Sweden women's national ice hockey team
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.[2]
| Nickname(s) | Damkronorna (The Lady Crowns) |
|---|---|
| Association | Svenska Ishockeyförbundet |
| Head coach | Ylva Martinsen |
| Assistants | Alexander Broms Oscar Dahlgren |
| Captain | Emma Nordin |
| Most games | Gunilla Andersson (297) |
| Most points | Erika Holst (202) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | SWE |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 7  |
| Highest IIHF | 2 (2007) |
| Lowest IIHF | 7 (2019) |
| First international | |
United States   (North York or Mississauga, Canada; 22 April 1987) | |
| Biggest win | |
Sweden  (Haninge, Sweden; 18 March 2000) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Canada .svg.png){kind=small} (Ottawa, Canada; 19 March 1990) | |
| World Championships | |
| Appearances | 19 (first in 1990) |
| Best result |  |
| European Championships | |
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1989) |
| Best result |  |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1998) |
| Medals |   |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 168–181–17 | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2006 Turin | Team |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2002 Salt Lake City | Team |
| IIHF World Women's Championships | ||
| 2005 Sweden | |
| 2007 Canada | |
| IIHF European Women Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1996 Russia | |
| 1989 West Germany | |
| 1991 Czechoslovakia | |
| 1993 Denmark | |
| 1995 Latvia | |
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. The current head coach is Ylva Martinsen, who was hired to replace Leif Boork in 2019. 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]
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
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 coronavirus pandemic[5]
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
- 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 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship.[6][7]
Head Coach: Ylva Lindberg
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | Sara Grahn | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 25 September 1988 | |
| 3 | D | Mina Waxin | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 29 April 2001 | |
| 4 | D | Sofia Engström | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 3 July 1988 | |
| 5 | D | Johanna Fällman | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 21 June 1990 | |
| 6 | D | Josefin Holmgren – A | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 11 April 1993 | |
| 7 | D | Johanna Olofsson | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 13 July 1991 | |
| 9 | D | Jessica Adolfsson | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 15 July 1998 | |
| 12 | D | Maja Nylén Persson | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 20 November 2000 | |
| 14 | F | Sabina Küller | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 22 September 1994 | |
| 15 | F | Lisa Johansson | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | 59 kg (130 lb) | 11 April 1992 | |
| 16 | F | Pernilla Winberg | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 24 February 1989 | |
| 19 | F | Sara Hjalmarsson | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 8 February 1998 | |
| 20 | F | Fanny Rask | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 21 May 1991 | |
| 21 | F | Isabell Palm | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 13 October 1995 | |
| 22 | F | Lina Ljungblom | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 15 October 2001 | |
| 24 | F | Erika Grahm – A | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 26 January 1991 | |
| 25 | F | Melinda Olsson | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 9 September 1992 | |
| 26 | F | Hanna Olsson | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 20 January 1999 | |
| 27 | F | Emma Nordin – C | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 22 March 1991 | |
| 28 | F | Sofie Lundin | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 15 February 2000 | |
| 29 | F | Olivia Carlsson | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 2 March 1995 | |
| 30 | G | Julia Åberg | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 12 July 1996 | |
| 35 | G | Lovisa Selander | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 14 March 1996 | |
Famous players
- Gunilla Andersson
- Erika Holst
- Kim Martin
- Maria Rooth
- Pernilla Winberg
Awards and honors
- Maria Rooth, 2005 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships All-Star team[8]
- Kim Martin and Maria Rooth, 2006 Women's Ice hockey at the Winter Olympics All-Star team
See also
References
- "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- 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.
- "Women's Worlds cancelled". iihf.com. 7 March 2020.
- "Damkronornas trupp uttagen till VM". swehockey.se. 19 March 2019.
- 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship roster
- 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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