2004–05 Elitserien season

2004–05 Elitserien season
League Sweden Elitserien
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
Champions Frölunda HC
  Runners-up Färjestads BK

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 HC50371034218096112
x-Linköpings HC50321622116211097
x-Timrå IK50301554215911893
x-Färjestads BK50291473113710892
x-Djurgårdens IF50252232213113578
x-Modo Hockey50232252514313977
x-Luleå HF50202731215216164
x-Södertälje SK50202734212714461
e-Mora IK50192833415117261
e-HV7150173122612316357
r-Brynäs IF50143152212318247
r-Malmö Redhawks50123532211117139

x - clinched playoff spot, y - clinched regular season league title, e - eliminated from playoff contention, r - play in relegation series

Scoring leaders

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Sweden Henrik ZetterbergTimrå IK50193150+1524
Sweden Kristian HuseliusLinköpings HC34143549+2010
Sweden Mattias WeinhandlModo Hockey50262046+318
Canada Shawn HorcoffMora IK50192746–11117
Sweden Nils EkmanDjurgårdens IF44182745+2106
Canada Brendan MorrisonLinköpings HC45162844+3050
Sweden Niklas AnderssonFrölunda HC44142741+2216
United States Mike KnubleLinköpings HC49261339+2440
Switzerland Martin PlüssFrölunda HC46231639+1442
Sweden Marcus NilsonDjurgårdens IF48172239+11110

Leading goaltenders

GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player Team GP TOI GA SO Sv% GAA
Sweden Henrik LundqvistFrölunda HC442641:51796.9361.79
Finland Fredrik NorrenaLinköpings HC432521:59785.9351.86
Switzerland Martin GerberFärjestads BK301827:33584.9291.90
Finland Miikka KiprusoffTimrå IK462718:59975.9162.14
Sweden Björn BjurlingDjurgårdens IF241441:37611.9132.54
Sweden Tommy SaloModo Hockey362164:53930.9092.58
Slovakia Rastislav StaňaSödertälje SK452562:081163.9142.72
Finland Pasi NurminenMalmö Redhawks301755:06863.9002.94
Sweden Stefan LivHV71402404:171192.8932.97
Finland Tero LeinonenMora IK482768:051482.8943.21

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  

Playoff scoring leaders

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Sweden Daniel AlfredssonFrölunda HC1412618+138
Sweden Niklas AnderssonFrölunda HC1410313+104
Finland Tomi KallioFrölunda HC147613+106
Sweden Jonas JohnsonFrölunda HC1421012+108
Switzerland Marcel JenniFärjestads BK155611+345
Sweden Samuel PåhlssonFrölunda HC144711+1424
Sweden Jonas HöglundFärjestads BK154711+28
Sweden Per-Johan AxelssonFrölunda HC1411011+1318
Sweden Nils EkmanDjurgårdens IF12459–320
Sweden Christian BäckmanFrölunda HC14279+1710

Playoff leading goaltenders

GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player Team GP TOI GA SO Sv% GAA
Sweden Henrik LundqvistFrölunda HC14854:27156.9621.05
Finland Fredrik NorrenaLinköpings HC6383:48130.9212.03
Slovakia Rastislav StaňaSödertälje SK10605:14221.9202.18
Finland Miikka KiprusoffTimrå IK6356:44130.8902.19
Canada José ThéodoreDjurgårdens IF12728:02270.9222.23
Swedish Champions
2004–05
Frölunda HC
Third Title

Elitserien awards

Le Mat Trophy: Frölunda HC
Guldpucken: Henrik Lundqvist, Frölunda HC
Guldhjälmen: Henrik Lundqvist, Frölunda HC
Honken Trophy: Henrik Lundqvist, Frölunda HC
Håkan Loob Trophy: Mike Knuble, Linköpings HC; Mattias Weinhandl, Modo Hockey
Rookie of the Year: Oscar Steen, Färjestads BK
Guldpipan: Thomas Andersson, Gävle

NHL lockout players

Due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout that ultimately cancelled the entirety of the 2004–05 NHL season, the following then-NHL players represented these Elitserien teams during the season:

See also

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