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	Medal record
	; Team Sweden at the 2005 World Championships versus Latvia.
Men’s ice hockey
World Championships

	Olympic medal record
Men’s ice hockey

Sweden
Nickname(s)	Tre Kronor (Three Crowns)
Association	Swedish Ice Hockey Association
Head coach	Bengt-Åke Gustafsson, 2005-
Assistants	Roger Rönnberg; Anders Eldebrink
Captain	Kenny Jönsson
Most games	Jörgen Jönsson (285)
Most points	Sven Tumba Johansson (186)
IIHF ranking	3
Highest IIHF ranking	1 (first in 2006)
Lowest IIHF ranking	3 (first in 2008)
Team colours
Home colours	Away colours
First international
	Sweden 8 - 0 Belgium ; (Antwerp, Belgium; April 23, 1920)
Biggest win
	Sweden 24 - 1 Belgium ; (Prague, Czechoslovakia; February 16, 1947)
Biggest defeat
	Canada 22 - 0 Sweden ; (Chamonix, France; January 29, 1924)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances	67 (first in 1920)
Best result	(1953, 1957, 1962, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2006)
IIHF European Championship, Canada Cup, and World Cup
Appearances	12
Best result	(1921, 1923, 1932)
Olympics
Appearances	20 (first in 1920)
Medals	Gold: 2 - 1994, 2006; Silver: 2 1928, 1964; Bronze: 4 1952, 1980, 1984, 1988;
International record (W-L-T)
	942-687-154

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 third.^[3] The team is controlled by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association, and it is considered a member of the "Big Seven", along with Canada, Russia, the USA, Finland, Slovakia, 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 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 February 12, 1938, during the World Championships in Prague.^[4]

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.^[5]

[edit] 2009 World Championship team

Pos.	No.	Player	2009 team
GK	50	Jonas Gustavsson	Färjestads BK
GK	1	Stefan Liv	HV71
GK	30	Johan Holmqvist	Frölunda HC
D	2	Nicklas Grossman	Dallas Stars
D	4	Johan Åkerman	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
D	6	Magnus Johansson (A)	Atlant Moscow Oblast
D	7	Johnny Oduya	New Jersey Devils
D	11	Carl Gunnarsson	Linköpings HC
D	28	Dick Tärnström	AIK
D	29	Kenny Jönsson (C)	Rögle BK
D	36	Anton Strålman	Toronto Maple Leafs
D	39	Tobias Enström	Atlanta Thrashers
F	9	Tony Mårtensson	Ak Bars Kazan
F	10	Martin Thörnberg	HV71
F	14	Patrik Berglund	St. Louis Blues
F	15	Rickard Wallin (A)	Färjestads BK
F	16	Johan Andersson	Timrå IK
F	20	Joel Lundqvist	Dallas Stars
F	21	Loui Eriksson	Dallas Stars
F	22	Niklas Persson	Linköpings HC
F	23	Linus Omark	Luleå HF
F	24	Johan Harju	Luleå HF
F	26	Marcus Nilson	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
F	60	Kristian Huselius	Columbus Blue Jackets
F	80	Mattias Weinhandl	Dynamo Moscow

[edit] 2006 teams

2006 Olympic Team
#	Player	2006 club	Position
1	Stefan Liv	HV71	G
32	Mikael Tellqvist	Toronto Maple Leafs	G
35	Henrik Lundqvist	New York Rangers	G
2	Mattias Öhlund	Vancouver Canucks	D
5	Nicklas Lidström - A	Detroit Red Wings	D
7	Niklas Kronwall	Detroit Red Wings	D
8	Christian Bäckman	St. Louis Blues	D
15	Niclas Hävelid	Atlanta Thrashers	D
23	Ronnie Sundin	Frölunda HC	D
29	Kenny Jönsson	Rögle BK	D
34	Daniel Tjärnqvist	Minnesota Wild	D
11	Daniel Alfredsson - A	Ottawa Senators	F
12	Daniel Sedin	Vancouver Canucks	F
13	Mats Sundin - C	Toronto Maple Leafs	F
20	Henrik Sedin	Vancouver Canucks	F
21	Peter Forsberg	Philadelphia Flyers	F
22	P. J. Axelsson	Boston Bruins	F
26	Samuel Påhlsson	Anaheim Ducks	F
33	Fredrik Modin	Tampa Bay Lightning	F
37	Mikael Samuelsson	Detroit Red Wings	F
40	Henrik Zetterberg	Detroit Red Wings	F
51	Mika Hannula	HV71	F
72	Jörgen Jönsson	Färjestads BK	F
96	Tomas Holmström	Detroit Red Wings	F

2006 World Championship team
#	Player	2006 club	Position
1	Stefan Liv	HV71	G
30	Johan Holmqvist	Brynäs IF	G
34	Daniel Henriksson	Färjestads BK	G
3	Mattias Timander	Modo Hockey	D
6	Magnus Johansson - A	Linköpings HC	D
7	Niklas Kronwall	Detroit Red Wings	D
18	Per Hållberg	Färjestads BK	D
23	Ronnie Sundin	Frölunda HC	D
25	Andreas Holmqvist	Linköpings HC	D
29	Kenny Jönsson - C	Rögle BK	D
9	Tony Mårtensson	Linköpings HC	F
11	Jesper Mattsson	Färjestads BK	F
16	Jonas Nordquist	Luleå HF	F
17	Mathias Johansson	Färjestads BK	F
19	Nicklas Bäckström	Brynäs IF	F
20	Joel Lundqvist	Frölunda HC	F
24	Andreas Karlsson	HV71	F
31	Björn Melin	HV71	F
33	Fredrik Emvall	Linköpings HC	F
37	Mikael Samuelsson	Detroit Red Wings	F
39	Johan Franzén	Detroit Red Wings	F
40	Henrik Zetterberg - A	Detroit Red Wings	F
51	Mika Hannula	HV71	F
72	Jörgen Jönsson	Färjestads BK	F
92	Michael Nylander	New York Rangers	F

- The teams that announced beside the players name are the team they represented at that time.**

[edit] Olympic record

1920 - 4th place
1924 - 4th place
1928 - 2 Silver
1932 - Did not participate
1936 - 5th place
1948 - 4th place
1952 - 3 Bronze
1956 - 4th place
1960 - 5th place
1964 - 2 Silver
1968 - 4th place
1972 - 4th place
1976 - Did not participate
1980 - 3 Bronze
1984 - 3 Bronze
1988 - 3 Bronze
1992 - 5th place
1994 - 1 Gold
1998 - 5th place
2002 - 5th place
2006 - 1 Gold

[edit] Canada Cup record

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

[edit] World Cup record

1996 - lost semi-finals
2004 - lost quarter-finals

[edit] European Championship record

1910-1914 - Did not participate
1921 - 1 Gold
1922 - 2 Silver
1923 - 1 Gold
1924 - 2 Silver
1925 - Did not participate
1926 - Did not participate
1927 - Did not participate
1929 - Did not participate
1932 - 1 Gold

[edit] World Championship record

1930 - Did not participate
1931 - 6th place
1933 - Did not participate
1934 - Did not participate
1935 - 5th place
1937 - 10th place
1938 - 5th place
1939 - Did not participate
1947 - 2 Silver
1949 - 4th place
1950 - 5th place
1951 - 2 Silver
1953 - 1 Gold
1954 - 3 Bronze
1955 - 5th place
1957 - 1 Gold
1958 - 3 Bronze
1959 - 5th place
1961 - 4th place
1962 - 1 Gold
1963 - 2 Silver
1965 - 3 Bronze
1966 - 4th place
1967 - 2 Silver
1969 - 2 Silver
1970 - 2 Silver
1971 - 3 Bronze
1972 - 3 Bronze
1973 - 2 Silver
1974 - 3 Bronze
1975 - 3 Bronze
1976 - 3 Bronze
1977 - 2 Silver
1978 - 4th place
1979 - 3 Bronze
1981 - 2 Silver
1982 - 4th place
1983 - 4th place
1985 - 6th place
1986 - 2 Silver
1987 - 1 Gold
1989 - 4th place
1990 - 2 Silver
1991 - 1 Gold
1992 - 1 Gold
1993 - 2 Silver
1994 - 3 Bronze
1995 - 2 Silver
1996 - 6th place
1997 - 2 Silver
1998 - 1 Gold
1999 - 3 Bronze
2000 - 7th place
2001 - 3 Bronze
2002 - 3 Bronze
2003 - 2 Silver
2004 - 2 Silver
2005 - 4th place
2006 - 1 Gold
2007 - 4th place
2008 - 4th place
2009 - 3 Bronze

[edit] Trivia

The team received the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1987, shared with Marie-Helene Westin.

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Includes Professional ice hockey world championships and the 1998 and 2002 Olympics only.
^ ^a ^b ^c Includes Olympics, World Championships, World Cups, Canada Cups and Summit Series.
^ "Canada tops 2008 World Ranking". IIHF. 2008-05-18. http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/article/canada-tops-2008-world-ranking.html. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
^ Feltenmark, Anders. "Tre Kronor en poppis 69-åring" (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. http://www.swehockey.se/files/%7BC1CDB084-60E0-4289-952D-159B207CD56A%7D.pdf. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
^ "Sweden complete golden double". Eurosport. 2006-05-21. Archived from the original on 2006-10-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20061009063047/http://www.eurosport.com/icehockey/world-championships/2006/sport_sto889732.shtml. Retrieved 2006-05-21.

[edit] External links

Preceded by Tomas Johansson	Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal with Marie-Helene Westin 1987	Succeeded by Tomas Gustafson

[only-0] Includes Professional ice hockey world championships and the 1998 and 2002 Olympics only.

[all-1] Includes Olympics, World Championships, World Cups, Canada Cups and Summit Series.

[2] "Canada tops 2008 World Ranking". IIHF. 2008-05-18. http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/article/canada-tops-2008-world-ranking.html. Retrieved 2008-05-21.

[3] Feltenmark, Anders. "Tre Kronor en poppis 69-åring" (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. http://www.swehockey.se/files/%7BC1CDB084-60E0-4289-952D-159B207CD56A%7D.pdf. Retrieved 2008-04-21.

[4] "Sweden complete golden double". Eurosport. 2006-05-21. Archived from the original on 2006-10-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20061009063047/http://www.eurosport.com/icehockey/world-championships/2006/sport_sto889732.shtml. Retrieved 2006-05-21.

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