall added a trio of individual honours to his ice hockey world championship gold medal on Sunday, when he was named the tournament MVP, best defenceman and a member of the all-star team.

ICE HOCKEY 2006 World Championships Niklas Kronwall

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Kronwall, who was also part of Sweden's triumphant Olympic team in Turin, provided a rock steady presence on the blue line and finished second in championship scoring among defencemen with two goals and eight assists.

Canada's Sidney Crosby, who led the championships in scoring with eight goals and 16 points, was voted the championship's top forward while Sweden's Johan Holmqvist was named top goaltender.

The 18-year-old Pittsburgh Penguins rookie was also selected to the tournament all-star team along with his NHL rookie of the year rival Alexander Ovechkin of Russia.

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