Holmstrom, Heineman’s Sweden Bond Keeps Getting Stronger

This is the kind of friendship that starts on one island and somehow keeps traveling with the players. Holmstrom and Heineman are now wearing Team Sweden colors, but the relationship behind the sweaters gives the story its juice. Hockey people know these bonds matter more than fans usually realize, because comfort and trust tend to show up when the games get tight. Sweden gets two players who already know how to read each other, and that is never a bad thing in tournament hockey.