What does SHL stand for?

SHL stands for Swedish Hockey League.

How many teams play in the SHL?

The SHL currently consists of 14 teams.

Who won the most recent SHL championship?

Skellefteå AIK won the most recent SHL championship in 2026.

Swedish Hockey League SHL

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League naming history:

2013 - currentSHL (Swedish Hockey League)
1975 - 2013Elitserien

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2026-2027 Season

Färjestad BK lead the 2026-27 SHL standings with 22 points. Frölunda HC (17 points) and IF Björklöven (17 points) follow.

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2026-2027 SHL Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Färjestad BK	8	7	-	0	0	1	34	8	26	22	2.75	-
2.	Frölunda HC	8	5	-	2	1	0	26	20	6	17	2.13	-
3.	IF Björklöven	8	5	-	2	1	0	22	20	2	17	2.13	-
4.	Skellefteå AIK	8	4	-	2	1	1	28	21	7	15	1.88	-
5.	Brynäs IF	8	4	-	4	0	0	23	18	5	12	1.50	-
6.	Rögle BK	8	3	-	4	1	0	20	18	2	11	1.38	-
7.	Örebro HK	8	3	-	3	0	2	18	22	-4	11	1.38	-
8.	Malmö Redhawks	7	2	-	2	1	2	18	22	-4	10	1.43	-
9.	Luleå HF	8	3	-	4	0	1	20	26	-6	10	1.25	-
10.	Växjö Lakers HC	8	2	-	4	1	1	25	30	-5	9	1.13	-
11.	Djurgårdens IF	8	2	-	4	1	1	16	22	-6	9	1.13	-
12.	HV71	8	1	-	4	2	1	24	29	-5	8	1.00	-
13.	Timrå IK	8	1	-	5	2	0	15	22	-7	7	0.88	-
14.	Linköping HC	7	2	-	4	0	1	12	23	-11	7	1.00	-

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2026-2027 SHL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Lucas Elvenes (F)	7	2	11	13	0
2.	Viktor Lodin (F)	8	5	7	12	6
3.	Oscar Lindberg (F)	8	3	8	11	10
4.	Radim Zohorna (F)	8	4	6	10	2
5.	Joel Persson (D)	7	3	6	9	0

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2026-2027 SHL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Melker Thelin (G)	4	0.50	.983
2.	Calle Clang (G)	2	1.00	.964
3.	Emil Larmi (G)	4	1.22	.950
4.	Waltteri Ignatjew (G)	1	1.04	.941
5.	Lassi Lehtinen (G)	4	2.56	.932

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2026-2027 SHL Demographics

SHL Games

date	home	visiting	score
10/15/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Linköping HC	Frölunda HC	-
10/10/2026 04:00 PM UTC	Skellefteå AIK	Rögle BK	3 - 2
10/10/2026 04:00 PM UTC	IF Björklöven	Frölunda HC	3 - 2
10/10/2026 04:00 PM UTC	Örebro HK	Växjö Lakers HC	4 - 2
10/10/2026 04:00 PM UTC	Djurgårdens IF	Linköping HC	5 - 1

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SHL Transactions

SHL — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
10/08/2026	Confirmed	Linus Nässén (F)	Frölunda HC	MoDo Hockey	Details
10/08/2026	Confirmed	Jonas Gunnarsson (G)	AIK	Timrå IK	Details
09/28/2026	Confirmed	Oula Palve (F)	Djurgårdens IF	Sport	Details
09/22/2026	Confirmed	Erik Andersson (F)	Växjö Lakers HC	Borås HC	Details
09/17/2026	Confirmed	Pavol Regenda (F)	San Jose Sharks	HV71	Details

2026-2027 SHL Free Agents

Team	Player
HV71	Mattias Tedenby (F)
Växjö Lakers HC	Petter Granberg (D)
Djurgårdens IF	Oliver Kylington (D)
Linköping HC	Ty Rattie (F)
Leksands IF	Jon Knuts (F)

2027-2028 SHL Free Agents

Team	Player
Växjö Lakers HC	Lucas Elvenes (F)
Färjestad BK	Radim Zohorna (F)
Skellefteå AIK	Pär Lindholm (F)
Färjestad BK	Axel Bergkvist (D)
Växjö Lakers HC	Olivier Nadeau (F)

SHL League Injury List

Player / Team	Information
Nicklas Bäckström (F)Brynäs IF	Undisclosed injury, (out indefinitely)
Lucas Carlsson (D)Djurgårdens IF	Rehab from knee injury (expected back early october)
Victor Ejdsell (F)Färjestad BK	Hand injury (possibly back late november)
Marcus Johansson (F)Färjestad BK	foot injury - (expected back December)
Niklas Hansson (D)HV71	Upper body injury (expected back late February)
Martin Johnsen (F)HV71	Undisclosed injury (expected back mid-october)
Lucas Wallmark (F)IF Björklöven	Undisclosed injury, (out indefinitely)
Ludvig Larsson (F)Linköping HC	Lower body, expected back in November
Theodor Lennström (D)Linköping HC	Upper-body injury (out indefinitely)
Erik Gustafsson (D)Luleå HF	Arm injury \| Possible return: late October
Fredrik Händemark (F)Malmö Redhawks	Upper body injury (expected back late november)
Leon Bristedt (F)Rögle BK	Undisclosed injury (expected back november)
Emil Djuse (D)Skellefteå AIK	Fracture \| Set to return in late October at earliest
Linus Söderström (G)Skellefteå AIK	Lower body injury, expected back early October

Player Nationalities Throughout History

SHL Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Brynäs IF	26	4 242	6'1"	194 lbs	28.00
2.	Djurgårdens IF	26	3 564	6'0"	190 lbs	28.31
3.	Frölunda HC	27	10 249	6'0"	187 lbs	26.56
4.	Färjestad BK	26	4 790	6'2"	196 lbs	26.73
5.	HV71	29	2 814	6'0"	187 lbs	25.55
6.	IF Björklöven	25	3 024	6'0"	190 lbs	28.92
7.	Linköping HC	28	4 556	6'0"	194 lbs	27.54
8.	Luleå HF	25	4 159	5'11"	181 lbs	26.48
9.	Malmö Redhawks	25	3 832	6'1"	192 lbs	26.88
10.	Rögle BK	26	9 130	6'1"	190 lbs	27.38
11.	Skellefteå AIK	27	10 302	6'0"	185 lbs	26.26
12.	Timrå IK	27	4 327	6'0"	190 lbs	26.48
13.	Växjö Lakers HC	24	7 259	6'0"	185 lbs	27.13
14.	Örebro HK	27	5 139	6'1"	192 lbs	26.54

Team Comparison History

SHL Interesting Facts

Oldest
1.	Per Åslund	40 yrs
2.	Lars Johansson	39 yrs
3.	Nicklas Bäckström	38 yrs
4.	Brian O'Neill	38 yrs
5.	Per Svensson	38 yrs

Tallest
1.	Kaspars Gabriels Konrads	6'8"
2.	Milton Oscarson	6'7"
3.	Magnus Chrona	6'6"
4.	Radim Zohorna	6'6"
5.	Hampus Eriksson	6'6"

Heaviest
1.	Radim Zohorna	229 lbs
2.	Oscar Eklind	227 lbs
3.	Stefan Milosevic	227 lbs
4.	Julien Gauthier	225 lbs
5.	Josiah Didier	223 lbs

Youngest
1.	Kaspars Gabriels Konrads	17 yrs
2.	William Thegerström	17 yrs
3.	Bosse Meijer	17 yrs
4.	Kevin Törnblom	17 yrs
5.	Olle Karlsson	18 yrs

Shortest
1.	Marcus Nilsson	5'7"
2.	Zion Nybeck	5'8"
3.	Felix Öhrqvist	5'8"
4.	David Lövgren	5'8"
5.	David Quenneville	5'8"

Lightest
1.	David Lövgren	146 lbs
2.	Aleksi Heponiemi	154 lbs
3.	Lucas Forsell	161 lbs
4.	Isac Solberg	161 lbs
5.	Bobby Trivigno	161 lbs

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	David Åslin (F)	2026-2027	Nocco	IAHL	4	17	23	40	-
2.	William Wallén (F)	2026-2027	Tre Kannor	IAHL	4	17	13	30	-
3.	Jonas Liwing (D)	2026-2027	FoodMarket	IAHL	4	9	17	26	-
4.	Tyler Kelleher (F)	2026-2027	Leksands IF	HockeyAllsvenskan	10	11	10	21	8
5.	Daniel Sylwander (F)	2026-2027	Boo-laget IK	IAHL	4	14	6	20	-
6.	Theo Östberg (F)	2026-2027	Mora IK U20	U20 Nationell	12	4	14	18	29
7.	Max Isaksson (F)	2026-2027	Växjö Lakers HC U20	U20 Nationell	11	10	6	16	6
8.	Edwin Annerstedt (F)	2026-2027	Skellefteå AIK U20	U20 Nationell	11	6	10	16	4
9.	Joel Svensson (F)	2026-2027	IK Oskarshamn	HockeyAllsvenskan	10	10	5	15	2
10.	Danick Martel (F)	2026-2027	HK Spisska Nova Ves	Extraliga	9	7	8	15	9

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Regular Season

SHL All-Time Points

SHL All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Fredrik Bremberg (F)	773	206	375	581
2.	Johan Davidsson (F)	776	175	386	561
3.	Jörgen Jönsson (F)	711	231	304	535
4.	Jan Larsson (F)	680	205	322	527
5.	Anders Carlsson (F)	653	196	330	526

SHL All-Time Goals

SHL All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Lars-Gunnar Pettersson (F)	495	271	182	453
2.	Magnus Wernblom (F)	677	266	155	423
3.	Håkan Loob (F)	406	263	237	500
4.	Per-Åge Skrøder (F)	856	260	253	513
5.	Jörgen Jönsson (F)	711	231	304	535

SHL All-Time Assists

SHL All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Johan Davidsson (F)	776	175	386	561
2.	Stefan Nilsson (F)	572	112	377	489
3.	Fredrik Bremberg (F)	773	206	375	581
4.	Anders Carlsson (F)	653	196	330	526
5.	Joakim Lindström (F)	659	191	326	517

SHL All-Time Penalty Min.

SHL All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Andreas Jämtin (F)	571	113	237	1465
2.	Per Ledin (F)	720	113	278	1248
3.	David Petrasek (D)	887	98	308	1188
4.	Thomas Berglund (F)	669	102	353	1083
5.	Per-Åge Skrøder (F)	856	260	513	1060

SHL All-Time Games Played

SHL All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jan Sandström (D)	952	64	166	230
2.	Joel Lundqvist (F)	915	199	312	511
3.	Karl Fabricius (F)	905	108	141	249
4.	David Petrasek (D)	887	98	210	308
5.	Per Åslund (F)	877	217	268	485

SHL All-Time Points Per Game

SHL All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Åke Eksell (F)	2	2	3	1.50
2.	Marián Hossa (F)	24	18	32	1.33
3.	Antti Suomela (F)	51	37	66	1.29
4.	Elias Pettersson (F)	44	24	56	1.27
5.	Mats Åhlberg (F)	203	150	251	1.24

SHL All-Time Points Per Season

SHL All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Håkan Loob (F)	1982-1983	Elitserien	36	42	34	76	2.11	29
2.	Pär Arlbrandt (F)	2013-2014	SHL	53	26	45	71	1.34	66
3.	Bud Holloway (F)	2012-2013	Elitserien	55	20	51	71	1.29	36
4.	Kristian Huselius (F)	2000-2001	Elitserien	49	32	35	67	1.37	26
5.	Oscar Lindberg (F)	2025-2026	SHL	52	30	37	67	1.29	52

SHL All-Time Goals Per Season

SHL All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Håkan Loob (F)	1982-1983	Elitserien	36	42	34	76	2.11	29
2.	Tom Bissett (F)	1998-1999	Elitserien	50	40	12	52	1.04	30
3.	Mats Åhlberg (F)	1976-1977	Elitserien	35	39	25	64	1.83	26
4.	Håkan Loob (F)	1991-1992	Elitserien	40	37	29	66	1.65	12
5.	Antti Suomela (F)	2022-2023	SHL	51	37	29	66	1.29	45

SHL All-Time Assists Per Season

SHL All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Ryan Lasch (F)	2021-2022	SHL	52	13	53	66	1.27	8
2.	Bud Holloway (F)	2012-2013	Elitserien	55	20	51	71	1.29	36
3.	Tony Mårtensson (F)	2007-2008	Elitserien	55	17	50	67	1.22	36
4.	Johan Davidsson (F)	2009-2010	Elitserien	55	12	46	58	1.05	18
5.	Pär Arlbrandt (F)	2013-2014	SHL	53	26	45	71	1.34	66

SHL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

SHL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Lance Ward (D)	2006-2007	Elitserien	50	6	4	10	0.20	273
2.	Emil Kåberg (F)	2004-2005	Elitserien	47	3	3	6	0.13	213
3.	Lance Ward (D)	2007-2008	Elitserien	52	0	7	7	0.13	212
4.	Johnny Oduya (D)	2003-2004	Elitserien	42	4	4	8	0.19	173
5.	Ross Lupaschuk (D)	2005-2006	Elitserien	49	13	18	31	0.63	168