Sweden men's national ice hockey team facts for kids

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Sweden

Nickname(s)	Tre Kronor (Three Crowns)
Association	Swedish Ice Hockey Association
Head coach	Sam Hallam
Assistants	Josef Boumedienne Stefan Klockare Nicklas Rahm
Captain	Erik Karlsson
Most games	Jörgen Jönsson (285)
Most points	Sven Tumba (186)
Home stadium	Avicii Arena Stockholm, Sweden
IIHF code	SWE
IIHF ranking	6 1 (28 May 2023)
Highest IIHF ranking	1 (2006–07, 2013–14)
Lowest IIHF ranking	7 (2021, 2024)
Team colors
First international
Sweden  8–0  Belgium (Antwerp, Belgium; 23 April 1920)
Biggest win
Sweden  24–1  Belgium (Prague, Czechoslovakia; 16 February 1947) Sweden  23–0  Italy (St. Moritz, Switzerland; 7 February 1948)
Biggest defeat
Canada  22–0  Sweden (Chamonix, France; 29 January 1924)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances	72 (first in 1920)
Best result	Gold: (1953, 1957, 1962, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2006, 2013, 2017, 2018)
World Cup / Canada Cup
Appearances	8 (first in 1976)
Best result	2nd: (1984)
European Championship
Appearances	12
Best result	Gold: (1921, 1923, 1932)
Olympics
Appearances	23 (first in 1920)
Medals	Gold: (1994, 2006) Silver: (1928, 1964, 2014) Bronze: (1952, 1980, 1984, 1988)
International record (W–L–T)
710–198–86

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 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.

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.

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. 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

Games	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Coach	Captain	Finish
1920 Antwerp	4	3	1	0	17	20	Raoul Le Mat	Einar Lindqvist	4th
1924 Chamonix	5	2	3	0	21	49	Unknown	Unknown	4th
1928 St. Moritz	5	3	1	1	12	14	Viking Harbom Sten Mellgren	Carl Abrahamsson	Silver
1932 Lake Placid	did not compete
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	5	2	3	0	5	7	Vic Lindquist	Herman Carlson	5th
1948 St. Moritz	8	4	4	0	55	28	Unknown	Unknown	4th
1952 Oslo	8	7	2	0	53	22	Sven Bergqvist	Unknown	Bronze
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo	7	2	4	1	17	27	Folke "Masen" Jansson	Unknown	4th
1960 Squaw Valley	7	2	4	1	40	24	Ed Reigle	Unknown	5th
1964 Innsbruck	8	6	2	0	59	18	Arne Strömberg	Unknown	Silver
1968 Grenoble	7	4	2	1	23	18	Arne Strömberg	Unknown	4th
1972 Sapporo	6	3	2	1	25	14	Billy Harris	Unknown	4th
1976 Innsbruck	did not compete
1980 Lake Placid	7	4	1	2	31	19	Tommy Sandlin	Mats Waltin	Bronze
1984 Sarajevo	7	4	2	1	36	17	Anders Parmström	Håkan Eriksson	Bronze
1988 Calgary	8	4	1	3	33	21	Tommy Sandlin	Thomas Rundqvist	Bronze
1992 Albertville	8	5	1	2	30	19	Conny Evensson	Thomas Rundqvist	5th
1994 Lillehammer	8	6	1	1	33	18	Curt Lundmark	Charles Berglund	Gold
1998 Nagano	4	2	2	0	12	9	Kent Forsberg	Calle Johansson	5th
2002 Salt Lake City	4	3	1	0	17	8	Hardy Nilsson	Mats Sundin	5th
2006 Turin	8	6	2	0	31	19	Bengt-Åke Gustafsson	Mats Sundin	Gold
2010 Vancouver	4	3	1	0	12	6	Bengt-Åke Gustafsson	Nicklas Lidström	5th
2014 Sochi	6	5	1	0	17	9	Pär Mårts	Henrik Zetterberg Niklas Kronwall	Silver
2018 Pyeongchang	4	3	0	1	11	5	Rikard Grönborg	Joel Lundqvist	5th
2022 Beijing	6	3	0	3	13	13	Johan Garpenlöv	Anton Lander	4th
2026 Milan / Cortina	To be determined

Canada Cup

• 1976 – 4th
• 1981 – 5th
• 1984 – 2 Silver

• 1987 – 3 Bronze
• 1991 – 4th

World Cup

• 1996 – 3 Bronze
• 2004 – 5th
• 2016 – 3 Bronze

European Championship

• 1921 – 1 Gold

• 1922 – 2 Silver

• 1923 – 1 Gold

• 1924 – 2 Silver

• 1932 – 1 Gold

World Championship

• 1931 – 6th place
• 1935 – 5th place
• 1937 – 9th place
• 1938 – 5th place
• 1947 – 2 Silver

• 1949 – 4th place
• 1950 – 5th place
• 1951 – 2 Silver

• 1953 – 1 Gold

• 1954 – 3 Bronze
• 1955 – 5th place
• 1957 – 1 Gold

• 1958 – 3 Bronze
• 1959 – 5th place
• 1961 – 4th place
• 1962 – 1 Gold

• 1963 – 2 Silver

• 1965 – 3 Bronze
• 1966 – 4th place
• 1967 – 2 Silver

• 1969 – 2 Silver

• 1970 – 2 Silver

• 1971 – 3 Bronze
• 1972 – 3 Bronze
• 1973 – 2 Silver

• 1974 – 3 Bronze
• 1975 – 3 Bronze
• 1976 – 3 Bronze
• 1977 – 2 Silver

• 1978 – 4th place
• 1979 – 3 Bronze
• 1981 – 2 Silver

• 1982 – 4th place
• 1983 – 4th place
• 1985 – 6th place
• 1986 – 2 Silver

• 1987 – 1 Gold

• 1989 – 4th place
• 1990 – 2 Silver

• 1991 – 1 Gold

• 1992 – 1 Gold

• 1993 – 2 Silver

• 1994 – 3 Bronze
• 1995 – 2 Silver

• 1996 – 5th place
• 1997 – 2 Silver

• 1998 – 1 Gold

• 1999 – 3 Bronze
• 2000 – 7th place
• 2001 – 3 Bronze
• 2002 – 3 Bronze
• 2003 – 2 Silver

• 2004 – 2 Silver

• 2005 – 4th place
• 2006 – 1 Gold

• 2007 – 4th place
• 2008 – 4th place
• 2009 – 3 Bronze

Games	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	Coach	Captain	Finish
2010 Germany	9	7	0	0	2	30	15	Bengt-Åke Gustafsson	Magnus Johansson	Bronze
2011 Slovakia	9	6	0	1	2	32	20	Pär Mårts	Rickard Wallin	Silver
2012 Finland/Sweden	8	6	0	0	2	32	19	Pär Mårts	Daniel Alfredsson	6th
2013 Sweden/Finland	10	8	0	0	2	28	14	Pär Mårts	Staffan Kronwall	Gold
2014 Belarus	10	7	1	1	1	28	15	Pär Mårts	Joel Lundqvist	Bronze
2015 Czech Republic	8	4	2	0	2	37	24	Pär Mårts	Staffan Kronwall	5th
2016 Russia	8	3	2	0	3	23	24	Pär Mårts	Jimmie Ericsson	6th
2017 Germany/France	10	7	1	1	1	38	16	Rikard Grönborg	Joel Lundqvist	Gold
2018 Denmark	10	8	2	0	0	43	13	Rikard Grönborg	Mikael Backlund	Gold
2019 Slovakia	8	5	0	1	2	45	26	Rikard Grönborg	Oliver Ekman-Larsson	5th
2021 Latvia	7	3	0	1	3	21	14	Johan Garpenlöv	Henrik Tömmernes	9th
2022 Finland	8	5	1	2	0	30	14	Johan Garpenlöv	Oliver Ekman-Larsson	6th
2023 Finland/Latvia	8	5	1	1	1	27	10	Sam Hallam	Jakob Silfverberg	6th
2024 Czech Republic	10	8	1	0	1	44	19	Sam Hallam	Erik Karlsson	Bronze

Current roster

Roster for the 2024 IIHF World Championship.

Head coach: Sam Hallam

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
9	F	Kempe, AdrianAdrian Kempe	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	(1996-09-13) 13 September 1996 (age 28)	Los Angeles Kings
12	F	Friberg, MaxMax Friberg	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	(1992-11-20) 20 November 1992 (age 32)	Frölunda HC
14	F	Eriksson Ek, JoelJoel Eriksson Ek	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	(1997-01-29) 29 January 1997 (age 27)	Minnesota Wild
16	F	Unger Sörum, FelixFelix Unger Sörum	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	(2005-09-14) 14 September 2005 (age 19)	Leksands IF
19	F	Sörensen, MarcusMarcus Sörensen	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(1992-04-07) 7 April 1992 (age 32)	HC Fribourg-Gottéron
23	F	Raymond, LucasLucas Raymond – A	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	(2002-03-28) 28 March 2002 (age 22)	Detroit Red Wings
25	D	Brodin, JonasJonas Brodin	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	(1993-07-12) 12 July 1993 (age 31)	Minnesota Wild
26	D	Dahlin, RasmusRasmus Dahlin	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	(2000-04-13) 13 April 2000 (age 24)	Buffalo Sabres
28	D	Pettersson, MarcusMarcus Pettersson	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	(1996-05-08) 8 May 1996 (age 28)	Pittsburgh Penguins
29	F	Holmberg, PontusPontus Holmberg	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	(1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 25)	Toronto Maple Leafs
30	G	Wallstedt, JesperJesper Wallstedt	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	(2002-11-14) 14 November 2002 (age 22)	Minnesota Wild
32	D	Bengtsson, LukasLukas Bengtsson	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	(1994-04-14) 14 April 1994 (age 30)	EV Zug
33	G	Ersson, SamuelSamuel Ersson	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	(1999-10-20) 20 October 1999 (age 25)	Philadelphia Flyers
35	G	Gustavsson, FilipFilip Gustavsson	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	(1998-06-07) 7 June 1998 (age 26)	Minnesota Wild
37	F	Lundeström, IsacIsac Lundeström	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	(1999-11-06) 6 November 1999 (age 25)	Anaheim Ducks
49	F	Zetterlund, FabianFabian Zetterlund	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	(1999-08-25) 25 August 1999 (age 25)	San Jose Sharks
59	F	Johansson, LinusLinus Johansson	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	(1992-11-30) 30 November 1992 (age 32)	Färjestad BK
65	D	Karlsson, ErikErik Karlsson – C	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	(1990-05-31) 31 May 1990 (age 34)	Pittsburgh Penguins
71	F	Olofsson, VictorVictor Olofsson	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	(1995-07-18) 18 July 1995 (age 29)	Buffalo Sabres
72	D	Heed, TimTim Heed	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	(1991-01-27) 27 January 1991 (age 33)	HC Ambrì-Piotta
77	D	Hedman, VictorVictor Hedman – A	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	110 kg (240 lb)	(1990-12-18) 18 December 1990 (age 34)	Tampa Bay Lightning
82	F	Frödén, JesperJesper Frödén	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	(1994-09-21) 21 September 1994 (age 30)	ZSC Lions
90	F	Johansson, MarcusMarcus Johansson	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	(1990-10-06) 6 October 1990 (age 34)	Minnesota Wild
91	F	Grundström, CarlCarl Grundström	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	(1997-12-01) 1 December 1997 (age 27)	Los Angeles Kings
95	F	Burakovsky, AndréAndré Burakovsky	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	(1995-02-09) 9 February 1995 (age 29)	Seattle Kraken

All-time team record

The following table shows Sweden's all-time international record in official matches (WC, OG, EC), correct as of 14 April 2023.

Teams named in italics are no longer active.

Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA
Austria	21	16	2	3	101	14
Belarus	12	10	0	2	43	20
Belgium	3	3	0	0	41	2
Canada	86	28	11	47	223	331
Czech Republic	29	15	7	7	88	67
Denmark	12	11	0	1	61	21
Finland	81	47	15	19	298	194
France	18	16	0	2	82	22
Germany	19	16	1	2	83	32
Great Britain	11	7	0	4	52	20
Hungary	1	1	0	0	3	0
Italy	21	18	3	0	143	27
Japan	4	4	0	0	44	1
Kazakhstan	2	2	0	0	14	5
Latvia	28	24	1	3	113	48
Netherlands	2	2	0	0	16	0
Norway	22	20	2	0	122	30
Poland	28	23	2	3	192	46
Romania	4	4	0	0	35	4
Russia	27	8	3	16	67	88
Slovakia	17	9	3	5	46	40
Slovenia	3	3	0	0	15	2
Spain	1	1	0	0	Walkover
Switzerland	53	41	6	6	269	99
Ukraine	5	5	0	0	26	6
United States	70	44	8	18	312	202
Czechoslovakia	74	27	11	36	193	206
East Germany	16	15	0	1	110	29
Soviet Union	58	7	8	43	118	279
West Germany	33	30	2	1	190	57
Yugoslavia	2	2	0	0	19	1
Totals:	753	451	86	215	3087	1874

Awards

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

Uniform evolution

• National team jerseys
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  1988 Winter Olympics

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  1994 Winter Olympics

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  1998-2001 IIHF jerseys

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  2006 IIHF jerseys

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  2014 Winter Olympics

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  2014–2018 IIHF jerseys

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  2016 WCH jerseys

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  2018 Winter Olympics

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  2018–2021 IIHF jerseys

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  2022 Winter Olympics

See also

In Spanish: Selección de hockey sobre hielo de Suecia para niños