Current season, competition or edition: 2024–25 SDHL season | |
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| Formerly | Riksserien (2007–2016) |
|---|---|
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Founder | Swedish Ice Hockey Association |
| First season | 2007–08 |
| President | Agne Bengtsson |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Country |  Sweden |
| Most recent champion(s) | Luleå HF/MSSK (2023–24) |
| Most titles | Luleå HF/MSSK (7) |
| TV partner(s) | C More Sport, SVT |
| Relegation to | NDHL |
| Related competitions | Swedish Hockey League |
| Official website | www |
The Swedish Women's Hockey League (Swedish: Svenska damhockeyligan), abbreviated SDHL, is the elite league for women's ice hockey in Sweden. It was established in 2007 as the Riksserien by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association and was renamed prior to the 2016–17 season.[1][2] The league has ten teams and employs a system of promotion and relegation with the Nationella Damhockeyligan (NDHL). The unexpected withdrawal of Göteborg HC after playing only thirteen games of the 2022–23 season caused the number of teams to decrease to nine for the remainder of that season.[3]
Bodychecking was allowed for the 2022–23 season [4] and goal cameras were introduced for the 2024–2025 season.[5]
- ^ Edwinsson, Lisa (18 March 2016). "Ny riksorganisation ska lyfta damhockeyn". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ Otlu, Diljen (18 March 2016). "Så ska svensk damhockey lyfta". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ Karlsson, Mattias (2 November 2022). "Drar sig ur SDHL – mitt under säsongen". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ Kennedy, Ian (21 May 2022). "Swedish Women's Hockey League to introduce Bodychecking". The Hockey News. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ Sebastian Vognsen (20 June 2024). "SDHL inför målkamera inför nästa säsong" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2024.