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The head coach of Sweden is Kent Forsberg.

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The captain of Sweden is Mats Sundin.

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1996-1997

1996-1997 Season

Sweden were 3-0 in the 1996-97 WCup season with 6 points, 1st in the European Pool and 1st overall.

1996-1997 Sweden Club Stats

Sweden — 1996-1997 Club Stats — Skaters
Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Mats Sundin (C)	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	82	41	53	94	59	6
Patrik Juhlin (RW)	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL	78	31	60	91	24	43
Peter Forsberg (C)	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	65	28	58	86	73	31
Daniel Alfredsson (RW)	Ottawa Senators	NHL	76	24	47	71	30	5
Nicklas Lidström (D)	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	79	15	42	57	30	11
Michael Nylander (C)	HC Lugano	NLA	36	12	43	55	28	-
Niklas Sundström (C)	New York Rangers	NHL	82	24	28	52	20	23
Niklas Andersson (LW)	New York Islanders	NHL	74	12	31	43	57	4
Markus Näslund (LW)	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	78	21	20	41	30	-15
Johan Garpenlöv (RW)	Florida Panthers	NHL	53	11	25	36	47	10
Ulf Dahlén (RW)	totals		73	14	19	33	18	-2
	San Jose Sharks	NHL	43	8	11	19	8	-11
	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	30	6	8	14	10	9
Jonas Bergqvist (RW)	Leksands IF	Elitserien	38	13	16	29	22	-
Roger Johansson (D)	Färjestad BK	Elitserien	46	8	15	23	52	-
Mattias Norström (D)	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	80	1	21	22	84	-4
Kenny Jönsson (D)	New York Islanders	NHL	81	3	18	21	24	10
Andreas Johansson (LW)	totals		52	6	13	19	62	-13
	New York Islanders	NHL	15	2	2	4	0	-6
	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	27	2	7	9	20	-6
	Cleveland Lumberjacks	IHL	10	2	4	6	42	-1
Mikael Andersson (C/W)	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	70	5	14	19	8	1
Calle Johansson (D)	Washington Capitals	NHL	65	6	11	17	16	-2
Fredrik Nilsson (C)	Luleå HF	Elitserien	42	4	13	17	22	-
Tommy Albelin (D)	Calgary Flames	NHL	72	4	11	15	14	-8
Peter Popovic (D)	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	78	1	13	14	32	9
Leif Rohlin (D)	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	40	2	8	10	8	4

Sweden — 1996-1997 Club Stats — Goalies
Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Johan Hedberg (G)	Leksands IF	Elitserien	38	2.42	.913	3	-	2260:00
Tommy Salo (G)	New York Islanders	NHL	58	2.82	.904	5	20-27-8	3208:00
Tommy Söderström (G)	totals		29	-	-	0	0-0-0	0:00
	New York Islanders	NHL	1	0.00	.000	0	0-0-0	0:00
	Rochester Americans	AHL	2	4.00	.860	-	-	-
	Utah Grizzlies	IHL	26	3.12	.897	-	-	-

1996-1997 Sweden Staff

Head CoachKent Forsberg
Asst. CoachBarry Smith
Equipment ManagerAnders Weiderstål

Team Staff History

1996-1997 Sweden Captains

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"A"

Team Captaincy History

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1996-1997 Sweden Demographics

Sweden Facts

Plays in: World Cup of Hockey
2017: WCup Semifinal loss
2005: WCup Quarterfinal loss
1997: WCup Semifinal loss

1996-1997 Sweden Roster Facts

Nationalities

25 players

Experience

Sweden: 76 GP
NHL: 6 199 GP
WC: 431 GP
OG: 62 GP
SHL: 3 205 GP
Liiga: 16 GP
AHL: 671 GP
NL: 41 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Sweden (WC)
Sweden (all) (International)
Sweden (CC)
Sweden (EC)
Sweden (EHT)
Sweden (WC (W))
Sweden B (all) (International)
Sweden Olympics (OG)
Sweden U16 (all) (International-Jr)
Sweden U17 (WHC-17)
Sweden U17 (all) (International-Jr)
Sweden U18 (WJC-18)
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 Games

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Sweden History and Standings

Sweden — Season History
season	league	GP	W	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2016-2017	WCup	3	2	-	0	1	7	5	5	1.67	1	Semifinal loss
2004-2005	WCup	3	2	1	-	-	13	9	5	1.67	2	Quarterfinal loss
1996-1997	WCup	3	3	0	-	-	14	3	6	2	1	Semifinal loss

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Sweden — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Erik Karlsson (D)	2026-2027	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	10	1	10	11	0
2.	Jakob Silfverberg (F)	2026-2027	Brynäs IF	SHL	11	3	7	10	2
3.	Filip Forsberg (F)	2026-2027	Nashville Predators	NHL	8	1	7	8	4
4.	Gabriel Landeskog (F)	2026-2027	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	10	4	2	6	2
5.	Victor Hedman (D)	2026-2027	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	9	2	2	4	2
6.	Hampus Lindholm (D)	2026-2027	Boston Bruins	NHL	10	1	3	4	2
7.	Mattias Ekholm (D)	2026-2027	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	9	1	2	3	16
8.	Mikael Backlund (F)	2026-2027	Calgary Flames	NHL	8	1	1	2	4
9.	Marcus Krüger (F)	2026-2027	Djurgårdens IF	SHL	8	1	0	1	24
10.	Oliver Ekman Larsson (D)	2026-2027	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	11	0	1	1	14

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Sweden — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2016-2017	View Roster	6'1"	198 lbs	28.91
2004-2005	View Roster	6'1"	201 lbs	29.73
1996-1997	View Roster	6'0"	198 lbs	27.08

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Sweden — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mats Sundin (F)	8	5	7	12
2.	Fredrik Modin (F)	4	4	4	8
3.	Peter Forsberg (F)	8	2	6	8
4.	Calle Johansson (D)	4	1	5	6
5.	Daniel Alfredsson (F)	8	0	6	6

Franchise All-Time Goals

Sweden — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mats Sundin (F)	8	5	7	12
2.	Fredrik Modin (F)	4	4	4	8
3.	Tomas Holmström (F)	4	3	2	5
4.	Nicklas Lidström (D)	8	3	1	4
5.	Peter Forsberg (F)	8	2	6	8

Franchise All-Time Assists

Sweden — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mats Sundin (F)	8	5	7	12
2.	Peter Forsberg (F)	8	2	6	8
3.	Daniel Alfredsson (F)	8	0	6	6
4.	Calle Johansson (D)	4	1	5	6
5.	Fredrik Modin (F)	4	4	4	8

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Sweden — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Calle Johansson (D)	4	1	6	8
2.	Tomas Holmström (F)	4	3	5	8
3.	Peter Forsberg (F)	8	2	8	6
4.	Anton Strålman (D)	4	1	2	6
5.	Samuel Påhlsson (F)	4	0	0	6

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Sweden — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mats Sundin (F)	8	5	7	12
2.	Peter Forsberg (F)	8	2	6	8
3.	Daniel Alfredsson (F)	8	0	6	6
4.	Nicklas Lidström (D)	8	3	1	4
5.	Mattias Norström (D)	8	0	1	1

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Sweden — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Fredrik Modin (F)	4	4	8	2.00
2.	Mats Sundin (F)	8	5	12	1.50
3.	Calle Johansson (D)	4	1	6	1.50
4.	Tomas Holmström (F)	4	3	5	1.25
5.	Peter Forsberg (F)	8	2	8	1.00

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Sweden — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Fredrik Modin (F)	2004-2005	WCup	4	4	4	8	2.00	2
2.	Mats Sundin (F)	1996-1997	WCup	4	4	3	7	1.75	4
3.	Calle Johansson (D)	1996-1997	WCup	4	1	5	6	1.50	8
4.	Daniel Alfredsson (F)	2004-2005	WCup	4	0	6	6	1.50	2
5.	Tomas Holmström (F)	2004-2005	WCup	4	3	2	5	1.25	8

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Sweden — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Fredrik Modin (F)	2004-2005	WCup	4	4	4	8	2.00	2
2.	Mats Sundin (F)	1996-1997	WCup	4	4	3	7	1.75	4
3.	Tomas Holmström (F)	2004-2005	WCup	4	3	2	5	1.25	8
4.	Niklas Sundström (F)	1996-1997	WCup	4	2	2	4	1.00	0
5.	Nicklas Bäckström (F)	2016-2017	WCup	4	2	2	4	1.00	2

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Sweden — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Daniel Alfredsson (F)	2004-2005	WCup	4	0	6	6	1.50	2
2.	Calle Johansson (D)	1996-1997	WCup	4	1	5	6	1.50	8
3.	Fredrik Modin (F)	2004-2005	WCup	4	4	4	8	2.00	2
4.	Mats Sundin (F)	2004-2005	WCup	4	1	4	5	1.25	0
5.	Peter Forsberg (F)	1996-1997	WCup	4	1	4	5	1.25	6

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Sweden — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Calle Johansson (D)	1996-1997	WCup	4	1	5	6	1.50	8
2.	Tomas Holmström (F)	2004-2005	WCup	4	3	2	5	1.25	8
3.	Peter Forsberg (F)	1996-1997	WCup	4	1	4	5	1.25	6
4.	Anton Strålman (D)	2016-2017	WCup	4	1	1	2	0.50	6
5.	Samuel Påhlsson (F)	2004-2005	WCup	4	0	0	0	0.00	6

Player Nationalities Throughout History

63 players

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

2004 World Cup Lineup
Fredrik Modin - Mats Sundin - Daniel Alfredsson
Henrik Zetterberg - Peter Forsberg - Markus Näslund
Andreas Johansson - Jörgen Jönsson - Marcus Nilson
P.J. Axelsson - Samuel Påhlsson - Tomas Holmström

Nicklas Lidström - Kim Johnsson
Marcus Ragnarsson - Mattias Norström
Mattias Öhlund - Dick Tärnström/Daniel Tjärnqvist