Sweden men's national ice hockey team

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.[5]

Sweden
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Tre Kronor (Three Crowns)
AssociationSwedish Ice Hockey Association
Head coachSam Hallam
AssistantsNicklas Rahm
CaptainJakob Silfverberg
Most gamesJörgen Jönsson (285)[1]
Most pointsSven Tumba (186)[1]
Home stadiumAvicii Arena
Stockholm, Sweden
Team colors   
IIHF codeSWE
Ranking
Current IIHF6 Decrease 1 (28 May 2023)[2]
Highest IIHF1 (first in 2006)
Lowest IIHF7 (2021)
First international
Sweden  8–0  Belgium
(Antwerp, Belgium; 23 April 1920)[3]
Biggest win
Sweden  24–1  Belgium
(Prague, Czechoslovakia; 16 February 1947)[3]
Sweden  23–0  Italy
(St. Moritz, Switzerland; 7 February 1948)[4]
Biggest defeat
Canada  22–0  Sweden
(Chamonix, France; 29 January 1924)[3]
IIHF World Championships
Appearances71 (first in 1920)
Best resultGold Gold: (1953, 1957, 1962, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2006, 2013, 2017, 2018)
World Cup / Canada Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1976)
Best result 2nd: (1984)
European Championship
Appearances12
Best resultGold Gold: (1921, 1923, 1932)
Olympics
Appearances23 (first in 1920)
Medals Gold: (1994, 2006)
Silver: (1928, 1964, 2014)
Bronze: (1952, 1980, 1984, 1988)
International record (W–L–T)
710–198–86
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1994 LillehammerTeam
Gold medal – first place2006 TurinTeam
Silver medal – second place1928 St. MoritzTeam
Silver medal – second place1964 InnsbruckTeam
Silver medal – second place2014 SochiTeam
Bronze medal – third place1952 OsloTeam
Bronze medal – third place1980 Lake PlacidTeam
Bronze medal – third place1984 SarajevoTeam
Bronze medal – third place1988 CalgaryTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place1953 Switzerland
Gold medal – first place1957 Soviet Union
Gold medal – first place1962 United States
Gold medal – first place1987 Austria
Gold medal – first place1991 Finland
Gold medal – first place1992 Czechoslovakia
Gold medal – first place1998 Switzerland
Gold medal – first place2006 Latvia
Gold medal – first place2013 Sweden/Finland
Gold medal – first place2017 Germany/France
Gold medal – first place2018 Denmark
Silver medal – second place1947 Czechoslovakia
Silver medal – second place1951 France
Silver medal – second place1963 Sweden
Silver medal – second place1967 Austria
Silver medal – second place1969 Sweden
Silver medal – second place1970 Sweden
Silver medal – second place1973 Soviet Union
Silver medal – second place1977 Austria
Silver medal – second place1981 Sweden
Silver medal – second place1986 Soviet Union
Silver medal – second place1990 Switzerland
Silver medal – second place1993 Germany
Silver medal – second place1995 Sweden
Silver medal – second place1997 Finland
Silver medal – second place2003 Finland
Silver medal – second place2004 Czech Republic
Silver medal – second place2011 Slovakia
Bronze medal – third place1954 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place1958 Norway
Bronze medal – third place1965 Finland
Bronze medal – third place1971 Switzerland
Bronze medal – third place1972 Czechoslovakia
Bronze medal – third place1974 Finland
Bronze medal – third place1975 Germany
Bronze medal – third place1976 Poland
Bronze medal – third place1979 Soviet Union
Bronze medal – third place1994 Italy
Bronze medal – third place1999 Norway
Bronze medal – third place2001 Germany
Bronze medal – third place2002 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place2009 Switzerland
Bronze medal – third place2010 Germany
Bronze medal – third place2014 Belarus
European Championship
Gold medal – first place1921 Sweden
Gold medal – first place1923 Belgium
Gold medal – first place1932 Germany
Silver medal – second place1922 Switzerland
Silver medal – second place1924 Italy
Canada Cup / World Cup
Silver medal – second place1984 Edmonton
Bronze medal – third place1987 Hamilton
Bronze medal – third place1996 Montreal
Bronze medal – third place2016 Toronto
Tre Kronor in November 1958, from the left, standing: Lasse Björn, Karl-Sören "Kalle" Hedlund, Einar Granath, Sigge Bröms, Nils "Double-Nisse" Nilsson, Carl-Göran "Lill-Stöveln" Öberg, Göran Lysén, Uno "Garvis" Öhrlund, Roland "Rolle" Stoltz; front row: Sven "Tumba" Johansson, Hasse Svedberg, Yngve Johansson, Roland "Sura-Pelle" Pettersson, Vilgot "Ville" Larsson and Rune Gudmundsson.

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 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. 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
GamesGPWLTGFGACoachCaptainFinish
Belgium 1920 Antwerp43101720Raoul Le MatEinar Lindqvist4th
France 1924 Chamonix52302149UnknownUnknown4th
Switzerland 1928 St. Moritz53111214Viking Harbom
Sten Mellgren		Carl AbrahamssonSilver
United States 1932 Lake Placiddid not compete
Germany 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen523057Vic LindquistHerman Carlson5th
Switzerland 1948 St. Moritz84405528UnknownUnknown4th
Switzerland 1952 Oslo87205322Sven BergqvistUnknownBronze
Italy 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo72411727Folke "Masen" JanssonUnknown4th
United States 1960 Squaw Valley72414024Ed ReigleUnknown5th
Austria 1964 Innsbruck86205918Arne StrömbergUnknownSilver
France 1968 Grenoble74212318Arne StrömbergUnknown4th
Japan 1972 Sapporo63212514Billy HarrisUnknown4th
Austria 1976 Innsbruckdid not compete
United States 1980 Lake Placid74123119Tommy SandlinMats WaltinBronze
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1984 Sarajevo74213617Anders ParmströmHåkan ErikssonBronze
Canada 1988 Calgary84133321Tommy SandlinThomas RundqvistBronze
France 1992 Albertville85123019Conny EvenssonThomas Rundqvist5th
Norway 1994 Lillehammer86113318Curt LundmarkCharles BerglundGold
Japan 1998 Nagano4220129Kent ForsbergCalle Johansson5th
United States 2002 Salt Lake City4310178Hardy NilssonMats Sundin5th
Italy 2006 Turin86203119Bengt-Åke GustafssonMats SundinGold
Canada 2010 Vancouver4310126Bengt-Åke GustafssonNicklas Lidström5th
Russia 2014 Sochi6510179Pär MårtsHenrik Zetterberg
Niklas Kronwall[8]		Silver
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang4301115Rikard GrönborgJoel Lundqvist5th
China 2022 Beijing63031313Johan GarpenlövAnton Lander4th
Totals
GamesGoldSilverBronzeTotal
212349

Canada Cup

World Cup
  • 1996 –  Bronze
  • 2004 – 5th
  • 2016 –  Bronze

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

World Championship
  • 1931 – 6th place
  • 1935 – 5th place
  • 1937 – 9th 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
GamesGPWOTWOTLLGFGACoachCaptainFinish
Germany 2010 Germany970023015Bengt-Åke GustafssonMagnus JohanssonBronze
Slovakia 2011 Slovakia960123220Pär MårtsRickard WallinSilver
FinlandSweden 2012 Finland/Sweden860023219Pär MårtsDaniel Alfredsson6th
SwedenFinland 2013 Sweden/Finland1080022814Pär MårtsStaffan KronwallGold
Belarus 2014 Belarus1071112815Pär MårtsJoel LundqvistBronze
Czech Republic 2015 Czech Republic842023724Pär MårtsStaffan Kronwall5th
Russia 2016 Russia832032324Pär MårtsJimmie Ericsson6th
GermanyFrance 2017 Germany/France1071113816Rikard GrönborgJoel LundqvistGold
Denmark 2018 Denmark1082004313Rikard GrönborgMikael BacklundGold
Slovakia 2019 Slovakia850124526Rikard GrönborgOliver Ekman-Larsson5th
Latvia 2021 Latvia730132114Johan GarpenlövHenrik Tömmernes9th
Finland 2022 Finland851203014Johan GarpenlövOliver Ekman-Larsson6th
FinlandLatvia 2023 Finland/Latvia851112710Sam HallamJakob Silfverberg6th
Czech Republic 2024 Czech Republic

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 IIHF World Championship.[9][10]

Head coach: Sam Hallam

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
2DChristian Folin1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)96 kg (212 lb) (1991-02-09) 9 February 1991Sweden Frölunda HC
7DHenrik Tömmernes1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)84 kg (185 lb) (1990-08-28) 28 August 1990Switzerland Genève-Servette HC
12DPatrik Nemeth1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)98 kg (216 lb) (1992-02-08) 8 February 1992United States Arizona Coyotes
17FPär Lindholm1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)90 kg (200 lb) (1991-10-05) 5 October 1991Sweden Skellefteå AIK
18FDennis Everberg1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)95 kg (209 lb) (1991-12-31) 31 December 1991Sweden Rögle BK
19FMarcus Sörensen1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)79 kg (174 lb) (1992-04-07) 7 April 1992Switzerland HC Fribourg-Gottéron
20FAndré Petersson1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)88 kg (194 lb) (1990-09-11) 11 September 1990Sweden HV71
21FLeo Carlsson1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)90 kg (200 lb) (2004-12-26) 26 December 2004Sweden Örebro HK
23FLucas Raymond – A1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)73 kg (161 lb) (2002-03-28) 28 March 2002United States Detroit Red Wings
24FOscar Lindberg1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)88 kg (194 lb) (1991-10-29) 29 October 1991Switzerland SC Bern
30GJesper Wallstedt1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)97 kg (214 lb) (2002-11-14) 14 November 2002United States Minnesota Wild
31GLars Johansson1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)85 kg (187 lb) (1987-07-11) 11 July 1987Sweden Frölunda HC
32DLukas Bengtsson1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)83 kg (183 lb) (1994-04-14) 14 April 1994Sweden Växjö Lakers
33FJakob Silfverberg – C1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)94 kg (207 lb) (1990-10-13) 13 October 1990United States Anaheim Ducks
35GJacob Johansson1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)83 kg (183 lb) (1993-09-10) 10 September 1993Sweden Timrå IK
37DTimothy Liljegren1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)89 kg (196 lb) (1999-04-30) 30 April 1999Canada Toronto Maple Leafs
38DRasmus Sandin1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)85 kg (187 lb) (2000-03-07) 7 March 2000United States Washington Capitals
48FJonatan Berggren1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)83 kg (183 lb) (2000-07-16) 16 July 2000United States Detroit Red Wings
49FFabian Zetterlund1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)93 kg (205 lb) (1999-08-25) 25 August 1999United States San Jose Sharks
54DAnton Lindholm1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)90 kg (200 lb) (1994-11-29) 29 November 1994Sweden Leksands IF
59FLinus Johansson1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)88 kg (194 lb) (1992-11-30) 30 November 1992Sweden Färjestad BK
64DJonathan Pudas1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)81 kg (179 lb) (1993-04-26) 26 April 1993Sweden Skellefteå AIK
70FDennis Rasmussen1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)92 kg (203 lb) (1990-07-03) 3 July 1990Switzerland HC Davos
91FCarl Grundström1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)93 kg (205 lb) (1997-12-01) 1 December 1997United States Los Angeles Kings
95FJacob de la Rose – A1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)94 kg (207 lb) (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995Switzerland HC Fribourg-Gottéron
98FAlexander Nylander1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)80 kg (180 lb) (1998-03-02) 2 March 1998United States Pittsburgh Penguins

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.[11] Teams named in italics are no longer active.

Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA
 Austria21162310114
 Belarus1210024320
 Belgium3300412
 Canada86281147223331
 Czech Republic2915778867
 Denmark1211016121
 Finland81471519298194
 France1816028222
 Germany1916128332
 Great Britain117045220
 Hungary110030
 Italy21183014327
 Japan4400441
 Kazakhstan2200145
 Latvia28241311348
 Netherlands2200160
 Norway22202012230
 Poland28232319246
 Romania4400354
 Russia2783166788
 Slovakia179354640
 Slovenia3300152
 Spain1100Walkover
  Switzerland53416626999
 Ukraine5500266
 United States7044818312202
 Czechoslovakia74271136193206
 East Germany16150111029
 Soviet Union587843118279
 West Germany33302119057
 Yugoslavia2200191
Totals:7534518621530871874

Awards

Uniform evolution
  • National team jerseys
  • 1988 Winter Olympics
    1988 Winter Olympics
  • 1994 Winter Olympics
    1994 Winter Olympics
  • 1998-2001 IIHF jerseys
    1998-2001 IIHF jerseys
  • 2006 IIHF jerseys
    2006 IIHF jerseys
  • 2014 Winter Olympics
    2014 Winter Olympics
  • 2014–2018 IIHF jerseys
    2014–2018 IIHF jerseys
  • 2016 WCH jerseys
    2016 WCH jerseys
  • 2018 Winter Olympics
    2018 Winter Olympics
  • 2018–2021 IIHF jerseys
    2018–2021 IIHF jerseys
  • 2022 Winter Olympics
    2022 Winter Olympics

References
  1. Includes Professional ice hockey world championships and the 1998 and 2002 Olympics only.
  2. "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  3. Includes Olympics, World Championships, World Cups, Canada Cups and Summit Series.
  4. http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1948/ORW1948.pdf
  5. "NHL announces World Cup of Hockey for 2016". The Canadian Press. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  6. 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.
  7. "Sweden complete golden double". Eurosport. 21 May 2006. Archived from the original on 9 October 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2006.
  8. Due to Zetterberg's injury
  9. "Tre Kronor spelar VM i Finland & Lettland, 12–28 maj" (in Swedish). swehockey.se. 10 May 2023.
  10. "Team Roster Sweden" (PDF). iihf.com. 12 May 2023.
  11. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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