Sweden men's national ice hockey team facts for kids
| Nickname(s) | Tre Kronor (Three Crowns) |
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| Association | Swedish Ice Hockey Association |
| General Manager | Tommy Boustedt |
| Head coach | Pär Mårts |
| Assistants | Rikard Grönborg Peter Popovic |
| Captain | Staffan Kronwall |
| Most games | Jörgen Jönsson (285) |
| Most points | Sven Tumba (186) |
| IIHF code | SWE |
| IIHF ranking | 3  2 |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 1 (first in 2006) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 4 (2012) |
| Team colors | |
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| First international | |
 Sweden 8–0 Belgium  (Antwerp, Belgium; 23 April 1920) |
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| Biggest win | |
| Sweden 24–1 Belgium (Prague, Czechoslovakia; 16 February 1947) Sweden 23–0 Italy  (St. Moritz, Switzerland; 7 February 1948) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Canada 22–0 Sweden  (Chamonix, France; 29 January 1924) |
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| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 63 (first in 1920) |
| Best result |  (1953, 1957, 1962, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2006, 2013) |
| IIHF European Championship | |
| Appearances | 12 |
| Best result | (1921, 1923, 1932) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 21 (first in 1920) |
| Medals |
 Bronze (1952, 1980, 1984, 1988) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 1067–657–165 | |
Peter Forsberg playing for Sweden.
The Sweden men's national ice hockey team (Swedish: Sveriges herrlandslag i ishockey) represents the country of Sweden in men's ice hockey. The team started in 1920. It won the world championships in 1953, 1957, 1962, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2006 and 2013. They were Olympic champions in 1994 and 2006.
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