Sweden men's national ice hockey team

The Sweden men's national ice hockey team (Swedish: Sveriges herrlandslag i ishockey) is governed by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association. It is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world and a member of the so-called "Big Six", the unofficial group of the six strongest men's ice hockey nations, along with Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia and the United States.[5]

Sweden
Nickname(s)Tre Kronor (Three Crowns)
AssociationSwedish Ice Hockey Association
Head coachJohan Garpenlöv
AssistantsMarkus Åkerblom
Marcus Ragnarsson
CaptainOliver Ekman-Larsson
Most gamesJörgen Jönsson (285)[1]
Most pointsSven Tumba (186)[1]
Home stadiumAvicii Arena
Stockholm, Sweden
Team colors   
IIHF codeSWE
Ranking
Current IIHF5 (29 September 2022)[2]
Highest IIHF1 (first in 2006)
Lowest IIHF7 (2021)
First international
Sweden  8–0  Belgium
(Antwerp, Belgium; 23 April 1920)[3]
Biggest win
Sweden  24–1  Belgium
(Prague, Czechoslovakia; 16 February 1947)[3]
Sweden  23–0  Italy
(St. Moritz, Switzerland; 7 February 1948)[4]
Biggest defeat
Canada  22–0  Sweden
(Chamonix, France; 29 January 1924)[3]
IIHF World Championships
Appearances70 (first in 1920)
Best result Gold: (1953, 1957, 1962, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2006, 2013, 2017, 2018)
World Cup / Canada Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1976)
Best result 2nd: (1984)
European Championship
Appearances12
Best result Gold: (1921, 1923, 1932)
Olympics
Appearances23 (first in 1920)
Medals Gold: (1994, 2006)
Silver: (1928, 1964, 2014)
Bronze: (1952, 1980, 1984, 1988)
International record (W–L–T)
710–198–86
Medal record
Olympic Games
1994 LillehammerTeam
2006 TurinTeam
1928 St. MoritzTeam
1964 InnsbruckTeam
2014 SochiTeam
1952 OsloTeam
1980 Lake PlacidTeam
1984 SarajevoTeam
1988 CalgaryTeam
World Championship
1953 Switzerland
1957 Soviet Union
1962 United States
1987 Austria
1991 Finland
1992 Czechoslovakia
1998 Switzerland
2006 Latvia
2013 Sweden/Finland
2017 Germany/France
2018 Denmark
1947 Czechoslovakia
1951 France
1963 Sweden
1967 Austria
1969 Sweden
1970 Sweden
1973 Soviet Union
1977 Austria
1981 Sweden
1986 Soviet Union
1990 Switzerland
1993 Germany
1995 Sweden
1997 Finland
2003 Finland
2004 Czech Republic
2011 Slovakia
1954 Sweden
1958 Norway
1965 Finland
1971 Switzerland
1972 Czechoslovakia
1974 Finland
1975 Germany
1976 Poland
1979 Soviet Union
1994 Italy
1999 Norway
2001 Germany
2002 Sweden
2009 Switzerland
2010 Germany
2014 Belarus
European Championship
1921 Sweden
1923 Belgium
1932 Germany
1922 Switzerland
1924 Italy
Canada Cup / World Cup
1984 Edmonton
1987 Hamilton
1996 Montreal
2016 Toronto
Tre Kronor in November 1958, from the left, standing: Lasse Björn, Karl-Sören "Kalle" Hedlund, Einar Granath, Sigge Bröms, Nils "Double-Nisse" Nilsson, Carl-Göran "Lill-Stöveln" Öberg, Göran Lysén, Uno "Garvis" Öhrlund, Roland "Rolle" Stoltz; front row: Sven "Tumba" Johansson, Hasse Svedberg, Yngve Johansson, Roland "Sura-Pelle" Pettersson, Vilgot "Ville" Larsson and Rune Gudmundsson.

The team's nickname Tre Kronor, meaning "Three Crowns", refers to the emblem on the team jersey, which is found in the lesser national coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden. The first time this emblem was used on the national team's jersey was on 12 February 1938, during the World Championships in Prague.[6]

The team has won numerous medals at both the World Championships and the Winter Olympics. In 2006, they became the first team to win both tournaments in the same calendar year, by winning the 2006 Winter Olympics in a thrilling final against Finland by 3–2, and the 2006 World Championships by beating Czech Republic in the final, 4–0.[7] In 2013 the team was the first team to win the World Championships at home since the Soviet Union in 1986. In 2018, the Swedish team won its 11th title at the World Championships. In 2021 Sweden failed to reach the playoffs for the first time after the tournament implemented the playoff system, placing 9th, tying their 1937 team for their worst placement in tournament history.

Tournament record

Olympic Games
GamesGPWLTGFGACoachCaptainFinish
1920 Antwerp43101720Raoul Le MatEinar Lindqvist4th
1924 Chamonix52302149UnknownUnknown4th
1928 St. Moritz53111214Viking Harbom
Sten Mellgren		Carl AbrahamssonSilver
1932 Lake PlacidDid not compete
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen523057Vic LindquistHerman Carlson5th
1948 St. Moritz84405528UnknownUnknown4th
1952 Oslo87205322Sven BergqvistUnknownBronze
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo72411727Folke "Masen" JanssonUnknown4th
1960 Squaw Valley72414024Ed ReigleUnknown5th
1964 Innsbruck86205918Arne StrömbergUnknownSilver
1968 Grenoble74212318Arne StrömbergUnknown4th
1972 Sapporo63212514Billy HarrisUnknown4th
1976 InnsbruckDid not compete
1980 Lake Placid74123119Tommy SandlinMats WaltinBronze
1984 Sarajevo74213617Anders ParmströmHåkan ErikssonBronze
1988 Calgary84133321Tommy SandlinThomas RundqvistBronze
1992 Albertville85123019Conny EvenssonThomas Rundqvist5th
1994 Lillehammer86113318Curt LundmarkCharles BerglundGold
1998 Nagano4220129Kent ForsbergCalle Johansson5th
2002 Salt Lake City4310178Hardy NilssonMats Sundin5th
2006 Turin86203119Bengt-Åke GustafssonMats SundinGold
2010 Vancouver4310126Bengt-Åke GustafssonNicklas Lidström5th
2014 Sochi6510179Pär MårtsHenrik Zetterberg
Niklas Kronwall[8]		Silver
2018 Pyeongchang4301115Rikard GrönborgJoel Lundqvist5th
2022 Beijing63031313Johan GarpenlövAnton Lander4th
Totals
GamesGoldSilverBronzeTotal
212349

Canada Cup
  • 1976 – 4th
  • 1981 – 5th
  • 1984 –  Silver
  • 1987 –  Bronze
  • 1991 – 4th

World Cup
  • 1996 –  Bronze
  • 2004 – 5th
  • 2016 –  Bronze

European Championship
  • 1921 –  Gold
  • 1922 –  Silver
  • 1923 –  Gold
  • 1924 –  Silver
  • 1932 –  Gold

World Championship
  • 1931 – 6th place
  • 1935 – 5th place
  • 1937 – 9th place
  • 1938 – 5th place
  • 1947 –  Silver
  • 1949 – 4th place
  • 1950 – 5th place
  • 1951 –  Silver
  • 1953 –  Gold
  • 1954 –  Bronze
  • 1955 – 5th place
  • 1957 –  Gold
  • 1958 –  Bronze
  • 1959 – 5th place
  • 1961 – 4th place
  • 1962 –  Gold
  • 1963 –  Silver
  • 1965 –  Bronze
  • 1966 – 4th place
  • 1967 –  Silver
  • 1969 –  Silver
  • 1970 –  Silver
  • 1971 –  Bronze
  • 1972 –  Bronze
  • 1973 –  Silver
  • 1974 –  Bronze
  • 1975 –  Bronze
  • 1976 –  Bronze
  • 1977 –  Silver
  • 1978 – 4th place
  • 1979 –  Bronze
  • 1981 –  Silver
  • 1982 – 4th place
  • 1983 – 4th place
  • 1985 – 6th place
  • 1986 –  Silver
  • 1987 –  Gold
  • 1989 – 4th place
  • 1990 –  Silver
  • 1991 –  Gold
  • 1992 –  Gold
  • 1993 –  Silver
  • 1994 –  Bronze
  • 1995 –  Silver
  • 1996 – 5th place
  • 1997 –  Silver
  • 1998 –  Gold
  • 1999 –  Bronze
  • 2000 – 7th place
  • 2001 –  Bronze
  • 2002 –  Bronze
  • 2003 –  Silver
  • 2004 –  Silver
  • 2005 – 4th place
  • 2006 –  Gold
  • 2007 – 4th place
  • 2008 – 4th place
  • 2009 –  Bronze
GamesGPWOTWOTLLGFGACoachCaptainFinish
2010 Germany970023015Bengt-Åke GustafssonMagnus JohanssonBronze
2011 Slovakia960123220Pär MårtsRickard WallinSilver
2012 Finland/Sweden860023219Pär MårtsDaniel Alfredsson6th
2013 Sweden/Finland1080022814Pär MårtsStaffan KronwallGold
2014 Belarus1071112815Pär MårtsJoel LundqvistBronze
2015 Czech Republic842023724Pär MårtsStaffan Kronwall5th
2016 Russia832032324Pär MårtsJimmie Ericsson6th
2017 Germany/France1071113816Rikard GrönborgJoel LundqvistGold
2018 Denmark1082004313Rikard GrönborgMikael BacklundGold
2019 Slovakia850124526Rikard GrönborgOliver Ekman-Larsson5th
2020 SwitzerlandCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[9]
2021 Latvia730132114Johan GarpenlövHenrik Tömmernes9th
2022 Finland851203014Johan GarpenlövOliver Ekman-Larsson6th
2023 Finland/LatviaSam Hallam

Current roster

Roster for the 2022 IIHF World Championship.[10]

Head coach: Johan Garpenlöv[11]

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
6DAdam Larsson – A1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)94 kg (207 lb) (1992-11-12) 12 November 1992 Seattle Kraken
7DHenrik Tömmernes1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)84 kg (185 lb) (1990-08-28) 28 August 1990 Genève-Servette HC
8DMarcus Pettersson1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)80 kg (180 lb) (1996-05-08) 8 May 1996 Pittsburgh Penguins
12FMax Friberg1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)86 kg (190 lb) (1992-11-20) 20 November 1992 Frölunda HC
17FOskar Lang1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)75 kg (165 lb) (1996-12-04) 4 December 1996 Leksands IF
23DOliver Ekman-Larsson – C1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)92 kg (203 lb) (1991-07-17) 17 July 1991 Vancouver Canucks
26DRasmus Dahlin1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)94 kg (207 lb) (2000-04-13) 13 April 2000 Buffalo Sabres
28FAnton Bengtsson1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)88 kg (194 lb) (1993-05-13) 13 May 1993 Rögle BK
32FLucas Wallmark1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)83 kg (183 lb) (1995-09-05) 5 September 1995 CSKA Moscow
35GLinus Ullmark1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)88 kg (194 lb) (1993-07-31) 31 July 1993 Boston Bruins
40FJacob Peterson1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)82 kg (181 lb) (1999-07-19) 19 July 1999 Dallas Stars
42FJoakim Nordström – A1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)93 kg (205 lb) (1992-02-25) 25 February 1992 CSKA Moscow
45GMagnus Hellberg1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)85 kg (187 lb) (1991-04-04) 4 April 1991 Detroit Red Wings
48FCarl Klingberg1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)102 kg (225 lb) (1991-01-28) 28 January 1991 EV Zug
54DAnton Lindholm1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)90 kg (200 lb) (1994-11-29) 29 November 1994 Dinamo Minsk
56DErik Gustafsson1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)90 kg (200 lb) (1992-03-14) 14 March 1992 Chicago Blackhawks
62FJoel Kellman1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)85 kg (187 lb) (1994-05-25) 25 May 1994 Växjö Lakers HC
63GMarcus Högberg1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)99 kg (218 lb) (1994-11-25) 25 November 1994 Linköping HC
64DJonathan Pudas1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)81 kg (179 lb) (1993-04-26) 26 April 1993 Skellefteå AIK
66FNils Åman1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)84 kg (185 lb) (2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 Leksands IF
72FEmil Bemström1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)90 kg (200 lb) (1999-06-01) 1 June 1999 Columbus Blue Jackets
74FRasmus Asplund1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)86 kg (190 lb) (1997-12-03) 3 December 1997 Buffalo Sabres
86FMathias Bromé1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)82 kg (181 lb) (1994-07-29) 29 July 1994 HC Davos
88FWilliam Nylander1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)86 kg (190 lb) (1996-05-01) 1 May 1996 Toronto Maple Leafs
91FCarl Grundström1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)91 kg (201 lb) (1997-12-01) 1 December 1997 Los Angeles Kings

All-time team record

The following table shows Sweden's all-time international record in official matches (WC, OG, EC), correct as of 21 May 2015.[12] Teams named in italics are no longer active.

Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA
 Austria1813238212
 Belarus109013819
 Belgium3300412
 Canada82261145216320
 Czech Republic2413747449
 Denmark99004913
 Finland76441517281181
 France1715027822
 Germany1614117226
 Great Britain95044219
 Hungary110030
 Italy19163012726
 Japan4400441
 Kazakhstan110072
 Latvia1412206622
 Netherlands2200160
 Norway1816209926
 Poland28232319246
 Romania4400354
 Russia2173115569
 Slovakia125343129
 Slovenia3300152
 Spain1100Walkover
  Switzerland47356624488
 Ukraine5500266
 United States6743816301195
 Czechoslovakia74271136193206
 East Germany16150111029
 Soviet Union587843118279
 West Germany33302119057
 Yugoslavia2200191
Totals:6944108619828641751

Awards
  • The team received the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1987, shared with Marie-Helene Westin.

Uniform evolution
  • National team jerseys
  • 1994 Winter Olympics
  • 1998-2001 IIHF jerseys
  • 2006 IIHF jerseys
  • 2014 Winter Olympics
  • 2014–2018 IIHF jerseys
  • 2016 WCH jerseys
  • 2018 Winter Olympics
  • 2018– IIHF jerseys
  • 2022 Winter Olympics

References
  1. Includes Professional ice hockey world championships and the 1998 and 2002 Olympics only.
  2. "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  3. Includes Olympics, World Championships, World Cups, Canada Cups and Summit Series.
  4. http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1948/ORW1948.pdf
  5. "NHL announces World Cup of Hockey for 2016". The Canadian Press. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  6. Feltenmark, Anders. "Tre Kronor en poppis 69-åring" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2008.
  7. "Sweden complete golden double". Eurosport. 21 May 2006. Archived from the original on 9 October 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2006.
  8. Due to Zetterberg's injury
  9. Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  10. "Landslagstrupper i maj" (in Swedish). swehockey.se. 11 May 2022.
  11. "Team Roster Sweden" (PDF). iihf.com. 15 May 2021.
  12. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sweden men's national ice hockey team.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.