The Swedish Ice Hockey Association ( sv, Svenska Ishockeyförbundet (SIF)) in

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

, is an association of

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clubs. It was established in

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on 17 November 1922 by representatives from seven clubs. Before then, organized ice hockey in Sweden had been administered by the

Swedish Football Association The Swedish Football Association ( sv, Svenska Fotbollförbundet, SvFF) is the governing and body of football in Sweden. It organises the football leagues – Allsvenskan for men and Damallsvenskan for women – and the men's and women's nat ...

. In 1920, Sweden became a member of the

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(IIHF). In addition to ice hockey, SIF is also responsible for

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. The association's

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Leagues and levels

The Swedish Ice Hockey Association is involved in all levels of ice hockey in Sweden. It organizes the two Swedish Championship leagues, the men's

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(SHL) and

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(SDHL), in addition to other national, regional, and district leagues and tournaments. Men's National *

(SHL) *

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Hockeyettan Hockeyettan is the third tier of ice hockey in Sweden. As of the 2015–16 season, the league consists of 46 teams divided geographically into four groups. Hockeyettan operates a system of promotion and relegation with HockeyAllsvenskan and D ...

(previously called Division 1) *

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(also called J20 Nationell) * J18 Allsvenskan ('Under-18 All-Swede') * U16 SM-slutspel (Under-16 Swedish Championship Playoff') Women's National *

(SDHL) Men's Regional *

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* HockeyTrean * J18 Elit * J16 Elit Women's Regional *

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* DamTvåan Regional Districts

National teams

Sweden has eight national hockey teams: * Men's National Team - ''Tre Kronor'' * Women's National Team - ''Damkronorna'' * Men's National U20 - ''Juniorkronorna'' (also called Team 20) * Men's National U19 – Team 19 * Men's National U18 - ''Småkronorna'' (also called Team 18) * Women's National Under-18 Team – ''Damlandslaget'' U18 * Men's National U17 – Team 17 * Women National U16 – ''Damlandslaget'' U16 * Men's National U16 – Team 16 * Men's National Inline Team

Chairmen

The following have served as chairman. *

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– 1924:

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* 1924– 1948:

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* 1948– 1973: Helge Berglund * 1973– 1978: Ove Rainer * 1978– 1983: Arne Grunander * 1983–

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: Rickard Fagerlund *

– 2004: Kjell Nilsson * 2004– 2017: Christer Englund * 2017–: Anders Larsson

References

External links

Svenska Ishockeyförbundet
(Official site both in Swedish only) {{Authority control Ice hockey in Sweden

Ice Hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

International Ice Hockey Federation members Ice hockey governing bodies in Europe Sports organizations established in 1922 1922 establishments in Sweden