2015–16 HockeyAllsvenskan season
The 2015–16 HockeyAllsvenskan season was the 11th season since the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden was renamed. The league features 14 teams, each playing each other four times, for a total of 52 regular season games.[1] The season began on 11 September 2015 and the regular season ended on 28 February 2016, followed by promotion and relegation tournaments until 2 April.[2]
| 2015–16 HockeyAllsvenskan season | |
|---|---|
| League | HockeyAllsvenskan |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 11, 2015 – February 28, 2016 (regular season) |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| TV partner(s) | TV4 Group |
| First place | AIK |
| Top scorer | Marcus Nilsson (BIK) |
| Promoted to SHL | Leksands IF |
| Relegated to Hockeyettan | Asplöven HC IF Sundsvall |
Participating teams
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIK | Stockholm | Hovet | 8,094 |
| Almtuna IS | Uppsala | Metallåtervinning Arena | 2,800 |
| Asplöven HC | Haparanda | Arena Polarica | 1,500 |
| IF Björklöven | Umeå | T3 Center | 5,400 |
| BIK Karlskoga | Karlskoga | Nobelhallen | 6,300 |
| Leksands IF | Leksand | Tegera Arena | 7,650 |
| Mora IK | Mora | FM Mattsson Arena | 4,514 |
| IK Oskarshamn | Oskarshamn | Arena Oskarshamn | 3,346 |
| IK Pantern | Malmö | Malmö Isstadion | 5,800 |
| IF Sundsvall Hockey | Sundsvall | Gärdehov | 2,500 |
| Timrå IK | Timrå | E.ON Arena | 6,000 |
| Tingsryds AIF | Tingsryd | Nelson Garden Arena | 3,400 |
| VIK Västerås HK | Västerås | ABB Arena Nord | 4,902 |
| HC Vita Hästen | Norrköping | Himmelstalundshallen | 4,280 |
Regular season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AIK | 52 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 176 | 125 | +51 | 105 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan finals |
| 2 | Tingsryds AIF | 52 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 141 | 111 | +30 | 101 | |
| 3 | IK Oskarshamn | 52 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 134 | 129 | +5 | 92 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs |
| 4 | Leksands IF | 52 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 152 | 145 | +7 | 85 | |
| 5 | BIK Karlskoga | 52 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 171 | 154 | +17 | 83 | |
| 6 | Mora IK | 52 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 143 | 132 | +11 | 78 | |
| 7 | Almtuna IS | 52 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 143 | 143 | 0 | 78 | |
| 8 | Timrå IK | 52 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 120 | 120 | 0 | 77 | |
| 9 | VIK Västerås HK | 52 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 147 | 148 | −1 | 75 | |
| 10 | IK Pantern | 52 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 119 | 117 | +2 | 73 | |
| 11 | HC Vita Hästen | 52 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 126 | 129 | −3 | 72 | |
| 12 | IF Björklöven | 52 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 141 | 160 | −19 | 72 | |
| 13 | Asplöven HC | 52 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 135 | 165 | −30 | 59 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers |
| 14 | IF Sundsvall | 52 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 106 | 176 | −70 | 42 |
Post-season
Finals
In the HockeyAllsvenskan finals (Swedish: HockeyAllsvenska finalen), the first and second place teams from the regular season will meet in a best-of-five series, where the winner will advance to the SHL qualifiers, and the losing team will continue to a playoff to the SHL qualifiers. The matches were held on 1 March, 3 March, 5 March, and then 7 March and 9 March.[2]
AIK vs. Tingsryd AIF
| 1 March | Tingsryds AIF | 3–0 | AIK | Nelson Garden Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kari Sihvonen 1 - 7:16 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Emil Forslund 1 - sh - 12:45 Niklas Enberg 1 - en - 19:03 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Johannes Jönsson (28 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Gustaf Lindvall (18 saves / 20 shots) | ||||||
| 3 March | AIK | 3–0 | Tingsryds AIF | Hovet | Recap | |||
| Jonas Almtorp 1 - 7:48 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jonathan Andersson 1 - 16:48 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Tobias Ericsson 1 - 5:23 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Gustaf Lindvall (26 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Johannes Jönsson (27 saves / 30 shots) | ||||||
| 5 March | AIK | 2–1 | Tingsryds AIF | Hovet | Recap | |||
| Jesper Frödén 1 - 7:46 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 11:33 - pp - Éric Castonguay 1 | ||||||
| Emil Lundberg 1 - sh2 - 0:24 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Gustaf Lindvall (30 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Johannes Jönsson (43 saves / 45 shots) | ||||||
| 7 March | Tingsryds AIF | 3–2 | AIK | Nelson Garden Arena | Recap | |||
| Joakim Högberg 1 - pp - 0:22 Emil Forslund 2 - 0:54 |
First period | 16:02 - Christian Sandberg 1 18:08 - Daniel Olsson-Trkulja 1 | ||||||
| Markus Persson 1 - 6:04 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Johannes Jönsson (33 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Gustaf Lindvall (1 save / 3 shots) Robin Rahm (20 saves / 21 shots) | ||||||
| 9 March | AIK | 4–3 | OT | Tingsryds AIF | Hovet | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jonas Almtorp 2 - 9:28 Jonathan Andersson 2 - pp - 18:01 Christian Sandberg 2 - pp - 18:33 |
Second period | 13:19 - pp - Kari Sihvonen 2 15:09 - Éric Castonguay 2 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 13:28 - pp - Filip Owesson 1 | ||||||
| Robin Kovacs 1 - 1:28 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Gustaf Lindvall (35 saves / 38 shots) | Goalie stats | Johannes Jönsson (34 saves / 38 shots) | ||||||
| AIK won series 3–2 | |
HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs
In the HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs (Swedish: slutspelsserien), teams 3–8 meet in a single-round robin tournament. Teams 3–5 will have an extra game on home-ice. The matches will be held on 2–10 March. Teams will also start with bonus points based on their position in the regular season standings. Team 3 will begin with three points, team 4 with two points, and team 5 with one point.
The winner of the group advances to the playoff to the SHL qualifiers.[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leksands IF (Q) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 11 | Advance to Playoff to the SHL qualifiers |
| 2 | Mora IK | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 11 | Return to HockeyAllsvenskan for the 2016–17 season |
| 3 | BIK Karlskoga | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 10 | |
| 4 | IK Oskarshamn | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 10 | |
| 5 | Timrå IK | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 6 | |
| 6 | Almtuna IS | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 3 |
Playoff to the SHL qualifiers
In the playoff to the SHL qualifiers (Swedish: Play Off inför direktkval till SHL), the losing team from the HockeyAllsvenskan finals meets the winning team from the HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs in a best-of-three series that were played 12 March and 15 March. The winning team advances to the SHL qualifiers.[2]
Tingsryd AIF vs. Leksands IF
| 12 March | Tingsryd AIF | 2–3 | Leksands IF | Nelson Garden Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 18:41 - Anton Karlsson 1 | ||||||
| Niklas Enberg 1 - 11:31 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kevin Ekman-Larsson 1 - 01:24 | Third period | 07:12 - János Hári 1 11:49 - Johan Olofsson 1 | ||||||
| Wictor Ragnewall (25 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Henrik Haukeland (30 saves / 32 shots) | ||||||
| 15 March | Leksands IF | 4–2 | Tingsryd AIF | Tegera Arena | Recap | |||
| Johan Porsberger 1 - 02:46 Johan Olofsson 2 - 03:25 |
First period | 08:50 - pp - Éric Castonguay 1 | ||||||
| Jon Knuts 1 - 01:22 | Second period | 13:05 - Markus Persson 1 | ||||||
| Martin Karlsson 1 - 03:18 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Henrik Haukeland (35 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | Johannes Jönsson (27 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| Leksands IF won series 2–0 | |
SHL qualifiers
In the SHL qualifiers (Swedish: Direktkval till SHL), the winners of the HockeyAllsvenskan finals and the playoff to the SHL qualifiers are paired against teams 13 and 14 from the 2015–16 SHL season. Each pair plays a best-of-seven series, with the winner qualifying for play in the 2016–17 SHL season, and the loser playing in the 2016–17 HockeyAllsvenskan season. These series began on 19 and 20 March, and will be completed by 1 April at the latest.[2] Karlskrona HK was the first team to win their series, 4 games to 1, to qualify for their second season in the SHL. Leksands IF would then win their series, 4 games to 3, to get promoted to the SHL.
Karlskrona HK vs. AIK
| 19 March | Karlskrona HK | 3–2 | 3OT | AIK | Telenor Arena Karlskrona | Recap | ||
| Mattias Guter 1 - pp - 08:59 | First period | 17:52 - pp - Malte Strömwall 1 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 03:29 - Christian Sandberg 1 | ||||||
| Jimmy Andersson 1 - 00:45 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Vyacheslav Trukhno 1 - 10:55 | Third overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Johan Holmqvist (44 saves / 46 shots) | Goalie stats | Gustaf Lindvall (57 saves / 59 shots) Robin Rahm (2 saves / 3 shots) | ||||||
| 21 March | AIK | 2–1 | Karlskrona HK | Hovet | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Michael Lindqvist 1 - pp - 00:45 Marcus Jonsson 1 - 17:10 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 12:23 - Alexander Bergström 1 | ||||||
| Robin Rahm (17 saves / 18 shots) | Goalie stats | Johan Holmqvist (34 saves / 36 shots) | ||||||
| 23 March | Karlskrona HK | 3–2 | AIK | Telenor Arena Karlskrona | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mattias Guter 2 - 16:44 Vyacheslav Trukhno 2 - 18:15 |
Second period | 02:24 - Michael Lindqvist 2 | ||||||
| Mattias Guter 3 - 17:23 | Third period | 13:00 - pp - Daniel Olsson-Trkulja 1 | ||||||
| Johan Holmqvist (38 saves / 40 shots) | Goalie stats | Robin Rahm (18 saves / 21 shots) | ||||||
| 25 March | AIK | 0–2 | Karlskrona HK | Hovet | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 17:46 - Jimmy Andersson 2 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 17:09 - Alexander Viklund 1 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Robin Rahm (22 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Johan Holmqvist (29 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| 27 March | Karlskrona HK | 4–1 | AIK | Telenor Arena Karlskrona | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Alexander Bergström 2 - pp - 05:40 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jimmy Andersson 3 - 02:03 Riley Holzapfel 1 - 06:17 Mattias Guter 4 - en - 16:57 |
Third period | 18:56 - Jesper Frödén 1 | ||||||
| Johan Holmqvist (25 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Robin Rahm (28 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| Karlskrona HK won series 4–1 | |
Modo Hockey vs. Leksands IF
| 20 March | Modo Hockey | 5–0 | Leksands IF | Fjällräven Center | Recap | |||
| Victor Olofsson 1 - 11:30 Emil Pettersson 1 - 14:37 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ludvig Nilsson 1 - 12:24 Victor Olofsson 2 - 19:59 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Gustav Possler 1 - pp - 06:56 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Adam Reideborn (26 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Henrik Haukeland (22 saves / 26 shots) Frans Tuohimaa (4 saves / 5 shots) | ||||||
| 22 March | Leksands IF | 0–4 | Modo Hockey | Tegera Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 04:57 - Emil Pettersson 2 11:04 - pp - Per-Åge Skrøder 1 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 11:14 - Victor Olofsson 3 18:03 - en - Patrick Dwyer 1 | ||||||
| Frans Tuohimaa (21 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Adam Reideborn (32 saves / 32 shots) | ||||||
| 24 March | Modo Hockey | 1–2 | OT | Leksands IF | Fjällräven Center | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Victor Olofsson 4 - 16:25 | Second period | 02:54 - pp - Alexander Ytterell 1 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 01:09 - Martin Grönberg 1 | ||||||
| Adam Reideborn (20 saves / 22 shots) | Goalie stats | Henrik Haukeland (32 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| 26 March | Leksands IF | 2–1 | Modo Hockey | Tegera Arena | Recap | |||
| Brock Montpetit 1 - 00:59 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jon Knuts 1 - 04:18 | Third period | 11:28 - pp - Per-Åge Skrøder 2 | ||||||
| Henrik Haukeland (29 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Adam Reideborn (11 saves / 13 shots) | ||||||
| 28 March | Modo Hockey | 7–1 | Leksands IF | Fjällräven Center | Recap | |||
| Bobby Butler 1 - pp - 07:20 Otso Rantakari 1 - 13:04 Ilari Filppula 1 - 15:09 |
First period | 13:19 - Viktor Amnér 1 | ||||||
| Carl Grundström 1 - 04:00 Bill Thomas 1 - 04:19 Emil Pettersson 3 - 15:10 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Bill Thomas 2 - 13:10 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Adam Reideborn (30 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Henrik Haukeland (12 saves / 16 shots) Frans Tuohimaa (16 saves / 19 shots) | ||||||
| 30 March | Leksands IF | 5–4 | Modo Hockey | Tegera Arena | Recap | |||
| Johan Porsberger 1 - 11:04 | First period | 07:12 - Bill Thomas 3 | ||||||
| Tommi Paakkolanvaara 1 - pp - 01:51 Alexander Ytterell 2 - 08:11 |
Second period | 17:58 - Per-Åge Skrøder 3 19:50 - Oscar Hedman 1 | ||||||
| Alexander Ytterell 3 - pp - 03:41 Jon Knuts 2 - 11:44 |
Third period | 08:00 - Ilari Filppula 2 | ||||||
| Henrik Haukeland (29 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Adam Reideborn (22 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| 1 April | Modo Hockey | 3−4 | OT | Leksands IF | Fjällräven Center | Recap | ||
| Nichlas Torp 1 - 18:12 | First period | 13:02 - pp - Jon Knuts 3 | ||||||
| Victor Olofsson 5 - 04:58 Victor Olofsson 6 - 18:00 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 12:02 - Jon Knuts 4 19:08 - Alexander Ytterell 4 | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 15:52 - Brock Monpetit 2 | ||||||
| Adam Reideborn (14 saves / 18 shots) | Goalie stats | Henrik Haukeland (47 saves / 50 shots) | ||||||
| Leksands IF won series 4–3 | |
HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers
Asplöven and Sundsvall, teams 13 and 14 from the regular season, will be forced to defend their spots in HockeyAllsvenskan in the HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers (Swedish: Kvalserien till HockeyAllsvenskan). Joining the two HockeyAllsvenskan teams will be four challengers from third-tier league Hockeyettan, the winner of AllEttan North (Borlänge HF), the winner of AllEttan South (Västerviks IK), and the two surviving teams from the Hockeyettan playoffs (IF Troja/Ljungby and Södertälje SK).
These six teams will play a double round robin tournament from 10 March to 2 April. Teams 1 and 2 from this tournament are qualified for the 2016–17 HockeyAllsvenskan season, while teams 3–6 will play in the 2016–17 Hockeyettan season.[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Södertälje SK (P) | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 22 | Qualify for the 2016–17 HockeyAllsvenskan season |
| 2 | Västerviks IK (P) | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 22 | |
| 3 | IF Troja/Ljungby | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 15 | Qualify for the 2016–17 Hockeyettan season |
| 4 | IF Sundsvall (R) | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 13 | |
| 5 | Asplöven HC (R) | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 12 | |
| 6 | Borlänge HF | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 48 | −28 | 6 |
References
- "Hockeyallsvenskan | Kvalsystem". Archived from the original on 2015-03-19. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
- "SERIEBESTÄMMELSER och VERKSAMHETSPLAN: Säsongen 2015/2016" (PDF). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-19.