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]

Sweden
Nickname(s)Damkronorna (The Lady Crowns)
AssociationSvenska Ishockeyförbundet
Head coachYlva Martinsen
AssistantsAlexander Broms
Oscar Dahlgren
CaptainEmma Nordin
Most gamesGunilla Andersson (297)
Most pointsErika Holst (202)
Team colors   
IIHF codeSWE
Ranking
Current IIHF7 2 (24 April 2020)[1]
Highest IIHF2 (2007)
Lowest IIHF7 (2019)
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
Appearances19 (first in 1990)
Best result (2005, 2007)
European Championships
Appearances5 (first in 1989)
Best result (1996)
Olympics
Appearances6 (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

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

  • 1998 – Finished in 5th place
  • 2002Won bronze medal
  • 2006Won 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
  • 2005Won bronze medal
  • 2007Won 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[5]
  • 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[6]

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
  • 2006Won bronze medal
  • 2007 – Finished in 4th place
  • 2008Won bronze medal
  • 2009Won bronze medal
  • 2010 – Finished in 4th place

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship.[7][8]

Head Coach: Ylva Lindberg

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1GSara Grahn1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)67 kg (148 lb) (1988-09-25) 25 September 1988 Luleå HF
3DMina Waxin1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)68 kg (150 lb) (2001-04-29) 29 April 2001 Modo Hockey
4DSofia Engström1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)63 kg (139 lb) (1988-07-03) 3 July 1988 Leksands IF
5DJohanna Fällman1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)72 kg (159 lb) (1990-06-21) 21 June 1990 Luleå HF
6DJosefin HolmgrenA1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)73 kg (161 lb) (1993-04-11) 11 April 1993 Djurgårdens IF Hockey
7DJohanna Olofsson1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)71 kg (157 lb) (1991-07-13) 13 July 1991 Modo Hockey
9DJessica Adolfsson1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)74 kg (163 lb) (1998-07-15) 15 July 1998 Penn State Univ.
12DMaja Nylén Persson1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)63 kg (139 lb) (2000-11-20) 20 November 2000 Leksands IF
14FSabina Küller1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)71 kg (157 lb) (1994-09-22) 22 September 1994 AIK IF
15FLisa Johansson1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)59 kg (130 lb) (1992-04-11) 11 April 1992 AIK IF
16FPernilla Winberg1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)68 kg (150 lb) (1989-02-24) 24 February 1989 Linköpings HC
19FSara Hjalmarsson1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)72 kg (159 lb) (1998-02-08) 8 February 1998 Providence College
20FFanny Rask1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)66 kg (146 lb) (1991-05-21) 21 May 1991 HV71
21FIsabell Palm1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)69 kg (152 lb) (1995-10-13) 13 October 1995 HV71
22FLina Ljungblom1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)79 kg (174 lb) (2001-10-15) 15 October 2001 HV71
24FErika GrahmA1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)75 kg (165 lb) (1991-01-26) 26 January 1991 Brynäs IF
25FMelinda Olsson1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)85 kg (187 lb) (1992-09-09) 9 September 1992 Luleå HF
26FHanna Olsson1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)69 kg (152 lb) (1999-01-20) 20 January 1999 Skärgårdens SK
27FEmma NordinC1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)68 kg (150 lb) (1991-03-22) 22 March 1991 Luleå HF
28FSofie Lundin1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)63 kg (139 lb) (2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 Djurgårdens IF Hockey
29FOlivia Carlsson1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)74 kg (163 lb) (1995-03-02) 2 March 1995 Modo Hockey
30GJulia Åberg1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)79 kg (174 lb) (1996-07-12) 12 July 1996 Leksands IF
35GLovisa Selander1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)73 kg (161 lb) (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 RPI

Famous players

Awards and honors

See also

References

  1. "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  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. "Women's Worlds cancelled". iihf.com. 7 March 2020.
  6. "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  7. "Damkronornas trupp uttagen till VM". swehockey.se. 19 March 2019.
  8. 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship roster
  9. 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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