Sweden Men's National Under-18 Ice Hockey Team
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The Sweden men's national under-18 ice hockey team or ''Småkronorna'' (Small Crowns 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 the men's national under-18
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team of
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. The team is controlled by the
Swedish Ice Hockey Association The Swedish Ice Hockey Association () 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, organized ice hockey in Sweden had been admi ...
, a member of the
International Ice Hockey Federation The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; ; ) is a worldwide governing body for ice hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 84 member countries. The IIHF maintains the IIHF World Ranking based on international ice hockey to ...
. 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 sys ...
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 *2020: Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic *2021: Bronze *2022: Gold *2023: Silver *2024: Bronze *2025: Silver


References


External links


Team Sweden all time scoring leaders in IIHF U18 World Championships


at IIHF.com {{National sports teams of Sweden I National under-18 ice hockey teams