2005–06 Elitserien season
The 2005–06 Elitserien season was the 31st season of Elitserien. It ran from September 26, 2005 until March 6, 2006, with the Elitserien playoffs, the 82nd Swedish Championship, to April 18, with Färjestads BK taking the championship.
| 2005–06 Elitserien season | |
|---|---|
| League |  Elitserien |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 26, 2005 – March 6, 2006 |
| Regular season | |
| League Champion | HV71 |
| Season MVP | Kenny Jönsson (Rögle BK) |
| Top scorer | Andreas Karlsson (HV71) |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Färjestads BK |
| Runners-up | Frölunda HC |
Regular season
Final standings
GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
| Elitserien | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y-HV71 | 50 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 164 | 107 | 102 | |
| x-Frölunda HC | 50 | 28 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 169 | 130 | 96 | |
| x-Linköpings HC | 50 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 150 | 117 | 92 | |
| x-Färjestads BK | 50 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 134 | 116 | 84 | |
| x-Luleå HF | 50 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 147 | 124 | 83 | |
| x-Modo Hockey | 50 | 24 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 129 | 107 | 81 | |
| x-Brynäs IF | 50 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 114 | 129 | 67 | |
| x-Mora IK | 50 | 17 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 123 | 135 | 66 | |
| e-Timrå IK | 50 | 16 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 104 | 128 | 59 | |
| e-Djurgårdens IF | 50 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 124 | 160 | 58 | |
| r-Södertälje SK | 50 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 110 | 161 | 44 | |
| r-Leksands IF | 50 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 2 | 96 | 150 | 41 | |
x - clinched playoff spot, y - clinched regular season league title, e - eliminated from playoff contention, r - play in relegation series
Playoffs
After the regular season, the standard of 8 teams qualified for the playoffs.
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 was matched against the lowest remaining seed. In each round the higher-seeded team was awarded home ice advantage. Each best-of-seven series followed a 1–1–1–2–1–1 format: the higher-seeded team played at home for games 2 and 4 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary), and the lower-seeded team was at home for game 1, 3 and 6 (if necessary).
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||
| 1 | HV71 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Mora IK | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1 | HV71 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Färjestads BK | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Frölunda HC | 4 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Brynäs IF | 0 | |||||||||||
| (Pairings are re-seeded after the first round) | 2 | Frölunda HC | 2 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Färjestads BK | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Linköping HC | 4 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Luleå HF | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Frölunda HC | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Linköping HC | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Färjestads BK | 4 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Modo Hockey | 1 | |||||||||||
| Swedish Champions 2005–06 |
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| Färjestads BK Seventh Title |
Elitserien awards
See also
External links
Media related to 2005-2006 Swedish Elite League season at Wikimedia Commons
- Hockeyligan.se — Official site
- Swehockey.se — Official statistics