2021–22 HockeyAllsvenskan season explained

2021–22 HockeyAllsvenskan season
League:HockeyAllsvenskan
Sport:Ice hockey
Duration:24 September 2021 – March 2022 (regular season)
No Of Teams:14
Tv:C More[1]
Season Champs:HV71
Season Champ Name:First place
Top Scorer:Fredrik Forsberg (HV71)
Promote:HV71
Promote From:SHL
Relegate:IF Troja-Ljungby
Relegate To:Hockeyettan
Seasonslistnames:HockeyAllsvenskan
Prevseason Year:2020–21
Nextseason Year:2022–23

The 2021–22 HockeyAllsvenskan season was the 17th season that the second tier of Swedish ice hockey operated under that name. The series consists of 14 teams playing a regular season in which each team play each other team four times, twice at home and twice away. This is followed by a series of promotion and relegation tournaments, with the teams finishing first through tenth participating in promotion playoffs, and the teams finishing 13th and 14th forced to requalify to avoid relegation to the Hockeyettan.[2]

Participating teams

TeamCityArenaCapacity
AIKStockholmHovet8,094
Almtuna ISUppsalaUpplands Bilforum Arena2,800
IF BjörklövenUmeåA3 Arena5,400
HV71JönköpingHusqvarna Garden7,000
BIK KarlskogaKarlskogaNobelhallen6,300
Kristianstads IKKristianstadKristianstads ishall2,300
Modo HockeyÖrnsköldsvikHägglunds Arena7,350
Mora IKMoraSmidjegrav Arena4,500
Södertälje SKSödertäljeScaniarinken6,200
Tingsryds AIFTingsrydNelson Garden Arena3,400
Troja-LjungbyLjungbyLjungby Arena3,500
HC Vita HästenNorrköpingHimmelstalundshallen4,280
Västerviks IKVästervikPlivit Arena2,500
Västerås IKVästeråsABB Arena Nord4,902

Regular season

Standings

Statistics

Scoring leaders

The following shows the top ten players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of matches played on 16 March 2022.[3] If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown.

PlayerTeam
HV7146282654+126
Mora IK51292150+94
Västerås IK44163450+263
Modo Hockey52262349+735
HC Vita Hästen51163349+920
Mora IK4844549+720
IF Björklöven48153348+2635
Kristianstads IK52153348+1110
AIK48212546+646
Västerås IK48212546+1118

Leading goaltenders

The following shows the top ten goaltenders who led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of matches played on 16 March 2022.[4]

PlayerTeam
BIK Karlskoga291757:43182961492.582.08
Västerås IK352063:272121273792.012.12
BIK Karlskoga231379:21140949392.312.13
HV71352060:48261875790.762.18
Kristianstads IK281583:33180960492.962.27
AIK432485:152221895492.672.29
IF Björklöven311837:57211975291.992.45
Mora IK331806:171731168391.402.46
Modo Hockey321897:18194878191.882.47
Almtuna IS221319:41721360090.922.73

Post-season

Eighth-finals

Teams 7–10 from the regular season will play best-of-three playoff series, where team 7 face team 10 and team 8 face team 9. In each series the higher-seeded team have home-ice advantage, playing at home for game 1 (plus 3 if necessary) while the lower-seeded team play at home for game 2. The winners move on to the quarterfinals.[5]

Västerviks IK vs. AIK

Quarterfinals

Teams 1–6 from the regular season, along with the winners of the eighth-finals, will play best-of-seven series, with the winners moving on to the semifinals. The highest-seeded team chose whether to play the second-lowest seed or the lowest seed. In each series the higher-seeded team has home-ice advantage, playing at home for games 1 and 2 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary) while the lower-seeded team plays at home for games 3 and 4 (plus 6 if necessary) The higher-seeded half of the teams chose their opponents, with the highest-seeded remaining team choosing at each step.

IF Björklöven vs. Västerås IK

Semifinals

The winners of the quarterfinals play best-of-seven series, with the winners moving on to the Finals. The highest-seeded team chose whether to play the second-lowest seed or the lowest seed. In each series the higher-seeded team has home-ice advantage, playing at home for games 1 and 2 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary) while the lower-seeded team plays at home for games 3 and 4 (plus 6 if necessary).

Modo Hockey vs. IF Björklöven

Finals

The winners of the semifinals will play a best-of-seven series, with the winner being promoted to the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). The higher-seeded team has home-ice advantage, playing at home for games 1 and 2 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary) while the lower-seeded team play at home for games 3 and 4 (plus 6 if necessary).

HV71 vs. IF Björklöven

Play Out

Teams 13 and 14 from the regular season will play a best-of-seven series, with the winner remaining in HockeyAllsvenskan and the loser being relegated to Hockeyettan. The higher-seeded team has home-ice advantage, playing at home for games 1 and 2 (plus 5 if necessary) while the lower-seeded team playeat home for game 3 (plus 4 if necessary).[6]

Södertälje SK vs. IF Troja-Ljungby

References

  1. Web site: C More förlänger med hockeyallsvenskan . 21 September 2016 . Aftonbladet.
  2. Web site: Seriebestämmelser 2017/18 . Swedish Ice Hockey Association.
  3. Web site: Statistik spelare 2021/2022 - HockeyAllsvenskan . HockeyAllsvenskan . 26 October 2021 . Swedish . Statistics players: Summary.
  4. Web site: Statistik målvakter 2021/2022 - HockeyAllsvenskan . HockeyAllsvenskan . 5 November 2021 . Swedish . Statistics goalkeepers: Summary.
  5. Web site: Slutspel HockeyAllsvenskan | stats.swehockey.se.
  6. Web site: Play Out HA | stats.swehockey.se.

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