Sweden men's national junior ice hockey team

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

Nickname(s)	Juniorkronorna (The Junior Crowns)[1]
Association	Swedish Ice Hockey Association
Head coach	Tomas Montén
Assistants	Anders Johansson Henrik Stridh
Captain	Axel Sandin Pellikka
Top scorer	Markus Näslund (21)
Most points	Peter Forsberg (42)
Team colors
IIHF code	SWE
First international
Czechoslovakia 6 – 4 Sweden  (Leningrad, Soviet Union; December 27, 1973)
Biggest win
Sweden 20 – 1 Japan  (Gävle, Sweden; December 30, 1992)
Biggest defeat
Canada 10 – 2 Sweden  (Winnipeg or Brandon, Manitoba, Canada; December 30, 1974)
IIHF World Junior Championship
Appearances	43 (first in 1974)
Best result	(1981, 2012)
International record (W–L–T)
180–101–13

Medal record
World Junior Championship
	1981 West Germany	Sweden
	2012 Canada	Sweden
	1978 Canada	Sweden
	1989 USA	Sweden
	1992 Germany	Sweden
	1993 Sweden	Sweden
	1994 Czech Republic	Sweden
	1996 USA	Sweden
	2008 Czech Republic	Sweden
	2009 Canada	Sweden
	2013 Russia	Sweden
	2014 Sweden	Sweden
	2018 USA	Sweden
	2024 Sweden	Sweden
	1975 Canada/USA	Sweden
	1979 Sweden	Sweden
	1980 Finland	Sweden
	1987 Czechoslovakia	Sweden
	1995 Canada	Sweden
	2010 Canada	Sweden
	2020 Czech Republic	Sweden
	2022 Canada	Sweden

The Swedish team celebrates after defeating Russia in overtime to win the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

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.^[2]

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

† 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)