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Swedish Ice Hockey Association names all-time team for 100th anniversary

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Cooper Godin
November 17, 2022  (4:42 PM)
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The Swedish Ice Hockey Association celebrated their 100th anniversary on Thursday, after being founded on November 17th 1922. To mark the anniversary, they named an all-time team featuring the six best players in their history.

In between the pipes is Henrik Lundqvist, who represented Sweden on 12 occasions, including three Olympic Games, winning gold in 2006 in Turin (Italy).

On the blue line, they chose Nicklas Lidstrom and Borje Salming. Lidstrom wore the gold and blue 12 times, winning gold at the 2006 Winter Olympics. As for Salming, he represented Sweden nine times, including the 1992 Winter Olympics.

The three forwards that were named to the team were Hakan Loob, Peter Forsberg and Mats Sundin. Loob played for Sweden ten times, including the 1992 and 1994 Olympics, winning gold at the latter.

Forsberg represented 'Tre Kronor' 14 times, winning gold at the 1994 and 2006 Olympics as well as at the 1992 and 1998 World Championship.

Mats Sundin played for his country 16 times, with the last coming at the 2006 Winter Olympics, captaining them to the gold medal.

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