2010–11 Elitserien season

2010–11 Elitserien season
League Sweden Elitserien
Sport Ice hockey
Duration 16 September 2010 – 5 March 2011
Total attendance 2,032,841[1] (reg. season)
Average attendance 6,160[2] (reg. season)
Regular season
League Champion HV71
Season MVP Viktor Fasth (AIK)
Top scorer Joakim Lindström (Skellefteå)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVP Anders Bastiansen (Färjestads BK)
Finals
Champions Färjestads BK
  Runners-up Skellefteå

The 2010–11 Elitserien season was the 36th season of Elitserien.[3] The regular season ran from 15 September 2010 to 5 March 2011, and the following playoffs ended on 14 April.[4] HV71 won the regular season, scoring the game-winning empty net goal against Södertälje SK in the final round. Färjestads BK won the playoffs and thus became Swedish champions, beating Skellefteå AIK 4–1 in the finals. All of the local derby games between AIK and Djurgårdens IF were played in the Ericsson Globe.

On 26 December 2010, a game was held outdoors between Färjestads BK and Frölunda HC in Karlstad, continuing a tradition of outdoor games started in the previous season.[5] Like last season, the home team won the game, this time in front of 15,274 spectators.[6]

In Kvalserien, Modo Hockey requalified and Växjö Lakers HC qualified for the 2011–12 Elitserien season for the first time ever at the expense of Södertälje SK.

Regular season

Magnus Johansson of the Linköpings HC scored the first goal of the season.[4][7]

Head coaches of all Elitserien teams, September 2010.

Standings

2010–11 Elitserien season GP W L OTW/SOW OTL/SOL GF GA Pts
HV71y 55 24 16 9 6 173 143 96
Färjestads BKx 55 27 19 6 3 154 124 96
Skellefteå AIKx 55 25 18 9 3 173 145 96
Luleå HFx 55 23 21 8 3 129 115 88
Linköpings HCx 55 22 19 5 9 138 118 85
Djurgårdens IFx 55 22 19 4 10 140 139 84
Brynäs IFx 55 19 20 8 8 147 157 81
AIKx 55 20 23 4 8 131 151 76
Frölunda HCe 55 19 24 5 7 128 158 74
Timrå IKe 55 17 25 9 4 140 165 73
Södertälje SKr 55 20 26 2 7 132 164 71
Modo Hockeyr 55 17 25 6 7 147 153 70

x – clinched playoff spot; y – clinched regular season league title; e – eliminated from playoff contention; r – will play in relegation series

Games

Statistics

Scoring leaders

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes [8]

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Sweden Lindström, JoakimJoakim Lindström Skellefteå AIK 54 28 32 60 +10 134
Finland Lehtonen, MikkoMikko Lehtonen Skellefteå AIK 55 30 28 58 +1 34
Sweden Rundblad, DavidDavid Rundblad Skellefteå AIK 55 11 39 50 +6 14
Sweden Thörnberg, MartinMartin Thörnberg HV71 52 25 19 44 +11 24
Canada Ritchie, ByronByron Ritchie Modo Hockey 53 23 21 44 +6 72
Sweden Andersson, NiklasNiklas Andersson Frölunda HC 53 14 30 44 −15 30
Sweden Videll, LinusLinus Videll Södertälje SK 52 20 23 43 +4 10
Norway Skrøder, Per-ÅgePer-Åge Skrøder Modo Hockey 55 15 26 41 +2 64
Sweden Arlbrandt, PärPär Arlbrandt Luleå HF 55 19 21 40 +3 16
Czech Republic Hlinka, JaroslavJaroslav Hlinka Linköpings HC 43 11 29 40 +13 12

Leading goaltenders

These are the leaders in GAA among goaltenders that have played at least 1200 minutes.[9]

GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player Team GP TOI GA SO Sv% GAA
Sweden Nilsson, AndersAnders Nilsson Luleå HF 31 1876:29 60 6 .918 1.92
Czech Republic Salák, AlexanderAlexander Salák Färjestads BK 32 1857:03 61 7 .926 1.97
Finland Norrena, FredrikFredrik Norrena Linköpings HC 48 2916:56 103 6 .918 2.12
Sweden Rautio, DavidDavid Rautio Luleå HF 24 1444:20 52 1 .904 2.16
Sweden Owuya, MarkMark Owuya Djurgårdens IF 32 1847:56 67 2 .927 2.18
Sweden Nihlstorp, ChristopherChristopher Nihlstorp Färjestads BK 23 1267:56 46 2 .923 2.18
Sweden Fasth, ViktorViktor Fasth AIK 42 2473:11 93 2 .925 2.26
Sweden Svedberg, NiklasNiklas Svedberg Brynäs IF 21 1260:48 48 2 .917 2.28
Sweden Larsson, DanielDaniel Larsson HV71 45 2727:35 115 2 .917 2.53
Sweden Hadelöv, AndreasAndreas Hadelöv Skellefteå AIK 40 2398:54 101 2 .909 2.53

Attendance

# Club Home Away Total
GP Total Average GP Total Average GP Total Average
1 Frölunda HC 27 253,212 9,378 28 170,386 6,085 55 423,598 7,701
2 Djurgårdens IF 28 207,247 7,401 27 186,978 6,925 55 394,225 7,167
3 HV 71 27 184,924 6,849 28 164,515 5,875 55 349,439 6,353
4 Färjestads BK 27 183,193 6,784 28 168,253 6,009 55 351,446 6,389
5 Linköpings HC 28 186,946 6,676 27 156,818 5,808 55 343,764 6,250
6 MODO Hockey 27 167,247 6,194 28 177,610 6,343 55 344,857 6,270
7 Brynäs IF 28 159,137 5,683 27 165,475 6,128 55 324,612 5,902
8 AIK 27 151,596 5,614 28 186,214 6,650 55 337,810 6,142
9 Luleå HF 27 141,107 5,226 28 172,922 6,175 55 314,029 5,709
10 Timrå IK 28 139,949 4,998 27 156,800 5,807 55 296,749 5,395
11 Skellefteå AIK 28 139,827 4,993 27 167,413 6,200 55 307,240 5,586
12 Södertälje SK 28 118,456 4,230 27 159,457 5,905 55 277,913 5,052
League 330 2,032,841 6,160

Playoffs

The standard of eight teams qualify for the playoffs. HV71 won the regular season title for the second consecutive season with 96 points.

  1. HV71 – Regular season champions, 96 points (+30 goal difference, 173 goals for)
  2. Färjestads BK – 96 points (+30 goal difference, 154 goals for)
  3. Skellefteå AIK – 96 points (+28 goal difference)
  4. Luleå HF – 88 points
  5. Linköpings HC – 85 points
  6. Djurgårdens IF – 84 points
  7. Brynäs IF – 81 points
  8. AIK – 76 points

Playoff bracket

In the first round, the highest remaining seed chose which of the four lowest remaining seeds to be matched against. In the second round, the highest remaining seed is matched against the lowest remaining seed. In each round the higher-seeded team is awarded home ice advantage. Each best-of-seven series follows an alternating home team format: the higher-seeded team will play at home for games 1 and 3 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary), and the lower-seeded team will be at home for game 2, 4 and 6 (if necessary).

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
  1  HV71 0  
8  AIK 4  
  2  Färjestads BK 4  
  8  AIK 0  
2  Färjestads BK 4
  7  Brynäs IF 1  
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round)   2  Färjestads BK 4
  3  Skellefteå AIK 1
  3  Skellefteå AIK 4  
5  Linköpings HC 3  
  3  Skellefteå AIK 4
  4  Luleå HF 2  
4  Luleå HF 4
  6  Djurgårdens IF 3  

Quarterfinals

(1) HV71 vs. (8) AIK

AIK won series 4–0

(2) Färjestads BK vs. (7) Brynäs IF

Färjestads BK won series 4–1

(3) Skellefteå AIK vs. (5) Linköpings HC

Skellefteå AIK won series 4–3

(4) Luleå HF vs. (6) Djurgårdens IF

Luleå HF won series 4–3

Semifinals

(2) Färjestads BK vs. (8) AIK

Färjestads BK won series 4–0

(3) Skellefteå AIK vs. (4) Luleå HF

Skellefteå AIK won series 4–2

Finals

(2) Färjestads BK vs. (3) Skellefteå AIK

Färjestads BK won series 4–1

Playoff statistics

Playoff scoring leaders

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Sweden Johansson, MikaelMikael Johansson Färjestads BK 14 5 8 13 2
Sweden Wallin, RickardRickard Wallin Färjestads BK 14 4 9 13 12
Sweden Forssell, ErikErik Forssell Skellefteå AIK 18 7 5 12 4
Sweden Ericsson, JimmieJimmie Ericsson Skellefteå AIK 18 6 5 11 20
Sweden Söderström, ChristianChristian Söderström Skellefteå AIK 18 5 6 11 4
Sweden Lindström, JoakimJoakim Lindström Skellefteå AIK 18 4 7 11 16
Sweden Åslund, PerPer Åslund Färjestads BK 14 5 5 10 16
Sweden Axelsson, DickDick Axelsson Färjestads BK 14 4 6 10 24
Sweden Nygren, MagnusMagnus Nygren Färjestads BK 14 3 7 10 6
Sweden Rundblad, DavidDavid Rundblad Skellefteå AIK 18 3 7 10 20

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Playoff leading goaltenders

Player Team GP TOI SOG GA SO SV% GAA
Sweden Nihlstorp, CristopherCristopher Nihlstorp Färjestads BK 5 338:30 162 9 0 .944 1.60
Sweden Owuya, MarkMark Owuya Djurgårdens IF 7 433:28 181 12 2 .934 1.66
Sweden Fasth, ViktorViktor Fasth AIK 8 472:29 254 14 1 .945 1.78
Sweden Nilsson, AndersAnders Nilsson Luleå HF 13 826:42 391 27 0 .931 1.96
Czech Republic Salák, AlexanderAlexander Salák Färjestads BK 9 562:13 230 22 0 .904 2.35

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Elitserien awards

Guldhjälmen: Magnus Johansson, Linköpings HC
Guldpucken: Viktor Fasth, AIK
Honken Trophy: Viktor Fasth, AIK
Håkan Loob Trophy: Mikko Lehtonen, Skellefteå AIK
Rookie of the Year: Mattias Ekholm, Brynäs IF
Salming Trophy: David Rundblad, Skellefteå AIK
Playoff MVP (later renamed the Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy): Anders Bastiansen, Färjestads BK
Guldpipan: Ulf Rönnmark

Rule changes

New rule changes include:[12][13]

References

  1. ↑ "Historical Statistics". Swedish Ice Hockey Association.
  2. ↑ "Statistik". Hockeyligan.
  3. ↑ Jonas Fahlman (23 October 2009). "SM-slutspelet kan bli en serie: "Öppna för allt"". Lars Hedelin (Scanpix) (in Swedish). Hockeykanalen.se. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Regulation game schedule". Hockeyligan.se.
  5. ↑ Sportbladet 30 December 2009 – Här är Färjestads tunga revansch (in Swedish).
  6. ↑ "FBK-revansch i utematchen" (in Swedish). Färjestads BK.
  7. ↑ "Statistics for AIK – Linköpings HC". Hockeyligan.
  8. ↑ "Statistik". Hockeyligan.
  9. ↑ "Statistik". Hockeyligan.
  10. ↑ "Statistik". Hockeyligan. 11 March 2010.
  11. ↑ "Statistik". Hockeyligan. 11 March 2010.
  12. ↑ Daniel Grefve/Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå (9 August 2010). "Lagen får inte välja straffskytt" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 16 August 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  13. ↑ Emil Karlsson (6 May 2010). "Straffläggning på väg tillbaka till Elitserien". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 23 September 2010.