Sweden men's national ice hockey team
The Sweden men's national ice hockey team (Swedish: Sveriges herrlandslag i ishockey) is one of the most successful ice hockey teams in the world. The team is controlled by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association, and it is considered a member of the "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.[5]
Nickname(s) | Tre kronor (Three Crowns) |
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Association | Swedish Ice Hockey Association |
Head coach | Rikard Grönborg |
Assistants | Johan Garpenlöv Peter Popovic |
Captain | Oliver Ekman-Larsson |
Most games | Jörgen Jönsson (285)[1] |
Most points | Sven Tumba (186)[1] |
Team colors | |
IIHF code | SWE |
Ranking | |
Current IIHF | 4 |
Highest IIHF | 1 (first in 2006) |
Lowest IIHF | 5 (2016) |
First international | |
Sweden (Antwerp, Belgium; 23 April 1920)[3] | |
Biggest win | |
Sweden (Prague, Czechoslovakia; 16 February 1947)[3] Sweden (St. Moritz, Switzerland; 7 February 1948)[4] | |
Biggest defeat | |
Canada (Chamonix, France; 29 January 1924)[3] | |
IIHF World Championships | |
Appearances | 77 (first in 1920) |
Best result | |
World Cup / Canada Cup | |
Appearances | 8 (first in 1976) |
Best result | 2nd (1984) |
European Championship | |
Appearances | 12 |
Best result | |
Olympics | |
Appearances | 21 (first in 1920) |
Medals | |
International record (W–L–T) | |
410–198–86 |
Medal record | ||
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Olympic Games | ||
1994 Lillehammer | Team | |
2006 Turin | Team | |
1928 St. Moritz | Team | |
1964 Innsbruck | Team | |
2014 Sochi | Team | |
1952 Oslo | Team | |
1980 Lake Placid | Team | |
1984 Sarajevo | Team | |
1988 Calgary | Team | |
World Championship | ||
1953 Switzerland | ||
1957 Soviet Union | ||
1962 United States | ||
1987 Austria | ||
1991 Finland | ||
1992 Czechoslovakia | ||
1998 Switzerland | ||
2006 Latvia | ||
2013 Sweden/Finland | ||
2017 Germany/France | ||
2018 Denmark | ||
1947 Czechoslovakia | ||
1951 France | ||
1963 Sweden | ||
1967 Austria | ||
1969 Sweden | ||
1970 Sweden | ||
1973 Soviet Union | ||
1977 Austria | ||
1981 Sweden | ||
1986 Soviet Union | ||
1990 Switzerland | ||
1993 Germany | ||
1995 Sweden | ||
1997 Finland | ||
2003 Finland | ||
2004 Czech Republic | ||
2011 Slovakia | ||
1954 Sweden | ||
1958 Norway | ||
1965 Finland | ||
1971 Switzerland | ||
1972 Czechoslovakia | ||
1974 Finland | ||
1975 Germany | ||
1976 Poland | ||
1979 Soviet Union | ||
1994 Italy | ||
1999 Norway | ||
2001 Germany | ||
2002 Sweden | ||
2009 Switzerland | ||
2010 Germany | ||
2014 Belarus | ||
European Championship | ||
1921 Sweden | ||
1923 Belgium | ||
1932 Germany | ||
1922 Switzerland | ||
1924 Italy | ||
World Cup of Hockey | ||
1984 Edmonton | ||
1987 Canada | ||
1996 Montreal | ||
2016 Toronto |
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.[6]
The team has won numerous medals at both the World Championships and the Winter Olympics. In 2006, they became the first, and so far only, 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.[7] 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.
Tournament record
Olympic Games
Totals | ||||
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Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
21 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
European Championship
- 1921 –
Gold - 1922 –
Silver - 1923 –
Gold - 1924 –
Silver - 1932 –
Gold
World Championship
- 1931 – 6th place
- 1935 – 5th place
- 1937 – 10th 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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9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 15 | Bengt-Åke Gustafsson | Magnus Johansson | Bronze | |
9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 20 | Pär Mårts | Rickard Wallin | Silver | |
8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 19 | Pär Mårts | Daniel Alfredsson | 6th | |
10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 14 | Pär Mårts | Staffan Kronwall | Gold | |
10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 15 | Pär Mårts | Joel Lundqvist | Bronze | |
8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 24 | Pär Mårts | Staffan Kronwall | 5th | |
8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 24 | Pär Mårts | Jimmie Ericsson | 6th | |
10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 16 | Rikard Grönborg | Joel Lundqvist | Gold | |
10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 13 | Rikard Grönborg | Mikael Backlund | Gold | |
8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 26 | Rikard Grönborg | Oliver Ekman-Larsson | 5th | |
Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic[9] |
Current roster
Roster for the 2019 IIHF World Championship.[10][11]
Head coach: Rikard Grönborg
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
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1 | G | Jhonas Enroth | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 25 June 1988 (aged 30) | |
3 | D | John Klingberg | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 14 August 1992 (aged 26) | |
6 | D | Adam Larsson | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 12 November 1992 (aged 26) | |
8 | D | Robert Hägg | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 8 February 1995 (aged 24) | |
9 | F | Adrian Kempe | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 13 September 1996 (aged 22) | |
10 | F | Alexander Wennberg | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 22 September 1994 (aged 24) | |
14 | D | Mattias Ekholm – A | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 24 May 1990 (aged 28) | |
16 | F | Marcus Krüger | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 27 May 1990 (aged 28) | |
18 | D | Marcus Pettersson | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 8 May 1996 (aged 23) | |
21 | F | Loui Eriksson | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 17 July 1985 (aged 33) | |
23 | D | Oliver Ekman-Larsson – C | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 17 July 1991 (aged 27) | |
25 | G | Jacob Markström | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 31 January 1990 (aged 29) | |
28 | F | Elias Lindholm | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 2 December 1994 (aged 24) | |
29 | F | Mario Kempe | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 19 September 1988 (aged 30) | |
30 | G | Henrik Lundqvist | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 2 March 1982 (aged 37) | |
32 | F | Oskar Lindblom | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 15 August 1996 (aged 22) | |
40 | F | Elias Pettersson | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 12 November 1998 (aged 20) | |
56 | D | Erik Gustafsson | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 14 March 1992 (aged 27) | |
58 | F | Anton Lander | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 24 April 1991 (aged 28) | |
63 | F | Jesper Bratt | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 30 July 1998 (aged 20) | |
70 | F | Dennis Rasmussen | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 3 July 1990 (aged 28) | |
72 | F | Patric Hörnqvist – A | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 1 January 1987 (aged 32) | |
88 | F | William Nylander | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 1 May 1996 (aged 23) | |
92 | F | Gabriel Landeskog | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 23 November 1992 (aged 26) |
All-time team record
The following table shows Sweden's all-time international record in official matches (WC, OG, EC), correct as of 21 May 2015.[12] Teams named in italics are no longer active.
Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA |
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18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 82 | 12 | |
10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 19 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2 | |
82 | 26 | 11 | 45 | 216 | 320 | |
24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 74 | 49 | |
9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 13 | |
76 | 44 | 15 | 17 | 281 | 181 | |
17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 22 | |
16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 26 | |
9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 19 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 127 | 26 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 22 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 99 | 26 | |
28 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 192 | 46 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | |
21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 55 | 69 | |
12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 29 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Walk over | ||
47 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 244 | 88 | |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | |
67 | 43 | 8 | 16 | 301 | 195 | |
74 | 27 | 11 | 36 | 193 | 206 | |
16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 110 | 29 | |
58 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 118 | 279 | |
33 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 190 | 57 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
Totals: | 694 | 410 | 86 | 198 | 2864 | 1751 |
Awards
- The team received the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1987, shared with Marie-Helene Westin.
References
- Includes Professional ice hockey world championships and the 1998 and 2002 Olympics only.
- "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- Includes Olympics, World Championships, World Cups, Canada Cups and Summit Series.
- http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1948/ORW1948.pdf
- "NHL announces World Cup of Hockey for 2016". The Canadian Press. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- Feltenmark, Anders. "Tre Kronor en poppis 69-åring" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2008.
- "Sweden complete golden double". Eurosport. 21 May 2006. Archived from the original on 9 October 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2006.
- Due to Zetterberg's injury
- Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- "Tre Kronors preliminära trupp till ishockey-VM 10–26 maj 2019". swehockey.se. 6 May 2019.
- 2019 IIHF World Championship roster
- http://www.swehockey.se/ImageVaultFiles/id_98058/cf_78/offlandsktab.PDF
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