What league does Sweden U18 play in?

Sweden U18 play in the Hlinka Gretzky Cup.

Who is the head coach of Sweden U18?

The head coach of Sweden U18 is Torgny Bendelin.

Who is the captain of Sweden U18?

The captain of Sweden U18 is Jacob Cederholm.

Sweden U18

2015-2016

2015-2016 Season

Sweden U18 were 2-1-0 in the 2015-16 Ivan Hlinka Memorial season with 6 points, 2nd in the A and 3rd overall.

2015-2016 Sweden U18 Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Alexander Nylander (W/C)	Mississauga Steelheads	OHL	57	28	47	75	18	8
Jesper Boqvist (C/LW)	totals		51	25	40	65	14	28
	Brynäs IF J18	J18 Elit	3	0	2	2	2	-
	Brynäs IF J20	J20 SuperElit	38	23	35	58	8	23
	Brynäs IF J18	J18 Allsvenskan	2	2	2	4	2	3
	Brynäs IF	SHL	8	0	1	1	2	2
Lias Andersson (C/LW)	totals		61	25	40	65	97	15
	HV71 J18	J18 Elit	1	1	1	2	0	2
	HV71 J20	J20 SuperElit	37	24	35	59	91	17
	HV71	SHL	22	0	0	0	6	-7
	HV71 J18	J18 Allsvenskan	1	0	4	4	0	3
Linus Lindström (C)	totals		46	16	34	50	28	11
	Skellefteå AIK J18	J18 Elit	2	1	4	5	0	1
	Skellefteå AIK J20	J20 SuperElit	40	14	30	44	28	9
	Skellefteå AIK	SHL	4	1	0	1	0	1
	Skellefteå AIK J18	J18 Allsvenskan	0	0	0	0	0	0
Linus Weissbach (LW/RW)	totals		45	17	31	48	34	19
	Frölunda HC J20	J20 SuperElit	44	17	31	48	34	19
	Frölunda HC	SHL	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Frölunda HC J18	J18 Allsvenskan	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tim Wahlgren (C/W)	totals		49	21	26	47	55	14
	MODO Hockey J20	J20 SuperElit	39	20	25	45	55	13
	MODO Hockey	SHL	10	1	1	2	0	1
	MODO Hockey J18	J18 Allsvenskan	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marcus Davidsson (C)	totals		47	18	23	41	24	27
	Djurgårdens IF J18	J18 Allsvenskan	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Djurgårdens IF J20	J20 SuperElit	45	17	23	40	24	26
	Djurgårdens IF	SHL	1	1	0	1	0	1
Oskar Steen (C/RW)	totals		50	8	30	38	41	20
	Färjestad BK J20	J20 SuperElit	33	8	24	32	37	12
	Färjestad BK	SHL	17	0	6	6	4	8
Erik Brännström (D)	totals		51	11	26	37	30	-3
	HV71 J20	J20 SuperElit	41	8	22	30	26	-4
	HV71 J18	J18 Elit	2	2	1	3	0	0
	HV71	SHL	3	0	0	0	0	-1
	HV71 J18	J18 Allsvenskan	5	1	3	4	4	2
Linus Nässén (D)	totals		55	7	22	29	26	8
	Luleå HF J20	J20 SuperElit	42	5	16	21	22	-5
	Luleå HF J18	J18 Elit	3	2	6	8	4	13
	Luleå HF	SHL	10	0	0	0	0	0
Oskar Stål Lyrenäs (RW)	totals		37	13	15	28	22	3
	MODO Hockey J20	J20 SuperElit	36	13	15	28	22	3
	MODO Hockey	SHL	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MODO Hockey J18	J18 Allsvenskan	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elias Pettersson (C/W)	totals		49	12	15	27	22	4
	Timrå IK J20	J20 SuperElit	22	6	8	14	20	-2
	Timrå IK J18	J18 Elit	2	3	1	4	2	4
	Timrå IK	HockeyAllsvenskan	25	3	6	9	0	2
	Timrå IK J18	J18 Allsvenskan	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oliver Olsson (C/LW)	totals		36	10	16	26	57	7
	Malmö Redhawks J18	J18 Elit	2	1	1	2	2	2
	Malmö Redhawks J20	J20 SuperElit	30	9	12	21	55	3
	Malmö Redhawks	SHL	2	0	0	0	0	-1
	Malmö Redhawks J18	J18 Allsvenskan	2	0	3	3	0	3
Jacob Moverare (D)	totals		50	6	17	23	53	7
	HV71 J18	J18 Elit	1	0	0	0	27	1
	HV71 J20	J20 SuperElit	41	5	16	21	22	3
	HV71	SHL	4	0	0	0	0	0
	HV71 J18	J18 Allsvenskan	4	1	1	2	4	3
Jesper Bratt (LW/RW)	totals		50	9	10	19	8	2
	AIK	HockeyAllsvenskan	48	8	9	17	6	1
	AIK J20	J20 SuperElit	2	1	1	2	2	1
Adam Thilander (D)	totals		41	5	14	19	16	9
	Skellefteå AIK J18	J18 Elit	1	1	1	2	0	2
	Skellefteå AIK J20	J20 SuperElit	38	3	12	15	16	6
	Skellefteå AIK J18	J18 Allsvenskan	2	1	1	2	0	1
Oliver Horrsell (D)	totals		51	2	17	19	30	17
	Linköping HC J18	J18 Elit	1	0	2	2	2	-2
	Linköping HC J20	J20 SuperElit	42	1	12	13	22	10
	Linköping HC	SHL	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Linköping HC J18	J18 Allsvenskan	7	1	3	4	6	9
William Fällström (C/LW)	Omaha Lancers	USHL	44	5	8	13	32	-6
Jacob Cederholm (D)	totals		51	2	10	12	34	-2
	HV71 J18	J18 Elit	2	0	5	5	0	-2
	HV71 J20	J20 SuperElit	35	1	4	5	28	3
	HV71	SHL	9	0	0	0	0	-5
	HV71 J18	J18 Allsvenskan	5	1	1	2	6	2
David Deutsch (D)	totals		36	2	8	10	10	0
	MODO Hockey J20	J20 SuperElit	36	2	8	10	10	0
	MODO Hockey J18	J18 Allsvenskan	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	W-L-T	TOI
Isak Wallin (G)	totals		21	3.26	.901	8-11-0	1177:16
	MODO Hockey J20	J20 SuperElit	20	3.33	.900	7-11-0	1117:16
	MODO Hockey J18	J18 Allsvenskan	1	2.00	.920	1-0-0	60:00
Filip Gustavsson (G)	totals		26	2.97	.897	12-13-0	1513:06
	Luleå HF J20	J20 SuperElit	20	3.22	.893	8-11-0	1154:00
	Luleå HF	SHL	6	2.17	.910	4-2-0	359:06

2015-2016 Sweden U18 Staff

Head CoachTorgny Bendelin
Asst. CoachStefan Hedlund
Asst. CoachPeter Sundström
Goaltending CoachAnders Palm
Team ManagerAndreas Spångberg
Equipment ManagerPeter Sahlins
Physical TherapistBilly Nilsson

Team Staff History

2015-2016 Sweden U18 Captains

"C"

Jacob Cederholm

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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Plays in: Hlinka Gretzky Cup

2015-2016 Sweden U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

22 players

Experience

Sweden U18: 0 GP
SHL: 103 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 77 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Sweden (WC (W))
Sweden U18 (WJC-18 (W))

Sweden U18 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
08/08/2026 08:00 PM UTC	Sweden U18	Germany U18	4 - 2	Hlinka Gretzky Cup
08/05/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Canada U18	Sweden U18	7 - 4	Hlinka Gretzky Cup
08/04/2026 09:00 PM UTC	Switzerland U18	Sweden U18	7 - 6	Hlinka Gretzky Cup
08/04/2026 01:00 AM UTC	Sweden U18	Slovakia U18	4 - 3 (OT 62:51)	Hlinka Gretzky Cup
08/16/2025 03:00 PM UTC	Sweden U18	USA U18	3 - 5	Hlinka Gretzky Cup

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Sweden U18 Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Hlinka Gretzky	3	0	2	-	1	0	14	17	2	0.67	4	Did not make playoffs
2025-2026	WJAC-19	3	1	1	-	0	1	11	14	4	1.33	3	Bronze game win
	Hlinka Gretzky	3	3	0	-	0	0	22	3	9	3	1	Final loss
2024-2025	WJAC-19	3	3	0	-	0	0	20	7	9	3	1	Final loss
	Hlinka Gretzky	3	1	1	-	1	0	17	6	5	1.67	2	Bronze game win
2023-2024	WJAC-19	4	2	2	-	0	0	14	16	6	1.5	3	Bronze game loss
	Hlinka Gretzky	3	2	1	-	0	0	16	9	6	2	3	Placement game win
2022-2023	WJAC-19	4	2	1	-	0	1	11	10	7	1.75	3	Bronze game win
	Hlinka Gretzky	3	2	1	-	0	0	13	7	6	2	2	Final loss
2021-2022	Hlinka Gretzky	3	2	1	-	0	0	13	10	6	2	2	Bronze game win
2020-2021	Hlinka Gretzky	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	Tournament Cancelled
2019-2020	Hlinka Gretzky	3	1	1	-	1	0	8	9	5	1.67	2	Bronze game win
2018-2019	Hlinka Gretzky	3	2	1	-	0	0	12	6	6	2	2	Final loss
2017-2018	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	3	0	-	0	0	17	6	9	3	1	Bronze game win
2016-2017	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	2	1	-	0	0	10	8	6	2	1	Bronze game loss
2015-2016	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	2	1	-	0	0	6	5	6	2	2	Final loss
2014-2015	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	2	1	-	0	0	14	8	6	2	2	Bronze game loss
2013-2014	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	1	2	-	0	0	8	11	3	1	4	Placement game win
2012-2013	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	2	1	-	0	0	20	14	6	2	2	Bronze game win
2011-2012	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	3	0	-	0	0	14	7	9	3	1	Final loss
2010-2011	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	2	1	-	0	0	17	10	6	2	2	Bronze game win
2009-2010	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	2	1	-	0	0	11	6	6	2	2	Bronze game win
2008-2009	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	2	1	-	0	0	19	11	6	2	2	Bronze game win
2007-2008	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	2	0	-	1	0	13	7	8	2.67	1	Champion
2006-2007	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	1	1	-	1	0	8	8	5	1.67	2	Bronze game loss
2005-2006	U18 JWC	3	1	2	0	-	-	3	7	3	1	3	Placement game win
2004-2005	U18 JWC	3	2	1	0	-	-	10	11	4	1.33	2	Bronze game win
2003-2004	U18 JWC	3	1	1	-	0	1	10	12	3	1	3	Placement game loss
2002-2003	U18 JWC	3	0	3	0	-	-	5	14	0	0	4	Placement game loss
2001-2002	Nations Cup	5	0	4	1	-	-	12	23	1	0.2	6	-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	William Wallén (F)	2026-2027	Tre Kannor	IAHL	3	12	8	20	-
2.	Måns Josbrant (F)	2026-2027	Luleå HF U20	U20 Nationell	9	10	8	18	10
3.	Hampus Zirath (F)	2026-2027	Djurgårdens IF U20	U20 Nationell	8	6	10	16	10
4.	Adam Andersson (F)	2026-2027	Leksands IF U20	U20 Nationell	9	7	8	15	8
5.	Lucas Elvenes (F)	2026-2027	Växjö Lakers HC	SHL	6	2	11	13	0
6.	Max Isaksson (F)	2026-2027	Växjö Lakers HC U20	U20 Nationell	9	6	5	11	6
7.	Noel Skarby (F)	2026-2027	HV71 U20	U20 Nationell	8	5	6	11	6
8.	Lukas Wernblom (F)	2026-2027	TPS	Liiga	8	4	7	11	2
9.	Hugo Zetterlund (F)	2026-2027	Lone Star Brahmas	NAHL	7	6	4	10	2
10.	Patrik Zackrisson (F)	2026-2027	Leksands IF	HockeyAllsvenskan	8	4	5	9	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	16.87
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	185 lbs	17.83
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	17.87
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	17.85
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	190 lbs	17.83

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Niclas Wästlund (D)	3	0	0	0

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Niclas Wästlund (D)	3	0	0	0

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Niclas Wästlund (D)	3	0	0	0

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Niclas Wästlund (D)	3	0	0	2

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Niclas Wästlund (D)	3	0	0	0

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Niclas Wästlund (D)	3	0	0	0.00

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Marcus Nordmark (F)	2025-2026	5	7	12
2.	Viktor Klingsell (F)	2024-2025	5	4	12
3.	Ivar Stenberg (F)	2024-2025	5	7	11
4.	Elton Hermansson (F)	2025-2026	5	6	11
5.	Joachim Nermark (F)	2010-2011	5	5	11

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Marcus Nordmark (F)	2025-2026	5	7	12
2.	Ivar Stenberg (F)	2024-2025	5	7	11
3.	Elton Hermansson (F)	2025-2026	5	6	11
4.	Alexander Zetterberg (F)	2023-2024	6	6	10
5.	Joachim Nermark (F)	2010-2011	5	5	11

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Axel Elofsson (D)	2025-2026	5	9	11
2.	Viktor Klingsell (F)	2024-2025	5	8	12
3.	Milton Gästrin (F)	2024-2025	5	7	10
4.	Mattias Hävelid (D)	2021-2022	5	7	9
5.	Adam Boqvist (D)	2017-2018	5	7	8

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Robert Hägg (D)	2012-2013	4	5	35
2.	Malte Vass (D)	2024-2025	5	1	35
3.	Erik Brännström (D)	2016-2017	5	3	31
4.	Lukas Wernblom (F)	2016-2017	5	1	31
5.	Mattias Karlsson (D)	2002-2003	5	1	31

Player Nationalities Throughout History

528 players