Svenska Hockeyligan 2018/19

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The 2018/19 season is the 44th season of the Svenska Hockeyligan . The main round began on September 15, 2018 and ended on March 14, 2019. The subsequent play-offs began on March 22 and end on May 4 at the latest. It is the sixth season since the name change from Elitserien to Svenska Hockeyligan. Last year's relegated Karlskrona HK will be replaced by promoted Timrå IK . The defending champions are the Växjö Lakers .

Attendees

Luleå HF Skellefteå AIK Brynäs IF Djurgården Örebro HK Färjestad BK Linköpings HC HV71 Frölunda HC Vaxjo Lakers Timrå IK 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	7,909	5231
Djurgården Hockey	Stockholm	Hovet	8.094	7355
Frölunda HC	Gothenburg	Scandinavium	12,044	10071
Färjestad BK	Karlstad	Löfbergs Arena	8,250	7231
HV71	Jonkoping	Kinnarps Arena	7,000	6550
Linköpings HC	Linkoping	Saab Arena	8,500	6079
Luleå HF	Luleå	Coop Norrbotten Arena	6.220	5363
Malmo Redhawks	Malmo	Malmo Arena	12,600	6888
Mora IK	Mora	Jalas Arena	4,500	4070
Rögle BK	Ängelholm	Lindab Arena	5,150	4424
Skellefteå AIK	Skellefteå	Skellefteå Kraft Arena	5,801	4523
Timrå IK	Timrå	NHK Arena	6,000	3932
Växjö Lakers Hockey	Vaxjo	Vida Arena	5,750	4691
Örebro HK	Örebro	Behrn Arena	5,500	5178

Main round

mode

The 14 clubs play a double round with 52 games per club. 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 other play-off series will be played in the 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.

Season course

Although Färjestad lost his game against Djurgården after extra time on the last day of the main round, the team's one point was enough for first place in the main round and thus for the bonus of one million Swedish kronor (approx. € 100,000). Luleå defeated the Växjö Lakers in the last game, but finished the main round in second place due to the poorer goal difference against Färjestad. In the battle for the last places in the round of 16, Rögle and Örebro qualified. Brynäs and Linköping had a chance of the round of 16 before the last match day, but since both teams lost their games against Frölunda (Brynäs) and HV71 (Linköping), they finished the main round and thus the season in eleventh and twelfth place respectively.

Djurgårdens Jacob Josefson received after the main round the "guldhjälmen", the award for the most valuable player in the SHL.

table

Pl.		Sp	S.	SNV	NNV	N	Gates	TVH	Points
1.	Färjestads BK	52	28	6th	5	13	165: 114	+57	101
2.	Luleå HF	52	25th	11	4th	12	138: 100	+38	101
3.	Frölunda HC	52	24	8th	4th	16	152: 134	+18	92
4th	Djurgårdens IF	52	23	5	7th	17th	149: 120	+29	86
5.	Skellefteå AIK	52	19th	10	7th	16	142: 124	+18	84
6th	Malmo Redh.	52	21st	8th	3	20th	136: 125	+11	82
7th	Växjö Lakers (M)	52	22nd	3	10	17th	123: 120	+3	82
8th.	HV71	52	24	1	6th	21st	136: 125	+11	80
9.	Rögle BK	52	20th	4th	7th	21st	130: 143	−13	75
10.	Örebro HK	52	16	7th	7th	22nd	130: 146	−16	69
11.	Brynäs IF	52	17th	2	14th	19th	116: 145	−29	69
12.	Linköpings HC	52	15th	8th	6th	23	130: 143	−13	67
13.	Mora IK	52	13	9	3	27	126: 167	−41	60
14th	Timrå IK (A)	52	10	5	4th	33	115: 182	−67	44

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 ;
Notes: Qualified for the quarterfinals of the playoffs , for the second round of the play-offs qualify , ended season , Relegation

Best scorer

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

player	team	Sp	T	V	Pt	+/-	SM
Ryan Lasch	Frölunda HC	46	12	38	50	−11	18th
Joakim Lindström	Skellefteå AIK	48	18th	24	42	+9	20th
Derek Roy	Linköping HC	49	8th	34	42	+8	28
Jesse Virtanen	Färjestads BK	52	6th	35	41	−16	47
Markus Ljungh	HV71	52	16	24	40	+7	8th
Konstantin Komarek	Malmo Redhawks	49	13	26th	39	+2	18th
Oscar Möller	Skellefteå AIK	51	19th	19th	38	+11	8th
Ted Brithén	Rögle BK	46	12	26th	38	+7	12
Ryan Gunderson	Brynäs IF	52	8th	30th	38	+2	18th
Oskar Steen	Färjestads BK	46	17th	20th	37	+17	49
Kodie Curran	Rögle BK	49	12	25th	37	+4	24
Jakob Lilja	Djurgårdens IF	52	12	25th	37	+3	18th
Emil Bemström	Djurgårdens IF	47	23	12	35	+10	8th
Olle Alsing 2	Djurgårdens IF	49	4th	11	15th	+26	10
Fredrik Händemark 1	Malmo	49	6th	20th	26th	+3	91

¹ For comparison: player with the most penalty minutes.
² For comparison: player with the best plus-minus value

Best goalkeeper

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

player	team	Sp	Min	GT	SO	Sv%	GTS
Joel Lassinantti	Luleå HF	42	2498: 16	70	5	93.10	1.68
Adam Reideborn	Djurgårdens IF	39	2317: 50	72	3	92.90	1.86
Viktor Fasth	Vaxjo Lakers	35	2081: 39	69	4th	91.88	1.99
Adam Werner	Färjestads BK	26th	1485: 13	50	3	92.63	2.02
Markus Svensson	Färjestads BK	31	1644: 35	57	5	91.97	2.08
Johan Matsson	Frölunda HC	28	1586: 07	56	1	91.82	2.12
Oscar Alsenfelt	Malmo Redhawks	37	2119: 04	76	1	92.39	2.15
Mantas Armalis	Skellefteå AIK	32	1901: 16	69	4th	91.67	2.18
Jonas Gunnarsson	HV71	34	1999: 11	78	6th	90.98	2.34
Jonas Gustavsson	Linköpings HC	36	2038: 53	85	2	91.67	2.50

Play-offs

mode

The teams ranked 1-6 qualified for the quarter-finals, the teams ranked 7-10 played the round of 16 for the last two places in the quarter-finals. The round of 16 was played in best-of-three mode, from the quarter-finals onwards, best-of-seven was applied. In each play-off round, the top ranked team in the main round plays against the worst ranked team in the main round.

Round of 16

pairing	series	1	2	[MR]
Växjö Lakers - Örebro HK	2-0	3: 2	4: 2	[1: 3]
HV71 - Rögle BK	2-0	4: 1	4: 3 a.d.	[3: 1]

Play-off tree

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

Färjestad BK

4th

8th

HV71

3

1

Färjestad BK

3

4th

Djurgårdens IF

4th

4th

Djurgårdens IF

4th

5

Skellefteå AIK

2

3

Frölunda HC

4th

4th

Djurgårdens IF

2

2

Luleå HF

4th

7th

Växjö Lakers HC

1

2

Luleå HF

1

3

Frölunda HC

4th

3

Frölunda HC

4th

6th

Malmö IF

1

Quarter finals

pairing	series	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	[MR]
Färjestads BK - HV71	4: 3	1: 2 a.d.	3: 1	2: 3	3: 1	3: 2 a.d.	5: 3	3: 2	[2: 2]
Luleå HF - Växjö Lakers	4: 1	3: 1	5: 4 a.d.	4-0	2: 3 a.d.	4: 1	-	-	[1: 3]
Frölunda HC - Malmö Redhawks	4: 1	4-0	2: 3	7: 2	5: 3	4: 1	-	-	[3: 1]
Djurgårdens IF - Skellefteå AIK	4: 2	0: 2	6: 3	3: 1	4: 2	2: 3	4: 1	-	[3: 1]

Relegation

The final of the Hockeyallsvenskan between the AIK Solna and the Oskarshamn IK was won by the Smålanders and thus qualified for the relegation against the 14th of the SHL 2018/19 (Timrå). As the loser of the Hockeyallsvenskan final, the AIK had to qualify against the winner of the Hockeyallsvenskan "slutspelsserie", Leksands IF. Since Leksand won this duel with two wins, the team from Dalarna qualified for the relegation against the 13th of the SHL 2018/19 (Mora). Since this pairing in the relegation has occurred in the last two seasons and since Mora and Leksand are very close to each other (both cities are on the Siljan ), this year's duel became the “Battle of Siljan 3.0” (”Slaget vid siljan 3.0 ”). Both relegations will be played in the best-of-seven mode.

pairing	series	1	2	3	4th	5	6th
Timrå IK - Oskarshamn		5: 4 a.d.	2: 3 a.d.	4: 3 a.d.	2: 5	4: 1
Mora IK - Leksands IF	1: 4	3: 5	3: 4	5: 2	1: 2	2: 3 a.d.	-

Individual evidence

1. ↑ [1] on www.shl.se
2. ↑ Guide: Så spelas och tv-sänds SM-slutspelet i hockey. Retrieved March 31, 2019 (Swedish). 
3. ↑ Statistics were 2018/2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019 (Swedish). 
4. ↑ Sveriges Radio: Miljonglädjen - de vann basic series - SHL: - Ishockey. Retrieved March 23, 2019 (Swedish). 
5. ↑ Wennerholm: Vad vann de? No, longer skiing. Retrieved March 23, 2019 (Swedish). 
6. ↑ Jacob Josefson Prisas - får prestigefyllda Guldhjälmen. Retrieved March 23, 2019 (Swedish). 
7. ↑ Table 2018/2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019 (Swedish). 
8. ↑ Statistics spelare 2018/2019. shl.se, accessed March 23, 2019 (Swedish). 
9. ↑ Statistics målvakter 2018/2019. shl.se, accessed March 23, 2019 (Swedish). 
10. ↑ Så spelas SHL 2018/2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019 (Swedish). 
11. ↑ Kvalet till SHL 2019 - all you behöver veta. Retrieved March 23, 2019 (Swedish). 

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