Sweden men's national ice hockey team

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Sweden
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Tre Kronor (Three Crowns)
Association Swedish Ice Hockey Association
Most games Jörgen Jönsson (285)
Most points Sven Tumba (186)
IIHF code SWE
IIHF ranking 7
Highest IIHF ranking 1 (2006-07, 2013-14)
Lowest IIHF ranking 7 (2021, 2024)
Team colors          
Sweden national hockey team jerseys - 2014 Winter Olympics.png
First international
Flag of Sweden.svg.png Sweden 8–0 Belgium Flag of Belgium.svg.png
(Antwerp, Belgium; 23 April 1920)
Biggest win
Flag of Sweden.svg.png Sweden 24–1 Belgium Flag of Belgium.svg.png
(Prague, Czechoslovakia; 16 February 1947)
Flag of Sweden.svg.png Sweden 23–0 Italy Flag of Italy.svg.png
(St. Moritz, Switzerland; 7 February 1948)
Biggest defeat
Canadian Red Ensign 1921.svg.png Canada 22–0 Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg.png (Chamonix, France; 29 January 1924)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances 72 (first in 1920)
Best result Gold medal icon.png (1953, 1957, 1962, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2006, 2013, 2017, 2018)
European Championships
Appearances 12
Best result Gold medal icon.png (1921, 1923, 1932)
Olympics
Appearances 21 (first in 1920)
Medals

Gold medal icon.png Gold (1994, 2006) Silver medal icon.png Silver (1928, 1964, 2014)

Bronze medal icon.png Bronze (1952, 1980, 1984, 1988)
International record (W–L–T)
710–198–86

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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.[1]

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.[2]

The team has won numerous medals at both the World Championships and the Olympic Games. 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.[3] 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

Year Result
1920 4th place
1924 4th place
1928 Silver medal icon.png
1936 5th place
1952 Bronze medal icon.png
1956 4th place
1960 5th place
1964 Silver medal icon.png
1968 4th place
1972 4th place
1980 Bronze medal icon.png
1984 Bronze medal icon.png
1988 Bronze medal icon.png
1992 5th place
1994 Gold medal icon.png
1998 5th place
2002 5th place
2006 Gold medal icon.png
2010 5th place
2014 Silver medal icon.png
2018 5th place
2022 4th place
Totals
Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
23 2 3 4 9

World Championship

Games GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Coach Captain Finish
Flag of Germany 2010 Germany 9 7 0 0 2 30 15 Bengt-Åke Gustafsson Magnus Johansson Bronze
Flag of Slovakia 2011 Slovakia 9 6 0 1 2 32 20 Pär Mårts Rickard Wallin Silver
Flag of FinlandFlag of Sweden 2012 Finland/Sweden 8 6 0 0 2 32 19 Pär Mårts Daniel Alfredsson 6th
Flag of SwedenFlag of Finland 2013 Sweden/Finland 10 8 0 0 2 28 14 Pär Mårts Staffan Kronwall Gold
Flag of Belarus 2014 Belarus 10 7 1 1 1 28 15 Pär Mårts Joel Lundqvist Bronze
Flag of the Czech Republic 2015 Czech Republic 8 4 2 0 2 37 24 Pär Mårts Staffan Kronwall 5th
Flag of Russia 2016 Russia 8 3 2 0 3 23 24 Pär Mårts Jimmie Ericsson 6th
Flag of GermanyFlag of France 2017 Germany/France 10 7 1 1 1 38 16 Rikard Grönborg Joel Lundqvist Gold
Flag of Denmark 2018 Denmark 10 8 2 0 0 43 13 Rikard Grönborg Mikael Backlund Gold
Flag of Slovakia 2019 Slovakia 8 5 0 1 2 45 26 Rikard Grönborg Oliver Ekman-Larsson 5th
Flag of Latvia 2021 Latvia 7 3 0 1 3 21 14 Johan Garpenlöv Henrik Tömmernes 9th
Flag of Finland 2022 Finland 8 5 1 2 0 30 14 Johan Garpenlöv Oliver Ekman-Larsson 6th
Flag of FinlandFlag of Latvia 2023 Finland/Latvia 8 5 1 1 1 27 10 Sam Hallam Jakob Silfverberg 6th
Flag of the Czech Republic 2024 Czech Republic 10 8 1 0 1 44 19 Sam Hallam Erik Karlsson Bronze

Canada Cup

  • 1976 – Finished in 4th place
  • 1981 – Finished in 5th place
  • 1984Silver medal icon.png
  • 1987Bronze medal icon.png
  • 1991 – Finished in 4th place

World Cup

  • 1996 – lost semi-finals
  • 2004 – lost quarter-finals
  • 2016Bronze medal icon.png

European Championship

  • 1921 – Gold medal icon.png
  • 1922 – Silver medal icon.png
  • 1923 – Gold medal icon.png
  • 1924 – Silver medal icon.png
  • 1932 – Gold medal icon.png

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

Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA
Flag of Austria.svg.png Austria 21 16 2 3 101 14
Flag of Belarus.svg.png Belarus 12 10 0 2 43 20
Flag of Belgium.svg.png Belgium 3 3 0 0 41 2
Flag of Canada.svg.png Canada 86 28 11 47 223 331
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg.png Czech Republic 29 15 7 7 88 67
Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark 12 11 0 1 61 21
Flag of Finland.svg.png Finland 81 47 15 19 298 194
Flag of France.svg.png France 18 16 0 2 82 22
Flag of Germany.svg.png Germany 19 16 1 2 83 32
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png Great Britain 11 7 0 4 52 20
Flag of Hungary.svg.png Hungary 1 1 0 0 3 0
Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy 21 18 3 0 143 27
Flag of Japan.svg.png Japan 4 4 0 0 44 1
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png Kazakhstan 2 2 0 0 14 5
Flag of Latvia.svg.png Latvia 28 24 1 3 113 48
Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands 2 2 0 0 16 0
Flag of Norway.svg.png Norway 22 20 2 0 122 30
Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland 28 23 2 3 192 46
Flag of Romania.svg.png Romania 4 4 0 0 35 4
Flag of Russia.svg.png Russia 27 8 3 16 67 88
Flag of Slovakia.svg.png Slovakia 17 9 3 5 46 40
Flag of Slovenia.svg.png Slovenia 3 3 0 0 15 2
Flag of Spain.svg.png Spain 1 1 0 0 Walkover
Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland 53 41 6 6 269 99
Flag of Ukraine.svg.png Ukraine 5 5 0 0 26 6
Flag of the United States.svg.png United States 70 44 8 18 312 202
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg.png Czechoslovakia 74 27 11 36 193 206
Flag of East Germany.svg.png East Germany 16 15 0 1 110 29
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg.png Soviet Union 58 7 8 43 118 279
Flag of Germany.svg.png West Germany 33 30 2 1 190 57
Flag of Yugoslavia.svg.png Yugoslavia 2 2 0 0 19 1
Totals: 753 451 86 215 3087 1874

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Men's National teams
Flag of Armenia.svg.png Armenia - Flag of Australia.svg.png Australia - Flag of Austria.svg.png Austria - Flag of Belgium.svg.png Belgium - Flag of Belarus.svg.png Belarus - Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg.png Bosnia - Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Bulgaria
Flag of Canada.svg.png Canada - Flag of China.svg.png China - Flag of Chinese Taipei.svg.png Chinese Taipei - Flag of Croatia.svg.png Croatia - Flag of the Czech Republic.svg.png Czech Republic - Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark
Flag of Estonia.svg.png Estonia - Flag of Finland.svg.png Finland - Flag of France.svg.png France - Flag of Germany.svg.png Germany - Flag of Georgia.svg.png Georgia - Flag of Greece.svg.png Greece - Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png Great Britain
Flag of Hong Kong.svg.png Hong Kong - Flag of Hungary.svg.png Hungary - Flag of Ireland.svg.png Ireland - Flag of Iceland.svg.png Iceland - Flag of Indonesia.svg.png Indonesia - Flag of Iran.png Iran - Flag of Israel.svg.png Israel - Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy
Flag of Japan.svg.png Japan - Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png Kazakhstan - Flag of Kuwait.svg.png Kuwait - Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg.png Kyrgyzstan - Flag of Latvia.svg.png Latvia - Flag of Lithuania.svg.png Lithuania - Flag of Luxembourg.svg.png Luxembourg
Flag of Macau.svg.png Macau - Flag of Malaysia.svg.png Malaysia - Flag of Mexico.svg.png Mexico - Flag of Mongolia.svg.png Mongolia - Flag of North Korea.svg.png North Korea - Flag of Norway.svg.png Norway
Flag of New Zealand.svg.png New Zealand - Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png The Netherlands - Flag of the Philippines.svg.png Philippines - Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland - Flag of Romania.svg.png Romania - Flag of Russia.svg.png Russia - Flag of Serbia.svg.png Serbia
Flag of Singapore.svg.png Singapore - Flag of Slovakia.svg.png Slovakia - Flag of Slovenia.svg.png Slovenia - Flag of Spain.svg.png Spain - Flag of South Africa.svg.png South Africa - Flag of South Korea.svg.png South Korea
Flag of Sweden.svg.png Sweden - Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland - Flag of Thailand.svg.png Thailand - Flag of Turkey.svg.png Turkey - Flag of Turkmenistan.svg.png Turkmenistan - Flag of Ukraine.svg.png Ukraine - Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg.png UAE
Flag of the United States.svg.png United States
Defunct teams: Flag of Bohemia svg.png Bohemia - Flag of Bohmen und Mahren svg.png - Bohemia and Moravia - Flag of the CIS svg.png CIS - Flag of the Czech Republic.svg.png Czechoslovakia

Flag of East Germany.svg.png East Germany - Flag of Serbia and Montenegro svg.png Serbia and Montenegro - Flag of the Soviet Union.svg.png U.S.S.R. - Flag of Germany.svg.png West Germany - Flag of Yugoslavia.svg.png Yugoslavia


Teams that do not participate in IIHF competitions:
Flag of Algeria.svg.png Algeria - Flag of Andorra.svg.png Andorra - Flag of Argentina.svg.png Argentina - Flag of Azerbaijan.svg.png Azerbaijan - Flag of Brazil.svg.png Brazil - Flag of the Chile.svg.png Chile - Flag of Colombia.png Colombia - Flag of Egypt.png Egypt
Flag of India.svg.pngIndia - Flag of Jamaica.svg.png Jamaica - Flag of Lebanon.svg.png Lebanon - Flag of Liechtenstein.svg.png Liechtenstein - Flag of Morocco.svg.png Morocco - Flag of Macedonia.svg.png North Macedonia
Flag of Oman.svg.png Oman - Flag of Portugal.svg.png Portugal - Flag of Puerto Rico.svg.png Puerto Rico - Flag of Tunisia.svg.png Tunisia - Flag of Qatar.svg.png - Qatar - Flag of Uzbekistan.svg.png Uzbekistan
Non IIHF members: Flag of Bahrain.svg.png Bahrain - Flag of Costa Rica.png Costa Rica - Flag of Haiti.png Haiti - Flag of Falkland Islands.png Falkland Islands - Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg.png Saudi Arabia - Flag of Venezuela.svg.png Venezuela
Other teams: Flag of Basque Country.svg.png Basque Country - Flag of Catalonia.svg.png Catalonia - Flag of England.svg.png - England - Flag of Ulster.svg.png Northern Ireland - Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.svg.png - Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Flag of Scotland.svg.png Scotland - Logo of Team Europe WCH 2016.png Team Europe - Logo of Team North America WCH 2016.png Team North America