Sweden women's national ice hockey team
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| Nickname(s) | Damkronorna (The Lady Crowns) |
|---|---|
| Association | Svenska Ishockeyförbundet |
| Head coach | Leif Boork |
| Assistants | Olof Ostblom |
| Captain | Jenni Asserholt |
| Most games | Gunilla Andersson (297) |
| Most points | Erika Holst (202) |
| IIHF code | SWE |
| IIHF ranking |
5  |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 2 (2007) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 6 (first in 2013) |
| Team colors | |
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| 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) | |
| IIHF World Women's Championships | |
| Appearances | 16 (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 (2006) Bronze (2002) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 164–180–17 | |
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's ice hockey | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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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]
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 current head coach is Niclas Högberg, who was hired on 4 March 2010.[2] 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.
Olympic
- 1998 – Finished in 5th place
- 2002 – Won bronze medal
- 2006 – Won silver medal
- 2010 – Finished in 4th place
- 2014 – Finished in 4th 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
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
Roster for the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship.[3]
Head coach: Leif Boork
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | Sara Grahn | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 25 September 1988 | Brynäs IF |
| 2 | D | Emmy Alasalmi | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 17 January 1994 | AIK IF |
| 4 | F | Jenni Asserholt – C | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 8 April 1988 | Linkopings HC |
| 5 | D | Johanna Fällman | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 21 June 1990 | Univ. of North Dakota |
| 6 | D | Lina Bäcklin | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 3 October 1994 | Brynäs IF |
| 7 | D | Johanna Olofsson | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 13 July 1991 | Modo Hockey |
| 8 | D | Annie Svedin – A | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 12 October 1991 | IF Sundsvall |
| 10 | D | Emilia Andersson | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 31 August 1988 | Linkopings HC |
| 13 | F | Lina Wester | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 7 November 1992 | Leksands IF |
| 14 | F | Sabina Küller | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 22 September 1994 | AIK IF |
| 16 | F | Pernilla Winberg | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 24 February 1989 | Linkopings HC |
| 17 | D | Linnea Bäckman | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 18 April 1991 | AIK IF |
| 18 | F | Anna Borgqvist | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 11 June 1992 | Brynäs IF |
| 19 | F | Maria Lindh | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 23 September 1993 | Univ. of Minnesota Duluth |
| 21 | F | Erica Udén Johansson | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 20 July 1989 | Quinnipiac Univ. |
| 23 | F | Lisa Hedengren | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 14 February 1992 | AIK IF |
| 24 | F | Erika Grahm – A | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 26 January 1991 | Modo Hockey |
| 26 | F | Hanna Olsson | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 20 January 1999 | Skärgården Hockey |
| 27 | F | Emma Nordin | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 22 March 1991 | Modo Hockey |
| 28 | F | Michelle Löwenhielm | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 22 March 1995 | Univ. of Minnesota Duluth |
| 29 | F | Olivia Carlsson | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 2 March 1995 | Modo Hockey |
| 30 | G | Kim Martin Hasson | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 28 February 1986 | Linkopings HC |
| 35 | G | Valentina Wallner | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 30 March 1990 | Djurgårdens IF |
Famous players
Awards and honors
- Maria Rooth, 2005 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships All-Star team[4]
- Kim Martin and Maria Rooth, 2006 Women's Ice hockey at the Winter Olympics All-Star team
See also
References
- ↑ Profile
- ↑ "Högberg new Sweden coach". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2010-03-04. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
- ↑ 2015 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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