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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 ...
Sweden won its second ice hockey gold, and first in a best-on-best competition, over Finland 3–2 and the Czech Republic won the bronze medal. Three months later, Sweden won the 2006 World Championships and became the first team to win the Olympic and World Championship gold in the same year. [2]
Often referred to by the nickname "Tre Kronor" (English: Three Crowns), the Swedish men's national ice hockey team is amongst the most successful in the world, being considered part of the Big Six. The team is, as of 2018, ranked first in the IIHF World Ranking. [8] Sweden has won nine olympic medals, including gold medals in 1994 and 2006.
The women's team managed to advance to the medal round in the Olympic tournament, but an 8–1 loss to Canada only seemed to enhance the perception that women's hockey had few competitive teams. [18] In the semifinals, the Swedes faced the United States , and fell behind 2–0 early in the second period.
Sweden men's national ice hockey team qualified by finishing 3rd in the 2015 IIHF World Ranking. Team roster. The following is the Swedish roster for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics. [7] [8] Head coach: Rikard Grönborg Assistant coaches: Johan Garpenlöv, Peter Popovic
Sweden went into the tournament as the ruling Olympic champions. Roster The following is the Swedish roster in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, was the 18th Olympic Championship. Sweden won its first gold medal, becoming the sixth nation to ever win Olympic ice hockey gold.
The first Swedish medal outside the cross-country skiing events was earned on 20 February, after the Swedish women's curling team lost their final game against Canada with the score 3–6. In women's ice hockey, Sweden lost the bronze medal game against Switzerland with 3–4, finishing fourth.