Sweden men's national junior ice hockey team explained

Sweden
Badge:Hockeysweden.svg
Badge Size:165px
Nickname:Juniorkronorna (The Junior Crowns)[1]
Association:Swedish Ice Hockey Association
Coach: Tomas Montén
Asst Coach: Anders Johansson
Henrik Stridh
Captain:Erik Brännström
Top Scorer:Markus Näslund (21)
Most Points:Peter Forsberg (42)
Iihf Code:SWE
First Game: 6 – 4
(Leningrad, Soviet Union; December 27, 1973)
Largest Win: 20 – 1
(Gävle, Sweden; December 30, 1992)
Largest Loss: 10 – 2
(Winnipeg or Brandon, Manitoba, Canada; December 30, 1974)
World Champ2 Name:IIHF World Junior Championship
World Champ2 Apps:43
World Champ2 First:1974
World Champ2 Best: (1981, 2012)
Record:180–101–13

The Swedish men's national under 20 ice hockey team, or Juniorkronorna (Junior Crowns in Swedish) as it is commonly called in Sweden, is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Sweden. The team represents Sweden at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Junior Hockey Championship, held annually every December and January, and is affectionately known as The Junior Crowns, referencing the men's national team Three Crowns.

Sweden's roster for the 1981 World Junior Championships when they won gold included players such as Jan Erixon, Patrik and Peter Sundström, Håkan Nordin and Lars Eriksson.[2]

World Junior Championship record

YearGPWLTGFGAPtsRank
1974 5 2 3 0 32 21 4 4th place
1975 5 2 2 1 18 24 5 Won bronze medal
1976 4 1 3 0 23 17 2 5th place
7 3 4 0 28 30 6 5th place
7 4 2 1 28 24 9 Won silver medal
6 4 1 1 19 13 8 Won bronze medal
5 2 2 1 23 15 5 Won bronze medal
5 4 0 1 25 11 9 Won gold medal
7 4 3 0 42 26 8 5th place
7 4 3 0 35 23 8 4th place
7 3 4 0 27 28 6 5th place
7 3 4 0 32 26 6 5th place
7 4 3 0 26 23 8 5th place
7 4 2 1 45 11 9 Won bronze medal
7 3 3 1 36 24 7 5th place
7 6 1 0 51 14 12 Won silver medal
7 4 2 1 38 29 9 5th place
7 3 4 0 32 29 6 6th place
7 5 1 1 41 24 11 Won silver medal
7 6 1 0 53 15 12 Won silver medal
7 6 1 0 35 16 12 Won silver medal
7 4 2 1 35 21 9 Won bronze medal
7 4 2 1 26 13 9 Won silver medal
5 2 3 0 20 18 4 8th place
7 3 4 0 25 13 6 6th place
7 4 3 0 30 22 8 4th place
7 5 2 0 45 20 10 5th place
7 3 4 0 17 13 6 4th place
7 3* 2+ 2 18 15 8 6th place
6 2 4 0 20 25 4 8th place
6 3 3 0 21 13 6 7th place
6 2 4+ 0 18 25 8 6th place
6 4 2+ 0 23 11 8 5th place
7 3 4^ 0 19 16 10 4th place
6 5† 1+ 0 26 13 15 Won silver medal
6 5 1 0 27 11 15 Won silver medal
6 5 1 0 41 15 15 Won bronze medal
6 4 2+ 0 26 17 12 4th place
6 6††** 0 0 30 13 14 Won gold medal
6 5†* 1 0 23 13 13 Won silver medal
7 6 1+ 0 32 11 19 Won silver medal
6 5 1 0 25 13 12 4th place
6 5 1 0 26 7 12 4th place
7 5 2+ 0 29 16 12 4th place
7 6† 1 0 28 14 12 Won silver medal
5 4† 1 0 16 10 11 5th place
7 6† 1+ 0 32 15 17 Won bronze medal
5 2 2^ 0 16 12 7 5th place
7 5 2 0 20 10 15 Won bronze medal
7 4† 3++ 0 27 19 13 4th place
7 5* 2^ 0 27 15 15 Won silver medal

† Includes one win in extra time (in the preliminary round)
^ Includes one loss in extra time (in the preliminary round)
* Includes one win in extra time (in the playoff round)
+ Includes one loss in extra time (in the playoff round)

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sweden takes gold in junior hockey championships. SR International – Radio Sweden. 6 November 2013. 6 January 2012.
  2. Web site: Eliteprospects.com - Sweden U20 . 2010-12-01.