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.

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League naming history:

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

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SHL Team Rosters

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Current season

Frölunda HC lead the 2026-27 SHL standings with 5 points. Färjestad BK (4 points) and Skellefteå AIK (3 points) follow.

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2026-2027 SHL Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Frölunda HC	2	1	-	0	1	0	8	6	2	5	2.50	-
2.	Färjestad BK	2	1	-	0	0	1	9	3	6	4	2.00	-
3.	Skellefteå AIK	1	1	-	0	0	0	7	2	5	3	3.00	-
4.	IF Björklöven	1	1	-	0	0	0	3	0	3	3	3.00	-
5.	Brynäs IF	2	1	-	1	0	0	11	9	2	3	1.50	-
6.	Luleå HF	1	1	-	0	0	0	4	2	2	3	3.00	-
7.	Malmö Redhawks	2	0	-	0	1	1	8	8	0	3	1.50	-
8.	Rögle BK	2	1	-	1	0	0	5	5	0	3	1.50	-
9.	Örebro HK	2	1	-	1	0	0	5	8	-3	3	1.50	-
10.	Linköping HC	2	1	-	1	0	0	5	11	-6	3	1.50	-
11.	Växjö Lakers HC	2	0	-	1	1	0	8	8	0	2	1.00	-
12.	HV71	1	0	-	0	0	1	4	5	-1	1	1.00	-
13.	Timrå IK	2	0	-	2	0	0	3	8	-5	0	0.00	-
14.	Djurgårdens IF	2	0	-	2	0	0	1	6	-5	0	0.00	-

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2026-2027 SHL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Joona Koppanen (F)	1	3	1	4	0
2.	Viktor Lodin (F)	2	2	2	4	0
3.	Lauri Pajuniemi (F)	2	2	2	4	2
4.	Axel Bergkvist (D)	2	1	3	4	0
5.	Kalle Kossila (F)	2	0	4	4	0

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2026-2027 SHL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Lassi Lehtinen (G)	1	0.00	1.000
2.	Jonas Arntzen (G)	2	0.64	.984
3.	Emil Larmi (G)	2	0.96	.957
4.	Calle Clang (G)	1	1.00	.938
5.	Strauss Mann (G)	1	2.00	.929

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2026-2027 SHL Demographics

SHL Games

date	home	visiting	score
09/24/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Djurgårdens IF	Växjö Lakers HC	-
09/22/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Frölunda HC	Färjestad BK	3 - 2 (SO)
09/22/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Växjö Lakers HC	Malmö Redhawks	4 - 3 (OT 61:52)
09/22/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Rögle BK	Djurgårdens IF	3 - 1
09/22/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Timrå IK	Örebro HK	1 - 5

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2026-2027 SHL Free Agents

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

2027-2028 SHL Free Agents

Team	Player
Luleå HF	Joona Koppanen (F)
Färjestad BK	Axel Bergkvist (D)
Växjö Lakers HC	Olivier Nadeau (F)
Skellefteå AIK	Mikkel Aagaard (F)
Brynäs IF	Jakob Silfverberg (F)

SHL League Injury List

Player / Team	Information
Lucas Carlsson (D)Djurgårdens IF	Rehab from knee injury (expected back early october)
Niklas Hansson (D)HV71	Upper body injury (expected back late February)
Martin Johnsen (F)HV71	Undisclosed injury (expected back mid-october)
Ludvig Larsson (F)Linköping HC	Lower body, expected back in November
Theodor Lennström (D)Linköping HC	Upper-body injury (out indefinitely)
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	24	4 095	6'0"	192 lbs	28.79
2.	Djurgårdens IF	25	3 437	6'1"	192 lbs	28.68
3.	Frölunda HC	25	10 038	6'0"	187 lbs	27.24
4.	Färjestad BK	24	4 649	6'2"	196 lbs	27.29
5.	HV71	28	2 665	6'0"	187 lbs	25.79
6.	IF Björklöven	25	2 897	6'0"	190 lbs	28.88
7.	Linköping HC	27	4 451	6'0"	192 lbs	27.78
8.	Luleå HF	22	4 016	5'11"	183 lbs	27.59
9.	Malmö Redhawks	25	3 727	6'1"	192 lbs	26.76
10.	Rögle BK	25	8 874	6'1"	192 lbs	27.64
11.	Skellefteå AIK	25	9 992	6'0"	185 lbs	26.80
12.	Timrå IK	24	4 062	6'0"	187 lbs	27.08
13.	Växjö Lakers HC	23	7 042	6'0"	183 lbs	27.39
14.	Örebro HK	26	5 030	6'1"	194 lbs	26.85

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	37 yrs

Tallest
1.	Milton Oscarson	6'7"
2.	Magnus Chrona	6'6"
3.	Radim Zohorna	6'6"
4.	Hampus Eriksson	6'6"
5.	Magnus Hellberg	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.	Bosse Meijer	17 yrs
2.	Olle Karlsson	17 yrs
3.	Alexander Command	18 yrs
4.	Malte Gustafsson	18 yrs
5.	Måns Gudmundsson	18 yrs

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

Lightest
1.	Aleksi Heponiemi	154 lbs
2.	Lucas Forsell	161 lbs
3.	Isac Solberg	161 lbs
4.	Bobby Trivigno	161 lbs
5.	Brendan Shinnimin	163 lbs

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Jonas Liwing (D)	2026-2027	FoodMarket	IAHL	2	5	10	15	-
2.	Edwin Annerstedt (F)	2026-2027	Skellefteå AIK U20	U20 Nationell	6	2	8	10	0
3.	William Wallén (F)	2026-2027	Tre Kannor	IAHL	2	6	3	9	-
4.	Patrick Russell (F)	2026-2027	Kölner Haie	Champions HL	4	5	4	9	6
5.	David Åslin (F)	2026-2027	Nocco	IAHL	1	3	6	9	-
6.	Lukas Wernblom (F)	2026-2027	TPS	Liiga	6	3	6	9	2
7.	Elias Eriksson (F)	2026-2027	Färjestad BK U20	U20 Nationell	6	7	1	8	4
8.	Olle Liss (F)	2026-2027	Rungsted Seier Capital	Metal Ligaen	5	6	2	8	2
9.	Johannes Neumann (F)	2026-2027	Rögle BK U20	U20 Nationell	6	5	3	8	6
10.	Albert Schioldan (F)	2026-2027	Frederikshavn White Hawks	Metal Ligaen	7	4	4	8	2

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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)	871	214	267	481

SHL All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Joona Koppanen (F)	1	3	4	4.00
2.	Åke Eksell (F)	2	2	3	1.50
3.	Olivier Nadeau (F)	2	2	3	1.50
4.	Marián Hossa (F)	24	18	32	1.33
5.	Antti Suomela (F)	51	37	66	1.29

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

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2026-2027 SHL Standings

2026-2027 SHL Player Stats

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SHL Stories

2026-2027 SHL Demographics

SHL Games

SHL Transactions

2026-2027 SHL Free Agents

2027-2028 SHL Free Agents

SHL League Injury List

Player Nationalities Throughout History

SHL Team Comparison (Averages)

SHL Interesting Facts

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

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