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Last Updated: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 | 10:12 AM ET

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Sweden celebrates after winning the gold medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. (Don Emmert/Getty Images)

Coach

Name	Age	Hometown	League	Olympics
Bengt-Ake Gustafsson	51	Karlskoga, Sweden		2 ( 1 as player, 1 as coach)

Forwards

Name	Age	Hometown	League	Olympics
Daniel Alfredsson	37	Gothenburg, Sweden	Ottawa Senators (NHL)	3
Nicklas Bäckström	22	Gavle, Sweden	Washington Capitals (NHL)	0
Loui Eriksson	24	Göteborg, Sweden	Dallas Stars (NHL)	0
Peter Forsberg	36	Örnsköldsvik, Sweden	Swedish Elite League	3
Johan Franzen	30	Vetlanda, Sweden	Detroit Red Wings (NHL)	0
Patric Hörnqvist	23	Stockholm, Sweden	Nashville Predators (NHL)	0
Fredrik Modin	35	Sundsvall, Sweden	Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL)	1
Samuel Påhlsson	32	Ånge, Sweden	Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL)	1
Daniel Sedin	29	Örnsköldsvik, Sweden	Vancouver Canucks (NHL)	1
Henrik Sedin	29	Örnsköldsvik, Sweden	Vancouver Canucks (NHL)	1
Mattias Weinhandl	29	Ljungby, Sweden	Kontinental Hockey League (KHL)	0
Henrik Zetterberg	29	Sundsvall, Sweden	Detroit Red Wings (NHL)	2

Defence

Name	Age	Hometown	League	Olympics
Tobias Enström	25	Örnsköldsvik, Sweden	Atlanta Thrashers (NHL)	0
Magnus Johansson	36	Linköping, Sweden	Swedish Elite League	0
Niklas Kronwall	29	Stockholm, Sweden	Detroit Red Wings (NHL)	1
Nicklas Lidström	39	Avesta, Sweden	Detroit Red Wings (NHL)	3
Douglas Murray	29	Bromma, Sweden	San Jose Sharks (NHL)	0
Johnny Oduya	29	Stockholm, Sweden	New Jersey Devils (NHL)	0
Mattias Öhlund	33	Piteå, Sweden	Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)	3
Henrik Tallinder	31	Stockholm, Sweden	Buffalo Sabres (NHL)	0

Goalies

Name	Age	Hometown	League	Olympics
Jonas Gustavsson	25	Danderyd, Sweden	Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)	0
Stefan Liv	29	Gdynia, Poland	Swedish Elite League	1
Henrik Lundqvist	27	Åre, Sweden	New York Rangers	1

Medal Count

Top 10 Medal Winners

Country				Total
UNITED STATES	9	15	13	37
GERMANY	10	13	7	30
CANADA	14	7	5	26
NORWAY	9	8	6	23
AUSTRIA	4	6	6	16
RUSSIA	3	5	7	15
SOUTH KOREA	6	6	2	14
CHINA	5	2	4	11
SWEDEN	5	2	4	11
FRANCE	2	3	6	11

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