The IIHF pays out prize money to the top teams in the Men’s World Championships, and Sweden, the 2017 winner has received 10 million SEK according to a press report. That total sum, just over 1.5 million dollars, is mostly taken by the Swedish Federation and used to fund the growth and development of the game.
Some of the money, however, is paid out to the players. The Swedish federation officials won’t say how much, but is reported to be 3.1 million SEK, or just under $500,000.
The team decided to have captain Joel Lundqvist and alternates Gabriel Landeskog and Victor Hedman decide how to divvy that money up.