2009–10 Elitserien season

2009–10 Elitserien season
League	Elitserien
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	September 21, 2009 – March 13, 2010
Total attendance	2,049,408 (regular season) 315,291 (playoffs)
Average attendance	6,210 (regular season) 7,882 (playoffs)
Regular season
League Champion	HV71
Playoffs
Finals
Finals champions	HV71
Runners-up	Djurgårdens IF
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The 2009–10 Elitserien season was the 35th season of Elitserien. It started on September 21, 2009 and ended on March 13, 2010. The playoffs started on March 18, 2010 and ended on April 24, 2010. HV71 won the playoffs, beating Timrå IK 4–1 in the quarter final series, Skellefteå AIK 4–1 in the semi final series, and Djurgårdens IF 4–2 in the final series. The season had a mid-season break that started on February 9 and ended on February 26 to allow participation of Elitserien players in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

In Kvalserien, Södertälje SK requalified and AIK qualified for the 2010–11 Elitserien season at the expense of Rögle BK.

Regular season

Standings

Elitserien	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
y – HV71	55	25	16	14	6	3	188	155	95
x – Djurgårdens IF	55	26	17	12	2	3	161	130	92
x – Linköpings HC	55	27	20	8	3	2	163	139	92
x – Skellefteå AIK	55	26	20	9	1	4	146	141	88
x – Färjestads BK	55	25	20	10	2	5	132	144	87
x – Brynäs IF	55	20	17	18	6	1	144	124	84
x – Frölunda HC	55	22	22	11	1	1	155	156	78
x – Timrå IK	55	18	19	18	3	7	138	150	75
e – Modo Hockey	55	16	20	19	7	4	161	150	74
e – Luleå HF	55	19	23	13	4	7	139	143	74
r – Södertälje SK	55	14	27	14	7	3	131	176	63
r – Rögle BK	55	13	30	12	4	6	127	173	55

x – clinched playoff spot; y – clinched regular season league title; e – eliminated from playoff contention; r – played in relegation series

Playoffs

After the regular season, the standard of 8 teams qualify for the playoffs. HV71 won the regular season title with 95 points.

1. HV71 – Regular season champions, 95 points
2. Djurgårdens IF – 92 points (+31 goals for)
3. Linköpings HC – 92 points (+24 goals for)
4. Skellefteå AIK – 88 points
5. Färjestads BK – 87 points
6. Brynäs IF – 84 points
7. Frölunda HC – 78 points
8. Timrå IK – 75 points

Playoff bracket

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

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	1	HV71	4
	8	Timrå IK	1
						1	HV71	4
						4	Skellefteå AIK	1
	4	Skellefteå AIK	4
	5	Färjestads BK	3
		(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round)									1	HV71	4
											2	Djurgårdens IF	2
	2	Djurgårdens IF	4
	6	Brynäs IF	1
						2	Djurgårdens IF	4
						3	Linköpings HC	1
	3	Linköpings HC	4
	7	Frölunda HC	3

Swedish Champions 2009–10
HV71 Fourth Title

Team Photos

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  HV71

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  Modo Hockey

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  Rögle BK

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  Södertälje SK

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  Linköpings HC

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  Djurgårdens IF

External links

• 2009–10 Elitserien season

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