2004–05 Elitserien season

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The 2004–05 Elitserien season was the 30th season of Elitserien. It started on September 20, 2004, with the regular season ending March 1, 2005. The playoffs of the 81st Swedish Championship ended on April 11, with Frölunda HC taking the championship.

2004–05 Elitserien season
LeagueElitserien
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 20, 2004 – March 1, 2005
Regular season
League championFrölunda HC
Season MVPHenrik Lundqvist (Frölunda HC)
Top scorerHenrik Zetterberg (Timrå IK)
Playoffs
Finals
ChampionsFrölunda HC
  Runners-upFärjestads BK
SHL seasons

Regular season

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Final standings

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GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTW = Overtime Wins, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points

Elitserien GP W L T OTW OTL GF GA Pts
y-Frölunda HC 50 37 10 3 4 2 180 96 112
x-Linköpings HC 50 32 16 2 2 1 162 110 97
x-Timrå IK 50 30 15 5 4 2 159 118 93
x-Färjestads BK 50 29 14 7 3 1 137 108 92
x-Djurgårdens IF 50 25 22 3 2 2 131 135 78
x-Modo Hockey 50 23 22 5 2 5 143 139 77
x-Luleå HF 50 20 27 3 1 2 152 161 64
x-Södertälje SK 50 20 27 3 4 2 127 144 61
e-Mora IK 50 19 28 3 3 4 151 172 61
e-HV71 50 17 31 2 2 6 123 163 57
r-Brynäs IF 50 14 31 5 2 2 123 182 47
r-Malmö Redhawks 50 12 35 3 2 2 111 171 39

x - clinched playoff spot, y - clinched regular season league title, e - eliminated from playoff contention, r - play in relegation series

Scoring leaders

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GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
  Henrik Zetterberg Timrå IK 50 19 31 50 +15 24
  Kristian Huselius Linköpings HC 34 14 35 49 +20 10
  Mattias Weinhandl Modo Hockey 50 26 20 46 +3 18
  Shawn Horcoff Mora IK 50 19 27 46 –11 117
  Nils Ekman Djurgårdens IF 44 18 27 45 +2 106
  Brendan Morrison Linköpings HC 45 16 28 44 +30 50
  Niklas Andersson Frölunda HC 44 14 27 41 +22 16
  Mike Knuble Linköpings HC 49 26 13 39 +24 40
  Martin Plüss Frölunda HC 46 23 16 39 +14 42
  Marcus Nilson Djurgårdens IF 48 17 22 39 +11 110

Leading goaltenders

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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
  Henrik Lundqvist Frölunda HC 44 2641:51 79 6 .936 1.79
  Fredrik Norrena Linköpings HC 43 2521:59 78 5 .935 1.86
  Martin Gerber Färjestads BK 30 1827:33 58 4 .929 1.90
  Miikka Kiprusoff Timrå IK 46 2718:59 97 5 .916 2.14
  Björn Bjurling Djurgårdens IF 24 1441:37 61 1 .913 2.54
  Tommy Salo Modo Hockey 36 2164:53 93 0 .909 2.58
  Rastislav Staňa Södertälje SK 45 2562:08 116 3 .914 2.72
  Pasi Nurminen Malmö Redhawks 30 1755:06 86 3 .900 2.94
  Stefan Liv HV71 40 2404:17 119 2 .893 2.97
  Tero Leinonen Mora IK 48 2768:05 148 2 .894 3.21

Playoffs

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After the regular season, the standard of 8 teams qualified for the playoffs.

Playoff bracket

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In the first round, the highest remaining seed chose which of the four lowest remaining seeds to be matched against. In each round the higher-seeded team was awarded home ice advantage. Each best-of-seven series followed a 1–1–1–2–1–1 format: the higher-seeded team played at home for games 2 and 4 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary), and the lower-seeded team was at home for game 1, 3 and 6 (if necessary).

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Frölunda HC 4
7 Luleå HF 0
1 Frölunda HC 4
5 Djurgårdens IF 1
4 Färjestads BK 4
6 Modo Hockey 2
1 Frölunda HC 4
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
4 Färjestads BK 1
3 Timrå IK 3
5 Djurgårdens IF 4
8 Södertälje SK 0
4 Färjestads BK 4
2 Linköpings HC 2
8 Södertälje SK 4

Playoff scoring leaders

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GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
  Daniel Alfredsson Frölunda HC 14 12 6 18 +13 8
  Niklas Andersson Frölunda HC 14 10 3 13 +10 4
  Tomi Kallio Frölunda HC 14 7 6 13 +10 6
  Jonas Johnson Frölunda HC 14 2 10 12 +10 8
  Marcel Jenni Färjestads BK 15 5 6 11 +3 45
  Samuel Påhlsson Frölunda HC 14 4 7 11 +14 24
  Jonas Höglund Färjestads BK 15 4 7 11 +2 8
  Per-Johan Axelsson Frölunda HC 14 1 10 11 +13 18
  Nils Ekman Djurgårdens IF 12 4 5 9 –3 20
  Christian Bäckman Frölunda HC 14 2 7 9 +17 10

Playoff leading goaltenders

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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
  Henrik Lundqvist Frölunda HC 14 854:27 15 6 .962 1.05
  Fredrik Norrena Linköpings HC 6 383:48 13 0 .921 2.03
  Rastislav Staňa Södertälje SK 10 605:14 22 1 .920 2.18
  Miikka Kiprusoff Timrå IK 6 356:44 13 0 .890 2.19
  José Théodore Djurgårdens IF 12 728:02 27 0 .922 2.23
Swedish Champions
2004–05
Frölunda HC
Third Title

Elitserien awards

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Le Mat Trophy: Frölunda HC
Guldpucken: Henrik Lundqvist, Frölunda HC
Guldhjälmen: Henrik Lundqvist, Frölunda HC
Honken Trophy: Henrik Lundqvist, Frölunda HC
Håkan Loob Trophy: Mike Knuble, Linköpings HC; Mattias Weinhandl, Modo Hockey
Rookie of the Year: Oscar Steen, Färjestads BK
Guldpipan: Thomas Andersson, Gävle

NHL lockout players

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Due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout that ultimately cancelled the entirety of the 2004–05 NHL season, the following then-NHL players represented these Elitserien teams during the season:

See also

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