Sweden men's national ice hockey team

Sweden

Nickname(s)	Tre Kronor (Three Crowns)
Association	Swedish Ice Hockey Association
General Manager	Tommy Boustedt
Head coach	Pär Mårts
Assistants	Rikard Grönborg Peter Popovic
Captain	Staffan Kronwall
Most games	Jörgen Jönsson (285)[1]
Most points	Sven Tumba (186)[1]
IIHF code	SWE
IIHF ranking	3 2
Highest IIHF ranking	1 (first in 2006)
Lowest IIHF ranking	4 (2012)
Team colors
First international
Sweden 8–0 Belgium  (Antwerp, Belgium; 23 April 1920)[2]
Biggest win
Sweden 24–1 Belgium  (Prague, Czechoslovakia; 16 February 1947)[2]  Sweden 23–0 Italy  (St. Moritz, Switzerland; 7 February 1948)[3]
Biggest defeat
Canada 22–0 Sweden  (Chamonix, France; 29 January 1924)[2]
IIHF World Championships
Appearances	63 (first in 1920)
Best result	(1953, 1957, 1962, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2006, 2017, 2017), 2018)
IIHF European Championship
Appearances	12
Best result	(1921, 1923, 1932)
Olympics
Appearances	21 (first in 1920)
Medals	Gold (1994, 2006) Silver (1928, 1964, 2014) Bronze (1952, 1980, 1984, 1988)
International record (W–L–T)
1067–657–165

Peter Forsberg playing for Sweden.

The Sweden men's national ice hockey team (Swedish: Sveriges herrlandslag i ishockey) represents the country of Sweden in men's ice hockey. The team started in 1920. It won the world championships in 1953, 1957, 1962, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2006, 2013, 2017 and 2018. They also became Olympic champions in 1994 and 2006.

References

1. Includes Professional ice hockey world championships and the 1998 and 2002 Olympics only.
2. Includes Olympics, World Championships, World Cups, Canada Cups and Summit Series.
3. "Official Report 1980W page 1" (PDF).

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