2004–05 Elitserien season
| League |  Elitserien
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| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 20, 2004 – March 1, 2005 |
| Regular season | |
| League Champion | Frölunda HC |
| Season MVP | Henrik Lundqvist (Frölunda HC) |
| Top scorer | Henrik Zetterberg (Timrå IK) |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals | |
| Finals champions | Frölunda HC |
| Runners-up | Färjestads BK |
| SHL seasons | |
← 2003–04 2005–06 →
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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.
Regular season
Final standings
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
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 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 | |||||||||||
| (Pairings are re-seeded after the first round) | 1 | Frölunda HC | 4 | ||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||
| Swedish Champions 2004–05 |
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| Frölunda HC Third Title |
External links
- Hockeyligan.se — Official site
- Swehockey.se — Official statistics
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