2022–23 HockeyAllsvenskan season explained

2022–23 HockeyAllsvenskan season
League:HockeyAllsvenskan
Sport:Ice hockey
Duration:23 September 2022 – 10 March 2023 (regular season)
No Of Teams:14
Tv:C More[1] [2]
Season Champs:Modo Hockey
Season Champ Name:First place
Top Scorer:Nick Schilkey (Björklöven)
Promote:Modo Hockey
Promote From:SHL
Relegate:HC Vita Hästen (bankruptcy)[3]
Relegate To:lower division
Seasonslistnames:HockeyAllsvenskan
Prevseason Year:2021–22
Nextseason Year:2023–24

The 2022–23 HockeyAllsvenskan season was the 18th season of HockeyAllsvenskan, the second-highest professional ice hockey league in Sweden. The season consisted of 14 teams playing a regular season in which each team played each other team four times—twice at home and twice away. The regular season was followed by a series of promotion and relegation tournaments, with the teams finishing first through tenth participating in promotion playoffs, and those finishing thirteenth and fourteenth forced to requalify to avoid relegation to Hockeyettan.[4]

For the 2022–23 season, there were four team movements. HV71 was promoted to the SHL as reigning 2022 HockeyAllsvenskan champions. IF Troja-Ljungby returned to Hockeyettan after one season in Allsvenskan. Longtime SHL club Djurgårdens IF was relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan.Östersunds IK won the 2022 Hockeyettan playoffs and was promoted.[5] [6]

Participating teams

TeamCityArenaCapacity
AIKStockholmHovet8,094
Almtuna ISUppsalaUpplands Bilforum Arena2,800
IF BjörklövenUmeåWinpos Arena5,400
Djurgårdens IFStockholmHovet8,094
BIK KarlskogaKarlskogaNobelhallen6,300
Kristianstads IKKristianstadKristianstads ishall2,300
Modo HockeyÖrnsköldsvikHägglunds Arena7,350
Mora IKMoraSmidjegrav Arena4,500
Södertälje SKSödertäljeScaniarinken6,200
Tingsryds AIFTingsrydNelson Garden Arena3,400
HC Vita HästenNorrköpingHimmelstalundshallen4,280
Västerviks IKVästervikPlivit Arena2,500
Västerås IKVästeråsABB Arena Nord4,902
Östersunds IKÖstersundÖstersund Arena2,700

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 10 March 2023.[7] 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
IF Björklöven52 254368+1226
Södertälje SK42 273057+138
Mora IK51 302353+1714
Södertälje SK51 183452+914
Modo Hockey52 193251+2624
IF Björklöven52 292150+1814
Djurgårdens IF50 123749+2236
Mora IK44 113748+1012
Djurgårdens IF52 222547+2424
Modo Hockey5083745+168

Leading goaltenders

The following shows the top five 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 10 March 2023.[8]

PlayerTeam
Djurgårdens IF3625112166:4367792.981.86
Modo Hockey3927112366:1074592.031.88
Mora IK2614111509:5250291.901.99
Almtuna IS3519152087:3671292.142.04
Södertälje SK4528172652:5393492.402.10

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.[9]

HC Vita Hästen vs. Västerås IK

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.

Djurgårdens IF vs. BIK Karlskoga

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).

IF Björklöven vs. Djurgårdens IF

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).

Modo Hockey vs. Djurgårdens IF

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 plays at home for game 3 (plus 4 if necessary).[10]

Tingsryds AIF vs. Västerviks IK

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: C More förlänger med hockeyallsvenskan . 21 September 2016 . Aftonbladet.
  2. Web site: Unique offer from C More . . 22 September 2022 . 22 September 2022 . Swedish.
  3. Web site: Vita Hästens fans ger upp – konkursen överklagas inte . hockeysverige.se . 19 April 2023 . 26 April 2023 . Swedish.
  4. Web site: Seriebestämmelser 2017/18 . Swedish Ice Hockey Association.
  5. Web site: HockeyAllsvenskan year in review: 2021-22 . . 24 June 2022 . 24 June 2022 . Swedish.
  6. Web site: Soderstrom: "It's more uncertain this year" . . 2 July 2022 . 2 July 2022 . Swedish.
  7. Web site: Statistik spelare 2022/2023 - HockeyAllsvenskan . HockeyAllsvenskan . 10 March 2023 . Swedish . Statistics players: Summary.
  8. Web site: Statistik målvakter 2022/2023 - HockeyAllsvenskan . HockeyAllsvenskan . 10 March 2023 . Swedish . Statistics goalkeepers: Summary.
  9. Web site: Slutspel HockeyAllsvenskan | stats.swehockey.se.
  10. Web site: Play Out HA | stats.swehockey.se.