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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
First international
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 8–0 Belgium Flag of Belgium.svg
(Antwerp, Belgium; 23 April 1920)
Biggest win
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 24–1 Belgium Flag of Belgium.svg
(Prague, Czechoslovakia; 16 February 1947)
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 23–0 Italy Flag of Italy.svg
(St. Moritz, Switzerland; 7 February 1948)
Biggest defeat
Canadian Red Ensign 1921.svg Canada 22–0 Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg (Chamonix, France; 29 January 1924)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances 63 (first in 1920)
Best result Gold medal icon (1953, 1957, 1962, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2006, 2013)
European Championships
Appearances 12
Best result Gold medal icon (1921, 1923, 1932)
Olympics
Appearances 21 (first in 1920)
Medals

Gold medal icon Gold (1994, 2006) Silver medal icon Silver (1928, 1964, 2014)

Bronze medal icon 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
1936 5th place
1952 Bronze medal icon
1956 4th place
1960 5th place
1964 Silver medal icon
1968 4th place
1972 4th place
1980 Bronze medal icon
1984 Bronze medal icon
1988 Bronze medal icon
1992 5th place
1994 Gold medal icon
1998 5th place
2002 5th place
2006 Gold medal icon
2010 5th place
2014 Silver medal icon
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
  • 1987Bronze medal icon
  • 1991 – Finished in 4th place

World Cup[]

  • 1996 – lost semi-finals
  • 2004 – lost quarter-finals

European Championship[]

  • 1921 – Gold medal icon
  • 1922 – Silver medal icon
  • 1923 – Gold medal icon
  • 1924 – Silver medal icon
  • 1932 – Gold medal icon

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 Austria 18 13 2 3 82 12
Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus 10 9 0 1 38 19
Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium 3 3 0 0 41 2
Flag of Canada.svg Canada 82 26 11 45 216 320
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 24 13 7 4 74 49
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 9 9 0 0 49 13
Flag of Finland.svg Finland 76 44 15 17 281 181
Flag of France.svg France 17 15 0 2 78 22
Flag of Germany.svg Germany 16 14 1 1 72 26
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 9 5 0 4 42 19
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 1 1 0 0 3 0
Flag of Italy.svg Italy 19 16 3 0 127 26
Flag of Japan.svg Japan 4 4 0 0 44 1
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan 1 1 0 0 7 2
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 14 12 2 0 66 22
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 2 2 0 0 16 0
Flag of Norway.svg Norway 18 16 2 0 99 26
Flag of Poland.svg Poland 28 23 2 3 192 46
Flag of Romania.svg Romania 4 4 0 0 35 4
Flag of Russia.svg Russia 21 7 3 11 55 69
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 12 5 3 4 31 29
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia 3 3 0 0 15 2
Flag of Spain.svg Spain 1 1 0 0 Walk over
Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland 47 35 6 6 244 88
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 5 5 0 0 26 6
Flag of the United States.svg United States 67 43 8 16 301 195
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia 74 27 11 36 193 206
Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany 16 15 0 1 110 29
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 58 7 8 43 118 279
Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 33 30 2 1 190 57
Flag of Yugoslavia.svg 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 Armenia - Flag of Australia.svg Australia - Flag of Austria.svg Austria - Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium - Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus - Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia - Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
Flag of Canada.svg Canada - Flag of China.svg China - Flag of Chinese Taipei.svg Chinese Taipei - Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia - Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic - Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia - Flag of Finland.svg Finland - Flag of France.svg France - Flag of Germany.svg Germany - Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia - Flag of Greece.svg Greece - Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong - Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary - Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland - Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland - Flag of Israel.svg Israel - Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Flag of Japan.svg Japan - Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan - Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait - Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia - Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania - Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg
Flag of Macau.svg Macau - Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia - Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico - Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia - Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea - Flag of Norway.svg Norway
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand - Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Netherlands - Flag of Poland.svg Poland - Flag of Romania.svg Romania - Flag of Russia.svg Russia - Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore - Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia - Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia - Flag of Spain.svg Spain - Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa - Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden - Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland - Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand - Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey - Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine - Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg UAE
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Defunct teams: Flag of Bohemia svg Bohemia - Flag of Bohmen und Mahren svg - Bohemia and Moravia - Flag of the CIS svg CIS National Team - Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia - Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany -

Flag of Serbia and Montenegro svg Serbia and Montenegro - Flag of the Soviet Union.svg U.S.S.R. - Flag of Germany.svg West Germany - Flag of Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia


Teams that do not participate in IIHF competitions:
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Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan - Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein - Flag of Macedonia.svg North Macedonia - Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova - Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco - Flag of Oman.svg - Oman - Flag of Turkmenistan.svg - Turkmenistan
Flag of the Chile.svg Chile - Flag of India.svgIndia - Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica - Flag of the Namibia.svg Namibia - Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal - Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines - Flag of Qatar.svg - Qatar
Non IIHF members: Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria - Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain - Flag of Colombia Colombia - Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica - Flag of Falkland Islands Falkland Islands - Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia - Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia - Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
Other teams: Flag of Basque Country.svg Basque Country - Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia - Flag of England.svg - England - Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.svg - Saint Pierre and Miquelon - Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
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