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| 2013–14 SHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Swedish Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 14 September 2013 – 21 April 2014 |
| Number of games | 55 (330 total) |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Total attendance | 1,974,388[1] |
| Average attendance | 5,983[1] |
| Regular season | |
| League Champion | Skellefteå AIK |
| Season MVP | Joakim Lindström (Skellefteå AIK) |
| Top scorer | Pär Arlbrandt (Linköpings HC) |
| Playoffs | |
| Playoffs MVP | Joakim Lindström (Skellefteå AIK) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Skellefteå AIK |
| Runners-up | Färjestad BK |
The 2013–14 SHL season was the 39th season of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). The regular season began on 14 September 2013 and ended on 8 March 2014.[2] The following playoffs began on 15 March 2014 and ended on 21 April 2014. It was the first season since the league changed name from Elitserien to Swedish Hockey League in June 2013.[3]
Skellefteå AIK defended their 2013 Swedish Championship title by defeating Färjestad BK four games to zero in the Finals. Skellefteå AIK became the first team to defend the Swedish Championship title since Djurgårdens IF did so with their consecutive Swedish Championship titles in 2000 and 2001. Skellefteå AIK also became the first team since Brynäs IF in 1976–77 to win consecutive Swedish Championships by not losing a single game in both Finals series.
A number of format changes were introduced this season. Instead of the top eight teams in the regular season qualifying for the playoffs and the teams ranked 9–10 ending their season, the top six teams qualified for the playoffs directly, and the four teams ranked 7–10 played a best-of-three series and battled for the two remaining playoff spots. The two teams ranked 11–12 still had to play in the Kvalserien round-robin tournament in order to requalify for the SHL. Also, the top three teams no longer got to pick their opponents in the quarterfinals; instead, the first-ranked team faced the lowest-ranked winner of the two best-of-three series, the second-ranked team faced the other winner of the two best-of-three-series, the third-ranked team faced the sixth-ranked team, and the fourth-ranked team faced the fifth-ranked team.[4]
In Kvalserien, Örebro HK requalified and Djurgårdens IF qualified for the 2014–15 SHL season at the expense of AIK.
Participating teams
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIK | Stockholm | Hovet | 8,094 |
| Brynäs IF | Gävle | Läkerol Arena | 8,585 |
| Frölunda HC | Gothenburg | Scandinavium | 12,044 |
| Färjestad BK | Karlstad | Löfbergs Arena | 8,647 |
| HV71 | Jönköping | Kinnarps Arena | 7,000 |
| Leksands IF | Leksand | Tegera Arena | 7,650 |
| 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 |
| Växjö Lakers | Växjö | Vida Arena | 5,700 |
| Örebro HK | Örebro | Behrn Arena | 5,200 |
League changes
Similar to the system in the Finnish Liiga, only the top six teams qualified directly for the playoffs. The four teams ranked 7–10 played a best-of-three series, known as Play In, in order to qualify for the playoffs. The seventh-ranked team faced the tenth-ranked team and the eighth-ranked team faced the ninth-ranked team, with the better-ranked teams receiving home advantage in two games if necessary to determine a winner of the series. The winners of these two best-of-three series took the two remaining playoff spots. The teams ranked 11–12 were still forced to play in the Kvalserien in order to requalify for the next season of the SHL.[4]
From this season, the ability for the top three teams to pick their opponents in the quarterfinals was dropped; instead, the first-ranked team faced the lowest-ranked winner of the two best-of-three series, the second-ranked team faced the other winner of the two best-of-three series, the third-ranked team faced the sixth-ranked team, and the fourth-ranked team faced the fifth-ranked team.[4]
Summary
This season's outdoor game was played on December 14, 2013, between Frölunda HC and Skellefteå AIK at Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg. The game was won by Skellefteå 4–1 in front of 13,452 spectators.[5] It was the second SHL outdoor game to be hosted in Gothenburg, Sweden's second largest city, as well as the second SHL outdoor game featuring Frölunda HC.[6]
On February 8, 2014, Leksands IF defenceman Patrik Hersley scored his 22nd goal of the season. With this, he broke the previous record for the number of goals by a defenceman in an SHL regular season, set by Jan Huokko in the 1998–99 season with 21 goals.[7] Hersley added another two goals to finish the regular season with 24 goals. He was awarded the Salming Trophy, as the SHL's best defenceman, for his performance.[8]
Linköpings HC forward Pär Arlbrandt finished the season with 71 points, becoming the third player in league history (after Håkan Loob and Bud Holloway) to score 70 points in a regular season.[9]
Regular season
Standings
Updated as of March 8, 2014.
| 2013–14 SHL season | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skellefteå AIKy | 55 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 179 | 121 | +58 | 111 |
| Frölunda HCx | 55 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 153 | 123 | +30 | 102 |
| Växjö Lakersx | 55 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 156 | 130 | +26 | 94 |
| Brynäs IFx | 55 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 163 | 152 | +11 | 85 |
| Färjestad BKx | 55 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 143 | 134 | +9 | 85 |
| Luleå HFx | 55 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 136 | 115 | +21 | 84 |
| Leksands IFp | 55 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 118 | 155 | –37 | 83 |
| Modo Hockeyp | 55 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 131 | 132 | –1 | 81 |
| Linköpings HCp | 55 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 174 | 167 | +7 | 78 |
| HV71p | 55 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 146 | 182 | –36 | 71 |
| Örebro HKr | 55 | 13 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 119 | 160 | –41 | 61 |
| AIKr | 55 | 12 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 124 | 171 | –47 | 55 |
x – clinched playoff spot; y – clinched regular season league title; p – qualified for Play In; r – play in relegation series
Statistics
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. Updated as of the end of the regular season.[10]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pär Arlbrandt |
Linköpings HC | 53 | 26 | 45 | 71 | +5 | 66 |
| Joakim Lindström |
Skellefteå AIK | 55 | 23 | 40 | 63 | +15 | 72 |
| Linus Klasen |
Luleå HF | 54 | 28 | 29 | 57 | +13 | 45 |
| Simon Hjalmarsson |
Linköpings HC | 55 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 0 | 87 |
 Chad Kolarik |
Linköpings HC | 53 | 30 | 18 | 48 | 0 | 64 |
| Oscar Möller |
Skellefteå AIK | 48 | 27 | 18 | 45 | +13 | 14 |
| Joakim Hillding |
Färjestad BK | 55 | 18 | 23 | 41 | +7 | 22 |
| Ryan Gunderson |
Brynäs IF | 54 | 8 | 33 | 41 | +13 | 14 |
| Viktor Arvidsson |
Skellefteå AIK | 50 | 16 | 24 | 40 | +4 | 59 |
| Dennis Rasmussen |
Växjö Lakers | 52 | 16 | 24 | 40 | +6 | 20 |
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. Updated as of the end of the regular season.[11]
GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average