 He backstopped the Swedes to a fourth-place finish in the IIHF World U18 Championships in 2008.The next year, he was placed on the Swedish World Juniors team and led all goalies with a .946 save percentage and finished second with a 1.61 GAA.Those impressive stats let him to earn Best Player honours at the goaltender position in 2009; his team also took home the silver medal.