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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 ...
Ice hockey in Sweden has a history going back to at least 1912 [1] and is one of the country's most popular sports. The sport was first organized in the country by the Swedish Football Association (SvFF), which was a member of the IIHF in 1912.
In the 1975–76 season, the Elitserien was started and from the last season with Division 1, 1974-75, playoffs for the top four teams decided the Swedish ice hockey champions. From 1987-88, eight teams have played the championships, and from 2013-14 ten teams. (The league was expanded from 10 to 12 teams in 1987-88, and from 12 to 14 teams in ...
Three players in SHL history have been awarded the Golden Puck, as ice hockey player of the year in Sweden, more than once; Anders Andersson, Leif Holmqvist and Peter Forsberg have all won it twice. The top five career scorers in the SHL are Johan Davidsson (561 points), Fredrik Bremberg (501), Håkan Loob (500), Stefan Nilsson (489) and Ove ...
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The Swedish Ice Hockey Association (Swedish: Svenska Ishockeyförbundet (SIF)) in Swedish, is an association of Swedish ice hockey clubs. It was established in Stockholm on 17 November 1922 by representatives from seven clubs. [1] Before then, organized ice hockey in Sweden had been administered by the Swedish Football Association.
Sweden national hockey team may refer to: Sweden men's national field hockey team; Sweden women's national field hockey team; Sweden men's national ice hockey team; Sweden women's national ice hockey team; Sweden men's national inline hockey team
The club's ice hockey team played in the top Swedish league, at that time Division I, from 1966 to 1969, and again, in Elitserien as it was called at the time, between 1992–93 and 1995–96. After another twelve years in the second-tier division HockeyAllsvenskan , the team was promoted back to Elitserien after finishing second in the 2008 ...