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 3 Decrease2
Highest IIHF ranking 1 (first in 2006)
Lowest IIHF ranking 4 (2012)
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 63 (first in 1920)
Best result Gold medal icon.png (1953, 1957, 1962, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2006, 2013)
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)
1067–657–165

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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.

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
Totals
Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
21 2 3 4 9

World Championship

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

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 21 May 2015.[4]

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

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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