Who is the head coach of Sweden U18?

The head coach of Sweden U18 is Thomas Paananen.

Who is the captain of Sweden U18?

The captain of Sweden U18 is Milton Gästrin.

What are the team colors of Sweden U18?

The team colors of Sweden U18 are Blue + Yellow.

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2024-2025 Sweden U18 Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Viggo Björck (C/RW)	totals		49	30	54	84	45	45
	Djurgårdens IF J18	J18 Region	2	1	2	3	2	3
	Djurgårdens IF J20	J20 Nationell	42	27	47	74	41	38
	Djurgårdens IF J18	J18 Nationell	4	1	5	6	0	4
	Djurgårdens IF	HockeyAllsvenskan	1	1	0	1	2	0
Ivar Stenberg (LW/RW)	totals		56	29	41	70	42	16
	Frölunda HC J20	J20 Nationell	27	26	27	53	36	27
	Frölunda HC J18	J18 Region	3	1	7	8	2	-
	Frölunda HC	SHL	25	1	2	3	4	-14
	Frölunda HC J18	J18 Nationell	1	1	5	6	0	3
Theo Stockselius (C/LW)	totals		46	25	40	65	50	34
	Djurgårdens IF J18	J18 Region	1	2	2	4	0	3
	Djurgårdens IF J20	J20 Nationell	40	22	29	51	50	22
	Djurgårdens IF J18	J18 Nationell	5	1	9	10	0	9
Jakob Ihs-Wozniak (RW/C)	totals		53	24	35	59	18	27
	Luleå HF J20	J20 Nationell	40	23	34	57	18	25
	Luleå HF	SHL	13	1	1	2	0	2
	Luleå HF J18	J18 Nationell	0	0	0	0	0	-
Eric Nilson (C/RW)	totals		49	17	33	50	60	30
	Djurgårdens IF J20	J20 Nationell	37	12	26	38	56	22
	Djurgårdens IF J18	J18 Region	2	2	2	4	2	1
	Djurgårdens IF	HockeyAllsvenskan	4	0	1	1	0	1
	Djurgårdens IF J18	J18 Nationell	6	3	4	7	2	6
Melvin Novotny (LW/RW)	totals		46	15	33	48	37	11
	Leksands IF J18	J18 Region	4	3	6	9	0	-
	Leksands IF J20	J20 Nationell	41	12	26	38	37	10
	Leksands IF J18	J18 Nationell	1	0	1	1	0	1
Milton Gästrin (C/LW)	totals		50	18	27	45	20	6
	MoDo Hockey J20	J20 Nationell	40	18	24	42	18	6
	MoDo Hockey	SHL	8	0	0	0	2	-2
	MoDo Hockey J18	J18 Nationell	2	0	3	3	0	2
Filip Ekberg (LW/RW)	Ottawa 67's	OHL	53	16	29	45	8	5
Viktor Klingsell (LW)	totals		48	18	24	42	6	8
	Skellefteå AIK J20	J20 Nationell	43	17	22	39	6	5
	Skellefteå AIK	SHL	3	0	0	0	0	0
	Skellefteå AIK J18	J18 Nationell	2	1	2	3	0	3
Arvid Drott (RW)	totals		45	20	19	39	43	22
	Djurgårdens IF J18	J18 Region	1	0	1	1	25	1
	Djurgårdens IF J20	J20 Nationell	40	18	18	36	14	19
	Djurgårdens IF J18	J18 Nationell	4	2	0	2	4	2
Eddie Genborg (LW/RW)	totals		57	22	16	38	30	17
	Linköping HC J20	J20 Nationell	28	19	15	34	26	18
	Linköping HC	SHL	28	2	0	2	4	-1
	Linköping HC J18	J18 Region	1	1	1	2	0	-
Anton Frondell (C/LW)	totals		39	16	16	32	22	20
	Djurgårdens IF J20	J20 Nationell	10	5	2	7	6	9
	Djurgårdens IF	HockeyAllsvenskan	29	11	14	25	16	11
Isac Nilsson (RW)	totals		52	12	20	32	22	-2
	Malmö Redhawks J20	J20 Nationell	43	11	19	30	14	-2
	Malmö Redhawks J18	J18 Region	8	1	1	2	8	-
	Malmö Redhawks	SHL	1	0	0	0	0	0
Oliwer Sjöström (D)	totals		41	8	19	27	44	8
	Luleå HF J20	J20 Nationell	40	8	19	27	44	8
	Luleå HF	SHL	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Luleå HF J18	J18 Nationell	0	0	0	0	0	-
Karl Annborn (D)	totals		49	3	24	27	6	13
	HV71 J20	J20 Nationell	39	3	21	24	4	12
	HV71 J18	J18 Region	4	0	2	2	2	-
	HV71	SHL	5	0	1	1	0	2
	HV71 J18	J18 Nationell	1	0	0	0	0	-1
Theodor Hallquisth (D)	totals		54	6	20	26	50	28
	Örebro HK J20	J20 Nationell	41	5	17	22	48	26
	Örebro HK	SHL	12	0	0	0	0	-2
	Örebro HK J18	J18 Nationell	1	1	3	4	2	4
Joe Wahlund (D)	totals		47	5	21	26	16	13
	Färjestad BK J20	J20 Nationell	43	4	16	20	16	10
	Färjestad BK J18	J18 Region	2	1	4	5	0	-
	Färjestad BK J18	J18 Nationell	2	0	1	1	0	3
Torkel Jennersjö (LW)	Dubuque Fighting Saints	USHL	50	12	7	19	85	5
Morgan Anderberg (LW/C)	totals		51	8	11	19	39	-6
	Växjö Lakers HC J18	J18 Region	6	2	3	5	0	-
	Växjö Lakers HC J20	J20 Nationell	39	6	8	14	35	-9
	Växjö Lakers HC J18	J18 Nationell	1	0	0	0	2	3
	Växjö Lakers HC	SHL	5	0	0	0	2	0
Sascha Boumedienne (D)	Boston Univ.	NCAA	40	3	10	13	33	8
Axel Brøngel-Larsson (D)	totals		34	3	8	11	42	7
	Frölunda HC J20	J20 Nationell	25	1	6	7	18	7
	Frölunda HC J18	J18 Region	7	2	2	4	24	-
	Frölunda HC	SHL	2	0	0	0	0	0
	Frölunda HC J18	J18 Nationell	0	0	0	0	0	-
Malte Vass (D)	totals		47	2	9	11	57	-6
	Färjestad BK J20	J20 Nationell	40	2	9	11	53	-6
	Färjestad BK J18	J18 Region	1	0	0	0	0	-
	Färjestad BK J18	J18 Nationell	1	0	0	0	4	0
	Färjestad BK	SHL	5	0	0	0	0	0

Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Love Härenstam (G)	totals		23	3.13	.901	1	11-12-0	1360:47
	Luleå HF J20	J20 Nationell	4	2.28	.927	0	1-3-0	236:31
	Skellefteå AIK J20	J20 Nationell	19	3.31	.895	1	10-9-0	1124:16
	Skellefteå AIK	SHL	0	-	-	-	-	-
Måns Goos (G)	totals		25	3.23	.890	0	12-12-0	1448:06
	Färjestad BK J20	J20 Nationell	24	3.17	.893	0	11-12-0	1383:06
	Färjestad BK	SHL	0	-	-	-	-	-
	Färjestad BK J18	J18 Region	1	4.62	.828	0	1-0-0	65:00
Isak Sörqvist (G)	totals		34	2.85	.889	0	19-15-0	2040:56
	Luleå HF J20	J20 Nationell	34	2.85	.889	0	19-15-0	2040:56
	Luleå HF	SHL	0	-	-	-	-	-
	Luleå HF J18	J18 Nationell	0	-	-	-	-	0:00

2024-2025 Sweden U18 Staff

Head CoachThomas Paananen
Asst. CoachPatrik Fagerlund
Asst. CoachSebastian Pihl
Goaltending CoachDaniel Hansen
Team ManagerJoakim Petersson
Equipment ManagerTomas Blomkvist
Equipment ManagerJonas Elofsson
Physical TherapistTimmy Lönnberg
Video CoachMatheus Vieweg

Team Staff History

2024-2025 Sweden U18 Captains

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Milton Gästrin

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Team Captaincy History

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Sweden U18 Facts

Plays in: U18 World Championship
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2026: WJC-18 Gold
2025: WJC-18 Silver
2024: WJC-18 Bronze

2024-2025 Sweden U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

25 players

Experience

Sweden U18: 167 GP
SHL: 117 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 63 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Sweden (WC)
Sweden (all) (International)
Sweden (CC)
Sweden (EC)
Sweden (EHT)
Sweden (WC (W))
Sweden (WCup)
Sweden B (all) (International)
Sweden Olympics (OG)
Sweden U16 (all) (International-Jr)
Sweden U17 (WHC-17)
Sweden U17 (all) (International-Jr)
Sweden U18 (all) (International-Jr)
Sweden U18 (WJC-18 (W))
Sweden U18/19
Sweden U19 (all) (International-Jr)
Sweden U20 (WJC-20)
Sweden U20 (all) (International-Jr)

Sweden U18 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
05/02/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Slovakia U18	Sweden U18	2 - 4	U18 WJC
05/01/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Czechia U18	Sweden U18	3 - 4 (OT 69:18)	U18 WJC
04/29/2026 12:00 PM UTC	Canada U18	Sweden U18	2 - 4	U18 WJC
04/27/2026 10:00 AM UTC	Denmark U18	Sweden U18	1 - 10	U18 WJC
04/25/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Sweden U18	USA U18	1 - 9	U18 WJC

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Sweden U18 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	WJC-18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	WJC-18	4	2	2	-	0	0	19	14	6	1.5	3	Champion
2024-2025	WJC-18	4	3	1	-	0	0	29	16	9	2.25	2	Final loss
2023-2024	WJC-18	4	1	1	-	1	1	15	12	6	1.5	3	Bronze game win
2022-2023	WJC-18	4	4	0	-	0	0	18	3	12	3	1	Final loss
2021-2022	WJC-18	3	2	1	-	0	0	12	8	6	2	1	Champion
2020-2021	WJC-18	4	3	1	-	0	0	16	14	9	2.25	2	Bronze game win
2019-2020	WJC-18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Tournament Cancelled
2018-2019	WJC-18	4	3	1	-	0	0	14	9	9	2.25	2	Champion
2017-2018	WJC-18	4	3	0	-	0	1	12	8	10	2.5	2	Bronze game win
2016-2017	WJC-18	4	2	2	-	0	0	8	12	6	1.5	3	Bronze game loss
2015-2016	WJC-18	4	2	1	-	1	0	18	11	8	2	2	Final loss
2014-2015	WJC-18	4	1	3	-	0	0	16	17	3	0.75	4	Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014	WJC-18	4	2	1	-	1	0	20	11	8	2	2	Bronze game loss
2012-2013	WJC-18	4	3	1	-	0	0	20	9	9	2.25	2	Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012	WJC-18	4	4	0	-	0	0	20	4	12	3	1	Final loss
2010-2011	WJC-18	4	3	1	-	0	0	20	8	9	2.25	1	Final loss
2009-2010	WJC-18	4	4	0	-	0	0	26	8	12	3	1	Final loss
2008-2009	WJC-18	4	3	1	-	0	0	25	8	9	2.25	2	Quarterfinal loss
2007-2008	WJC-18	4	4	0	-	0	0	23	9	12	3	1	Bronze game loss
2006-2007	WJC-18	4	2	1	-	1	0	10	7	8	2	1	Bronze game win
2005-2006	WJC-18	4	3	1	0	-	-	15	8	6	1.5	2	Quarterfinal loss
2004-2005	WJC-18	4	3	1	0	-	-	9	6	6	1.5	2	Bronze game win
2003-2004	WJC-18	4	2	2	0	-	-	8	12	4	1	3	Quarterfinal loss
2002-2003	WJC-18	4	1	2	1	-	-	15	13	3	0.75	3	Quarterfinal loss
2001-2002	WJC-18	5	3	2	0	-	-	20	13	6	1.2	9	Saved in relegation
	WJC-18	5	2	3	0	-	-	16	16	4	0.8	4	-
2000-2001	WJC-18	4	2	2	0	-	-	10	10	4	1	4	-
1999-2000	WJC-18	4	4	0	0	-	-	21	5	8	2	1	Bronze game win
1998-1999	WJC-18	5	2	1	2	-	-	15	10	6	1.2		-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Lukas Wernblom (F)	2026-2027	TPS	Liiga	3	2	6	8	2
2.	Hampus Zirath (F)	2026-2027	Djurgårdens IF U20	U20 Nationell	3	2	5	7	0
3.	Marcus Nordmark (F)	2026-2027	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	3	1	5	6	2
4.	Filip Ekberg (F)	2026-2027	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	5	3	2	5	2
5.	Viktor Klingsell (F)	2026-2027	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	5	2	3	5	4
6.	Wiggo Sörensson (F)	2026-2027	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	4	4	0	4	2
7.	Torkel Jennersjö (F)	2026-2027	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	5	3	1	4	2
8.	Theo Stockselius (F)	2026-2027	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	5	3	1	4	2
9.	Gustav Olhaver (F)	2026-2027	Rungsted Seier Capital	Metal Ligaen	2	2	2	4	0
10.	Valter Lindberg (F)	2026-2027	Skellefteå AIK	Champions HL	2	1	3	4	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	17.79
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	17.80
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	17.70
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	190 lbs	17.92
2021-2022	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	17.88

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Martin Karlsson (F)	10	15	11	26
2.	Kent Nilsson (F)	10	13	13	26
3.	Niklas Andersson (F)	12	10	12	22
4.	Thomas Gradin (F)	15	11	10	21
5.	Anders Hedberg (F)	15	17	3	20

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Anders Hedberg (F)	15	17	3	20
2.	Martin Karlsson (F)	10	15	11	26
3.	Markus Näslund (F)	12	14	2	16
4.	Kent Nilsson (F)	10	13	13	26
5.	Dan Labraaten (F)	15	13	5	18

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kent Nilsson (F)	10	13	13	26
2.	Sascha Boumedienne (D)	7	1	13	14
3.	Niklas Andersson (F)	12	10	12	22
4.	Peter Forsberg (F)	6	5	12	17
5.	Daniel Sedin (F)	12	5	12	17

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Niklas Sundblad (F)	11	7	13	58
2.	Liam Lindström (F)	6	1	4	45
3.	Hugo Danielsson (D)	7	0	2	43
4.	Mattias Tedenby (F)	12	6	11	39
5.	Patrick Cehlin (F)	6	2	4	37

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Thomas Gradin (F)	15	11	10	21
2.	Anders Hedberg (F)	15	17	3	20
3.	Dan Labraaten (F)	15	13	5	18
4.	Börje Salming (D)	15	2	2	4
5.	David Gustafsson (F)	14	4	5	9

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Conny Silfverberg (F)	6	9	17	2.83
2.	Peter Forsberg (F)	6	5	17	2.83
3.	Johan Larsson (F)	5	6	14	2.80
4.	Martin Karlsson (F)	10	15	26	2.60
5.	Kent Nilsson (F)	10	13	26	2.60

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Filip Ekberg (F)	2024-2025	7	10	18
2.	Martin Karlsson (F)	1970-1971	5	10	17
3.	Conny Silfverberg (F)	1976-1977	6	9	17
4.	Peter Forsberg (F)	1990-1991	6	5	17
5.	Markus Näslund (F)	1990-1991	6	14	16

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Markus Näslund (F)	1990-1991	6	14	16
2.	Filip Ekberg (F)	2024-2025	7	10	18
3.	Martin Karlsson (F)	1970-1971	5	10	17
4.	Daniel Rydmark (F)	1987-1988	6	10	15
5.	Michael Wikström (F)	1981-1982	5	10	10

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Sascha Boumedienne (D)	2024-2025	7	13	14
2.	Peter Forsberg (F)	1990-1991	6	12	17
3.	William Nylander (F)	2013-2014	7	10	16
4.	Jonathan Lekkerimäki (F)	2021-2022	6	10	15
5.	Otto Stenberg (F)	2022-2023	7	9	16

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Liam Lindström (F)	2002-2003	6	4	45
2.	Hugo Danielsson (D)	2015-2016	7	2	43
3.	Niklas Sundblad (F)	1990-1991	5	5	38
4.	Patrick Cehlin (F)	2008-2009	6	4	37
5.	Andreas Valdix (F)	2001-2002	8	0	37