Damkronorna captain Erika Holst has named the squad for the Ice Hockey World Championship in Denmark. Eighteen-year-old Tilde Grillfors is included. “An awesome player and an awesome person,” says Holst.
SportsNational team coach Erika Holst has named her first Tre Kronor squad. Tilde Grillfors, 18, and Ella Albinsson, 23, get their chance. "The squad feels exciting," Holst says in a press release.
SportsHeavy loss in the bronze medal match - then Damkronorna captain Anna Kjellbin sharply criticized the standard of refereeing. "Women's hockey has developed so much that you need higher standards and better referees," she says.
SportsTwo defenders were missing from Tre Kronor's training session the day before the Olympic semi-final against the USA - Mira Jungåker and Jenna Raunio. Their absences were safety measures, national coach Ulf Lundberg said.
SportsSweden recorded its biggest women's hockey victory in twelve years and qualified for the Olympic semi-finals. After the match, the blue-and-yellow quarter-final heroes paid tribute to the Damkronorna's former equipment manager. "We played for our beloved equipment manager, Benny. This win is for him," says winning scorer Hanna Olsson after a 2–0 victory against the Czech Republic.
SportsFour years ago there were only two of them - now eleven players on the Damkronorna Olympic team are based in North America. It means an incredible amount for development, says team captain Anna Kjellbin, who plays for the Toronto Sceptres in the PWHL, the women's NHL.
SportsTre Kronor's women crushed Italy (6–1) and had the experience of a lifetime, with a magical atmosphere in front of 10,727 spectators at the scandal-ridden Santagiulia Arena. "So awesome, it was really cool," says two-goal scorer Thea Johansson. But her teammate Hanna Olsson was not impressed with the ice.
SportsThe women's team suffered a toss-up - but received no help from their opponent, Germany. "It actually made us a little angry," said two-goal scorer Lina Ljungblom after the 4-1 victory.
SportsThe Olympics haven't even started, but there are already reports of stomach flu. Finland, which shares a house with the Swedish team in the Olympic village, has been affected. "There is always concern," says Fredrik Joulamo, sports director at the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) and Swedish team manager.
SportsThe women's 'Crowns' will get two stars back for the Olympics - and the national team will go for its first Olympic medal in 20 years. "The collective self-confidence is higher now; there is a significantly higher 'fuck-you' mentality," says team captain Ulf Lundberg, compared with the last Olympics.
SportsSweden's best hockey players are trying to break into the women's NHL through tryouts. Damkronorna's Sara Hjalmarsson, 27, hopes to take a place on the top team Toronto Sceptres. This was something she dreamed of as a child, she says.
SportsTre Kronor dam does not get the puck in the goal. Sweden lost again to Finland with 1–2. Finn Elisa Holopainen decided in extra time.
SportsUlf Lundberg never received an offer to stay on as the women's national team's national team captain. The successor has already been appointed. But Lundberg says he is not bitter. I feel full confidence here and now.
SportsIt is not all sports where the clothes play a greater role. But in mogul skiing, the competition suit can make the decision. 100 percent, says the reigning Olympic Games champion Walter Wallberg.
SportsThe Women's Crowns will be Tre Kronor Women. A step in the right direction, according to team captain Anna Kjellbin. Tre Kronor Women and Tre Kronor Men feels like the right way, she says.
SportsThe Girls' Crown is clear for the quarterfinals in the World Championship – and as group winners too. Nice that we managed it this time, says goalkeeper Emma Söderberg.
SportsTwo quick goals at the beginning of the third period lifted the Women's Crown to an important victory in the World Championship premiere. It ended 5–2 against the nightmare opponent Germany. A great start, says the national team captain Ulf Lundberg.
SportsSweden has been hit by a setback ahead of the World Championship in hockey. New York-back Maja Nyhlén Persson will miss the championship. On the other hand, Frölunda's Hanna Olsson is back.
SportsThe women's national team is chasing a ticket to the Olympic Games in Milano Cortina next year. Then, the talent Mira Jungåker is back in the Swedish squad after an injury.
SportsThe national team star Lina Ljungblom has written Swedish hockey history. On Sunday night, she became the first Swedish goal scorer in the North American professional league PWHL, the women's NHL.
SportsBest in Sweden should become the best in the world. Forward Lina Ljungblom, 23, is not directly low-key ahead of her professional debut with Montreal in the women's NHL. It's absolutely a high goal, I want to become a leading player, she says.
SportsReality has surpassed dreams for the Damkronorna star Lina Ljungblom, 23. A life as a hockey pro in Montreal was not on the world map when she grew up. When I was little, I wanted to be a boy so I could make a living from hockey, she says.
SportsThe Women's Hockey League SDHL has introduced video review – 26 years after the men. In the premiere, it became a nearly seven-minute review. It didn't go Linköping's way, but the team won the premiere against newcomer Skellefteå with 2–1.
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