Sweden men's national junior ice hockey team
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Nickname(s) |
Småkronorna (The Little Crowns) Juniorkronorna (The Junior Crowns)[1] | ||
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Association | Swedish Ice Hockey Association | ||
Head coach |
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Assistants |
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Captain | Andreas Englund | ||
Top scorer | Markus Näslund (21) | ||
Most points | Peter Forsberg (42) | ||
Team colors | |||
IIHF code | SWEDEN | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Leningrad, Soviet Union; December 27, 1973) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Gävle, Sweden; December 30, 1992) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Winnipeg or Brandon, Manitoba, Canada; December 30, 1974) | |||
IIHF World U20 Championship | |||
Appearances | 43 (first in 1974) | ||
Best result |
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International record (W–L–T) | |||
148–94–13 |
Medal record | ||
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IIHF World U20 Championship | ||
![]() | 1975 Canada/USA | Sweden |
![]() | 1978 Canada | Sweden |
![]() | 1979 Sweden | Sweden |
![]() | 1980 Finland | Sweden |
![]() | 1981 West Germany | Sweden |
![]() | 1987 Czechoslovakia | Sweden |
![]() | 1989 USA | Sweden |
![]() | 1992 Germany | Sweden |
![]() | 1993 Sweden | Sweden |
![]() | 1994 Czech Republic | Sweden |
![]() | 1995 Canada | Sweden |
![]() | 1996 USA | Sweden |
![]() | 2008 Czech Republic | Sweden |
![]() | 2009 Canada | Sweden |
![]() | 2010 Canada | Sweden |
![]() | 2012 Canada | Sweden |
![]() | 2013 Russia | Sweden |
![]() | 2014 Sweden | Sweden |

The Swedish men's national under 20 ice hockey team, or Juniorkronorna (Junior Crowns in Swedish) as it is commonly called in Sweden, is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Sweden. The team represents Sweden at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Junior Hockey Championship, held annually every December and January, and is affectionately known as The Junior Crowns, referencing the men's national team Three Crowns.
Sweden's roster for the 1981 World Junior Championships when they won gold included players such as Jan Erixon, Patrik and Peter Sundström, Håkan Nordin and Lars Eriksson.[2]
Preliminary 2017 WJC Roster
Preliminary roster for the 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[3]
# | Player | Club |
1 | Felix Sandström | ![]() |
- | Filip Gustavsson | ![]() |
- | Adam Werner | ![]() |
# | Player | Club |
3 | William Lagesson | ![]() |
4 | Jacob Larsson | ![]() |
5 | Adam Ollas Mattsson | ![]() |
6 | Andreas Englund | ![]() |
7 | Marcus Pettersson | ![]() |
8 | Gustav Forsling | ![]() |
9 | Gabriel Carlsson | ![]() |
# | Player | Club |
12 | Jakob Forsbacka-Karlsson | ![]() |
16 | Carl Grundström | ![]() |
17 | Dmytro Timashov | ![]() |
18 | Rasmus Asplund | ![]() |
19 | Alexander Nylander | ![]() |
20 | Joel Eriksson Ek | ![]() |
21 | William Nylander | ![]() |
23 | Oskar Lindblom | ![]() |
24 | Jens Lööke | ![]() |
25 | Axel Holmström | ![]() |
26 | Christoffer Ehn | ![]() |
27 | Anton Karlsson | ![]() |
29 | Adrian Kempe | ![]() |
2012 WJC Gold Medal Winning Team Roster
Roster for the 2012 World Junior Championships.[4] Pontus Åberg was originally named to the roster but was unable to play because of an injury and was replaced by Jeremy Boyce-Rotevall.
# | Player | Club |
1 | Anton Forsberg | ![]() |
30 | Johan Gustafsson | ![]() |
35 | Johan Mattsson | ![]() |
# | Player | Club |
5 | Mattias Bäckman | ![]() |
6 | Oscar Klefbom | ![]() |
7 | Fredrik Claesson | ![]() |
8 | Petter Granberg | ![]() |
9 | John Klingberg | ![]() |
12 | Patrik Nemeth | ![]() |
25 | Jonas Brodin | ![]() |
# | Player | Club |
10 | Johan Larsson | ![]() |
11 | Jeremy Boyce-Rotevall | ![]() |
13 | Johan Sundström | ![]() |
14 | Max Friberg | ![]() |
15 | Sebastian Collberg | ![]() |
16 | Filip Forsberg | ![]() |
17 | William Karlsson | ![]() |
18 | Victor Rask | ![]() |
19 | Joakim Nordström | ![]() |
20 | Mika Zibanejad | ![]() |
23 | Ludvig Rensfeldt | ![]() |
24 | Rickard Rakell | ![]() |
28 | Erik Thorell | ![]() |
World Junior Championship record
Year | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Rank |
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1974 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 21 | 4 | 4th place |
1975 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 24 | 5 | Won bronze medal |
1976 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 5th place |
1977 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 30 | 6 | 5th place |
1978 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 24 | 9 | Won silver medal |
1979 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 8 | Won bronze medal |
1980 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 5 | Won bronze medal |
1981 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 9 | Won gold medal |
1982 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 26 | 8 | 5th place |
1983 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 23 | 8 | 4th place |
1984 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 28 | 6 | 5th place |
1985 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 5th place |
1986 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 5th place |
1987 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 11 | 9 | Won bronze medal |
1988 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5th place |
1989 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 14 | 12 | Won silver medal |
1990 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 5th place |
1991 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 29 | 6 | 6th place |
1992 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 24 | 11 | Won silver medal |
1993 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 15 | 12 | Won silver medal |
1994 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 16 | 12 | Won silver medal |
1995 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 21 | 9 | Won bronze medal |
1996 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 9 | Won silver medal |
1997 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 8th place |
1998 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6th place |
1999 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 4th place |
2000 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 20 | 10 | 5th place |
2001 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 4th place |
2002 | 7 | 3* | 2+ | 2 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 6th place |
2003 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 25 | 4 | 8th place |
2004 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 7th place |
2005 | 6 | 2 | 4+ | 0 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 6th place |
2006 | 6 | 4 | 2+ | 0 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 5th place |
2007 | 7 | 3 | 4^ | 0 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 4th place |
2008 | 6 | 5† | 1+ | 0 | 26 | 13 | 15 | Won silver medal |
2009 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 15 | Won silver medal |
2010 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 15 | 15 | Won bronze medal |
2011 | 6 | 4 | 2+ | 0 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 4th place |
2012 | 6 | 6††** | 0 | 0 | 30 | 13 | 14 | Won gold medal |
2013 | 6 | 5†* | 1 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 13 | Won silver medal |
2014 | 7 | 6 | 1+ | 0 | 32 | 11 | 19 | Won silver medal |
2015 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 4th place |
2015 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 12 | 4th place |
† Includes one win in extra time (in the preliminary round)
^ Includes one loss in extra time (in the preliminary round)
* Includes one win in extra time (in the playoff round)
+ Includes one loss in extra time (in the playoff round)
References
- ↑ "Sweden takes gold in junior hockey championships". Radio Sweden. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ↑ "Eliteprospects.com - Sweden U20". Retrieved 2010-12-01.
- ↑ "Här är Sveriges trupp till JVM". Swehockey.
- ↑ "TEAM SWEDEN U20 Roster" (PDF). swehockey.se.
External links
Swedish men's national junior hockey team all-time statistical leaders - QuantHockey