(Reuters) - The Swedish men's ice hockey team were dealt a major blow to their medal chances at the Sochi Games when Vancouver Canucks captain Henrik Sedin withdrew from the Winter Olympics on Thursday due to a rib injury.
Center Sedin, who with his twin Daniel has been an instrumental figure for Sweden in recent years, had been trying to play through the injury since last month but was shut down by the Canucks for the next two National Hockey League games on Thursday.
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