# 2019–20 SDHL season

The 2019-20 SDHL Season was the 13th season of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). The season began in September 2019 and ended in February 2020. The playoffs began a week after the end of the regular season, but the finals were cancelled due to the 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak.
HV71 were regular season champions, and due to face Luleå HF/MSSK in the finals. Göteborg HC and Modo Hockey finished at the bottom of the table, but were able to avoid relegation to Damettan in the Playoffs to the SDHL.
Brynäs IF defender Lara Stalder led the league in points with 71 and was named league MVP. The highest attended match of the season came on 24 November 2019, with 3622 spectators turning out to watch Linköping HC host Luleå HF/MSSK.

## Regular season

Each team plays 36 games, with three points being awarded for winning in regulation time, two points for winning in overtime or shootout, one point for losing in overtime or shootout, and zero points for losing in regulation time. At the end of the regular season, the team that finishes with the most points is crowned the league champion.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | HV71 | 36 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 170 | 52 | +118 | 99 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Luleå HF/MSSK | 36 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 141 | 61 | +80 | 81 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Brynäs IF | 36 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 140 | 99 | +41 | 74 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Djurgårdens IF | 36 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 96 | 77 | +19 | 69 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 5 | AIK | 36 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 73 | 97 | −24 | 49 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 6 | SDE Hockey | 36 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 68 | 88 | −20 | 45 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 7 | Linköping HC | 36 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 73 | 107 | −34 | 40 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 8 | Leksands IF | 36 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 91 | 133 | −42 | 39 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 9 | Modo Hockey | 36 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 66 | 116 | −50 | 30 | Qualification to Relegation playoffs |
| 10 | Göteborg HC | 36 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 52 | 140 | −88 | 14 | Qualification to Relegation playoffs |

### Statistics
#### Scoring Leaders

The following shows the top ten players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of the regular season. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown.
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| Lara Stalder | Brynäs IF | 36 | 42 | 29 | 71 | +36 | 41 |
| Kennedy Marchment | HV71 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 64 | +48 | 8 |
| Petra Nieminen | Luleå HF/MSSK | 36 | 25 | 30 | 55 | +33 | 43 |
| Katerina Mrazova | Brynäs IF | 34 | 15 | 36 | 51 | +35 | 18 |
| Sidney Morin | HV71 | 36 | 15 | 34 | 49 | +49 | 8 |
| Kaitlyn Tougas | HV71 | 36 | 14 | 35 | 49 | +40 | 10 |
| Denisa Křížová | Brynäs IF | 34 | 20 | 27 | 47 | +33 | 24 |
| Hanna Olsson | HV71 | 34 | 21 | 25 | 46 | +29 | 10 |
| Michela Cava | Brynäs IF | 36 | 23 | 22 | 45 | +14 | 26 |
| Ronja Savolainen | Luleå HF/MSSK | 36 | 20 | 21 | 41 | +39 | 49 |

#### Leading goaltenders

The following shows the top ten goaltenders who led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of the regular season.
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | T | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
| Alba Gonzalo | HV71 | 25 | 1454:03 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 7 | 93.24 | 1.36 |
| Sara Grahn | Luleå HF/MSSK | 23 | 1388:27 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 6 | 92.87 | 1.64 |
| Lindsey Post | SDE Hockey | 19 | 1102:02 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 3 | 94.16 | 2.01 |
| Samantha Ridgewell | Djurgården IF | 22 | 1268:19 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 43 | 1 | 91.96 | 2.03 |
| Meeri Räisänen | AIK | 26 | 1503:59 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 61 | 4 | 92.42 | 2.43 |
| Ellen Jonsson | Brynäs IF | 22 | 1227:01 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 51 | 1 | 88.46 | 2.49 |
| Eveliina Suonpää | Linköping HC | 31 | 1849:21 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 79 | 1 | 90.89 | 2.56 |
| Sofia Reideborn | SDE Hockey | 18 | 1072:33 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 50 | 3 | 92.05 | 2.80 |
| Agnes Åker | Brynäs IF | 16 | 938:40 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 45 | 1 | 89.73 | 2.88 |
| Klara Peslarova | Modo Hockey | 24 | 1400:20 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 70 | 2 | 90.75 | 3.00 |

## SDHL Awards

2019–20 SDHL awards :
| Award | Recipient(s) | Team |
| Guldhjälmen | Lara Stalder | Brynäs IF |
| SDHL MVP | Petra Nieminen | Luleå HF/MSSK |
| Best Goaltender | Lindsey Post | SDE Hockey |
| Best Defender | Sidney Morin | HV71 |
| Best Forward | Lara Stalder | Brynäs IF |
| Elite Prospect Award | Maja Nylén Persson | Brynäs IF |
| Best Equipment Manager | Carina Marnéus | Luleå HF/MSSK |
| Leading Playmaker | Kateřina Mrázová | Brynäs IF |