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Swedish Hockey League

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Established
1975 (51 years old)

First Recorded Event
2010-09-15

Current Season
2026-2027

Current Round


Sport
Ice Hockey

Location
Sweden

Gender
Male

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		Upcoming
19 Sep 26	FrölundaFrölunda HC	1:15pm	Växjö LaVäxjö Lakers
19 Sep 26	HV71HV71	1:15pm	Malmö ReMalmö Redhawks
19 Sep 26	LinköpinLinköpings HC	1:15pm	Timrå IKTimrå IK
19 Sep 26	FärjestaFärjestad BK	4:00pm	Örebro HÖrebro HK
19 Sep 26	Luleå HFLuleå HF	4:00pm	Rögle BKRögle BK
19 Sep 26	SkelleftSkellefteå AIK	4:00pm	Brynäs IBrynäs IF
19 Sep 26	DjurgårdDjurgårdens IF	4:00pm	IF BjörkIF Björklöven
22 Sep 26	Rögle BKRögle BK	5:00pm	DjurgårdDjurgårdens IF
22 Sep 26	Växjö LaVäxjö Lakers	5:00pm	Malmö ReMalmö Redhawks
22 Sep 26	LinköpinLinköpings HC	5:00pm	Brynäs IBrynäs IF
		Results
02 May 26	SkellefteSkellefteå AIK	7 - 3	Rögle BKRögle BK
30 Apr 26	Rögle BKRögle BK	2 - 3	SkellefteSkellefteå AIK
28 Apr 26	Rögle BKRögle BK	2 - 1	SkellefteSkellefteå AIK
25 Apr 26	SkellefteSkellefteå AIK	5 - 1	Rögle BKRögle BK
23 Apr 26	SkellefteSkellefteå AIK	4 - 1	Rögle BKRögle BK
16 Apr 26	Växjö LakVäxjö Lakers	2 - 3	Rögle BKRögle BK
15 Apr 26	SkellefteSkellefteå AIK	2 - 1	Luleå HFLuleå HF
14 Apr 26	Rögle BKRögle BK	4 - 1	Växjö LakVäxjö Lakers
13 Apr 26	Luleå HFLuleå HF	3 - 2	SkellefteSkellefteå AIK
12 Apr 26	Rögle BKRögle BK	2 - 4	Växjö LakVäxjö Lakers

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		Leksands IF
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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