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 2017-2018

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League naming history:

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

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SHL Team Rosters

2017-2018

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2017-2018 SHL Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Växjö Lakers HC	52	34	-	10	6	2	169	104	65	116	2.23	Champion
2.	Djurgårdens IF	52	23	-	12	9	8	153	111	42	95	1.83	Semifinal loss
3.	Frölunda HC	52	25	-	15	7	5	159	137	22	94	1.81	Quarterfinal loss
4.	Färjestad BK	52	23	-	17	6	6	174	145	29	87	1.67	Quarterfinal loss
5.	Skellefteå AIK	52	26	-	20	3	3	145	118	27	87	1.67	Final loss
6.	Malmö Redhawks	52	20	-	14	8	10	152	138	14	86	1.65	Semifinal loss
7.	Luleå HF	52	19	-	19	10	4	128	117	11	81	1.56	Eighth Final Loss
8.	HV71	52	21	-	19	6	6	145	143	2	81	1.56	Eighth Final Loss
9.	Linköping HC	52	21	-	19	3	9	135	130	5	78	1.50	Quarterfinal loss
10.	Brynäs IF	52	21	-	26	2	3	132	148	-16	70	1.35	Quarterfinal loss
11.	Rögle BK	52	16	-	27	4	5	132	169	-37	61	1.17	Did not make playoffs
12.	Örebro HK	52	14	-	26	4	8	121	151	-30	58	1.12	Did not make playoffs
13.	Mora IK	52	13	-	32	5	2	104	163	-59	51	0.98	Saved in relegation
14.	Karlskrona HK	52	11	-	31	4	6	101	176	-75	47	0.90	Relegated

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2017-2018 SHL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Elias Pettersson (F)	44	24	32	56	14
2.	Ryan Lasch (F)	49	15	40	55	18
3.	Joakim Lindström (F)	46	16	34	50	63
4.	Pär Lindholm (F)	49	18	29	47	28
5.	Johan Ryno (F)	46	9	37	46	28

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2017-2018 SHL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Adam Reideborn (G)	30	1.58	.937
2.	Gustaf Lindvall (G)	21	1.81	.930
3.	Viktor Andrén (G)	21	1.81	.923
4.	Filip Gustavsson (G)	22	2.07	.918
5.	Viktor Fasth (G)	33	2.01	.918

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2017-2018 SHL Demographics

SHL Games

date	home	visiting	score
09/19/2026 01:15 PM UTC	Linköping HC	Timrå IK	-
05/02/2026 01:15 PM UTC	Skellefteå AIK	Rögle BK	7 - 3
04/30/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Rögle BK	Skellefteå AIK	2 - 3
04/28/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Rögle BK	Skellefteå AIK	2 - 1 (OT 66:16)
04/25/2026 01:15 PM UTC	Skellefteå AIK	Rögle BK	5 - 1

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2026-2027 SHL Free Agents

Team	Player
HV71	Mattias Tedenby (F)
Djurgårdens IF	Oula Palve (F)
HV71	Joona Luoto (F)
Växjö Lakers HC	Petter Granberg (D)
Djurgårdens IF	Oliver Kylington (D)

2027-2028 SHL Free Agents

Team	Player
Timrå IK	Linus Eriksson (F)
Timrå IK	Anton Heikkinen (F)
Timrå IK	Ludvig Levinsson (F)
Timrå IK	Magnus Pääjärvi (F)
Timrå IK	Albin Sundin (D)

Player Nationalities Throughout History

SHL Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Brynäs IF	38	11 650	6'0"	185 lbs	25.82
2.	Djurgårdens IF	33	4 473	6'0"	192 lbs	24.91
3.	Frölunda HC	39	8 941	6'0"	187 lbs	24.26
4.	Färjestad BK	38	5 858	6'0"	192 lbs	25.00
5.	HV71	39	10 558	6'1"	194 lbs	24.46
6.	Karlskrona HK	38	5 922	6'0"	192 lbs	26.37
7.	Linköping HC	37	4 671	6'0"	190 lbs	25.08
8.	Luleå HF	34	6 794	6'0"	192 lbs	25.97
9.	Malmö Redhawks	41	9 862	6'0"	192 lbs	25.44
10.	Mora IK	33	2 569	6'0"	190 lbs	25.73
11.	Rögle BK	40	3 683	6'0"	190 lbs	24.78
12.	Skellefteå AIK	33	4 964	6'0"	190 lbs	25.45
13.	Växjö Lakers HC	35	9 770	6'0"	190 lbs	25.43
14.	Örebro HK	36	3 498	6'1"	194 lbs	26.50

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Lukas Wernblom (F)	2026-2027	TPS	Liiga	3	2	6	8	2
2.	Vladimír Dravecký (D)	2026-2027	Czechia U20 (all)	International-Jr	4	1	6	7	2
3.	Lars Bryggman (F)	2026-2027	TPS	Liiga	3	4	2	6	4
4.	Albert Schioldan (F)	2026-2027	Frederikshavn White Hawks	Metal Ligaen	4	4	2	6	2
5.	Patrick Russell (F)	2026-2027	Kölner Haie	Champions HL	3	3	3	6	6
6.	Marcus Nordmark (F)	2026-2027	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	3	1	5	6	2
7.	Olle Liss (F)	2026-2027	Rungsted Seier Capital	Metal Ligaen	3	4	1	5	0
8.	Joachim Blichfeld (F)	2026-2027	Tappara	Champions HL	3	2	3	5	4
9.	Viktor Klingsell (F)	2026-2027	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	5	2	3	5	4
10.	Edwin Annerstedt (F)	2026-2027	Skellefteå AIK U20	U20 Nationell	3	1	4	5	0

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Regular Season

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

#	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

#	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.

#	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

#	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)	869	213	265	478

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

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Håkan Loob (F)	1982-1983	36	42	76
2.	Pär Arlbrandt (F)	2013-2014	53	26	71
3.	Bud Holloway (F)	2012-2013	55	20	71
4.	Kristian Huselius (F)	2000-2001	49	32	67
5.	Oscar Lindberg (F)	2025-2026	52	30	67

SHL All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Håkan Loob (F)	1982-1983	36	42	76
2.	Tom Bissett (F)	1998-1999	50	40	52
3.	Mats Åhlberg (F)	1976-1977	35	39	64
4.	Håkan Loob (F)	1991-1992	40	37	66
5.	Antti Suomela (F)	2022-2023	51	37	66

SHL All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Ryan Lasch (F)	2021-2022	52	53	66
2.	Bud Holloway (F)	2012-2013	55	51	71
3.	Tony Mårtensson (F)	2007-2008	55	50	67
4.	Johan Davidsson (F)	2009-2010	55	46	58
5.	Pär Arlbrandt (F)	2013-2014	53	45	71

SHL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Lance Ward (D)	2006-2007	50	10	273
2.	Emil Kåberg (F)	2004-2005	47	6	213
3.	Lance Ward (D)	2007-2008	52	7	212
4.	Johnny Oduya (D)	2003-2004	42	8	173
5.	Ross Lupaschuk (D)	2005-2006	49	31	168

Swedish Hockey League SHL 2017-2018

SHL Team Rosters

2017-2018 SHL Standings

2017-2018 SHL Player Stats

2017-2018 SHL Goalie Stats

SHL Stories

2017-2018 SHL Demographics

SHL Games

SHL Transactions

2026-2027 SHL Free Agents

2027-2028 SHL Free Agents

Player Nationalities Throughout History

SHL Team Comparison (Averages)

Where Are They Now?

SHL All-Time Points

SHL All-Time Goals

SHL All-Time Assists

SHL All-Time Penalty Min.

SHL All-Time Games Played

SHL All-Time Points Per Game

SHL All-Time Points Per Season

SHL All-Time Goals Per Season

SHL All-Time Assists Per Season

SHL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

List of SHL Champions

SHL Awards