2004–05 Elitserien season
2004–05 Elitserien season | |
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League | Elitserien |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | September 20, 2004 – March 1, 2005 |
Regular season | |
League Champion | Frölunda HC |
Season MVP | Henrik Lundqvist (Frölunda HC) |
Top scorer | Henrik Zetterberg (Timrå IK) |
Playoffs | |
Finals | |
Champions | Frölunda HC |
Runners-up | Färjestads BK |
The 2004–05 Elitserien season was the 30th season of Elitserien. It started on September 20, 2004, with the regular season ending March 1, 2005. The playoffs of the 81st Swedish Championship ended on April 11, with Frölunda HC taking the championship.
Regular season
Final standings
GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTW = Overtime Wins, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Elitserien | GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
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y-Frölunda HC | 50 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 180 | 96 | 112 |
x-Linköpings HC | 50 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 162 | 110 | 97 |
x-Timrå IK | 50 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 159 | 118 | 93 |
x-Färjestads BK | 50 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 137 | 108 | 92 |
x-Djurgårdens IF | 50 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 131 | 135 | 78 |
x-Modo Hockey | 50 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 143 | 139 | 77 |
x-Luleå HF | 50 | 20 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 152 | 161 | 64 |
x-Södertälje SK | 50 | 20 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 127 | 144 | 61 |
e-Mora IK | 50 | 19 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 151 | 172 | 61 |
e-HV71 | 50 | 17 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 123 | 163 | 57 |
r-Brynäs IF | 50 | 14 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 123 | 182 | 47 |
r-Malmö Redhawks | 50 | 12 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 111 | 171 | 39 |
x - clinched playoff spot, y - clinched regular season league title, e - eliminated from playoff contention, r - play in relegation series
Scoring leaders
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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Zetterberg, HenrikHenrik Zetterberg | Timrå IK | 50 | 19 | 31 | 50 | +15 | 24 |
Huselius, KristianKristian Huselius | Linköpings HC | 34 | 14 | 35 | 49 | +20 | 10 |
Weinhandl, MattiasMattias Weinhandl | Modo Hockey | 50 | 26 | 20 | 46 | +3 | 18 |
Horcoff, ShawnShawn Horcoff | Mora IK | 50 | 19 | 27 | 46 | –11 | 117 |
Ekman, NilsNils Ekman | Djurgårdens IF | 44 | 18 | 27 | 45 | +2 | 106 |
Morrison, BrendanBrendan Morrison | Linköpings HC | 45 | 16 | 28 | 44 | +30 | 50 |
Andersson, NiklasNiklas Andersson | Frölunda HC | 44 | 14 | 27 | 41 | +22 | 16 |
Knuble, MikeMike Knuble | Linköpings HC | 49 | 26 | 13 | 39 | +24 | 40 |
Plüss, MartinMartin Plüss | Frölunda HC | 46 | 23 | 16 | 39 | +14 | 42 |
Nilson, MarcusMarcus Nilson | Djurgårdens IF | 48 | 17 | 22 | 39 | +11 | 110 |
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 |
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Lundqvist, HenrikHenrik Lundqvist | Frölunda HC | 44 | 2641:51 | 79 | 6 | .936 | 1.79 |
Norrena, FredrikFredrik Norrena | Linköpings HC | 43 | 2521:59 | 78 | 5 | .935 | 1.86 |
Gerber, MartinMartin Gerber | Färjestads BK | 30 | 1827:33 | 58 | 4 | .929 | 1.90 |
Kiprusoff, MiikkaMiikka Kiprusoff | Timrå IK | 46 | 2718:59 | 97 | 5 | .916 | 2.14 |
Bjurling, BjörnBjörn Bjurling | Djurgårdens IF | 24 | 1441:37 | 61 | 1 | .913 | 2.54 |
Salo, TommyTommy Salo | Modo Hockey | 36 | 2164:53 | 93 | 0 | .909 | 2.58 |
Staňa, RastislavRastislav Staňa | Södertälje SK | 45 | 2562:08 | 116 | 3 | .914 | 2.72 |
Nurminen, PasiPasi Nurminen | Malmö Redhawks | 30 | 1755:06 | 86 | 3 | .900 | 2.94 |
Liv, StefanStefan Liv | HV71 | 40 | 2404:17 | 119 | 2 | .893 | 2.97 |
Leinonen, TeroTero Leinonen | Mora IK | 48 | 2768:05 | 148 | 2 | .894 | 3.21 |
Playoffs
After the regular season, the standard of 8 teams qualified for the playoffs.
Playoff bracket
In the first round, the highest remaining seed chose which of the four lowest remaining seeds to be matched against. In each round the higher-seeded team was awarded home ice advantage. Each best-of-seven series followed a 1–1–1–2–1–1 format: the higher-seeded team played at home for games 2 and 4 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary), and the lower-seeded team was at home for game 1, 3 and 6 (if necessary).
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
1 | Frölunda HC | 4 | |||||||||||
7 | Luleå HF | 0 | |||||||||||
1 | Frölunda HC | 4 | |||||||||||
5 | Djurgårdens IF | 1 | |||||||||||
4 | Färjestads BK | 4 | |||||||||||
6 | Modo Hockey | 2 | |||||||||||
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round) | 1 | Frölunda HC | 4 | ||||||||||
4 | Färjestads BK | 1 | |||||||||||
3 | Timrå IK | 3 | |||||||||||
5 | Djurgårdens IF | 4 | |||||||||||
8 | Södertälje SK | 0 | |||||||||||
4 | Färjestads BK | 4 | |||||||||||
2 | Linköpings HC | 2 | |||||||||||
8 | Södertälje SK | 4 |
Playoff scoring leaders
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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Alfredsson, DanielDaniel Alfredsson | Frölunda HC | 14 | 12 | 6 | 18 | +13 | 8 |
Andersson, NiklasNiklas Andersson | Frölunda HC | 14 | 10 | 3 | 13 | +10 | 4 |
Kallio, TomiTomi Kallio | Frölunda HC | 14 | 7 | 6 | 13 | +10 | 6 |
Johnson, JonasJonas Johnson | Frölunda HC | 14 | 2 | 10 | 12 | +10 | 8 |
Jenni, MarcelMarcel Jenni | Färjestads BK | 15 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +3 | 45 |
Påhlsson, SamuelSamuel Påhlsson | Frölunda HC | 14 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +14 | 24 |
Höglund, JonasJonas Höglund | Färjestads BK | 15 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +2 | 8 |
Axelsson, Per-JohanPer-Johan Axelsson | Frölunda HC | 14 | 1 | 10 | 11 | +13 | 18 |
Ekman, NilsNils Ekman | Djurgårdens IF | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | –3 | 20 |
Bäckman, ChristianChristian Bäckman | Frölunda HC | 14 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +17 | 10 |
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 |
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Lundqvist, HenrikHenrik Lundqvist | Frölunda HC | 14 | 854:27 | 15 | 6 | .962 | 1.05 |
Norrena, FredrikFredrik Norrena | Linköpings HC | 6 | 383:48 | 13 | 0 | .921 | 2.03 |
Staňa, RastislavRastislav Staňa | Södertälje SK | 10 | 605:14 | 22 | 1 | .920 | 2.18 |
Kiprusoff, MiikkaMiikka Kiprusoff | Timrå IK | 6 | 356:44 | 13 | 0 | .890 | 2.19 |
Théodore, JoséJosé Théodore | Djurgårdens IF | 12 | 728:02 | 27 | 0 | .922 | 2.23 |
Swedish Champions 2004–05 |
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Frölunda HC Third Title |
Elitserien awards
Le Mat Trophy: Frölunda HC | |
Guldpucken: Henrik Lundqvist, Frölunda HC | |
Guldhjälmen: Henrik Lundqvist, Frölunda HC | |
Honken Trophy: Henrik Lundqvist, Frölunda HC | |
Håkan Loob Trophy: Mike Knuble, Linköpings HC; Mattias Weinhandl, Modo Hockey | |
Rookie of the Year: Oscar Steen, Färjestads BK | |
Guldpipan: Thomas Andersson, Gävle |
NHL lockout players
Due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout that ultimately cancelled the entirety of the 2004–05 NHL season, the following then-NHL players represented these Elitserien teams during the season:
- Manny Fernandez
- Tomas Holmström
- Branko Radivojevič
- Steve Staios
- Niclas Wallin
- Justin Williams
- Mattias Öhlund
See also
External links
- Hockeyligan.se — Official site
- Swehockey.se — Official statistics