2019–20 SDHL season

The 2019-20 SDHL Season was the 13th season of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). The season began in September 2019 and ended in February 2020.[1][2] The playoffs began a week after the end of the regular season, but the finals were cancelled due to the 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak.[3]

2019–20 SDHL season
LeagueSweden SDHL
SportIce hockey
Duration
  • Scheduled for:
  • September 2019 – February 2020
  • (Regular season)
  • February – March 2020
  • (Playoffs)
Average attendance178
Regular season
Season championsHV71
Season MVPLara Stalder
Top scorerLara Stalder (Brynäs IF)
Playoffs

HV71 were regular season champions, and due to face Luleå HF/MSSK in the finals. Göteborg HC and Modo Hockey finished at the bottom of the table, but were able to avoid relegation to Damettan in the Playoffs to the SDHL.[4][5]

Brynäs IF defender Lara Stalder led the league in points with 71 and was named league MVP.[6] The highest attended match of the season came on 24 November 2019, with 3622 spectators turning out to watch Linköping HC host Luleå HF/MSSK.

Regular season

Each team plays 36 games, with three points being awarded for winning in regulation time, two points for winning in overtime or shootout, one point for losing in overtime or shootout, and zero points for losing in regulation time. At the end of the regular season, the team that finishes with the most points is crowned the league champion.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 HV71 36 32 1 1 2 170 52 +118 99 Qualification to Quarter-finals
2 Luleå HF/MSSK 36 24 4 1 7 141 61 +80 81
3 Brynäs IF 36 21 4 3 8 140 99 +41 74
4 Djurgårdens IF 36 21 1 4 10 96 77 +19 69
5 AIK 36 14 3 1 18 73 97 −24 49
6 SDE Hockey 36 11 4 4 17 68 88 −20 45
7 Linköping HC 36 10 3 4 19 73 107 −34 40
8 Leksands IF 36 10 3 3 20 91 133 −42 39
9 Modo Hockey 36 7 3 3 23 66 116 −50 30 Qualification to Relegation playoffs
10 Göteborg HC 36 2 2 4 28 52 140 −88 14
Source: SDHL.se
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Scoring Leaders

The following shows the top ten players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of the regular season.[7] If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown.

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Switzerland Lara Stalder Brynäs IF 36 42 29 71 +36 41
Canada Kennedy Marchment HV71 36 32 32 64 +48 8
Finland Petra Nieminen Luleå HF/MSSK 36 25 30 55 +33 43
Czech Republic Katerina Mrazova Brynäs IF 34 15 36 51 +35 18
United States Sidney Morin HV71 36 15 34 49 +49 8
Canada Kaitlyn Tougas HV71 36 14 35 49 +40 10
Czech Republic Denisa Křížová Brynäs IF 34 20 27 47 +33 24
Sweden Hanna Olsson HV71 34 21 25 46 +29 10
Canada Michela Cava Brynäs IF 36 23 22 45 +14 26
Finland Ronja Savolainen Luleå HF/MSSK 36 20 21 41 +39 49

Leading goaltenders

The following shows the top ten goaltenders who led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of the regular season.[8]

Player Team GP TOI W T L GA SO Sv% GAA
Spain Alba Gonzalo HV71 25 1454:03 23 0 2 33 7 93.24 1.36
Sweden Sara Grahn Luleå HF/MSSK 23 1388:27 18 0 5 38 6 92.87 1.64
Canada Lindsey Post SDE Hockey 19 1102:02 10 0 9 37 3 94.16 2.01
Canada Samantha Ridgewell Djurgården IF 22 1268:19 14 0 6 43 1 91.96 2.03
Finland Meeri Räisänen AIK 26 1503:59 12 0 13 61 4 92.42 2.43
Sweden Ellen Jonsson Brynäs IF 22 1227:01 17 0 4 51 1 88.46 2.49
Finland Eveliina Suonpää Linköping HC 31 1849:21 11 0 20 79 1 90.89 2.56
Sweden Sofia Reideborn SDE Hockey 18 1072:33 5 0 12 50 3 92.05 2.80
Sweden Agnes Åker Brynäs IF 16 938:40 8 0 7 45 1 89.73 2.88
Czech Republic Klara Peslarova Modo Hockey 24 1400:20 8 0 16 70 2 90.75 3.00

SDHL Awards
2019–20 SDHL awards
AwardRecipient(s)Team
GuldhjälmenLara StalderBrynäs IF
SDHL MVPPetra NieminenLuleå HF/MSSK
Best GoaltenderLindsey PostSDE Hockey
Best DefenderSidney MorinHV71
Best ForwardLara StalderBrynäs IF
Elite Prospect AwardMaja Nylén PerssonBrynäs IF
Best Equipment ManagerCarina MarnéusLuleå HF/MSSK
Leading PlaymakerKateřina MrázováBrynäs IF

See also

References
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  2. Foster, Meredith (13 September 2019). "SDHL ready for landmark season". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  3. "SDHL-säsongen 2019/20 är över". SDHL.sv (in Swedish). March 2020. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  4. Olausson, Robin (26 February 2020). "Båda SDHL-lagen segrade i kvalet". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  5. Jervis, Adrian (1 March 2020). "MODO Hockey and Gothenburg HC win qualification playoffs". A Brit on Thin Ice. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
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  8. "Statistik målvakter 2019/2020". SDHL.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 January 2021.
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