2016–17 HockeyAllsvenskan season
The 2016–17 HockeyAllsvenskan season was the 12th season since the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden was renamed. The league featured 14 teams, each playing each other four times, for a total of 52 regular season games.[2]
| 2016–17 HockeyAllsvenskan season | |
|---|---|
| League | HockeyAllsvenskan |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 2016 – 2017 (regular season) |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Total attendance | 959,914[1] (regular season) |
| Average attendance | 2,637[1] (regular season) |
| TV partner(s) | TV4 Group |
| First place | Mora IK |
| Top scorer | Victor Ejdsell (BIK) |
| Promoted to SHL | Mora IK |
| Relegated to Hockeyettan | VIK Västerås HK |
Participating teams
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIK | Stockholm | Hovet | 8,094 |
| Almtuna IS | Uppsala | Metallåtervinning Arena | 2,800 |
| IF Björklöven | Umeå | T3 Center | 5,400 |
| BIK Karlskoga | Karlskoga | Nobelhallen | 6,300 |
| Modo Hockey | Örnsköldsvik | Fjällräven Center | 7,600 |
| Mora IK | Mora | Smidjegrav Arena | 4,514 |
| IK Oskarshamn | Oskarshamn | Arena Oskarshamn | 3,346 |
| IK Pantern | Malmö | Malmö Isstadion | 5,800 |
| Södertälje SK | Södertälje | AXA Sports Center | 6,200 |
| Timrå IK | Timrå | NHK Arena | 6,000 |
| Tingsryds AIF | Tingsryd | Nelson Garden Arena | 3,400 |
| Västerviks IK | Västervik | Plivit Trade-hallen | 2,500 |
| 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 | Mora IK (P) | 52 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 162 | 117 | +45 | 105 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan finals |
| 2 | BIK Karlskoga | 52 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 161 | 110 | +51 | 97 | |
| 3 | Västerviks IK | 52 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 138 | 117 | +21 | 90 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs |
| 4 | IK Pantern | 52 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 136 | 124 | +12 | 89 | |
| 5 | AIK | 52 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 148 | 137 | +11 | 85 | |
| 6 | Timrå IK | 52 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 130 | 121 | +9 | 83 | |
| 7 | Tingsryds AIF | 52 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 139 | 121 | +18 | 82 | |
| 8 | Almtuna IS | 52 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 149 | 136 | +13 | 77 | |
| 9 | IK Oskarshamn | 52 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 123 | 140 | −17 | 69 | |
| 10 | HC Vita Hästen | 52 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 117 | 128 | −11 | 67 | |
| 11 | IF Björklöven | 52 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 137 | 181 | −44 | 67 | |
| 12 | Modo Hockey | 52 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 133 | 155 | −22 | 66 | |
| 13 | VIK Västerås HK (R) | 52 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 114 | 142 | −28 | 65 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers |
| 14 | Södertälje SK | 52 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 106 | 164 | −58 | 50 |
Post-season
Finals
In the HockeyAllsvenskan finals (Swedish: HockeyAllsvenska finalen), the first and second place teams from the regular season met in a best-of-five series, where the winner advanced to the SHL qualifiers, and the losing team continued to a playoff to the SHL qualifiers. The matches were held on 5 March, 7 March and 9 March.
Mora IK vs. BIK Karlskoga
| 5 March | BIK Karlskoga | 1–3 | Mora IK | Nobelhallen | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 1:55 – Kevin Goumas 1 | ||||||
| Carl Persson 1 – pp – 13:27 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 7:59 – pp – Kevin Goumas 2 19:41 – pp, en – Matt Bailey 1 | ||||||
| Andrew Engelage (34 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Christian Engstrand (23 saves / 24 shots) | ||||||
| 7 March | Mora IK | 7–3 | BIK Karlskoga | Smidjegrav Arena | Recap | |||
| Pierre Engvall 1 – pp – 2:21 Kevin Goumas 3 – 9:21 Oskar Svanlund 1 – 14:22 |
First period | 13:17 – Fredrik Höggren 1 | ||||||
| Pierre Engvall 2 – pp – 1:54 Matt Bailey 2 – 5:41 |
Second period | 13:40 – pp – Carl Persson 2 13:54 – Victor Berglind 1 | ||||||
| Emil Bejmo 1 – en – 17:20 Viktor Amnér 1 – pp2 – 19:43 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Christian Engstrand (17 saves / 20 shots) | Goalie stats | Andrew Engelage (32 saves / 38 shots) | ||||||
| 9 March | Mora IK | 4–1 | BIK Karlskoga | Smidjegrav Arena | Recap | |||
| Jacob Nilsson 1 – 13:56 Emil Aronsson 1 – 14:28 |
First period | 18:06 – Victor Ejdsell 1 | ||||||
| Matias Lassen 1 – 11:21 Viktor Amnér 2 – pp2 – 13:27 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Christian Engstrand (39 saves / 40 shots) | Goalie stats | Andrew Engelage (18 saves / 22 shots) Emil Kruse (11 saves / 11 shots) | ||||||
| Mora IK won series 3–0 | |
HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs
In the HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs (Swedish: Slutspelsserien), teams 3–8 met in a single-round robin tournament. Teams 3–5 had an extra game on home-ice. The matches were held on 6–14 March. Teams also started with bonus points based on their position in the regular season standings. Team 3 began with three points, team 4 with two points, and team 5 with one point.
The winner of the group advanced to the playoff to the SHL qualifiers.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AIK (Q) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 14 | Advance to Playoff to the SHL qualifiers |
| 2 | Västerviks IK | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 14 | Return to HockeyAllsvenskan for the 2017–18 season |
| 3 | IK Pantern | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 8 | |
| 4 | Tingsryds AIF | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 6 | |
| 5 | Timrå IK | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 5 | |
| 6 | Almtuna IS | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 |
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 met the winning team from the HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs in a best-of-three series that were played on 16 March, 18 March and 20 March. The winning team advanced to the SHL qualifiers.
BIK Karlskoga vs. AIK
| 16 March | BIK Karlskoga | 4–1 | AIK | Nobelhallen | Recap | |||
| Carl Persson 1 – 0:54 Mikael Eriksson 1 – 2:27 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Daniel Wessner 1 – 2:23 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Oliver Eklind 1 – 4:04 | Third period | 7:54 – Stefan Johansson 1 | ||||||
| Emil Kruse (39 saves / 40 shots) | Goalie stats | Linus Lundin (4 saves / 7 shots) Gašper Krošelj (14 saves / 15 shots) | ||||||
| 18 March | AIK | 4–1 | BIK Karlskoga | Hovet | Recap | |||
| Nicklas Heinerö 1 – pp – 3:11 Michael Lindqvist 1 – pp – 15:17 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Michael Lindqvist 2 – 9:19 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jesper Bratt 1 – 12:46 | Third period | 2:12 – Theodor Lennström 1 | ||||||
| Gašper Krošelj (24 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Emil Kruse (40 saves / 44 shots) | ||||||
| 20 March | BIK Karlskoga | 3–2 | 2OT | AIK | Nobelhallen | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Victor Ejdsell 1 – 17:13 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Simon Mattsson 1 – 3:18 | Third period | 19:23 – Jonas Almtorp 1 19:53 – Mads Larsen 1 | ||||||
| Carl Berglund 1 – 6:59 | Second overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Emil Kruse (42 saves / 44 shots) | Goalie stats | Gašper Krošelj (35 saves / 38 shots) | ||||||
| BIK Karlskoga won series 2–1 | |
SHL qualifiers
In the SHL qualifiers (Swedish: Direktkval till SHL), the winners of the HockeyAllsvenskan finals and the playoff to the SHL qualifiers were paired against teams 13 and 14 from the 2016–17 SHL season. Each pair played a best-of-seven series, with the winner qualifying for play in the 2017–18 SHL season, and the loser playing in the 2017–18 HockeyAllsvenskan season. These series began on 22 and 23 March, and were completed by 1 April. Rögle won their series, 4–0, to secure continued SHL play. Mora then won their series, 4–2, to qualify for SHL play for the first time since the 2007–08 season.
Leksands IF vs. Mora IK
| 22 March | Leksands IF | 0–2 | Mora IK | Tegera Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 11:05 – Matias Lassen 1 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 8:34 – Pierre Engvall 1 | ||||||
| Atte Engren (36 saves / 38 shots) | Goalie stats | Christian Engstrand (21 saves / 21 shots) | ||||||
| 24 March | Mora IK | 2–4 | Leksands IF | Smidjegrav Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Oskar Svanlund 1 – 6:12 | Second period | 4:57 – pp – Johan Porsberger 1 12:19 – Martin Grönberg 1 | ||||||
| Jacob Nilsson 1 – pp – 12:16 | Third period | 10:05 – pp – Mattias Ritola 1 18:33 – en – Mattias Ritola 2 | ||||||
| Christian Engstrand (21 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Atte Engren (21 saves / 23 shots) | ||||||
| 26 March | Leksands IF | 1–6 | Mora IK | Tegera Arena | Recap | |||
| Johan Porsberger 2 – pp – 11:45 | First period | 6:32 – Matt Bailey 1 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 4:22 – Kevin Goumas 1 14:49 – sh – Matt Bailey 2 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 7:41 – pp – Alexander Hilmerson 1 14:24 – en – Kevin Goumas 2 19:21 – sh, en – Emil Bejmo 1 | ||||||
| Atte Engren (16 saves / 20 shots) | Goalie stats | Christian Engstrand (27 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| 28 March | Mora IK | 4–1 | Leksands IF | Smidjegrav Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Matt Bailey 3 – 4:58 Oskar Svanlund 2 – 7:39 Matt Bailey 4 – 12:54 |
Second period | 9:22 – Johan Olofsson 1 | ||||||
| Emil Bejmo 2 – pp – 4:29 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Christian Engstrand (34 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Atte Engren (26 saves / 30 shots) | ||||||
| 30 March | Leksands IF | 4–2 | Mora IK | Tegera Arena | Recap | |||
| Jon Knuts 1 – 15:28 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Éric Castonguay 1 – 4:24 Mattias Ritola 3 – 6:24 |
Second period | 15:45 – Matt Bailey 5 | ||||||
| Jon Knuts 2 – 2:18 | Third period | 14:54 – pp – Pierre Engvall 2 | ||||||
| Henrik Haukeland (27 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Christian Engstrand (24 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| 1 April | Mora IK | 5–1 | Leksands IF | Smidjegrav Arena | Recap | |||
| Oskar Svanlund 3 – 2:27 Alex Aleardi 1 – pp – 4:58 |
First period | 11:44 – Oskar Lang 1 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kevin Goumas 3 – 0:46 Pierre Engvall 3 – en – 17:42 Robin Johansson 1 – en – 18:51 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Christian Engstrand (34 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Henrik Haukeland (26 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| Mora IK won series 4–2 | |
Rögle BK vs. BIK Karlskoga
| 23 March | Rögle BK | 5–2 | BIK Karlskoga | Lindab Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 5:41 – Victor Ejdsell 1 8:10 – Victor Ejdsell 2 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ludvig Rensfeldt 1 – 0:39 Edwin Hedberg 1 – pp – 3:11 Felix Schütz 1 – 4:04 Simon Ryfors 1 – 7:40 Almen Bibic 1 – en – 18:28 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Anders Lindbäck (26 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Emil Kruse (37 saves / 41 shots) | ||||||
| 25 March | BIK Karlskoga | 1–2 | Rögle BK | Nobelhallen | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Fredrik Höggren 1 – 11:00 | Third period | 12:31 – Edwin Hedberg 2 14:35 – Jack Connolly 1 | ||||||
| Emil Kruse (31 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Anders Lindbäck (23 saves / 24 shots) | ||||||
| 27 March | Rögle BK | 2–1 | OT | BIK Karlskoga | Lindab Arena | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 1:03 – Juliuz Persson 1 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Alen Bibic 1 – 16:30 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Edwin Hedberg 3 – 17:36 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Anders Lindbäck (30 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Emil Kruse (47 saves / 49 shots) | ||||||
| 29 March | BIK Karlskoga | 4–5 | 2OT | Rögle BK | Nobelhallen | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 5:56 – Edwin Hedberg 4 | ||||||
| Alexandre Lavoie 1 – pp2 – 0:46 | Second period | 3:24 – Dominik Graňák 1 | ||||||
| Juliuz Persson 2 – 12:00 Simon Mattsson 1 – 17:59 Theodor Lännström 1 – 19:43 |
Third period | 0:49 – Sebastian Collberg 1 17:34 – en – Daniel Sylvander 1 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second overtime period | 14:20 – Felix Schütz 2 | ||||||
| Emil Kruse (47 saves / 51 shots) | Goalie stats | Anders Lindbäck (36 saves / 40 shots) | ||||||
| Rögle BK won series 4–0 | |
HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers
Västerås and Södertälje, teams 13 and 14 from the regular season, were forced to defend their spots in HockeyAllsvenskan in the HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers (Swedish: Kvalserien till HockeyAllsvenskan). Joining the two HockeyAllsvenskan teams were four challengers from third-tier league Hockeyettan, the winner of the Hockeyettan Finals (Huddinge IK) and the three surviving teams from the Hockeyettan playoffs.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Södertälje SK | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 22 | Qualify for the 2017–18 HockeyAllsvenskan season |
| 2 | IF Troja/Ljungby (P) | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 21 | |
| 3 | Kristianstads IK | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 18 | Qualify for the 2017–18 Hockeyettan season |
| 4 | VIK Västerås HK (R) | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 15 | |
| 5 | Huddinge IK | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 11 | |
| 6 | Visby/Roma HK | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 3 |
References
- "HockeyAllsvenskan: 2016–17: HockeyAllsvenskan: Team Statistics: Attendance". Swedish Ice Hockey Association.
- "Hockeyallsvenskan | Kvalsystem". Archived from the original on March 19, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.