Sweden women's national ice hockey team

Sweden
Nickname(s) Damkronorna (The Lady Crowns)
Association Svenska Ishockeyförbundet
Head coach Niclas Högberg
Assistants Henrik Cedegren
Anders Palm
Captain Erika Holst
Most games Gunilla Andersson (297)
Most points Erika Holst (202)
IIHF code SWE
IIHF ranking 4
Highest IIHF ranking 2 (2007)
Lowest IIHF ranking 4 (first in 2003)
Team colours          
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 United States 10 - 0 Sweden 
(North York or Mississauga, Canada; April 22, 1987)
Biggest win
 Sweden 17 - 0 Norway 
(Haninge, Sweden; March 18, 2000)
Biggest defeat
 Canada 15 - 1 Sweden 
(Ottawa, Canada; March 19, 1990)
IIHF World Women's Championships
Appearances 13 (first in 1990)
Best result (2005, 2007)
IIHF European Women Championships
Appearances 5 (first in 1989)
Best result (1996)
Olympics
Appearances 4 (first in 1998)
Medals Silver: 1 – 2006
Bronze: 1 – 2002
International record (W–L–T)
156–175–16
Olympic medal record
Women's ice hockey
Silver 2006 Turin Ice hockey
Bronze 2002 Salt Lake City Ice hockey

The Swedish women's national ice hockey team 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]

Contents

History

The Swedish team had traditionally been the fourth-best women's team in the world, behind Canada, USA and Finland. 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 head coach is Niclas Högberg, who was hired on March 4, 2010.[2] On August 31, 2011, Canada was bested by Sweden for just the second time in 66 all-time international meetings. [3] Canada suffered from a 4-1 second-period deficit and lost by a 6-4 score.

Records

European Championship record

IIHF European Women Championships

World Championship record

IIHF World Women's Championships

Olympic record

Ice hockey at the Olympic Games

3/4 Nations Cup

3 Nations Cup/4 Nations Cup

Current roster 2011

[4]

Goaltenders
Number Player Club
1 Sara Grahn Brynas Gavle
30 Kim Martin University of Minnesota Duluth
35 Valentina Lizana MODO Ornskoldsvik
99 Sofia Carlstrom AIK Stockholm
Defensemen
Number Player Club
3 Frida Nevalainen Tornado Moscow Region
5 Johanna Fallman MODO Ornskoldsvik
6 Johanna Malmstrom Brynas Gavle
7 Johanna Olofsson MODO Ornskoldsvik
10 Emilia Andersson Minnesota State
11 Madelene Eriksson University of Maine
17 Linnea Backman AIK Stockholm
20 Annie Svedin Ohio State University
23 Gunilla Andersson Segeltorps IF
27 Emma Nordin MODO Ornskoldsvik
Forwards
Number player Club
2 Elin Holmlov University of Minnesota Duluth
4 Jenni Asserholt Linkopings HC
8 Erika Holst Segeltorps IF
9 Tina Enstrom MODO Ornskoldsvik
12 Isabelle Jordansson MODO Ornskoldsvik
13 Lina Wester Leksands IF
14 Angelica Ostlund Brynas Gavle
15 Frida Svedin-Thunstrom MODO Ornskoldsvik
16 Pernilla Winberg University of Minnesota Duluth
18 Anna Borgovist Leksands IF
19 Lisa Hedengren AIK Stockholm
21 Rebecca Stenberg Munksund-Skuthamns SK
22 Emma Eliasson Brynas Gavle
24 Erika Grahm MODO Ornskoldsvik
25 Karim Johansson Brynas Gavle
28 Danijela Rundqvist Burlington Barracudas

Coaching staff 2011

[5]

Current top players

Awards and honors

[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ IIHF, http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/sweden.html
  2. ^ "Högberg new Sweden coach". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2010-03-04. http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/article/hoegberg-new-sweden-coach.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=187&cHash=5a4e1b53a2. Retrieved 2010-03-10. 
  3. ^ http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/75138/la_id/1/game_id/172997/season_id/172882/ss_id/170713/
  4. ^ IIHF, http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/252/IHW2520SWE_32E_1_0.pdf
  5. ^ IIHF,http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/252/IHW2520SWE_32E_1_0.pdf
  6. ^ 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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