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 2023-2024

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League naming history:

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

SHL external links

SHL Team Rosters

2023-2024

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2023-2024 SHL Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Färjestad BK	52	30	-	11	3	8	176	123	53	104	2.00	Quarterfinal loss
2.	Växjö Lakers HC	52	29	-	15	4	4	162	110	52	99	1.90	Semifinal loss
3.	Skellefteå AIK	52	27	-	15	6	4	154	111	43	97	1.87	Champion
4.	Frölunda HC	52	24	-	14	10	4	144	119	25	96	1.85	Semifinal loss
5.	Leksands IF	52	27	-	17	3	5	149	123	26	92	1.77	Quarterfinal loss
6.	Linköping HC	52	23	-	17	4	8	152	146	6	85	1.63	Quarterfinal loss
7.	Luleå HF	52	21	-	21	7	3	130	116	14	80	1.54	Quarterfinal loss
8.	Timrå IK	52	22	-	19	3	8	133	137	-4	80	1.54	Eighth Final Loss
9.	Rögle BK	52	17	-	23	7	5	117	133	-16	70	1.35	Final loss
10.	Örebro HK	52	14	-	22	9	7	115	138	-23	67	1.29	Eighth Final Loss
11.	MoDo Hockey	52	15	-	23	8	6	130	162	-32	67	1.29	Did not make playoffs
12.	Malmö Redhawks	52	16	-	24	5	7	138	150	-12	65	1.25	Did not make playoffs
13.	HV71	52	13	-	30	5	4	130	175	-45	53	1.02	Saved in relegation
14.	IK Oskarshamn	52	8	-	35	4	5	110	197	-87	37	0.71	Relegated

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2023-2024 SHL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Oscar Lindberg (F)	50	18	33	51	56
2.	Ty Rattie (F)	52	21	26	47	18
3.	David Tomasek (F)	52	25	20	45	20
4.	Janne Kuokkanen (F)	43	18	26	44	12
5.	Max Friberg (F)	51	16	27	43	4

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2023-2024 SHL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Adam Åhman (G)	19	1.63	.931
2.	Lars Johansson (G)	40	2.03	.920
3.	Filip Larsson (G)	28	1.93	.920
4.	Maxime Lagacé (G)	18	2.03	.919
5.	Marcus Högberg (G)	40	2.51	.914

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2023-2024 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.	Frölunda HC	35	9 974	6'0"	190 lbs	26.37
2.	Färjestad BK	37	11 981	6'1"	190 lbs	25.92
3.	HV71	35	3 396	6'0"	190 lbs	26.49
4.	IK Oskarshamn	37	4 912	6'1"	192 lbs	27.27
5.	Leksands IF	30	5 081	6'0"	190 lbs	26.63
6.	Linköping HC	34	6 039	6'0"	187 lbs	26.15
7.	Luleå HF	36	5 947	6'0"	183 lbs	26.19
8.	Malmö Redhawks	43	5 393	6'1"	190 lbs	24.98
9.	MoDo Hockey	31	2 909	6'0"	190 lbs	26.19
10.	Rögle BK	36	5 165	6'1"	192 lbs	25.36
11.	Skellefteå AIK	35	11 051	6'0"	185 lbs	25.69
12.	Timrå IK	31	4 338	6'0"	187 lbs	26.68
13.	Växjö Lakers HC	34	10 360	6'0"	187 lbs	25.62
14.	Örebro HK	33	5 241	6'0"	190 lbs	25.12

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Patrick Russell (F)	2026-2027	Kölner Haie	Champions HL	4	5	4	9	6
2.	Lukas Wernblom (F)	2026-2027	TPS	Liiga	3	2	6	8	2
3.	Vladimír Dravecký (D)	2026-2027	Czechia U20 (all)	International-Jr	4	1	6	7	2
4.	Lars Bryggman (F)	2026-2027	TPS	Liiga	3	4	2	6	4
5.	Albert Schioldan (F)	2026-2027	Frederikshavn White Hawks	Metal Ligaen	4	4	2	6	2
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.	Matej Stransky (F)	2026-2027	HC Dynamo Pardubice	Champions HL	4	3	2	5	0
9.	Joachim Blichfeld (F)	2026-2027	Tappara	Champions HL	3	2	3	5	4
10.	Christian Jaros (D)	2026-2027	Spartak Moskva	KHL	4	2	3	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 2023-2024

SHL Team Rosters

2023-2024 SHL Standings

2023-2024 SHL Player Stats

2023-2024 SHL Goalie Stats

SHL Stories

2023-2024 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