SDHL Nationality Breakdown
The SDHL (Svenska Damhockeyligan) is the highest level women's ice hockey league in Sweden. The proportion of import players has grown quickly since the 2013-2014 season when Swedish players still made up 85% of the player material. Over the following decade, the proportion of foreign players increased to around 40%. Import players in the SDHL mainly come from Canada, Finland, Czechia, and Norway.
The chart below shows the relative proportions of different nationalities in the SDHL since the 2007-2008 season. Season specific data used in the chart can be found on the nationality totals statistics pages.
Sweden
Regular Season
Swedish SDHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for Swedish SDHL playersSeason records for Swedish SDHL playersPlayoffs
Swedish SDHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Swedish SDHL players - playoffsSeason records for Swedish SDHL players - playoffs
Canada
Regular Season
Canadian SDHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for Canadian SDHL playersSeason records for Canadian SDHL playersPlayoffs
Canadian SDHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Canadian SDHL players - playoffsSeason records for Canadian SDHL players - playoffs
Norway
Regular Season
Norwegian SDHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for Norwegian SDHL playersSeason records for Norwegian SDHL playersPlayoffs
Norwegian SDHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Norwegian SDHL players - playoffsSeason records for Norwegian SDHL players - playoffs
Finland
Regular Season
Finnish SDHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for Finnish SDHL playersSeason records for Finnish SDHL playersPlayoffs
Finnish SDHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Finnish SDHL players - playoffsSeason records for Finnish SDHL players - playoffs
United States
Regular Season
American SDHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for American SDHL playersSeason records for American SDHL playersPlayoffs
American SDHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for American SDHL players - playoffsSeason records for American SDHL players - playoffs
Czech Republic
Regular Season
Czech SDHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for Czech SDHL playersSeason records for Czech SDHL playersPlayoffs
Czech SDHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Czech SDHL players - playoffsSeason records for Czech SDHL players - playoffs
Denmark
Regular Season
Danish SDHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for Danish SDHL playersSeason records for Danish SDHL playersPlayoffs
Danish SDHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Danish SDHL players - playoffsSeason records for Danish SDHL players - playoffs
Switzerland
Regular Season
Swiss SDHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for Swiss SDHL playersSeason records for Swiss SDHL playersPlayoffs
Swiss SDHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Swiss SDHL players - playoffsSeason records for Swiss SDHL players - playoffs
Netherlands
Regular Season
Dutch SDHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for Dutch SDHL playersSeason records for Dutch SDHL playersPlayoffs
Dutch SDHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Dutch SDHL players - playoffsSeason records for Dutch SDHL players - playoffs
Hungary
Regular Season
Hungarian SDHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for Hungarian SDHL playersSeason records for Hungarian SDHL playersPlayoffs
Hungarian SDHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Hungarian SDHL players - playoffsSeason records for Hungarian SDHL players - playoffs
Austria
Regular Season
Austrian SDHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for Austrian SDHL playersSeason records for Austrian SDHL playersPlayoffs
Austrian SDHL players - 2023 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Austrian SDHL players - playoffsSeason records for Austrian SDHL players - playoffs
United Kingdom
Regular Season
British SDHL players - 2022-2023 leadersAll-time records for British SDHL playersSeason records for British SDHL playersPlayoffs
British SDHL players - 2023 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for British SDHL players - playoffsSeason records for British SDHL players - playoffs
France
Regular Season
French SDHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for French SDHL playersSeason records for French SDHL playersPlayoffs
French SDHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for French SDHL players - playoffsSeason records for French SDHL players - playoffs
Germany
Regular Season
German SDHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for German SDHL playersSeason records for German SDHL playersPlayoffs
German SDHL players - 2023 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for German SDHL players - playoffsSeason records for German SDHL players - playoffs
Japan
Regular Season
Japanese SDHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for Japanese SDHL playersSeason records for Japanese SDHL playersPlayoffs
Japanese SDHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Japanese SDHL players - playoffsSeason records for Japanese SDHL players - playoffs
Latvia
Regular Season
Latvian SDHL players - 2020-2021 leadersAll-time records for Latvian SDHL playersSeason records for Latvian SDHL playersPlayoffs
Latvian SDHL players - 2021 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Latvian SDHL players - playoffsSeason records for Latvian SDHL players - playoffs
Slovakia
Regular Season
Slovak SDHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for Slovak SDHL playersSeason records for Slovak SDHL playersPlayoffs
Slovak SDHL players - 2019 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Slovak SDHL players - playoffsSeason records for Slovak SDHL players - playoffs
Italy
Regular Season
Italian SDHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for Italian SDHL playersSeason records for Italian SDHL playersPlayoffs
Italian SDHL players - 2018 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Italian SDHL players - playoffsSeason records for Italian SDHL players - playoffs
Spain
Regular Season
Spanish SDHL players - 2021-2022 leadersAll-time records for Spanish SDHL playersSeason records for Spanish SDHL playersPlayoffs
Spanish SDHL players - 2021 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Spanish SDHL players - playoffsSeason records for Spanish SDHL players - playoffs
Poland
Regular Season
Polish SDHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for Polish SDHL playersSeason records for Polish SDHL playersPlayoffs
Polish SDHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Polish SDHL players - playoffsSeason records for Polish SDHL players - playoffs
Slovenia
Regular Season
Slovenian SDHL players - 2019-2020 leadersAll-time records for Slovenian SDHL playersSeason records for Slovenian SDHL playersPlayoffs
Slovenian SDHL players - 2020 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Slovenian SDHL players - playoffsSeason records for Slovenian SDHL players - playoffs
New Zealand
Regular Season
New Zealander SDHL players - 2015-2016 leadersAll-time records for New Zealander SDHL playersSeason records for New Zealander SDHL playersPlayoffs
New Zealander SDHL players - 2016 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for New Zealander SDHL players - playoffsSeason records for New Zealander SDHL players - playoffs
Iceland
Regular Season
Icelandic SDHL players - 2021-2022 leadersAll-time records for Icelandic SDHL playersSeason records for Icelandic SDHL players
Lithuania
Regular Season
Lithuanian SDHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for Lithuanian SDHL playersSeason records for Lithuanian SDHL players
Russia
Regular Season
Russian SDHL players - 2016-2017 leadersAll-time records for Russian SDHL playersSeason records for Russian SDHL playersPlayoffs
Russian SDHL players - 2017 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Russian SDHL players - playoffsSeason records for Russian SDHL players - playoffs