Swedish Hockey League

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Poster

Established
1975 (50 years old)

First Recorded Event
2010-09-15

Current Season
2025-2026

Current Round

Sport
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Ice Hockey

Location
Sweden

Gender
Male

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Upcoming
06 Dec	Frölunda	2:15pm	Brynäs I
06 Dec	HV71	2:15pm	Malmö Re
06 Dec	Skellefte	2:15pm	Växjö L
06 Dec	Djurgård	5:00pm	Timrå IK
06 Dec	Luleå HF	5:00pm	Färjesta
06 Dec	Örebro H	5:00pm	Leksands
06 Dec	Rögle BK	5:00pm	Linköpin
18 Dec	Växjö L	6:00pm	Luleå HF
18 Dec	Rögle BK	6:00pm	Brynäs I
18 Dec	Timrå IK	6:00pm	Skellefte
Results
04 Dec	Frölunda	3 - 2	Djurgård
04 Dec	HV71	4 - 3	Skellefte
04 Dec	Leksands	1 - 4	Brynäs I
04 Dec	Luleå HF	2 - 3	Växjö L
04 Dec	Rögle BK	2 - 1	Timrå IK
04 Dec	Örebro H	2 - 3	Färjesta
04 Dec	Malmö Re	3 - 0	Linköpin
29 Nov	Växjö L	4 - 3	Färjesta
29 Nov	Timrå IK	3 - 2	Luleå HF
29 Nov	Örebro H	4 - 3	Rögle BK

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

Teams

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