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| 2019–20 SHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Swedish Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration |
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| Regular season | |
| First place | Luleå HF |
| Top scorer | Marcus Nilsson (Färjestad BK) |
| Playoffs | |
The 2019–20 SHL season was the 45th season of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). The regular season began in September 2019 and ended in March 2020; it was scheduled to be followed by the Swedish Championship playoffs and the relegation playoffs. The league consisted of 14 teams; Leksands IF returned to the SHL after two seasons in HockeyAllsvenskan, having defeated Mora IK in the 2019 SHL qualifiers. IK Oskarshamn played in the SHL for the first time in franchise history, after defeating Timrå IK in the SHL qualifiers.
On 3 March, Luleå HF won the regular season title for the third time; after a 3–0 win over Rögle BK, coupled with defeats for Skellefteå AIK (0–1 versus Frölunda HC) and Färjestad BK (1–2 versus HV71), Luleå HF held an unassailable 14-point lead with 4 matches remaining.[1]
After the playoffs were initially delayed following the conclusion of the regular season, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden, the season was curtailed on 15 March. No Swedish champions were determined, for the first time since 1952, and the SHL featured the same teams next season.[2]
Teams
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brynäs IF | Gävle | Monitor ERP Arena | 7,909 |
| Djurgårdens IF | Stockholm | Hovet | 8,094 |
| 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 |
| Linköping HC | Linköping | Saab Arena | 8,500 |
| Luleå HF | Luleå | Coop Norrbotten Arena | 6,300 |
| Malmö Redhawks | Malmö | Malmö Arena | 13,000 |
| IK Oskarshamn | Oskarshamn | Be-Ge Hockey Center | 3,275 |
| Rögle BK | Ängelholm | Catena Arena | 5,150 |
| Skellefteå AIK | Skellefteå | Skellefteå Kraft Arena | 6,001 |
| Växjö Lakers | Växjö | Vida Arena | 5,700 |
| Örebro HK | Örebro | Behrn Arena | 5,150 |
Regular season
Each team plays 52 games, playing each of the other thirteen teams four times: twice on home ice, and twice away from home. Points are awarded for each game, where three points are awarded for winning in regulation time, two points for winning in overtime or shootout, one point for losing in overtime or shootout, and zero points for losing in regulation time. At the end of the regular season, the team that finishes with the most points is crowned the league champion.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luleå HF | 52 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 151 | 98 | +53 | 106 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Färjestad BK | 52 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 173 | 146 | +27 | 92 | |
| 3 | Rögle BK | 52 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 149 | 123 | +26 | 92 | |
| 4 | Skellefteå AIK | 52 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 149 | 122 | +27 | 90 | |
| 5 | HV71 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 158 | 130 | +28 | 89 | |
| 6 | Djurgårdens IF | 52 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 137 | 135 | +2 | 88 | |
| 7 | Frölunda HC | 52 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 154 | 126 | +28 | 85 | Qualification to Eighth-finals |
| 8 | Örebro HK | 52 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 137 | 133 | +4 | 85 | |
| 9 | Malmö Redhawks | 52 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 131 | 130 | +1 | 77 | |
| 10 | Växjö Lakers | 52 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 127 | 143 | −16 | 70 | |
| 11 | Linköping HC | 52 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 118 | 139 | −21 | 65 | |
| 12 | Brynäs IF | 52 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 132 | 168 | −36 | 60 | |
| 13 | Leksands IF | 52 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 115 | 168 | −53 | 49 | Qualification to Relegation playoffs |
| 14 | IK Oskarshamn | 52 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 110 | 180 | −70 | 44 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Statistics
Scoring leaders
The following shows the top ten players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of the regular season.[3] If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown.
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marcus Nilsson
|
Färjestad BK | 50 | 12 | 42 | 54 | +9 | 60 |
 Kodie Curran
|
Rögle BK | 48 | 12 | 37 | 49 | +8 | 67 |
 Ryan Lasch
|
Frölunda HC | 48 | 12 | 36 | 48 | −4 | 38 |
| Anton Rödin
|
Brynäs IF | 46 | 14 | 32 | 46 | +4 | 73 |
| Broc Little
|
Linköping HC | 48 | 24 | 21 | 45 | −4 | 14 |
| Mathias Bromé
|
Örebro HK | 52 | 17 | 26 | 43 | +10 | 22 |
| Per Åslund
|
Färjestad BK | 52 | 16 | 25 | 41 | +11 | 45 |
| Johannes Kinnvall
|
HV71 | 51 | 11 | 29 | 40 | +5 | 8 |
| Joakim Lindström
|
Skellefteå AIK | 47 | 16 | 23 | 39 | +8 | 45 |
| Fredrik Händemark
|
Malmö Redhawks | 52 | 14 | 24 | 38 | +9 | 65 |
Leading goaltenders
The following shows the top ten goaltenders who led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of the regular season.[4]