2009–10 Elitserien season
Introduction The '''2009–10 Elitserien season''' was the 35th season of Elitserien. It started on September 21, 2009 and ended on March 13, 2010.The playoffs started on March 18, 2010 and ended on April 24, 2010.HV71 won the playoffs, beating Timrå IK 4–1 in the quarter final series, Skellefteå AIK 4–1 in the semifinal series, and Djurgårdens IF 4–2 in the final series. The season had a mid-season break that started on February 9 and ended on February 26 to allow participation of Elitserien players in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.In Kvalserien, Södertälje SK requalified and AIK qualified for the 2010–11 Elitserien season at the expense of Rögle BK.
League business ===Rule changes===Elitserien will bring in a number of rule changes for the start of the 2009–10 Elitserien season aimed at increasing offence. Two rule changes are to Rule 440 on faceoffs. Firstly, the first faceoff of a power play will now be in the defending zone of the team that committed the foul, regardless of where the play was stopped. Secondly, a faceoff will always be located at one of the nine faceoff spots. In previous seasons a faceoff could have been located anywhere on the rink.===Referees===For the 2009–10 Elitserien season around 100 matches will be refereed by four referees. Also, the referees uniforms will change to the classical black striped shirts with a number on the back instead of the referee's name, as in previous seasons.===Season schedule===Each team will play each other five times during the regular season. Due to play in the Champions Hockey League and matches against two NHL teams, Färjestads BK's and Linköpings HC's matches in round 4 are played out of the schedule. After the initial season schedule have changes been made for rounds 3, 6, 13, 16 and 38.===General managers' meeting===The general managers of the 12 elite league clubs in Elitserien met on June 9, 2009 and agreed on creating a jointly-owned development company that will focus its work on the development of elite ice hockey in Sweden. The company's executive officer is Håkan Loob who will put is work in Färjestads BK on hold. It was also decided that the elite clubs will produce a new shareholder deal for the Swedish hockey league, Svenska Hockeyligan AB (SHL), as the current deal expires on April 30, 2010.The clubs will participate in the current league system for seasons 2009–10 and 2010–11.===Outdoor game===On December 28, 2009, Frölunda HC and Färjestads BK played their round 33 game outdoors at Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg. The match organizers' goal was to break the previous outdoor game spectator record from 1962 where 23,192 spectators attended a match between Frölunda HC and Djurgårdens IF at Ullevi. In the 2009 match, the boards of the rink were completely transparent and Frölunda HC played in jerseys looking as the jerseys from 1962, void of advertisements. 31,144 spectators watched the game.
Regular season ===Standings======Statistical leaders======= Scoring leaders ==== ''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes'' Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM   Modo Hockey  55  23  41  64  +6  62   Linköpings HC  55  19  44  63  +8  26   HV71  55  12  46  58  +21  18   HV71  52  15  38  53  +17  101   Linköpings HC  38  30  21  51  +15  24   Djurgårdens IF  53  24  27  51  +25  32   Södertälje SK  51  19  32  51  -14  20   Linköpings HC  41  13  37  50  +11  12   Linköpings HC  52  8  41  49  +5  14   Brynäs IF  55  19  25  44  0  18As of the end of the regular season.==== 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   Brynäs IF  43  2,542:03  85  5  .927  2.01   Djurgårdens IF  32   1,836:10  70  2  .917  2.29   Djurgårdens IF  26  1,488:02  57  0  .916  2.30   Skellefteå AIK  50  2,954:47  117  4  .912  2.38   Färjestads BK  34  1,933:58  79  3  .913  2.45   Timrå IK  42  2,536:33  104  3  .912  2.46   Luleå HF  34  1,925:08  80  2  .899  2.49   Linköpings HC  45  2,550:36  106  3  .907  2.49   Modo Hockey  32  1,898:34  82  1  .900  2.59   HV71  43  2,542:05  110  4  .908  2.60As of the end of the regular season.===Attendance=== # Team Home Away Total  Total Average  Total Average  Total Average 1 '''Frölunda HC''' 28 319,189 '''11,399''' 27 156,182 5,784 55 475,371 8,643 2 '''Djurgårdens IF''' 27 189,920 '''7,034''' 28 176,539 6,304 55 366,459 6,662 3 '''HV 71''' 28 194,293 '''6,939''' 27 173,276 6,417 55 367,569 6,683 4 '''Linköpings HC''' 28 193,177 '''6,899''' 27 152,502 5,648 55 345,679 6,285 5 '''Färjestads BK''' 28 189,961 '''6,784''' 27 196,351 7,272 55 386,312 7,023 6 '''MODO Hockey''' 28 179,366 '''6,405''' 27 180,429 6,682 55 359,795 6,541 7 '''Brynäs''' 27 154,932 '''5,738''' 28 174,996 6,249 55 329,928 5,998 8 '''Luleå HF''' 28 149,316 '''5,332''' 27 167,508 6,204 55 316,824 5,760 9 '''Timrå IK''' 27 136,389 '''5,051''' 28 169,637 6,058 55 306,026 5,564 10 '''Skellefteå AIK''' 27 132,092 '''4,892''' 28 168,293 6,010 55 300,385 5,461 11 '''Rögle BK''' 27 112,377 '''4,162''' 28 162,661 5,809 55 275,038 5,000 12 '''Södertälje SK''' 27 98,396 '''3,644''' 28 171,034 6,108 55 269,430 4,898 League 330 2,049,408 6,210
Playoffs After the regular season, the standard of 8 teams qualify for the playoffs. HV71 won the regular season title with 95 points.#HV71 – Regular season champions, 95 points#Djurgårdens IF – 92 points (+31 goals for)#Linköpings HC – 92 points (+24 goals for)#Skellefteå AIK – 88 points#Färjestads BK – 87 points#Brynäs IF – 84 points#Frölunda HC – 78 points#Timrå IK – 75 points===Playoff bracket===In the first round, the highest remaining seed chooses which of the two lowest remaining seeds to be matched against. In the second round, the highest remaining seed is matched against the lowest remaining seed. In each round the higher-seeded team is awarded home ice advantage. Each best-of-seven series follows a 1–1–1–2–1–1 format: the higher-seeded team will play at home for games 2 and 4 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary), and the lower-seeded team will be at home for game 1, 3 and 6 (if necessary).Swedish Champions2009–10'''HV71''''''Fourth Title'''====Quarterfinals==== Quarterfinals 2009/2010 Round 1 '''Day'''  '''Date'''  '''Home team'''  '''Away team'''  '''Arena'''  '''Spectators'''  '''Results'''  '''Sudden death'''  '''Score''' Thursday  March 18, 2010  Timrå IK  HV71  E.ON Arena  5 512  2 - '''3'''   SD  0 - '''1''' Thursday  March 18, 2010  Brynäs IF  Djurgårdens IF  Läkerol Arena  7 251  3 - '''4'''     0 - '''1''' Thursday  March 18, 2010  Frölunda HC  Linköpings HC  Scandinavium  9 299  '''4''' - 3   SD  '''1''' - 0 Thursday  March 18, 2010  Färjestads BK  Skellefteå AIK  Löfbergs Lila Arena  5 496  2 - '''3'''     0 - '''1''' Round 2 '''Day'''  '''Date'''  '''Home team'''  '''Away team'''  '''Arena'''  '''Spectators'''  '''Results'''  '''Sudden death'''  '''Score''' Saturday  March 20, 2010  HV71  Timrå IK  Kinnarps Arena  7 000  '''3''' - 2   SD   '''2''' - 0 Saturday  March 20, 2010  Djurgårdens IF  Brynäs IF  Hovet  8 094  1 - '''2'''   SD  1 - 1 Saturday  March 20, 2010  Linköpings HC  Frölunda HC  Cloetta Center  7 910  '''6''' - 2     1 - 1 Saturday  March 20, 2010  Skellefteå AIK  Färjestads BK  Skellefteå Kraft Arena  6 001  2 - '''3'''   SD  1 - 1 Round 3 '''Day'''  '''Date'''  '''Home team'''  '''Away team'''  '''Arena'''  '''Spectators'''  '''Results'''  '''Sudden death'''  '''Score''' Monday  March 22, 2010  Timrå IK  HV71  E.ON Arena  5 651   - 3      - 2 Monday  March 22, 2010  Brynäs IF  Djurgårdens IF  Läkerol Arena  8 138  0 -      1 -  Monday  March 22, 2010  Frölunda HC  Linköpings HC  Scandinavium  10 497   - 1       - 1 Monday  March 22, 2010  Färjestads BK  Skellefteå AIK  Löfbergs Lila Arena  6 688   - 4       - 1 Round 4 '''Day'''  '''Date'''  '''Home team'''  '''Away team'''  '''Arena'''  '''Spectators'''  '''Results'''  '''Sudden death'''  '''Score''' Wednesday  March 24, 2010  HV71  Timrå IK  Kinnarps Arena  6 941   – 0     - 1 Wednesday  March 24, 2010  Djurgårdens IF  Brynäs IF  Hovet  8 094   – 1      - 1 Wednesday  March 24, 2010  Linköpings HC  Frölunda HC  Cloetta Center  7 927  3 –      1 -  Wednesday  March 24, 2010  Skellefteå AIK  Färjestads BK  Skellefteå Kraft Arena  5 424   – 2       – 2 Round 5 '''Day'''  '''Date'''  '''Home team'''  '''Away team'''  '''Arena'''  '''Spectators'''  '''Results'''  '''Sudden death'''  '''Score''' Friday  March 26, 2010  HV71  Timrå IK  Kinnarps Arena  6 968   - 2      - 1 Friday  March 26, 2010  Djurgårdens IF  Brynäs IF  Ericsson Globe  13 850   - 2      - 1 Friday  March 26, 2010  Linköpings HC  Frölunda HC  Cloetta Center  7 932   - 2      - 3 Friday  March 26, 2010  Skellefteå AIK  Färjestads BK  Skellefteå Kraft Arena  5 873   - 0      - 2 Round 6 '''Day'''  '''Date'''  '''Home team'''  '''Away team'''  '''Arena'''  '''Spectators'''  '''Results'''  '''Sudden death'''  '''Score''' Sunday  March 28, 2010  Frölunda HC  Linköpings HC  Scandinavium  11 199  2 -      3 -  Sunday  March 28, 2010  Färjestads BK  Skellefteå AIK  Löfbergs Lila Arena  6 754   - 1      - 3 Round 7 '''Day'''  '''Date'''  '''Home team'''  '''Away team'''  '''Arena'''  '''Spectators'''  '''Results'''  '''Sudden death'''  '''Score''' Tuesday  March 30, 2010  Linköpings HC  Frölunda HC  Cloetta Center  8 500   - 2      - 3 Tuesday  March 30, 2010  Skellefteå AIK  Färjestads BK  Skellefteå Kraft Arena  5 771   - 1      - 3====Semifinals====In the semifinals, the best ranked team is paired with the lowest ranked team qualified for the semifinals. The two remaining teams will play against each other. Semifinals 2009/2010 Round 1 '''Day'''  '''Date'''  '''Home team'''  '''Away team'''  '''Arena'''  '''Spectators'''  '''Results'''  '''Sudden death'''  '''Score''' Thursday  April 1, 2010  Skellefteå AIK  HV71  Skellefteå Kraft Arena  5 014  0 -     0 -  Thursday  April 1, 2010  Linköpings HC  Djurgårdens IF  Cloetta Center  6 522  1 -     0 -  Round 2 '''Day'''  '''Date'''  '''Home team'''  '''Away team'''  '''Arena'''  '''Spectators'''  '''Results'''  '''Sudden death'''  '''Score''' Saturday  April 3, 2010  HV71  Skellefteå AIK  Kinnarps Arena  7 000  3 -     1 - 1 Saturday  April 3, 2010  Djurgårdens IF  Linköpings HC  Hovet  7 696   - 2      - 0 Round 3 '''Day'''  '''Date'''  '''Home team'''  '''Away team'''  '''Arena'''  '''Spectators'''  '''Results'''  '''Sudden death'''  '''Score''' Monday  April 5, 2010  Skellefteå AIK  HV71  Skellefteå Kraft Arena  6 001  2 -     1 -  Monday  April 5, 2010  Linköpings HC  Djurgårdens IF  Cloetta Center  8 350   - 0      - 2 Round 4 '''Day'''  '''Date'''  '''Home team'''  '''Away team'''  '''Arena'''  '''Spectators'''  '''Results'''  '''Sudden death'''  '''Score''' Wednesday  April 7, 2010  HV71  Skellefteå AIK  Kinnarps Arena  7 000   - 2      - 1 Wednesday  April 7, 2010  Djurgårdens IF  Linköpings HC  Ericsson Globe  13 850   - 1      - 1 Round 5 '''Day'''  '''Date'''  '''Home team'''  '''Away team'''  '''Arena'''  '''Spectators'''  '''Results'''  '''Sudden death'''  '''Score''' Thursday  April 8, 2010  HV71  Skellefteå AIK  Kinnarps Arena  7 000   - 1      - 1 Thursday  April 8, 2010  Djurgårdens IF  Linköpings HC  Ericsson Globe  13 050   - 1      - 1====Finals==== Finals 2009/2010 Round 1 '''Day'''  '''Date'''  '''Home team'''  '''Away team'''  '''Arena'''  '''Spectators'''  '''Results'''  '''Sudden death'''  '''Score''' Thursday  April 15, 2010  Djurgårdens IF  HV71  Hovet  8 094   - 3      - 0 Round 2 '''Day'''  '''Date'''  '''Home team'''  '''Away team'''  '''Arena'''  '''Spectators'''  '''Results'''  '''Sudden death'''  '''Score''' Saturday  17 April 2010  HV71  Djurgårdens IF  Kinnarps Arena  7 000   - 3     1 - 1 Round 3 '''Day'''  '''Date'''  '''Home team'''  '''Away team'''  '''Arena'''  '''Spectators'''  '''Results'''  '''Sudden death'''  '''Score''' Monday  April 19, 2010  Djurgårdens IF  HV71  Ericsson Globe  13 850  1 -     1 -  Round 4 '''Day'''  '''Date'''  '''Home team'''  '''Away team'''  '''Arena'''  '''Spectators'''  '''Results'''  '''Sudden death'''  '''Score''' Wednesday  April 21, 2010  HV71  Djurgårdens IF  Kinnarps Arena  7 000  2 -     2 -  Round 5 '''Day'''  '''Date'''  '''Home team'''  '''Away team'''  '''Arena'''  '''Spectators'''  '''Results'''  '''Sudden death'''  '''Score''' Thursday  April 22, 2010  HV71  Djurgårdens IF  Kinnarps Arena  7 000   - 4      - 2 Round 6 '''Day'''  '''Date'''  '''Home team'''  '''Away team'''  '''Arena'''  '''Spectators'''  '''Results'''  '''Sudden death'''  '''Score''' Saturday  April 24, 2010  Djurgårdens IF  HV71  Hovet  8 094  2 -     2 - ===Playoff statistical leaders======= Playoff scoring leaders ==== ''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes'' Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM   HV71  15  6  9  15  +8  12   HV71  16  4  11  15  +7  6   Djurgårdens IF  16  5  8  13  +3  10   HV71  16  5  8  13  +7  12   HV71  16  5  8  13  +7  0   Djurgårdens IF  16  4  9  13  +4  6   Linköpings HC  12  6  6  12  +3  6   Linköpings HC  12  5  7  12  +4  2   Djurgårdens IF  16  6  5  11  +6  10   HV71  16  5  6  11  +6  16As of the end of the playoffs.==== 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   Djurgårdens IF  15  965:05  29  1  .940  1.80   HV71  16  1021:28  38  2  .906  2.23   Färjestads BK  7  451:59  17  0  .923  2.26   Linköpings HC  9  560:52  22  1  .922  2.35   Skellefteå AIK  12  756:56  30  1  .918  2.38As of the end of the playoffs.
Elitserien awards  '''Le Mat Trophy''': HV71  '''Guldpucken''': Magnus Johansson, Linköpings HC  '''Guldhjälmen''': Mats Zuccarello, Modo Hockey  '''Honken Trophy''':  Jacob Markström, Brynäs IF  '''Håkan Loob Trophy''':  Jan Hlaváč, Linköpings HC  '''Rookie of the Year''':  Jacob Markström, Brynäs IF  '''Salming Trophy''': Magnus Johansson, Linköpings HC '''Playoff MVP''' (''later renamed the Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy''):  Johan Davidsson, HV71  '''Guldpipan''':  Marcus Vinnerborg
References
External links * 2009–10 Elitserien season