Assistants Jared Cipparone IIHF code SWE Captain Jenni Asserholt | Current IIHF 5 Head coach Leif Boork | |
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Nickname(s) Damkronorna (The Lady Crowns) Association Swedish Ice Hockey Association |
The Swedish women's national ice hockey team (Swedish: Sveriges herrlandslag 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 controlled by Svenska Ishockeyförbundet. Sweden has 3,425 female players in 2011.
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History
The Swedish team had traditionally been the fourth-best women's team in the world, behind Canada, USA and Finland. During the 1997 World Championship, Sweden qualifyied for the 1998 Olympic tournament in Nagano, ending up 5th. 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 current head coach is Niclas Högberg, who was hired on 4 March 2010. On 31 August 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
Olympic
World Championship
European Championship
3/4 Nations Cup
Current roster
Roster for the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship.
Head coach: Leif Boork