The Swedish men's national under 20 ice hockey team, or Juniorkronorna (Junior Crowns in Swedish) as it is commonly called in Sweden, is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Sweden. The team represents Sweden at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Junior Hockey Championship, held annually every December and January, and is affectionately known as The Junior Crowns, referencing the men's national team Three Crowns.
Sweden's roster for the 1981 World Junior Championships when they won gold included players such as Jan Erixon, Patrik and Peter Sundström, Håkan Nordin and Lars Eriksson.
World Junior Championship record Year GP W L T GF GA Pts Rank 1974 5 2 3 0 32 21 4 4th place 1975 5 2 2 1 18 24 5 Won bronze medal 1976 4 1 3 0 23 17 2 5th place 1977 7 3 4 0 28 30 6 5th place 1978 7 4 2 1 28 24 9 Won silver medal 1979 6 4 1 1 19 13 8 Won bronze medal 1980 5 2 2 1 23 15 5 Won bronze medal 1981 5 4 0 1 25 11 9 Won gold medal 1982 7 4 3 0 42 26 8 5th place 1983 7 4 3 0 35 23 8 4th place 1984 7 3 4 0 27 28 6 5th place 1985 7 3 4 0 32 26 6 5th place 1986 7 4 3 0 26 23 8 5th place 1987 7 4 2 1 45 11 9 Won bronze medal 1988 7 3 3 1 36 24 7 5th place 1989 7 6 1 0 51 14 12 Won silver medal 1990 7 4 2 1 38 29 9 5th place 1991 7 3 4 0 32 29 6 6th place 1992 7 5 1 1 41 24 11 Won silver medal 1993 7 6 1 0 53 15 12 Won silver medal 1994 7 6 1 0 35 16 12 Won silver medal 1995 7 4 2 1 35 21 9 Won bronze medal 1996 7 4 2 1 26 13 9 Won silver medal 1997 5 2 3 0 20 18 4 8th place 1998 7 3 4 0 25 13 6 6th place 1999 7 4 3 0 30 22 8 4th place 2000 7 5 2 0 45 20 10 5th place 2001 7 3 4 0 17 13 6 4th place 2002 7 3* 2+ 2 18 15 8 6th place 2003 6 2 4 0 20 25 4 8th place 2004 6 3 3 0 21 13 6 7th place 2005 6 2 4+ 0 18 25 8 6th place 2006 6 4 2+ 0 23 11 8 5th place 2007 7 3 4^ 0 19 16 10 4th place 2008 6 5† 1+ 0 26 13 15 Won silver medal 2009 6 5 1 0 27 11 15 Won silver medal 2010 6 5 1 0 41 15 15 Won bronze medal 2011 6 4 2+ 0 26 17 12 4th place 2012 6 6††** 0 0 30 13 14 Won gold medal 2013 6 5†* 1 0 23 13 13 Won silver medal 2014 7 6 1+ 0 32 11 19 Won silver medal 2015 6 5 1 0 25 13 12 4th place 2016 6 5 1 0 26 7 12 4th place 2017 7 5 2+ 0 29 16 12 4th place 2018 7 6† 1 0 28 14 12 Won silver medal 2019 5 4† 1 0 16 10 11 5th place 2020 7 6† 1+ 0 32 15 17 Won bronze medal 2021 5 2 2^ 0 16 12 7 5th place 2022 7 5 2 0 20 10 15 Won bronze medal 2023 7 4† 3++ 0 27 19 13 4th place 2024 7 5* 2^ 0 27 15 15 Won silver medal 2025 7 5 2++ 0 33 18 17 4th place 2026 7 7* 0 0 35 16 20Won gold medal
† Includes one win in extra time (in the preliminary round) ^ Includes one loss in extra time (in the preliminary round) * Includes one win in extra time (in the playoff round) + Includes one loss in extra time (in the playoff round)
References
External links Swedish men's national junior hockey team all-time statistical leaders - QuantHockey