The 19-year-old, who was drafted seventh overall by the Rangers in June’s NHL Draft, immediately removed his silver medal from his neck, skated toward the bench and tossed it into the KeyBank Center crowd. The lucky fan who caught Andersson’s medal then removed two jerseys, revealing a Sweden uniform, and placed the medal around his neck.
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After realizing what had happened, the largely pro-Canada crowd chanted for him to “throw it back.” And after a few moments, the fan obliged and threw the medal back to Andersson.
