Swedish Hockey League

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Established
1975 (50 years old)

First Recorded Event
2010-09-15

Current Season
2024-2025

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Ice Hockey

Location
Sweden

Gender
Male

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Upcoming

26 Apr	Luleå HF	-	Brynäs IF	1:15pm
28 Apr	Brynäs IF	-	Luleå HF	6:00pm
Results
23 Apr	Luleå HF	5 - 1	Brynäs IF
21 Apr	Brynäs IF	2 - 5	Luleå HF
19 Apr	Brynäs IF	2 - 1	Luleå HF
15 Apr	Frölunda HC	0 - 2	Luleå HF
13 Apr	Luleå HF	5 - 1	Frölunda HC
12 Apr	Brynäs IF	4 - 1	Skellefteå
11 Apr	Frölunda HC	2 - 3	Luleå HF
10 Apr	Skellefteå	3 - 4	Brynäs IF
09 Apr	Frölunda HC	5 - 3	Luleå HF
08 Apr	Skellefteå	5 - 1	Brynäs IF

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.

Seasons

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Teams

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