Swedish Hockey League

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professional ice hockey league sports league

The Swedish Hockey League is Sweden's top professional ice hockey league and one of Europe's premier hockey competitions, known for developing many NHL-caliber players.

Aliases (3)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	professional ice hockey league → sports league →
abbreviation	SHL →
competitionType	club competition →
continent	Europe →
country	Sweden →
countryRanking	top professional league in Sweden →
formerName	Elitserien →
founded	1975 →
gameFormat	three 20-minute periods →
gender	men →
governingBody	Swedish Ice Hockey Association →
hasAllStarSelections	yes →
hasChampionshipTitle	Swedish national champion in ice hockey →
hasDraftedPlayersTo	NHL teams →
hasForeignPlayers	yes →
hasInternationalBreaks	yes →
hasInternationalReputation	yes →
hasMediaCoverageIn	Sweden → other European countries →
hasPlayoffFormat	best-of-series →
hasPlayoffs	yes →
hasRegularSeason	yes →
hasTelevisionCoverage	yes →
hasYouthDevelopmentRole	yes →
isPartOf	European ice hockey system →
knownFor	developing NHL-caliber players →
languageOfName	Swedish →
level	top tier →
notableExportDestinationForPlayers	National Hockey League →
numberOfTeams	14 →
overtimeRule	overtime and shootout used to decide tied games in regular season →
playsForChampionshipTrophy	Le Mat Trophy →
pointSystem	three-point win system →
professionalStatus	fully professional →
promotionFrom	HockeyAllsvenskan →
recognizedAs	one of Europe’s premier ice hockey leagues →
relegationTo	HockeyAllsvenskan →
rulesBasedOn	IIHF ice hockey rules →
seasonStructure	regular season and playoffs →
seasonTiming	autumn to spring →
sport	ice hockey →
succeeded	previous Swedish top division formats →
teamLocation	various cities in Sweden →
usesRelegationSystem	yes →
usesSalaryBudgets	yes →
usesVideoReview	yes →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Börje Salming → Frölunda HC → Joel Lundqvist → Malmö Redhawks →	league
Henrik Lundqvist → Joel Lundqvist → Nicklas Bäckström →	playedInLeague
Brynäs IF → Brynäs IF ("Elitserien") →	formerLeague
Swedish Hockey League ("Elitserien") →	formerName
Swedish Ice Hockey Association →	governs
Malmö Redhawks ("Swedish Championship") →	hasWon
Frölunda HC →	homeCountryLeagueTopTier
Roman Čechmánek →	leagueParticipatedIn
Tobias Enström →	leaguePlayedIn
Swedish Ice Hockey Association ("Swedish Ice Hockey Championships") →	organizes
Victor Hedman ("Elitserien") →	professionalDebutLeague
Brynäs IF ("Swedish Championship") →	wonChampionship