Sweden men's national ice hockey team

Sweden
Shirt badge/Association crest
NicknameTre Kronor (Three Crowns)
AssociationSwedish Ice Hockey Association
General managerJosef Boumedienne
Anders Lundberg
Head coachSam Hallam
AssistantsStefan Klockare
Nicklas Rahm
Anders Sörensen
CaptainRasmus Andersson
Most gamesJörgen Jönsson (285)[1]
Most pointsSven Tumba (186)[1]
Home stadiumAvicii Arena
Stockholm, Sweden
Team colors   
IIHF codeSWE
Ranking
Current IIHF4 Increase 2 (26 May 2025)[2]
Highest IIHF1 (2006–07, 2013–14)
Lowest IIHF7 (2021, 2024)
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]
Olympics
Appearances23 (first in 1920)
Medals Gold: (1994, 2006)
Silver: (1928, 1964, 2014)
Bronze: (1952, 1980, 1984, 1988)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances73 (first in 1920)
Best resultGold medal – World 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)
International record (W–L–T)
1151–790–166[5]
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Lillehammer Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin Team
Silver medal – second place 1928 St. Moritz Team
Silver medal – second place 1964 Innsbruck Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi Team
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Oslo Team
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Lake Placid Team
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Sarajevo Team
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Calgary Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1953 Switzerland
Gold medal – first place 1957 Soviet Union
Gold medal – first place 1962 United States
Gold medal – first place 1987 Austria
Gold medal – first place 1991 Finland
Gold medal – first place 1992 Czechoslovakia
Gold medal – first place 1998 Switzerland
Gold medal – first place 2006 Latvia
Gold medal – first place 2013 Sweden/Finland
Gold medal – first place 2017 Germany/France
Gold medal – first place 2018 Denmark
Silver medal – second place 1947 Czechoslovakia
Silver medal – second place 1951 France
Silver medal – second place 1963 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 1967 Austria
Silver medal – second place 1969 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 1970 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 1973 Soviet Union
Silver medal – second place 1977 Austria
Silver medal – second place 1981 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 1986 Soviet Union
Silver medal – second place 1990 Switzerland
Silver medal – second place 1993 Germany
Silver medal – second place 1995 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 1997 Finland
Silver medal – second place 2003 Finland
Silver medal – second place 2004 Czech Republic
Silver medal – second place 2011 Slovakia
Bronze medal – third place 1954 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Norway
Bronze medal – third place 1965 Finland
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Switzerland
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Czechoslovakia
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Finland
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Germany
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Poland
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Soviet Union
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Italy
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Norway
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Germany
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Switzerland
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Germany
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Belarus
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Czechia
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Sweden/Denmark
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1921 Sweden
Gold medal – first place 1923 Belgium
Gold medal – first place 1932 Germany
Silver medal – second place 1922 Switzerland
Silver medal – second place 1924 Italy
Canada Cup / World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1984 Edmonton
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Hamilton
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Montreal
Bronze medal – third place 2016 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 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.[6]

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.[7]

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.[8] 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, and most recent, title at the World Championships.

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
Norway 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[9]		 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

  • 1976 – 4th
  • 1981 – 5th
  • 1984 –  Silver
  • 1987 –  Bronze
  • 1991 – 4th

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
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 10 8 1 0 1 44 19 Sam Hallam Erik Karlsson Bronze
SwedenDenmark 2025 Sweden/Denmark 10 8 0 0 2 41 18 Sam Hallam Rasmus Andersson Bronze

Current roster

Roster for the 2025 IIHF World Championship.[10][11]

Head coach: Sam Hallam

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
4 D Rasmus Andersson – C 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (1996-10-27) 27 October 1996 Canada Calgary Flames
6 D Adam Larsson 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 95 kg (209 lb) (1992-11-12) 12 November 1992 United States Seattle Kraken
8 D Jonas Brodin 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1993-07-12) 12 July 1993 United States Minnesota Wild
9 F Filip Forsberg 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 93 kg (205 lb) (1994-08-13) 13 August 1994 United States Nashville Predators
10 F Alexander Wennberg 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1994-09-22) 22 September 1994 United States San Jose Sharks
11 F Mikael Backlund – A 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 94 kg (207 lb) (1989-03-17) 17 March 1989 Canada Calgary Flames
12 F Max Friberg 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1992-11-20) 20 November 1992 Sweden Frölunda HC
23 F Lucas Raymond 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (2002-03-28) 28 March 2002 United States Detroit Red Wings
25 G Jacob Markström 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) (1990-01-31) 31 January 1990 United States New Jersey Devils
26 F Anton Bengtsson 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1993-05-13) 13 May 1993 Sweden Rögle BK
28 F Elias Lindholm 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (1994-12-02) 2 December 1994 United States Boston Bruins
29 D Marcus Pettersson 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 80 kg (180 lb) (1996-05-08) 8 May 1996 Canada Vancouver Canucks
35 G Samuel Ersson 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (1999-10-20) 20 October 1999 United States Philadelphia Flyers
37 F Isac Lundeström 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1999-11-06) 6 November 1999 United States Anaheim Ducks
38 D Rasmus Sandin 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (2000-03-07) 7 March 2000 United States Washington Capitals
40 G Arvid Söderblom 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 94 kg (207 lb) (1999-08-19) 19 August 1999 United States Chicago Blackhawks
51 F Emil Heineman 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (2001-11-16) 16 November 2001 Canada Montreal Canadiens
56 D Erik Gustafsson 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 87 kg (192 lb) (1992-03-14) 14 March 1992 United States Detroit Red Wings
71 F William Karlsson 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1993-01-08) 8 January 1993 United States Vegas Golden Knights
77 D Simon Edvinsson 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) (2003-02-05) 5 February 2003 United States Detroit Red Wings
82 F Jesper Frödén 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 80 kg (180 lb) (1994-09-21) 21 September 1994 Switzerland ZSC Lions
88 F William Nylander 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1996-05-01) 1 May 1996 Canada Toronto Maple Leafs
90 F Marcus Johansson 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (200 lb) (1990-10-06) 6 October 1990 United States Minnesota Wild
91 F Leo Carlsson 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (2004-12-26) 26 December 2004 United States Anaheim Ducks
93 F Mika Zibanejad – A 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (1993-04-18) 18 April 1993 United States New York Rangers

All-time team record

The following table shows Sweden's all-time international record in official matches (WC, OG, EC), correct as of 26 May 2024.[12] 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 87 29 11 47 227 333
 Czech Republic 30 15 7 8 92 74
 Denmark 12 11 0 1 61 21
 Finland 83 48 15 19 300 195
 France 19 17 0 2 85 23
 Germany 20 17 1 2 89 33
 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 3 3 0 0 17 6
 Latvia 29 25 1 3 120 50
 Netherlands 2 2 0 0 16 0
 Norway 22 20 2 0 122 30
 Poland 29 24 2 3 197 47
 Romania 4 4 0 0 35 4
 Russia 27 8 3 16 67 88
 Slovakia 18 10 3 5 52 41
 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 71 45 8 18 317 204
 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: 763 460 86 216 3131 1893

Awards

  • The team received the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1987, shared with Marie-Helene Westin.
  • The 2006 Sweden men's national teams were recognized with the IIHF Milestone Award in 2025, for becoming the first men's national team to win both an Olympic gold medal and the World Championships in the same year. Sweden won gold at the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2006 IIHF World Championship, the former which was their first Olympic gold since 1994. Eight players participated in both events: Mika Hannula, Jörgen Jönsson, Kenny Jönsson, Niklas Kronwall, Stefan Liv, Mikael Samuelsson, Ronnie Sundin, Henrik Zetterberg.[13][14]

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. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  3. ^ a b c Includes Olympics, World Championships, World Cups, Canada Cups and Summit Series.
  4. ^ "Official Report 1980W page 1". digital.la84.org.
  5. ^ "Sweden". National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  6. ^ "NHL announces World Cup of Hockey for 2016". The Canadian Press. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Sweden complete golden double". Eurosport. 21 May 2006. Archived from the original on 9 October 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2006.
  9. ^ Due to Zetterberg's injury
  10. ^ "Här är Tre Kronors VM-trupp". swehockey.se (in Swedish). 2 May 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  11. ^ "Team roster: Sweden" (PDF). iihf.com. 9 May 2025.
  12. ^ "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)
  13. ^ Podnieks, Andrew (1 January 2025). "IIHF Contributors' Class 2025". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  14. ^ Podnieks, Andrew (25 May 2025). "IIHF honours its Contributors". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
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