Guldhjälmen () comprises two Swedish annual

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awards that recognize the

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of the

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(SHL) and of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) as judged by each league's players, respectively. Guldhjälmen is sponsored by the Swedish in cooperation with CCM Hockey and TV4. Guldhjälmen was introduced in 1986 as (renamed SHL in 2013) award. It is analogous to the

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's Ted Lindsay Award, an MVP award voted on by members of the

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, and is the companion of the Viking Award, which recognizes the best Swedish player active in North America as determined by player vote. It should not be confused with Guldpucken (), which is awarded to the men's Swedish Player of the Year by ''

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'' and the

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. The first winner was Finnish defenseman Kari Eloranta of HV71 for the 1985–86 Elitserien season. Winger Joakim Lindström has received Guldhjälmen three times, once more than any other player in history. The award was expanded to encompass the player-selected MVP of the SDHL in 2020. Following the 2019–20 SDHL season, Swiss forward Lara Stalder of Brynäs IF was selected to become the first woman to win Guldhjälmen by vote of SDHL players. Guldhjälmen should not be confused with the (), also known as the SDHL MVP, which is awarded to the most valuable player of the SDHL as chosen by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association.

Winners

Women

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

– Lara Stalder, Brynäs IF *

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

–

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, Brynäs IF *

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

– Sidney Brodt, Linköping HC *

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

– Anna Meixner, Brynäs IF *

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

– Lina Ljungblom, MoDo Hockey *

2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

– Elisa Holopainen,

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Men

Players in bold type also won in the same season. * 1986 - Kari Eloranta, HV71 * 1987 - Peter Lindmark, Färjestad BK * 1988 - Anders Eldebrink, Södertälje SK * 1989 - Anders Eldebrink, Södertälje SK (2) * 1990 -

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, Färjestad BK * 1991 - Håkan Loob, Färjestad BK * 1992 - Håkan Loob, Färjestad BK (2) * 1993 - Peter Forsberg, Modo Hockey * 1994 - Peter Forsberg, Modo Hockey (2) * 1995 - Pelle Eklund, Leksands IF * 1996 - Esa Keskinen, HV71 * 1997 - Jarmo Myllys, Luleå HF * 1998 - Tommy Söderström, Djurgårdens IF * 1999 -

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, Brynäs IF * 2000 -

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, AIK * 2001 - Kristian Huselius, Västra Frölunda HC * 2002 - Ulf Söderström, Färjestad BK * 2003 - Niklas Andersson, Västra Frölunda HC * 2004 - Magnus Kahnberg, Västra Frölunda HC * 2005 - Henrik Lundqvist,

* 2006 - Andreas Karlsson, HV71 * 2007 - Fredrik Bremberg, Djurgårdens IF * 2008 - Tony Mårtensson, Linköpings HC * 2009 - Johan Davidsson, HV71 * 2010 -

Mats Zuccarello Mats André Zuccarello Aasen (born 1 September 1987) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), winger for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played for the New York Rangers and Dallas Stars. Prio ...

, Modo Hockey * 2011 - Magnus Johansson, Linköpings HC * 2012 - Jakob Silfverberg, Brynäs IF * 2013 - Bud Holloway, Skellefteå AIK * 2014 - Joakim Lindström, Skellefteå AIK * 2015 - Derek Ryan,

Örebro HK Örebro Hockeyklubb, commonly referred to as Örebro HK or Örebro Hockey, (formerly ''HC Örebro 90'') is a Swedish professional ice hockey club located in Örebro. The team is currently playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitse ...

* 2016 - Anton Rödin, Brynäs IF * 2017 - Joakim Lindström, Skellefteå AIK (2) * 2018 - Joakim Lindström, Skellefteå AIK (3) * 2019 - Jacob Josefson, Djurgårdens IF * 2020 - Kodie Curran,

Rögle BK Rögle BK (Rögle Bandyklubb) is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Ängelholm that has been playing in the SHL since the 2015–16 season. Rögle has previously played in the SHL (previously named Elitserien) in 1992–1996, 2008–20 ...

* 2021 - Marek Hrivík, Leksands IF * 2022 - Max Véronneau, Leksands IF * 2023 - Antti Suomela, IK Oskarshamn

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Guldhjalmen Awards established in 1986 Swedish ice hockey trophies and awards Swedish Hockey League Swedish Women's Hockey League 1986 establishments in Sweden