Sweden
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Damkronorna ('The Lady Crowns')
AssociationSwedish Ice Hockey Association
Head coachUlf Lundberg
AssistantsAndreas Karlsson
Andreas Spångberg
CaptainAnna Kjellbin
Most gamesErika Holst (327)
Most pointsErika Holst (233)
Team colors   
IIHF codeSWE
Ranking
Current IIHF8 Steady (28 August 2023)[1]
Highest IIHF3 (first in 2006)
Lowest IIHF9 (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)
World Championships
Appearances21 (first in 1990)
Best result3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2005, 2007)
European Championships
Appearances5 (first in 1989)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1996)
Olympics
Appearances7 (first in 1998)
Medals Silver (2006)
Bronze (2002)
International record (W–L–T)
285–297–15
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2006 TurinTeam
Bronze medal – third place2002 Salt Lake CityTeam
IIHF World Women's Championships
Bronze medal – third place2005 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place2007 Canada
IIHF European Women Championships
Gold medal – first place1996 Russia
Silver medal – second place1989 West Germany
Silver medal – second place1991 Czechoslovakia
Silver medal – second place1993 Denmark
Silver medal – second place1995 Latvia

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

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

  • 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

Olympic Games

  • 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

  • 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

European Championship

  • 1989 – Won silver medal
  • 1991 – Won silver medal
  • 1993 – Won silver medal
  • 1995 – Won silver medal
  • 1996 – Won gold medal

3/4 Nations Cup

  • 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

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship.[8][9]

Head Coach: Ulf Lundberg

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1GSara Grahn1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)67 kg (148 lb)25 September 1988Sweden Luleå HF
2DPaula Bergström1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)69 kg (152 lb)26 January 1999United States LIU Sharks
3DAnna Kjellbin – C1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)63 kg (139 lb)16 March 1994Sweden Luleå HF
4DLinnéa Andersson1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)68 kg (150 lb)30 September 1998Sweden MoDo Hockey
5DAnnie Silén1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)73 kg (161 lb)28 March 2002Sweden Leksands IF
6DJosefine Holmgren1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)73 kg (161 lb)11 April 1993Sweden Djurgårdens IF
7DMira Jungåker1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)68 kg (150 lb)22 July 2005Sweden HV71
8FHilda Svensson1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)64 kg (141 lb)24 August 2006Sweden HV71
10DNathalie Lidman1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)73 kg (161 lb)28 May 2001Sweden Leksands IF
11FJosefin Bouveng1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)69 kg (152 lb)15 May 2001United States Minnesota Golden Gophers
12DMaja Nylén Persson – A1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)67 kg (148 lb)20 November 2000Sweden Brynäs IF
15FLisa Johansson1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)58 kg (128 lb)11 April 1992Sweden Luleå HF
17FSofie Lundin1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)64 kg (141 lb)15 February 2000United States Ohio State Buckeyes
19FSara Hjalmarsson1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)74 kg (163 lb)8 February 1998United States Providence Friars
20FFanny Rask1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)64 kg (141 lb)21 May 1991Sweden Djurgårdens IF
21FLova Blom1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)78 kg (172 lb)15 July 2003Sweden Djurgårdens IF
22FHanna Thuvik1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)72 kg (159 lb)17 May 2002Sweden Brynäs IF
23FEbba Hedqvist1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)67 kg (148 lb)30 September 2006Sweden MoDo Hockey
24FFelizia Wikner-Zienkiewicz1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)65 kg (143 lb)17 September 1999Sweden Brynäs IF
25FLina Ljungblom1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)79 kg (174 lb)15 October 2001Sweden MoDo Hockey
26FHanna Olsson1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)69 kg (152 lb)20 January 1999Sweden Frölunda HC
29FOlivia Carlsson – A1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)75 kg (165 lb)2 March 1995Sweden MoDo Hockey
30GEmma Söderberg1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)69 kg (152 lb)18 February 1998United States Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
35GTindra Holm1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)68 kg (150 lb)26 May 2001United States LIU Sharks

Famous players

Awards and honors

See also

References

  1. ↑ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Profile
  3. ↑ Andria Hunter (1998). "Women's Hockey in Sweden". Women's Hockey Web. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  4. ↑ Lucas Aykroyd (9 April 2019). "Japan's sun shines – Sweden relegated!". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "IIHF – Swedish women are back". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Women's Worlds cancelled". iihf.com. 7 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "Damkronornas VM-trupp". Swedish Ice Hockey Association (in Swedish). 17 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "Team Roster: Sweden" (PDF). iihf.com. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  10. ↑ Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009–10, p. 545, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6.
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