Lias Andersson gets his silver medal presented to him. Andersson takes it off and throws it into the stands! Emotions hitting the brink! pic.twitter.com/v8tmoqJDxa
— Hockey Daily 365 (@HockeyDaily365) January 6, 2018
That’s New York Rangers 2017 first round pick and Swedish juniors captain, Lias Andersson, receiving and immediately disposing of his brand new silver medal after finishing second in the World Juniors to Canada. Clearly, a fan of the classic “second place is the first loser” motto, he didn’t think twice about letting a fan have a nice souvenir to take home.
Last night’s championship was a close one up until the final minutes when Canada scored their game-winning goal with a 1:40 left to take the gold. Now on top of the good game, hockey writers everywhere can gear up some old-fashioned “poor sportsmanship” takes.
Here’s another angle:
reddit user u/JiggediJao just uploaded a different angle and it's hilarious. pic.twitter.com/rSSNsg40sC
— Flintor (@TheFlintor) January 6, 2018
He actually did end up getting the medal back from the fan who caught it.
Lias Andersson asked if he's happy he got the silver medal back after tossing it in the crowd: "No."
— Ryan Kennedy (@THNRyanKennedy) January 6, 2018
Speaking of the fan who caught it, I need to know this guy’s deal
A Swedish player threw his silver medal over the glass and this guy now has a souvenir pic.twitter.com/HPjM5mHrev
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) January 6, 2018
Apparently this guy also quickly acquired a Sweden jersey. Big night for him pic.twitter.com/ItHQnVqIJk
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) January 6, 2018
https://twitter.com/scebbs/status/949488609853411328
