Nickname(s) | Damkronorna ('The Lady Crowns') |
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Association | Swedish Ice Hockey Association |
Head coach | Ulf Lundberg |
Assistants | Dennis Bozic Andreas Spångberg |
Captain | Anna Kjellbin |
Most games | Erika Holst (327) |
Most points | Erika Holst (233) |
Team colors | |
IIHF code | SWE |
Ranking | |
Current IIHF | 8 (28 August 2023)[1] |
Highest IIHF | 3 (first in 2006) |
Lowest IIHF | 9 (first in 2020) |
First international | |
United States 10–0 Sweden (North York or Mississauga, Canada; 22 April 1987) | |
Biggest win | |
Sweden 17–0 Norway (Haninge Municipality, Sweden; 18 March 2000) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Canada 15–1 Sweden (Ottawa, Canada; 19 March 1990) | |
Olympics | |
Appearances | 7 (first in 1998) |
Medals | Silver (2006) Bronze (2002) |
World Championships | |
Appearances | 22 (first in 1990) |
Best result | (2005, 2007) |
European Championships | |
Appearances | 5 (first in 1989) |
Best result | (1996) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
285–297–15 |
The Swedish women's national ice hockey team (Swedish: Sveriges damlandslag i ishockey) 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 organized by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Sweden had 3,425 female players registered with the IIHF in 2011.[2]