2009–10 Elitserien season

Sports season
2009–10 Elitserien season
LeagueElitserien
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 21, 2009 – March 13, 2010
Total attendance2,049,408 (regular season)
315,291 (playoffs)
Average attendance6,210 (regular season)
7,882 (playoffs)
Regular season
League ChampionHV71
Season MVPMagnus Johansson (Linköpings HC)
Top scorerMats Zuccarello (Modo Hockey)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPJohan Davidsson (HV71)
Finals
ChampionsHV71
  Runners-upDjurgårdens IF
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The 2009–10 Elitserien season was the 35th season of Elitserien. It started on September 21, 2009, and ended on March 13, 2010. The playoffs started on March 18, 2010, and ended on April 24, 2010. HV71 won the playoffs, beating Timrå IK 4–1 in the quarter final series, Skellefteå AIK 4–1 in the semifinal series, and Djurgårdens IF 4–2 in the final series. The season had a mid-season break that started on February 9 and ended on February 26 to allow participation of Elitserien players in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

In Kvalserien, Södertälje SK requalified and AIK qualified for the 2010–11 Elitserien season at the expense of Rögle BK.

League business

Rule changes

Elitserien will bring in a number of rule changes for the start of the 2009–10 Elitserien season aimed at increasing offence. Two rule changes are to Rule 440 on faceoffs. Firstly, the first faceoff of a power play will now be in the defending zone of the team that committed the foul, regardless of where the play was stopped. Secondly, a faceoff will always be located at one of the nine faceoff spots. In previous seasons a faceoff could have been located anywhere on the rink.[1][2]

Referees

For the 2009–10 Elitserien season around 100 matches will be refereed by four referees.[3] Also, the referees uniforms will change to the classical black striped shirts with a number on the back instead of the referee's name, as in previous seasons.[2]

Season schedule

Each team will play each other five times during the regular season. Due to play in the Champions Hockey League and matches against two NHL teams, Färjestads BK's and Linköpings HC's matches in round 4 are played out of the schedule.[4] After the initial season schedule have changes been made for rounds 3, 6, 13, 16 and 38.[5]

General managers' meeting

The general managers of the 12 elite league clubs in Elitserien met on June 9, 2009, and agreed on creating a jointly-owned development company that will focus its work on the development of elite ice hockey in Sweden. The company's executive officer is Håkan Loob who will put is work in Färjestads BK on hold. It was also decided that the elite clubs will produce a new shareholder deal for the Swedish hockey league, Svenska Hockeyligan AB (SHL), as the current deal expires on April 30, 2010. The clubs will participate in the current league system for seasons 2009–10 and 2010–11.[6]

Outdoor game

On December 28, 2009, Frölunda HC and Färjestads BK played their round 33 game outdoors at Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg. The match organizers' goal was to break the previous outdoor game spectator record from 1962 where 23,192 spectators attended a match between Frölunda HC and Djurgårdens IF at Ullevi. In the 2009 match, the boards of the rink were completely transparent and Frölunda HC played in jerseys looking as the jerseys from 1962, void of advertisements.[7][8] 31,144 spectators watched the game.

Regular season

Standings

Elitserien GP W L T OTW OTL GF GA Pts
y – HV71 55 25 16 5 6 3 188 155 95
x – Djurgårdens IF 55 26 17 7 2 3 161 130 92
x – Linköpings HC 55 27 20 3 3 2 163 139 92
x – Skellefteå AIK 55 26 20 4 1 4 146 141 88
x – Färjestads BK 55 25 20 3 2 5 132 144 87
x – Brynäs IF 55 20 17 11 6 1 144 124 84
x – Frölunda HC 55 22 22 9 1 1 155 156 78
x – Timrå IK 55 18 19 8 3 7 138 150 75
e – Modo Hockey 55 16 20 8 7 4 161 150 74
e – Luleå HF 55 19 23 2 4 7 139 143 74
r – Södertälje SK 55 14 27 4 7 3 131 176 63
r – Rögle BK 55 13 30 2 4 6 127 173 55

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

Statistical leaders

Scoring leaders

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Norway Mats Zuccarello Aasen Modo Hockey 55 23 41 64 +6 62
Sweden Tony Mårtensson Linköpings HC 55 19 44 63 +8 26
Sweden Johan Davidsson HV71 55 12 46 58 +21 18
Sweden David Petrasek HV71 52 15 38 53 +17 101
Czech Republic Jan Hlaváč Linköpings HC 38 30 21 51 +15 24
Sweden Marcus Nilson Djurgårdens IF 53 24 27 51 +25 32
Sweden Linus Klasen Södertälje SK 51 19 32 51 -14 20
Czech Republic Jaroslav Hlinka Linköpings HC 41 13 37 50 +11 12
Sweden Magnus Johansson Linköpings HC 52 8 41 49 +5 14
Finland Eero Somervuori Brynäs IF 55 19 25 44 0 18

As of the end of the regular season.[9]

Leading goaltenders

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 Jacob Markström Brynäs IF 43 2,542:03 85 5 .927 2.01
Sweden Gustaf Wesslau Djurgårdens IF 32 1,836:10 70 2 .917 2.29
Sweden Stefan Ridderwall Djurgårdens IF 26 1,488:02 57 0 .916 2.30
Sweden Andreas Hadelöv Skellefteå AIK 50 2,954:47 117 4 .912 2.38
Sweden Henrik Karlsson Färjestads BK 34 1,933:58 79 3 .913 2.45
Sweden Anders Lindbäck Timrå IK 42 2,536:33 104 3 .912 2.46
Sweden Mattias Modig Luleå HF 34 1,925:08 80 2 .899 2.49
Finland Fredrik Norrena Linköpings HC 45 2,550:36 106 3 .907 2.49
Sweden Niklas Svedberg Modo Hockey 32 1,898:34 82 1 .900 2.59
Sweden Stefan Liv HV71 43 2,542:05 110 4 .908 2.60

As of the end of the regular season.[10]

Attendance

# Team Home Away Total
GP Total Average GP Total Average GP Total Average
1 Frölunda HC 28 319,189 11,399 27 156,182 5,784 55 475,371 8,643
2 Djurgårdens IF 27 189,920 7,034 28 176,539 6,304 55 366,459 6,662
3 HV 71 28 194,293 6,939 27 173,276 6,417 55 367,569 6,683
4 Linköpings HC 28 193,177 6,899 27 152,502 5,648 55 345,679 6,285
5 Färjestads BK 28 189,961 6,784 27 196,351 7,272 55 386,312 7,023
6 MODO Hockey 28 179,366 6,405 27 180,429 6,682 55 359,795 6,541
7 Brynäs 27 154,932 5,738 28 174,996 6,249 55 329,928 5,998
8 Luleå HF 28 149,316 5,332 27 167,508 6,204 55 316,824 5,760
9 Timrå IK 27 136,389 5,051 28 169,637 6,058 55 306,026 5,564
10 Skellefteå AIK 27 132,092 4,892 28 168,293 6,010 55 300,385 5,461
11 Rögle BK 27 112,377 4,162 28 162,661 5,809 55 275,038 5,000
12 Södertälje SK 27 98,396 3,644 28 171,034 6,108 55 269,430 4,898
League 330 2,049,408 6,210

Playoffs

After the regular season, the standard of 8 teams qualify for the playoffs. HV71 won the regular season title with 95 points.

  1. HV71 – Regular season champions, 95 points
  2. Djurgårdens IF – 92 points (+31 goals for)
  3. Linköpings HC – 92 points (+24 goals for)
  4. Skellefteå AIK – 88 points
  5. Färjestads BK – 87 points
  6. Brynäs IF – 84 points
  7. Frölunda HC – 78 points
  8. Timrå IK – 75 points

Playoff bracket

In the first round, the highest remaining seed chooses which of the two 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 a 1–1–1–2–1–1 format: the higher-seeded team will play at home for games 2 and 4 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary), and the lower-seeded team will be at home for game 1, 3 and 6 (if necessary).

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 HV71 4
8 Timrå IK 1
1 HV71 4
4 Skellefteå AIK 1
4 Skellefteå AIK 4
5 Färjestads BK 3
1 HV71 4
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
2 Djurgårdens IF 2
2 Djurgårdens IF 4
6 Brynäs IF 1
2 Djurgårdens IF 4
3 Linköpings HC 1
3 Linköpings HC 4
7 Frölunda HC 3
Swedish Champions
2009–10
HV71
Fourth Title

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinals 2009/2010
Round 1
Day Date Home team Away team Arena Spectators Results Sudden death Score
Thursday March 18, 2010 Timrå IK HV71 E.ON Arena 5 512 2 - 3 [1] SD 0 - 1
Thursday March 18, 2010 Brynäs IF Djurgårdens IF Läkerol Arena 7 251 3 - 4 [2] 0 - 1
Thursday March 18, 2010 Frölunda HC Linköpings HC Scandinavium 9 299 4 - 3 [3] SD 1 - 0
Thursday March 18, 2010 Färjestads BK Skellefteå AIK Löfbergs Lila Arena 5 496 2 - 3 [4] 0 - 1
Round 2
Day Date Home team Away team Arena Spectators Results Sudden death Score
Saturday March 20, 2010 HV71 Timrå IK Kinnarps Arena 7 000 3 - 2 [5] SD 2 - 0
Saturday March 20, 2010 Djurgårdens IF Brynäs IF Hovet 8 094 1 - 2 [6] SD 1 - 1
Saturday March 20, 2010 Linköpings HC Frölunda HC Cloetta Center 7 910 6 - 2 [7] 1 - 1
Saturday March 20, 2010 Skellefteå AIK Färjestads BK Skellefteå Kraft Arena 6 001 2 - 3 [8] SD 1 - 1
Round 3
Day Date Home team Away team Arena Spectators Results Sudden death Score
Monday March 22, 2010 Timrå IK HV71 E.ON Arena 5 651 6 - 3 [9] 1 - 2
Monday March 22, 2010 Brynäs IF Djurgårdens IF Läkerol Arena 8 138 0 - 4 [10] 1 - 2
Monday March 22, 2010 Frölunda HC Linköpings HC Scandinavium 10 497 2 - 1 [11] SD 2 - 1
Monday March 22, 2010 Färjestads BK Skellefteå AIK Löfbergs Lila Arena 6 688 5 - 4 [12] SD 2 - 1
Round 4
Day Date Home team Away team Arena Spectators Results Sudden death Score
Wednesday March 24, 2010 HV71 Timrå IK Kinnarps Arena 6 941 2 – 0 [13] 3 - 1
Wednesday March 24, 2010 Djurgårdens IF Brynäs IF Hovet 8 094 2 – 1 [14] 3 - 1
Wednesday March 24, 2010 Linköpings HC Frölunda HC Cloetta Center 7 927 3 – 4 [15] 1 - 3
Wednesday March 24, 2010 Skellefteå AIK Färjestads BK Skellefteå Kraft Arena 5 424 3 – 2 [16] SD 2 – 2
Round 5
Day Date Home team Away team Arena Spectators Results Sudden death Score
Friday March 26, 2010 HV71 Timrå IK Kinnarps Arena 6 968 4 - 2 [17] 4 - 1
Friday March 26, 2010 Djurgårdens IF Brynäs IF Ericsson Globe 13 850 3 - 2 [18] 4 - 1
Friday March 26, 2010 Linköpings HC Frölunda HC Cloetta Center 7 932 3 - 2 [19] 2 - 3
Friday March 26, 2010 Skellefteå AIK Färjestads BK Skellefteå Kraft Arena 5 873 2 - 0 [20] 3 - 2
Round 6
Day Date Home team Away team Arena Spectators Results Sudden death Score
Sunday March 28, 2010 Frölunda HC Linköpings HC Scandinavium 11 199 2 - 3 [21] 3 - 3
Sunday March 28, 2010 Färjestads BK Skellefteå AIK Löfbergs Lila Arena 6 754 2 - 1 [22] 3 - 3
Round 7
Day Date Home team Away team Arena Spectators Results Sudden death Score
Tuesday March 30, 2010 Linköpings HC Frölunda HC Cloetta Center 8 500 4 - 2 [23] 4 - 3
Tuesday March 30, 2010 Skellefteå AIK Färjestads BK Skellefteå Kraft Arena 5 771 2 - 1 [24] 4 - 3

Semifinals

In the semifinals, the best ranked team is paired with the lowest ranked team qualified for the semifinals. The two remaining teams will play against each other.

Semifinals 2009/2010
Round 1
Day Date Home team Away team Arena Spectators Results Sudden death Score
Thursday April 1, 2010 Skellefteå AIK HV71 Skellefteå Kraft Arena 5 014 0 - 2[25] 0 - 1
Thursday April 1, 2010 Linköpings HC Djurgårdens IF Cloetta Center 6 522 1 - 3[26] 0 - 1
Round 2
Day Date Home team Away team Arena Spectators Results Sudden death Score
Saturday April 3, 2010 HV71 Skellefteå AIK Kinnarps Arena 7 000 3 - 5[27] 1 - 1
Saturday April 3, 2010 Djurgårdens IF Linköpings HC Hovet 7 696 3 - 2 [28] SD 2 - 0
Round 3
Day Date Home team Away team Arena Spectators Results Sudden death Score
Monday April 5, 2010 Skellefteå AIK HV71 Skellefteå Kraft Arena 6 001 2 - 3[29] SD 1 - 2
Monday April 5, 2010 Linköpings HC Djurgårdens IF Cloetta Center 8 350 2 - 0 [30] 1 - 2
Round 4
Day Date Home team Away team Arena Spectators Results Sudden death Score
Wednesday April 7, 2010 HV71 Skellefteå AIK Kinnarps Arena 7 000 3 - 2 [31] SD 3 - 1
Wednesday April 7, 2010 Djurgårdens IF Linköpings HC Ericsson Globe 13 850 2 - 1 [32] SD 3 - 1
Round 5
Day Date Home team Away team Arena Spectators Results Sudden death Score
Thursday April 8, 2010 HV71 Skellefteå AIK Kinnarps Arena 7 000 4 - 1 [33] 4 - 1
Thursday April 8, 2010 Djurgårdens IF Linköpings HC Ericsson Globe 13 050 5 - 1 [34] 4 - 1

Finals

Finals 2009/2010
Round 1
Day Date Home team Away team Arena Spectators Results Sudden death Score
Thursday April 15, 2010 Djurgårdens IF HV71 Hovet 8 094 4 - 3 [35] 1 - 0
Round 2
Day Date Home team Away team Arena Spectators Results Sudden death Score
Saturday 17 April 2010 HV71 Djurgårdens IF Kinnarps Arena 7 000 4 - 3 [36] SD 1 - 1
Round 3
Day Date Home team Away team Arena Spectators Results Sudden death Score
Monday April 19, 2010 Djurgårdens IF HV71 Ericsson Globe 13 850 1 - 2[37] SD 1 - 2
Round 4
Day Date Home team Away team Arena Spectators Results Sudden death Score
Wednesday April 21, 2010 HV71 Djurgårdens IF Kinnarps Arena 7 000 2 - 3[38] SD 2 - 2
Round 5
Day Date Home team Away team Arena Spectators Results Sudden death Score
Thursday April 22, 2010 HV71 Djurgårdens IF Kinnarps Arena 7 000 5 - 4 [39] SD 3 - 2
Round 6
Day Date Home team Away team Arena Spectators Results Sudden death Score
Saturday April 24, 2010 Djurgårdens IF HV71 Hovet 8 094 2 - 3[40] SD 2 - 4

Playoff statistical leaders

Playoff scoring leaders

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Finland Jukka Voutilainen HV71 15 6 9 15 +8 12
Sweden Johan Davidsson HV71 16 4 11 15 +7 6
Sweden Andreas Engqvist Djurgårdens IF 16 5 8 13 +3 10
Finland Teemu Laine HV71 16 5 8 13 +7 12
Sweden Martin Thörnberg HV71 16 5 8 13 +7 0
Sweden Marcus Nilson Djurgårdens IF 16 4 9 13 +4 6
Czech Republic Jan Hlaváč Linköpings HC 12 6 6 12 +3 6
Sweden Tony Mårtensson Linköpings HC 12 5 7 12 +4 2
Sweden Jimmie Ölvestad Djurgårdens IF 16 6 5 11 +6 10
Sweden David Petrasek HV71 16 5 6 11 +6 16

As of the end of the playoffs.[11]

Playoff leading goaltenders

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 Gustaf Wesslau Djurgårdens IF 15 965:05 29 1 .940 1.80
Sweden Stefan Liv HV71 16 1021:28 38 2 .906 2.23
Sweden Robin Rahm Färjestads BK 7 451:59 17 0 .923 2.26
Finland Fredrik Norrena Linköpings HC 9 560:52 22 1 .922 2.35
Sweden Andreas Hadelöv Skellefteå AIK 12 756:56 30 1 .918 2.38

As of the end of the playoffs.[12]

Elitserien awards

Le Mat Trophy: HV71
Guldpucken: Magnus Johansson, Linköpings HC
Guldhjälmen: Mats Zuccarello, Modo Hockey
Honken Trophy: Jacob Markström, Brynäs IF
Håkan Loob Trophy: Jan Hlaváč, Linköpings HC
Rookie of the Year: Jacob Markström, Brynäs IF
Salming Trophy: Magnus Johansson, Linköpings HC
Playoff MVP (later renamed the Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy): Johan Davidsson, HV71
Guldpipan: Marcus Vinnerborg

References

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