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Swedish Ice Hockey Association

National IIHF member association for Sweden

Summary

National IIHF member association for Sweden

Field	Value
IIHFnation	Sweden
bg_color	yellow
text_color	blue
logo_image	Swedish Ice Hockey Association logo.svg
Badge_size	180px
organization	Swedish Ice Hockey Association
code	SWE
founded
joined	23 March 1912
president	Anders Larsson
mens_ranking	4th (2020)
womens_ranking	9th (2020)
website	www.swehockey.se

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 administered by the Swedish Football Association. In 1920, Sweden became a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). In addition to ice hockey, SIF is also responsible for inline hockey.

The association's general secretary is Tommy Boustedt.

Leagues and levels

The Swedish Ice Hockey Association is involved in all levels of ice hockey in Sweden. It organizes the two Swedish Championship leagues, the men's Swedish Hockey League (SHL) and Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL), in addition to other national, regional, and district leagues and tournaments. Men's National

Swedish Hockey League (SHL)
HockeyAllsvenskan
Hockeyettan (previously called Division 1)
J20 SuperElit (also called J20 Nationell)
J18 Allsvenskan ('Under-18 All-Swede')
U16 SM-slutspel (Under-16 Swedish Championship Playoff') Women's National
Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) Men's Regional
Hockeytvåan
HockeyTrean
J18 Elit
J16 Elit Women's Regional
Damettan
DamTvåan

Regional Districts

Östergötland

National teams

Sweden has eight national hockey teams:

Men's National Team - Tre Kronor
Women's National Team - Damkronorna
Men's National U20 - Juniorkronorna (also called Team 20)
Men's National U19 – Team 19
Men's National U18 - Småkronorna (also called Team 18)
Women's National Under-18 Team – Damlandslaget U18
Men's National U17 – Team 17
Women National U16 – Damlandslaget U16
Men's National U16 – Team 16
Men's National Inline Team

Chairmen

The following have served as chairman.

1922–1924: Isaac Westergren
1924–1948: Anton Johanson
1948–1973: Helge Berglund
1973–1978: Ove Rainer
1978–1983: Arne Grunander
1983–2002: Rickard Fagerlund
2002–2004: Kjell Nilsson
2004–2017: Christer Englund
2017–: Anders Larsson

References

Bibliography

References

"Swedish Ice Hockey Year by Year". Swedish Ice Hockey Association.
"Om Svenska Ishockeyförbundet". Swedish Ice Hockey Association.

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