Sweden women's national ice hockey team
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| Nickname(s) | Damkronorna ('The Lady Crowns') |
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| Association | Swedish Ice Hockey Association |
| Head coach | Ulf Lundberg |
| Assistants | Dennis Bozic Andreas Spångberg |
| Captain | Anna Kjellbin |
| Most games | Erika Holst (327) |
| Most points | Erika Holst (233) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | SWE |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 8  (28 August 2023)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 3 (first in 2006) |
| Lowest IIHF | 9 (first in 2020) |
| First international | |
United States  10–0  Sweden(North York or Mississauga, Canada; 22 April 1987) | |
| Biggest win | |
Sweden 17–0  Norway(Haninge Municipality, Sweden; 18 March 2000) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Canada  15–1 Sweden(Ottawa, Canada; 19 March 1990) | |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1998) |
| Medals |  Silver (2006) Bronze (2002) |
| World Championships | |
| Appearances | 22 (first in 1990) |
| Best result |  (2005, 2007) |
| European Championships | |
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1989) |
| Best result |  (1996) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 285–297–15 | |
The Swedish women's national ice hockey team (Swedish: Sveriges damlandslag i ishockey) or Damkronorna ("the Lady Crowns" in Swedish) represents Sweden at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is organized by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Sweden had 3,425 female players registered with the IIHF in 2011.[2]
History
[edit]The Swedish team had traditionally been the fourth-best women's team in the world, behind Canada, USA and Finland. During the 1997 World Championship, Sweden qualified for the 1998 Olympic tournament in Nagano, ending up 5th.[3] However, the team has shown steady improvement since 2001, winning bronze medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics, the 2005 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships, and the 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships, and a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. On 31 August 2011, Canada was bested by Sweden for just the second time in 66 all-time international meetings. Canada suffered from a 4–1 second-period deficit and lost by a 6–4 score. On 9 April 2019, at the 2019 World Championship in Espoo, Finland, they lost to Japan 3–2. Sweden has relegated to Division I for the first time in Women's Worlds history.[4] The current head coach is Ulf Lundberg, who was hired to replace Ylva Martinsen in 2020.[5]
Records
[edit]- Sweden is the first country in the history of the sport other than Canada and the United States to compete in the finals of any international women's hockey tournament.
- On 7 November 2008, in Lake Placid, Sweden defeated Canada for the first time in women's ice hockey with the 2–1 win in overtime at 4 Nations Cup.
Tournament record
[edit]Olympic Games
[edit]- 1998 – Finished in 5th place
- 2002 – Won bronze medal
- 2006 – Won silver medal
- 2010 – Finished in 4th place
- 2014 – Finished in 4th place
- 2018 – Finished in 7th place
- 2022 – Finished in 8th place
World Championship
[edit]- 1990 – Finished in 4th place
- 1992 – Finished in 4th place
- 1994 – Finished in 5th place
- 1997 – Finished in 5th place
- 1999 – Finished in 4th place
- 2000 – Finished in 4th place
- 2001 – Finished in 7th place
- 2004 – Finished in 4th place
- 2005 – Won bronze medal
- 2007 – Won bronze medal
- 2008 – Finished in 5th place
- 2009 – Finished in 4th place
- 2011 – Finished in 5th place
- 2012 – Finished in 5th place
- 2013 – Finished in 7th place
- 2015 – Finished in 5th place
- 2016 – Finished in 5th place
- 2017 – Finished in 6th place
- 2019 – Finished in 9th place (relegated to Division IA)
- 2020 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[6]
- 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[7]
- 2022 – Finished in 7th place
- 2023 – Finished in 6th place
- 2024 – Finished in 7th place
European Championship
[edit]- 1989 – Won silver medal
- 1991 – Won silver medal
- 1993 – Won silver medal
- 1995 – Won silver medal
- 1996 – Won gold medal
3/4 Nations Cup
[edit]- 2000 – Finished in 4th place
- 2001 – Won bronze medal (3 Nations Cup)
- 2002 – Finished in 4th place
- 2003 – Finished in 4th place
- 2004 – Won bronze medal
- 2005 – Finished in 4th place
- 2006 – Won bronze medal
- 2007 – Finished in 4th place
- 2008 – Won bronze medal
- 2009 – Won bronze medal
- 2010 – Finished in 4th place
Team
[edit]Current roster
[edit]Roster for the 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship.[8][9]
Head coach: Ulf Lundberg
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
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| 4 | D | Linnéa Andersson | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 30 September 1998 | MoDo Hockey
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| 7 | D | Mira Jungåker | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 22 July 2005 | HV71
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| 8 | F | Hilda Svensson | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 24 August 2006 | HV71
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| 9 | D | Emma Forsgren | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 15 August 2002 | Djurgårdens IF
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| 11 | F | Josefin Bouveng | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 15 May 2001 | Minnesota Golden Gophers
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| 12 | D | Maja Nylén Persson – A | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 20 November 2000 | Brynäs IF
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| 13 | F | Wilma Sundin | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 24 September 2003 | MoDo Hockey
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| 14 | D | Ida Karlsson | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 30 June 2004 | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
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| 17 | F | Sofie Lundin | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 15 February 2000 | Frölunda HC
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| 19 | F | Sara Hjalmarsson | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 8 February 1998 | Linköping HC
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| 21 | F | Lova Blom | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 15 July 2003 | Linköping HC
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| 22 | F | Hanna Thuvik | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 17 May 2002 | Brynäs IF
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| 23 | F | Thea Johansson | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 22 November 2002 | Mercyhurst Lakers
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| 24 | F | Ebba Hedqvist | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 30 September 2006 | MoDo Hockey
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| 25 | F | Lina Ljungblom – A | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 15 October 2001 | MoDo Hockey
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| 26 | F | Hanna Olsson | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 20 January 1999 | Frölunda HC
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| 29 | F | Felizia Wikner Zienkiewicz | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 17 September 1999 | Frölunda HC
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| 30 | G | Emma Söderberg | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 18 February 1998 | PWHL Boston
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| 31 | G | Ida Boman | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 1 April 2003 | Djurgårdens IF
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| 34 | F | Mira Hallin | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 24 April 2006 | MoDo Hockey
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| 35 | G | Tindra Holm | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 26 May 2001 | LIU Sharks
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| 45 | D | Paula Bergström | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 26 January 1999 | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
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| 71 | D | Anna Kjellbin – C | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 16 March 1994 | Luleå HF
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Famous players
[edit]Awards and honors
[edit]- Maria Rooth, 2005 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships All-Star team[10]
- Kim Martin and Maria Rooth, 2006 Women's Ice hockey at the Winter Olympics All-Star team
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ Profile
- ^ Andria Hunter (1998). "Women's Hockey in Sweden". Women's Hockey Web. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ Lucas Aykroyd (9 April 2019). "Japan's sun shines – Sweden relegated!". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ "IIHF – Swedish women are back". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Women's Worlds cancelled". iihf.com. 7 March 2020.
- ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Damkronorna spelar VM i USA, 3–14 april - här är spelartruppen". Swedish Ice Hockey Association (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Team roster: Sweden" (PDF). iihf.com. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009–10, p. 545, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6.
External links
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