Swedish Hockey League
The Swedish Hockey League (SHL), Swedish: [Svenska Hockeyligan] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) 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] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), and is the top level of ice hockey in Sweden. The name was changed in June 2013.
| Current season or competition: 2025–26 SHL season | |
 Swedish Hockey League | |
| Formerly | Elitserien (until 2013) |
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| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Inaugural season | 1975–76 |
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Country(ies) | Sweden |
| Most recent champion(s) | Luleå HF (2nd title) |
| Most championships | Djurgårdens IF (16 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | TV4 Group, Premier Sports (United Kingdom) |
| Official website | SHL.se |
Swedish national champions
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Swedish Hockey League Media
Elitserien logo from 2007 until 2013
Head coaches, at start of the 2011–12 season
A referee in a SHL-game at Hovet in Stockholm.
Hosts Tommy Åström and Niklas Wikegård inside the C More's ice hockey studio.
Other websites
Media related to Swedish Hockey League at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Swedish Hockey League website Archived 2011-09-03 at the Wayback Machine