2016–17 SHL season

The 2016–17 SHL season is the 42nd season of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). The regular season began in September 2016 and ended in March 2017. The playoffs follow the conclusion of the regular season.

2016–17 SHL season
League Swedish Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 2016 – April 2017
Regular season
League ChampionVäxjö Lakers
Top scorerJoakim Lindström (Skellefteå)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPSimon Önerud
Finals championsHV71
  Runners-upBrynäs IF

Rögle BK and Leksands IF were forced to play in the SHL qualifiers to defend their SHL status. Rögle won their series against BIK Karlskoga in four games while Leksand lost to Mora IK over six games. Therefore, Mora were promoted to the SHL at the expense of Leksand.

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Växjö Lakers 52 26 7 7 12 165 118 +47 99 Qualification to Quarter-finals
2 HV71 52 27 6 5 14 152 99 +53 98
3 Frölunda HC 52 27 6 4 15 142 114 +28 97
4 Linköpings HC 52 27 5 5 15 136 116 +20 96
5 Brynäs IF 52 27 4 4 17 156 124 +32 93
6 Skellefteå AIK 52 25 6 3 18 129 123 +6 90
7 Färjestad BK 52 22 9 3 18 133 121 +12 87 Qualification to Round of 16
8 Malmö Redhawks 52 23 3 6 20 132 116 +16 81
9 Luleå HF 52 16 7 8 21 118 136 18 70
10 Djurgårdens IF 52 15 7 11 19 110 128 18 70
11 Karlskrona HK 52 20 2 4 26 110 122 12 68
12 Örebro HK 52 11 7 6 28 103 155 52 53
13 Rögle BK 52 12 4 3 33 115 158 43 47 Qualification to Relegation playoffs
14 Leksands IF 52 12 1 5 34 93 164 71 43
Updated to match(es) played on 9 March 2017. Source: Swedish Hockey League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Scoring leaders

List shows the ten best skaters based on the number of points during the regular season. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown.

As of 9 March 2017[1]

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Lindström, Joakim Joakim LindströmSkellefteå AIK51183654–132
Little, Broc Broc LittleLinköpings HC52193453+1216
Palola, Olli Olli PalolaVäxjö Lakers52212748+1918
Lindblom, Oskar Oskar LindblomBrynäs IF52222547+1618
Jensen, Jesper Jesper JensenBrynäs IF5093342+1314
Bergström, Alexander Alexander BergströmKarlskrona HK52152540–226
Clark, Kevin Kevin ClarkBrynäs IF52231639+422
Tömmernes, Henrik Henrik TömmernesFrölunda HC4983139+216
Pettersson, Emil Emil PetterssonSkellefteå/Växjö51152338+712
Hudacek, Libor Libor HudáčekÖrebro HK49142438+638

Leading goaltenders

These are the leaders in GAA among goaltenders who played at least 40% of the team's minutes. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.

As of 9 March 2017[2]

GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player Team GP TOI GA SO Sv% GAA
Söderström, Linus Linus SöderströmHV71221340:3930694.321.34
Alsenfelt, Oscar Oscar AlsenfeltMalmö Redhawks341879:1349994.461.56
Högberg, Marcus Marcus HögbergLinköpings HC331999:3663493.181.89
Jönsson, Johannes Johannes JönssonKarlskrona HK241424:3546293.771.94
Reideborn, Adam Adam ReidebornDjurgårdens IF251360:5045491.411.98
Andren, Viktor Viktor AndrénVäxjö Lakers231355:1545491.381.99
Ericsson, Joacim Joacim ErikssonVäxjö Lakers291729:0259291.582.05
Gustafsson, Johan Johan GustafssonFrölunda HC382074:2873291.742.11
Haugen, Lars Lars HaugenFärjestad BK352014:4172692.482.14
Pettersson-Wentzel, Fredrik Fredrik Pettersson-WentzelHV71301793:5865191.022.17

Playoffs

The top six teams will qualify directly for the quarter-finals, while the four teams ranked 7–10 will play a best-of-three series (also called a Play In to the Playoffs) and battle for the two remaining spots.[3][4]

Playoff bracket

In the first round the 7th-ranked team will meet the 10th-ranked team and the 8th-ranked team will meet the 9th-ranked team for a place in the second round. In the second round, the top-ranked team will meet the lowest-ranked winner of the first round, the 2nd-ranked team will face the other winner of the first round, the 3rd-ranked team will face the 6th-ranked team, and the 4th-ranked team will face the 5th-ranked team. In the third round, the highest remaining seed is matched against the lowest remaining seed. In each round the higher-seeded team is awarded home advantage. In the first round the meetings are played as best-of-three series and the rest is best-of-seven series that 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 and 4 (plus 6 if necessary).[3][4]

  Wild-card round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                                     
  1 Växjö Lakers 2  
8 Malmö Redhawks 4  
7 Färjestad BK 2     2 HV71 4  
10 Djurgårdens IF 1     8 Malmö Redhawks 1  
2 HV71 4
  7 Färjestad BK 0  
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round)   2 HV71 4
  5 Brynäs IF 3
  3 Frölunda HC 4  
6 Skellefteå AIK 3  
8 Malmö Redhawks 2     3 Frölunda HC 3
9 Luleå HF 0     5 Brynäs IF 4  
4 Linköpings HC 2
  5 Brynäs IF 4  

Round of 16

The teams ranked 7 and 10, and the teams ranked 8 and 9, respectively, will face each other in a best-of-three series in order to qualify for the quarter-finals. The better-ranked teams in the two series will receive home advantage, i.e. two home games, if necessary. The two winners will take the two remaining quarter-final spots.

(7) Färjestad BK vs. (10) Djurgårdens IF

Färjestad BK won series 2–1

(8) Malmö Redhawks vs. (9) Luleå HF

Malmö Redhawks won series 2–0

(1) Växjö Lakers vs. (8) Malmö Redhawks

Malmö Redhawks won series 4–2

(2) HV71 vs. (7) Färjestad BK

HV71 won series 4–0

(3) Frölunda HC vs. (6) Skellefteå AIK

Frölunda HC won series 4–3

(4) Linköpings HC vs. (5) Brynäs IF

Brynäs IF won series 4–2

(2) HV71 vs. (8) Malmö Redhawks

HV71 won series 4–1

(3) Frölunda HC vs. (5) Brynäs IF

Brynäs IF won series 4–3

(2) HV71 vs. (5) Brynäs IF

HV71 won series 4–3

Playoff scoring leaders

List shows the ten best skaters based on the number of points during the playoffs. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown. Updated as of April 29, 2017.[5]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Clark, Kevin Kevin ClarkBrynäs IF209817+310
Wellman, Casey Casey WellmanFrölunda HC149716+46
Sandberg, Filip Filip SandbergHV71166814+64
Lindblom, Oskar Oskar LindblomBrynäs IF2041014010
Önerud, Simon Simon ÖnerudHV711610313+56
Ikonen, Juuso Juuso IkonenBrynäs IF207512–50
Olofsson, Victor Victor OlofssonFrölunda HC144812+40
Lundqvist, Joel Joel LundqvistFrölunda HC1421012+66
Thörnberg, Martin Martin ThörnbergHV71146511+102
Hardt, Nichlas Nichlas HardtMalmö Redhawks13471106

Playoff leading goaltenders

These are the leaders in GAA and save percentage among goaltenders who played at least 40% of the team's minutes. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded. Updated as of April 29, 2017.[6]

GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player Team GP TOI GA SO Sv% GAA
Ortio, Joni Joni OrtioSkellefteå AIK7439:4213193.261.77
Rautio, David David RautioBrynäs IF11658:1522392.792.01
Söderström, Linus Linus SöderströmHV7116993:1135092.172.11
Eriksson, Joacim Joacim ErikssonVäxjö Lakers5304:4112191.782.36
Högberg, Marcus Marcus HögbergLinköpings HC6340:1314091.522.47

SHL awards

Guldhjälmen: Joakim Lindström, Skellefteå AIK
Guldpucken: Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Senators
Honken Trophy: Oscar Alsenfelt, Malmö Redhawks
Håkan Loob Trophy: Kevin Clark, Brynäs IF
Rookie of the Year: Andreas Borgman, HV71
Salming Trophy: Henrik Tömmernes, Frölunda HC
Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy: Simon Önerud, HV71
Guldpipan: Mikael Nord

See also

References

  1. "Statistik - SHL.se". SHL. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  2. "Start - SHL.se". SHL. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  3. "Starttider och sändningar för SM-slutspelet 2016". shl.se. February 19, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  4. "SM-slutspelet 2016". shl.se. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  5. "Statistik - SHL.se". Swedish Hockey League.
  6. "Statistik - SHL.se". Swedish Hockey League.
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