Sweden men's national ice hockey team

Sweden

Nickname(s)	Tre Kronor (Three Crowns)
Association	Swedish Ice Hockey Association
General Manager	Tommy Boustedt
Head coach	Rikard Grönborg
Assistants	Peter Popovic Johan Tornberg
Captain	Henrik Sedin
Most games	Jörgen Jönsson (285)[1]
Most points	Sven Tumba (186)[1]
Team colors
IIHF code	SWE
Ranking
Current IIHF	5 2
Highest IIHF	1 (first in 2006)
Lowest IIHF	5 (2016)
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
Appearances	63 (first in 1920)
Best result	(1953, 1957, 1962, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2006, 2013)
IIHF European Championship
Appearances	12
Best result	(1921, 1923, 1932)
Olympics
Appearances	21 (first in 1920)
Medals	Gold (1994, 2006) Silver (1928, 1964, 2014) Bronze (1952, 1980, 1984, 1988)

Medal record
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 Russia
	1962 USA
	1987 Austria
	1991 Finland
	1992 Czechoslovakia
	1998 Switzerland
	2006 Latvia
	2013 Sweden
	1947 Czechoslovakia
	1951 France
	1963 Sweden
	1967 Austria
	1969 Sweden
	1970 Sweden
	1973 Russia
	1977 Austria
	1981 Sweden
	1986 Russia
	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 Russia
	1994 Italy
	1999 Norway
	2001 Germany
	2002 Sweden
	2009 Switzerland
	2010 Germany
	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 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 semifinals 2004 – lost quarterfinals 2016 – lost semifinals 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 2010 –  Bronze 2011 –  Silver 2012 – 6th place 2013 –  Gold 2014 –  Bronze 2015 – 5th place 2016 – 6th place

Current roster

Roster for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.

Head coach: Rikard Grönborg

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
1	G	Enroth, JhonasJhonas Enroth	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	June 25, 1988 (aged 28)	Toronto Maple Leafs
30	G	Lundqvist, HenrikHenrik Lundqvist	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	March 2, 1982 (aged 34)	New York Rangers
25	G	Markström, JacobJacob Markström	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	January 31, 1990 (aged 26)	Vancouver Canucks
14	D	Ekholm, MattiasMattias Ekholm	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	May 24, 1990 (aged 26)	Nashville Predators
23	D	Ekman-Larsson, OliverOliver Ekman-Larsson	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	July 17, 1991 (aged 25)	Arizona Coyotes
77	D	Hedman, VictorVictor Hedman	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	December 18, 1990 (aged 25)	Tampa Bay Lightning
4	D	Hjalmarsson, NiklasNiklas Hjalmarsson	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	June 6, 1987 (aged 29)	Chicago Blackhawks
65	D	Karlsson, ErikErik Karlsson (A)	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	May 31, 1990 (aged 26)	Ottawa Senators
47	D	Lindholm, HampusHampus Lindholm	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	January 20, 1994 (aged 22)	Anaheim Ducks
6	D	Strålman, AntonAnton Strålman	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	August 1, 1986 (aged 30)	Tampa Bay Lightning
11	C	Backlund, MikaelMikael Backlund	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	89.8 kg (198 lb)	March 17, 1987 (aged 29)	Calgary Flames
17	C	Berglund, PatrikPatrik Berglund	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	99.3 kg (219 lb)	June 2, 1988 (aged 28)	St. Louis Blues
19	C	Bäckström, NicklasNicklas Bäckström	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	November 23, 1987 (aged 28)	Washington Capitals
21	LW	Eriksson, LouiLoui Eriksson	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	July 17, 1985 (aged 31)	Vancouver Canucks
9	LW	Forsberg, FilipFilip Forsberg	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	August 13, 1994 (aged 22)	Nashville Predators
62	LW	Hagelin, CarlCarl Hagelin	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	August 23, 1988 (aged 28)	Pittsburgh Penguins
72	RW	Hörnqvist, PatricPatric Hörnqvist	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	January 1, 1987 (aged 29)	Pittsburgh Penguins
16	C	Krüger, MarcusMarcus Krüger	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	May 27, 1990 (aged 26)	Chicago Blackhawks
92	LW	Landeskog, GabrielGabriel Landeskog	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	November 23, 1992 (aged 23)	Colorado Avalanche
22	LW	Sedin, DanielDaniel Sedin (A)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	September 26, 1980 (aged 35)	Vancouver Canucks
33	C	Sedin, HenrikHenrik Sedin (C)	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	September 26, 1980 (aged 35)	Vancouver Canucks
18	RW	Silfverberg, JakobJakob Silfverberg	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	October 13, 1990 (aged 25)	Anaheim Ducks
34	C	Söderberg, CarlCarl Söderberg	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	October 12, 1985 (aged 30)	Colorado Avalanche

Robin Lehner, Niklas Kronwall, Alexander Steen, and Henrik Zetterberg were originally selected but couldn't participate because of injury. They were replaced by Jhonas Enroth, Hampus Lindholm, Rickard Rakell, and Mikael Backlund, respectively. Later, when Rickard Rakell himself pulled out, he was replaced by Patrik Berglund. Henrik Zetterberg was originally selected captain, but was replaced by Henrik Sedin when Zetterberg pulled out of the tournament.

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.^[7] Teams named in italics are no longer active.

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

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

References

1. Includes Professional ice hockey world championships and the 1998 and 2002 Olympics only.
2. 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. 2015-01-24. Retrieved January 29, 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 2008-04-21.
6. "Sweden complete golden double". Eurosport. 2006-05-21. Archived from the original on 2006-10-09. Retrieved 2006-05-21.
7. http://www.swehockey.se/ImageVaultFiles/id_98058/cf_78/offlandsktab.PDF

External links

• Official website
• IIHF profile