Sweden's "Strategy 2030"

[alko]

I have read some articles about last WCH. And there were one, after Sweden lost to USA in semifinals, where ice hockey expert from Sweden Erik Granqvist mentioned Sweden's "Strategy 2030".

As i understand it correctly, Sweden should be the on the top on every international level and ice-hockey should be the most popular sport in country.

Or what is it about?

 

[Eye of Ra]

Yes. But its not realistic. We are a much smaller nation than Usa, Canada, Germany and Russia in terms of population.

 

[erikhamren]

Yep correct.

It CAN be achievable, because our youth development is still world class on some aspects but we dont have as big player base as USA and Canada and probably Russia. So maybe no but if our federation really wants it, they should really stop insist on huge rinks. I think thats our main problem.

Before last season, the federation changed the goal nets to a smaller size for our youth players so i guess they atleast doing something, next step smaller rinks i hope. Atleast at training

 

[Bear of Bad News]

As i understand it correctly, Sweden should be the on the top on every international level and ice-hockey should be the most popular sport in country.

I love this strategy and can't believe that other countries haven't tried this.

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

I love this strategy and can't believe that other countries haven't tried this.

Thank God for The Strategy!

 

[CanadienShark]

Calls or puts on Sweden 2030?

 

[KAWAIlllI]

The word "strategy" is misunderstood here - it's basically a "vision" at which the federation wants Sweden to be by 2030. They've always worked with these, and the one before that, "Strategy 2025", was a bit different if I remember correctly (like "Make hockey bigger in Sweden" etc).

 

[Czechboy]

Do the Swedes need a strategy? Look pretty damn good to me?

 

[IHaveNoCreativity]

The Swedes and Fins are actually highly regarded and I believe it’s the Finns who are ranked 1st in the world in development per capita for hockey or something like that. So yeah, I’d actually say they’re very good at what they do. It’s attainable.

 

[Summer Rose]

The Swedes and Fins are actually highly regarded and I believe it’s the Finns who are ranked 1st in the world in development per capita for hockey or something like that. So yeah, I’d actually say they’re very good at what they do. It’s attainable.

I said it in another thread a while back but while a large population helps, there are countries with relatively small populations with good infrastructure, development systems, etc. that do extremely well in a given sport anyway. The example I cited was Norway in several winter sports, since they tend to be very high on the medal table at the winter Olympics, if not outright on top (which they have been for the last few winter games, and are #1 all time). While I was responding to someone talking about Canada, saying that there's no reason that Canada can't be like this in hockey, I could extend that to saying the same thing about Sweden and Finland in hockey too.

 

[IHaveNoCreativity]

I said it in another thread a while back but while a large population helps, there are countries with relatively small populations with good infrastructure, development systems, etc. that do extremely well in a given sport anyway. The example I cited was Norway in several winter sports, since they tend to be very high on the medal table at the winter Olympics, if not outright on top (which they have been for the last few winter games, and are #1 all time). While I was responding to someone talking about Canada, saying that there's no reason that Canada can't be like this in hockey, I could extend that to saying the same thing about Sweden and Finland in hockey too.

The Netherlands in soccer would be a prime example.

Population helps but it’s really more than that.