Wild Olympians: Weekend Report
by Staff Writer / Minnesota WildWild Olympians Scoring Leaders
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts. | PIM | Shots | +/- | Team Record |
| Marian Gaborik | Slovakia | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 4-0-0 |
| Daniel Tjarnqvist | Sweden | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3-1-0 |
| Brian Rolston | United States | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1-2-1 |
| Filip Kuba | Czech Republic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | 2-2-0 |
| Finland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4-0-0 |
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| Marian Gaborik leads all Wild Olympians in scoring with two goals and three assists in four Slovakia wins. |
Center Mikko Koivu continued his stellar defensive play over the weekend, helping Finland to a pair of wins over the Czech Republic and Canada. Sunday’s 2-0 shutout of Canada was the third posted by Team Finland on the tournament. Koivu had two shots on goal in each win.
Defenseman Filip Kuba put a total of six shots on goal in two games over the weekend. He was a -1 in a 4-2 loss to Finland, and even in a 4-1 win over Italy.
Defenseman Daniel Tjarnqvist was held to two shots and no points in Sweden’s pair of weekend victories over Latvia and the United States. Tjarnqvist was a +1 in the 6-1 victory over Latvia on Saturday, and -1 in the 2-1 triumph over the United States on Sunday.
Left wing Brian Rolston scored Team USA’s only goal against Slovakia in a 2-1 loss on Saturday with a slap shot tally. He led Team USA with five shots in that game. Rolston was held without a point in Sunday’s 2-1 defeat at the hands of Sweden. He finished the game with a -1 rating and three shots on goal.