Guldhjälmen () comprises two Swedish annual ice hockey awards that recognize the most valuable player of the Swedish Hockey League (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 NHL's Ted Lindsay Award, an MVP award voted on by members of the NHL Players' Association, 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 Expressen and the Swedish Ice Hockey Association.
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 – Lara Stalder, Brynäs IF 2021 – Kateřina Mrázová, Brynäs IF 2022 – Sidney Brodt, Linköping HC 2023 – Anna Meixner, Brynäs IF 2024 – Lina Ljungblom, MoDo Hockey 2025 – Elisa Holopainen, Frölunda HC 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 - Bengt-Åke Gustafsson, 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 - Jan Larsson, Brynäs IF 2000 - Rikard Franzén, 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, Frölunda HC 2006 - Andreas Karlsson, HV71 2007 - Fredrik Bremberg, Djurgårdens IF 2008 - Tony Mårtensson, Linköpings HC 2009 - Johan Davidsson, HV71 2010 - Mats Zuccarello, 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 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 2021 - Marek Hrivík, Leksands IF 2022 - Max Véronneau, Leksands IF 2023 - Antti Suomela, IK Oskarshamn 2024 - Joel Persson, Växjö Lakers 2025 - David Tomášek, Färjestad BK
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