# Sweden men's national ice hockey team

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.
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.
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. 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

| Games | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish |
| 1920 Antwerp | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 20 | Raoul Le Mat | Einar Lindqvist | 4th |
| 1924 Chamonix | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 49 | Unknown | Unknown | 4th |
| 1928 St. Moritz | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 14 | Viking Harbom Sten Mellgren | Carl Abrahamsson | Silver |
| 1932 Lake Placid | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete |
| 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | Vic Lindquist | Herman Carlson | 5th |
| 1948 St. Moritz | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 28 | Unknown | Unknown | 4th |
| 1952 Oslo | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 22 | Sven Bergqvist | Unknown | Bronze |
| 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 27 | Folke "Masen" Jansson | Unknown | 4th |
| 1960 Squaw Valley | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 24 | Ed Reigle | Unknown | 5th |
| 1964 Innsbruck | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 18 | Arne Strömberg | Unknown | Silver |
| 1968 Grenoble | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 18 | Arne Strömberg | Unknown | 4th |
| 1972 Sapporo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 14 | Billy Harris | Unknown | 4th |
| 1976 Innsbruck | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete | did not compete |
| 1980 Lake Placid | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 19 | Tommy Sandlin | Mats Waltin | Bronze |
| 1984 Sarajevo | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 17 | Anders Parmström | Håkan Eriksson | Bronze |
| 1988 Calgary | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 21 | Tommy Sandlin | Thomas Rundqvist | Bronze |
| 1992 Albertville | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 19 | Conny Evensson | Thomas Rundqvist | 5th |
| 1994 Lillehammer | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 18 | Curt Lundmark | Charles Berglund | Gold |
| 1998 Nagano | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 9 | Kent Forsberg | Calle Johansson | 5th |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | Hardy Nilsson | Mats Sundin | 5th |
| 2006 Turin | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 19 | Bengt-Åke Gustafsson | Mats Sundin | Gold |
| 2010 Vancouver | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | Bengt-Åke Gustafsson | Nicklas Lidström | 5th |
| 2014 Sochi | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 9 | Pär Mårts | Henrik Zetterberg Niklas Kronwall | Silver |
| 2018 Pyeongchang | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | Rikard Grönborg | Joel Lundqvist | 5th |
| 2022 Beijing | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | Johan Garpenlöv | Anton Lander | 4th |
| 2026 Milan / Cortina | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | 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 |
| 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 |

## Current roster

Roster for the 2024 IIHF World Championship.
Head coach: Sam Hallam
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
| 9 | F | Adrian Kempe | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | (1996-09-13) 13 September 1996 (age 28) | Los Angeles Kings |
| 12 | F | Max Friberg | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | (1992-11-20) 20 November 1992 (age 32) | Frölunda HC |
| 14 | F | Joel Eriksson Ek | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | (1997-01-29) 29 January 1997 (age 27) | Minnesota Wild |
| 16 | F | Felix Unger Sörum | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | (2005-09-14) 14 September 2005 (age 19) | Leksands IF |
| 19 | F | Marcus Sörensen | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | (1992-04-07) 7 April 1992 (age 32) | HC Fribourg-Gottéron |
| 23 | F | Lucas Raymond – A | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | (2002-03-28) 28 March 2002 (age 22) | Detroit Red Wings |
| 25 | D | Jonas Brodin | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | (1993-07-12) 12 July 1993 (age 31) | Minnesota Wild |
| 26 | D | Rasmus Dahlin | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | (2000-04-13) 13 April 2000 (age 24) | Buffalo Sabres |
| 28 | D | Marcus Pettersson | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | (1996-05-08) 8 May 1996 (age 28) | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 29 | F | Pontus Holmberg | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 25) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 30 | G | Jesper Wallstedt | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | (2002-11-14) 14 November 2002 (age 22) | Minnesota Wild |
| 32 | D | Lukas Bengtsson | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | (1994-04-14) 14 April 1994 (age 30) | EV Zug |
| 33 | G | Samuel Ersson | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | (1999-10-20) 20 October 1999 (age 25) | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 35 | G | Filip Gustavsson | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | (1998-06-07) 7 June 1998 (age 26) | Minnesota Wild |
| 37 | F | Isac Lundeström | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | (1999-11-06) 6 November 1999 (age 25) | Anaheim Ducks |
| 49 | F | Fabian Zetterlund | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | (1999-08-25) 25 August 1999 (age 25) | San Jose Sharks |
| 59 | F | Linus Johansson | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | (1992-11-30) 30 November 1992 (age 32) | Färjestad BK |
| 65 | D | Erik Karlsson – C | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | (1990-05-31) 31 May 1990 (age 34) | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 71 | F | Victor Olofsson | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | (1995-07-18) 18 July 1995 (age 29) | Buffalo Sabres |
| 72 | D | Tim Heed | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | (1991-01-27) 27 January 1991 (age 33) | HC Ambrì-Piotta |
| 77 | D | Victor Hedman – A | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 110 kg (240 lb) | (1990-12-18) 18 December 1990 (age 34) | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 82 | F | Jesper Frödén | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | (1994-09-21) 21 September 1994 (age 30) | ZSC Lions |
| 90 | F | Marcus Johansson | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | (1990-10-06) 6 October 1990 (age 34) | Minnesota Wild |
| 91 | F | Carl Grundström | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | (1997-12-01) 1 December 1997 (age 27) | Los Angeles Kings |
| 95 | F | André Burakovsky | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | (1995-02-09) 9 February 1995 (age 29) | Seattle Kraken |

## 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.
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 | 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.

## Uniform evolution

* National team jerseys
* 1988 Winter Olympics
* 1994 Winter Olympics
* 1998-2001 IIHF jerseys
* 2006 IIHF jerseys
* 2014 Winter Olympics
* 2014–2018 IIHF jerseys
* 2016 WCH jerseys
* 2018 Winter Olympics
* 2018–2021 IIHF jerseys
* 2022 Winter Olympics