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Special teams decide championships

Even-strength play is the common thread for champions. Special teams have ranged from best in the league to near the bottom.

Data through 2025/26

Partly

SHL Data through 2025/26 · SHL

Champions avg rank: even strength

3.2rank

Champions avg rank: special teams

4.8rank

Worst champion special-teams rank

12rank

What the data says

SHL champions 2021/22–2025/26 always ranked top five in even-strength goal difference (average 3.2nd).
Their special-teams goal-difference rank ranged from 1st to 12th (average 4.8th). Luleå won in 2024/25 ranked 12th.

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