2017–18 HockeyAllsvenskan season
| League | HockeyAllsvenskan |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 2017 – 2018 (regular season) |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Average attendance | 2,705 (regular season) |
| TV partner(s) | C More[1] |
| First place | Timrå IK |
| Top scorer | Emil Molin (Modo) |
| Promoted from SHL[2] | Timrå IK |
| Relegated to Hockeyettan | IF Troja/Ljungby |
| HockeyAllsvenskan seasons | |
← 2016–17 2018–19 →
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The 2017–18 HockeyAllsvenskan season is the 13th season that the second tier of Swedish ice hockey has operated under that name. The series consists of 14 teams playing a regular season in which each team plays each other team four times, twice at home and twice away. This is followed by a series of promotion and relegation tournaments, with the teams finishing first through eight participating in promotion playoffs, and the teams finishing 13th and 14th forced to requalify to avoid relegation to the Hockeyettan.[2]
Participating teams
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIK | Stockholm | Hovet | 8,094 |
| Almtuna IS | Uppsala | Metallåtervinning Arena | 2,800 |
| IF Björklöven | Umeå | T3 Center | 5,400 |
| BIK Karlskoga | Karlskoga | Nobelhallen | 6,300 |
| Leksands IF | Leksand | Tegera Arena | 7,650 |
| Modo Hockey | Örnsköldsvik | Fjällräven Center | 7,600 |
| IK Oskarshamn | Oskarshamn | Arena Oskarshamn | 3,346 |
| IK Pantern | Malmö | Malmö Isstadion | 5,800 |
| Södertälje SK | Södertälje | AXA Sports Center | 6,200 |
| Timrå IK | Timrå | NHK Arena | 6,000 |
| Tingsryds AIF | Tingsryd | Nelson Garden Arena | 3,400 |
| IF Troja/Ljungby | Ljungby | Ljungby Arena | 3,620 |
| HC Vita Hästen | Norrköping | Himmelstalundshallen | 4,280 |
| Västerviks IK | Västervik | Plivit Trade-hallen | 2,500 |
Regular season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timrå IK | 52 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 134 | 99 | +35 | 99 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan finals |
| 2 | Leksands IF | 52 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 147 | 114 | +33 | 91 | |
| 3 | AIK IF | 52 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 149 | 128 | +21 | 85 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs |
| 4 | Almtuna IS | 52 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 135 | 143 | −8 | 82 | |
| 5 | IF Björklöven | 52 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 136 | 133 | +3 | 80 | |
| 6 | IK Pantern | 52 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 138 | 140 | −2 | 79 | |
| 7 | IK Oskarshamn | 52 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 148 | 159 | −11 | 79 | |
| 8 | Södertälje SK | 52 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 130 | 141 | −11 | 75 | |
| 9 | HC Vita Hästen | 52 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 119 | 137 | −18 | 73 | |
| 10 | Modo Hockey | 52 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 134 | 123 | +11 | 72 | |
| 11 | Tingsryds AIF | 52 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 125 | 136 | −11 | 71 | |
| 12 | BIK Karlskoga | 52 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 126 | 149 | −23 | 71 | |
| 13 | Västerviks IK | 52 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 133 | 142 | −9 | 69 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers |
| 14 | IF Troja/Ljungby | 52 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 142 | 152 | −10 | 66 |
Post-season
Finals
The top two teams from the regular season will meet in a best-of-five tournament, with the winner advancing directly to the SHL qualifiers, and the losing team forced to play an additional playoff.[2] The matches began on 9 March and finished on 13 March.
- Timrå IK - Leksands IF 4:3 OT, 2:1, 4:1
HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs
Teams 3–8 from the regular season will play a single round-robin tournament, with teams 3–5 getting home-ice advantage. The season is then over for all but the winning team, which advances to the meet the loser of the HockeyAllsvenskan finals in a playoff to the SHL qualifiers.[2] Teams also started with bonus points based on their position in the regular season standings. Team 3 began with three points, team 4 with two points, and team 5 with one point.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IK Oskarshamn (Q) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 12 | Advance to Playoff to the SHL qualifiers |
| 2 | Södertälje SK | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 12 | Return to HockeyAllsvenskan for the 2018–19 season |
| 3 | IF Björklöven | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 11 | |
| 4 | AIK IF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 9 | |
| 5 | Almtuna IS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 5 | |
| 6 | IK Pantern | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 2 |
Playoff to the SHL qualifiers
In the playoff to the SHL qualifiers (Swedish: Play Off inför direktkval till SHL), the losing team from the HockeyAllsvenskan finals will meet the winning team from the HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs in a best-of-three series that will be played on 20 March, 22 March and 24 March. The winning team will advance to the SHL qualifiers.
- Leksands IF - IK Oskarshamn 5:4 OT, 1:4, 4:0
SHL qualifiers
Two teams from the HockeyAllsvenskan and two teams from the SHL will play a best-of-seven series, with the winner qualifying for play in the 2018–19 SHL season. The winner of the HockeyAllsvenskan finals will meet team 14 from the SHL, while the winner of the playoff to the SHL qualifiers will meet team 13 from the SHL.[2] Mora IK was the first team to win their series, 4–1, to qualify for continued SHL play. Timrå would then win their series, 4–3, to qualify for the SHL for the first time since 2012–13.
- Timrå IK - Karlskrona HK 1:2 OT, 0:1, 5:2, 2:4, 3:1, 4:3, 2:0
- Mora IK - Leksands IF 2:5, 3:2, 2:0, 2:1, 3:1
HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers
Västervik and Troja/Ljungby, teams 13 and 14 from the regular season, were forced to defend their spots in HockeyAllsvenskan in the HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers (Swedish: Kval till HockeyAllsvenskan). Joining the two HockeyAllsvenskan teams were four challengers from third-tier league Hockeyettan, the winner of the Hockeyettan Finals (Borlänge HF) and the three surviving teams from the Hockeyettan playoffs.[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Västerviks IK | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 22 | Qualify for the 2018–19 HockeyAllsvenskan season |
| 2 | VIK Västerås HK | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 18 | |
| 3 | IF Troja/Ljungby | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 15 | Qualify for the 2018–19 Hockeyettan season |
| 4 | Huddinge IK | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 13 | |
| 5 | Borlänge HF | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 11 | |
| 6 | Piteå HC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 11 |
References
- ↑ "C More förlänger med hockeyallsvenskan". Aftonbladet. 21 September 2016. http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hockey/sverige/allsvenskan/article23567987.ab.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Seriebestämmelser 2017/18". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. http://www.swehockey.se/globalassets/svenska-ishockeyforbundet/tavling/dokument/bestammelser/20172018/sb-2017-2018.pdf.
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