| 2018–19 HockeyAllsvenskan season | |
| League | HockeyAllsvenskan |
|---|---|
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 2018 – March 2019 (regular season) |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Average attendance | 2,713 (regular season) |
| TV partner(s) | C More[1] |
| First place | AIK |
| Top scorer | Nicolai Meyer (SSK) |
| Promoted to SHL[2] | Leksands IF IK Oskarshamn |
| Relegated to Hockeyettan | IK Pantern |
| HockeyAllsvenskan seasons | |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → | |
The 2018–19 HockeyAllsvenskan season is the 14th season that the second tier of Swedish ice hockey has operated under that name. The series consists of 14 teams playing a regular season in which each team plays each other team four times, twice at home and twice away. This is followed by a series of promotion and relegation tournaments, with the teams finishing first through eight participating in promotion playoffs, and the teams finishing 13th and 14th forced to requalify to avoid relegation to the Hockeyettan.[2]
Participating teams[]
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIK | Stockholm | Hovet | 8,094 |
| Almtuna IS | Uppsala | Gränby Ishall | 2,800 |
| IF Björklöven | Umeå | A3 Arena | 5,400 |
| BIK Karlskoga | Karlskoga | Nobelhallen | 6,300 |
| Karlskrona HK | Karlskrona | NKT Arena Karlskrona | 5,050 |
| Leksands IF | Leksand | Tegera Arena | 7,650 |
| Modo Hockey | Örnsköldsvik | Fjällräven Center | 7,600 |
| IK Oskarshamn | Oskarshamn | Be-Ge Hockey Center | 3,346 |
| IK Pantern | Malmö | Malmö Isstadion | 5,800 |
| Södertälje SK | Södertälje | AXA Sports Center | 6,200 |
| Tingsryds AIF | Tingsryd | Nelson Garden Arena | 3,400 |
| HC Vita Hästen | Norrköping | Himmelstalundshallen | 4,280 |
| Västerviks IK | Västervik | Plivit Trade-hallen | 2,500 |
| VIK Västerås HK | Västerås | ABB Arena Nord | 4,902 |
Regular season[]
Standings[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AIK | 52 | 30 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 172 | 116 | +56 | 109 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan finals |
| 2 | IK Oskarshamn | 52 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 158 | 103 | +55 | 98 | |
| 3 | Västerås HK | 52 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 155 | 126 | +29 | 93 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs |
| 4 | Leksands IF | 52 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 145 | 128 | +17 | 90 | |
| 5 | BIK Karlskoga | 52 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 146 | 135 | +11 | 87 | |
| 6 | Modo Hockey | 52 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 143 | 134 | +9 | 86 | |
| 7 | Karlskrona HK | 52 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 140 | 142 | −2 | 77 | |
| 8 | Västerviks IK | 52 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 136 | 130 | +6 | 76 | |
| 9 | Södertälje SK | 52 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 143 | 151 | −8 | 73 | |
| 10 | IF Björklöven | 52 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 122 | 146 | −24 | 68 | |
| 11 | IK Pantern | 52 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 116 | 159 | −43 | 65 | |
| 12 | Tingsryds AIF | 52 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 116 | 146 | −30 | 61 | |
| 13 | Almtuna IS | 52 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 128 | 160 | −32 | 61 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers |
| 14 | HC Vita Hästen | 52 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 103 | 147 | −44 | 48 |
Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 2019. Source: [1]
- Note: IK Pantern decided to withdraw from the league on 31 May 2019, due to financial problems.[3]
Post-season[]
Finals[]
The top two teams from the regular season will meet in a best-of-five tournament, with the winner advancing directly to the SHL qualifiers, and the losing team forced to play an additional playoff.[2]
AIK vs. IK Oskarshamn[]
| 11 March | AIK | 5–1 | IK Oskarshamn | Hovet | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Garry Nunn 1 – 1:06 Garry Nunn 2 – 3:49 Sam Marklund 1 – 6:28 Garry Nunn 3 – 15:35 Éric Castonguay 1 – pp – 18:14 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 8:55 – pp – Joakim Thelin 1 | ||||||
| Erik Källgren (27 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Adam Åhman (22 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| 13 March | IK Oskarshamn | 3–1 | AIK | Be-Ge Hockey Center | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 5:37 – Sam Marklund 2 | ||||||
| Joakim Hillding 1 – 6:20 Nicklas Heinerö 1 – 16:55 Joakim Hillding 2 – en – 19:35 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Christoffer Rifalk (26 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Johannes Jönsson (33 saves / 35 shots) | ||||||
| 15 March | AIK | 2–3 | IK Oskarshamn | Hovet | Recap | |||
| Jesper Frödén 1 – pp2 – 15:14 Sam Marklund 3 – pp2 – 15:33 |
First period | 4:40 – Nicklas Heinerö 2 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 4:30 – pp – Joakim Hillding 2 19:59 – Joakim Thelin 2 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Johannes Jönsson (22 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Christoffer Rifalk (42 saves / 44 shots) | ||||||
| 17 March | IK Oskarshamn | 3–4 | OT | AIK | Be-Ge Hockey Center | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 0:55 – Jesper Frödén 2 | ||||||
| Joakim Thelin 3 – pp – 6:11 Robin Söderqvist 1 – 10:10 |
Second period | 17:36 – Christian Sandberg 1 | ||||||
| Alex Hutchings 1 – pp – 12:02 | Third period | 8:50 – Jacob Dahlström 1 | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 2:37 – Jesper Frödén 3 | ||||||
| Christoffer Rifalk (25 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Johannes Jönsson (20 saves / 23 shots) | ||||||
| 19 March | AIK | 1–4 | IK Oskarshamn | Hovet | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 0:19 – sh – Filiph Engsund 1 12:56 – John Dahlström 1 | ||||||
| Oscar Nord 1 – 18:49 | Third period | 5:30 – sh – John Dahlström 2 17:41 – en – Jonas Engström 1 | ||||||
| Johannes Jönsson (21 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Christoffer Rifalk (37 saves / 38 shots) | ||||||
| IK Oskarshamn won series 3–2 | |
HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs[]
Teams 3–8 from the regular season will play a single round-robin tournament, with teams 3–5 getting home-ice advantage. The season is then over for all but the winning team, which advances to the meet the loser of the HockeyAllsvenskan finals in a playoff to the SHL qualifiers.[2] Teams also started with bonus points based on their position in the regular season standings. Team 3 began with three points, team 4 with two points, and team 5 with one point.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leksands IF (Q) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 15 | Advance to Playoff to the SHL qualifiers |
| 2 | Västerås HK | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 14 | Return to HockeyAllsvenskan for the 2019–20 season |
| 3 | BIK Karlskoga | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 8 | |
| 4 | Modo Hockey | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 7 | |
| 5 | Västerviks IK | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 4 | |
| 6 | Karlskrona HK | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 3 |
Playoff to the SHL qualifiers[]
In the playoff to the SHL qualifiers (Swedish: Play Off inför direktkval till SHL), the losing team from the HockeyAllsvenskan finals will meet the winning team from the HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs in a best-of-three series. The winning team will advance to the SHL qualifiers.
AIK vs. Leksands IF[]
| 22 March | AIK | 1–2 | Leksands IF | Hovet | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 2:35 – Jon Knuts (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mathias From (1) – 19:25 | Third period | 18:30 – Martin Karlsson (1; ENG) | ||||||
| Erik Källgren (17 saves / 18 shots) | Goalie stats | Axel Brage (36 saves / 37 shots) | ||||||
| 24 March | Leksands IF | 7–2 | AIK | Tegera Arena | Recap | |||
| Daniel Gunnarsson (1; PPG) – 7:32 Martin Karlsson (2) – 12:32 |
First period | 4:51 – Jesper Frödén (1) | ||||||
| Daniel Gunnarsson (2; PPG) – 7:15 David Rundqvist (1) – 10:17 Lucas Nordsäter (1) – 18:59 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mattias Ritola (1) – 0:54 Thomas Valkvæ Olsen (1) – 1:17 |
Third period | 10:09 – Garry Nunn (1; PPG) | ||||||
| Axel Brage (30 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Erik Källgren (27 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| Leksands IF won series 2–0 | |
SHL qualifiers[]
Two teams from the HockeyAllsvenskan and two teams from the SHL played a best-of-seven series, with the winners qualifying for play in the 2019–20 SHL season and the losers qualifying for play in the 2019–20 HockeyAllsvenskan season. The winner of the HockeyAllsvenskan finals met team 14 from the SHL, while the winner of the playoff to the SHL qualifiers met team 13 from the SHL.[2] Mora IK and Leksands IF faced each other for the third consecutive year, in these qualifiers.
For the first time since 2013 and for the first time since the current SHL qualifier format was introduced in 2015, both SHL teams (Timrå IK and Mora IK) failed to re-qualify for the SHL and thus were relegated. IK Oskarshamn and Leksands IF qualified for the SHL by winning their respective series. IK Oskarshamn promoted to the top-tier league for the first time in the club's history.
Timrå IK vs. IK Oskarshamn[]
| 27 March | Timrå IK | 5–4 | 2OT | IK Oskarshamn | NHK Arena | Recap | ||
| Gustav Nielsen (1) – 8:26 | First period | 3:03 – Filiph Engsund (1) 9:56 – Markus Modigs (1) | ||||||
| Hampus Larsson (1) – 2:17 | Second period | 8:15 – Janne Kivilahti (1) | ||||||
| Marcus Hardegård (1; PPG) – 12:41 Vilmos Galló (1; EA) – 19:47 |
Third period | 18:15 – Joakim Thelin (1) | ||||||
| Johannes Salmonsson (1; PPG) – 2:27 | Second overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Niklas Svedberg (26 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Christoffer Rifalk (39 saves / 44 shots) | ||||||
| 29 March | IK Oskarshamn | 3–2 | OT | Timrå IK | Be-Ge Hockey Center | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Joakim Hillding (1) – 3:01 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jonas Engström (1; PPG) – 17:26 | Third period | 12:19 – Filip Hållander (1) 19:19 – Anton Wedin (1; EA) | ||||||
| Jonas Engström (2) – 7:01 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Christoffer Rifalk (32 saves / 34 shots) | Goalie stats | Niklas Svedberg (38 saves / 41 shots) | ||||||
| 31 March | Timrå IK | 4–3 | OT | IK Oskarshamn | NHK Arena | Recap | ||
| Johannes Kinnvall (1; PPG) – 7:11 | First period | 3:29 – Markus Modigs (2) | ||||||
| Henrik Törnqvist (1; PPG) – 16:33 | Second period | 19:57 – Jonas Engström (3; PPG) | ||||||
| Filip Hållander (2) – 4:44 | Third period | 17:16 – Oskar Nilsson (1; EA) | ||||||
| Johannes Kinnvall (2; PPG) – 15:09 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Niklas Svedberg (29 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Christoffer Rifalk (38 saves / 42 shots) | ||||||
| 2 April | IK Oskarshamn | 5–2 | Timrå IK | Be-Ge Hockey Center | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Matias Sointu (1) – 14:22 | Second period | 18:59 – Gustav Nielsen (2) | ||||||
| Matias Sointu (2) – 1:52 John Dahlström (1) – 7:17 Jonas Engström (4; PPG) – 11:18 John Dahlström (2) – 14:03 |
Third period | 13:09 – Filip Hållander (3) | ||||||
| Christoffer Rifalk (21 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Niklas Svedberg (23 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| 4 April | Timrå IK | 4–1 | IK Oskarshamn | NHK Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Henrik Törnqvist (2) – 2:44 Filip Hållander (4; PPG) – 8:33 |
Second period | 14:01 – Filiph Engsund (2) | ||||||
| Filip Hållander (5) – 13:28 Henrik Törnqvist (3; PPG, ENG) – 17:46 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Niklas Svedberg (22 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Christoffer Rifalk (28 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| 6 April | IK Oskarshamn | 5–4 | OT | Timrå IK | Be-Ge Hockey Center | Recap | ||
| Joakim Hillding (2) – 10:02 Joakim Hillding (3; PPG) – 12:19 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Nicklas Heinerö (1) – 11:11 | Second period | 0:51 – Anton Wedin (2) 17:56 – Rickard Palmberg (1) | ||||||
| Joakim Thelin (2) – 11:24 | Third period | 15:12 – Hampus Larsson (2) 19:07 – Rickard Palmberg (2; EA) | ||||||
| Joakim Thelin (3) – 6:06 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Christoffer Rifalk (33 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | Niklas Svedberg (34 saves / 39 shots) | ||||||
| 8 April | Timrå IK | 0–3 | IK Oskarshamn | NHK Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 15:23 – Jonas Engström (5) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 8:58 – Matias Sointu (3) 18:33 – John Dahlström (3; ENG) | ||||||
| Victor Brattström (33 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Christoffer Rifalk (42 saves / 42 shots) | ||||||
| IK Oskarshamn won series 4–3 | |
Mora IK vs. Leksands IF[]
| 28 March | Mora IK | 3–5 | Leksands IF | Jalas Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 4:24 – Jon Knuts (1; SHG) 19:25 – Linus Persson (1) | ||||||
| Sebastian Hartmann (1) – 13:36 | Second period | 0:34 – Daniel Gunnarsson (1) 1:37 – Anton Karlsson (1) | ||||||
| John Persson (1) – 7:15 Matt Bailey (1) – 11:22 |
Third period | 19:23 – Martin Karlsson (1; ENG) | ||||||
| Janne Juvonen (21 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Axel Brage (35 saves / 38 shots) | ||||||
| 30 March | Leksands IF | 4–3 | Mora IK | Tegera Arena | Recap | |||
| Mattias Ritola (1; PPG) – 0:58 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Thomas Valkvæ Olsen (1; PS) – 4:32 Jesper Ollas (1) – 9:26 |
Second period | 11:02 – Viktor Amnér (1) 16:03 – Jonathan Carlsson (1) | ||||||
| Anton Karlsson (2) – 3:37 | Third period | 7:40 – Ryan Johnston (1) | ||||||
| Axel Brage (21 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Janne Juvonen (32 saves / 36 shots) | ||||||
| 1 April | Mora IK | 5–2 | Leksands IF | Jalas Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kevin Gagné (1) – 0:21 Oskar Svanlund (1) – 1:22 Mathias Bromé (1; PPG) – 5:04 Andrew Rowe (1; PPG) – 6:10 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mathias Bromé (2; ENG) – 18:17 | Third period | 13:48 – David Rundqvist (1) 17:42 – Filip Johansson (1) | ||||||
| Christian Engstrand (24 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Axel Brage (19 saves / 22 shots) Jonas Arntzen (7 saves / 8 shots) | ||||||
| 3 April | Leksands IF | 2–1 | Mora IK | Tegera Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Thomas Valkvæ Olsen (2) – 4:32 | Second period | 6:18 – Mathias Bromé (3) | ||||||
| Johan Porsberger (1; PPG) – 16:51 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Axel Brage (24 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Christian Engstrand (39 saves / 41 shots) | ||||||
| 5 April | Mora IK | 2–3 | OT | Leksands IF | Jalas Arena | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 13:35 – Anton Karlsson (3) | ||||||
| Spencer Abbott (1) – 0:30 Nils Carnbäck (1) – 15:41 |
Third period | 12:17 – Thomas Valkvæ Olsen (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 3:08 – August Berg (1) | ||||||
| Christian Engstrand (30 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Axel Brage (36 saves / 38 shots) | ||||||
| Leksands IF won series 4–1 | |
HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers[]
Teams 13 and 14 from the regular season will defend their spots in HockeyAllsvenskan in the HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers (Swedish: Kval till HockeyAllsvenskan). [2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HC Vita Hästen (Q) | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 21 | Qualify for the 2019–20 HockeyAllsvenskan season |
| 2 | Kristianstads IK (P, Q) | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 20 | |
| 3 | Almtuna IS (R) | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 19 | Qualify for the 2019–20 Hockeyettan season |
| 4 | Tranås AIF | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 14 | |
| 5 | Hudiksvalls HC | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 11 | |
| 6 | Bodens HF | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 34 | −19 | 5 |
Updated to match(es) played on 14 April 2019. Source: [3]
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.
- Note: Almtuna IS, despite their sporting relegation, were offered and accepted IK Pantern's spot in HockeyAllsvenskan, after Pantern decided to withdraw from the league in May 2019 due to that club's financial struggles.[4][3]
References[]
- ↑ C More förlänger med hockeyallsvenskan. Aftonbladet (21 September 2016).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Seriebestämmelser 2017/18. Swedish Ice Hockey Association.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Till alla medlemmar", IK Pantern, 31 May 2019. Retrieved on 7 June 2019. (Swedish)
- ↑ "Ja till HockeyAllsvenskan", Almtuna IS, 31 May 2019. Retrieved on 7 June 2019. (Swedish)
| HockeyAllsvenskan | |
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| Teams | AIK IF - Almtuna IS - BIK Karlskoga - Djurgårdens IF - HC Vita Hästen - IF Björklöven - Östersunds IK - Kristianstads IK - Modo Hockey - Mora IK - Södertälje SK - Tingsryds AIF - Västerås IK - Västerviks IK |
| Arenas | ABB Arena - Hägglunds Arena - Himmelstalundshallen - Hovet - Östersund Arena - Kristianstads ishall - Avicii Arena - Nelson Garden Arena - Nobelhallen - Plivit Arena - Scaniarinken - Smidjegrav Arena - Upplands Bilforum Arena - Winpos Arena |
| Seasons | 1999–2000 - 2000–01 - 2001–02 - 2002–03 - 2003–04 - 2004–05 - 2005–06 - 2006–07 - 2007–08 - 2008–09 - 2009–10 - 2010–11 - 2011–12 - 2012–13 - 2013–14 - 2014–15 - 2015–16 - 2016–17 - 2017–18 - 2018–19 - 2019–20 - 2020–21 - 2021–22 - 2022–23 |
| Related topics | Swedish Ice Hockey Association - Kvalserien (HockeyAllsvenskan) - Hockeyettan - Kvalserien - Swedish Hockey League - Guldpucken - J20 SuperElit - National men's team - National women's team |
| See also: IIHF - IIHF Continental Cup - IIHF European Champions Cup | |
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| International | World Championships - Championship - Rosters - Group A - Group B - Playoff round - Final - Division I - Division II - Division III - Under-20-Division I - Division II - Division III - Under-18 - Division I - Division II - Division III | ||||||
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