Swedish national women's ice hockey team

The Swedish national women's ice hockey team or Damkronorna is controlled by Svenska Ishockeyförbundet. The Swedish team has traditionally been the 4th best women's team in the world, behind the Canadian national women's hockey team, the American national women's hockey team and the Finnish national women's ice hockey team. However, the team has shown steady improvement since 2001, winning bronze medals in the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2005 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships, and a silver medal in the 2006 Winter Olympics. Thus, 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.

Sweden has 2,888 female players (2005). The head coach is Peter Elander.

[edit] 2006 Olympic team

Women's team
Number	Player	Club	Position
1	Cecilia Andersson	Concordia University Stingers	GK
30	Kim Martin	AIK	GK
2	Elin Holmlöv	AIK	D
4	Jenni Asserholt	Örebro HK	D
21	Joa Elfsberg	Brynäs IF	D
22	Emma Eliasson	MODO	D
23	Gunilla Andersson	Mälarhöjden/Bredäng Hockey	D
27	Ylva Lindberg	Mälarhöjden/Bredäng Hockey	D
3	Frida Nevalainen	MODO	F
7	Maria Rooth	Mälarhöjden/Bredäng Hockey	F
8	Erika Holst	Mälarhöjden/Bredäng Hockey	F
12	Jenny Lindqvist	Mälarhöjden/Bredäng Hockey	F
15	Katarina Timglas	AIK	F
16	Pernilla Winberg	AIK	F
17	Ann-Louise Edstrand	Mälarhöjden/Bredäng Hockey	F
18	Kristina Lundberg	MODO	F
19	Emilie O'Konor	AIK	F
24	Nanna Jansson	Brynäs IF	F
25	Therese Sjölander	MODO	F
28	Danijela Rundqvist	AIK	F
31	Jeanette Brackett	Brynäs IF	F