2009–10 Elitserien season
LeagueElitserien
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 21, 2009 – March 13, 2010
Total attendance2,049,408 (regular season)
315,291 (playoffs)
Average attendance6,210 (regular season)
7,882 (playoffs)
Regular season
League ChampionHV71
Season MVPMagnus Johansson (Linköpings HC)
Top scorerMats Zuccarello (Modo Hockey)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPJohan Davidsson (HV71)
Finals
ChampionsHV71
  Runners-upDjurgårdens IF

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.[1][2]

Referees

For the 2009–10 Elitserien season around 100 matches will be refereed by four referees.[3] 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.[2]

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.[4] After the initial season schedule have changes been made for rounds 3, 6, 13, 16 and 38.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7][8] 31,144 spectators watched the game.

Regular season

Standings

Elitserien GP W L T OTW OTL GF GA Pts
yHV7155251656318815595
xDjurgårdens IF55261772316113092
xLinköpings HC55272033216313992
xSkellefteå AIK55262041414614188
xFärjestads BK55252032513214487
xBrynäs IF552017116114412484
xFrölunda HC55222291115515678
xTimrå IK55181983713815075
eModo Hockey55162087416115074
eLuleå HF55192324713914374
rSödertälje SK55142747313117663
rRögle BK55133024612717355

x – clinched playoff spot; y – clinched regular season league title; e – eliminated from playoff contention; r – played in relegation series

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
Norway Mats Zuccarello AasenModo Hockey55234164+662
Sweden Tony MårtenssonLinköpings HC55194463+826
Sweden Johan DavidssonHV7155124658+2118
Sweden David PetrasekHV7152153853+17101
Czech Republic Jan HlaváčLinköpings HC38302151+1524
Sweden Marcus NilsonDjurgårdens IF53242751+2532
Sweden Linus KlasenSödertälje SK51193251-1420
Czech Republic Jaroslav HlinkaLinköpings HC41133750+1112
Sweden Magnus JohanssonLinköpings HC5284149+514
Finland Eero SomervuoriBrynäs IF55192544018

As of the end of the regular season.[9]

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
Sweden Jacob MarkströmBrynäs IF432,542:03855.9272.01
Sweden Gustaf WesslauDjurgårdens IF321,836:10702.9172.29
Sweden Stefan RidderwallDjurgårdens IF261,488:02570.9162.30
Sweden Andreas HadelövSkellefteå AIK502,954:471174.9122.38
Sweden Henrik KarlssonFärjestads BK341,933:58793.9132.45
Sweden Anders LindbäckTimrå IK422,536:331043.9122.46
Sweden Mattias ModigLuleå HF341,925:08802.8992.49
Finland Fredrik NorrenaLinköpings HC452,550:361063.9072.49
Sweden Niklas SvedbergModo Hockey321,898:34821.9002.59
Sweden Stefan LivHV71432,542:051104.9082.60

As of the end of the regular season.[10]

Attendance

# Team Home Away Total
GP Total Average GP Total Average GP 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.

  1. HV71 – Regular season champions, 95 points
  2. Djurgårdens IF – 92 points (+31 goals for)
  3. Linköpings HC – 92 points (+24 goals for)
  4. Skellefteå AIK – 88 points
  5. Färjestads BK – 87 points
  6. Brynäs IF – 84 points
  7. Frölunda HC – 78 points
  8. 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).

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 HV71 4
8 Timrå IK 1
1 HV71 4
4 Skellefteå AIK 1
4 Skellefteå AIK 4
5 Färjestads BK 3
1 HV71 4
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
2 Djurgårdens IF 2
2 Djurgårdens IF 4
6 Brynäs IF 1
2 Djurgårdens IF 4
3 Linköpings HC 1
3 Linköpings HC 4
7 Frölunda HC 3
Swedish Champions
2009–10
HV71
Fourth Title

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinals 2009/2010

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

Finals

Finals 2009/2010

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
Finland Jukka VoutilainenHV71156915+812
Sweden Johan DavidssonHV711641115+76
Sweden Andreas EngqvistDjurgårdens IF165813+310
Finland Teemu LaineHV71165813+712
Sweden Martin ThörnbergHV71165813+70
Sweden Marcus NilsonDjurgårdens IF164913+46
Czech Republic Jan HlaváčLinköpings HC126612+36
Sweden Tony MårtenssonLinköpings HC125712+42
Sweden Jimmie ÖlvestadDjurgårdens IF166511+610
Sweden David PetrasekHV71165611+616

As of the end of the playoffs.[11]

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
Sweden Gustaf WesslauDjurgårdens IF15965:05291.9401.80
Sweden Stefan LivHV71161021:28382.9062.23
Sweden Robin RahmFärjestads BK7451:59170.9232.26
Finland Fredrik NorrenaLinköpings HC9560:52221.9222.35
Sweden Andreas HadelövSkellefteå AIK12756:56301.9182.38

As of the end of the playoffs.[12]

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

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