2003–04 Eliteserien season

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2003–04 Eliteserien season
League Eliteserien
Sport Ice hockey
Number of teams 10
Regular-season winner Storhamar Dragons
Champions Storhamar Dragons
GET-ligaen seasons

The 2003–04 Eliteserien season ended with Storhamar Dragons claiming their fifth Norwegian title after defeating Vålerenga in double overtime in game 7. Michael Smithurst scored the game winner nearly two minutes into the second extra period in front of 7,405 spectators.[1]

Regular season

Final standings

Rk Team Pts W OTW OTL L GF-GA
1 Storhamar Dragons 94 29 2 3 8 151-87
2 Vålerenga 92 28 3 2 9 183-89
3 Trondheim Black Panthers 83 25 3 2 12 160-100
4 Frisk Tigers 74 20 5 4 13 152-118
5 Sparta Warriors 64 19 2 3 18 124-126
6 Stavanger Oilers 63 19 1 4 18 163-152
7 Stjernen 62 16 6 2 19 152-137
8 Bergen Flyers 43 11 3 4 24 105-173
9 Lillehammer 42 12 2 2 26 101-154
10 Manglerud Star 13 4 0 1 37 80-235

Playoffs

After the regular season, the new standard of eight teams qualified for the playoffs. In the first round, the two highest remaining seeds were drawn against the two lowest remaining seeds; in the second round, the highest remaining seed was drawn against one of the two lowest. In each round the higher-seeded team was awarded home ice advantage, giving them a possible maximum of three home games as opposed to the lower-seeded team's possible maximum of two. Each best-of-five series followed a 1–2–1–1 format: the higher-seeded team played at home for games 2 and 3 (plus 5 if necessary), and the lower-seeded team at home for games 1 and 4 (if necessary).[2]

The final was contested between the Storhamar Dragons and Vålerenga for the second consecutive year. In 2003, the championship had been decided in four straight games when Vålerenga won 4–0 to claim their 22nd title and 18th "double". As in the previous season, the 2004 final was played as a best-of-seven series following a 1–1–1–2–1–1 format. Storhamar, as league champions, were seeded first and played at home for games 2, 4, 5 and 7.[2] They took the lead after winning the first game 2–1 in overtime, but failed to capitalize, losing their first home game 0–4. The third and fourth games were both won by the home side. Game 5 saw Vålerenga achieve an away win in overtime to lead the series 3–2, but Storhamar came back to claim another overtime victory in Oslo and force a seventh, championship deciding game at Hamar OL-Amfi. A record 7,405 spectators turned out for the first game 7 in the history of the Norwegian Championship, in which Storhamar's Michael Smithurst scored the winning goal after 21 minutes and 54 seconds of overtime.[3][4]

Bracket

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                           
  1  Storhamar Dragons 3  
8  Bergen Flyers 0  
  1  Storhamar Dragons 3  
  6  Stavanger Oilers 0  
2  Vålerenga 3
  7  Stjernen 1  
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round)   1  Storhamar Dragons 4
  2  Vålerenga 3
  3  Trondheim Black Panthers 1  
6  Stavanger Oilers 3  
  2  Vålerenga 3
  4  Sparta Bears 1  
4  Sparta Bears 3
  5  Frisk Tigers 2  

Source: hockey.no

Norwegian Champions
2004
Storhamar Dragons
5th title

Qualifying for UPC-ligaen 2004–05

Final standings

Team GP W OTW SOW OTL SOL L GF GA Pts
1 Lillehammer (Q) 6 4 0 0 1 0 1 22 14 13
2 Comet (Q) 6 2 2 1 0 0 1 24 15 12
3 Manglerud Star 6 3 0 1 1 1 4 26 19 11
4 Hasle/Løren 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 15 39 0

GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTW = Overtime Wins; OTL = Overtime Losses; SOW = Shootout Wins; SOL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; Pts = Points; Q = Qualified
Source: speaker.no

Game log

Qualifying for UPC-ligaen 2004–05 Game Log

Round 1

26 February 2004
18:30 CET 		Hasle/Løren 4 – 7
(1–2, 1–2, 2–3) 		Manglerud Star Løren Ishall, Oslo
Attendance: 253
26 February 2004
18:30 CET 		Lillehammer 3 – 4 (OT)
(1–1, 0–1, 2–1, 0–1) 		Comet Kristins Hall, Lillehammer
Attendance: 1,101

Round 2

29 February 2004
17:00 CET 		Comet 4 – 3 (SO)
(1–0, 0–3, 2–0, 1–0, 2/5–1/5) 		Manglerud Star Halden Ishall, Halden
Attendance: 833
29 February 2004
17:00 CET 		Hasle/Løren 2 – 4
(1–2, 0–2, 1–0) 		Lillehammer Løren Ishall, Oslo
Attendance: 223

Round 3

4 March 2004
18:30 CET 		Comet 7 – 2
(3–1, 2–0, 2–1) 		Hasle/Løren Halden Ishall, Halden
Attendance: 750
4 March 2004
18:30 CET 		Manglerud Star 1 – 3
(0–1, 1–0, 0–2) 		Lillehammer Manglerudhallen, Oslo
Attendance: 382

Round 4

7 March 2004
17:00 CET 		Comet 0 – 2
(0–0, 0–1, 0–1) 		Lillehammer Halden Ishall, Halden
Attendance: 1,050
7 March 2004
17:00 CET 		Manglerud Star 8 – 2
(2–0, 4–2, 2–0) 		Hasle/Løren Manglerudhallen, Oslo
Attendance: 322

Round 5

11 March 2004
18:30 CET 		Lillehammer 7 – 2
(2–1, 4–0, 1–1) 		Hasle/Løren Kristins Hall, Lillehammer
Attendance: 850
11 March 2004
18:30 CET 		Manglerud Star 2 – 3 (OT)
(1–1, 1–1, 0–0, 0–1) 		Comet Manglerudhallen, Oslo
Attendance: 720

Round 6

14 March 2004
17:00 CET 		Hasle/Løren 3 – 6
(1–1, 2–1, 0–4) 		Comet Løren Ishall, Oslo
Attendance: 500
14 March 2004
17:00 CET 		Lillehammer 3 – 5
(2–1, 0–3, 1–1) 		Manglerud Star Kristins Hall, Lillehammer
Attendance: 1,280

References

  1. ↑ http://www.dragons.no/statistikk/content.asp?menuItem=11&docID=12480&elmID=9145 Boxscore Game 7 03-04 Finals
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sluttspill om Norgesmesterskapet menn 2003/2004" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Ice Hockey Association. 2004-03-28. http://www.hockey.no/t2.asp?p=4916&x=1&a=82406. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 
  3. ↑ "Smithurst fikset festen" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 2004-03-28. http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/sport/article762784.ece. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 
  4. ↑ "Boxscore Game 7: Storhamar – Vålerenga". Norwegian Ice Hockey Association. http://www.hockey.no/Display.aspx?wci=wiStat&wce=ceIncidents&MatchId=1736564&linkid=3. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 

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