Sweden men's national ice hockey team explained

Sweden
Badge:	Sweden national ice hockey team badge.svg
Badge Size:	200px
Nickname:	Tre Kronor (Three Crowns)
Association:	Swedish Ice Hockey Association
Coach:	Sam Hallam
Asst Coach:	Josef Boumedienne Stefan Klockare Nicklas Rahm
Captain:	Erik Karlsson
Most Games:	Jörgen Jönsson (285)^[1]
Most Points:	Sven Tumba (186)
Home Stadium:	Avicii Arena Stockholm, Sweden
Iihf Code:	SWE
Iihf Max:	1
Iihf Max Date:	2006–07, 2013–14
Iihf Min:	7
Iihf Min Date:	2021, 2024
First Game:	8–0 (Antwerp, Belgium; 23 April 1920)^[2]
Largest Win:	24–1 (Prague, Czechoslovakia; 16 February 1947) 23–0 (St. Moritz, Switzerland; 7 February 1948)^[3]
Largest Loss:	22–0 (Chamonix, France; 29 January 1924)
World Champ Apps:	72
World Champ First:	1920
World Champ Best:	Gold: (1953, 1957, 1962, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2006, 2013, 2017, 2018)
World Champ2 Name:	World Cup / Canada Cup
World Champ2 Apps:	8
World Champ2 First:	1976
World Champ2 Best:	2nd: (1984)
Regional Name:	European Championship
Regional Cup Apps:	12
Regional Cup Best:	Gold: (1921, 1923, 1932)
Olympic Apps:	23
Olympic First:	1920
Olympic Medals:	Gold: (1994, 2006) Silver: (1928, 1964, 2014) Bronze: (1952, 1980, 1984, 1988)
Record:	710–198–86

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

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.^[6] 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

GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Coach	Captain	Finish
4	3	1	0	17	20			4th
5	2	3	0	21	49	Unknown	Unknown	4th
5	3	1	1	12	14			Silver
did not compete
5	2	3	0	5	7		Herman Carlson	5th
8	4	4	0	55	28	Unknown	Unknown	4th
8	7	2	0	53	22		Unknown	Bronze
7	2	4	1	17	27	Folke "Masen" Jansson	Unknown	4th
7	2	4	1	40	24		Unknown	5th
8	6	2	0	59	18		Unknown	Silver
7	4	2	1	23	18		Unknown	4th
6	3	2	1	25	14		Unknown	4th
did not compete
7	4	1	2	31	19			Bronze
7	4	2	1	36	17			Bronze
8	4	1	3	33	21			Bronze
8	5	1	2	30	19			5th
8	6	1	1	33	18			Gold
4	2	2	0	12	9			5th
4	3	1	0	17	8			5th
8	6	2	0	31	19			Gold
4	3	1	0	12	6			5th
6	5	1	0	17	9		Henrik Zetterberg Niklas Kronwall^[7]	Silver
4	3	0	1	11	5			5th
6	3	0	3	13	13			4th
To be determined

Canada Cup

1976 – 4th
1981 – 5th
1984 –
1987 –
1991 – 4th

World Cup

1996 –
2004 – 5th
2016 –

European Championship

1921 –
1922 –
1923 –
1924 –
1932 –

World Championship

1931 – 6th place
1935 – 5th place
1937 – 9th place
1938 – 5th place
1947 –
1949 – 4th place
1950 – 5th place
1951 –
1953 –
1954 –
1955 – 5th place
1957 –
1958 –
1959 – 5th place
1961 – 4th place
1962 –
1963 –
1965 –
1966 – 4th place
1967 –
1969 –
1970 –
1971 –
1972 –
1973 –
1974 –
1975 –
1976 –
1977 –
1978 – 4th place
1979 –
1981 –
1982 – 4th place
1983 – 4th place
1985 – 6th place
1986 –
1987 –
1989 – 4th place
1990 –
1991 –
1992 –
1993 –
1994 –
1995 –
1996 – 5th place
1997 –
1998 –
1999 –
2000 – 7th place
2001 –
2002 –
2003 –
2004 –
2005 – 4th place
2006 –
2007 – 4th place
2008 – 4th place
2009 –

GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	Coach	Captain	Finish
9	7	0	0	2		30		15		Bronze
9	6	0	1	2	32	20			Silver
8	6	0	0	2	32	19			6th
10	8	0	0	2	28	14			Gold
10	7	1	1	1	28	15			Bronze
8	4	2	0	2	37	24			5th
8	3	2	0	3	23	24			6th
10	7	1	1	1	38	16			Gold
10	8	2	0	0	43	13			Gold
8	5	0	1	2	45	26			5th
7	3	0	1	3	21	14			9th
8	5	1	2	0	30	14			6th
8	5	1	1	1	27	10	Sam Hallam		6th
10	8	1	0	1	44	19	Sam Hallam		Bronze

Current roster

Roster for the 2024 IIHF World Championship.^[8] ^[9]

Head coach: Sam Hallam

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
9	F		1.9m (06.2feet)	90abbr=onNaNabbr=on	13 September 1996	Los Angeles Kings
12	F		1.79m (05.87feet)	86abbr=onNaNabbr=on	20 November 1992	Frölunda HC
14	F		1.9m (06.2feet)	95abbr=onNaNabbr=on	29 January 1997	Minnesota Wild
16	F		1.82m (05.97feet)	82abbr=onNaNabbr=on	14 September 2005	Leksands IF
19	F		1.81m (05.94feet)	80abbr=onNaNabbr=on	7 April 1992	HC Fribourg-Gottéron
23	F	– A	1.82m (05.97feet)	86abbr=onNaNabbr=on	28 March 2002	Detroit Red Wings
25	D		1.85m (06.07feet)	88abbr=onNaNabbr=on	12 July 1993	Minnesota Wild
26	D		1.9m (06.2feet)	94abbr=onNaNabbr=on	13 April 2000	Buffalo Sabres
28	D		1.94m (06.36feet)	78abbr=onNaNabbr=on	8 May 1996	Pittsburgh Penguins
29	F		1.82m (05.97feet)	89abbr=onNaNabbr=on	9 March 1999	Toronto Maple Leafs
30	G		1.91m (06.27feet)	97abbr=onNaNabbr=on	14 November 2002	Minnesota Wild
32	D		1.78m (05.84feet)	83abbr=onNaNabbr=on	14 April 1994	EV Zug
33	G		1.91m (06.27feet)	90abbr=onNaNabbr=on	20 October 1999	Philadelphia Flyers
35	G		1.88m (06.17feet)	90abbr=onNaNabbr=on	7 June 1998	Minnesota Wild
37	F		1.84m (06.04feet)	85abbr=onNaNabbr=on	6 November 1999	Anaheim Ducks
49	F		1.8m (05.9feet)	92abbr=onNaNabbr=on	25 August 1999	San Jose Sharks
59	F		1.91m (06.27feet)	88abbr=onNaNabbr=on	30 November 1992	Färjestad BK
65	D	– C	1.81m (05.94feet)	79abbr=onNaNabbr=on	31 May 1990	Pittsburgh Penguins
71	F		1.8m (05.9feet)	83abbr=onNaNabbr=on	18 July 1995	Buffalo Sabres
72	D		1.83m (06feet)	85abbr=onNaNabbr=on	27 January 1991	HC Ambrì-Piotta
77	D	– A	1.98m (06.5feet)	110abbr=onNaNabbr=on	18 December 1990	Tampa Bay Lightning
82	F		1.85m (06.07feet)	84abbr=onNaNabbr=on	21 September 1994	ZSC Lions
90	F		1.85m (06.07feet)	90abbr=onNaNabbr=on	6 October 1990	Minnesota Wild
91	F		1.84m (06.04feet)	93abbr=onNaNabbr=on	1 December 1997	Los Angeles Kings
95	F		1.86m (06.1feet)	93abbr=onNaNabbr=on	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.^[10] Teams named in italics are no longer active.

Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA
	21	16	2	3	101	14
	12	10	0	2	43	20
	3	3	0	0	41	2
	86	28	11	47	223	331
	29	15	7	7	88	67
	12	11	0	1	61	21
	81	47	15	19	298	194
	18	16	0	2	82	22
	19	16	1	2	83	32
	11	7	0	4	52	20
	1	1	0	0	3	0
	21	18	3	0	143	27
	4	4	0	0	44	1
	2	2	0	0	14	5
	28	24	1	3	113	48
	2	2	0	0	16	0
	22	20	2	0	122	30
	28	23	2	3	192	46
	4	4	0	0	35	4
	27	8	3	16	67	88
	17	9	3	5	46	40
	3	3	0	0	15	2
	1	1	0	0	Walkover
	53	41	6	6	269	99
	5	5	0	0	26	6
	70	44	8	18	312	202
	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:	753	451	86	215	3087	1874

Awards

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

External links

Notes and References

Includes Professional ice hockey world championships and the 1998 and 2002 Olympics only.
Includes Olympics, World Championships, World Cups, Canada Cups and Summit Series.
http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1948/ORW1948.pdf
Web site: NHL announces World Cup of Hockey for 2016. The Canadian Press. 24 January 2015. 29 January 2015.
Web site: Tre Kronor en poppis 69-åring . 21 April 2008 . Feltenmark . Anders . sv . . https://web.archive.org/web/20080529082158/http://www.swehockey.se/files/%7bC1CDB084-60E0-4289-952D-159B207CD56A%7d.pdf . 29 May 2008.
Web site: Sweden complete golden double . 21 May 2006 . 21 May 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061009063047/http://www.eurosport.com/icehockey/world-championships/2006/sport_sto889732.shtml . 9 October 2006 . Eurosport.
Due to Zetterberg's injury
Web site: Tre Kronor spelar ishockey-VM i Tjeckien, 10-26 maj. swehockey.se. 10 May 2024. sv.
Web site: Team roster: Sweden. iihf.com. 10 May 2024.
Web site: Archived copy . 3 January 2016 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304141209/http://www.swehockey.se/ImageVaultFiles/id_98058/cf_78/offlandsktab.PDF . dead .