Which SHL club used the most timeouts?

Färjestad BK, 125 timeouts in 264 regular-season games (2020/21–2024/25).

Who used it most often as a share of their games?

HV 71, a timeout in 50.2% of their games (107 in 213). Växjö Lakers sit at the other end: 22.9% (60 in 262).

Do clubs only use it when they are losing?

Not equally. Timrå (82.4%), IK Oskarshamn (81.5%) and Örebro (75.0%) of timeouts come while trailing. Malmö (38.9%) and HV71 (43.0%) use it far more often with the score not already gone.

SHL timeout sequel: Färjestad hammers it, Växjö barely touches it

Part 1 asked whether a timeout changes the game. Part 2 asked which coaches keep pressing the button.

Part 3 is the club ledger. Coaches move. Benches keep habits.

Same five-season window. Same 1,303 timeouts in 1,854 SHL regular-season games (2020/21–2024/25).

The short version

Färjestad 125 timeouts (47.3% of games). Volume king.
HV 71 used it in 50.2% of their games — the highest rate among clubs with a full-ish sample.
Växjö 22.9% (60 in 262). Skellefteå 27.4%. Some benches almost never spend the tool.
Timrå and Örebro mostly press it while trailing (82% / 75%). Malmö (39%) and HV71 (43%) do not treat it as a last-ditch-only button.

Volume vs habit

Timeouts per club, sorted by count. Rate is timeouts / team-games (each club plays once per game). Promotion/relegation means Djurgården and MoDo have fewer games — read those rows as a smaller sample, not a moral ranking.

Club	Games	Timeouts	Share of games	Trailing	In 3rd
Färjestad BK	264	125	47.3%	52.8%	68.8%
HV 71	213	107	50.2%	43.0%	58.9%
Leksands IF	265	106	40.0%	57.5%	84.9%
Örebro HK	265	104	39.2%	75.0%	86.5%
Rögle BK	265	99	37.4%	69.7%	88.9%
Linköping HC	267	97	36.3%	70.1%	71.1%
IF Malmö Redhawks	264	90	34.1%	38.9%	88.9%
Luleå HF	266	87	32.7%	67.8%	90.8%
Frölunda HC	261	78	29.9%	62.8%	85.9%
Timrå IK	239	74	31.0%	82.4%	86.5%
Skellefteå AIK	263	72	27.4%	68.1%	79.2%
Brynäs IF	219	66	30.1%	65.2%	86.4%
IK Oskarshamn	181	65	35.9%	81.5%	81.5%
Växjö Lakers HC	262	60	22.9%	63.3%	93.3%
Djurgårdens IF	110	39	35.5%	74.4%	71.8%
MoDo Hockey	104	34	32.7%	55.9%	79.4%

HV71 vs Växjö is the punchline: one timeout every other night versus one in five. Same league. Same one-timeout rule.

Not every club waits until they are dead

Part 1 said the league uses the timeout as a late, losing Hail Mary. Clubs are not copies of the league mean.

Timrå 82.4% trailing, Örebro 75.0%, Oskarshamn 81.5% — the button is a deficit tool.
Malmö 38.9% trailing — more often tied or ahead than the Hail Mary story allows.
HV71 43.0% trailing and only 58.9% in the third period — they spend it earlier than most.

When Växjö does use it, 93.3% of those timeouts are still in the third. Rare, and late.

What this is not

This is not “Färjestad panics” or “Växjö is calmer.” Close games, coach tenure and roster quality all sit underneath the count. It is the club layer of a three-part study: the tool is scarce, coaches differ, and so do benches.

SHL timeout sequel: Färjestad hammers it, Växjö barely touches it

Volume vs habit

Not every club waits until they are dead

What this is not

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