Swedish national women's ice hockey team
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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.
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. On August 31, 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.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team or Damkronorna ("the Lady Crowns" in Swedish) represents Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
at the International Ice Hockey Federation
International Ice Hockey Federation
The International Ice Hockey Federation is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 70 members...
's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by Svenska Ishockeyförbundet. Sweden has 3,425 female players in 2011.
History
The SwedishSweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
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
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...
, the 2005 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
2005 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
The 2005 IIHF World Women's Championships was held April 2–9, 2005, in Linköping, at Cloetta Center, and Norrköping, at Himmelstalundshallen, in Sweden. USA won their first ever gold medal at the World Championships, defeating the defending champions Canada in a penalty shootout...
, and the 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
The 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were held between April 3, 2007 and April 10, 2007 in Winnipeg and Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada. There were no championships in 2006 due to the Torino Olympic tournament...
, and a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
.The head coach is Niclas Högberg, who was hired on March 4, 2010. On August 31, 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 November 7, 2008, in Lake PlacidLake Placid, New YorkLake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
, Sweden defeated Canada for the first time in women's ice hockey with the 2-1 win in overtime at 4 Nations Cup4 Nations CupThe 4 Nations Cup is an annual women's ice hockey tournament, held between four major national teams in the sport; currently, these are Canada, the United States, Sweden and Finland. Until 2000, when Sweden joined, the tournament was the 3 Nations Cup. In general, it is held in or around November...
.
European Championship record
- IIHF European Women ChampionshipsIIHF European Women ChampionshipsThe IIHF European Women Championships is a former international competition of Women ice hockey between nations in Europe. The competition was organized by International Ice Hockey Federation to 1989 at 1996...
- 1989 - Won Silver medal
- 1991 - Won Silver medal
- 1993 - Won Silver medal
- 1995 - Won Silver medal
- 1996 - Won Gold medal
- 1989 - Won Silver medal
World Championship record
- IIHF World Women's Championships
- 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
- 20012001 Women's World Ice Hockey ChampionshipsThe 2001 IIHF World Women's Championships was held April 2 – April 8, 2001 in six cities in the state of Minnesota. Team Canada won their seventh consecutive gold medal at the World Championships defeating the United States in a repeat of the previous six finals.-Teams:With the promotion and...
- Finished in 7th place - 20042004 Women's World Ice Hockey ChampionshipsThe 2004 IIHF World Women's Championships were held March 30-April 6, 2004 in Halifax and Dartmouth, Canada. The Canadian national women's hockey team won their eighth straight World Championships...
- Finished in 4th place - 20052005 Women's World Ice Hockey ChampionshipsThe 2005 IIHF World Women's Championships was held April 2–9, 2005, in Linköping, at Cloetta Center, and Norrköping, at Himmelstalundshallen, in Sweden. USA won their first ever gold medal at the World Championships, defeating the defending champions Canada in a penalty shootout...
- Won Bronze Medal
- 20072007 Women's World Ice Hockey ChampionshipsThe 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were held between April 3, 2007 and April 10, 2007 in Winnipeg and Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada. There were no championships in 2006 due to the Torino Olympic tournament...
- Won Bronze Medal - 20082008 Women's World Ice Hockey ChampionshipsThe 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were held from April 4 to April 13, 2008, in Harbin, People's Republic of China.It was the 11th event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation ....
- Finished in 5th place - 20092009 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships-Group B:All times are local .-Group C:All times are local .-Group D :All times are local . and advance to the final...
- Finished in 4th place - 20112011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships-Group B:-Relegation series:Best of three.All times local - Final round :-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-5th place playoff:-Bronze medal game:-Gold medal game:-Scoring leaders:...
- Finished in 5th place
Olympic record
- Ice hockey at the Olympic GamesIce hockey at the Olympic GamesIce hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1920. The men's tournament was introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics and was transferred permanently to the Winter Olympic Games programme in 1924. The women's tournament was first held at the 1998 Winter Olympics...
- 1998Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter OlympicsIce hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics was played at The Big Hat and Aqua Wing Arena in Nagano, Japan.-Men's tournament:The 1998 Olympic men's ice hockey tournament was the first in which professional players from the National Hockey League were allowed to participate, allowing national teams to...
- Finished in 5th place - 2002Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter OlympicsIce hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics were held at the E Center in West Valley City and Peaks Ice Arena in Provo, Utah. Both the men's and women's tournaments were won by Canada, defeating the host USA in both games.-Men:...
- Won Bronze Medal - 2006Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics-Leading scorers:-Leading goaltenders:Goalkeepers with 40% or more of their team's total minutes.-Awards:Antero Niittymäki was named the most valuable player and received the Directorate Award for best goaltender of the tournament. Directorate Awards also went to Teemu Selänne for best forward, and...
- Won Silver Medal - 2010Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter OlympicsIce hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at Canada Hockey Place, home of the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks, and at UBC Winter Sports Centre, home of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport's UBC Thunderbirds. Twelve teams competed in the men's event and eight teams competed in the...
- Finished in 4th place
- 1998
3/4 Nations Cup
- 3 Nations Cup/4 Nations Cup4 Nations CupThe 4 Nations Cup is an annual women's ice hockey tournament, held between four major national teams in the sport; currently, these are Canada, the United States, Sweden and Finland. Until 2000, when Sweden joined, the tournament was the 3 Nations Cup. In general, it is held in or around November...
- 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
- 20062006 4 Nations CupThe 2006 4 Nations Cup, an annual women's ice hockey tournament, was held at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, and took place from 7 to 11 November 2006.-Results:7 November 20068 November 200610 November 2006...
- Won Bronze medal - 20072007 4 Nations CupThe 2007 4 Nations Cup was held in Leksand, Sweden from November 7 to November 11, 2007. All games were played at the Ejendals Arena. The teams involved were Canada, the United States, Sweden, and Finland.Canada defeated the USA 2-0 in the gold medal game....
- Finished in 4th place - 20082008 4 Nations CupThe 2008 4 Nations Cup was the 13th playing of the annual women's ice hockey tournament. It was held in Lake Placid, New York, from November 4-9, 2008.-Results:-Final Table:-Final:-3rd place:-External links:* on hockeyarchives.info...
- Won Bronze medal - 20092009 4 Nations CupThe 2009 4 Nations Cup was the 14th playing of the annual women's ice hockey tournament. It was held in cities around Finland, from November 3-7, 2009.-Results:-Final Table:-Final:-3rd place:-External links:* on hockeyarchives.info...
- Won Bronze medal - 2010 - Finished in 4th place
Current roster 2011
| Number | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sara Grahn |  Brynas Gavle |
| 30 | Kim Martin Kim Martin Kim Kristine Martin is a goaltender for the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She plays her club hockey with AIK's women's team and has also played with Hammarby IF's junior men's team... |
 University of Minnesota DuluthUniversity of Minnesota Duluth The University of Minnesota Duluth is a regional branch of the University of Minnesota system located in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. As Duluth's public research university, UMD offers 13 bachelor's degrees in 74 majors, graduate programs in 24 different fields, a two-year program at the School of... |
| 35 | Valentina Lizana | MODO Ornskoldsvik |
| 99 | Sofia Carlstrom | AIK Stockholm |
| Number | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Frida Nevalainen Frida Nevalainen Frida Nevalainen is an ice hockey player. Nevalainen play Defenceman position for the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics... |
 Tornado Moscow Region |
| 5 | Johanna Fallman | MODO Ornskoldsvik |
| 6 | Johanna Malmstrom | Brynas Gavle |
| 7 | Johanna Olofsson | MODO Ornskoldsvik |
| 10 | Emilia Andersson Emilia Andersson Emilia Andersson is a Swedish female forward. She played for Sweden in the 2010 Olympics.-Sweden:Andersson competed in the Swedish Champion Cup... |
Minnesota State |
| 11 | Madelene Eriksson | University of Maine Maine Black Bears women's ice hockey The Maine Black Bears women’s ice hockey team represents the University of Maine. The team plays their home games in Alfond Arena. The first year of Women’s Ice Hockey was in 1997–98. Up to the end of the 2008-09 season, the program record was 136-196-37... |
| 17 | Linnea Backman | AIK Stockholm |
| 20 | Annie Svedin | Ohio State University Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey The Ohio State Buckeyes women’s ice hockey team represents Ohio State University in NCAA Division I competition in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. The team plays homegames at OSU Ice Rink, located on the Ohio State campus in Columbus, Ohio.-History:... |
| 23 | Gunilla Andersson Gunilla Andersson Gunilla Andersson is an ice hockey player from Sweden. Andersson play Defenceman position for the Sweden women's national ice hockey team... |
Segeltorps IF Segeltorps IF Segeltorps IF is a Swedish football club located in Kungens Kurva. -Background:Segeltorps Idrottsföreningen is a sports club in Kungens Kurva in Huddinge Municipality in Metropolitan Stockholm. The club is well known for its women's ice-hockey team.... |
| 27 | Emma Nordin | MODO Ornskoldsvik |
| Number | player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Elin Holmlov Elin Holmlöv Elin Holmlöv is a Swedish ice hockey player. She play forward position for the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She won the bronze medal at the 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships in Winnipeg, Manitoba.She played also for the Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey... |
University of Minnesota Duluth University of Minnesota Duluth The University of Minnesota Duluth is a regional branch of the University of Minnesota system located in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. As Duluth's public research university, UMD offers 13 bachelor's degrees in 74 majors, graduate programs in 24 different fields, a two-year program at the School of... |
| 4 | Jenni Asserholt Jenni Asserholt Jenni Asserholt is an ice hockey player. She play forward position from the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics.... |
Linkopings HC Linköpings HC Linköpings Hockey Club, often known by its acronym LHC or, colloquially among its fans, Cluben, is an ice hockey team from Linköping, Sweden.... |
| 8 | Erika Holst Erika Holst Erika Holst is a Swedish ice hockey player. She is a member of the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics.... |
Segeltorps IF Segeltorps IF Segeltorps IF is a Swedish football club located in Kungens Kurva. -Background:Segeltorps Idrottsföreningen is a sports club in Kungens Kurva in Huddinge Municipality in Metropolitan Stockholm. The club is well known for its women's ice-hockey team.... |
| 9 | Tina Enstrom Tina Enström Tina Linnéa Enström is an ice hockey player from Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. She play forward position for the Sweden women's national ice hockey team.-Team Sweden:... |
MODO Ornskoldsvik |
| 12 | Isabelle Jordansson | MODO Ornskoldsvik |
| 13 | Lina Wester | Leksands IF Leksands IF Leksands Idrottsförening is a Swedish ice hockey team from the town of Leksand in the region of Dalarna. The team is currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan. Leksand has played 53 seasons in the top Swedish league – between 1951 to 2001, 2002 to 2004, and 2005–06... |
| 14 | Angelica Ostlund | Brynas Gavle |
| 15 | Frida Svedin-Thunstrom | MODO Ornskoldsvik |
| 16 | Pernilla Winberg Pernilla Winberg Pernilla Margareta Stephanie Winberg is an ice hockey player. Winberg play forward position from the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics... |
University of Minnesota Duluth University of Minnesota Duluth The University of Minnesota Duluth is a regional branch of the University of Minnesota system located in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. As Duluth's public research university, UMD offers 13 bachelor's degrees in 74 majors, graduate programs in 24 different fields, a two-year program at the School of... |
| 18 | Anna Borgovist | Leksands IF Leksands IF Leksands Idrottsförening is a Swedish ice hockey team from the town of Leksand in the region of Dalarna. The team is currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan. Leksand has played 53 seasons in the top Swedish league – between 1951 to 2001, 2002 to 2004, and 2005–06... |
| 19 | Lisa Hedengren | AIK Stockholm |
| 21 | Rebecca Stenberg | Munksund-Skuthamns SK |
| 22 | Emma Eliasson Emma Eliasson Emma Eliasson is an ice hockey player. She plays as a forward for the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.... |
Brynas Gavle |
| 24 | Erika Grahm Erika Grahm Erika Grahm is a Swedish ice hockey player. She play forward position for the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. Grahm plays also for MODO Örnskoldsvik in the Riksserien .-NCAA:... |
MODO Ornskoldsvik |
| 25 | Karim Johansson | Brynas Gavle |
| 28 | Danijela Rundqvist Danijela Rundqvist Danijela Rundqvist is a Swedish ice hockey player.-Career:Rundqvist plays hockey at the forward position. She was trained in Kälvesta Iof. In 2001, she joined AIK IF... |
 Burlington BarracudasBurlington Barracudas The Burlington Barracudas are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Burlington, Ontario. The team has played in the Canadian Women's Hockey League since 2007 its inaugural season. The team plays its home games in Wave Twin Rinks in Burlington... |
Coaching staff 2011
- Head Coach: Niclas Hogberg
- Assistant Coach: Henrik Cedergren
- Assistant Coach: Anders Palm
- Team Leader: Anders Ottoson
- Equipment Manager: Mikael Kristoffersson
- Team Doctor: Dr. Arne Wickstrom
- Physiotherapist: Asa Fomin
- Physiotherapist: Maria Bohlin
Current top players
- Gunilla AnderssonGunilla AnderssonGunilla Andersson is an ice hockey player from Sweden. Andersson play Defenceman position for the Sweden women's national ice hockey team...
- Erika HolstErika HolstErika Holst is a Swedish ice hockey player. She is a member of the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics....
- Kim MartinKim MartinKim Kristine Martin is a goaltender for the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She plays her club hockey with AIK's women's team and has also played with Hammarby IF's junior men's team...
- Maria RoothMaria RoothMaria Rooth is a Swedish ice hockey player. She is the only University of Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey player to have her jersey retired above the ice of the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center...
- Pernilla WinbergPernilla WinbergPernilla Margareta Stephanie Winberg is an ice hockey player. Winberg play forward position from the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics...
External links
- (Swedish) Homepage
- (Swedish) National Women Team's Website
- Sweden Women all time Results