Swedish Hockey League

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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.


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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


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