Sweden men's national junior ice hockey team

Sweden
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Juniorkronorna (The Junior Crowns)[1]
AssociationSwedish Ice Hockey Association
Head coachSweden Tomas Montén
AssistantsSweden Anders Johansson
Sweden Henrik Stridh
CaptainErik Brännström
Top scorerMarkus Näslund (21)
Most pointsPeter Forsberg (42)
Team colors   
IIHF codeSWE
First international
 Czechoslovakia 6 – 4 Sweden 
(Leningrad, Soviet Union; December 27, 1973)
Biggest win
 Sweden 20 – 1 Japan 
(Gävle, Sweden; December 30, 1992)
Biggest defeat
 Canada 10 – 2 Sweden 
(Winnipeg or Brandon, Manitoba, Canada; December 30, 1974)
IIHF World Junior Championship
Appearances43 (first in 1974)
Best resultGold (1981, 2012)
International record (W–L–T)
180–101–13
Medal record
World Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place 1981 West Germany Sweden
Gold medal – first place 2012 Canada Sweden
Silver medal – second place 1978 Canada Sweden
Silver medal – second place 1989 USA Sweden
Silver medal – second place 1992 Germany Sweden
Silver medal – second place 1993 Sweden Sweden
Silver medal – second place 1994 Czech Republic Sweden
Silver medal – second place 1996 USA Sweden
Silver medal – second place 2008 Czech Republic Sweden
Silver medal – second place 2009 Canada Sweden
Silver medal – second place 2013 Russia Sweden
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sweden Sweden
Silver medal – second place 2018 USA Sweden
Silver medal – second place 2024 Sweden Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Canada/USA Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Sweden Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Finland Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Czechoslovakia Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Canada Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Canada Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Czech Republic Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Canada Sweden
The Swedish team celebrates after defeating Russia in overtime to win the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

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]

  1. ^ "Sweden takes gold in junior hockey championships". SR International – Radio Sweden. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Eliteprospects.com - Sweden U20". Retrieved 2010-12-01.

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