Sweden men's national ice hockey team
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| 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 | |
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| First international | |
 Sweden 8–0 Belgium  (Antwerp, Belgium; 23 April 1920) | |
| Biggest win | |
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Sweden 24–1 Belgium (Prague, Czechoslovakia; 16 February 1947) Sweden 23–0 Italy  (St. Moritz, Switzerland; 7 February 1948) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Canada 22–0 Sweden (Chamonix, France; 29 January 1924) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 72 (first in 1920) |
| Best result |
 (1953, 1957, 1962, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2006, 2013, 2017, 2018) |
| European Championships | |
| Appearances | 12 |
| Best result |
(1921, 1923, 1932) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 21 (first in 1920) |
| Medals |
 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 | 
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| 1936 | 5th place | |||
| 1952 |
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| 1956 | 4th place | |||
| 1960 | 5th place | |||
| 1964 |
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| 1968 | 4th place | |||
| 1972 | 4th place | |||
| 1980 |
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| 1984 |
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| 1988 |
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| 1992 | 5th place | |||
| 1994 |
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| 1998 | 5th place | |||
| 2002 | 5th place | |||
| 2006 |
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| 2010 | 5th place | |||
| 2014 |
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| 2018 | 5th place | |||
| 2022 | 4th place | |||
| Totals | ||||
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 23 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
World Championship
- 1931 – 6th place
- 1935 – 5th place
- 1937 – 10th place
- 1938 – 5th place
- 1947 –
- 1949 – 4th place
- 1950 – 5th place
- 1951 –
- 1953 –
- 1954 –
- 1955 – 5th place
- 1957 –
- 1958 –
- 1959 – 5th place
- 1961 – 4th place
- 1962 –
- 1963 –
- 1965 –
- 1966 – 4th place
- 1967 –
- 1969 –
- 1970 –
- 1971 –
- 1972 –
- 1973 –
- 1974 –
- 1975 –
- 1976 –
- 1977 –
- 1978 – 4th place
- 1979 –
- 1981 –
- 1982 – 4th place
- 1983 – 4th place
- 1985 – 6th place
- 1986 –
- 1987 –
- 1989 – 4th place
- 1990 –
- 1991 –
- 1992 –
- 1993 –
- 1994 –
- 1995 –
- 1996 – 5th place
- 1997 –
- 1998 –
- 1999 –
- 2000 – 7th place
- 2001 –
- 2002 –
- 2003 –
- 2004 –
- 2005 – 4th place
- 2006 –
- 2007 – 4th place
- 2008 – 4th place
- 2009 –
| Games | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2010 Germany |
9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 15 | Bengt-Åke Gustafsson | Magnus Johansson | Bronze |
 2011 Slovakia |
9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 20 | Pär Mårts | Rickard Wallin | Silver |
  2012 Finland/Sweden |
8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 19 | Pär Mårts | Daniel Alfredsson | 6th |
| 2013 Sweden/Finland |
10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 14 | Pär Mårts | Staffan Kronwall | Gold |
 2014 Belarus |
10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 15 | Pär Mårts | Joel Lundqvist | Bronze |
 2015 Czech Republic |
8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 24 | Pär Mårts | Staffan Kronwall | 5th |
 2016 Russia |
8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 24 | Pär Mårts | Jimmie Ericsson | 6th |
 2017 Germany/France |
10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 16 | Rikard Grönborg | Joel Lundqvist | Gold |
 2018 Denmark |
10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 13 | Rikard Grönborg | Mikael Backlund | Gold |
| 2019 Slovakia |
8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 26 | Rikard Grönborg | Oliver Ekman-Larsson | 5th |
 2021 Latvia |
7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 14 | Johan Garpenlöv | Henrik Tömmernes | 9th |
| 2022 Finland |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 14 | Johan Garpenlöv | Oliver Ekman-Larsson | 6th |
| 2023 Finland/Latvia |
8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 10 | Sam Hallam | Jakob Silfverberg | 6th |
| 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
- 1984 –
- 1987 –
- 1991 – Finished in 4th place
World Cup
European Championship
- 1921 –
- 1922 –
- 1923 –
- 1924 –
- 1932 –
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 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 |
References
- ↑ "NHL announces World Cup of Hockey for 2016". The Canadian Press. 2015-01-24. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/nhl-announces-world-cup-of-hockey-for-2016-1.2930670/. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
- ↑ Feltenmark, Anders. "Tre Kronor en poppis 69-åring" (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 29 May 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080529082158/http://www.swehockey.se/files/%7bC1CDB084-60E0-4289-952D-159B207CD56A%7d.pdf. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
- ↑ "Sweden complete golden double". Eurosport. 2006-05-21. Archived from the original on 2006-10-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20061009063047/http://www.eurosport.com/icehockey/world-championships/2006/sport_sto889732.shtml. Retrieved 2006-05-21.
- ↑ "Archived copy". http://www.swehockey.se/ImageVaultFiles/id_98058/cf_78/offlandsktab.PDF.
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