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Swedish Hockey League

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Established
1975 (51 years old)

First Recorded Event
2009-09-21

Current Season
2026-2027

Current Round
6

Sport
Ice Hockey

Location
Sweden

Gender
Male

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		Upcoming
08 Oct 26	SkelleftSkellefteå AIK	5:00pm	FärjestaFärjestad BK
08 Oct 26	Växjö LaVäxjö Lakers	5:00pm	LinköpinLinköpings HC
08 Oct 26	Timrå IKTimrå IK	5:00pm	FrölundaFrölunda HC
08 Oct 26	Rögle BKRögle BK	5:00pm	HV71HV71
08 Oct 26	Brynäs IBrynäs IF	5:00pm	IF BjörkIF Björklöven
08 Oct 26	Luleå HFLuleå HF	5:00pm	Malmö ReMalmö Redhawks
08 Oct 26	DjurgårdDjurgårdens IF	5:00pm	Örebro HÖrebro HK
10 Oct 26	FärjestaFärjestad BK	1:15pm	Malmö ReMalmö Redhawks
10 Oct 26	HV71HV71	1:15pm	Brynäs IBrynäs IF
10 Oct 26	Luleå HFLuleå HF	1:15pm	Timrå IKTimrå IK
		Results
03 Oct 26	Örebro HKÖrebro HK	1 - 4	Luleå HFLuleå HF
03 Oct 26	LinköpingLinköpings HC	2 - 3	IF BjörklIF Björklöven
03 Oct 26	FärjestadFärjestad BK	3 - 1	HV71HV71
03 Oct 26	Växjö LakVäxjö Lakers	3 - 2	Rögle BKRögle BK
03 Oct 26	Timrå IKTimrå IK	1 - 4	SkellefteSkellefteå AIK
03 Oct 26	Malmö RedMalmö Redhawks	1 - 0	Brynäs IFBrynäs IF
03 Oct 26	Frölunda Frölunda HC	4 - 2	DjurgårdeDjurgårdens IF
01 Oct 26	DjurgårdeDjurgårdens IF	0 - 4	FärjestadFärjestad BK
01 Oct 26	Frölunda Frölunda HC	2 - 1	Brynäs IFBrynäs IF
01 Oct 26	HV71HV71	2 - 1	Örebro HKÖrebro HK

Description

The SHL (or Swedish Hockey League, Swedish: Svenska hockeyligan) is a Swedish ice hockey league, and the highest division of the Swedish ice hockey system. The league currently consists of 12 teams, though an expansion to 14 teams is planned for the 2015–16 season. The league was founded in 1975, and while Swedish ice hockey champions have been crowned though various formats since 1922, the title, as well as the Le Mat Trophy, have been awarded to the winner of the SHL playoffs since the league's inaugural 1975–76 season.

As of 2010–11, the SHL was the world's most evenly matched professional ice hockey league. During the 2011–12 season, the SHL was the most well attended hockey league in Europe, averaging 6,385 spectators per match, however in 2013–14, the SHL was third best in Europe, with an attendance average of 5,978.

The league was founded in 1975 as Elitserien (in English often called the Swedish Elite League or SEL), and initially featured 10 teams, though this was expanded to 12 for the 1987–88 season. The league was renamed the SHL in 2013, and in 2014, a number of format changes were announced, including an expansion to 14 teams to be finalized prior to the 2015–16 season, and a new format for promotion from and relegation to HockeyAllsvenskan, the second tier league.


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Teams

Brynäs IF		Djurgårdens IF		Färjestad BK
Frölunda HC		HV71		IF Björklöven
Linköpings HC		Luleå HF		Malmö Redhawks
Örebro HK		Rögle BK		Skellefteå AIK
Timrå IK		Växjö Lakers

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Last 5 winners
Luleå HF (2025)
Skellefteå AIK (2024)
Växjö Lakers (2023)
Färjestad BK (2022)
Växjö Lakers (2021)

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