2022–23_HockeyAllsvenskan_season
2022–23 HockeyAllsvenskan season
Sports season
The 2022–23 HockeyAllsvenskan season was the 18th season of HockeyAllsvenskan, the second-highest professional ice hockey league in Sweden. The season consisted of 14 teams playing a regular season in which each team played each other team four times—twice at home and twice away. The regular season was followed by a series of promotion and relegation tournaments, with the teams finishing first through tenth participating in promotion playoffs, and those finishing thirteenth and fourteenth forced to requalify to avoid relegation to Hockeyettan.[4]
| 2022–23 HockeyAllsvenskan season | |
|---|---|
| League | HockeyAllsvenskan |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 23 September 2022 – 10 March 2023 (regular season) |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| TV partner(s) | C More[1][2] |
| First place | Modo Hockey |
| Top scorer | Nick Schilkey (Björklöven) |
| Promoted to SHL | Modo Hockey |
| Relegated to lower division | HC Vita Hästen (bankruptcy)[3] |
| HockeyAllsvenskan seasons | |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → | |
For the 2022–23 season, there were four team movements. HV71 was promoted to the SHL as reigning 2022 HockeyAllsvenskan champions. IF Troja-Ljungby returned to Hockeyettan after one season in Allsvenskan. Longtime SHL club Djurgårdens IF was relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan.Östersunds IK won the 2022 Hockeyettan playoffs and was promoted.[5][6]
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIK | Stockholm | Hovet | 8,094 |
| Almtuna IS | Uppsala | Upplands Bilforum Arena | 2,800 |
| IF Björklöven | Umeå | Winpos Arena | 5,400 |
| Djurgårdens IF | Stockholm | Hovet | 8,094 |
| BIK Karlskoga | Karlskoga | Nobelhallen | 6,300 |
| Kristianstads IK | Kristianstad | Kristianstads ishall | 2,300 |
| Modo Hockey | Örnsköldsvik | Hägglunds Arena | 7,350 |
| Mora IK | Mora | Smidjegrav Arena | 4,500 |
| Södertälje SK | Södertälje | Scaniarinken | 6,200 |
| Tingsryds AIF | Tingsryd | Nelson Garden Arena | 3,400 |
| HC Vita Hästen | Norrköping | Himmelstalundshallen | 4,280 |
| Västerviks IK | Västervik | Plivit Arena | 2,500 |
| Västerås IK | Västerås | ABB Arena Nord | 4,902 |
| Östersunds IK | Östersund | Östersund Arena | 2,700 |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Modo Hockey | 52 | 31 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 178 | 124 | +54 | 109 | Advance to the Quarterfinals |
| 2 | IF Björklöven | 52 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 189 | 124 | +65 | 106 | |
| 3 | Mora IK | 52 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 162 | 122 | +40 | 96 | |
| 4 | Djurgårdens IF | 52 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 162 | 121 | +41 | 95 | |
| 5 | Södertälje SK | 52 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 159 | 122 | +37 | 95 | |
| 6 | BIK Karlskoga | 52 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 155 | 141 | +14 | 86 | |
| 7 | Almtuna IS | 52 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 123 | 125 | −2 | 75 | Advance to the Eighth-finals |
| 8 | HC Vita Hästen (R) | 52 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 135 | 146 | −11 | 69 | |
| 9 | Västerås IK | 52 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 143 | 168 | −25 | 67 | |
| 10 | AIK | 52 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 146 | 174 | −28 | 65 | |
| 11 | Kristianstads IK | 52 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 128 | 152 | −24 | 63 | |
| 12 | Östersunds IK | 52 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 112 | 165 | −53 | 59 | |
| 13 | Tingsryds AIF | 52 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 119 | 169 | −50 | 58 | Advance to Play Out |
| 14 | Västerviks IK | 52 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 31 | 113 | 171 | −58 | 49 |
Statistics
Scoring leaders
The following shows the top ten players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of matches played on 10 March 2023.[7] 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nick Schilkey |
IF Björklöven | 52 | 25 | 43 | 68 | +12 | 26 |
 Linus Videll |
Södertälje SK | 42 | 27 | 30 | 57 | +13 | 8 |
| Johan Persson |
Mora IK | 51 | 30 | 23 | 53 | +17 | 14 |
| Nikola Pasic |
Södertälje SK | 51 | 18 | 34 | 52 | +9 | 14 |
| David Bernhardt |
Modo Hockey | 52 | 19 | 32 | 51 | +26 | 24 |
| Scott Pooley |
IF Björklöven | 52 | 29 | 21 | 50 | +18 | 14 |
| Marcus Krüger |
Djurgårdens IF | 50 | 12 | 37 | 49 | +22 | 36 |
| Daniel Ljunggren |
Mora IK | 44 | 11 | 37 | 48 | +10 | 12 |
| Olle Liss |
Djurgårdens IF | 52 | 22 | 25 | 47 | +24 | 24 |
| Pontus Näsén |
Modo Hockey | 50 | 8 | 37 | 45 | +16 | 8 |
Leading goaltenders
The following shows the top five 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 10 March 2023.[8]
| Player | Team | GP | W | L | TOI | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Lindbom |
Djurgårdens IF | 36 | 25 | 11 | 2166:43 | 67 | 7 | 92.98 | 1.86 |
 Kristers Gudļevskis |
Modo Hockey | 39 | 27 | 11 | 2366:10 | 74 | 5 | 92.03 | 1.88 |
| Andreas Ljunggren |
Mora IK | 26 | 14 | 11 | 1509:52 | 50 | 2 | 91.90 | 1.99 |
| Viktor Andrén |
Almtuna IS | 35 | 19 | 15 | 2087:36 | 71 | 2 | 92.14 | 2.04 |
 Nikita Tolopilo |
Södertälje SK | 45 | 28 | 17 | 2652:53 | 93 | 4 | 92.40 | 2.10 |
Playoff bracket
| Eighth-finals Swedish: Åttondelsfinal | Quarterfinals Swedish: Kvartsfinal | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Modo Hockey | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Almtuna IS | 0 | 10 | AIK | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | AIK | 2 | 1 | Modo Hockey | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mora IK | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | IF Björklöven | 4 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Västerås IK | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Modo Hockey | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Djurgårdens IF | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mora IK | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | HC Vita Hästen | 0 | 5 | Södertälje SK | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Västerås IK | 2 | 2 | IF Björklöven | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Djurgårdens IF | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Djurgårdens IF | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | BIK Karlskoga | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Eighth-finals
Teams 7–10 from the regular season will play best-of-three playoff series, where team 7 face team 10 and team 8 face team 9. In each series the higher-seeded team have home-ice advantage, playing at home for game 1 (plus 3 if necessary) while the lower-seeded team play at home for game 2. The winners move on to the quarterfinals.[4][9]
Almtuna IS vs. AIK
| 12 March | AIK | 5–2 | Almtuna IS | Hovet | Recap |
| 14 March | Almtuna IS | 2–5 | AIK | Upplands Bilforum Arena | Recap |
| AIK won series 2–0 | |
HC Vita Hästen vs. Västerås IK
| 12 March | Västerås IK | 4–3 | Vita Hästen | ABB Arena Nord | Recap |
| 14 March | Vita Hästen | 1–2 | Västerås IK | Himmelstalundshallen | Recap |
| Västerås IK won series 2–0 | |
Quarterfinals
Teams 1–6 from the regular season, along with the winners of the eighth-finals, will play best-of-seven series, with the winners moving on to the semifinals. The highest-seeded team chose whether to play the second-lowest seed or the lowest seed. In each series the higher-seeded team has home-ice advantage, playing at home for games 1 and 2 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary) while the lower-seeded team plays at home for games 3 and 4 (plus 6 if necessary) The higher-seeded half of the teams chose their opponents, with the highest-seeded remaining team choosing at each step.[4][9]
Modo Hockey vs. AIK
| 17 March | Modo Hockey | 3–1 | AIK | Hägglunds Arena | Recap |
| 19 March | Modo Hockey | 3–4 | OT | AIK | Hägglunds Arena | Recap |
| 21 March | AIK | 3–4 | Modo Hockey | Hovet | Recap |
| 23 March | AIK | 5–4 | Modo Hockey | Hovet | Recap |
| 25 March | Modo Hockey | 8–3 | AIK | Hägglunds Arena | Recap |
| 27 March | AIK | 2–4 | Modo Hockey | Hovet | Recap |
| Modo Hockey won series 4–2 | |
IF Björklöven vs. Västerås IK
| 17 March | IF Björklöven | 4–1 | Västerås IK | Winpos Arena | Recap |
| 19 March | IF Björklöven | 3–4 | OT | Västerås IK | Winpos Arena | Recap |
| 21 March | Västerås IK | 1–2 | IF Björklöven | ABB Arena Nord | Recap |
| 23 March | Västerås IK | 2–6 | IF Björklöven | ABB Arena Nord | Recap |
| 25 March | IF Björklöven | 5–0 | Västerås IK | Winpos Arena | Recap |
| IF Björklöven won series 4–1 | |
Mora IK vs. Södertälje SK
| 18 March | Mora IK | 4–2 | Södertälje SK | Smidjegrav Arena | Recap |
| 20 March | Mora IK | 2–0 | Södertälje SK | Smidjegrav Arena | Recap |
| 22 March | Södertälje SK | 3–1 | Mora IK | Scaniarinken | Recap |
| 24 March | Södertälje SK | 3–2 | Mora IK | Scaniarinken | Recap |
| 26 March | Mora IK | 4–3 | Södertälje SK | Smidjegrav Arena | Recap |
| 28 March | Södertälje SK | 2–3 | OT | Mora IK | Scaniarinken | Recap |
| Mora IK won series 4–2 | |
Djurgårdens IF vs. BIK Karlskoga
| 18 March | Djurgårdens IF | 4–1 | BIK Karlskoga | Hovet | Recap |
| 20 March | Djurgårdens IF | 4–1 | BIK Karlskoga | Hovet | Recap |
| 22 March | BIK Karlskoga | 0–3 | Djurgårdens IF | Nobelhallen | Recap |
| 24 March | BIK Karlskoga | 3–6 | Djurgårdens IF | Nobelhallen | Recap |
| Djurgårdens IF won series 4–0 | |
Semifinals
The winners of the quarterfinals play best-of-seven series, with the winners moving on to the Finals. The highest-seeded team chose whether to play the second-lowest seed or the lowest seed. In each series the higher-seeded team has home-ice advantage, playing at home for games 1 and 2 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary) while the lower-seeded team plays at home for games 3 and 4 (plus 6 if necessary).[4][9]
Modo Hockey vs. Mora IK
| 1 April | Modo Hockey | 4–2 | Mora IK | Hägglunds Arena | Recap |
| 3 April | Modo Hockey | 3–0 | Mora IK | Hägglunds Arena | Recap |
| 5 April | Mora IK | 2–3 | OT | Modo Hockey | Smidjegrav Arena | Recap |
| 7 April | Mora IK | 0–3 | Modo Hockey | Smidjegrav Arena | Recap |
| Modo Hockey won series 4–0 | |
IF Björklöven vs. Djurgårdens IF
| 2 April | IF Björklöven | 3–2 | OT | Djurgårdens IF | Winpos Arena | Recap |
| 4 April | IF Björklöven | 1–4 | Djurgårdens IF | Winpos Arena | Recap |
| 6 April | Djurgårdens IF | 1–3 | IF Björklöven | Hovet | Recap |
| 8 April | Djurgårdens IF | 5–4 | IF Björklöven | Hovet | Recap |
| 10 April | IF Björklöven | 3–5 | Djurgårdens IF | Winpos Arena | Recap |
| 12 April | Djurgårdens IF | 6–4 | IF Björklöven | Hovet | Recap |
| Djurgårdens IF won series 4–2 | |
Finals
The winners of the semifinals will play a best-of-seven series, with the winner being promoted to the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). The higher-seeded team has home-ice advantage, playing at home for games 1 and 2 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary) while the lower-seeded team play at home for games 3 and 4 (plus 6 if necessary).[4][9]
Modo Hockey vs. Djurgårdens IF
| 16 April | Modo Hockey | 2–1 | OT | Djurgårdens IF | Hägglunds Arena | Recap |
| 18 April | Modo Hockey | 2–3 | OT | Djurgårdens IF | Hägglunds Arena | Recap |
| 21 April | Djurgårdens IF | 1–2 | OT | Modo Hockey | Hovet | Recap |
| 23 April | Djurgårdens IF | 6–7 | Modo Hockey | Hovet | Recap |
| 26 April | Modo Hockey | 4–6 | Djurgårdens IF | Hägglunds Arena | Recap |
| 28 April | Djurgårdens IF | 3–2 | 2OT | Modo Hockey | Hovet | Recap |
| 30 April | Modo Hockey | 4–0 | Djurgårdens IF | Hägglunds Arena | Recap | |||
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First period | No scoring | ||||||
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Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kristers Gudļevskis ( 26 saves / 26 shots ) | Goalie stats |
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| Modo Hockey won series 4–3 | |
Play Out
Teams 13 and 14 from the regular season will play a best-of-seven series, with the winner remaining in HockeyAllsvenskan and the loser being relegated to Hockeyettan. The higher-seeded team has home-ice advantage, playing at home for games 1 and 2 (plus 5 if necessary) while the lower-seeded team plays at home for game 3 (plus 4 if necessary).[4][10]
Tingsryds AIF vs. Västerviks IK
| 13 March | Tingsryds AIF | 0–1 | Västerviks IK | Nelson Garden Arena | Recap |
| 15 March | Tingsryds AIF | 4–1 | Västerviks IK | Nelson Garden Arena | Recap |
| 17 March | Västerviks IK | 0–2 | Tingsryds AIF | Plivit Arena | Recap |
| 19 March | Västerviks IK | 3–2 | Tingsryds AIF | Plivit Arena | Recap |
| 22 March | Tingsryds AIF | 4–0 | Västerviks IK | Nelson Garden Arena | Recap |
| 24 March | Västerviks IK | 0–2 | Tingsryds AIF | Plivit Arena | Recap |
| Tingsryds AIF won series 4–2 | |
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