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 |
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) |
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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 | 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 |
Medal record | ||
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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 |
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.
Contents
Tournament record
Olympic Games
Games | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish |
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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 |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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21 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
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
Games | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish |
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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 |
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9 | F | Adrian Kempe | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 13 September 1996 | Los Angeles Kings |
12 | F | Max Friberg | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 20 November 1992 | Frölunda HC |
14 | F | Joel Eriksson Ek | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 29 January 1997 | Minnesota Wild |
16 | F | Felix Unger Sörum | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 14 September 2005 | Leksands IF |
19 | F | Marcus Sörensen | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 7 April 1992 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron |
23 | F | Lucas Raymond – A | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 28 March 2002 | Detroit Red Wings |
25 | D | Jonas Brodin | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 12 July 1993 | Minnesota Wild |
26 | D | Rasmus Dahlin | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 13 April 2000 | Buffalo Sabres |
28 | D | Marcus Pettersson | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 8 May 1996 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
29 | F | Pontus Holmberg | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 9 March 1999 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
30 | G | Jesper Wallstedt | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 14 November 2002 | Minnesota Wild |
32 | D | Lukas Bengtsson | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 14 April 1994 | EV Zug |
33 | G | Samuel Ersson | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 20 October 1999 | Philadelphia Flyers |
35 | G | Filip Gustavsson | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 7 June 1998 | Minnesota Wild |
37 | F | Isac Lundeström | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 6 November 1999 | Anaheim Ducks |
49 | F | Fabian Zetterlund | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 25 August 1999 | San Jose Sharks |
59 | F | Linus Johansson | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 30 November 1992 | Färjestad BK |
65 | D | Erik Karlsson – C | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 31 May 1990 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
71 | F | Victor Olofsson | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 18 July 1995 | Buffalo Sabres |
72 | D | Tim Heed | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 27 January 1991 | HC Ambrì-Piotta |
77 | D | Victor Hedman – A | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 110 kg (240 lb) | 18 December 1990 | Tampa Bay Lightning |
82 | F | Jesper Frödén | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 21 September 1994 | ZSC Lions |
90 | F | Marcus Johansson | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 6 October 1990 | Minnesota Wild |
91 | F | Carl Grundström | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 1 December 1997 | Los Angeles Kings |
95 | F | André Burakovsky | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 9 February 1995 | 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 |
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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
See also
In Spanish: Selección de hockey sobre hielo de Suecia para niños