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 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]

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

Games GP W L T GF GA Coach Captain Finish
Belgium 1920 Antwerp 4 3 1 0 17 20 Raoul Le Mat Einar Lindqvist 4th
France 1924 Chamonix 5 2 3 0 21 49 Unknown Unknown 4th
Switzerland 1928 St. Moritz 5 3 1 1 12 14 Viking Harbom
Sten Mellgren		 Carl Abrahamsson Silver
United States 1932 Lake Placid did not compete
Germany 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 5 2 3 0 5 7 Vic Lindquist Herman Carlson 5th
Switzerland 1948 St. Moritz 8 4 4 0 55 28 Unknown Unknown 4th
Switzerland 1952 Oslo 8 7 2 0 53 22 Sven Bergqvist Unknown Bronze
Italy 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 7 2 4 1 17 27 Folke "Masen" Jansson Unknown 4th
United States 1960 Squaw Valley 7 2 4 1 40 24 Ed Reigle Unknown 5th
Austria 1964 Innsbruck 8 6 2 0 59 18 Arne Strömberg Unknown Silver
France 1968 Grenoble 7 4 2 1 23 18 Arne Strömberg Unknown 4th
Japan 1972 Sapporo 6 3 2 1 25 14 Billy Harris Unknown 4th
Austria 1976 Innsbruck did not compete
United States 1980 Lake Placid 7 4 1 2 31 19 Tommy Sandlin Mats Waltin Bronze
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1984 Sarajevo 7 4 2 1 36 17 Anders Parmström Håkan Eriksson Bronze
Canada 1988 Calgary 8 4 1 3 33 21 Tommy Sandlin Thomas Rundqvist Bronze
France 1992 Albertville 8 5 1 2 30 19 Conny Evensson Thomas Rundqvist 5th
Norway 1994 Lillehammer 8 6 1 1 33 18 Curt Lundmark Charles Berglund Gold
Japan 1998 Nagano 4 2 2 0 12 9 Kent Forsberg Calle Johansson 5th
United States 2002 Salt Lake City 4 3 1 0 17 8 Hardy Nilsson Mats Sundin 5th
Italy 2006 Turin 8 6 2 0 31 19 Bengt-Åke Gustafsson Mats Sundin Gold
Canada 2010 Vancouver 4 3 1 0 12 6 Bengt-Åke Gustafsson Nicklas Lidström 5th
Russia 2014 Sochi 6 5 1 0 17 9 Pär Mårts Henrik Zetterberg
Niklas Kronwall[8]		 Silver
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 4 3 0 1 11 5 Rikard Grönborg Joel Lundqvist 5th
China 2022 Beijing 6 3 0 3 13 13 Johan Garpenlöv Anton Lander 4th
Italy 2026 Milan / Cortina To be determined
Totals
Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
21 2 3 4 9

Canada Cup

World Cup

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
Games GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Coach Captain Finish
Germany 2010 Germany 9 7 0 0 2 30 15 Bengt-Åke Gustafsson Magnus Johansson Bronze
Slovakia 2011 Slovakia 9 6 0 1 2 32 20 Pär Mårts Rickard Wallin Silver
FinlandSweden 2012 Finland/Sweden 8 6 0 0 2 32 19 Pär Mårts Daniel Alfredsson 6th
SwedenFinland 2013 Sweden/Finland 10 8 0 0 2 28 14 Pär Mårts Staffan Kronwall Gold
Belarus 2014 Belarus 10 7 1 1 1 28 15 Pär Mårts Joel Lundqvist Bronze
Czech Republic 2015 Czech Republic 8 4 2 0 2 37 24 Pär Mårts Staffan Kronwall 5th
Russia 2016 Russia 8 3 2 0 3 23 24 Pär Mårts Jimmie Ericsson 6th
GermanyFrance 2017 Germany/France 10 7 1 1 1 38 16 Rikard Grönborg Joel Lundqvist Gold
Denmark 2018 Denmark 10 8 2 0 0 43 13 Rikard Grönborg Mikael Backlund Gold
Slovakia 2019 Slovakia 8 5 0 1 2 45 26 Rikard Grönborg Oliver Ekman-Larsson 5th
Latvia 2021 Latvia 7 3 0 1 3 21 14 Johan Garpenlöv Henrik Tömmernes 9th
Finland 2022 Finland 8 5 1 2 0 30 14 Johan Garpenlöv Oliver Ekman-Larsson 6th
FinlandLatvia 2023 Finland/Latvia 8 5 1 1 1 27 10 Sam Hallam Jakob Silfverberg 6th
Czech Republic 2024 Czech Republic Sam Hallam Erik Karlsson

Current roster

Roster for the 2024 IIHF World Championship.[9][10]

Head coach: Sam Hallam

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
9 F Adrian Kempe 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (200 lb) (1996-09-13) 13 September 1996 (age 27) United States Los Angeles Kings
12 F Max Friberg 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1992-11-20) 20 November 1992 (age 31) Sweden Frölunda HC
14 F Joel Eriksson Ek 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 95 kg (209 lb) (1997-01-29) 29 January 1997 (age 27) United States Minnesota Wild
16 F Felix Unger Sörum 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (2005-09-14) 14 September 2005 (age 18) Sweden Leksands IF
19 F Marcus Sörensen 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (180 lb) (1992-04-07) 7 April 1992 (age 32) Switzerland HC Fribourg-Gottéron
23 F Lucas Raymond – A 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (2002-03-28) 28 March 2002 (age 22) United States Detroit Red Wings
25 D Jonas Brodin 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1993-07-12) 12 July 1993 (age 30) United States Minnesota Wild
26 D Rasmus Dahlin 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 94 kg (207 lb) (2000-04-13) 13 April 2000 (age 24) United States Buffalo Sabres
28 D Marcus Pettersson 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 78 kg (172 lb) (1996-05-08) 8 May 1996 (age 28) United States Pittsburgh Penguins
29 F Pontus Holmberg 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 89 kg (196 lb) (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 25) Canada Toronto Maple Leafs
30 G Jesper Wallstedt 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 97 kg (214 lb) (2002-11-14) 14 November 2002 (age 21) United States Minnesota Wild
32 D Lukas Bengtsson 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 83 kg (183 lb) (1994-04-14) 14 April 1994 (age 30) Switzerland EV Zug
33 G Samuel Ersson 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (200 lb) (1999-10-20) 20 October 1999 (age 24) United States Philadelphia Flyers
35 G Filip Gustavsson 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (200 lb) (1998-06-07) 7 June 1998 (age 25) United States Minnesota Wild
37 F Isac Lundeström 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1999-11-06) 6 November 1999 (age 24) United States Anaheim Ducks
49 F Fabian Zetterlund 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (1999-08-25) 25 August 1999 (age 24) United States San Jose Sharks
59 F Linus Johansson 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1992-11-30) 30 November 1992 (age 31) Sweden Färjestad BK
65 D Erik Karlsson – C 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 79 kg (174 lb) (1990-05-31) 31 May 1990 (age 33) United States Pittsburgh Penguins
71 F Victor Olofsson 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 83 kg (183 lb) (1995-07-18) 18 July 1995 (age 28) United States Buffalo Sabres
72 D Tim Heed 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1991-01-27) 27 January 1991 (age 33) Switzerland HC Ambrì-Piotta
77 D Victor Hedman – A 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 110 kg (240 lb) (1990-12-18) 18 December 1990 (age 33) United States Tampa Bay Lightning
82 F Jesper Frödén 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) (1994-09-21) 21 September 1994 (age 29) Switzerland ZSC Lions
90 F Marcus Johansson 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (200 lb) (1990-10-06) 6 October 1990 (age 33) United States Minnesota Wild
91 F Carl Grundström 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 93 kg (205 lb) (1997-12-01) 1 December 1997 (age 26) United States Los Angeles Kings
95 F André Burakovsky 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 93 kg (205 lb) (1995-02-09) 9 February 1995 (age 29) United States 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.[11] Teams named in italics are no longer active.

Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA
 Austria 21 16 2 3 101 14
 Belarus 12 10 0 2 43 20
 Belgium 3 3 0 0 41 2
 Canada 86 28 11 47 223 331
 Czech Republic 29 15 7 7 88 67
 Denmark 12 11 0 1 61 21
 Finland 81 47 15 19 298 194
 France 18 16 0 2 82 22
 Germany 19 16 1 2 83 32
 Great Britain 11 7 0 4 52 20
 Hungary 1 1 0 0 3 0
 Italy 21 18 3 0 143 27
 Japan 4 4 0 0 44 1
 Kazakhstan 2 2 0 0 14 5
 Latvia 28 24 1 3 113 48
 Netherlands 2 2 0 0 16 0
 Norway 22 20 2 0 122 30
 Poland 28 23 2 3 192 46
 Romania 4 4 0 0 35 4
 Russia 27 8 3 16 67 88
 Slovakia 17 9 3 5 46 40
 Slovenia 3 3 0 0 15 2
 Spain 1 1 0 0 Walkover
  Switzerland 53 41 6 6 269 99
 Ukraine 5 5 0 0 26 6
 United States 70 44 8 18 312 202
 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: 753 451 86 215 3087 1874

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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c Includes Olympics, World Championships, World Cups, Canada Cups and Summit Series.
  4. ^ http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1948/ORW1948.pdf [bare URL 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 ishockey-VM i Tjeckien, 10-26 maj" (in Swedish). swehockey.se. 10 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Team roster: Sweden" (PDF). iihf.com. 10 May 2024.
  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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