Sweden

An Ice Hockey Wiki article.

Flag and abbrev.	SWE
Continent	Europe
Leader	Fredrik Reinfeldt (Prime Minister)
Population	9,223,766
Registered players	67,747
Percentage	0,71%
National team	Tre Kronor
National federation	Swedish Ice Hockey Association
IIHF ranking	3rd (-2)
Top league	Elitserien
Current champion	HV 71

Sweden (officially called the Kingdom of Sweden), is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe, bordered by Finland, Norway and Russia. It has been a member of the European Union since 1 January 1995. There is a little over 9 million people living in Sweden, which capital is Stockholm.

Contents 1 Organisation 2 History of hockey in Sweden 3 International 4 Some great Swedish players 5 See also

[edit] Organisation

Hockey is a very popular sport in Sweden. It's top professional league, the Elitserien, is among the strongest in the world.

[edit] History of hockey in Sweden

[edit] International

On the international level, Sweden is very competitive, continuously ranked in the elite of the world and part of the Big Seven. The Swedish National Team was created late in the 1920's; the team won its first game 8-1 over the Finnish National Team.

[edit] Some great Swedish players

Notable players from Sweden

• Peter Forsberg
• Tomas Holmström
• Nicklas Lidström
• Pelle Lindbergh
• Henrik Lundqvist
• Ulf Nilsson
• Kent Nilsson
• Mattias Öhlund
• Lars-Erik Sjöberg

[edit] See also

• Elitserien
• Allsvenskan

Ice hockey in Sweden

Elitserien         Brynäs IF • Djurgårdens IF • Frölunda HC • Färjestads BK • HV 71 • Linköpings HC • Luleå HF • MODO Hockey • Rögle BK • Skellefteå AIK • Södertälje SK • Timrå IK

Allsvenskan         AIK • Almtuna IS • IF Björklöven • Bofors IK • Borås HC • Leksands IF • IF Malmö Redhawks • Mora IK • IK Oskarshamn • IF Sundsvall Hockey • IF Troja-Ljungby • VIK Västerås HK • Växjö Lakers HC • Örebro HK

Swedish Division 1

Swedish Division 2

Men's Swedish National Team • Women's Swedish National Team