2012–13 Elitserien season
2012–13 Elitserien season | |
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League | Elitserien |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | 13 September 2012 – 18 April 2013 |
Number of games | 55 (330 total) |
Number of teams | 12 |
Total attendance | 1,883,192[1] |
Average attendance | 5,707[1] |
Regular season | |
League Champion | Skellefteå AIK |
Season MVP | Jimmie Ericsson (Skellefteå AIK) |
Top scorer | Bud Holloway (Skellefteå AIK) |
Playoffs | |
Playoffs MVP | Oscar Lindberg (Skellefteå AIK) |
Finals | |
Champions | Skellefteå AIK |
Runners-up | Luleå HF |
The 2012–13 Elitserien season was the 38th season of Elitserien. The regular season began on 13 September 2012 and ended on 5 March 2013.[2] The playoffs began on 12 March 2013 and ended on 18 April 2013. The 2012–13 Elitserien season was the last season under the name "Elitserien"; on 17 June 2013, the league was renamed "Swedish Hockey League" (SHL).[3]
Skellefteå AIK clinched the Swedish Championship for the first time since 1978, defeating Luleå HF 4–0 in the Finals. It was the team's second Swedish Championship in club history. Skellefteå also won the regular season for the first time since the 1980–81 season, and the second time in club history. Their 114-point finish is the highest number of points since Färjestad BK won the 2001–02 regular season with 118 points. Luleå HF improved on the record for fewest goals surrendered in a 55-game regular season that they set last season by only having 102 goals scored against them.
In Kvalserien, Örebro HK (first SHL season) and Leksands IF qualified for the 2013–14 SHL season at the expense of Timrå IK and Rögle BK.
Participating teams
[edit]Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
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AIK | Stockholm | Hovet | 8,094 |
Brynäs IF | Gävle | Läkerol Arena | 8,585 |
Frölunda HC | Gothenburg | Scandinavium | 12,044 |
Färjestad BK | Karlstad | Löfbergs Lila Arena | 8,647 |
HV71 | Jönköping | Kinnarps Arena | 7,000 |
Linköpings HC | Linköping | Cloetta Center | 8,500 |
Luleå HF | Luleå | Coop Norrbotten Arena | 6,300 |
Modo Hockey | Örnsköldsvik | Fjällräven Center | 7,600 |
Rögle BK | Ängelholm | Lindab Arena | 5,150 |
Skellefteå AIK | Skellefteå | Skellefteå Kraft Arena | 6,001 |
Timrå IK | Timrå | E.ON Arena | 6,000 |
Växjö Lakers | Växjö | Vida Arena | 5,700 |
- Note: Frölunda HC played their final three home games of the regular season in Frölundaborg, which had a smaller capacity of 7,600 spectators.
Summary
[edit]Short-term contracts
[edit]Short-term contracts and the possibility of signing players affected by the 2012–13 NHL lockout was a controversial issue for several months. The board of hockey operations for Elitserien (Hockeyligan) decided to continue rejecting short-term contracts (i.e. contracts not lasting for the entire season) on 23 August 2012.[4] On 21 September 2012, the Swedish Competition Authority (SCA) examined the matter and responded with a ruling that allowed short-term contracts.[5] Hockeyligan appealed the SCA ruling to the Market Court. On 18 December 2012, the Market Court ruled against the SCA and allowed Hockeyligan to forbid short-term contracts.[6] The uncertainty and concerns of legal punishment caused a number of Elitserien clubs to refrain from signing short-term contracts and await the Market Court's decision. In the end, Cody Franson played 26 Elitserien games with Brynäs, Alexander Steen played 20 games with Modo, and Matt Duchene played 19 games and Viktor Stålberg 11 games with Frölunda before their short-term contracts expired.
Outdoor game
[edit]For the fourth consecutive season, an outdoor game was played. As part of Brynäs IF celebrating their 100th year as a club, they hosted Timrå IK on December 8, 2012, in a temporary arena called Gävlebocken ("Gävle Goat") Arena. Brynäs won the game 3–0 in front of 15,009 spectators.[7][8]
Decline in attendance
[edit]The average attendance in Elitserien fell by 10.5% from 6,385 to 5,717 spectators per game, the lowest average since the 2002–03 season. The drop meant that Elitserien was fifth in average attendance among professional ice hockey leagues (fourth in Europe) – after the NHL, NLA, DEL and KHL.[9][10] In the 2011–12 season, Elitserien had the second highest average attendance among professional hockey leagues (first in Europe).[11]
There were several reasons for the decline; Frölunda HC saw an 18.1% decrease to an average of 8,588 fans per game. The second most attended team last season, Djurgårdens IF, was relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan. Nine of the eleven returning teams from last season had lower attendance numbers, with Skellefteå AIK and Luleå HF being the only teams to increase their average attendance. HockeyAllsvenskan, on the other hand, improved its attendance average this season from 2,606 to 3,227 spectators per game, an improvement of 23.8% from the 2011–12 season.
Regular season
[edit]Standings
[edit]2012–13 Elitserien season | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Skellefteå AIKy | 55 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 170 | 107 | 63 | 114 |
Färjestad BKx | 55 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 155 | 110 | 45 | 102 |
Luleå HFx | 55 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 145 | 102 | 43 | 102 |
HV71x | 55 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 155 | 124 | 31 | 102 |
Linköpings HCx | 55 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 145 | 136 | 9 | 94 |
Frölunda HCx | 55 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 123 | 126 | –3 | 84 |
Modo Hockeyx | 55 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 135 | 129 | 6 | 81 |
Brynäs IFx | 55 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 123 | 166 | –43 | 75 |
AIKe | 55 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 123 | 149 | –26 | 69 |
Växjö Lakers HCe | 55 | 14 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 102 | 130 | –28 | 64 |
Timrå IKr | 55 | 12 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 100 | 127 | –27 | 57 |
Rögle BKr | 55 | 10 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 104 | 174 | –70 | 46 |
x – clinched playoff spot; y – clinched regular season league title; e – eliminated from playoff contention; r – play in relegation series
Statistics
[edit]Scoring leaders
[edit]Updated as of the end of the regular season.[12]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
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Skellefteå AIK | 55 | 20 | 51 | 71 | +25 | 36 |
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Linköpings HC | 54 | 31 | 29 | 60 | +18 | 48 |
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Skellefteå AIK | 53 | 18 | 36 | 54 | +11 | 56 |
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Linköpings HC | 54 | 21 | 32 | 53 | +25 | 28 |
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AIK | 55 | 16 | 30 | 46 | –3 | 24 |
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HV71 | 55 | 17 | 26 | 43 | +16 | 18 |
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Linköpings HC | 55 | 12 | 31 | 43 | +21 | 10 |
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Skellefteå AIK | 55 | 17 | 25 | 42 | +1 | 54 |
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Brynäs IF | 53 | 13 | 29 | 42 | –2 | 12 |
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Färjestad BK | 54 | 12 | 29 | 41 | +20 | 30 |
Leading goaltenders
[edit]These are the leaders in GAA among goaltenders who have played at least 40% of the team's minutes. Updated as of the end of the regular season.[13]
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 |
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Färjestad BK | 41 | 2452:44 | 66 | 7 | .939 | 1.61 |
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Skellefteå AIK | 30 | 1726:17 | 48 | 5 | .931 | 1.67 |
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Luleå HF | 33 | 2016:10 | 57 | 4 | .933 | 1.70 |
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Linköpings HC | 34 | 1934:05 | 61 | 6 | .936 | 1.89 |
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Frölunda HC | 48 | 2894:00 | 91 | 5 | .930 | 1.89 |
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Timrå IK | 25 | 1506:57 | 50 | 2 | .927 | 1.99 |
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HV71 | 43 | 2522:35 | 84 | 7 | .928 | 2.00 |
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Skellefteå AIK | 27 | 1587:22 | 54 | 3 | .920 | 2.04 |
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Modo Hockey | 46 | 2625:43 | 90 | 8 | .933 | 2.06 |
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Växjö Lakers | 46 | 2725:19 | 95 | 6 | .919 | 2.09 |
Regular season attendance
[edit]Rk | Team | Home | Away | Total | ||||||
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GP | Total | Average | GP | Total | Average | GP | Total | Average | ||
1 | Frölunda HC | 27 | 231,860 | 8,588 | 28 | 155,188 | 5,542 | 55 | 387,058 | 7,037 |
2 | HV71 | 27 | 182,788 | 6,770 | 28 | 163,771 | 5,849 | 55 | 346,559 | 6,301 |
3 | Linköpings HC | 28 | 176,030 | 6,287 | 27 | 144,084 | 5,336 | 55 | 320,114 | 5,820 |
4 | Brynäs IF | 28 | 174,419 | 6,229 | 27 | 166,064 | 6,151 | 55 | 340,483 | 6,191 |
5 | Färjestad BK | 27 | 167,633 | 6,209 | 28 | 158,586 | 5,664 | 55 | 326,219 | 5,931 |
6 | MODO | 27 | 158,880 | 5,884 | 28 | 169,388 | 6,050 | 55 | 328,268 | 5,969 |
7 | Skellefteå AIK | 28 | 145,528 | 5,197 | 27 | 155,173 | 5,747 | 55 | 300,701 | 5,467 |
8 | Luleå HF | 27 | 139,969 | 5,184 | 28 | 158,814 | 5,672 | 55 | 298,783 | 5,432 |
9 | Växjö Lakers HC | 28 | 141,182 | 5,042 | 27 | 144,426 | 5,349 | 55 | 285,608 | 5,193 |
10 | AIK | 27 | 134,951 | 4,998 | 28 | 157,179 | 5,614 | 55 | 292,130 | 5,311 |
11 | Timrå IK | 28 | 121,137 | 4,326 | 27 | 162,826 | 6,031 | 55 | 283,963 | 5,163 |
12 | Rögle BK | 28 | 108,805 | 3,886 | 27 | 147,693 | 5,470 | 55 | 256,498 | 4,664 |
League | 330 | 1,883,192 | 5,707 |
Playoffs
[edit]Playoff bracket
[edit]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 | Skellefteå AIK | 4 | ||||||||||||
8 | Brynäs IF | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Skellefteå AIK | 4 | ||||||||||||
5 | Linköpings HC | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Färjestad BK | 4 | ||||||||||||
7 | Modo Hockey | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Skellefteå AIK | 4 | ||||||||||||
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||
3 | Luleå HF | 0 | ||||||||||||
3 | Luleå HF | 4 | ||||||||||||
6 | Frölunda HC | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | Färjestad BK | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | Luleå HF | 4 | ||||||||||||
4 | HV71 | 1 | ||||||||||||
5 | Linköpings HC | 4 |
Quarterfinals
[edit](1) Skellefteå AIK vs. (8) Brynäs IF
[edit]March 12 | Skellefteå AIK | 5–0 | Brynäs IF | Skellefteå Kraft Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Martin Ševc 1 - 17:00 Bud Holloway 1 - 17:59 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Petter Emanuelsson 1 - pp - 10:56 Petter Emanuelsson 2 - 12:15 Bud Holloway 2 - 14:12 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Joacim Eriksson 14 saves / 14 shots | Goalie stats | Johan Holmqvist 36 saves / 41 shots |
March 14 | Brynäs IF | 3–7 | Skellefteå AIK | Läkerol Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 0:59 - Erik Forssell 1 18:58 - Pontus Petterström 1 | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 7:41 - pp - Niclas Burström 1 18:12 - pp - Bud Holloway 3 | ||||||
Ryan Gunderson 1 - 7:02 Sebastian Lauritzen 1 - pp - 12:15 Daniel Widing 1 - 14:30 |
Third period | 5:56 - Joakim Lindström 1 13:36 - pp - Jimmie Ericsson 1 15:56 - en - Erik Forssell 2 | ||||||
Johan Holmqvist 22 saves / 26 shots Robin Rahm 4 saves / 7 shots |
Goalie stats | Markus Svensson 31 saves / 34 shots |
March 16 | Skellefteå AIK | 4–1 | Brynäs IF | Skellefteå Kraft Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Joakim Lindström 2 - pp - 15:20 | Second period | 11:54 - Daniel Widing 2 | ||||||
Erik Forssell 3 - 9:49 Oscar Möller 1 - 17:11 Melker Karlsson 1 - en - 18:53 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Joacim Eriksson 21 saves / 22 shots | Goalie stats | Johan Holmqvist 41 saves / 45 shots |
March 18 | Brynäs IF | 0–4 | Skellefteå AIK | Läkerol Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 8:49 - pp - Viktor Arvidsson 1 10:33 - Oscar Lindberg 1 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 2:21 - Viktor Arvidsson 2 16:11 - en - Oscar Möller 2 | ||||||
Johan Holmqvist 29 saves / 33 shots | Goalie stats | Markus Svensson 32 saves / 32 shots |
Skellefteå AIK won series 4–0 | |
(2) Färjestad BK vs. (7) Modo Hockey
[edit]March 12 | Färjestad BK | 4–2 | Modo Hockey | Löfbergs Lila Arena | Recap | |||
Per Åslund 1 - 4:58 | First period | 8:31 - Niklas Sundström 1 10:04 - Marcel Mueller 1 | ||||||
Chris Lee 1 - pp - 7:13 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Per Åslund 2 - pp - 2:33 Marius Holtet 1 - 10:06 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Alexander Salák 24 saves / 26 shots | Goalie stats | Bernhard Starkbaum 29 saves / 33 shots |
March 14 | Modo Hockey | 3–5 | Färjestad BK | Fjällräven Center | Recap | |||
Mattias Ritola 1 - 9:23 | First period | 12:34 - Joakim Hillding 1 | ||||||
Per-Åge Skrøder 1 - pp - 12:11 Niklas Sundström 2 - 15:08 |
Second period | 9:36 - pp - Chris Lee 2 16:26 - Patrik Lundh 1 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 11:48 - Chris Lee 3 18:50 - en - Anders Bastiansen 1 | ||||||
Bernhard Starkbaum 25 saves / 30 shots | Goalie stats | Alexander Salák 26 saves / 29 shots |
March 16 | Färjestad BK | 2–1 | Modo Hockey | Löfbergs Lila Arena | Recap | |||
Rickard Wallin 1 - 5:19 | First period | 12:02 - pp - Per-Åge Skrøder 2 | ||||||
Chris Lee 4 - 2:19 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Alexander Salák 32 saves / 33 shots | Goalie stats | Bernhard Starkbaum 27 saves / 29 shots |
March 18 | Modo Hockey | 5–4 | OT | Färjestad BK | Fjällräven Center | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | 2:50 - Chris Lee 5 3:09 - Anders Bastiansen 2 | ||||||
Mattias Ritola 2 - 1:44 Kyle Cumiskey 1 - pp - 7:44 |
Second period | 0:25 - pp - Marius Holtet 2 | ||||||
Marcel Mueller 2 - pp - 9:44 Jonas Ahnelöv 1 - 16:20 |
Third period | 8:41 - Marius Holtet 3 | ||||||
Ladislav Nagy 1 - 5:01 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Bernhard Starkbaum 0 saves / 2 shots Linus Ullmark 25 saves / 27 shots |
Goalie stats | Alexander Salák 34 saves / 39 shots |
March 20 | Färjestad BK | 1–0 | OT | Modo Hockey | Löfbergs Lila Arena | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Rickard Wallin 2 - 0:57 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Alexander Salák 26 saves / 26 shots | Goalie stats | Linus Ullmark 39 saves / 40 shots |
Färjestad BK won series 4–1 | |
(3) Luleå HF vs. (6) Frölunda HC
[edit]March 13 | Luleå HF | 5–2 | Frölunda HC | Coop Norrbotten Arena | Recap | |||
Sami Sandell 1 - 0:31 Jan Sandström 1 - 12:51 |
First period | 6:19 - Fredrik Eriksson 1 | ||||||
Linus Persson 1 - 2:49 Linus Klasen 1 - 10:32 |
Second period | 11:07 - pp - Joel Lundqvist 1 | ||||||
Joonas Vihko 1 en - 18:23 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Johan Gustafsson 13 saves / 15 shots | Goalie stats | Július Hudáček 26 saves / 31 shots |
March 15 | Frölunda HC | 2–0 | Luleå HF | Scandinavium | Recap | |||
Magnus Kahnberg 1 - pp - 10:44 Fabian Brunnström 1 - 11:07 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Július Hudáček 34 saves / 34 shots | Goalie stats | Johan Gustafsson 19 saves / 21 shots |
March 17 | Luleå HF | 3–1 | Frölunda HC | Coop Norrbotten Arena | Recap | |||
Karl Fabricius 1 - pp - 10:31 Daniel Gunnarsson 1 - pp - 19:20 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Linus Klasen 2 - pp - 5:03 | Third period | 13:55 - Joel Lundqvist 2 | ||||||
Johan Gustafsson 20 saves / 21 shots | Goalie stats | Július Hudáček 25 saves / 28 shots |
March 19 | Frölunda HC | 4–3 | 2OT | Luleå HF | Scandinavium | Recap | ||
Christian Bäckman 1 - pp - 12:19 | First period | 15:59 - Jan Sandström 2 | ||||||
Magnus Kahnberg 2 - pp - 17:57 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Joel Lundqvist 3 - 0:21 | Third period | 7:44 - Niklas Fogström 1 8:08 - Chris Abbott 1 | ||||||
Mathis Olimb 1 - 14:58 | Second overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Július Hudáček 46 saves / 49 shots | Goalie stats | Johan Gustafsson 36 saves / 40 shots |
March 21 | Luleå HF | 4–1 | Frölunda HC | Coop Norrbotten Arena | Recap | |||
Peter Cehlarik 1 - 12:01 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Linus Persson 2 - 13:49 Linus Persson 3 - en - 19:26 Niklas Olausson 1 - en - 19:52 |
Third period | 16:55 - Brendan Bell 1 | ||||||
Johan Gustafsson 28 saves / 29 shots | Goalie stats | Július Hudáček 27 saves / 31 shots |
March 23 | Frölunda HC | 2–4 | Luleå HF | Scandinavium | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 5:20 - Chris Abbott 2 13:21 - pp - Daniel Gunnarsson 2 | ||||||
Jari Tolsa 1 - pp - 9:58 | Second period | 3:53 - Toni Koivisto 1 | ||||||
Henrik Tömmernes 1 - 17:49 | Third period | 18:17 - en - Daniel Mannberg 1 | ||||||
Július Hudáček 15 saves / 19 shots | Goalie stats | Johan Gustafsson 33 saves / 35 shots |
Luleå HF won series 4–2 | |
(4) HV71 vs. (5) Linköpings HC
[edit]March 13 | HV71 | 6–0 | Linköpings HC | Kinnarps Arena | Recap | |||
Mats Trygg 1 - 2:10 Anton Bengtsson 1 - 16:16 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
Rhett Rakhshani 1 - 2:19 Elias Fälth 1 - 17:45 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Mats Trygg 2 - 10:57 Johan Lindström 1 - 14:14 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Gustaf Wesslau 19 saves / 19 shots | Goalie stats | Christian Engstrand 16 saves / 20 shots Andreas Andersson 11 saves / 13 shots |
March 15 | Linköpings HC | 6–1 | HV71 | Cloetta Center | Recap | |||
Sebastian Karlsson 1 - sh - 11:29 Mattias Bäckman 1 - pp - 16:31 Simon Hjalmarsson 1 - pp - 17:14 |
First period | 14:19 - sh - Patrik Carlsson 1 | ||||||
Magnus Johansson 1 - 3:52 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Daniel Grillfors 1 - en - 15:14 Pär Arlbrandt 1 - en - 17:27 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Christian Engstrand 31 saves / 32 shots | Goalie stats | Gustaf Wesslau 26 saves / 32 shots |
March 17 | HV71 | 4–5 | OT | Linköpings HC | Kinnarps Arena | Recap | ||
Jesper Fasth 1 - 2:45 | First period | 7:57 - Pär Arlbrandt 2 | ||||||
David Petrasek 1 - 4:16 Per Ledin 1 - 6:33 Jason Krog 1 - pp - 7:57 |
Second period | 0:52 - Robin Figren 1 12:23 - Robin Figren 2 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 1:16 - sh - Lee Goren 1 | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 5:40 - ps - Pär Arlbrandt 3 | ||||||
Gustaf Wesslau 19 saves / 24 shots | Goalie stats | Christian Engstrand 34 saves / 38 shots |
March 19 | Linköpings HC | 5–4 | OT | HV71 | Cloetta Center | Recap | ||
Robin Figren 3 - 14:03 | First period | 2:43 - Johan Lindström 2 18:27 - Andreas Jämtin 1 | ||||||
Johannes Salmonsson 1 - sh - 7:22 Magnus Johansson 2 - pp - 14:27 |
Second period | 4:16 - Johan Lindström 3 15:24 - Patrik Carlsson 2 | ||||||
Lee Goren 2 - 19:09 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Simon Hjalmarsson 2 - 2:27 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Christian Engstrand 5 saves / 6 shots Andreas Andersson 10 saves / 13 shots |
Goalie stats | Gustaf Wesslau 19 saves / 24 shots |
March 21 | HV71 | 1–6 | Linköpings HC | Kinnarps Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 5:04 - Robin Figren 4 11:37 - Johannes Salmonsson 2 12:44 - Pär Arlbrandt 4 | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 9:44 - pp - Patrik Zackrisson 1 10:32 - ps - Pär Arlbrandt 5 | ||||||
Patrik Carlsson 3 - 6:51 | Third period | 16:48 - en - Simon Hjalmarsson 3 | ||||||
Gustaf Wesslau 4 saves / 7 shots Jonas Gunnarsson 5 saves / 8 shots |
Goalie stats | Andreas Andersson 34 saves / 35 shots |
Linköpings HC won series 4–1 | |
Semifinals
[edit](1) Skellefteå AIK vs. (5) Linköpings HC
[edit]Skellefteå won the series 4–1 and advanced to the Finals for the third year in a row, becoming the first team to achieve this feat since HV71 between 2008–2010.
March 28 | Skellefteå AIK | 2–3 | OT | Linköpings HC | Skellefteå Kraft Arena | Recap | ||
Oscar Möller 3 - 3:51 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Joakim Lindström 3 - pp - 4:55 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 3:07 - Patrik Zackrisson 2 13:52 - sh - Sebastian Karlsson 2 | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 15:18 - Erik Lindhagen 1 | ||||||
Markus Svensson 33 saves / 36 shots | Goalie stats | Christian Engstrand 36 saves / 38 shots |
March 30 | Linköpings HC | 2–3 | OT | Skellefteå AIK | Cloetta Center | Recap | ||
Mattias Bäckman 2 - 7:34 Carl Söderberg 1 - sh - 9:24 |
First period | 10:33 - pp - Oscar Lindberg 2 | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 19:28 - Viktor Arvidsson 3 | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 6:43 - John Klingberg 1 | ||||||
Christian Engstrand 30 saves / 33 shots | Goalie stats | Joacim Eriksson 17 saves / 19 shots |
April 1 | Skellefteå AIK | 3–2 | OT | Linköpings HC | Skellefteå Kraft Arena | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Viktor Arvidsson 4 - 4:15 | Second period | 12:38 - sh - Magnus Johansson 3 13:52 - Pär Arlbrandt 6 | ||||||
Petter Emanuelsson 3 - 9:11 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Oscar Lindberg 3 - 3:27 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Joacim Eriksson 18 saves / 20 shots | Goalie stats | Christian Engstrand 44 saves / 47 shots |
April 3 | Linköpings HC | 2–3 | OT | Skellefteå AIK | Cloetta Center | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 5:31 - Petter Emanuelsson 4 16:29 - Joakim Lindström 4 | ||||||
Simon Hjalmarsson 4 - 0:27 Simon Hjalmarsson 5 - 19:11 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 4:48 - Oscar Lindberg 4 | ||||||
Christian Engstrand 24 saves / 27 shots | Goalie stats | Joacim Eriksson 25 saves / 27 shots |
April 5 | Skellefteå AIK | 3–1 | Linköpings HC | Skellefteå Kraft Arena | Recap | |||
Oscar Möller 4 - 19:43 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 9:34 - pp - Pär Arlbrandt 7 | ||||||
Petter Emanuelsson 5 - 12:12 Jimmie Ericsson 2 - 17:00 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Joacim Eriksson 14 saves / 15 shots | Goalie stats | Christian Engstrand 32 saves / 35 shots |
Skellefteå AIK won series 4–1 | |
(2) Färjestad BK vs. (3) Luleå HF
[edit]Luleå won the series 4–1 and advanced to the Finals for the first time since winning the Swedish Championship in 1996. Linus Persson's game-deciding goal in Game 4, 12 seconds into overtime, is a new record for the fastest overtime goal scored in Elitserien playoff history.[14]
March 29 | Färjestad BK | 1–4 | Luleå HF | Löfbergs Lila Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 12:10 - pp - Anton Hedman 1 | ||||||
Chris Lee 6 - 7:50 | Second period | 2:31 - Toni Koivisto 2 15:15 - pp - Linus Klasen 3 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 18:58 - en - Chris Abbott 3 | ||||||
Alexander Salák 24 saves / 28 shots | Goalie stats | Johan Gustafsson 26 saves / 27 shots |
March 31 | Luleå HF | 5–2 | Färjestad BK | Coop Norrbotten Arena | Recap | |||
Cam Abbott 1 - 13:46 | First period | 9:55 - Christian Berglund 1 | ||||||
Joonas Vihko 2 - pp - 1:12 Jan Sandström 3 - pp - 1:56 Cam Abbott 2 - 6:39 |
Second period | 2:36 - pp - Mikael Johansson 1 | ||||||
Mika Pyörälä 1 - en - 18:59 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Johan Gustafsson 17 saves / 19 shots | Goalie stats | Alexander Salák 22 saves / 27 shots |
April 2 | Färjestad BK | 4–1 | Luleå HF | Löfbergs Lila Arena | Recap | |||
Anders Bastiansen 3 - 18:26 Chris Lee 7 - 19:33 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 9:54 - pp - Linus Persson 4 | ||||||
Mikael Johansson 2 - 1:15 Patrik Lundh 2 - 11:38 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Alexander Salák 30 saves / 31 shots | Goalie stats | Johan Gustafsson 16 saves / 20 shots |
April 4 | Luleå HF | 3–2 | OT | Färjestad BK | Coop Norrbotten Arena | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | 2:07 - Anton Grundel 1 | ||||||
Karl Fabricius 2 - 1:16 Jens Jakobs 1 - 4:49 |
Second period | 9:24 - pp - Christian Berglund 2 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Linus Persson 5 - 0:12 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Johan Gustafsson 18 saves / 20 shots | Goalie stats | Alexander Salák 36 saves / 39 shots |
April 6 | Färjestad BK | 1–2 | OT | Luleå HF | Löfbergs Lila Arena | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Magnus Nygren 1 - pp - 8:12 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 11:16 - pp - Linus Persson 6 | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 12:45 - Linus Klasen 4 | ||||||
Alexander Salák 30 saves / 32 shots | Goalie stats | Johan Gustafsson 44 saves / 45 shots |
Luleå HF won series 4–1 | |
Finals: (1) Skellefteå AIK vs. (3) Luleå HF
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The Finals became a matchup between the league's two northernmost teams: Skellefteå and Luleå. Skellefteå won three of the five regular-season games against Luleå; two of the five games had to be decided in a shootout. This was only the second playoff series between these two teams; in 2011, Skellefteå defeated Luleå in six games to advance to the Finals (where they eventually lost). This was Skellefteå's third consecutive Finals appearance (Skellefteå reached the Finals in 2011 and 2012), and their fourth overall excluding seasons before Elitserien was formed. Luleå made their first Finals appearance since losing the Swedish Championship to Färjestad three games to one in 1997, as well as their third appearance overall (Luleå became Swedish Champions in 1996).
Skellefteå won the series 4–0, and became Swedish champions for the first time since 1978, and only the second time in club history. Luleå became the first team since 2003 to get swept in the Finals, in four straight games. Skellefteå finished the playoffs with a 12–1 record, the best playoff record since Färjestad's playoff run in 2009.
In Game 4, Skellefteå clinched the Swedish Championship with a 4–0 shutout over Luleå. Goaltender Joacim Eriksson stopped all 32 shots against Skellefteå's crease. After the first period, Skellefteå was up 2–0, following goals by Oscar Möller at 3:33 and Erik Forssell at 15:22. 5:32 into the second period, Johan Forsberg netted his first goal of the playoffs to give Skellefteå a three-goal lead. With less than four minutes to go in the third period, Erik Forssell sealed the Swedish Championship for Skellefteå with an empty netter, his second goal of the game.
April 13 | Skellefteå AIK | 1–0 | OT | Luleå HF | Skellefteå Kraft Arena | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Bud Holloway 4 - 8:30 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Joacim Eriksson 18 saves / 18 shots | Goalie stats | Johan Gustafsson 44 saves / 45 shots |
April 14 | Luleå HF | 2–4 | Skellefteå AIK | Coop Norrbotten Arena | Recap | |||
Linus Persson 7 - 2:35 | First period | 11:37 - Petter Emanuelsson 6 15:01 - Viktor Arvidsson 5 16:55 - Jimmie Ericsson 3 | ||||||
Linus Persson 8 - 12:24 | Second period | 6:01 - Melker Karlsson 2 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Johan Gustafsson 18 saves / 22 shots | Goalie stats | Joacim Eriksson 32 saves / 34 shots |
April 16 | Skellefteå AIK | 2–1 | Luleå HF | Skellefteå Kraft Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 18:50 - pp - Daniel Gunnarsson 3 | ||||||
Martin Ševc 2 - 0:32 Viktor Arvidsson 6 - 18:00 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Joacim Eriksson 28 saves / 29 shots | Goalie stats | Johan Gustafsson 23 saves / 25 shots |
April 18 | Luleå HF | 0–4 | Skellefteå AIK | Coop Norrbotten Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 3:33 - Oscar Möller 5 15:22 - Erik Forssell 4 | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 5:32 - Johan Forsberg 1 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 16:22 - en - Erik Forssell 5 | ||||||
Johan Gustafsson 37 saves / 40 shots | Goalie stats | Joacim Eriksson 32 saves / 32 shots |
Skellefteå AIK won series 4–0 | |
Statistics
[edit]Scoring leaders
[edit]Updated as of the end of the playoffs.[15]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
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Luleå HF | 15 | 8 | 4 | 12 | +4 | 6 |
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Linköpings HC | 10 | 7 | 5 | 12 | +6 | 4 |
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Färjestad BK | 10 | 7 | 5 | 12 | +5 | 6 |
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Skellefteå AIK | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +13 | 16 |
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Luleå HF | 14 | 4 | 8 | 12 | –4 | 4 |
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Linköpings HC | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +5 | 8 |
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Skellefteå AIK | 13 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +3 | 4 |
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Luleå HF | 15 | 1 | 10 | 11 | +2 | 4 |
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Skellefteå AIK | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +6 | 2 |
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Skellefteå AIK | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +4 | 2 |
Leading goaltenders
[edit]These are the leaders in GAA and save percentage among goaltenders who played at least 40% of the team's minutes. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded. Updated as of the end of the playoffs.[16]
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 |
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Skellefteå AIK | 10 | 623:01 | 11 | 3 | .952 | 1.06 |
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Modo Hockey | 2 | 122:49 | 3 | 0 | .955 | 1.47 |
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Luleå HF | 15 | 946:10 | 32 | 0 | .925 | 2.03 |
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Frölunda HC | 6 | 388:29 | 15 | 1 | .920 | 2.32 |
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Färjestad BK | 10 | 616:06 | 24 | 1 | .922 | 2.34 |
Elitserien awards
[edit]Suspensions and fines
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Svenska Ishockeyförbundet: Elitserien: 2012–13: Elitserien: Team Statistics: Attendance. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "2012–13 Elitserien schedule" (PDF). hockeyligan.se. 2012-05-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2012-05-18.
- ^ Hemming, Johanna (2013-06-17). "Elitserien och Svenska Hockeyligan blir SHL". Svenska Hockeyligan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2013-06-17.
- ^ "Svenska Hockeyligan enade i NHL-frågan". hockeyligan.se (in Swedish). 2012-08-23.
- ^ "Frågor och svar om Konkurrensverkets beslut om Svenska Hockeyligans möjligheter att utesluta NHL-spelare" (in Swedish). Konkurrensverket. 2012-09-21.
- ^ Karlsson, Erik (2012-12-18). "Marknadsdomstolen ger Hockeyligan rätt". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2013-01-13.
- ^ Johan Wennerström (2012-12-08). "Resultat: Brynäs gick segrande ur utematchen" (in Swedish). Hockeyligan.
- ^ Joachim Sandström (2012-12-08). "15004 såg Brynäs vinna med 3-0". Timrå IK (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2012-12-26.
- ^ "Swiss on top of Europe". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2013-03-13. Archived from the original on 2013-03-16. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
- ^ Bodin, Uffe (2013-03-13). "Det svenska publikraset". Hockeysverige (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
- ^ "SC Bern 10th time on top". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2012-03-15. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
- ^ "Statistik". Hockeyligan. Archived from the original on 2013-07-31.
- ^ "Statistik". Hockeyligan. Archived from the original on 2013-05-17.
- ^ Sunnervik, Linus (2013-04-04). "Lika bra att åka ner och avgöra det här". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2013-04-05.
- ^ "Statistik". Hockeyligan. Archived from the original on 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
- ^ "Statistik - Swedish Ice Hockey Association". Swedish Ice Hockey Association.
External links
[edit] Media related to 2012-2013 Swedish Elite League season at Wikimedia Commons