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Sweden
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Tre Kronor (Three Crowns)
AssociationSwedish Ice Hockey Association
General managerTommy Boustedt
Head coachPär Mårts
AssistantsPeter Popovic
Johan Tornberg
CaptainJimmie Ericsson
Most gamesJörgen Jönsson (285)[1]
Most pointsSven Tumba (186)[1]
Team colors   
IIHF codeSWE
Ranking
Current IIHF3 Decrease2
Highest IIHF1 (first in 2006)
Lowest IIHF4 (2012)
First international
 Sweden 8–0 Belgium 
(Antwerp, Belgium; 23 April 1920)[2]
Biggest win
 Sweden 24–1 Belgium 
(Prague, Czechoslovakia; 16 February 1947)[2]
 Sweden 23–0 Italy 
(St. Moritz, Switzerland; 7 February 1948)[3]
Biggest defeat
 Canada 22–0 Sweden 
(Chamonix, France; 29 January 1924)[2]
IIHF World Championships
Appearances63 (first in 1920)
Best result (1953, 1957, 1962, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2006, 2013)
IIHF European Championship
Appearances12
Best result (1921, 1923, 1932)
Olympics
Appearances21 (first in 1920)
Medals Gold (1994, 2006)

Silver (1928, 1964, 2014)

Bronze (1952, 1980, 1984, 1988)
International record (W–L–T)
1067–657–165
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Lillehammer Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin Team
Silver medal – second place 1928 St. Moritz Team
Silver medal – second place 1964 Innsbruck Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi Team
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Oslo Team
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Lake Placid Team
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Sarajevo Team
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Calgary Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1953 Switzerland
Gold medal – first place 1957 Russia
Gold medal – first place 1962 USA
Gold medal – first place 1987 Austria
Gold medal – first place 1991 Finland
Gold medal – first place 1992 Czechoslovakia
Gold medal – first place 1998 Switzerland
Gold medal – first place 2006 Latvia
Gold medal – first place 2013 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 1947 Czechoslovakia
Silver medal – second place 1951 France
Silver medal – second place 1963 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 1967 Austria
Silver medal – second place 1969 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 1970 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 1973 Russia
Silver medal – second place 1977 Austria
Silver medal – second place 1981 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 1986 Russia
Silver medal – second place 1990 Switzerland
Silver medal – second place 1993 Germany
Silver medal – second place 1995 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 1997 Finland
Silver medal – second place 2003 Finland
Silver medal – second place 2004 Czech Republic
Silver medal – second place 2011 Slovakia
Bronze medal – third place 1954 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Norway
Bronze medal – third place 1965 Finland
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Switzerland
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Czechoslovakia
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Finland
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Germany
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Poland
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Russia
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Italy
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Norway
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Germany
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Switzerland
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Germany
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Belarus

The Sweden men's national ice hockey team, or Tre Kronor (Three Crowns in Swedish), as it is called in Sweden, 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 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 name Tre Kronor means "Three Crowns" and refers to the three crowns on the team jersey. The three crowns represent the lesser national coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden and the national emblem. The first time the symbol was used on the national teams 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, 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.[6] In 2013 the team was the first team to win the World Championships at home since the Soviet Union in 1986.

Tournament record

Olympic Games

Year Result
1920 4th place
1924 4th place
1928  Silver
1936 5th place
1952  Bronze
1956 4th place
1960 5th place
1964  Silver
1968 4th place
1972 4th place
1980  Bronze
1984  Bronze
1988  Bronze
1992 5th place
1994  Gold
1998 5th place
2002 5th place
2006  Gold
2010 5th place
2014  Silver
Totals
Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
21 2 3 4 9

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
  • 2010 –  Bronze
  • 2011 –  Silver
  • 2012 – 6th place
  • 2013 –  Gold
  • 2014 –  Bronze
  • 2015 – 5th place
  • 2016 –

Canada Cup

  • 1976 – Finished in 4th place
  • 1981 – Finished in 5th place
  • 1984 –  Silver
  • 1987 –  Bronze
  • 1991 – Finished in 4th place

World Cup

  • 1996 – lost semi-finals
  • 2004 – lost quarter-finals

European Championship

  • 1921 –  Gold
  • 1922 –  Silver
  • 1923 –  Gold
  • 1924 –  Silver
  • 1932 –  Gold

Current roster

Roster for the 2016 IIHF World Championship.[7]

Head coach: Pär Mårts

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
5 D Adam Larsson 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 93 kg (205 lb) (1992-11-12) November 12, 1992 (age 31) United States New Jersey Devils
6 D Oscar Fantenberg 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (1991-10-07) October 7, 1991 (age 33) Sweden Frölunda HC
10 D Johan Fransson 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (200 lb) (1985-02-18) February 18, 1985 (age 39) Switzerland Genève-Servette HC
13 F Mattias Ritola 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 89 kg (196 lb) (1987-03-14) March 14, 1987 (age 37) Sweden Skellefteå AIK
14 F Gustav Nyquist 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (183 lb) (1989-09-01) September 1, 1989 (age 35) United States Detroit Red Wings
15 F Mattias Sjögren 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 97 kg (214 lb) (1987-11-27) November 27, 1987 (age 36) Russia Ak Bars Kazan
18 F Mikael Backlund – A 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 90 kg (200 lb) (1989-03-17) March 17, 1989 (age 35) Canada Calgary Flames
21 F Jimmie Ericsson – C 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 94 kg (207 lb) (1980-02-22) February 22, 1980 (age 44) Sweden Skellefteå AIK
25 G Jacob Markström 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 89 kg (196 lb) (1990-01-31) January 31, 1990 (age 34) Canada Vancouver Canucks
27 F Martin Lundberg 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 95 kg (209 lb) (1990-06-07) June 7, 1990 (age 34) Sweden Skellefteå AIK
28 F Johan Sundström 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 91 kg (201 lb) (1992-09-21) September 21, 1992 (age 32) Sweden Frölunda HC
29 D Erik Gustafsson – A 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (1988-12-15) December 15, 1988 (age 35) Switzerland Kloten Flyers
30 G Viktor Fasth 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 87 kg (192 lb) (1982-08-08) August 8, 1982 (age 42) Russia CSKA Moscow
32 D Magnus Nygren 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 87 kg (192 lb) (1990-06-07) June 7, 1990 (age 34) Sweden Färjestad BK
37 F John Norman 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (180 lb) (1991-01-06) January 6, 1991 (age 33) Sweden Skellefteå AIK
41 F Alexander Wennberg 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1994-09-22) September 22, 1994 (age 30) United States Columbus Blue Jackets
56 D Erik Gustafsson 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (180 lb) (1992-03-14) March 14, 1992 (age 32) United States Chicago Blackhawks
67 F Linus Omark 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (1987-02-05) February 5, 1987 (age 37) Russia Salavat Yulaev Ufa
86 F Linus Klasen 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (1986-02-19) February 19, 1986 (age 38) Switzerland HC Lugano
87 F Robert Rosén 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (180 lb) (1987-06-25) June 25, 1987 (age 37) Sweden Växjö Lakers

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.[8]

Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA
 Austria 18 13 2 3 82 12
 Belarus 10 9 0 1 38 19
 Belgium 3 3 0 0 41 2
 Canada 82 26 11 45 216 320
 Czech Republic 24 13 7 4 74 49
 Denmark 9 9 0 0 49 13
 Finland 76 44 15 17 281 181
 France 17 15 0 2 78 22
 Germany 16 14 1 1 72 26
 Great Britain 9 5 0 4 42 19
 Hungary 1 1 0 0 3 0
 Italy 19 16 3 0 127 26
 Japan 4 4 0 0 44 1
 Kazakhstan 1 1 0 0 7 2
 Latvia 14 12 2 0 66 22
 Netherlands 2 2 0 0 16 0
 Norway 18 16 2 0 99 26
 Poland 28 23 2 3 192 46
 Romania 4 4 0 0 35 4
 Russia 21 7 3 11 55 69
 Slovakia 12 5 3 4 31 29
 Slovenia 3 3 0 0 15 2
 Spain 1 1 0 0 Walk over
  Switzerland 47 35 6 6 244 88
 Ukraine 5 5 0 0 26 6
 United States 67 43 8 16 301 195
 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: 694 410 86 198 2864 1751

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b Includes Professional ice hockey world championships and the 1998 and 2002 Olympics only.
  2. ^ a b c Includes Olympics, World Championships, World Cups, Canada Cups and Summit Series.
  3. ^ http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1948/ORW1948.pdf
  4. ^ "NHL announces World Cup of Hockey for 2016". The Canadian Press. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Sweden complete golden double". Eurosport. 21 May 2006. Archived from the original on 9 October 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2006.
  7. ^ 2016 roster
  8. ^ http://www.swehockey.se/ImageVaultFiles/id_98058/cf_78/offlandsktab.PDF
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