2013–14 SHL season
| 2013–14 SHL season | |
|---|---|
| League |
 Swedish Hockey League
|
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 14 September 2013 – 21 April 2014 |
| Number of games | 55 (330 total) |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Total attendance | 1,974,388 |
| Average attendance | 5,983 |
| Regular season | |
| League Champion | Skellefteå AIK |
| Season MVP | Joakim Lindström (Skellefteå) |
| Top scorer | Pär Arlbrandt (Linköping) |
| Playoffs | |
| Playoffs Playoffs MVP | Joakim Lindström |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Skellefteå AIK (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Färjestad BK |
The 2013–14 SHL season was the 39th season of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). The regular season began on 14 September 2013 and ended on 8 March 2014. The following playoffs began on 15 March 2014 and ended on 21 April 2014. It was the first season since the league changed name from Elitserien to Swedish Hockey League in June 2013.
Skellefteå AIK defended their 2013 Swedish Championship title by defeating Färjestad BK four games to zero in the Finals. Skellefteå AIK became the first team to defend the Swedish Championship title since Djurgårdens IF did so with their consecutive Swedish Championship titles in 2000 and 2001. Skellefteå AIK also became the first team since Brynäs IF in 1976–77 to win consecutive Swedish Championships by not losing a single game in both Finals series.
A number of format changes were introduced this season. Instead of the top eight teams in the regular season qualifying for the playoffs and the teams ranked 9–10 ending their season, the top six teams qualified for the playoffs directly, and the four teams ranked 7–10 played a best-of-three series and battled for the two remaining playoff spots. The two teams ranked 11–12 still had to play in the Kvalserien round-robin tournament in order to requalify for the SHL. Also, the top three teams no longer got to pick their opponents in the quarterfinals; instead, the 1st-ranked team faced the lowest-ranked winner of the two best-of-three series, the 2nd-ranked team faced the other winner of the two best-of-three-series, the 3rd-ranked team faced the 6th-ranked team, and the 4th-ranked team faced the 5th-ranked team.
In Kvalserien, Örebro HK requalified and Djurgårdens IF qualified for the 2014–15 SHL season at the expense of AIK.
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