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Sweden
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Tre Kronor (Three Crowns)
Association Swedish Ice Hockey Association
General Manager Josef Boumedienne
Anders Lundberg
Head coach Sam Hallam
Assistants Stefan Klockare
Nicklas Rahm
Anders Sörensen
Captain Rasmus Andersson
Most games Jörgen Jönsson (285)
Most points Sven Tumba (186)
Home stadium Avicii Arena
Stockholm, Sweden
IIHF code SWE
IIHF ranking 6 Decrease 1 (28 May 2023)
Highest IIHF ranking 1 (2006–07, 2013–14)
Lowest IIHF ranking 7 (2021, 2024)
Team colors          
Sweden national ice hockey team jerseys 2022 IHWC.png
First international
Sweden  8–0 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
(Antwerp, Belgium; 23 April 1920)
Biggest win
Sweden  24–1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
(Prague, Czechoslovakia; 16 February 1947)
Sweden  23–0 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
(St. Moritz, Switzerland; 7 February 1948)
Biggest defeat
Canada  22–0 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
(Chamonix, France; 29 January 1924)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances 73 (first in 1920)
Best result Gold Gold: (1953, 1957, 1962, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2006, 2013, 2017, 2018)
World Cup / Canada Cup
Appearances 8 (first in 1976)
Best result Simple silver cup.svg 2nd: (1984)
European Championship
Appearances 12
Best result Gold Gold: (1921, 1923, 1932)
Olympics
Appearances 23 (first in 1920)
Medals Gold medal.svg Gold: (1994, 2006)
Silver medal.svg Silver: (1928, 1964, 2014)
Bronze medal.svg Bronze: (1952, 1980, 1984, 1988)
International record (W–L–T)
1151–790–166
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold 1994 Lillehammer Team
Gold 2006 Turin Team
Silver 1928 St. Moritz Team
Silver 1964 Innsbruck Team
Silver 2014 Sochi Team
Bronze 1952 Oslo Team
Bronze 1980 Lake Placid Team
Bronze 1984 Sarajevo Team
Bronze 1988 Calgary Team
World Championship
Gold 1953 Switzerland
Gold 1957 Soviet Union
Gold 1962 United States
Gold 1987 Austria
Gold 1991 Finland
Gold 1992 Czechoslovakia
Gold 1998 Switzerland
Gold 2006 Latvia
Gold 2013 Sweden/Finland
Gold 2017 Germany/France
Gold 2018 Denmark
Silver 1947 Czechoslovakia
Silver 1951 France
Silver 1963 Sweden
Silver 1967 Austria
Silver 1969 Sweden
Silver 1970 Sweden
Silver 1973 Soviet Union
Silver 1977 Austria
Silver 1981 Sweden
Silver 1986 Soviet Union
Silver 1990 Switzerland
Silver 1993 Germany
Silver 1995 Sweden
Silver 1997 Finland
Silver 2003 Finland
Silver 2004 Czech Republic
Silver 2011 Slovakia
Bronze 1954 Sweden
Bronze 1958 Norway
Bronze 1965 Finland
Bronze 1971 Switzerland
Bronze 1972 Czechoslovakia
Bronze 1974 Finland
Bronze 1975 Germany
Bronze 1976 Poland
Bronze 1979 Soviet Union
Bronze 1994 Italy
Bronze 1999 Norway
Bronze 2001 Germany
Bronze 2002 Sweden
Bronze 2009 Switzerland
Bronze 2010 Germany
Bronze 2014 Belarus
Bronze 2024 Czechia
Bronze 2025 Sweden/Denmark
European Championship
Gold 1921 Sweden
Gold 1923 Belgium
Gold 1932 Germany
Silver 1922 Switzerland
Silver 1924 Italy
Canada Cup / World Cup
Silver 1984 Edmonton
Bronze 1987 Hamilton
Bronze 1996 Montreal
Bronze 2016 Toronto
Tre Kronor November 1958
Tre Kronor team in November 1958.

The Sweden men's national ice hockey team is a top ice hockey team. It is managed by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association. This team is one of the best in the world. It is part of the "Big Six" group. This group includes the six strongest men's ice hockey nations. The other teams are Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, and the United States.

The team's nickname is Tre Kronor. This means "Three Crowns" in Swedish. The three crowns are a special symbol. They are on the team's jersey. This symbol is also part of the Swedish national coat of arms. The team first wore this emblem on February 12, 1938. This was during the World Championships in Prague.

The Swedish team has won many medals. They have won at both the World Championships and the Winter Olympics. In 2006, they made history. They were the first team to win both tournaments in the same year. They won the 2006 Winter Olympics by beating Finland 3–2. Then, they won the 2006 World Championships. They beat the Czech Republic 4–0 in that final.

In 2013, the team won the World Championships at home. This was the first time a team won at home since the Soviet Union did it in 1986. In 2018, Sweden won its 11th World Championship title. In 2021, the team did not reach the playoffs. This was the first time this happened since the playoff system started. They finished 9th, which tied their lowest placement ever from 1937.

Tournament Achievements

This section shows how the Swedish team has performed in major tournaments.

Olympic Games Results

The Swedish team has a strong history at the Olympics. They have won two gold medals. They also have three silver medals and four bronze medals.

Games GP W L T GF GA Coach Captain Finish
Belgium 1920 Antwerp 4 3 1 0 17 20 Raoul Le Mat Einar Lindqvist 4th
France 1924 Chamonix 5 2 3 0 21 49 Unknown Unknown 4th
Switzerland 1928 St. Moritz 5 3 1 1 12 14 Viking Harbom
Sten Mellgren
Carl Abrahamsson Silver
Germany 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 5 2 3 0 5 7 Vic Lindquist Herman Carlson 5th
Switzerland 1948 St. Moritz 8 4 4 0 55 28 Unknown Unknown 4th
Norway 1952 Oslo 8 7 2 0 53 22 Sven Bergqvist Unknown Bronze
Austria 1964 Innsbruck 8 6 2 0 59 18 Arne Strömberg Unknown Silver
United States 1980 Lake Placid 7 4 1 2 31 19 Tommy Sandlin Mats Waltin Bronze
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1984 Sarajevo 7 4 2 1 36 17 Anders Parmström Håkan Eriksson Bronze
Canada 1988 Calgary 8 4 1 3 33 21 Tommy Sandlin Thomas Rundqvist Bronze
Norway 1994 Lillehammer 8 6 1 1 33 18 Curt Lundmark Charles Berglund Gold
Italy 2006 Turin 8 6 2 0 31 19 Bengt-Åke Gustafsson Mats Sundin Gold
Russia 2014 Sochi 6 5 1 0 17 9 Pär Mårts Henrik Zetterberg
Niklas Kronwall
Silver
Olympic Medals
Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
21 2 3 4 9

Canada Cup and World Cup Results

  • 1976 – 4th place
  • 1981 – 5th place
  • 1984 – 22 Silver


  • 1987 – 33 Bronze
  • 1991 – 4th place
  • 1996 – 33 Bronze
  • 2004 – 5th place
  • 2016 – 33 Bronze

European Championship Results

  • 1921 – 11 Gold


  • 1922 – 22 Silver


  • 1923 – 11 Gold


  • 1924 – 22 Silver


  • 1932 – 11 Gold


World Championship Results

Sweden has won the World Championship many times. They have 11 gold medals. They also have 17 silver medals and 17 bronze medals.

  • 1953 – 11 Gold


  • 1957 – 11 Gold


  • 1962 – 11 Gold


  • 1987 – 11 Gold


  • 1991 – 11 Gold


  • 1992 – 11 Gold


  • 1998 – 11 Gold


  • 2006 – 11 Gold


  • 2013 – 11 Gold


  • 2017 – 11 Gold


  • 2018 – 11 Gold


  • 2010 – 33 Bronze
  • 2011 – 22 Silver


  • 2014 – 33 Bronze
  • 2024 – 33 Bronze
  • 2025 – 33 Bronze

Current Team Roster

This is the team roster for the 2025 IIHF World Championship. The head coach is Sam Hallam.

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
4 D Andersson, RasmusRasmus AnderssonC 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (1996-10-27) 27 October 1996 (age 28) Canada Calgary Flames
6 D Larsson, AdamAdam Larsson 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 95 kg (209 lb) (1992-11-12) 12 November 1992 (age 32) United States Seattle Kraken
8 D Brodin, JonasJonas Brodin 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1993-07-12) 12 July 1993 (age 32) United States Minnesota Wild
9 F Forsberg, FilipFilip Forsberg 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 93 kg (205 lb) (1994-08-13) 13 August 1994 (age 30) United States Nashville Predators
10 F Wennberg, AlexanderAlexander Wennberg 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1994-09-22) 22 September 1994 (age 30) United States San Jose Sharks
11 F Backlund, MikaelMikael BacklundA 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 94 kg (207 lb) (1989-03-17) 17 March 1989 (age 36) Canada Calgary Flames
12 F Friberg, MaxMax Friberg 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1992-11-20) 20 November 1992 (age 32) Sweden Frölunda HC
23 F Raymond, LucasLucas Raymond 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (2002-03-28) 28 March 2002 (age 23) United States Detroit Red Wings
25 G Markström, JacobJacob Markström 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) (1990-01-31) 31 January 1990 (age 35) United States New Jersey Devils
26 F Bengtsson, AntonAnton Bengtsson 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1993-05-13) 13 May 1993 (age 32) Sweden Rögle BK
28 F Lindholm, EliasElias Lindholm 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (1994-12-02) 2 December 1994 (age 30) United States Boston Bruins
29 D Pettersson, MarcusMarcus Pettersson 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 80 kg (180 lb) (1996-05-08) 8 May 1996 (age 29) Canada Vancouver Canucks
35 G Ersson, SamuelSamuel Ersson 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (1999-10-20) 20 October 1999 (age 25) United States Philadelphia Flyers
37 F Lundeström, IsacIsac Lundeström 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1999-11-06) 6 November 1999 (age 25) United States Anaheim Ducks
38 D Sandin, RasmusRasmus Sandin 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (2000-03-07) 7 March 2000 (age 25) United States Washington Capitals
40 G Söderblom, ArvidArvid Söderblom 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 94 kg (207 lb) (1999-08-19) 19 August 1999 (age 25) United States Chicago Blackhawks
51 F Heineman, EmilEmil Heineman 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (2001-11-16) 16 November 2001 (age 23) Canada Montreal Canadiens
56 D Gustafsson, ErikErik Gustafsson 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 87 kg (192 lb) (1992-03-14) 14 March 1992 (age 33) United States Detroit Red Wings
71 F Karlsson, WilliamWilliam Karlsson 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1993-01-08) 8 January 1993 (age 32) United States Vegas Golden Knights
77 D Edvinsson, SimonSimon Edvinsson 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) (2003-02-05) 5 February 2003 (age 22) United States Detroit Red Wings
82 F Frödén, JesperJesper Frödén 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 80 kg (180 lb) (1994-09-21) 21 September 1994 (age 30) Switzerland ZSC Lions
88 F Nylander, WilliamWilliam Nylander 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1996-05-01) 1 May 1996 (age 29) Canada Toronto Maple Leafs
90 F Johansson, MarcusMarcus Johansson 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (200 lb) (1990-10-06) 6 October 1990 (age 34) United States Minnesota Wild
91 F Carlsson, LeoLeo Carlsson 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (2004-12-26) 26 December 2004 (age 20) United States Anaheim Ducks
93 F Zibanejad, MikaMika ZibanejadA 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (1993-04-18) 18 April 1993 (age 32) United States New York Rangers

Team Records and Awards

All-Time Team Record

This table shows Sweden's overall international record. It includes games from the World Championships (WC), Olympic Games (OG), and European Championships (EC). The record is up to May 26, 2024.

Teams in italics are no longer active.

Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA
Flag of Austria.svg Austria 21 16 2 3 101 14
Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus 12 10 0 2 43 20
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 3 3 0 0 41 2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 87 29 11 47 227 333
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 30 15 7 8 92 74
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 12 11 0 1 61 21
Flag of Finland.svg Finland 83 48 15 19 300 195
Flag of France.svg France 19 17 0 2 85 23
Flag of Germany.svg Germany 20 17 1 2 89 33
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 11 7 0 4 52 20
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 1 1 0 0 3 0
Flag of Italy.svg Italy 21 18 3 0 143 27
Flag of Japan.svg Japan 4 4 0 0 44 1
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan 3 3 0 0 17 6
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 29 25 1 3 120 50
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 2 2 0 0 16 0
Flag of Norway.svg Norway 22 20 2 0 122 30
Flag of Poland.svg Poland 29 24 2 3 197 47
Flag of Romania.svg Romania 4 4 0 0 35 4
Flag of Russia.svg Russia 27 8 3 16 67 88
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 18 10 3 5 52 41
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia 3 3 0 0 15 2
Flag of Spain.svg Spain 1 1 0 0 Walkover
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 53 41 6 6 269 99
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 5 5 0 0 26 6
Flag of the United States.svg United States 71 45 8 18 317 204
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia 74 27 11 36 193 206
Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany 16 15 0 1 110 29
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 58 7 8 43 118 279
Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 33 30 2 1 190 57
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia 2 2 0 0 19 1

Special Awards and Recognition

  • The team won the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1987. They shared this award with Marie-Helene Westin.
  • In 2025, the 2006 Swedish men's national teams received the IIHF Milestone Award. This was for being the first men's team to win both an Olympic gold medal and the World Championships in the same year. Sweden won gold at the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2006 IIHF World Championship. Eight players were on both winning teams: Mika Hannula, Jörgen Jönsson, Kenny Jönsson, Niklas Kronwall, Stefan Liv, Mikael Samuelsson, Ronnie Sundin, and Henrik Zetterberg.

Team Uniforms Over Time

See also

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