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Sweden
Nickname(s) Tre Kronor
Association Swedish Ice Hockey Association
Head coach Flag of Sweden Johan Garpenlöv
Assistants Flag of Sweden Marcus Ragnarsson
Flag of Sweden Markus Åkerblom
Captain Carl Klingberg
Most games Jörgen Jönsson (215)
Top scorer Sven Tumba (103)
Most points Sven Tumba (133)
IIHF code SWE
IIHF ranking 4
Highest IIHF ranking 1 (2006-2007, 2013-2014)
Lowest IIHF ranking 5 (2016)
Team colours          
First international
Flag of Sweden Sweden 8-0 Belgium Flag of Belgium
(Antwerp, Belgium; April 23, 1920)
Biggest win
Flag of Sweden Sweden 24-1 Belgium Flag of Belgium
(Prague, Czechoslovakia; February 16, 1947)
Flag of Sweden Sweden 23-0 Italy Flag of Italy
(St. Moritz, Switzerland; February 7, 1948)
Biggest defeat
Canadian Red Ensign 1921 Canada 22-0 Sweden Flag of Sweden
(Chamonix, France; January 29, 1924)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances 77 (first in 1920)
Best result Med 1 Gold: 11 - 1953, 1957, 1962, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2006, 2013, 2017, 2018
Canada Cup/World Cup of Hockey
Appearances 8 (first in 1976)
Best result File:Med 2.png Silver: 1 - 1984
Olympics
Appearances 22 (first in 1920)
Medals Gold medal Gold: 2 - 1994, 2006
Silver medal Silver: 3 - 1928, 1964, 2014
Bronze medal Bronze: 4 - 1952, 1980, 1984, 1988
International record (W-L-T)
1072-660-165
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Tre Konor

The Swedish 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 IIHF currently ranks them fourth. The team is controlled by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association, and it is considered a member of the "Big Six", along with Canada, Russia, the USA, Finland and the Czech Republic.

The name Tre Kronor means "Three Crowns" and refers to the three crowns on the team jersey. The three crowns represent the Coat of arms of Sweden of the Kingdom of Sweden and the national emblem. The first time the symbol was used on the national teams jersey was on February 12, 1938, during the 1938 World Championships in Prague.

At the 2006 Winter Olympics they won the gold medal after a thrilling final against Finland, with the score 3-2.

At the 2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, Sweden won the final against the Czech Republic and thus became the first hockey team ever to win at both the Winter Olympics and the World Championships in the same year.

They also won at the 2013, 2017 and 2018 World Championships.

Olympic Record

Olympic medal record
Olympic Games
Silver 1928 St. Moritz Ice hockey
Bronze 1952 Oslo Ice hockey
Silver 1964 Innsbruck Ice hockey
Bronze 1980 Lake Placid Ice hockey
Bronze 1984 Sarajevo Ice hockey
Bronze 1988 Calgary Ice hockey
Gold 1994 Lillehammer Ice hockey
Gold 2006 Turin Ice hockey


Silver 2014 Sochi Ice Hockey
  • 1920 - Finished in 4th place
  • 1924 - Finished in 4th place
  • 1928 - 2Silver medal icon Silver
  • 1932 - Did not participate
  • 1936 - Finished in 5th place
  • 1948 - Finished in 4th place
  • 1952 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 1956 - Finished in 4th place
  • 1960 - Finished in 5th place
  • 1964 - 2Silver medal icon Silver
  • 1968 - Finished in 4th place
  • 1972 - Finished in 4th place
  • 1976 - Did not participate
  • 1980 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 1984 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 1988 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 1992 - Finished in 5th place
  • 1994 - 11 Gold
  • 1998 - Finished in 5th place
  • 2002 - Finished in 5th place
  • 2006 - 11 Gold
  • 2010 - Finished in 5th place
  • 2014 - 2Silver medal icon Silver
  • 2018 - Finished in 5th place

Canada Cup Record

  • 1976 - Finished in 4th place
  • 1981 - Finished in 5th place
  • 1984 - 2Silver medal icon Silver
  • 1987 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 1991 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze

World Cup of Hockey Record

  • 1996 - lost semifinal
  • 2004 - lost quarterfinal
  • 2016 - lost semifinal

European Championship Record

  • 1910-1914 - Did not participate
  • 1921 - 11 Gold
  • 1922 - 2Silver medal icon Silver
  • 1923 - 11 Gold
  • 1924 - 2Silver medal icon Silver
  • 1925 - Did not participate
  • 1926 - Did not participate
  • 1927 - Did not participate
  • 1929 - Did not participate
  • 1932 - 11 Gold

World Championship Record

World Championships medal record
World Championship
Silver 1928 Switzerland Sweden
Silver 1947 Czechoslovakia Sweden
Silver 1951 France Sweden
Bronze 1952 Norway Sweden
Gold 1953 Switzerland Sweden
Bronze 1954 Sweden Sweden
Gold 1957 Russia Sweden
Bronze 1958 Norway Sweden
Gold 1962 USA Sweden
Silver 1963 Sweden Sweden
Silver 1964 Austria Sweden
Bronze 1965 Finland Sweden
Silver 1967 Austria Sweden
Silver 1969 Sweden Sweden
Silver 1970 Sweden Sweden
Bronze 1971 Switzerland Sweden
Bronze 1972 Czechoslovakia Sweden
Silver 1973 Russia Sweden
Bronze 1974 Finland Sweden
Bronze 1975 Germany Sweden
Bronze 1976 Poland Sweden
Silver 1977 Austria Sweden
Bronze 1979 Russia Sweden
Silver 1981 Sweden Sweden
Silver 1986 Russia Sweden
Gold 1987 Austria Sweden
Silver 1990 Switzerland Sweden
Gold 1991 Finland Sweden
Gold 1992 Czechoslovakia Sweden
Silver 1993 Germany Sweden
Bronze 1994 Italy Sweden
Silver 1995 Sweden Sweden
Silver 1997 Finland Sweden
Gold 1998 Switzerland Sweden
Bronze 1999 Norway Sweden
Bronze 2001 Germany Sweden
Bronze 2002 Sweden Sweden
Silver 2003 Finland Sweden
Silver 2004 Czech Republic Sweden
Gold 2006 Latvia Sweden
Bronze 2009 Switzerland Sweden
Bronze 2010 Germany Sweden
Silver 2011 Slovakia Sweden
Gold 2013 Sweden, Finland Sweden
Bronze 2014 Belarus Sweden
Gold 2017 Germany, France Sweden
Gold 2018 Denmark Sweden
  • 1920 - Finished in 4th place
  • 1924 - Finished in 4th place
  • 1928 - 2Silver medal icon Silver
  • 1930 - Did not participate
  • 1931 - 6th place
  • 1932-1934 - Did not participate
  • 1935 - Finished in 5th place
  • 1936 - Finished in 5th place
  • 1937 - Finished in 10th place
  • 1938 - Finished in 5th place
  • 1939 - Did not participate
  • 1947 - 2Silver medal icon Silver
  • 1948 - Finished in 4th place
  • 1949 - Finished in 4th place
  • 1950 - Finished in 5th place
  • 1951 - 2Silver medal icon Silver
  • 1952 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 1953 - 11 Gold
  • 1954 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 1955 - Finished in 5th place
  • 1956 - Finished in 4th place
  • 1957 - 11 Gold
  • 1958 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 1959 - Finished in 5th place
  • 1960 - Finished in 5th place
  • 1961 - Finished in 4th place
  • 1962 - 11 Gold
  • 1963 - 2Silver medal icon Silver
  • 1964 - 2Silver medal icon Silver
  • 1965 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 1966 - Finished in 4th place
  • 1967 - 2Silver medal icon Silver
  • 1968 - Finished in 4th place
  • 1969 - 2Silver medal icon Silver
  • 1970 - 2Silver medal icon Silver
  • 1971 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 1972 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 1973 - 2Silver medal icon Silver
  • 1974 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 1975 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 1976 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 1977 - 2Silver medal icon Silver
  • 1978 - Finished in 4th place
  • 1979 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 1981 - 2Silver medal icon Silver
  • 1982 - Finished in 4th place
  • 1983 - Finished in 4th place
  • 1985 - Finished in 6th place
  • 1986 - 2Silver medal icon Silver
  • 1987 - 11 Gold
  • 1989 - Finished in 4th place
  • 1990 - 2Silver medal icon Silver
  • 1991 - 11 Gold
  • 1992 - 11 Gold
  • 1993 - 2Silver medal icon Silver
  • 1994 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 1995 - 2Silver medal icon Silver
  • 1996 - Finished in 6th place
  • 1997 - 2Silver medal icon Silver
  • 1998 - 11 Gold
  • 1999 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 2000 - Finished in 7th place
  • 2001 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 2002 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 2003 - 2Silver medal icon Silver
  • 2004 - 2Silver medal icon Silver
  • 2005 - Finished in 4th place
  • 2006 - 11 Gold
  • 2007 - Finished in 4th place
  • 2008 - Finished in 4th place
  • 2009 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 2010 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 2011 - 2Silver medal icon Silver
  • 2012 - Finished in 6th place
  • 2013 - 11 Gold
  • 2014 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 2015 - Finished in 5th place
  • 2016 - Finished in 6th place
  • 2017 - 11 Gold
  • 2018 - 11 Gold
  • 2019 - Finished in 5th place
  • 2020 - canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Actual Roster

Position Number Name Born Height Weight Shoots/Catches
G #31 Lars Johansson July 11, 1987 6ft 1in (185cm) 198lb (90kg) L
G #35 Magnus Hellberg April 4, 1991 6ft 5in (195cm) 183lb (83kg) L
D #3 Klas Dahlbeck July 6, 1991 6ft 2in (189cm) 205lb (93kg) L
D #7 Henrik Tömmernes August 28, 1990 6ft 1in (185cm) 183lb (83kg) L
D #23 Jesper Sellgren June 11, 1998 5ft 10in (179cm) 170lb (77kg) L
D #27 Nils Lundkvist July 27, 2000 5ft 11in (180cm) 174lb (79kg) R
D #32 Lukas Bengtsson April 14, 1994 5ft 11in (180cm) 172lb (78kg) R
D #52 Arvid Lundberg September 29, 1994 6ft 1in (185cm) 192lb (87kg) L
D #64 Jonathan Pudas April 26, 1993 5ft 10in (179cm) 176lb (80kg) R
F #10 Marcus Nilsson May 18, 1991 5ft 7in (171cm) 165lb (75kg) L
F #11 Samuel Fagemo March 14, 2000 6ft 0in (182cm) 194lb (88kg) R
F #18 Dennis Everberg December 31, 1991 6ft 4in (193cm) 205lb (93kg) L
F #19 Oscar Lindberg October 29, 1991 6ft 1in (185cm) 194lb (88kg) L
F #25 Gustav Rydahl September 11, 1994 6ft 3in (191cm) 209lb (95kg) L
F #29 Sebastian Strandberg June 4, 1992 5ft 10in (177cm) 176lb (80kg) L
F #48 Carl Klingberg January 28, 1991 6ft 3in (190cm) 205lb (93kg) R
F #51 Emil Sylvegård March 2, 1993 6ft 2in (188cm) 216lb (98kg) L
F #59 Linus Johansson November 30, 1992 6ft 3in (191cm) 194lb (88kg) L
F #63 Fredrik Händemark August 27, 1993 6ft 4in (194cm) 209lb (95kg) L
F #67 Leon Bristedt March 14, 1995 5ft 8in (172cm) 190lb (86kg) L
F #72 Daniel Zaar April 24, 1994 6ft 0in (182cm) 179lb (81kg) R
F #86 Mathias Bromé July 29, 1994 6ft 0in (182cm) 174lb (79kg) L
F #88 Malte Strömwall August 24, 1994 6ft 0in (182cm) 190lb (86kg) R

Team Staff

Role Name Born
Team manager Putte Köhler May 20, 1957
Head coach Johan Garpenlöv March 21, 1968
Assistant coach Marcus Ragnarsson August 13, 1971
Assistant coach Markus Åkerblom November 22, 1969
Goalie coach Stefan Ladhe June 14, 1969
Video coach Adam Almqvist Anderson March 29, 1991
Doctor Jakob Reigo
Physiotherapist Mattias Hell July 15, 1981
Physiotherapist Sven Thomsson
Equipment manager Stefan Jonsson June 13, 1965
Equipment manager Anders Kellerstam March 12, 1960
Media manager Emma Spennare
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