Hockeyns historia

When the ice hockey World Cup is arranged in Stockholm in 1949, ice hockey fever breaks out. Sven Tumba makes ice hockey the people's sport and Ulf Sterner becomes the first European in the NHL. Through unique archival material, old stories are given new life.

At the beginning of the 70s, the Swedish emigration to the NHL begins. Börje Salming, with his passionate and fearless playing style, was more Canadian than the Canadians themselves. In the 1976 Canada Cup, Salming was honored with a standing ovation that has gone down in history.

When Tre Kronor and goalkeeper Pekka Lindmark meet the Soviet Union in the early 80s, it becomes one of the biggest setbacks in Swedish hockey history. Anders Hedberg and Ulf Nilsson make the journey from amateur life in Sweden to becoming the NHL's highest paid players. Pia Grengman breaks new ground when, as a 19-year-old, she becomes a coach for a men's team in Denmark. In the WC in Vienna in 1987, Tre Kronor wins its first WC gold in 25 years - the first when both the Soviet Union and Canada are involved.

Pictures from the archive. In the World Cup 1970, UIf Sterner tackles the Czech goalkeeper Dzurilla when there are only seconds left of the match. It will be the beginning of a fracture that leads to both the bearer and the psychiatrist being called in.

Pictures from the archive. Defensemen Lill-Strimma Svedberg was so good that he became the first western to be invited to the Soviet Union. An artist who died only 28 years old.

Pictures from the archive. Leif "Honken" Holmqvist was once Sweden's most loved ice hockey player. The goalkeeper who had the posts as his best friends and who always played without a helmet and face mask.

Pictures from the archive. Börje Salming tries an unusual treatment for her problems with the sinuses and gives an interview for the Canada Cup 1981.

Pictures from the archive. A meeting with Canadian star Phil Esposito who dismissed European hockey and looked red when thinking of his arch-enemy Stig Salming.

Pictures from the archive. Defenseman Bert-Ola Nordlander remembers a time when he made the ice order for the matches in the A-team, played without a helmet and was expelled for angry eyes.

Pictures from the archive. At a time when there were hardly any women in Swedish ice hockey, Pia Grengman is going on a historic journey. She becomes head coach for a Danish men's team, only 19 years old.

Pictures from the archive. Göran Zachrisson makes a report about some of Swedish ice hockey's hardest players in the early 1970s.

Pictures from the archive. Göran Zachrisson follows the World Cup team in 1974 and tells about what it means to be an elite player in ice hockey.

Pictures from the archive. A report about when Leksand took over after Brynäs as best in Sweden. The TV Sport's Mac Threads follow behind the scenes when the valley guys radar up victories.

Pictures from the archive. Djurgårdaren Kent Nilsson becomes a professional in North America and is called early for "Mr Magic". We are told about the event that is behind the nickname.

Pictures from the archive. Leif Boork is a coach in Djurgården and known for his unusual methods. Artur Ringart follows the prospective federal captain during a match in 1982.

Pictures from the archive. Börje Salming has just finished her second season in Toronto and comes home to Sweden with the family to charge the batteries.

Pictures from the archive. About a bygone sporting tradition. Swedish star Ulf Sterner is invited to the Soviet gold party and takes the custom where he comes.

Pictures from the archive. Kjell Svensson and "Totte" Bengtsson had the chance to become the first Swedes in the NHL. This was when an NHL contract was not as lucrative as it is now.

Pictures from the archive. A report about Sweden's fastest hockey player, Lars-Göran Nilsson