2005–06 Elitserien season

The 2005–06 Elitserien season was the 31st season of Elitserien. It ran from September 26, 2005, until March 6, 2006, with the Elitserien playoffs, the 82nd Swedish Championship, to April 18, with Färjestads BK taking the championship.

2005–06 Elitserien season
League	Elitserien
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	September 26, 2005 – March 6, 2006
Regular season
League champion	HV71
Season MVP	Kenny Jönsson (Rögle BK)
Top scorer	Andreas Karlsson (HV71)
Playoffs
Finals
Champions	Färjestads BK
Runners-up	Frölunda HC

Regular season

Final standings

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

Elitserien	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
y-HV71	50	29	10	7	4	164	107	102
x-Frölunda HC	50	28	8	12	2	169	130	96
x-Linköpings HC	50	25	14	6	5	150	117	92
x-Färjestads BK	50	23	11	12	4	134	116	84
x-Luleå HF	50	22	12	11	5	147	124	83
x-Modo Hockey	50	24	9	16	1	129	107	81
x-Brynäs IF	50	16	15	14	5	114	129	67
x-Mora IK	50	17	11	20	2	123	135	66
e-Timrå IK	50	16	10	21	3	104	128	59
e-Djurgårdens IF	50	13	13	21	3	124	160	58
r-Södertälje SK	50	11	10	25	4	110	161	44
r-Leksands IF	50	9	11	28	2	96	150	41

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

Playoffs

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

Playoff bracket

In the first round, the highest remaining seed chose which of the four lowest remaining seeds to be matched against. In the second round, the highest remaining seed was matched against the lowest remaining seed. 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	HV71	4
	8	Mora IK	1
						1	HV71	3
						4	Färjestads BK	4
	2	Frölunda HC	4
	7	Brynäs IF	0
											2	Frölunda HC	2
	(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
											4	Färjestads BK	4
	3	Linköping HC	4
	5	Luleå HF	2
						2	Frölunda HC	4
						3	Linköping HC	3
	4	Färjestads BK	4
	6	Modo Hockey	1

Swedish Champions 2005–06
Färjestads BK Seventh Title

Elitserien awards

Le Mat Trophy: Färjestads BK
Guldpucken: Kenny Jönsson, Rögle BK
Guldhjälmen: Andreas Karlsson, HV71
Honken Trophy: Johan Holmqvist, Brynäs IF
Håkan Loob Trophy: Tomi Kallio, Frölunda HC; Andreas Karlsson, HV71
Rookie of the Year: Nicklas Bäckström, Brynäs IF
Guldpipan: Thomas Andersson, Gävle

See also

• 2005 in sports
• 2006 in sports

External links

Media related to 2005-2006 Swedish Elite League season at Wikimedia Commons

• Hockeyligan.se — Official site
• Swehockey.se — Official statistics