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Boqvist, Liljegren lead Sweden's preliminary WJHC roster

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Team Sweden released its preliminary roster for the World Junior Hockey Championship on Wednesday, highlighted by a handful of recent first-round picks in the NHL draft.

Adam Boqvist, the Chicago Blackhawks' eighth overall pick in 2018, made the roster along with Timothy Liljegren, the Toronto Maple Leafs' 17th overall pick in 2017.

Here's the full roster:

Sweden took the silver medal at last year's world juniors.

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