2011–12 Elitserien season
Sports season
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The 2011–12 Elitserien season was the 37th season of Elitserien. The regular season began on 13 September 2011 and ended on 6 March 2012. The following playoffs began on 10 March 2012 and ended on 19 April. Färjestad BK were the defending Swedish Champions. Brynäs IF won their first Swedish Championship title since 1999, as well as their 13th in history, after defeating Skellefteå AIK in six games.
| 2011–12 Elitserien season | |
|---|---|
| League | Elitserien |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 13 September 2011 – 19 April 2012 |
| Total attendance | 2,109,819[1] (reg. season) |
| Average attendance | 6,393[1] (reg. season) |
| Regular season | |
| League champion | Luleå HF |
| Season MVP | Jakob Silfverberg (Brynäs IF) |
| Top scorer | Robert Rosén (AIK) |
| Playoffs | |
| Playoffs MVP | Jakob Silfverberg (Brynäs IF) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Brynäs IF |
| Runners-up | Skellefteå AIK |
The regular season was won by Luleå HF, for the first time since 1996, while Djurgårdens IF and Timrå IK were forced to play in the 2012 Kvalserien for survival in the highest division.
In Kvalserien, Timrå IK requalified and Rögle BK qualified for the 2012–13 Elitserien season at the expense of Djurgårdens IF.
To allow for local music events as well as other ice hockey ones, this season had three mid-season breaks: the first between 8–14 November 2011, the second between 12–20 December, and the third between 5–14 February 2012. To increase interest for Elitserien, the 2011–12 season's schedule was more active: from 14–29 November 2011 and 16–31 January 2012, there were Elitserien games every day (except for two days, 20 November and 22 January). Also, in the playoffs, there were quarterfinals every day (the four quarterfinal series were split into two quarterfinals per day).[2][3][4]
A significant change in this Elitserien season was that the clubs wouldn't be fined for supporter incidents as long as the clubs correctly followed the security rules.[5]
On 17 October 2011, the Swedish Police Authority decided that the police should be economically compensated for their efforts during sports events held by joint-stock companies (JSC). This mainly affected the league's two Stockholm clubs Djurgårdens IF and AIK. As a result, AIK were forced to sell forward Linus Videll to Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on 24 October 2011.[6]
Participating teams
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIK | Stockholm | Hovet1 | 8,094 |
| Brynäs IF | Gävle | Läkerol Arena | 8,585 |
| Djurgårdens IF | Stockholm | Hovet1 | 8,094 |
| Frölunda HC | Gothenburg | Scandinavium | 12,044 |
| Färjestad BK | Karlstad | Löfbergs Lila Arena | 8,647 |
| HV71 | Jönköping | Kinnarps Arena | 7,000 |
| Linköpings HC | Linköping | Cloetta Center | 8,500 |
| Luleå HF | Luleå | Coop Norrbotten Arena | 6,300 |
| Modo Hockey | Örnsköldsvik | Fjällräven Center | 7,600 |
| Skellefteå AIK | Skellefteå | Skellefteå Kraft Arena | 6,001 |
| Timrå IK | Timrå | E.ON Arena | 6,000 |
| Växjö Lakers | Växjö | Vida Arena | 5,329 |
^The local derby games between AIK and Djurgårdens IF were played in the Ericsson Globe, which has a capacity of 13,850 spectators.
Notable games
The first game of the season was played on 13 September 2011 between Frölunda HC and the Elitserien newcomers Växjö Lakers. The game counted as round 6 and was won by Frölunda 2–0 in front of an outsold Scandinavium, with Frölunda defenceman Christian Bäckman scoring the first goal of the season.[7]
The first Småland derby game in Elitserien history was played on 8 October 2011 between reigning regular-season champions HV71 and Växjö Lakers, at Kinnarps Arena in Jönköping.[8] In front of a sold out Kinnarps Arena—exactly 7,000 spectators—Växjö Lakers came out with a 3–2 victory in a shootout. Växjö Lakers forward Mike Iggulden scored three penalty shot goals in the game, two of them counted in the statistics.[9]
On 22 September 2011, Linköpings HC forward Mikael Håkanson played his 912th Elitserien game—regulation and playoff games included—and thus wrote history as he surpassed previous record holder Roger Åkerström. However, Skellefteå AIK wiped out Linköping in that game with a 4–0 shutout win.[10]
On 23 November 2011, Linköpings HC forward Andreas Jämtin became the most penalized player in Elitserien history. He received a penalty of five minutes for elbowing and a match penalty after a hit on Luleå HF's Daniel Mannberg to reach a total of 1088 penalty minutes, surpassing Thomas Berglund's 1083.[11][12]
Like the previous season, an outdoor game was played. It was played between HV71 and Linköpings HC (known as the E4 rivalry) on 10 December 2011, in a temporary arena at Elmia. The outdoor game was played as part of HV71 celebrating its 40th anniversary as a club. For the first time since the start of the yearly tradition of Elitserien outdoor games in 2009, the road team—this year Linköping—came out on top with a 1–0 overtime win in a tight game. 18,884 spectators attended the game, setting a new record for the most spectators at a single sports event in Jönköping; the previous record was 18,582 spectators, set at Stadsparksvallen in 1950.[13][14][15][16]
3D broadcasting
Certain chosen games were broadcast in 3D, marking the first time in history that Elitserien was broadcast in 3D.[17] The local derby game on 20 September 2011, between Stockholm rivals Djurgårdens IF and AIK at the Ericsson Globe, was the first game to have a 3D broadcast.[18] In front of a soldout Ericsson Globe, the game ended 4–2 in Djurgården's favour.[19]
Pre-game honours
As a result of the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash, where Swedish former HV71 goaltender Stefan Liv and the entire Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team were killed, the premier round games between 13 and 15 September 2011 began with a one-minute silence.[20] In honour of Stefan Liv, his No. 1 jersey was retired and raised to the rafters by HV71 in Kinnarps Arena prior to HV71's home game against Timrå IK on 10 January 2012.[21]
Djurgårdens IF legend Sven Tumba died on 1 October 2011. As a result, Tumba was honoured in all Elitserien arenas that day. The biggest honours were held in Djurgården's home game against Växjö Lakers at Hovet, which was won by Djurgården 2–1.[22][23]
On 24 January 2012, former five-time Djurgården Swedish champion Charles Berglund's No. 2 jersey was retired and raised to the rafters in Hovet prior to a game against Färjestad. Djurgården won 2–1 after a shootout.[24][25][26]
Regular season
Standings
| 2011–12 Elitserien season | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luleå HFy | 55 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 128 | 104 | +24 | 100 |
| Skellefteå AIKx | 55 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 148 | 125 | +23 | 95 |
| HV71x | 55 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 151 | 130 | +21 | 92 |
| Brynäs IFx | 55 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 148 | 140 | +8 | 92 |
| Frölunda HCx | 55 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 140 | 113 | +27 | 90 |
| Färjestad BKx | 55 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 124 | 124 | 0 | 87 |
| AIKx | 55 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 146 | 132 | +14 | 82 |
| Modo Hockeyx | 55 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 146 | 147 | –1 | 79 |
| Växjö Lakers HCe | 55 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 124 | 133 | –9 | 77 |
| Linköpings HCe | 55 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 120 | 138 | –18 | 72 |
| Djurgårdens IFr | 55 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 123 | 144 | –21 | 72 |
| Timrå IKr | 55 | 10 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 115 | 183 | –68 | 52 |
x – clinched playoff spot; y – clinched regular season league title; e – eliminated from playoff contention; r – play in relegation series
Statistics
Scoring leaders
Updated as of the end of the regular season.[27]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Robert Rosén | AIK | 55 | 21 | 39 | 60 | +22 | 20 |
| Jakob Silfverberg | Brynäs IF | 49 | 24 | 30 | 54 | –2 | 10 |
| Nicklas Danielsson | Modo Hockey | 53 | 21 | 31 | 52 | +26 | 77 |
 Per-Åge Skrøder | Modo Hockey | 53 | 22 | 29 | 51 | +21 | 52 |
 Bud Holloway | Skellefteå AIK | 55 | 21 | 28 | 49 | +11 | 32 |
| Richard Gynge | AIK | 55 | 28 | 16 | 44 | +12 | 18 |
 Rob Schremp | Modo Hockey | 55 | 19 | 22 | 41 | +1 | 48 |
| Mathis Olimb | Frölunda HC | 55 | 10 | 31 | 41 | +23 | 34 |
| Niklas Olausson | Luleå HF | 53 | 8 | 33 | 41 | +10 | 20 |
 Mika Pyörälä | Frölunda HC | 53 | 22 | 18 | 40 | +24 | 12 |
Leading goaltenders
These are the leaders in GAA among goaltenders who have played at least 40% of the team's minutes. Updated as of the end of the regular season.[28]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Frederik Andersen | Frölunda HC | 39 | 2335:11 | 65 | 7 | .941 | 1.67 |
| Johan Gustafsson | Luleå HF | 29 | 1753:35 | 51 | 6 | .930 | 1.74 |
| Joacim Eriksson | Skellefteå AIK | 33 | 2016:14 | 61 | 3 | .932 | 1.82 |
| David Rautio | Luleå HF | 27 | 1602:44 | 49 | 4 | .925 | 1.83 |
| Cristopher Nihlstorp | Färjestad BK | 45 | 2590:08 | 88 | 5 | .923 | 2.04 |
| Viktor Fasth | AIK | 46 | 2682:50 | 95 | 5 | .931 | 2.12 |
 Martin Gerber | Växjö Lakers HC | 42 | 2417:16 | 88 | 4 | .928 | 2.18 |
| Fredrik Norrena | Linköpings HC | 47 | 2698:54 | 104 | 4 | .918 | 2.31 |
| Gustaf Wesslau | Djurgårdens IF | 54 | 3216:41 | 126 | 2 | .917 | 2.35 |
| Johan Holmqvist | Brynäs IF | 28 | 1598:48 | 63 | 1 | .917 | 2.36 |
| Daniel Larsson | HV71 | 36 | 2107:55 | 83 | 1 | .915 | 2.36 |
Attendance
| # | Club | Home | Away | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Average | Total | Average | Total | Average | ||
| 1 | Frölunda HC | 293,499 | 10,482 | 157,508 | 5,833 | 451,007 | 8,200 |
| 2 | Djurgårdens IF | 208,535 | 7,723 | 185,907 | 6,639 | 394,442 | 7,171 |
| 3 | HV 71 | 202,498 | 7,232 | 169,535 | 6,279 | 372,033 | 6,764 |
| 4 | Linköpings HC | 186,403 | 6,903 | 169,578 | 6,413 | 365,981 | 6,654 |
| 5 | Färjestads BK | 184,516 | 6,589 | 177,624 | 6,578 | 362,140 | 6,584 |
| 6 | Brynäs IF | 169,167 | 6,265 | 185,736 | 6,633 | 354,903 | 6,452 |
| 7 | MODO Hockey | 171,340 | 6,119 | 178,091 | 6,595 | 349,431 | 6,353 |
| 8 | AIK | 152,600 | 5,450 | 181,699 | 6,733 | 334,399 | 6,079 |
| 9 | Luleå HF | 144,339 | 5,154 | 169,428 | 6,275 | 313,767 | 5,704 |
| 10 | Växjö Lakers HC | 137,685 | 5,099 | 178,385 | 6,370 | 316,070 | 5,746 |
| 11 | Skellefteå AIK | 137,114 | 5,078 | 176,052 | 6,287 | 313,166 | 5,693 |
| 12 | Timrå IK | 122,123 | 4,523 | 170,176 | 6,077 | 292,299 | 5,314 |
Playoffs
Playoff bracket
In the first round, the top-seeded team chose which of the four lowest remaining seeds to be matched against; the 2nd-seed chose any of the three remaining seeds; the 3rd-seed chose any of the two remaining seeds; and the 4th-seed was automatically matched against the remaining seed. In the second round, the highest remaining seed was matched against the lowest remaining seed, while two remaining seeds matched up against each other. In each round the higher-seeded team was awarded home ice advantage. Each best-of-seven series followed an alternating home team format: the higher-seeded team played at home for games 1 and 3 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary), and the lower-seeded team was at home for games 2 and 4 (plus 6 if necessary).
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Luleå HF | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | AIK | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Skellefteå AIK | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | AIK | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Skellefteå AIK | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Modo Hockey | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Skellefteå AIK | 2 | ||||||||||||
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Brynäs IF | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | HV71 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Färjestad BK | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Brynäs IF | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Färjestad BK | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Brynäs IF | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Frölunda HC | 2 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
(1) Luleå HF vs. (7) AIK
Luleå entered the playoffs as the regular-season champions for the first time since 1996, with 100 points. AIK finished the regular season as the seventh seed with 82 points. This was the second playoff series between these teams; in 1997, Luleå defeated AIK in three games to advance to the finals. In the regular season, Luleå won four of the five games against AIK, allowing no goals in either of these four games.
| March 10 | Luleå HF | 6–3 | AIK | Coop Norrbotten Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 15:04 - Oscar Ahlström 1 | ||||||
| Chris Abbott 1–02:53 Toni Koivisto 1–18:50 |
Second period | 13:27 - Patric Blomdahl 1 | ||||||
| Sebastian Enterfeldt 1–03:25 Johan Harju 1 - pp - 11:48 Sebastian Meijer 1 - en - 17:35 Simon Hjalmarsson 1 - en - 19:30 |
Third period | 17:59 - Oscar Ahlström 2 | ||||||
| Johan Gustafsson 25 saves / 28 shots | Goalie stats | Viktor Fasth 33 saves / 37 shots | ||||||
| March 12 | AIK | 4–2 | Luleå HF | Hovet | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 09:00 - pp - Toni Koivisto 2 | ||||||
| Christian Sandberg 1 - pp - 01:27 Oscar Ahlström 3–06:17 Daniel Rudslätt 1–12:05 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jonas Liwing 1–13:52 | Third period | 19:43 - pp - Sebastian Enterfeldt 2 | ||||||
| Viktor Fasth 28 saves / 30 shots | Goalie stats | David Rautio 29 saves / 33 shots | ||||||
| March 14 | Luleå HF | 2–3 | AIK | Coop Norrbotten Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Johan Fransson 1–17:05 | Second period | 10:48 - pp - Stefan Johansson 1 12:27 - Kent McDonell 1 13:47 - sh - Daniel Bång 1 | ||||||
| Niklas Olausson 1–05:15 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Johan Gustafsson 22 saves / 25 shots | Goalie stats | Viktor Fasth 34 saves / 36 shots | ||||||
| March 16 | AIK | 4–1 | Luleå HF | Hovet | Recap | |||
| Johannes Salmonsson 1–04:29 Josh MacNevin 1–13:20 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Dick Tärnström 1–18:45 | Second period | 11:33 - Joonas Vihko 1 | ||||||
| Kent McDonell 2–11:34 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Viktor Fasth 19 saves / 20 shots | Goalie stats | Johan Gustafsson 29 saves / 33 shots | ||||||
| March 18 | Luleå HF | 0–3 | AIK | Coop Norrbotten Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | |||||||
| Second period | 12:49 - Oscar Ahlström 4 | |||||||
| Third period | 2:20 - pp - Patric Blomdahl 2 19:53 - en - Christian Sandberg 2 | |||||||
| David Rautio 24 saves / 27 shots | Goalie stats | Viktor Fasth 31 saves / 31 shots | ||||||
| AIK won series 4–1 | |
(2) Skellefteå AIK vs. (8) Modo Hockey
Skellefteå finished second in the regular season with 95 points. Modo finished eighth and managed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2007. The teams previously met in the 1978 semifinals, where Modo were swept in two games by Skellefteå. Skellefteå won all five games against Modo in the regular season, although each game was decided by only one goal.
| March 10 | Skellefteå AIK | 3–2 | Modo Hockey | Skellefteå Kraft Arena | Recap | |||
| Bud Holloway 1 - pp - 14:51 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jimmie Ericsson 1–12:31 Pierre-Édouard Bellemare 1 - pp - 14:16 |
Second period | 09:22 - pp - Dick Axelsson 1 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 13:50 - Dick Axelsson 2 | ||||||
| Joacim Eriksson 27 saves / 29 shots | Goalie stats | Mikael Tellqvist 36 saves / 39 shots | ||||||
| March 12 | Modo Hockey | 0–4 | Skellefteå AIK | Fjällräven Center | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 09:54 - Bud Holloway 2 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 02:28 - pp - Christian Söderström 1 18:21 - Bud Holloway 3 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 17:33 - en - Erik Forssell 1 | ||||||
| Mikael Tellqvist 22 saves / 25 shots | Goalie stats | Joacim Eriksson 29 saves / 29 shots | ||||||
| March 14 | Skellefteå AIK | 2–3 | OT | Modo Hockey | Skellefteå Kraft Arena | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jimmie Ericsson 2 - pp - 00:31 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Oscar Möller 1 - pp - 17:42 | Third period | 06:18 - Per-Åge Skrøder 1 13:31 - Mattias Ritola 1 | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 04:03 - ps - Rob Schremp 1 | ||||||
| Joacim Eriksson 22 saves / 25 shots | Goalie stats | Mikael Tellqvist 38 saves / 40 shots | ||||||
| March 16 | Modo Hockey | 1–0 | OT | Skellefteå AIK | Fjällräven Center | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Nicklas Danielsson 1–02:40 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mikael Tellqvist 44 saves / 44 shots | Goalie stats | Joacim Eriksson 36 saves / 37 shots | ||||||
| March 18 | Skellefteå AIK | 2–1 | Modo Hockey | Skellefteå Kraft Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 09:32 - pp - Niklas Sundström 1 | ||||||
| Second period | ||||||||
| Petter Granberg 1–5:24 Jimmie Ericsson 3–56:56 |
Third period | |||||||
| Joacim Eriksson 26 saves / 27 shots | Goalie stats | Mikael Tellqvist 38 saves / 40 shots | ||||||
| March 20 | Modo Hockey | 1–2 | Skellefteå AIK | Fjällräven Center | Recap | |||
| First period | 00:54 - Bud Holloway 4 07:45 - Joakim Lindström 1 | |||||||
| Second period | ||||||||
| Nicklas Danielsson 2–13:45 | Third period | |||||||
| Mikael Tellqvist 31 saves / 33 shots | Goalie stats | Joacim Eriksson 33 saves / 34 shots | ||||||
| Skellefteå AIK won series 4–2 | |
(3) HV71 vs. (6) Färjestad BK
HV71 finished third with 92 points and failed to make the top two spots for the first time since 2009. Färjestad finished sixth with 87 points, marking the team's worst regular season since 2000. The teams had previously faced each other six times; HV71 had only come out on top once. The most recent meeting was in the 2009 finals, when Färjestad won in five games to become the Swedish Champions.
| March 11 | HV71 | 1–4 | Färjestad BK | Kinnarps Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 17:43 - Rickard Wallin 1 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 01:01 - Magnus Nygren 1 08:43 - Per Åslund 1 | ||||||
| Mattias Karlsson 1–17:49 | Third period | 16:12 - en - Rickard Wallin 2 | ||||||
| Andreas Andersson 22 saves / 25 shots | Goalie stats | Cristopher Nihlstorp 24 saves / 25 shots | ||||||
| March 13 | Färjestad BK | 3–1 | HV71 | Löfbergs Lila Arena | Recap | |||
| Jonas Brodin 1 - pp - 09:45 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 01:51 - pp - Jukka Voutilainen 1 | ||||||
| Per Åslund 2–08:24 Christian Berglund 1 - en - 18:18 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Cristopher Nihlstorp 24 saves / 25 shots | Goalie stats | Andreas Andersson 32 saves / 34 shots | ||||||
| March 15 | HV71 | 4–3 | OT | Färjestad BK | Kinnarps Arena | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 02:55 - Anton Grundel 1 16:56 - Mattias Sjögren 1 | ||||||
| Johan Davidsson 1–10:34 Jesse Joensuu 1–14:00 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Per Ledin 1–11:39 | Third period | 17:12 - Mattias Sjögren 2 | ||||||
| Jesse Joensuu 2–17:07 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Andreas Andersson 5 saves / 7 shots Daniel Larsson 18 saves / 19 shots |
Goalie stats | Cristopher Nihlstorp 31 saves / 34 shots Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel 10 saves / 11 shots | ||||||
| March 17 | Färjestad BK | 3–5 | HV71 | Löfbergs Lila Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 08:20 - Jesper Fasth 1 | ||||||
| Rickard Wallin 3–01:01 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Hannes Hyvönen 1–04:46 Kristofer Berglund 1–05:06 |
Third period | 04:01 - Mattias Karlsson 2 07:46 - Jesper Fasth 2 11:01 - pp - David Petrasek 1 11:50 - Jason Krog 1 | ||||||
| Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel 18 saves / 23 shots | Goalie stats | Daniel Larsson 36 saves / 39 shots | ||||||
| March 19 | HV71 | 3–5 | Färjestad BK | Kinnarps Arena | Recap | |||
| Kamil Piros 1–07:31 | First period | |||||||
| Daniel Grillfors 1–02:33 | Second period | 07:54 - Patrik Lundh 1 15:24 - Marius Holtet 1 | ||||||
| Noah Welch 1–19:57 | Third period | 01:44 - pp - Hannes Hyvönen 2 10:46 - pp - Magnus Nygren 2 18:59 - en - Marius Holtet 2 | ||||||
| Daniel Larsson 19 saves / 24 shots | Goalie stats | Cristopher Nihlstorp 32 saves / 35 shots | ||||||
| March 21 | Färjestad BK | 2–0 | HV71 | Löfbergs Lila Arena | Recap | |||
| Marcus Paulsson 1 - pp - 11:54 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Second period | ||||||||
| Anders Bastiansen 1 - en - 19:49 | Third period | |||||||
| Cristopher Nihlstorp 30 saves / 30 shots | Goalie stats | Daniel Larsson 23 saves / 25 shots | ||||||
| Färjestad BK won series 4–2 | |
(4) Brynäs IF vs. (5) Frölunda HC
Brynäs' fourth-place finish in the regular season was the team's best since 2001. Frölunda finished fifth and made their best regular season since 2009. This was the fifth playoff series between the teams; the two most recent ones had been won by Frölunda. The previous meeting occurred in 2006, when Frölunda swept Brynäs in four games to advance to the semifinals.
| March 11 | Brynäs IF | 3–1 | Frölunda HC | Läkerol Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Daniel Widing 1 - pp - 15:57 Jonathan Granström 1–18:24 |
Second period | 19:27 - Jari Tolsa 1 | ||||||
| Calle Järnkrok 1 - en - 19:33 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Johan Holmqvist 31 saves / 32 shots | Goalie stats | Frederik Andersen 25 saves / 27 shots | ||||||
| March 13 | Frölunda HC | 2–1 | Brynäs IF | Scandinavium | Recap | |||
| Fredrik Eriksson 1–15:42 | First period | 06:06 - Jesper Ollas 1 | ||||||
| Mathis Olimb 1 - pp - 14:46 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Frederik Andersen 19 saves / 20 shots | Goalie stats | Johan Holmqvist 31 saves / 33 shots | ||||||
| March 15 | Brynäs IF | 4–3 | OT | Frölunda HC | Läkerol Arena | Recap | ||
| Jakob Silfverberg 1–16:45 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jakob Silfverberg 2 - pp - 11:01 | Second period | 03:07 - Magnus Kahnberg 1 17:25 - pp - Fredrik Pettersson 1 | ||||||
| Calle Järnkrok 2–11:51 | Third period | 05:52 - Mats Rosseli Olsen 1 | ||||||
| Ryan Gunderson 1 - pp - 14:37 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Johan Holmqvist 26 saves / 29 shots | Goalie stats | Frederik Andersen 35 saves / 39 shots | ||||||
| March 17 | Frölunda HC | 0–5 | Brynäs IF | Scandinavium | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 17:25 - Jesper Ollas 2 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 01:27 - Jakob Silfverberg 3 06:28 - pp - Mads Hansen 1 08:03 - Simon Löf 1 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 01:08 - Sebastian Wännström 1 | ||||||
| Frederik Andersen 37 saves / 42 shots | Goalie stats | Niklas Svedberg 32 saves / 32 shots | ||||||
| March 19 | Brynäs IF | 1–2 | Frölunda HC | Läkerol Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 08:42 - Henrik Tömmernes 1 | ||||||
| Second period | 00:17 - pp - Mika Pyörälä 1 | |||||||
| Niclas Andersén 1–09:43 | Third period | |||||||
| Niklas Svedberg 34 saves / 36 shots | Goalie stats | Frederik Andersen 36 saves / 37 shots | ||||||
| March 21 | Frölunda HC | 3–4 | OT | Brynäs IF | Scandinavium | Recap | ||
| Pierre Johnsson 1–07:38 | First period | 11:12 - Jakob Silfverberg 4 | ||||||
| Magnus Kahnberg 2–03:16 Anton Axelsson 1–17:28 |
Second period | |||||||
| Third period | 05:29 - Daniel Widing 2 19:33 - Jonathan Granström 2 | |||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 04:23 - Jakob Silfverberg 5 | ||||||
| Frederik Andersen 22 saves / 26 shots | Goalie stats | Niklas Svedberg 20 saves / 23 shots | ||||||
| Brynäs IF won series 4–2 | |
Semifinals
All times are local (UTC+2).
(2) Skellefteå AIK vs. (7) AIK
Skellefteå won four of the five regular-season meetings against AIK, only one of which was decided by more than one goal. In the playoffs, the teams had previously faced each other in the 1978 finals; Skellefteå came out on top and clinched the championship in three games that time.
| March 26 | Skellefteå AIK | 1–4 | AIK | Skellefteå Kraft Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Bud Holloway 5 - pp - 10:41 | Third period | 02:23 - Josh MacNevin 2 13:11 - Daniel Bång 2 16:10 - Kent McDonell 3 19:21 - en - Tobias Viklund 1 | ||||||
| Joacim Eriksson 34 saves / 37 shots | Goalie stats | Viktor Fasth 39 saves / 40 shots | ||||||
| March 28 | AIK | 4–5 | 3OT | Skellefteå AIK | Hovet | Recap | ||
| Richard Gynge 1–01:30 Johannes Salmonsson 2–06:08 |
First period | 19:32 - Joakim Lindström 2 | ||||||
| Christian Sandberg 3 - pp - 13:01 | Second period | 05:25 - Oscar Möller 2 12:23 - ps - Oscar Möller 3 | ||||||
| Stefan Johansson 2 - pp - 09:17 | Third period | 12:33 - Jimmie Ericsson 4 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third overtime period | 10:49 - pp - Jimmie Ericsson 5 | ||||||
| Viktor Fasth 59 saves / 64 shots | Goalie stats | Joacim Eriksson 43 saves / 47 shots | ||||||
| March 30 | Skellefteå AIK | 5–1 | AIK | Skellefteå Kraft Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Melker Karlsson 1–11:38 Oscar Möller 4 - ps - 19:31 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Lee Goren 1 - pp - 03:08 Lee Goren 2 - pp - 06:07 Lee Goren 3 - en - 17:47 |
Third period | 09:58 - sh - Joakim Nordström 1 | ||||||
| Joacim Eriksson 24 saves / 25 shots | Goalie stats | Viktor Fasth 35 saves / 39 shots Markus Svensson 8 saves / 8 shots | ||||||
| April 1 | AIK | 5–3 | Skellefteå AIK | Hovet | Recap | |||
| Dick Tärnström 2 - pp - 04:28 Johannes Salmonsson 3–05:00 |
First period | 07:12 - pp - Oscar Möller 5 | ||||||
| Kent McDonell 4–05:17 | Second period | 06:50 - Pierre-Édouard Bellemare 2 11:49 - Bud Holloway 6 | ||||||
| Robert Rosén 1 - pp - 15:28 Daniel Rudslätt 2 - pp - 18:44 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Viktor Fasth 23 saves / 26 shots | Goalie stats | Joacim Eriksson 30 saves / 35 shots | ||||||
| April 3 | Skellefteå AIK | 8–2 | AIK | Skellefteå Kraft Arena | Recap | |||
| Lee Goren 4–03:36 Joakim Lindström 3–06:29 Jimmie Ericsson 6 - pp - 11:28 Bud Holloway 7–18:01 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Erik Forssell 2 - pp - 13:03 | Second period | 02:59 - sh - Christian Sandberg 4 18:04 - Kent McDonell 5 | ||||||
| Anders Söderberg 1–04:48 Christian Söderström 2 - pp - 13:10 Melker Karlsson 2–13:44 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Joacim Eriksson 17 saves / 19 shots | Goalie stats | Viktor Fasth 42 saves / 50 shots | ||||||
| April 5 | AIK | 2–1 | Skellefteå AIK | Hovet | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Robert Rosén 2 - pp - 13:04 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Robert Rosén 3–03:21 | Third period | 06:23 - pp - Bud Holloway 8 | ||||||
| Viktor Fasth 39 saves / 40 shots | Goalie stats | Joacim Eriksson 22 saves / 24 shots | ||||||
| April 7 | Skellefteå AIK | 5–3 | AIK | Skellefteå Kraft Arena | Recap | |||
| Jimmie Ericsson 7 - pp - 10:56 Johan Forsberg 1–14:21 |
First period | 19:14 - Kent McDonell 6 | ||||||
| Oscar Möller 6 - pp - 05:32 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Christian Söderström 3 - pp - 01:35 Lee Goren 5 - en - 16:48 |
Third period | 09:11 - pp - Tobias Viklund 2 19:43 - sh - Daniel Bång 3 | ||||||
| Joacim Eriksson 21 saves / 24 shots | Goalie stats | Viktor Fasth 26 saves / 30 shots | ||||||
| Skellefteå AIK won series 4–3 | |
(4) Brynäs IF vs. (6) Färjestad BK
Brynäs won three of the five regular-season games against Färjestad. The teams had previously met each other in the playoffs eight times; Färjestad had come out on top in the six latest occasions. The most recent meeting occurred in 2011, when Färjestad knocked Brynäs out in the quarterfinals, winning in five games.
| March 26 | Brynäs IF | 2–3 | 2OT | Färjestad BK | Läkerol Arena | Recap | ||
| Mattias Ekholm 1–06:34 | First period | 12:16 - Stefan Meyer 1 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 09:57 - Stefan Meyer 2 | ||||||
| Daniel Widing 3–10:10 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second overtime period | 03:23 - Patrik Lundh 2 | ||||||
| Niklas Svedberg 37 saves / 40 shots | Goalie stats | Cristopher Nihlstorp 21 saves / 22 shots Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel 24 saves / 25 shots | ||||||
| March 28 | Färjestad BK | 2–4 | Brynäs IF | Löfbergs Lila Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 04:30 - pp - Calle Järnkrok 3 12:57 - Mats Lavander 1 | ||||||
| Rickard Wallin 4–00:20 Christian Berglund 2–11:07 |
Third period | 06:32 - Jonathan Granström 3 18:30 - en - Jakob Silfverberg 6 | ||||||
| Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel 32 saves / 35 shots | Goalie stats | Niklas Svedberg 29 saves / 31 shots | ||||||
| March 30 | Brynäs IF | 4–2 | Färjestad BK | Läkerol Arena | Recap | |||
| Johan Larsson 1–09:30 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Martin Johansson 1–12:25 | Second period | 09:28 - Rickard Wallin 5 16:43 - Christian Berglund 3 | ||||||
| Jonas Nordquist 1–09:26 Jakob Silfverberg 7 - en - 19:31 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Niklas Svedberg 29 saves / 31 shots | Goalie stats | Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel 25 saves / 28 shots | ||||||
| April 1 | Färjestad BK | 0–3 | Brynäs IF | Löfbergs Lila Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 11:44 - Joachim Rohdin 1 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 12:36 - Mads Hansen 2 17:03 - en - Jesper Ollas 3 | ||||||
| Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel 24 saves / 26 shots | Goalie stats | Niklas Svedberg 26 saves / 26 shots | ||||||
| April 3 | Brynäs IF | 4–2 | Färjestad BK | Läkerol Arena | Recap | |||
| Mats Lavander 2–02:32 | First period | 19:29 - Marius Holtet 3 | ||||||
| Sebastian Wännström 2–01:27 Calle Järnkrok 4–08:02 |
Second period | 00:57 - Jonas Brodin 2 | ||||||
| Jonathan Granström 4 - en - 19:18 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Niklas Svedberg 42 saves / 44 shots | Goalie stats | Cristopher Nihlstorp 19 saves / 22 shots | ||||||
| Brynäs IF won series 4–1 | |
Finals
(2) Skellefteå AIK vs. (4) Brynäs IF
Brynäs won three of the five regular-season games between the two teams. This was only the second playoff series between these teams. The first playoff meeting took place in the 1976 semifinals, when Brynäs defeated Skellefteå two games to zero and advanced to the finals.
| April 10 | Skellefteå AIK | 3–6 | Brynäs IF | Skellefteå Kraft Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 07:03 - Jesper Ollas 4 14:11 - Jakob Silfverberg 8 | ||||||
| Pierre-Édouard Bellemare 3 - pp - 09:19 | Second period | 07:01 - Joachim Rohdin 2 10:54 - pp - Martin Johansson 2 | ||||||
| Joakim Lindström 4 - pp - 05:45 Bud Holloway 9 - pp - 19:58 |
Third period | 01:42 - Joachim Rohdin 3 18:04 - en - Jakob Silfverberg 9 | ||||||
| Joacim Eriksson 22 saves / 27 shots | Goalie stats | Niklas Svedberg 43 saves / 46 shots | ||||||
| April 12 | Brynäs IF | 3–2 | OT | Skellefteå AIK | Läkerol Arena | Recap | ||
| Jörgen Sundqvist 1–13:53 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 16:16 - Niclas Burström 1 | ||||||
| Daniel Widing 4–02:26 | Third period | 18:51 - Pierre-Édouard Bellemare 4 | ||||||
| Martin Johansson 3–02:03 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Niklas Svedberg 22 saves / 24 shots | Goalie stats | Joacim Eriksson 19 saves / 22 shots | ||||||
| April 14 | Skellefteå AIK | 0–1 | Brynäs IF | Skellefteå Kraft Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 14:23 - Jonathan Granström 5 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Joacim Eriksson 17 saves / 18 shots | Goalie stats | Niklas Svedberg 38 saves / 38 shots | ||||||
| April 15 | Brynäs IF | 3–4 | OT | Skellefteå AIK | Läkerol Arena | Recap | ||
| Jakob Silfverberg 10 - pp - 03:08 Jakob Silfverberg 11 - pp - 17:41 |
First period | 14:08 - Erik Forssell 3 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 07:23 - Anders Söderberg 2 19:27 - pp - Joakim Lindström 5 | ||||||
| Ryan Gunderson 2–05:25 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 06:35 - pp - Oscar Lindberg 1 | ||||||
| Niklas Svedberg 32 saves / 36 shots | Goalie stats | Joacim Eriksson 24 saves / 27 shots | ||||||
| April 17 | Skellefteå AIK | 3–2 | Brynäs IF | Skellefteå Kraft Arena | Recap | |||
| Bud Holloway 10 - pp - 11:56 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Tomas Skogs 1–18:42 | Second period | 06:21 - Johan Larsson 2 09:04 - Jakob Silfverberg 12 | ||||||
| Oscar Möller 7–13:33 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Joacim Eriksson 20 saves / 22 shots | Goalie stats | Johan Holmqvist 34 saves / 37 shots | ||||||
| April 19 | Brynäs IF | 2–0 | Skellefteå AIK | Läkerol Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jakob Silfverberg 13–13:50 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ryan Gunderson 3–12:09 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Niklas Svedberg 29 saves / 29 shots | Goalie stats | Joacim Eriksson 26 saves / 28 shots | ||||||
| Brynäs IF won series 4–2 | |
Playoff statistics
Playoff scoring leaders
Updated as of 19 April 2012.[29]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Holloway | Skellefteå AIK | 19 | 10 | 13 | 23 | +4 | 4 |
| Jakob Silfverberg | Brynäs IF | 17 | 13 | 7 | 20 | +17 | 4 |
| Joakim Lindström | Skellefteå AIK | 19 | 5 | 12 | 17 | +1 | 22 |
| Jimmie Ericsson | Skellefteå AIK | 19 | 7 | 9 | 16 | –1 | 38 |
| Calle Järnkrok | Brynäs IF | 16 | 4 | 12 | 16 | +12 | 12 |
| Oscar Möller | Skellefteå AIK | 19 | 7 | 8 | 15 | +4 | 8 |
| Lee Goren | Skellefteå AIK | 14 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 22 |
| Kent McDonell | AIK | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +9 | 18 |
 Pierre-Édouard Bellemare | Skellefteå AIK | 15 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +6 | 12 |
| Jonathan Granström | Brynäs IF | 17 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +10 | 30 |
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 the end of the season.[29]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niklas Svedberg | Brynäs IF | 13 | 813:36 | 23 | 4 | .947 | 1.70 |
| Cristopher Nihlstorp | Färjestad BK | 7 | 399:51 | 12 | 1 | .938 | 1.80 |
| Mikael Tellqvist | Modo Hockey | 6 | 360:59 | 12 | 1 | .946 | 1.99 |
| Joacim Eriksson | Skellefteå AIK | 19 | 1199:52 | 44 | 1 | .918 | 2.20 |
| Daniel Larsson | HV71 | 4 | 233:38 | 9 | 0 | .914 | 2.31 |
| Viktor Fasth | AIK | 12 | 752:27 | 35 | 1 | .921 | 2.79 |
Elitserien awards
| Guldhjälmen: Jakob Silfverberg, Brynäs IF | |
| Guldpucken: Jakob Silfverberg, Brynäs IF | |
| Honken Trophy: Viktor Fasth, AIK | |
| Håkan Loob Trophy: Richard Gynge, AIK | |
| Rookie of the Year: Johan Larsson, Brynäs IF | |
| Salming Trophy: Mattias Ekholm, Brynäs IF | |
| Playoff MVP (later renamed the Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy): Jakob Silfverberg, Brynäs IF | |
| Guldpipan: Ulf Rönnmark |
