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Capital City: Stockholm
National Population: approx. 9.6 million
Formation: Middle Ages
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Current IIHF ranking: 1st
Best Olympic Finish: Gold (1994, 2006)
2010 Olympic Finish: 5th place (lost to Slovakia in quarterfinals)
2014 Olympic Team
| No | Name | Shoots Catches |
Height |
Weight |
DoB | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 1 | ENROTH Jhonas | L | 180/5'11'' | 75/165 | 25 Jun 1988 | Buffalo Sabres |
| 30 | LUNDQVIST Henrik | L | 185/6'1'' | 87/192 | 2 Mar 1982 | New York Rangers |
| 50 | GUSTAVSSON Jonas | L | 191/6'3'' | 87/192 | 24 Oct 1984 | Detroit Red Wings |
| Defenders | ||||||
| 3 | EKMAN-LARSSON Oliver | L | 188/6'2'' | 86/190 | 17 Jul 1991 | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 4 | HJALMARSSON Niklas | L | 191/6'3'' | 94/207 | 6 Jun 1987 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 7 | TALLINDER Henrik | L | 193/6'4'' | 98/216 | 10 Jan 1979 | Buffalo Sabres |
| 23 | EDLER Alexander | L | 191/6'3'' | 98/216 | 21 Apr 1986 | Vancouver Canucks |
| 27 | ODUYA Johnny | L | 183/6'0'' | 86/190 | 1 Oct 1981 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 52 | ERICSSON Jonathan | L | 195/6'5'' | 102/225 | 2 Mar 1984 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 55 | KRONWALL Niklas | L | 183/6'0'' | 86/190 | 12 Jan 1981 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 65 | KARLSSON Erik | R | 181/5'11'' | 79/174 | 31 May 1990 | Ottawa Senators |
| Forwards | ||||||
| 11 | ALFREDSSON Daniel | R | 182/6'0'' | 92/203 | 11 Dec 1972 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 14 | BERGLUND Patrik | L | 192/6'4'' | 99/218 | 2 Jun 1988 | St. Louis Blues |
| 16 | KRUGER Marcus | L | 182/6'0'' | 82/181 | 27 May 1990 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 18 | SILFVERBERG Jakob | R | 186/6'1'' | 91/201 | 13 Oct 1990 | Anaheim Ducks |
| 19 | BACKSTROM Nicklas | L | 185/6'1'' | 95/209 | 23 Nov 1987 | Washington Capitals |
| 20 | STEEN Alexander | L | 182/6'0'' | 95/209 | 1 Mar 1984 | St. Louis Blues |
| 21 | ERIKSSON Loui | L | 188/6'2'' | 89/196 | 17 Jul 1985 | Boston Bruins |
| 22 | SEDIN Daniel | L | 185/6'1'' | 85/187 | 26 Sep 1980 | Vancouver Canucks |
| 40 | ZETTERBERG Henrik | L | 183/6'0'' | 86/190 | 9 Oct 1980 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 41 | NYQUIST Gustav | L | 180/5'11'' | 84/185 | 1 Sep 1989 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 42 | ERICSSON Jimmie | L | 187/6'2'' | 94/207 | 22 Feb 1980 | Skelleftea AIK |
| 62 | HAGELIN Carl | L | 182/6'0'' | 85/187 | 23 Aug 1988 | New York Rangers |
| 90 | JOHANSSON Marcus | L | 183/6'0'' | 91/201 | 6 Oct 1990 | Washington Capitals |
| 92 | LANDESKOG Gabriel | L | 185/6'1'' | 99/218 | 23 Nov 1992 | Colorado Avalanche |
Captain: Henrik Zetterberg
Alternate Captains: Daniel Alfredsson, probably Daniel Sedin(?)
Injured Players: Per-Johan Axelsson (retirement), Henrik Sedin (back), Carl Soderberg (spite)
Jerseys:
Sweden captured gold in the 2013 World Championships on home ice, despite the absence of Carl Soderberg. They look to repeat their success there and in the 2006 Winter Olympics, though a couple key injuries and the retirement of P.J. Axelsson may sink them. They've certainly still got elite goaltending in Lundqvist, and plenty of talent throughout the rest of the roster. Henrik Sedin is hurt and that will hurt their chances in a big way - not only will he be unavailable, but Daniel won't be able to telepathically communicate with a linemate during the tournament. Should be interesting to see how they do in the face of such adversity.
Schedule:
| Date | Game | Time (ET) | Live TV |
| Wed, Feb. 12 | Czech Republic vs. Sweden | 12 p.m. | USA |
| Fri, Feb. 14 | Sweden vs. Switzerland | 7:30 a.m. | NBCSN |
| Sat, Feb. 15 | Sweden vs. Latvia | 12 p.m. | USA |