Men's national ice hockey team, Sweden (original) (raw)

Two days ago, during a local broadcast on ESPN of the 2016 World Cup of Hockey I saw a very particular flag for Sweden. It is a horizontal yellow flag featuring three stylized blue crowns of the coat of arms of the country. The flag is seen here:http://media.gettyimages.com (source:http://www.gettyimages.in).

When doing a little research, I found out that it is the flag (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team) of "Sweden men's national ice hockey team (Sveriges herrlandslag i ishockey, in Swedish) or "Tre Kronor" (Three Crowns in Swedish). The team is managed by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association (SIHA, Svenska Ishockeyf�rbundet, in Swedish)

However, in the picture mentioned above, this particular version features the logo (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/58/World_Cup_of_Hockey_2016_small_logo.png) of the WCH2016.

Here's a brief history (PDF format):http://www.swehockey.se/globalassets/svenska-ishockeyforbundet/historik/trekronornamnet.pdf

For additional information go to Sweden Hockey (Svenska Ishockeyf�rbundet official website): http://www.swehockey.se/
Esteban Rivera, 27 September 2016