Svenska Hockeyligan 2017/18

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Master:	Vaxjo Lakers
Relegated:	Karlskrona HK
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The 2017/18 season was the 43rd season of the highest Swedish ice hockey league and the fifth season since the name change from Elitserien to Svenska Hockeyligan. The main round began on September 16, 2017 and ends on March 10, 2018. The subsequent play-offs took place in March and April 2018. The championship won the Växjö Lakers , while the Karlskrona HK relegated to the HockeyAllsvenskan .

Attendees

Luleå HF Skellefteå AIK Brynäs IF Djurgården Örebro HK Färjestad BK Linköpings HC HV71 Frölunda HC Vaxjo Lakers Karlskrona HK Rögle BK Malmo Redhawks Mora IK

Map of all club locations for the 2017/18 season

team	place	Hall	capacity	Average audience
Brynäs IF	Gävle	Gavlerinken Arena	8,265	5,380
Djurgården Hockey	Stockholm	Hovet	8,300	7.169
Frölunda HC	Gothenburg	Scandinavium	12,044	9,667
Färjestad BK	Karlstad	Löfberg's Purple Arena	8,250	7.233
HV71	Jonkoping	Kinnarps Arena	7,038	6,621
Karlskrona HK	Karlskrona	Arena Karlskrona	5,050	3,557
Linköpings HC	Linkoping	Cloetta Center	8,500	5,688
Luleå HF	Luleå	Coop Norrbotten Arena	6,300	4,964
Malmo Redhawks	Malmo	Malmo Arena	13,000	6,474
Mora IK	Mora	Smidjegrav Arena	4,500	4.118
Örebro HK	Örebro	Behrn Arena	5,500	5,143
Rögle BK	Ängelholm	Lindab Arena	5,150	4,069
Skellefteå AIK	Skellefteå	Skellefteå Kraft Arena	5,801	4,642
Växjö Lakers Hockey	Vaxjo	Vida Arena	5,000	4,658

Main round

mode

The 14 clubs played a double round with 52 games per club. The best six teams qualified directly for the play-off quarter-finals, the teams in positions 7 to 10 play out two further play-off participants in best-of-three series. The other play-off series were played in Best of Seven mode.

Each team receives three points for a win in regular time. If there is a tie after regular time, extra time is played in which the winner receives two points and the loser one point. After a draw there is a shootout after the five-minute extension . Each team initially has three shooters, then in the event of a tie the knockout system continues. There are no points for a loss in regular time.

For the teams in positions eleven and twelve, the season is over after the main round, during which the last two players play against the two representatives from the second-rate HockeyAllsvenskan in the relegation for their place in the league.

table

Pl.		Sp	S.	SNV	NNV	N	Gates	TVH	Points
1.	Växjö Lakers HC	52	34	6th	2	10	169: 104	+65	116
2.	Djurgårdens IF	52	23	9	8th	12	153: 111	+42	95
3.	Frölunda HC	52	25th	7th	5	15th	159: 137	+22	94
4th	Färjestad BK	52	23	6th	6th	17th	174: 145	+29	87
5.	Skellefteå AIK	52	26th	3	3	20th	145: 118	+27	87
6th	Malmo Redhawks	52	20th	8th	10	14th	152: 138	+14	86
7th	Luleå HF	52	19th	10	4th	19th	128: 117	+11	81
8th.	HV71 (M)	52	21st	6th	6th	19th	145: 143	+2	81
9.	Linköping HC	52	21st	3	9	19th	135: 130	+5	78
10.	Brynäs IF	52	21st	2	3	26th	132: 148	−16	70
11.	Rögle BK	52	16	4th	5	27	132: 169	−37	61
12.	Örebro HK	52	14th	4th	8th	26th	121: 151	−30	58
13.	Mora IK (A)	52	13	5	2	32	104: 163	−59	51
14th	Karlskrona HK	52	11	4th	6th	31	101: 176	−75	47

Legend: Sp = games, S = wins, N = defeats, SNV = wins after extra time, NNV = loss after extra time, TVH = goal difference, M = previous year's champions , A = promoted team from HockeyAllsvenskan ;
Explanations: direct qualification for the play-offs , first play-off round , season over , relegation

Best scorer

Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , SM = penalty minutes; Fat: best value

Nat.	player	team	Sp	T	V	Pt	+/-	SM
	Elias Pettersson	Växjö Lakers HC	44	24	32	56	+27	14th
	Ryan Lasch	Frölunda HC	49	15th	40	55	+4	18th
	Joakim Lindström	Skellefteå AIK	46	16	34	50	+17	63
	Par Lindholm	Skellefteå AIK	49	18th	29	47	+18	28
	Johan Ryno	Färjestad BK	46	9	37	46	+13	28
	Dick Axelsson	Färjestad BK	48	21st	24	45	+8	44
	Aaron Palushaj	Brynäs IF	51	19th	26th	45	−3	42
	Victor Olofsson	Frölunda HC	50	27	16	43	+1	8th
	Oscar Möller	Skellefteå AIK	49	18th	24	42	+15	6th
	Andrew Calof	Växjö Lakers HC	52	24	17th	41	+17	14th
	Ilari Melart 1	Färjestad BK	46	4th	5	9	−5	94

¹ For comparison: players with the most penalty minutes
(as of the end of the 2017/18 season)

Best goalkeeper

Abbreviations: Sp = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), GT = goals conceded, Sv% = shots saved (in%) , GTS = goals conceded , SO = shutouts ; Fat: best value

Nat.	player	team	Sp	Min	GT	SO	Sv%	GTS
	Adam Reideborn	Djurgårdens IF	30th	1817: 38	48	2	93.70	1.58
	Gustaf Lindvall	Skellefteå AIK	21st	1256: 33	38	2	93.04	1.81
	Viktor Fasth	Växjö Lakers HC	33	1937: 13	65	6th	91.78	2.01
	Joel Lassinantti	Luleå HF	34	1923: 30	68	4th	91.46	2.12
	Johan Mattsson	Frölunda HC	24	1296: 53	48	2	91.41	2.22
	Joacim Eriksson	Djurgårdens IF	24	1343: 03	51	2	91.27	2.28
	Jonas Gustavsson	Linköping HC	36	2047: 10	80	3	91.63	2.34
	Oscar Alsenfelt	Malmo Redhawks	36	2090: 31	82	2	91.48	2.35
	Lars Haugen	Färjestad BK	31	1794: 26	71	1	91.53	2.37
	Joni Ortio	Skellefteå AIK	31	1846: 33	74	2	91.14	2.40

Play-offs

mode

The best six teams qualify directly for the play-off quarter-finals, the teams in places 7 to 10 play out two further play-off participants in best-of-three series. The first of the main round will meet the worse-placed winner of the best-of-three series, the second-placed winner plays against the better-placed winner, the third duel against the sixth and the fourth against the fifth.

qualification

The qualifying games were played in best-of-three mode.

	series	1	2	3	[MR]
Luleå HF - Brynäs IF	1: 2	2: 3	2: 1	2: 4	[1: 3]
HV71 - Linköping HC	0: 2	1: 3	2: 3	-	[2: 2]

HR = main round

Play-off tree

From the quarter-finals onwards, the play-offs will be played in best-of-seven mode. In each round the best placed team in the main round plays against the worst placed team.

	Quarter finals					Semifinals					final
	1	Växjö Lakers HC	4th
	10	Brynäs IF	1
						1	Vaxjo Lakers	4th
						6th	Malmö IF	0
	3	Frölunda HC	2
	6th	Malmö IF	4th
											1	Vaxjo Lakers	4th
											5	Skellefteå AIK	0
	2	Djurgårdens IF	4th
	9	Linköpings HC	1
						2	Djurgårdens IF	2
						5	Skellefteå AIK	4th
	4th	Färjestad BK	2
	5	Skellefteå AIK	4th

Relegation

The winner of the respective series qualified for the coming season of the Svenska Hockeyligan . The meetings took place from March 25 to April 6, 2018. While Karlskrona HK was relegated to the bottom of the main round , Mora IK secured the place in the class. The Timrå IK , however, returns to the Swedish elite class after relegation in 2014.

			series	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th
Karlskrona HK	-	Timrå IK	3: 4	2: 1	1-0	2: 5	4: 2	1: 3	3: 4	0: 2
Mora IK	-	Leksands IF	4: 1	2: 5	3: 2	2-0	2: 1	3: 1	-	-

Awards

• Guldpucken (best Swedish player) - -, -
• Guldhjälmen ( Most Valuable Player ) - -, -
• Honkens trofé (best goalkeeper) - -, -
• Håkan Loob Trophy (best goalscorer) - -, -
• Årets nykomling - -, -
• Salming Trophy (best defender) - -, -
• Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy ( MVP of the play-offs) - -, -
• Guldpipa (best referee) - -, -

Individual evidence

1. ↑ [1] on www.shl.se
2. ↑ SHL audience statistics. Retrieved March 17, 2018 . 
3. ↑ Statistics SHL. Retrieved March 19, 2017 . 
4. ↑ shl.se New format in the play-offs (Swedish)

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