Major media reports that Oscar Lindberg has won the Gold Helmet for the 2025/26 season, an award given to the SHL's most valuable player. 2% of votes. The exact margin of victory in the Gold Helmet voting and the total number of votes cast have not been disclosed, nor are the specific criteria players use when voting clear.
Lindberg, who is 34 years old and plays for Skellefteå AIK, won the scoring title in the regular season with 67 points, though the breakdown of those points into goals and assists is not specified. He also contributed to his team's playoff success, with major media reporting that Skellefteå beat Malmö 4–1 in the first quarterfinal and that Lindberg assisted on Mikkel Aagaard's game-winning goal in that quarterfinal. The current status of Skellefteå's playoff series against Malmö beyond the first game is unknown.
Awesome.
Reflecting on the award, Lindberg said, 'If you go through the list and look at who has received this award, they are great names and awesome players. ' The Gold Helmet has been awarded since the 1985/86 season, with previous winners including Bud Holloway, who won it once, and Joakim Lindström, who won it three times. David Tomášek of Färjestad won the Gold Helmet last year.
If you go through the list and look at who has received this award, they are great names and awesome players. This is awesome.
I like our start. We don't come out and be hesitant, which is easy to happen when you haven't played in a week.