2024–25 SHL season
| 2024–25 SHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Swedish Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration |
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| Regular season | |
| Playoffs | |
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.
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 | NHC Arena | 6,000 |
| Växjö Lakers | Växjö | Vida Arena | 5,700 |
Regular season
Each team plays 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 finishes with the most points is crowned the league champion.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brynäs IF | 25 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 83 | 55 | +28 | 49 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Färjestad BK | 25 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 97 | 74 | +23 | 46 | |
| 3 | Frölunda HC | 25 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 44 | |
| 4 | Örebro HK | 25 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 70 | 57 | +13 | 42 | |
| 5 | Luleå HF | 25 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 77 | 65 | +12 | 42 | |
| 6 | Timrå IK | 25 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 69 | 59 | +10 | 42 | |
| 7 | Skellefteå AIK | 25 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 75 | 79 | −4 | 37 | Qualification to Eighth-finals |
| 8 | Växjö Lakers | 25 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 53 | 65 | −12 | 36 | |
| 9 | Rögle BK | 25 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 64 | 69 | −5 | 35 | |
| 10 | Leksands IF | 25 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 58 | 73 | −15 | 34 | |
| 11 | Malmö Redhawks | 25 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 59 | 71 | −12 | 33 | |
| 12 | Linköping HC | 25 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 65 | 72 | −7 | 32 | |
| 13 | HV71 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 65 | 81 | −16 | 27 | Qualification to Play Out |
| 14 | Modo Hockey | 25 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 57 | 84 | −27 | 26 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
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.[1]
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).[1]
References
- ^ a b "Seriebestämmelser och Verksamhetsplan: Säsongen 2020–2021" [Series regulations and Business plan: Season 2020–2021] (PDF). Swehockey (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. pp. 4–6. Retrieved 27 March 2021.