The 2010–11 Elitserien season was the 36th season of Elitserien. The regular season ran from 15 September 2010 to 5 March 2011, and the following playoffs ended on 14 April. HV71 won the regular season, scoring the game-winning empty net goal against Södertälje SK in the final round. Färjestads BK won the playoffs and thus became Swedish champions, beating Skellefteå AIK 4–1 in the finals. All of the local derby games between AIK and Djurgårdens IF were played in the Ericsson Globe.
On 26 December 2010, a game was held outdoors between Färjestads BK and Frölunda HC in Karlstad, continuing a tradition of outdoor games started in the previous season.Sportbladet 30 December 2009 – Här är Färjestads tunga revansch (in Swedish). Like last season, the home team won the game, this time in front of 15,274 spectators.
In Kvalserien, Modo Hockey requalified and Växjö Lakers HC qualified for the 2011–12 Elitserien season for the first time ever at the expense of Södertälje SK.
Regular season Magnus Johansson of the Linköpings HC scored the first goal of the season.
Standings
Games
Statistics
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team Skellefteå AIK 54 28 32 60 +10 134 Skellefteå AIK 55 30 28 58 +1 34 Skellefteå AIK 55 11 39 50 +6 14 HV71 52 25 19 44 +11 24 Modo Hockey 53 23 21 44 +6 72 Frölunda HC 53 14 30 44 −15 30 Södertälje SK 52 20 23 43 +4 10 Modo Hockey 55 15 26 41 +2 64 Luleå HF 55 19 21 40 +3 16 Linköpings HC 43 11 29 40 +13 12
Leading goaltenders These are the leaders in GAA among goaltenders that have played at least 1200 minutes.
GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Player Team Luleå HF 31 1876:29 60 6 .918 1.92 Färjestads BK 32 1857:03 61 7 .926 1.97 Linköpings HC 48 2916:56 103 6 .918 2.12 Luleå HF 24 1444:20 52 1 .904 2.16 Djurgårdens IF 32 1847:56 67 2 .927 2.18 Färjestads BK 23 1267:56 46 2 .923 2.18 AIK 42 2473:11 93 2 .925 2.26 Brynäs IF 21 1260:48 48 2 .917 2.28 HV71 45 2727:35 115 2 .917 2.53 Skellefteå AIK 40 2398:54 101 2 .909 2.53
Attendance # Club Home Away Total Total Average Total Average Total Average 1 Frölunda HC 27 253,212 9,378 28 170,386 6,085 55 423,598 7,701 2 Djurgårdens IF 28 207,247 7,401 27 186,978 6,925 55 394,225 7,167 3 HV 71 27 184,924 6,849 28 164,515 5,875 55 349,439 6,353 4 Färjestads BK 27 183,193 6,784 28 168,253 6,009 55 351,446 6,389 5 Linköpings HC 28 186,946 6,676 27 156,818 5,808 55 343,764 6,250 6 MODO Hockey 27 167,247 6,194 28 177,610 6,343 55 344,857 6,270 7 Brynäs IF 28 159,137 5,683 27 165,475 6,128 55 324,612 5,902 8 AIK 27 151,596 5,614 28 186,214 6,650 55 337,810 6,142 9 Luleå HF 27 141,107 5,226 28 172,922 6,175 55 314,029 5,709 10 Timrå IK 28 139,949 4,998 27 156,800 5,807 55 296,749 5,395 11 Skellefteå AIK 28 139,827 4,993 27 167,413 6,200 55 307,240 5,586 12 Södertälje SK 28 118,456 4,230 27 159,457 5,905 55 277,913 5,052 League 330 2,032,841 6,160
Playoffs The standard of eight teams qualify for the playoffs. HV71 won the regular season title for the second consecutive season with 96 points.
HV71 – Regular season champions, 96 points (+30 goal difference, 173 goals for) Färjestads BK – 96 points (+30 goal difference, 154 goals for) Skellefteå AIK – 96 points (+28 goal difference) Luleå HF – 88 points Linköpings HC – 85 points Djurgårdens IF – 84 points Brynäs IF – 81 points AIK – 76 points
Playoff bracket In the first round, the highest remaining seed chose which of the four 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 an alternating home team format: the higher-seeded team will play at home for games 1 and 3 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary), and the lower-seeded team will be at home for game 2, 4 and 6 (if necessary).
Quarterfinals
(1) HV71 vs. (8) AIK
(2) Färjestads BK vs. (7) Brynäs IF
(3) Skellefteå AIK vs. (5) Linköpings HC
(4) Luleå HF vs. (6) Djurgårdens IF
Note: Game 6 was played in the Ericsson Globe.
Semifinals
(2) Färjestads BK vs. (8) AIK
Note: Game 4 was played in the Ericsson Globe.
(3) Skellefteå AIK vs. (4) Luleå HF
Finals
(2) Färjestads BK vs. (3) Skellefteå AIK
Playoff statistics
Playoff scoring leaders Player Team Färjestads BK 14 5 8 13 2 Färjestads BK 14 4 9 13 12 Skellefteå AIK 18 7 5 12 4 Skellefteå AIK 18 6 5 11 20 Skellefteå AIK 18 5 6 11 4 Skellefteå AIK 18 4 7 11 16 Färjestads BK 14 5 5 10 16 Färjestads BK 14 4 6 10 24 Färjestads BK 14 3 7 10 6 Skellefteå AIK 18 3 7 10 20
Playoff leading goaltenders Player Team Färjestads BK 5 338:30 162 9 0 .944 1.60 Djurgårdens IF 7 433:28 181 12 2 .934 1.66 AIK 8 472:29 254 14 1 .945 1.78 Luleå HF 13 826:42 391 27 0 .931 1.96 Färjestads BK 9 562:13 230 22 0 .904 2.35
Elitserien awards Guldhjälmen: Magnus Johansson, Linköpings HC Guldpucken: Viktor Fasth, AIK Honken Trophy: Viktor Fasth, AIK Håkan Loob Trophy: Mikko Lehtonen, Skellefteå AIK Rookie of the Year: Mattias Ekholm, Brynäs IF Salming Trophy: David Rundblad, Skellefteå AIK Playoff MVP (later renamed the Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy): Anders Bastiansen, Färjestads BK Guldpipan: Ulf Rönnmark
Rule changes New rule changes include: For this season, a team receiving a penalty shot had to use the player fouled to perform the shot. Previously, the team could choose any player to take the shot. A player on the ice must be within 1.5 metres of the bench before his replacement could step on the ice. A player losing his helmet during play must leave the ice immediately. When a team with a player already in the penalty box has a delayed penalty and the opposing team scores, the player already in the box will exit and the player with the delayed penalty will serve his penalty. Previously, the goal would negate the delayed penalty. A goal scored with the shaft of the stick would stand, even were the stick blade above the crossbar. The number of non-players allowed in the bench area was increased from six to eight. For the first time since the 2004–2005 season, the 2010–2011 season re-introduced shootout in regulation games. Games tied after the first 60 minutes went to a 5-minute overtime period, and to a shootout if no goals were scored in the overtime. If the teams scored equally with three penalty shots, a sudden-death shootout would result: if the first team scored, the second team would lose unless it could score in its next shot. The player who gave his team the winning lead in the shootout was awarded a goal point in the protocol. The first game to go into a shootout was in round 3, a Timrå IK victory over Luleå HF.
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