Sweden national women's ice hockey team

The Swedish national women's ice hockey team or Damkronorna ("the Lady Crowns" in Swedish) is controlled by Svenska Ishockeyförbundet. The Swedish team had traditionally been the fourth-best women's team in the world, behind Canada, the United States 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. 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.

2006 Olympic team

[http://www.damkronorna.se/modules.php?name=Landslagen&file=truppen] (In Swedish)

Current top players

*Gunilla Andersson
*Erika Holst
*Kim Martin
*Maria Rooth
*Pernilla Winberg

European Championship record

*1989 - Won Silver medal
*1991 - Won Silver medal
*1993 - Won Silver medal
*1995 - Won Silver medal
*1996 - Won Gold medal

World Championship record

*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

Olympic record

*1998 - Finished in 5th place
*2002 - Won Bronze Medal
*2006 - Won Silver 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

References