The 2022–23 Fjordkraftligaen was the 84th season of Norway's premier ice hockey league, Eliteserien, and the 3rd under the sponsorship name Fjordkraftligaen.
Participating teams
Team City Arena Capacity Frisk Asker Asker Askerhallen 2,400 Grüner Oslo Grünerhallen 500 Lillehammer IK Lillehammer Eidsiva Arena 3,197 Manglerud Star Oslo Manglerudhallen 1,050 Ringerike Panthers Hønefoss Schjongshallen 1,500 Sparta Sarpsborg Sarpsborg Sparta Amfi 3,450 Stavanger Oilers Stavanger DNB Arena 4,377 Stjernen Fredrikstad Stjernehallen 2,473 Storhamar Hamar CC Amfi 7,000 Vålerenga Oslo Nye Jordal Amfi 5,300
Regular season Standings
Playoffs After the regular season, the top eight teams qualify for the playoffs. In the first and second rounds, the highest remaining seed will choose which of the two lowest remaining seeds to be matched against. In each round the higher-seeded team will be awarded home ice advantage. Each best-of-seven series will follow a 1–1–1–1–1–1–1 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 at home for games 2, 4 and 6 (if necessary).
Bracket
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Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Norwegian Champions2023Stavanger Oilers9th title Source:
Relegation round The bottom two teams of the regular season faced the two top teams of the First Division in the relegation round. Initially, only the top two teams of the relegation round would be qualified for the next season. However, after Manglerud Star lost their Elite License and were relegated to the third level of Norwegian ice hockey due to their financial situation,https://www.vg.no/sport/ishockey/i/zEelJv/manglerud-star-mister-lisensen-rykker-ned-til-2-divisjon Comet were given their spot in Fjordkraftligaen as the third place finisher in the relegation round.https://www.ha-halden.no/anken-avvist-comet-har-takket-ja-til-eliteserieplass/s/5-20-1352607
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