The Sweden men's national under-18 ice hockey team or ''Småkronorna'' (Small Crowns in
Swedish) is the men's national under-18
ice hockey
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team of
Sweden. The team is controlled by the
Swedish Ice Hockey Association
The Swedish Ice Hockey Association ( sv, Svenska Ishockeyförbundet (SIF)) in Swedish, is an association of Swedish ice hockey clubs. It was established in Stockholm on 17 November 1922 by representatives from seven clubs. Before then, organize ...
, a member of the
International Ice Hockey Federation
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. The team represents Sweden at the
IIHF World U18 Championship
The IIHF U18 World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for national under-18 ice hockey teams from around the world. The tournament is usually played in April and is organized according to a ...
s and the
Hlinka Gretzky Cup
The Hlinka Gretzky Cup is an annual international under-18 ice hockey tournament administered by Hockey Canada, the Czech Ice Hockey Association, and the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation.
Held since 1991, it has been contested under various titles ...
. Sweden won its first gold medal in 2019.
International competitions
IIHF European U18/U19 Championships
*1967 (unofficial): 3rd place
*1968: Bronze
*1969: Silver
*1970: Bronze
*1971: Silver
*1972: Gold
*1973: Silver
*1974: Gold
*1975: Bronze
*1976: Silver
*1977: Gold
*1978: Bronze
*1979: 4th place
*1980: Bronze
*1981: Bronze
*1982: Gold
*1983: 4th place
*1984: Bronze
*1985: Gold
*1986: Silver
*1987: Gold
*1988: 4th place
*1989: 4th place
*1990: Gold
*1991: 4th place
*1992: Silver
*1993: Gold
*1994: Gold
*1995: Bronze
*1996: Bronze
*1997: Silver
*1998: Gold
IIHF World U18 Championships
*1999: Silver
*2000: Bronze
*2001: 7th place
*2002: 9th place
*2003: 5th place
*2004: 5th place
*2005: Bronze
*2006: 6th place
*2007: Bronze
*2008: 4th place
*2010: Silver
*2011: Silver
*2012: Silver
*2009: 5th place
*2013: 5th place
*2014: 4th place
*2015: 8th place
*2016: Silver
*2017: 4th place
*2018: Bronze
*2019: Gold
*2021: Bronze
*2022: Gold
*2023: Silver
External links
Team Sweden all time scoring leaders in IIHF U18 World Championships
at IIHF.com
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