Sweden women's national ice hockey team

Sweden
Nickname(s) Damkronorna (The Lady Crowns)
Association Svenska Ishockeyförbundet
Head coach Leif Boork
Assistants Alexandra Cipparone
Jared Cipparone
Captain Emilia Ramboldt
Most games Gunilla Andersson (297)
Most points Erika Holst (202)
Team colors          
IIHF code SWE
Ranking
Current IIHF 6 Decrease1
Highest IIHF 2 (2007)
Lowest IIHF 6 (first in 2013)
First international
 United States 10–0 Sweden 
(North York or Mississauga, Canada; 22 April 1987)
Biggest win
 Sweden 17–0 Norway 
(Haninge, Sweden; 18 March 2000)
Biggest defeat
 Canada 15–1 Sweden 
(Ottawa, Canada; 19 March 1990)
World Championships
Appearances 18 (first in 1990)
Best result 3rd, bronze medalist(s) (2005, 2007)
European Championships
Appearances 5 (first in 1989)
Best result 1st, gold medalist(s) (1996)
Olympics
Appearances 4 (first in 1998)
Medals Silver (2006)
Bronze (2002)
International record (W–L–T)
168–181–17
Medal record
Olympic Games
2006 TurinTeam
2002 Salt Lake CityTeam
IIHF World Women's Championships
2005 Sweden
2007 Canada
IIHF European Women Championships
1996 Russia
1989 West Germany
1991 Czechoslovakia
1993 Denmark
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 controlled by Svenska Ishockeyförbundet. Sweden has 3,425 female players in 2011.[1]

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 qualifyied for the 1998 Olympic tournament in Nagano, ending up 5th.[2] 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. The current head coach is Niclas Högberg, who was hired on 4 March 2010.[3] 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.

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

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

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

The following is the Swedish roster for the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[4][5][6]

Head coach: Sweden Leif Boork Assistant coaches: Canada Alexandra Cipparone, Canada Jared Cipparone

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2017–18 team
1GSara Grahn1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)70 kg (150 lb)25 September 1988ÖrebroSweden Brynäs IF (SWHL)
2DEmmy Alasalmi1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)65 kg (143 lb)17 January 1994StockholmSweden AIK IF (SWHL)
5DJohanna Fällman1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)71 kg (157 lb)21 June 1990LuleåSweden Luleå HF (SWHL)
6FSara Hjalmarsson1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)74 kg (163 lb)8 February 1998BankerydSweden AIK IF (SWHL)
7DJohanna Olofsson1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)69 kg (152 lb)13 July 1991StorumanSweden Modo Hockey (SWHL)
8DAnnie Svedin1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)67 kg (148 lb)12 October 1991SundsvallSweden Modo Hockey (SWHL)
10DEmilia Ramboldt – C1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)74 kg (163 lb)31 August 1988StockholmSweden Linköpings HC (SWHL)
12DMaja Nylén Persson1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)65 kg (143 lb)20 November 2000AvestaSweden Leksands IF (SWHL)
13DElin Lundberg1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)69 kg (152 lb)15 May 1993KarlstadSweden Leksands IF (SWHL)
14FSabina Küller1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)73 kg (161 lb)22 September 1994NorrtäljeSweden AIK IF (SWHL)
15FLisa Johansson1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)58 kg (128 lb)11 April 1992NybroSweden AIK IF (SWHL)
16FPernilla Winberg – A1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)64 kg (141 lb)24 February 1989LimhamnSweden Linköpings HC (SWHL)
18FAnna Borgqvist – A1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)63 kg (139 lb)11 June 1992VäxjöSweden Brynäs IF (SWHL)
19FMaria Lindh1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)63 kg (139 lb)29 September 1993StockholmSweden Djurgårdens IF (SWHL)
20FFanny Rask1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)65 kg (143 lb)21 May 1991LeksandSweden HV 71 (SWHL)
21FErica Udén Johansson1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)70 kg (150 lb)20 July 1989SundsvallSweden Brynäs IF (SWHL)
23FRebecca Stenberg1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)60 kg (130 lb)18 September 1992PiteåSweden Luleå HF (SWHL)
24FErika Grahm1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)77 kg (170 lb)26 January 1991KramforsSweden Modo Hockey (SWHL)
26FHanna Olsson1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)68 kg (150 lb)20 January 1999HälsöSweden Djurgårdens IF (SWHL)
27FEmma Nordin1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)72 kg (159 lb)22 March 1991ÖrnsköldsvikSweden Luleå HF (SWHL)
29FOlivia Carlsson1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)71 kg (157 lb)2 March 1995KarlstadSweden Modo Hockey (SWHL)
30GMinatsu Murase1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)62 kg (137 lb)23 June 1995StockholmSweden AIK IF (SWHL)
35GSarah Berglind1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)63 kg (139 lb)10 February 1996ÖstersundSweden Modo Hockey (SWHL)

Famous players

Awards and honors

See also

References

  1. ↑ Profile
  2. ↑ Andria Hunter (1998). "Women's Hockey in Sweden". Women's Hockey Web. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Högberg new Sweden coach". International Ice Hockey Federation. 4 March 2010. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  4. ↑ "Här är damkronornas OS-lag". The Swedish Olympic Committee. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Damkronornas preliminära trupp är uttagen till OS i Sydkorea". Svenska ishockeyförbundet. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  6. ↑ Team Roster Sweden
  7. ↑ 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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