2019–20_HockeyAllsvenskan_season
2019–20 HockeyAllsvenskan season
Sports season
The 2019–20 HockeyAllsvenskan season was the 15th season that the second tier of Swedish ice hockey has operated under that name. The series consisted of 14 teams playing a regular season in which each team played each other team four times, twice at home and twice away. This was 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] However, after the regular season, on 15 March 2020 the Swedish Ice Hockey Association (SIHA) cancelled the post-season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden. No teams will be promoted nor relegated to or from HockeyAllsvenskan, and the next season of HockeyAllsvenskan will feature the same teams.[3][4]
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| 2019–20 HockeyAllsvenskan season | |
|---|---|
| League | HockeyAllsvenskan |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 2019 – March 2020 (regular season) |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Total attendance | 948,589 |
| Average attendance | 2,606 |
| TV partner(s) | C More[1] |
| First place | IF Björklöven |
| Top scorer | Jonathan Johnson (Modo) |
| HockeyAllsvenskan seasons | |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → | |
Björklöven won the regular season with a record-setting 121 points, beating the previous record of 109 points.
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIK | Stockholm | Hovet | 8,094 |
| Almtuna IS | Uppsala | Gränby Ishall | 2,800 |
| IF Björklöven | Umeå | A3 Arena | 5,400 |
| BIK Karlskoga | Karlskoga | Nobelhallen | 6,300 |
| Karlskrona HK | Karlskrona | NKT Arena Karlskrona | 5,050 |
| Kristianstads IK | Kristianstad | Kristianstads ishall | 2,300 |
| Modo Hockey | Örnsköldsvik | Fjällräven Center | 7,600 |
| Mora IK | Mora | Jalas Arena | 4,500 |
| Södertälje SK | Södertälje | Axa Sports Center | 6,200 |
| Timrå IK | Timrå | NHK Arena | 6,000 |
| Tingsryds AIF | Tingsryd | Nelson Garden Arena | 3,400 |
| HC Vita Hästen | Norrköping | Himmelstalundshallen | 4,280 |
| Västerviks IK | Västervik | Plivit Trade-hallen | 2,500 |
| Västerås IK | Västerås | ABB Arena Nord | 4,902 |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IF Björklöven | 52 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 179 | 94 | +85 | 121 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan finals |
| 2 | Modo Hockey | 52 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 205 | 130 | +75 | 111 | |
| 3 | Timrå IK | 52 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 178 | 116 | +62 | 107 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs |
| 4 | BIK Karlskoga | 52 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 191 | 144 | +47 | 98 | |
| 5 | Västerås IK | 52 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 150 | 142 | +8 | 84 | |
| 6 | HC Vita Hästen | 52 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 145 | 131 | +14 | 81 | |
| 7 | Södertälje SK | 52 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 155 | 150 | +5 | 81 | |
| 8 | Västerviks IK | 52 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 121 | 151 | −30 | 68 | |
| 9 | Mora IK | 52 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 130 | 166 | −36 | 64 | |
| 10 | Tingsryds AIF | 52 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 128 | 156 | −28 | 62 | |
| 11 | Karlskrona HK | 52 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 116 | 158 | −42 | 60 | |
| 12 | Almtuna IS | 52 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 126 | 163 | −37 | 59 | |
| 13 | Kristianstads IK | 52 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 128 | 166 | −38 | 55 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers |
| 14 | AIK | 52 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 97 | 182 | −85 | 41 |
Statistics
Scoring leaders
The following shows the top ten players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of matches played on 6 March 2020.[5] If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown.
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jonathan Johnson |
Modo Hockey | 52 | 29 | 50 | 79 | +28 | 32 |
| Jonathan Dahlén |
Timrå IK | 51 | 36 | 41 | 77 | +29 | 42 |
| Patrik Karlkvist |
Modo Hockey | 52 | 30 | 38 | 68 | +25 | 24 |
| Albin Lundin |
Timrå IK | 52 | 26 | 42 | 68 | +26 | 28 |
 Adam Tambellini |
Modo Hockey | 37 | 28 | 35 | 63 | +25 | 51 |
| Fredrik Forsberg |
BIK Karlskoga | 52 | 32 | 21 | 53 | +7 | 12 |
| Tor Immo |
BIK Karlskoga | 51 | 26 | 27 | 53 | +13 | 38 |
 Nick Olesen |
Södertälje SK | 50 | 28 | 23 | 51 | +14 | 68 |
| Ludwig Blomstrand |
Södertälje SK | 49 | 28 | 22 | 50 | +15 | 36 |
| Alex Hutchings |
IF Björklöven | 51 | 19 | 28 | 47 | +20 | 50 |
Leading goaltenders
The following shows the top ten goaltenders who led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of matches played on 6 March 2020.[6]
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | T | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Joe Cannata |
IF Björklöven | 41 | 2478:41 | 33 | 0 | 8 | 71 | 6 | 93.81 | 1.72 |
| Victor Brattström |
Timrå IK | 45 | 2707:00 | 33 | 0 | 12 | 96 | 3 | 91.41 | 2.13 |
| Viktor Kokman |
HC Vita Hästen | 37 | 2199:44 | 19 | 0 | 18 | 87 | 4 | 89.80 | 2.37 |
| Arvid Söderblom |
Tingsryds AIF | 32 | 1865:03 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 74 | 2 | 92.41 | 2.38 |
| Erik Hanses |
Modo Hockey | 25 | 1378:23 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 55 | 2 | 90.60 | 2.39 |
| Jesper Myrenberg |
Västerås IK | 29 | 1647:30 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 66 | 1 | 91.92 | 2.40 |
| Tanner Jaillet |
Karlskrona HK | 29 | 1665:58 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 67 | 3 | 91.40 | 2.41 |
| Tim Juel |
BIK Karlskoga | 30 | 1742:09 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 73 | 2 | 91.48 | 2.51 |
| Linus Lundin |
Modo Hockey | 25 | 1369:29 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 59 | 3 | 90.34 | 2.58 |
| Alexander Sahlin |
Södertälje SK | 30 | 1743:06 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 79 | 0 | 90.99 | 2.72 |
Finals
The top two teams from the regular season met 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]
IF Björklöven vs. Modo Hockey
| 10 March | IF Björklöven | 3–4 | 2OT | Modo Hockey | A3 Arena | Recap | ||
| Fredric Andersson 1 – pp – 3:08 Alexander Wiklund 1 – pp – 10:28 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Olle Liss 1 – pp – 8:22 | Second period | 3:45 – pp – Henrik Björklund 1 12:35 – Adam Tambellini 1 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 9:57 – Mattias Norlinder 1 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second overtime period | 14:28 – Magnus Häggström 1 | ||||||
| Joe Cannata 35 saves / 39 shots | Goalie stats | Patrik Bartošák 54 saves / 57 shots | ||||||
| 12 March | Modo Hockey | 0–3 | IF Björklöven | Fjällräven Center | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 3:40 – Fredric Weigel 1 17:57 – pp – Tyler Vesel 1 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 15:14 – Alex Hutchings 1 | ||||||
| Patrik Bartošák 39 saves / 42 shots | Goalie stats | Joe Cannata 33 saves / 33 shots | ||||||
HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs
Teams 3–8 from the regular season played a single round-robin tournament, with teams 3–5 getting home-ice advantage. The season would then be over for all but the winning team, which would advance to 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 | Timrå IK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | Advance to Playoff to the SHL qualifiers |
| 2 | Västerås IK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | Return to HockeyAllsvenskan for the 2020–21 season |
| 3 | Södertälje SK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | BIK Karlskoga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 | |
| 5 | Västerviks IK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 0 | |
| 6 | HC Vita Hästen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
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 would meet the winning team from the HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs in a best-of-three series. The winning team would advance to the SHL qualifiers.
SHL qualifiers
Two teams from the HockeyAllsvenskan and two teams from the SHL would play a best-of-seven series, with the winner qualifying for play in the 2020–21 SHL season. The winner of the HockeyAllsvenskan finals would meet team 14 from the SHL, while the winner of the playoff to the SHL qualifiers would meet team 13 from the SHL.[2]
HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers
Teams 13 and 14 from the regular season would defend their spots in HockeyAllsvenskan in the HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers (Swedish: Kval till HockeyAllsvenskan) against the four best teams from Hockeyettan.[2]
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