The SCL returns - Are you the next Swedish Champion? - SCL

With the NHL 22 season coming towards its end, we still have the traditional regional Championships to play for and with that we're glad to announce the return of the Swedish Championship League! The SCL is played on the PlayStation 4 version of NHL 22.

The fourth iteration of the SCL makes its long awaited return this fall, and we're excited to see the best Swedish gamers back on the virtual ice again after a well deserved summer break. The community has only grown since last year, and an influx of exciting new talent has been apparent, so gather your friends and register for a blast of a tournament and the chance to snag that Swedish Championship title along the way!

To cap off the third season of the SCL, Granit Gaming secured their 6v6 title and Henrik @Eken45jr Eklund was able to achieve his third title in a row on the 1v1 side of things. According to the SCL ruleset, both will receive an invitation to join this years SCL as the #1 seed in the playoffs.

Due to some unfortunate circumstances, the 2022 edition of the SCL season will not feature a prize pool. We understand that this can feel like a step back and a disappointment at this stage, but we assure you that our focus still lies in developing the Swedish community as a whole and the SCL will see prize pools again in the future. We remain fully committed to the tournament and pledge to provide the same level of coverage and broadcast production as previous years.

Schedule
Default gamedays for the SCL 2022 season will be Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.

Registrations for SCL 1v1 are open starting now, until Monday, 29th of August.

Registration: 11.-30.8.
Regular season: 1.-15.9.
Playoffs Round 1: 18.-19.9.
Playoffs Round 2: 21.-22.9.
Quarterfinals: 25.-29.9.
Semifinals: 2.-3.10.
Finals: 7.10.

* The Schedule is preliminary and will be confirmed later.

SIGN UP FOR 6v6 HERE!

Registrations for SCL 6v6 are open now, until Thursday, 25th of August.

Registration: 11.-26.8.
Regular season: 28.8-11.9
Playoffs Round 1: 13.-15.9
Playoffs Round 2: 19.9 & 21.9
Quarterfinals: 26.9 & 28.9
Semifinals: 3.10 & 5.10
Finals: 8.10

* The Schedule is preliminary and will be confirmed later.

Eligibility

In the development of our regional leagues, the main objective has been creating a structure that allows all of the regional communities to shine, while strengthening each tournament’s own unique identity and sense of national pride. In the interest of solidifying an identity for the SCL that has a stronger native focus while also avoiding scheduling issues for especially the two concurrently running tournaments (eHSM & the SCL), player participation in the SCL will exclude that player from participating in the eHSM.
However, for this season, Swedish players will be allowed to compete in both tournaments simultaneously.

'Player participation' is defined as being listed on the roster of a team participating in the SCL. In short, non-Swedish players can not be listed in the roster for teams in both the SCL and the eHSM.

For SCL 2022, two non-Swedish players will be allowed per team on ice in a game – under very specific conditions. Here they are:

Outside of the Swedish championship (SCL). The German (GCL), Finnish (eHSM), and Czech and Slovak (CSCL) communities will be defined as the “major communities” for the purposes of this text.

Players hailing from nations that currently do not have a region-based championship to sign up for – one where they are allowed to play free of restrictions and are counted as the main target demographic – will be defined as “minor communities” for the purposes of this text.

All teams must always feature a minimum of 4 Swedish players in their on-ice lineup

Teams may feature a maximum of two non-Swedish players on ice if both players are from a minor community (for example: Danish, Norwegian, Latvian)
Teams may feature a maximum of two non-Swedish players on ice if one player is from a major community (German, Finnish, Russian, Czech, Slovak) and the other player from a minor community
Teams may NOT feature two non-Swedish players on ice if both those players are from a major community (German, Finnish, Russian, Czech, Slovak)

Below you will find an image to help illustrate this rule clarification:

The 1vs1 portion of the SCL is available only for Swedish citizens.

We hope you are as excited as us to take the ice and battle for the Swedish Championship once again! Tough battles and some heated rivalries are to be expected, and we'll be bringing you the decisive games of the season live with our broadcast team as usual. So without further ado, get your squad together and sign up now! Finally, if you would like to help the SCL grow, please do so by spreading the word by sharing this news story.