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Sweden
Shirt badge/Association crest
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 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 72 (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)
710–198–86
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
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 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
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
United States 1932 Lake Placid did not compete
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
Switzerland 1952 Oslo 8 7 2 0 53 22 Sven Bergqvist Unknown Bronze
Italy 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 7 2 4 1 17 27 Folke "Masen" Jansson Unknown 4th
United States 1960 Squaw Valley 7 2 4 1 40 24 Ed Reigle Unknown 5th
Austria 1964 Innsbruck 8 6 2 0 59 18 Arne Strömberg Unknown Silver
France 1968 Grenoble 7 4 2 1 23 18 Arne Strömberg Unknown 4th
Japan 1972 Sapporo 6 3 2 1 25 14 Billy Harris Unknown 4th
Austria 1976 Innsbruck did not compete
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
France 1992 Albertville 8 5 1 2 30 19 Conny Evensson Thomas Rundqvist 5th
Norway 1994 Lillehammer 8 6 1 1 33 18 Curt Lundmark Charles Berglund Gold
Japan 1998 Nagano 4 2 2 0 12 9 Kent Forsberg Calle Johansson 5th
United States 2002 Salt Lake City 4 3 1 0 17 8 Hardy Nilsson Mats Sundin 5th
Italy 2006 Turin 8 6 2 0 31 19 Bengt-Åke Gustafsson Mats Sundin Gold
Canada 2010 Vancouver 4 3 1 0 12 6 Bengt-Åke Gustafsson Nicklas Lidström 5th
Russia 2014 Sochi 6 5 1 0 17 9 Pär Mårts Henrik Zetterberg
Niklas Kronwall
Silver
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 4 3 0 1 11 5 Rikard Grönborg Joel Lundqvist 5th
China 2022 Beijing 6 3 0 3 13 13 Johan Garpenlöv Anton Lander 4th
Italy 2026 Milan / Cortina To be determined
Totals
Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
21 2 3 4 9

Canada Cup

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


  • 1987 – 33 Bronze
  • 1991 – 4th

World Cup

  • 1996 – 33 Bronze
  • 2004 – 5th
  • 2016 – 33 Bronze

European Championship

  • 1921 – 11 Gold


  • 1922 – 22 Silver


  • 1923 – 11 Gold


  • 1924 – 22 Silver


  • 1932 – 11 Gold


World Championship

  • 1931 – 6th place
  • 1935 – 5th place
  • 1937 – 9th place
  • 1938 – 5th place
  • 1947 – 22 Silver


  • 1949 – 4th place
  • 1950 – 5th place
  • 1951 – 22 Silver


  • 1953 – 11 Gold


  • 1954 – 33 Bronze
  • 1955 – 5th place
  • 1957 – 11 Gold


  • 1958 – 33 Bronze
  • 1959 – 5th place
  • 1961 – 4th place
  • 1962 – 11 Gold


  • 1963 – 22 Silver


  • 1965 – 33 Bronze
  • 1966 – 4th place
  • 1967 – 22 Silver


  • 1969 – 22 Silver


  • 1970 – 22 Silver


  • 1971 – 33 Bronze
  • 1972 – 33 Bronze
  • 1973 – 22 Silver


  • 1974 – 33 Bronze
  • 1975 – 33 Bronze
  • 1976 – 33 Bronze
  • 1977 – 22 Silver


  • 1978 – 4th place
  • 1979 – 33 Bronze
  • 1981 – 22 Silver


  • 1982 – 4th place
  • 1983 – 4th place
  • 1985 – 6th place
  • 1986 – 22 Silver


  • 1987 – 11 Gold


  • 1989 – 4th place
  • 1990 – 22 Silver


  • 1991 – 11 Gold


  • 1992 – 11 Gold


  • 1993 – 22 Silver


  • 1994 – 33 Bronze
  • 1995 – 22 Silver


  • 1996 – 5th place
  • 1997 – 22 Silver


  • 1998 – 11 Gold


  • 1999 – 33 Bronze
  • 2000 – 7th place
  • 2001 – 33 Bronze
  • 2002 – 33 Bronze
  • 2003 – 22 Silver


  • 2004 – 22 Silver


  • 2005 – 4th place
  • 2006 – 11 Gold


  • 2007 – 4th place
  • 2008 – 4th place
  • 2009 – 33 Bronze
Games GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Coach Captain Finish
Germany 2010 Germany 9 7 0 0 2 30 15 Bengt-Åke Gustafsson Magnus Johansson Bronze
Slovakia 2011 Slovakia 9 6 0 1 2 32 20 Pär Mårts Rickard Wallin Silver
FinlandSweden 2012 Finland/Sweden 8 6 0 0 2 32 19 Pär Mårts Daniel Alfredsson 6th
SwedenFinland 2013 Sweden/Finland 10 8 0 0 2 28 14 Pär Mårts Staffan Kronwall Gold
Belarus 2014 Belarus 10 7 1 1 1 28 15 Pär Mårts Joel Lundqvist Bronze
Czech Republic 2015 Czech Republic 8 4 2 0 2 37 24 Pär Mårts Staffan Kronwall 5th
Russia 2016 Russia 8 3 2 0 3 23 24 Pär Mårts Jimmie Ericsson 6th
GermanyFrance 2017 Germany/France 10 7 1 1 1 38 16 Rikard Grönborg Joel Lundqvist Gold
Denmark 2018 Denmark 10 8 2 0 0 43 13 Rikard Grönborg Mikael Backlund Gold
Slovakia 2019 Slovakia 8 5 0 1 2 45 26 Rikard Grönborg Oliver Ekman-Larsson 5th
Latvia 2021 Latvia 7 3 0 1 3 21 14 Johan Garpenlöv Henrik Tömmernes 9th
Finland 2022 Finland 8 5 1 2 0 30 14 Johan Garpenlöv Oliver Ekman-Larsson 6th
FinlandLatvia 2023 Finland/Latvia 8 5 1 1 1 27 10 Sam Hallam Jakob Silfverberg 6th
Czech Republic 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) United States 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) Sweden 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) United States 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) Sweden 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) Switzerland HC Fribourg-Gottéron
23 F Raymond, LucasLucas RaymondA 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (2002-03-28) 28 March 2002 (age 22) United States 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) United States 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) United States 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) United States 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) Canada 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) United States 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) Switzerland 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) United States 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) United States 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) United States 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) United States 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) Sweden Färjestad BK
65 D Karlsson, ErikErik KarlssonC 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 79 kg (174 lb) (1990-05-31) 31 May 1990 (age 34) United States 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) United States 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) Switzerland HC Ambrì-Piotta
77 D Hedman, VictorVictor HedmanA 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 110 kg (240 lb) (1990-12-18) 18 December 1990 (age 34) United States 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) Switzerland 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) United States 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) United States 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) United States 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
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 86 28 11 47 223 331
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 29 15 7 7 88 67
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 12 11 0 1 61 21
Flag of Finland.svg Finland 81 47 15 19 298 194
Flag of France.svg France 18 16 0 2 82 22
Flag of Germany.svg Germany 19 16 1 2 83 32
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 2 2 0 0 14 5
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 28 24 1 3 113 48
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 28 23 2 3 192 46
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 17 9 3 5 46 40
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 70 44 8 18 312 202
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
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

See also

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