Elitserien 1980/81
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| Relegated: | Södertälje SK | ||
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The 1980/81 Elitserien season was the sixth season of the Swedish Elitserien . Färjestad BK became Swedish champions for the first time in the club's history , while the newly promoted Södertälje SK was relegated directly back to the second division.
Regular season
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The ten teams of the Elitserien initially played against each other in 36 season games. While the first four teams qualified for the play-offs, the last placed rose directly to Division I and the penultimate had to compete against the best second division teams in the Kvalserien to stay up. Each team received two points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat.
Closing table
| club | Sp | S. | U | N | T | GT | Points | |
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| 1. | Skellefteå AIK | 36 | 22nd | 5 | 9 | 166 | 128 | 49 |
| 2. | AIK Solna | 36 | 21st | 7th | 8th | 156 | 119 | 49 |
| 3. | Färjestad BK | 36 | 17th | 6th | 13 | 155 | 120 | 40 |
| 4th | Västra Frölunda IF | 36 | 18th | 4th | 14th | 149 | 146 | 40 |
| 5. | IF Björklöven | 36 | 17th | 5 | 14th | 139 | 123 | 39 |
| 6th | Djurgårdens IF | 36 | 15th | 2 | 19th | 141 | 142 | 32 |
| 7th | Brynäs IF | 36 | 13 | 6th | 17th | 130 | 146 | 32 |
| 8th. | MoDo AIK | 36 | 12 | 3 | 21st | 137 | 163 | 27 |
| 9. | Leksands IF | 36 | 10 | 7th | 19th | 124 | 160 | 27 |
| 10. | Södertälje SK | 36 | 10 | 5 | 21st | 132 | 189 | 25th |
Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = losses, OTS = overtime wins, OTN = overtime losses, SOS = penalty wins, SON = penalty losses
Top scorer
Abbreviations: T = goals, A = assists , P = points
| player | team | T | A. | P | |
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| 1. | Mats Näslund | Brynäs | 17th | 25th | 42 |
| 2. | Thomas Steen | Farjestad | 16 | 23 | 39 |
| 3. | Tore Ökvist | Björklöven | 23 | 14th | 37 |
| 4th | Roland Stoltz | Skellefteå | 18th | 19th | 37 |
| 5. | Erkki Laine | Leksand | 30th | 6th | 36 |
| 6th | Glenn Johansson | Södertälje | 19th | 17th | 36 |
| 7th | Thomas Rundqvist | Farjestad | 15th | 19th | 34 |
| 8th. | Thomas Hedin | Skellefteå | 18th | 15th | 33 |
| 9. | Lars-Erik Ericsson | AIK | 19th | 13 | 32 |
| 10. | Göran Lindblom | Skellefteå | 14th | 17th | 31 |
Play-offs
The semifinals were held in the "best-of-three" mode , the final in the "best-of-five" mode.
Tournament tree
| Semifinals | final | |||||||
| 1 | Skellefteå AIK | 1 | ||||||
| 3 | Färjestad BK | 2 | ||||||
| 3 | Färjestad BK | 3 | ||||||
| 2 | AIK Solna | 1 | ||||||
| 2 | AIK Solna | 2 | ||||||
| 4th | Västra Frölunda IF | 0 | ||||||
Top scorer
Abbreviations: T = goals, A = assists , P = points
| player | team | T | A. | P | |
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| 1. | Håkan Loob | Farjestad | 5 | 3 | 8th |
| 2. | Robin Eriksson | Farjestad | 2 | 6th | 8th |
| 3. | Thomas Steen | Farjestad | 4th | 2 | 6th |
| 4th | Jan Ingman | Farjestad | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 5. | Not so Håkansson | AIK | 4th | 1 | 5 |
Swedish champion
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Swedish champion Färjestad BK |
Goalkeepers: Håkan Hermansson , Hannu Lassila Defenders: Peter Loob , Tommy Möller , Lars-Göran Nilsson , Håkan Nordin , Jörgen Palm , Hans-Åke Rosendahl , Tommy Samuelsson , Lars Zetterström Attackers: Robin Eriksson , Jan Ingman , Gunnar Johansson , Håkan Loob , Harald Lückner , Dan Mohlin , Thomas Rundqvist , Claes-Henrik Silfver , Thomas Steen , Jan Vestberg Head coach: Conny Evensson |
All-Star Team
| goal | Peter Lindmark (Timrå) | |||||
| defense | Peter Helander (Skellefteå) | Stig Östling (Brynäs) | ||||
| Storm | Anders Håkansson (AIK) | Thomas Steen (Färjestad) | Mats Näslund (Brynäs) | |||
Awards
- Guldpucken (best Swedish player) - Peter Lindmark , Timrå IK
- Best scorer - Erkki Laine , Leksands IF
