Swedish Hockey Team Captain Tosses Medal Into Crowd—The Right Fan Catches It

Carter Hart #31 of Canada makes the save against Linus Lindstrm #16 of Sweden during the Gold medal game of the IIHF World Junior Championship at KeyBank Center on Jan. 5, 2018 in Buffalo, New York. Kevin Hoffman/Getty Images

In a highly unusual medal ceremony, Lias Andersson, captain of Sweden’s team in the International Ice Hockey Federation’s 2018 World Junior Championship, took the silver medal he was awarded in the final game of the championship and threw it over the glass into the crowd.

The final game on Friday, Jan. 5. was played in Buffalo, New York.