Swedish Hockey League

The Swedish Hockey League (SHL), Swedish: Svenska Hockeyligan is a professional ice hockey league in the country of Sweden. It was founded in 1975 as the Swedish Elite League Swedish: Elitserien i ishockey, and is the top level of ice hockey in Sweden. The name was changed in June 2013.

Swedish Hockey League

Current season, competition or edition: 2025–26 SHL season
Formerly	Elitserien (until 2013)
Sport	Ice hockey
Founded	1975
Inaugural season	1975–76
No. of teams	14
Country	Sweden
Most recent champion(s)	Luleå HF (2nd title)
Most titles	Djurgårdens IF (16 titles)
TV partner(s)	TV4 Group, Premier Sports (United Kingdom)
Relegation to	Hockeyallsvenskan
Official website	SHL.se

Swedish national champions

1976 - Brynäs IF 1977 - Brynäs IF 1978 - Skellefteå AIK 1979 - Modo AIK 1980 - Brynäs IF 1981 - Färjestads BK 1982 - AIK 1983 - Djurgårdens IF 1984 - AIK 1985 - Södertälje SK 1986 - Färjestads BK 1987 - IF Björklöven 1988 - Färjestads BK 1989 - Djurgårdens IF 1990 - Djurgårdens IF 1991 - Djurgårdens IF 1992 - Malmö IF 1993 - Brynäs IF 1994 - Malmö IF 1995 - HV71 1996 - Luleå HF 1997 - Färjestads BK 1998 - Färjestads BK 1999 - Brynäs IF 2000 - Djurgårdens IF 2001 - Djurgårdens IF

2002 - Färjestads BK 2003 - Västra Frölunda HC 2004 - HV71 2005 - Frölunda HC 2006 - Färjestads BK 2007 - Modo Hockey 2008 - HV71 2009 - Färjestads BK 2010 - HV71 2011 - Färjestads BK 2012 - Brynäs IF 2013 - Skellefteå AIK 2014 - Skellefteå AIK 2015 - Växjö Lakers HC 2016 - Frölunda HC 2017 - HV71 2018 - Växjö Lakers HC 2019 - Frölunda HC 2020 - Cancelled because of the Corona pandemic 2021 - Växjö Lakers HC 2022 - Färjestads BK 2023 - Växjö Lakers HC 2024 - Skellefteå AIK 2025 - Luleå HF

Other websites

Media related to Swedish Hockey League at Wikimedia Commons

• Official Swedish Hockey League website Archived 2011-09-03 at the Wayback Machine