Sweden men's national junior ice hockey team

Sweden
Nickname(s) Juniorkronorna (The Junior Crowns)[1]
Association Swedish Ice Hockey Association
Head coach Sweden Tomas Montén
Assistants Sweden Anders Johansson
Sweden Henrik Stridh
Captain Joel Eriksson Ek
Top scorer Markus Näslund (21)
Most points Peter Forsberg (42)
Team colors          
IIHF code SWEDEN
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Czechoslovakia 6 – 4 Sweden 
(Leningrad, Soviet Union; December 27, 1973)
Biggest win
 Sweden 20 – 1 Japan 
(Gävle, Sweden; December 30, 1992)
Biggest defeat
 Canada 10 – 2 Sweden 
(Winnipeg or Brandon, Manitoba, Canada; December 30, 1974)
IIHF World U20 Championship
Appearances 43 (first in 1974)
Best result (1981, 2012)
International record (W–L–T)
148–94–13
Medal record
IIHF World U20 Championship
1975 Canada/USASweden
1978 CanadaSweden
1979 SwedenSweden
1980 FinlandSweden
1981 West GermanySweden
1987 CzechoslovakiaSweden
1989 USASweden
1992 GermanySweden
1993 SwedenSweden
1994 Czech RepublicSweden
1995 CanadaSweden
1996 USASweden
2008 Czech RepublicSweden
2009 CanadaSweden
2010 CanadaSweden
2012 CanadaSweden
2013 RussiaSweden
2014 SwedenSweden
2018 USASweden
The Swedish team celebrates after defeating Russia in overtime to win the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

The Swedish men's national under 20 ice hockey team, or Juniorkronorna (Junior Crowns in Swedish) as it is commonly called in Sweden, is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Sweden. The team represents Sweden at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Junior Hockey Championship, held annually every December and January, and is affectionately known as The Junior Crowns, referencing the men's national team Three Crowns.

Sweden's roster for the 1981 World Junior Championships when they won gold included players such as Jan Erixon, Patrik and Peter Sundström, Håkan Nordin and Lars Eriksson.[2]

Preliminary 2018 WJC Roster

Preliminary roster for the 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[3]

Goaltenders
# Player Club
1 Filip Larsson United States Tri-City Storm (USHL)
30 Filip Gustavsson Sweden Luleå HF
35 Olle Eriksson Ek Sweden Färjestad BK J20 (J20)
Defensemen
# Player Club
3 Filip Westerlund Sweden Frölunda HC
5 Gustav Lindström Sweden Almtuna IS (Allsvenskan)
6 Linus Högberg Sweden Växjö Lakers
7 Timothy Liljegren Canada Toronto Marlies (AHL)
8 Rasmus Dahlin Sweden Frölunda HC
23 Jesper Sellgren Sweden Modo Hockey (Allsvenskan)
26 Erik Brännström Sweden HV71
27 Jacob Moverare Canada Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)
Forwards
# Player Club
9 Tim Söderlund Sweden Skellefteå AIK
10 Marcus Davidsson Sweden Djurgårdens IF
11 David Gustafsson Sweden HV71
12 Glenn Gustafsson Sweden Örebro HK
14 Elias Pettersson Sweden Växjö Lakers
16 Linus Lindström Sweden Skellefteå AIK
17 Fredrik Karlström Sweden Linköpings HC
18 Jacob Olofsson Sweden Timrå IK (Allsvenskan)
19 Alexander Nylander United States Rochester Americans (AHL)
20 Isac Lundeström Sweden Luleå HF
21 Jesper Boqvist Sweden Brynäs IF
22 Axel Jonsson Fjällby Sweden Djurgårdens IF
24 Lias Andersson Sweden Frölunda HC
25 Lucas Elvenes Sweden Rögle BK
28 Fabian Zetterlund Sweden Färjestad BK
29 Oskar Steen Sweden Färjestad BK

2012 WJC Gold Medal Winning Team Roster

Roster for the 2012 World Junior Championships.[4] Pontus Åberg was originally named to the roster but was unable to play because of an injury and was replaced by Jeremy Boyce-Rotevall.

Goaltenders
# Player Club
1 Anton Forsberg Sweden Modo Hockey
30 Johan Gustafsson Sweden Luleå HF
35 Johan Mattsson Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
Defensemen
# Player Club
5 Mattias Bäckman Sweden Linköpings HC
6 Oscar Klefbom Sweden Färjestad BK
7 Fredrik Claesson Sweden Djurgårdens IF
8 Petter Granberg Sweden Skellefteå AIK
9 John Klingberg Finland Jokerit (SM-liiga)
12 Patrik Nemeth Sweden AIK
25 Jonas Brodin Sweden Färjestad BK
Forwards
# Player Club
10 Johan Larsson Sweden Brynäs IF
11 Jeremy Boyce-Rotevall Sweden Timrå IK
13 Johan Sundström Sweden Frölunda HC
14 Max Friberg Sweden Timrå IK
15 Sebastian Collberg Sweden Frölunda HC
16 Filip Forsberg Sweden Leksands IF (Allsvenskan)
17 William Karlsson Sweden Västerås IK (Allsvenskan)
18 Victor Rask Canada Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
19 Joakim Nordström Sweden AIK
20 Mika Zibanejad Sweden Djurgårdens IF
23 Ludvig Rensfeldt Canada Sarnia Sting (OHL)
24 Rickard Rakell United States Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
28 Erik Thorell Sweden Färjestad BK

World Junior Championship record

Year GP W L T GF GA Pts Rank
19745230322144th place
1975522118245Won bronze medal
19764130231725th place
19777340283065th place
1978742128249Won silver medal
1979641119138Won bronze medal
1980522123155Won bronze medal
1981540125119Won gold medal
19827430422685th place
19837430352384th place
19847340272865th place
19857340322665th place
19867430262385th place
1987742145119Won bronze medal
19887331362475th place
19897610511412Won silver medal
19907421382995th place
19917340322966th place
19927511412411Won silver medal
19937610531512Won silver medal
19947610351612Won silver medal
1995742135219Won bronze medal
1996742126139Won silver medal
19975230201848th place
19987340251366th place
19997430302284th place
200075204520105th place
20017340171364th place
200273*2+2181586th place
20036240202548th place
20046330211367th place
2005624+0182586th place
2006642+0231185th place
2007734^01916104th place
200865†1+0261315Won silver medal
20096510271115Won silver medal
20106510411515Won bronze medal
2011642+02617124th place
201266††**00301314Won gold medal
201365†*10231313Won silver medal
2014761+0321119Won silver medal
201565102513124th place
20166510267124th place
2017752+02916124th place
20187601??12silver medal

† Includes one win in extra time (in the preliminary round)
^ Includes one loss in extra time (in the preliminary round)
* Includes one win in extra time (in the playoff round)
+ Includes one loss in extra time (in the playoff round)

References

  1. ↑ "Sweden takes gold in junior hockey championships". Radio Sweden. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "Eliteprospects.com - Sweden U20". Retrieved 2010-12-01.
  3. ↑ "Sveriges preliminära trupp uttagen till Junior-VM i Buffalo, USA" (in Swedish). Swehockey.
  4. ↑ "TEAM SWEDEN U20 Roster" (PDF). swehockey.se.

Swedish men's national junior hockey team all-time statistical leaders - QuantHockey


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