Sweden men's national ice hockey team

Sweden's men's national ice hockey team, governed by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association.

Last updated 19 October 2026

Quick facts

Nickname: Tre Kronor (Three Crowns) ¹
Association: Swedish Ice Hockey Association ¹
General manager: Josef Boumedienne · Anders Lundberg ¹
Assistant coaches: Jörgen Jönsson · Stefan Klockare · Anders Sörensen ¹
Captain: Oliver Ekman-Larsson ¹
Most games: Jörgen Jönsson (285) ¹
Top scorer: Sven Tumba (103) ¹
Most points: Sven Tumba (186) ¹
Home stadium: Avicii Arena · Stockholm, Sweden ¹

More facts (8)

Team colors: #f7db09 #2a459b ¹
First game: SWE 8–0 BEL · (Antwerp, Belgium; 23 April 1920) ¹
Largest win: SWE 24–1 BEL · (Prague, Czechoslovakia; 16 February 1947) · SWE 23–0 ITA · (St. Moritz, Switzerland; 7 February 1948) ¹
Largest loss: CAN · 1921 22–0 SWE · (Chamonix, France; 29 January 1924) ¹
Regional name: European Championship ¹
Regional cup best: Gold: (1921, 1923, 1932) ¹
Olympic medals: Gold: (1994, 2006) · Silver: (1928, 1964, 2014) · Bronze: (1952, 1980, 1984, 1988) ¹
Record: 1174–799–166 ¹

Sources: 1. Infobox of Wikipedia: Sweden men's national ice hockey team (CC BY-SA 4.0)

It is considered one of the most successful national teams and belongs to the "Big Six" strongest men's ice hockey nations.^[1] The Swedish Ice Hockey Association oversees the Sweden men's national ice hockey team.^[1]

What the cited sources add

That source specifies that the tournament will take place from 15 to 31 May.^[3] It also notes that the roster includes debutants of varying ages, naming Oscar Sundqvist (32 years old) and Viggo Björck (18 years old) as examples.^[3]

References

Wikipedia, "Sweden men's national ice hockey team" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "NHL announces World Cup of Hockey for 2016", 24 January 2015 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia, "Sweden men's national ice hockey team" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Sweden complete golden double", Eurosport, 21 May 2006 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
"13 VM-debutanter i Tre Kronors preliminära VM-trupp", swehockey.se, 11 May 2026. facts only, no text reused. swehockey.se
Wikipedia, "Sweden men's national ice hockey team" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Feltenmark, "Tre Kronor en poppis 69-åring", Swedish Ice Hockey Association (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Sweden men's national ice hockey team (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.

Wikipedia: Sweden men's national ice hockey team (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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