2022–23 Fjordkraftligaen season

The 2022–23 Fjordkraftligaen was the 84th season of Norway's premier ice hockey league, Eliteserien, and the 3rd under the sponsorship name Fjordkraftligaen.[1]

2022–23 Fjordkraftligaen season
LeagueNorway Fjordkraftligaen
SportIce hockey
Duration9 September 2022 – 17 April 2023
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)TV 2 Sport
Regular season
League championsStavanger Oilers (7th title)
Playoffs
Norwegian championsStavanger Oilers (9th title)
Eliteserien seasons

Participating teams

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Team City Arena Capacity
Frisk Asker Asker Askerhallen 2,400
Grüner Oslo Grünerhallen 500
Lillehammer IK Lillehammer Eidsiva Arena 3,197
Manglerud Star Oslo Manglerudhallen 1,050
Ringerike Panthers Hønefoss Schjongshallen 1,500
Sparta Sarpsborg Sarpsborg Sparta Amfi 3,450
Stavanger Oilers Stavanger DNB Arena 4,377
Stjernen Fredrikstad Stjernehallen 2,473
Storhamar Hamar CC Amfi 7,000
Vålerenga Oslo Nye Jordal Amfi 5,300

Regular season

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Stavanger Oilers (C) 45 31 2 2 10 192 83 +109 99 Qualification to Fjordkraftligaen Play-offs
2 Storhamar 45 28 4 3 10 191 93 +98 95
3 Vålerenga 45 25 7 5 8 162 100 +62 94
4 Sparta Sarpsborg 45 24 8 2 11 148 99 +49 90
5 Stjernen 45 27 2 5 11 186 122 +64 90
6 Frisk Asker 45 21 4 4 16 146 144 +2 75
7 Lillehammer 45 12 4 3 26 112 168 −56 47
8 Manglerud Star (R) 45 10 1 3 31 92 192 −100 35
9 Ringerike Panthers 45 8 2 6 29 102 180 −78 34 Relegation round
10 Grüner (R) 45 4 1 2 38 81 231 −150 16
Source: Hockey.no
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

Playoffs

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After the regular season, the top eight teams qualify for the playoffs. In the first and second rounds, the highest remaining seed will choose which of the two lowest remaining seeds to be matched against. In each round the higher-seeded team will be awarded home ice advantage. Each best-of-seven series will follow a 1–1–1–1–1–1–1 format: the higher-seeded team will play at home for games 1 and 3 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary), and the lower-seeded team at home for games 2, 4 and 6 (if necessary).

Bracket

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Quarter-finals (best-of-7) Semi-finals (best-of-7) Finals (best-of-7)
         
1 Stavanger Oilers 4
7 Lillehammer 0
1 Stavanger Oilers 4
4 Sparta Sarpsborg 0
2 Storhamar 4
8 Manglerud Star 0
1 Stavanger Oilers 4
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
2 Storhamar 3
3 Vålerenga 4
6 Frisk Asker 0
2 Storhamar 4
3 Vålerenga 2
4 Sparta Sarpsborg 4
5 Stjernen 0

Source: [2]

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Finals

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Stavanger OilersStorhamar 4–3
03.04.2023 Stavanger Oilers Storhamar 0-3
05.04.2023 Storhamar Stavanger Oilers 3-2 OT
08.04.2023 Stavanger Oilers Storhamar 5-4 OT
11.04.2023 Storhamar Stavanger Oilers 1-3
13.04.2023 Stavanger Oilers Storhamar 1-4
15.04.2023 Storhamar Stavanger Oilers 0-3
17.04.2023 Stavanger Oilers Storhamar 3-0
Stavanger Oilers won the series 4–3
Norwegian Champions
2023
Stavanger Oilers
9th title

Source: [2]

Relegation round

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The bottom two teams of the regular season faced the two top teams of the First Division in the relegation round. Initially, only the top two teams of the relegation round would be qualified for the next season. However, after Manglerud Star lost their Elite License and were relegated to the third level of Norwegian ice hockey due to their financial situation,[3] Comet were given their spot in Fjordkraftligaen as the third place finisher in the relegation round.[4]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ringerike Panthers 6 3 0 1 2 18 17 +1 10
2 Lørenskog 6 3 0 1 2 16 20 −4 10
3 Comet 6 1 3 0 2 19 19 0 9
4 Grüner (R) 6 2 0 1 3 19 16 +3 7 Relegation to First Division
Source: Hockey.no
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
(R) Relegated

References

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  1. ^ "Fjordkraft blir ny ligasponsor for Eliteserien i ishockey".
  2. ^ a b "Play-offs". Hockey.no. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  3. ^ https://www.vg.no/sport/ishockey/i/zEelJv/manglerud-star-mister-lisensen-rykker-ned-til-2-divisjon
  4. ^ https://www.ha-halden.no/anken-avvist-comet-har-takket-ja-til-eliteserieplass/s/5-20-1352607
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