2010–11 Elitserien season explained

2010–11 Elitserien season
League:	Elitserien
Sport:	Ice hockey
Duration:	16 September 2010 – 5 March 2011
Season:	Regular season
Season Champ Name:	League Champion
Season Champs:	HV71
Mvp:	Viktor Fasth (AIK)
Mvp Link:	Guldpucken
Top Scorer:	Joakim Lindström (Skellefteå AIK)
Attendance:	2,032,841^[1] (reg. season)
Average Attendance:	6,160^[2] (reg. season)
Playoffs:	Playoffs
Playoffs Link:	Playoffs
Finals:	Finals
Finals Champ:	Färjestad BK
Finals Runner-Up:	Skellefteå AIK
Playoffs Mvp:	Anders Bastiansen (Färjestad BK)
Playoffs Mvp Link:	Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy
Nextseason Year:	2011–12
Prevseason Year:	2009–10
Seasonslistnames:	SHL

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.^[7]

Games

See main article: Games of the 2010–11 Elitserien season.

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Player	Team
		54	28	32	60	+10	134
		55	30	28	58	+1	34
		55	11	39	50	+6	14
		52	25	19	44	+11	24
		53	23	21	44	+6	72
		53	14	30	44	−15	30
		52	20	23	43	+4	10
		55	15	26	41	+2	64
		55	19	21	40	+3	16
		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
		31	1876:29	60	6	.918	1.92
		32	1857:03	61	7	.926	1.97
		48	2916:56	103	6	.918	2.12
		24	1444:20	52	1	.904	2.16
		32	1847:56	67	2	.927	2.18
		23	1267:56	46	2	.923	2.18
		42	2473:11	93	2	.925	2.26
		21	1260:48	48	2	.917	2.28
		45	2727:35	115	2	.917	2.53
		40	2398:54	101	2	.909	2.53

Attendance

	Club	Home			Away			Total
			Total	Average		Total	Average		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

(4) Luleå HF vs. (6) Djurgårdens IF

• Note: Game 6 was played in the Ericsson Globe.

Semifinals

(2) Färjestads BK vs. (8) AIK

• Note: Game 4 was played in the Ericsson Globe.

(3) Skellefteå AIK vs. (4) Luleå HF

Finals

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

Playoff statistics

Playoff scoring leaders

Player	Team
		14	5	8	13	2
		14	4	9	13	12
		18	7	5	12	4
		18	6	5	11	20
		18	5	6	11	4
		18	4	7	11	16
		14	5	5	10	16
		14	4	6	10	24
		14	3	7	10	6
		18	3	7	10	20

^[10]

Playoff leading goaltenders

Player	Team
		5	338:30	162	9	0	.944	1.60
		7	433:28	181	12	2	.934	1.66
		8	472:29	254	14	1	.945	1.78
		13	826:42	391	27	0	.931	1.96
		9	562:13	230	22	0	.904	2.35

^[11]

Elitserien awards

Guldhjälmen
Guldpucken
Honken Trophy Viktor Fasth, AIK
Håkan Loob Trophy
Rookie of the Year
Salming Trophy David Rundblad, Skellefteå AIK
Guldpipan

Rule changes

New rule changes include:^{[12] [13]}

• For this season, a team receiving a penalty shot had to use the player fouled to perform the shot. Previously, the team could choose any player to take the shot.
• A player on the ice must be within 1.5 metres of the bench before his replacement could step on the ice.
• A player losing his helmet during play must leave the ice immediately.
• When a team with a player already in the penalty box has a delayed penalty and the opposing team scores, the player already in the box will exit and the player with the delayed penalty will serve his penalty. Previously, the goal would negate the delayed penalty.
• A goal scored with the shaft of the stick would stand, even were the stick blade above the crossbar.
• The number of non-players allowed in the bench area was increased from six to eight.
• For the first time since the 2004–2005 season, the 2010–2011 season re-introduced shootout in regulation games. Games tied after the first 60 minutes went to a 5-minute overtime period, and to a shootout if no goals were scored in the overtime. If the teams scored equally with three penalty shots, a sudden-death shootout would result: if the first team scored, the second team would lose unless it could score in its next shot. The player who gave his team the winning lead in the shootout was awarded a goal point in the protocol. The first game to go into a shootout was in round 3, a Timrå IK victory over Luleå HF.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Historical Statistics . Swedish Ice Hockey Association.
2. Web site: Statistik . Hockeyligan . 23 February 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110530142233/http://estat.hockeyligan.se/c/LSpectatorsOverview.aspx?LId=198 . 30 May 2011 . dead .
3. Web site: SM-slutspelet kan bli en serie: "Öppna för allt" . Hockeykanalen.se . Jonas Fahlman . Lars Hedelin (Scanpix) . 23 October 2009 . 12 April 2010 . sv.
4. Web site: Regulation game schedule . Hockeyligan.se . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100827075148/http://www.hockeyligan.se/index.php?gamelist=list&season=2010 . 27 August 2010 .
5. http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hockeybladet/sverige/elitserien/article6363817.ab Sportbladet 30 December 2009 – Här är Färjestads tunga revansch
6. Web site: FBK-revansch i utematchen . sv . . 2 February 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110726082144/http://www.farjestadsbk.se/showpage.asp?PID=1954013568 . 26 July 2011 . dead .
7. Web site: Statistics for AIK – Linköpings HC . Hockeyligan . 16 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120305140608/http://estat.hockeyligan.se/c/LGameStatistics.aspx?LID=198&GameId=30319 . 5 March 2012 . dead .
8. Web site: Statistik . Hockeyligan . 30 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130606142632/http://www.hockeyligan.se/index.php?estat=%2Fc%2FLPlayersPoints.aspx%3FLId%3D198 . 6 June 2013 . dead .
9. Web site: Statistik . Hockeyligan . 30 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130606141900/http://www.hockeyligan.se/index.php?estat=%2Fc%2FLGoalkeepers.aspx%3FLId%3D198 . 6 June 2013 . dead .
10. Web site: Statistik . Hockeyligan . 11 March 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120915223749/http://estat.hockeyligan.se/c/LPlayersPoints.aspx?LId=247 . 15 September 2012 .
11. Web site: Statistik . Hockeyligan . 11 March 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120915223803/http://estat.hockeyligan.se/c/LGoalkeepers.aspx?LId=247 . 15 September 2012 .
12. Web site: Lagen får inte välja straffskytt . 9 August 2010 . 9 August 2010 . Aftonbladet . Daniel Grefve/Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå . sv. https://web.archive.org/web/20100816035252/http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hockey/sverige/elitserien/article7593011.ab. 16 August 2010 . live.
13. Web site: Straffläggning på väg tillbaka till Elitserien . 6 May 2010 . 23 September 2010 . Aftonbladet . Emil Karlsson.