# 2024–25 SHL season

The 2024–25 SHL season is the 50th season of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). The regular season began on 21 September 2024, and will end on 11 March 2025, where it will be followed by the playoffs and the relegation playoffs.
Having been promoted as the champions of the 2023–24 HockeyAllsvenskan season, Brynäs IF became the first promoted team to win the following regular season title – their first regular season title in forty-seven years – finishing five points clear of their closest competitors, Luleå HF.

## Teams

The league consists of 14 teams; Brynäs IF returned to the SHL after one season in the HockeyAllsvenskan, where they won the 2023–24 title. IK Oskarshamn were relegated to the HockeyAllsvenskan at the end of the previous season, after five seasons in the SHL.
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
| Brynäs IF | Gävle | Monitor ERP Arena | 7,909 |
| Färjestad BK | Karlstad | Löfbergs Arena | 8,647 |
| Frölunda HC | Gothenburg | Scandinavium | 12,044 |
| HV71 | Jönköping | Husqvarna Garden | 7,000 |
| Leksands IF | Leksand | Tegera Arena | 7,650 |
| Linköping HC | Linköping | Saab Arena | 8,500 |
| Luleå HF | Luleå | Coop Norrbotten Arena | 6,300 |
| Malmö Redhawks | Malmö | Malmö Arena | 13,000 |
| Modo Hockey | Örnsköldsvik | Hägglunds Arena | 7,265 |
| Örebro HK | Örebro | Behrn Arena | 5,150 |
| Rögle BK | Ängelholm | Catena Arena | 5,150 |
| Skellefteå AIK | Skellefteå | Skellefteå Kraft Arena | 6,001 |
| Timrå IK | Timrå | SCA Arena | 6,000 |
| Växjö Lakers | Växjö | Vida Arena | 5,700 |

## Regular season

Each team played 52 games, playing each of the other thirteen teams four times: twice on home ice, and twice away from home. Points were awarded for each game, where three points were 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 finished with the most points was crowned the league champion.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brynäs IF | 52 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 168 | 123 | +45 | 97 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Luleå HF | 52 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 157 | 129 | +28 | 92 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Frölunda HC | 52 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 139 | 116 | +23 | 91 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Färjestad BK | 52 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 180 | 153 | +27 | 88 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Skellefteå AIK | 52 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 142 | 138 | +4 | 84 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 6 | Timrå IK | 52 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 143 | 127 | +16 | 81 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 7 | Rögle BK | 52 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 126 | 129 | −3 | 81 | Qualification to Eighth-finals |
| 8 | Växjö Lakers | 52 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 127 | 132 | −5 | 76 | Qualification to Eighth-finals |
| 9 | Örebro HK | 52 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 138 | 143 | −5 | 71 | Qualification to Eighth-finals |
| 10 | Malmö Redhawks | 52 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 123 | 147 | −24 | 71 | Qualification to Eighth-finals |
| 11 | Leksands IF | 52 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 123 | 151 | −28 | 71 | |
| 12 | Linköping HC | 52 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 139 | 145 | −6 | 69 | |
| 13 | Modo Hockey | 52 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 135 | 170 | −35 | 63 | Qualification to Play Out |
| 14 | HV71 | 52 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 127 | 164 | −37 | 57 | Qualification to Play Out |

### 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 |
| David Tomášek | Färjestad BK | 47 | 24 | 33 | 57 | +5 | 43 |
| Filip Hållander | Timrå IK | 51 | 26 | 27 | 53 | +16 | 18 |
| Patrik Karlkvist | Örebro HK | 51 | 19 | 30 | 49 | +10 | 32 |
| Jakob Silfverberg | Brynäs IF | 52 | 23 | 24 | 47 | +14 | 0 |
| Oscar Lindberg | Skellefteå AIK | 52 | 19 | 28 | 47 | −1 | 44 |
| Jonathan Dahlén | Timrå IK | 46 | 17 | 29 | 46 | +5 | 12 |
| Oskar Steen | Färjestad BK | 52 | 30 | 15 | 45 | +19 | 40 |
| Henrik Borgström | HV71 | 49 | 19 | 26 | 45 | −12 | 10 |
| Viktor Lodin | Färjestad BK | 50 | 17 | 27 | 44 | +3 | 61 |
| Marián Studenič | Färjestad BK | 50 | 14 | 30 | 44 | +11 | 43 |

#### Leading goaltenders

The following shows the top ten goaltenders who led the league in goals against average, provided that they had played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of the regular season.
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
| Ludvig Persson | Brynäs IF | 23 | 1271:03 | 14 | 6 | 37 | 2 | 92.51 | 1.75 |
| Arvid Holm | Rögle BK | 35 | 2054:42 | 17 | 17 | 65 | 4 | 92.48 | 1.90 |
| Tim Juel | Timrå IK | 31 | 1749:51 | 14 | 14 | 56 | 2 | 92.92 | 1.92 |
| Lars Johansson | Frölunda HC | 32 | 1859:39 | 19 | 12 | 62 | 3 | 91.62 | 2.00 |
| Tobias Normann | Frölunda HC | 22 | 1270:07 | 13 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 91.19 | 2.17 |
| Matteus Ward | Luleå HF | 32 | 1925:44 | 21 | 11 | 71 | 3 | 90.80 | 2.21 |
| Jhonas Enroth | Örebro HK | 26 | 1552:08 | 15 | 10 | 60 | 3 | 90.34 | 2.32 |
| Jesper Myrenberg | Linköping HC | 28 | 1569:59 | 13 | 14 | 62 | 3 | 91.28 | 2.37 |
| Jacob Johansson | Timrå IK | 24 | 1367:19 | 13 | 11 | 54 | 5 | 89.75 | 2.37 |
| Emil Larmi | Växjö Lakers | 32 | 1908:23 | 13 | 18 | 76 | 3 | 90.04 | 2.39 |

## Playoffs

Ten teams qualify for the playoffs: the top six teams in the regular season have a bye to the quarterfinals, while teams ranked seventh to tenth meet each other (7 versus 10, 8 versus 9) in a preliminary playoff round.

### Format

In the first round, the 7th-ranked team meets the 10th-ranked team and the 8th-ranked team meets the 9th-ranked team for a place in the second round. In the second round, the top-ranked team will meet the lowest-ranked winner of the first round, the second-ranked team will face the other winner of the first round, the third-ranked team will face the sixth-ranked team, and the fourth-ranked team will face the fifth-ranked team. In the third round, the highest remaining seed is matched against the lowest remaining seed. In each round the higher-seeded team is awarded home advantage. The meetings are in the first round played as best-of-three series, and in the later rounds as best-of-seven series. In the eighth-finals, the higher-seeded teams play at home for game 2 (plus 3 if necessary) while the lower-seeded teams play at home for game 1. In the later rounds, the higher-seeded teams are at home for games 1 and 3 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary) while the lower-seeded teams are at home for games 2 and 4 (plus 6 if necessary).

### Playoff bracket

| Eighth-finals Swedish: Åttondelsfinal | Eighth-finals Swedish: Åttondelsfinal | Eighth-finals Swedish: Åttondelsfinal | Quarter-finals Swedish: Kvartsfinal | Quarter-finals Swedish: Kvartsfinal | Quarter-finals Swedish: Kvartsfinal | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| | | | 1 | Brynäs IF | 0 | | | |
| 7 | Rögle BK | 0 | 10 | Malmö Redhawks | 0 | | | |
| 10 | Malmö Redhawks | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Luleå HF | 0 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) |
| | | | 8 | Växjö Lakers | 0 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) |
| | | | 3 | Frölunda HC | 0 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) |
| 8 | Växjö Lakers | 2 | 6 | Timrå IK | 0 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) |
| 9 | Örebro HK | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Färjestad BK | 0 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Skellefteå AIK | 0 | | | |

### Eighth-finals
#### (7) Rögle BK vs. (10) Malmö Redhawks

* Malmö Redhawks win series 2–0

#### (8) Växjö Lakers vs. (9) Örebro HK

* Växjö Lakers win series 2–1

### Quarter-finals
#### (1) Brynäs IF vs. (10) Malmö Redhawks

* Series starts 20 March

#### (2) Luleå HF vs. (8) Växjö Lakers

* Series starts 20 March

#### (3) Frölunda HC vs. (6) Timrå IK

* Series starts 21 March

#### (4) Färjestad BK vs. (5) Skellefteå AIK

* Series starts 21 March

### Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in points, at the conclusion of games played on 17 March 2025. 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 |
| Patrik Puistola | Örebro HK | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | –1 | 2 |
| Hugo Gustafsson | Växjö Lakers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 0 |
| Robin Hanzl | Malmö Redhawks | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 0 |
| Axel Sundberg | Malmö Redhawks | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 2 |
| Jakub Galvas | Malmö Redhawks | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 |
| Joona Ikonen | Malmö Redhawks | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 |
| Joel Persson | Växjö Lakers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Giuttari | Växjö Lakers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Otto Koivula | Växjö Lakers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –1 | 0 |
| David Quenneville | Örebro HK | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –2 | 0 |

## Play Out

The two bottom-placed teams from the regular season (Modo Hockey and HV71) plays a best-of-seven series, with the winner remaining in the SHL and the loser relegated to the second tier, the HockeyAllsvenskan. The higher-seeded team held home advantage over the series, playing at home for the first two games and games five and seven while the lower-seeded team is at home for games three, four and six.
* Modo Hockey lead series 2–0

## SHL awards

| Award | Winner(s) |
| Guldhjälmen | |
| Guldpucken | |
| Honken Trophy | |
| Håkan Loob Trophy | Oskar Steen (Färjestad BK) |
| Rookie of the Year | |
| Salming Trophy | |
| Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy | |
| Guldpipan | |