Sweden women's national ice hockey team

Sweden
Shirt badge/Association crest
NicknameDamkronorna ('The Lady Crowns')
AssociationSwedish Ice Hockey Association
General managerSara Ridderlund
Head coachUlf Lundberg
AssistantsDennis Bozic
Stefan Ladhe
CaptainAnna Kjellbin
Most gamesErika Holst (327)
Most pointsErika Holst (233)
Team colors   
IIHF codeSWE
Ranking
Current IIHF7 Increase 1 (21 April 2025)[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)
Olympics
Appearances8 (first in 1998)
Medals Silver (2006)
Bronze (2002)
World Championships
Appearances23 (first in 1990)
Best result3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2005, 2007)
European Championships
Appearances5 (first in 1989)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1996)
International record (W–L–T)
285–297–15
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Turin Team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Salt Lake City Team
IIHF World Women's Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Canada
IIHF European Women Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Russia
Silver medal – second place 1989 West Germany
Silver medal – second place 1991 Czechoslovakia
Silver medal – second place 1993 Denmark
Silver medal – second place 1995 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
  • 2026 – Finished in 4th 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
  • 2024 – Finished in 7th place
  • 2025 – 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

2026 Olympics roster

The roster was announced on 12 January 2026.[8]

Head coach: Ulf Lundberg[9]

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1 G Ebba Svensson Träff 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 69 kg (152 lb) (2005-11-27)27 November 2005 (aged 20) Sweden Linköping HC
4 D Linnéa Andersson 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 64 kg (141 lb) (1998-09-30)30 September 1998 (aged 27) Sweden MoDo Hockey
7 D Mira Jungåker 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 70 kg (150 lb) (2005-07-22)22 July 2005 (aged 20) United States Ohio State Buckeyes
8 F Hilda Svensson 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 67 kg (148 lb) (2006-08-24)24 August 2006 (aged 19) United States Ohio State Buckeyes
9 D Jessica Adolfsson 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (1998-07-15)15 July 1998 (aged 27) Sweden SDE HF
11 F Josefin Bouveng 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 72 kg (159 lb) (2001-05-15)15 May 2001 (aged 24) United States Minnesota Golden Gophers
12 D Maja Nylén Persson 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) 66 kg (146 lb) (2000-11-20)20 November 2000 (aged 25) United States New York Sirens
14 D Ida Karlsson 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 68 kg (150 lb) (2004-06-30)30 June 2004 (aged 21) United States Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
15 F Lisa Johansson 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) 59 kg (130 lb) (1992-04-11)11 April 1992 (aged 33) Sweden SDE HF
17 F Sofie Lundin 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) 63 kg (139 lb) (2000-02-15)15 February 2000 (aged 25) Sweden Frölunda HC
19 F Sara Hjalmarsson – A 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 79 kg (174 lb) (1998-02-08)8 February 1998 (aged 27) Canada Toronto Sceptres
22 F Hanna Thuvik 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 75 kg (165 lb) (2002-05-17)17 May 2002 (aged 23) Sweden Brynäs IF
23 F Thea Johansson 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 67 kg (148 lb) (2002-11-22)22 November 2002 (aged 23) United States Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
24 F Ebba Hedqvist 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 67 kg (148 lb) (2006-09-30)30 September 2006 (aged 19) Sweden MoDo Hockey
25 F Lina Ljungblom 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 77 kg (170 lb) (2001-10-15)15 October 2001 (aged 24) Canada Montreal Victoire
26 F Hanna Olsson – A 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 69 kg (152 lb) (1999-01-20)20 January 1999 (aged 27) Sweden Frölunda HC
29 F Felizia Wikner Zienkiewicz 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 65 kg (143 lb) (1999-09-17)17 September 1999 (aged 26) Sweden Frölunda HC
30 G Emma Söderberg 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 69 kg (152 lb) (1998-02-18)18 February 1998 (aged 27) Sweden SDE HF
34 F Mira Hallin 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 65 kg (143 lb) (2006-04-24)24 April 2006 (aged 19) Sweden MoDo Hockey
35 G Tindra Holm 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 69 kg (152 lb) (2001-05-26)26 May 2001 (aged 24) Sweden MoDo Hockey
55 D Jenna Raunio 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (150 lb) (2006-09-25)25 September 2006 (aged 19) United States Ohio State Buckeyes
71 D Anna Kjellbin – C 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) 63 kg (139 lb) (1994-03-16)16 March 1994 (aged 31) Canada Toronto Sceptres
89 F Nicole Hall 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) 74 kg (163 lb) (2004-03-24)24 March 2004 (aged 21) United States Penn State Nittany Lions

Famous players

Awards and honors

See also

References

  1. ^ "World Ranking". IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  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. ^ "Tre Kronor dams OS-trupp är presenterad". www.swehockey.se (in Swedish). 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  9. ^ "Team roster: Sweden". iihf.com. 5 February 2026. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  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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