Sweden Releases 2014 Olympic Men’s Hockey Roster – Daniel Alfredsson to Play in Fifth Olympic Games
Earlier today, Finland announced the 25 players that will represent their country in the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.
The squad is very NHL-heavy, including some absolute greats of the sport of hockey.
Detroit Red Wings forward Daniel Alfredsson leads the pack in what will be his fifth, and possibly final Winter Olympic Games. He has plenty of Olympic experience. He won the Gold Medal with Sweden at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Torino. He also scored 3 goals in 4 games with Sweden at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.
Alfredsson will have quite a few of his teammates with him as well. Talk about your recipe for team chemistry. I would definitely keep my eye on this Swedish team when the Olympic Games kick off.
Here is a look at the complete roster for the Sweden Men’s Ice Hockey Team courtesy of NHL.com.
Forwards | |||
Name | Birthdate | Hometown | Current Team |
Daniel Alfredsson | 12/11/1972 | Gothenburg, Sweden | Detroit Red Wings (NHL) |
Nicklas Backstrom | 11/23/1987 | Gävle, Sweden | Washington Capitals (NHL) |
Patrik Berglund | 06/02/1988 | Vesteras, Sweden | St. Louis Blues (NHL) |
Jimmie Ericsson | 02/22/1980 | Skellefteå, Sweden | Skelleftea AIK (SWE) |
Loui Eriksson | 07/17/1985 | Goteborg, Sweden | Boston Bruins (NHL) |
Johan Franzen | 12/23/1979 | Vetlanda, Sweden | Detroit Red Wings (NHL) |
Carl Hagelin | 08/23/1988 | Sodertalje, Sweden | New York Rangers (NHL) |
Marcus Kruger | 05/27/1990 | Stockholm, Sweden | Chicago Blackhawks (NHL) |
Gabriel Landeskog | 11/23/1992 | Stockholm, Sweden | Colorado Avalanche (NHL) |
Daniel Sedin | 09/26/1980 | Ornskoldsvik, Sweden | Vancouver Canucks (NHL) |
Henrik Sedin | 09/26/1980 | Ornskoldsvik, Sweden | Vancouver Canucks (NHL) |
Jakob Silfverberg | 10/13/1990 | Gävle, Sweden | Anaheim Ducks (NHL) |
Alexander Steen | 03/01/1984 | Winnipeg, MB, Canada | St. Louis Blues (NHL) |
Henrik Zetterberg | 10/09/1980 | Njurunda, Sweden | Detroit Red Wings (NHL) |
Defensemen | |||
Name | Birthdate | Hometown | Current Team |
Alexander Edler | 04/21/1986 | Ostersund, Sweden | Vancouver Canucks (NHL) |
Oliver Ekman-Larsson | 07/17/1991 | Karlskrona, Sweden | Phoenix Coyotes (NHL) |
Jonathan Ericsson | 03/02/1984 | Karlskrona, Sweden | Detroit Red Wings (NHL) |
Niklas Hjalmarsson | 06/06/1987 | Eksjo, Sweden | Chicago Blackhawks (NHL) |
Erik Karlsson | 05/31/1990 | Landsbro, Sweden | Ottawa Senators (NHL) |
Niklas Kronwall | 01/12/1981 | Stockholm, Sweden | Detroit Red Wings (NHL) |
Johnny Oduya | 10/01/1981 | Stockholm, Sweden | Chicago Blackhawks (NHL) |
Henrik Tallinder | 01/10/1979 | Stockholm, Sweden | Buffalo Sabres (NHL) |
Goaltenders | |||
Name | Birthdate | Hometown | Current Team |
Jhonas Enroth | 06/25/1988 | Stockholm, Sweden | Buffalo Sabres (NHL) |
Jonas Gustavsson | 0/24/1984 | Danderyd, Sweden | Detroit Red Wings (NHL) |
Henrik Lundqvist | 03/02/982 | Are, Sweden | New York Rangers (NHL) |