Elitserien 1997/98
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 Färjestad BK
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| Relegated: | Södertälje SK | ||
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The 1997/98 Elitserien season was the 23rd season of the Swedish Elitserien . Färjestad BK became Swedish champions for the fifth time in their club history , while Södertälje SK was relegated to the second division.
Regular season
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The twelve teams of the Elitserien initially played 46 games each. While the first eight teams qualified for the play-offs, the season was over for the teams in positions nine and ten and the last two had to compete in the Kvalserien to stay up against the best second division teams . Each team received two points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat.
Main round
| club | Sp | S. | U | N | T | GT | Points | |
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| 1. | Djurgårdens IF | 46 | 27 | 6th | 13 | 148 | 110 | 60 |
| 2. | Färjestad BK | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 154 | 112 | 58 |
| 3. | Leksands IF | 46 | 24 | 8th | 14th | 165 | 143 | 56 |
| 4th | Västra Frölunda | 46 | 17th | 15th | 14th | 136 | 107 | 49 |
| 5. | Brynäs IF | 46 | 21st | 6th | 19th | 138 | 131 | 48 |
| 6th | MODO hockey | 46 | 20th | 6th | 20th | 129 | 123 | 46 |
| 7th | HV71 | 46 | 19th | 8th | 19th | 127 | 145 | 46 |
| 8th | Luleå HF | 46 | 15th | 13 | 18th | 112 | 125 | 43 |
| 9. | Malmö IF | 46 | 17th | 8th | 21st | 134 | 121 | 42 |
| 10. | Västerås IK | 46 | 15th | 9 | 22nd | 102 | 146 | 39 |
| 11. | AIK Solna | 46 | 13 | 7th | 26th | 93 | 134 | 33 |
| 12. | Södertälje SK | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 110 | 151 | 32 |
Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = losses, OTS = overtime wins, OTN = overtime losses, SOS = penalty wins, SON = penalty losses
Play-offs
The quarter-finals and semi-finals as well as the final were played in the "Best-of-Five" mode.
Tournament tree
| Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Djurgårdens IF | 3 | |||||||||||
| 7th | HV71 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Djurgårdens IF | 3 | |||||||||||
| 6th | MODO hockey | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Leksands IF | 1 | |||||||||||
| 6th | MODO hockey | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Djurgårdens IF | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Färjestad BK | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4th | Västra Frölunda | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Brynäs IF | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4th | Västra Frölunda | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Färjestad BK | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Färjestad BK | 3 | |||||||||||
| 8th | Luleå HF | 0 | |||||||||||
Swedish champion
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Swedish champion Färjestad BK |
Goalkeepers: Patrik Haltia , Boris Rousson Defenders: Greger Artursson , Jonas Elofsson , Sergei Fokin , Peter Jakobsson , Roger Johansson , Atle Olsen , Henrik Rehnberg , Jaroslav Špaček Attackers: Clas Eriksson , Michael Holmqvist , Kristian Huselius , Mathias Johansson , Jörgen Jönsson , Trond Magnussen , Stefan Nilsson , Peter Nordström , Johan Olsson , Pelle Prestberg , Niklas Sjökvist , Patrik Wallenberg , Patrik Zetterberg Head coach: Bo Lennartsson |
