The Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) will allow bodychecking next season, although it remains banned by the International Ice Hockey Federation for women's games. The SDHL announced on Friday ...

In 2022, Sweden became the first country to introduce body checking to its premier women’s league, bringing its rule book closer to men’s hockey even though hockey’s world governing body ...

HV71's Malva Lindgren and Modo's Darcie Lappan clash during their Swedish Women's hockey league match in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, on Jan. 10, 2025. Credit: AP/Johan Löf Bellefontaine joined MoDo ...

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ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have loaned forward Milton Gästrin to MoDo ofHockeyAllsvenskan (Sweden-2), senior ...

Ex-NHL netminder Kasimir Kaskisuo has been suspended from the Swedish Hockey League for five games after hitting a referee with a water bottle during a game last week.

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American center Derek Ryan scored his ninth goal of the year in the Swedish Hockey League Friday in a 3-2 win, and it might just be the prettiest goal of 2014 in any league. Ryan dekes past two ...

Though approved for the Swedish Women's Hockey League, bodychecking remains banned in women's hockey by the International Ice Hockey Federation, dating back to a decision made in the early 1990s.

ÖRNSKÖLDSVIK, Sweden (AP) — Lauren Bellefontaine came off the ice after a game in Sweden’s top women’s hockey league and detailed the toll her body had just taken.

Sweden is a trailblazer in hockey because it has allowed body checking in the women’s game since 2022. ... operations manager for the Swedish league. “Now we say, of course they can.