2018–19 Norwegian First Division (ice hockey)
The 2018–19 First Division is the 29th season of Norway's second highest ice hockey league, First Division.
| 2018–19 First Division season | |
|---|---|
| League |  Norwegian First Division |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 22 September 2018 – March 2019 |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Regular season | |
| Playoffs | |
The regular season began play on September 22, 2018, and will be concluded on March 3, 2019.[1]
The promotional and relegation playoffs began in March 2019.
Participating teams
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comet | Halden | Halden Ishall | 2,200 |
| Furuset | Oslo | Furuset Forum | 1,498 |
| Gjøvik | Gjøvik | Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall | 5,500 |
| Grüner | Oslo | Grünerhallen | 500 |
| Hasle-Løren | Oslo | Lørenhallen | 1,500 |
| Kongsvinger Knights | Kongsvinger | Kongsvinger Ishall | 2,000 |
| Narvik | Narvik | Nordkraft Arena | 1,000 |
| Nidaros | Trondheim | Leangen Ishall | 3,000 |
| Storhamar Yngres | Hamar | CC Amfi | 7,500 |
| Tønsberg | Tønsberg | Tønsberg Ishall | 400 |
Team changes
- Kongsvinger Knights was relegated through the 2017-18 promotional playoffs. Ringerike Panthers was promoted.[2]
- Kongsvinger Knights went bankrupt midway through the season, on December 18, 2018.[3]
Regular season
Standings
Updated as of March 3, 2019.
| 2017–18 season | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | +/– | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narviky | 32 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 177 | 75 | 102 | 82 |
| Grünerx | 32 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 160 | 89 | 71 | 72 |
| Comet | 32 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 176 | 83 | 93 | 72 |
| Hasle-Løren | 32 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 136 | 140 | -4 | 58 |
| Nidaros | 32 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 123 | 111 | 12 | 50 |
| Gjøvik | 32 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 131 | 135 | -4 | 45 |
| Tønsberg | 32 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 115 | 132 | -17 | 36 |
| Furuset | 32 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 168 | -98 | 23 |
| Storhamar Yngresr | 32 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 63 | 218 | -155 | 7 |
| Kongsvinger Knights | folded | ||||||||
x – clinched promotional playoff spot; y – clinched regular season league title; r – play in relegation series
Source: hockey.no
Playoffs
Promotional Playoffs
After the regular season ends, the lowest ranked team in the 2018–19 GET-ligaen and the two highest ranked teams in the First Division will compete for the right to play in the 2019–20 GET-ligaen. The tournament will be organized according to a double round robin format, where each club plays the others twice, home and away, for a total of four games. The points system and ranking method used, is the same as in the regular season.
Relegational Playoffs
After the regular season ended, the lowest ranked team in the First Division and the two highest ranked teams in the Second Division should have competed for the right to play in the 2019–20 Norwegian First Division. However, due to the bankruptcy of Kongsvinger Knights,[3] and the announcement of Storhamar Yngres to withdraw from the 2019-20 season, the spots were offered to the two best Second Division teams, Lørenskog and Haugesund Seagulls.[4]
References
- "First Division schedule". hockey.no. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
- "2017-18 Promotional_Playoffs". www.hockey.no (in Norwegian). hockey.no. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- "Tung dag for ishockeyen på Kongsvinger!". www.kilishockey.no (in Norwegian). Kongsvinger Knights. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- "Opprykkshåp for BIK: Storhamar trekker laget". www.ba.no (in Norwegian). Bergensavisen. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
External links
- Official website (in Norwegian)