Ishockeyfoerbundet
Ishockey Forbundet

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Association name	Swedish Ice Hockey Association
IIHF Code	SWE
Founded	17 November 1922
IIHF membership	23 March 1912
President	Anders Larsson
IIHF men's ranking	4th (2020)
IIHF women's ranking	9th (2020)
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The Swedish Ice Hockey Association (Swedish: Svenska Ishockeyförbundet (SIF)) in Swedish, is an association of Swedishice hockey clubs. It was established in Stockholm on 17 November 1922 by representatives from seven clubs.^[1] 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[edit]

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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)
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

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J18 Elit
J16 Elit

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Regional Districts

Region Syd	Region Väst	Region Öst	Region Norr
Blekinge	Dalarna	Gotland	Jämtland/Härjedalen
Bohuslän/Dal	Gästrikland	Stockholm	Medelpad
Göteborg	Hälsingland	Södermanland	Norrbotten
Skåne	Värmland	Uppland	Västerbotten
Småland	Västmanland	Ångermanland
Västergötland	Örebro län
Östergötland

National teams[edit]

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

Chairmen[edit]

The following have served as chairman.^[2]

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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[edit]

'GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT SWEDISH ICE HOCKEY'(PDF). The Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original(PDF) on 7 September 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2006.

^'Swedish Ice Hockey Year by Year'(PDF). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
^'Om Svenska Ishockeyförbundet' (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2011.

External links[edit]

Svenska Ishockeyförbundet (Official site both in Swedish only)

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