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2012–13 Elitserien season

FieldValue
title2012–13 Elitserien season
leagueElitserien
sportIce hockey
duration13 September 2012 – 18 April 2013
no_of_games55 (330 total)
no_of_teams12
attendance1,883,192
average_attendance5,707
seasonRegular season
season_champ_nameLeague champion
season_champsSkellefteå AIK
MVPJimmie Ericsson (Skellefteå AIK)
MVP_linkGuldpucken
top_scorerBud Holloway (Skellefteå AIK)
playoffsPlayoffs
finalsFinals
finals_link#Finals: (1) Skellefteå AIK vs. (3) Luleå HF
finals_champSkellefteå AIK
finals_runner-upLuleå HF
playoffs_MVPOscar Lindberg (Skellefteå AIK)
playoffs_MVP_linkStefan Liv Memorial Trophy
nextseason_year[2013–14](2013-14-shl-season)
prevseason_year[2011–12](2011-12-elitserien-season)
seasonslistnamesElitserien

| finals_runner-up = Luleå HF The 2012–13 Elitserien season was the 38th season of Elitserien. The regular season began on 13 September 2012 and ended on 5 March 2013. The playoffs began on 12 March 2013 and ended on 18 April 2013. The 2012–13 Elitserien season was the last season under the name "Elitserien"; on 17 June 2013, the league was renamed "Swedish Hockey League" (SHL).

Skellefteå AIK clinched the Swedish Championship for the first time since 1978, defeating Luleå HF 4–0 in the Finals. It was the team's second Swedish Championship in club history. Skellefteå also won the regular season for the first time since the 1980–81 season, and the second time in club history. Their 114-point finish is the highest number of points since Färjestad BK won the 2001–02 regular season with 118 points. Luleå HF improved on the record for fewest goals surrendered in a 55-game regular season that they set last season by only having 102 goals scored against them.

In Kvalserien, Örebro HK (first SHL season) and Leksands IF qualified for the 2013–14 SHL season at the expense of Timrå IK and Rögle BK.

Participating teams

TeamCityArenaCapacity
**AIK**StockholmHovet8,094
**Brynäs IF**GävleLäkerol Arena8,585
**Frölunda HC**GothenburgScandinavium12,044
**Färjestad BK**KarlstadLöfbergs Lila Arena8,647
**HV71**JönköpingKinnarps Arena7,000
**Linköpings HC**LinköpingCloetta Center8,500
**Luleå HF**LuleåCoop Norrbotten Arena6,300
**Modo Hockey**ÖrnsköldsvikFjällräven Center7,600
**Rögle BK**ÄngelholmLindab Arena5,150
**Skellefteå AIK**SkellefteåSkellefteå Kraft Arena6,001
**Timrå IK**TimråE.ON Arena6,000
**Växjö Lakers**VäxjöVida Arena5,700
  • Note: Frölunda HC played their final three home games of the regular season in Frölundaborg, which had a smaller capacity of 7,600 spectators.

Summary

Short-term contracts

Short-term contracts and the possibility of signing players affected by the 2012–13 NHL lockout was a controversial issue for several months. The board of hockey operations for Elitserien (Hockeyligan) decided to continue rejecting short-term contracts (i.e. contracts not lasting for the entire season) on 23 August 2012. On 21 September 2012, the Swedish Competition Authority (SCA) examined the matter and responded with a ruling that allowed short-term contracts. Hockeyligan appealed the SCA ruling to the Market Court. On 18 December 2012, the Market Court ruled against the SCA and allowed Hockeyligan to forbid short-term contracts. The uncertainty and concerns of legal punishment caused a number of Elitserien clubs to refrain from signing short-term contracts and await the Market Court's decision. In the end, Cody Franson played 26 Elitserien games with Brynäs, Alexander Steen played 20 games with Modo, and Matt Duchene played 19 games and Viktor Stålberg 11 games with Frölunda before their short-term contracts expired.

Outdoor game

For the fourth consecutive season, an outdoor game was played. As part of Brynäs IF celebrating their 100th year as a club, they hosted Timrå IK on December 8, 2012, in a temporary arena called Gävlebocken ("Gävle Goat") Arena. Brynäs won the game 3–0 in front of 15,009 spectators.

Decline in attendance

The average attendance in Elitserien fell by 10.5% from 6,385 to 5,717 spectators per game, the lowest average since the 2002–03 season. The drop meant that Elitserien was fifth in average attendance among professional ice hockey leagues (fourth in Europe) – after the NHL, NLA, DEL and KHL. In the 2011–12 season, Elitserien had the second highest average attendance among professional hockey leagues (first in Europe).

There were several reasons for the decline; Frölunda HC saw an 18.1% decrease to an average of 8,588 fans per game. The second most attended team last season, Djurgårdens IF, was relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan. Nine of the eleven returning teams from last season had lower attendance numbers, with Skellefteå AIK and Luleå HF being the only teams to increase their average attendance. HockeyAllsvenskan, on the other hand, improved its attendance average this season from 2,606 to 3,227 spectators per game, an improvement of 23.8% from the 2011–12 season.

Regular season

Standings

Statistics

Scoring leaders

Updated as of the end of the regular season.

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

PlayerTeamGPGAPts+/–PIM
CAN}} Bud HollowaySkellefteå AIK552051**71**36
SWE}} Carl SöderbergLinköpings HC543129**60**48
SWE}} Joakim LindströmSkellefteå AIK531836**54**56
SWE}} Pär ArlbrandtLinköpings HC542132**53**28
USA}} Broc LittleAIK551630**46**24
CAN}} Jason KrogHV71551726**43**18
SWE}} Simon HjalmarssonLinköpings HC551231**43**10
SWE}} Oscar LindbergSkellefteå AIK551725**42**54
SWE}} Calle JärnkrokBrynäs IF531329**42**12
CAN}} Chris LeeFärjestad BK541229**41**30

Leading goaltenders

These are the leaders in GAA among goaltenders who have played at least 40% of the team's minutes. Updated as of the end of the regular season.

GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

PlayerTeamGPTOIGASOSv%GAA
CZE}} Alexander SalákFärjestad BK412452:44667.939**1.61**
SWE}} Joacim ErikssonSkellefteå AIK301726:17485.931**1.67**
SWE}} Johan GustafssonLuleå HF332016:10574.933**1.70**
SWE}} Christian EngstrandLinköpings HC341934:05616.936**1.89**
SVK}} Július HudáčekFrölunda HC482894:00915.930**1.89**
SWE}} Joakim LundströmTimrå IK251506:57502.927**1.99**
SWE}} Gustaf WesslauHV71432522:35847.928**2.00**
SWE}} Markus SvenssonSkellefteå AIK271587:22543.920**2.04**
AUT}} Bernhard StarkbaumModo Hockey462625:43908.933**2.06**
FIN}} Fredrik NorrenaVäxjö Lakers462725:19956.919**2.09**

Regular season attendance

RkTeamHomeAwayTotalGPTotalAverageGPTotalAverageGPTotalAverage
1**Frölunda HC**27231,860**8,588**28155,188**5,542**55387,058**7,037**
2**HV71**27182,788**6,770**28163,771**5,849**55346,559**6,301**
3**Linköpings HC**28176,030**6,287**27144,084**5,336**55320,114**5,820**
4**Brynäs IF**28174,419**6,229**27166,064**6,151**55340,483**6,191**
5**Färjestad BK**27167,633**6,209**28158,586**5,664**55326,219**5,931**
6**MODO**27158,880**5,884**28169,388**6,050**55328,268**5,969**
7**Skellefteå AIK**28145,528**5,197**27155,173**5,747**55300,701**5,467**
8**Luleå HF**27139,969**5,184**28158,814**5,672**55298,783**5,432**
9**Växjö Lakers HC**28141,182**5,042**27144,426**5,349**55285,608**5,193**
10**AIK**27134,951**4,998**28157,179**5,614**55292,130**5,311**
11**Timrå IK**28121,137**4,326**27162,826**6,031**55283,963**5,163**
12**Rögle BK**28108,805**3,886**27147,693**5,470**55256,498**4,664**
**League**3301,883,192**5,707**

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

In the first round, the highest remaining seed chose which of the four 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 an alternating home team format: the higher-seeded team will play at home for games 1 and 3 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary), and the lower-seeded team will be at home for game 2, 4 and 6 (if necessary).

| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Skellefteå AIK | RD1-score1=4 | RD1-seed2=8 | RD1-team2=Brynäs IF | RD1-score2=0 | RD1-seed3=2 | RD1-team3=Färjestad BK | RD1-score3=4 | RD1-seed4=7 | RD1-team4=Modo Hockey | RD1-score4=1 | RD1-seed5=3 | RD1-team5=Luleå HF | RD1-score5=4 | RD1-seed6=6 | RD1-team6=Frölunda HC | RD1-score6=2 | RD1-seed7=4 | RD1-team7=HV71 | RD1-score7=1 | RD1-seed8=5 | RD1-team8=Linköpings HC | RD1-score8=4 | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Skellefteå AIK | RD2-score1=4 | RD2-seed2=5 | RD2-team2=Linköpings HC | RD2-score2=1 | RD2-seed3=2 | RD2-team3=Färjestad BK | RD2-score3=1 | RD2-seed4=3 | RD2-team4=Luleå HF | RD2-score4=4 | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team1=Skellefteå AIK | RD3-score1=4 | RD3-seed2=3 | RD3-team2=Luleå HF | RD3-score2=0

Quarterfinals

(1) Skellefteå AIK vs. (8) Brynäs IF

|1-1-1=No scoring |1-2-1=Martin Ševc 1 - 17:00 Bud Holloway 1 - 17:59 |1-3-1=Petter Emanuelsson 1 - pp - 10:56 Petter Emanuelsson 2 - 12:15 Bud Holloway 2 - 14:12 |goalie1-1=Joacim Eriksson 14 saves / 14 shots |goalie1-2=Johan Holmqvist 36 saves / 41 shots |2-1-1=0:59 - Erik Forssell 1 18:58 - Pontus Petterström 1 |2-2-1=7:41 - pp - Niclas Burström 1 18:12 - pp - Bud Holloway 3 |2-3-1=5:56 - Joakim Lindström 1 13:36 - pp - Jimmie Ericsson 1 15:56 - en - Erik Forssell 2 |2-3-2=Ryan Gunderson 1 - 7:02 Sebastian Lauritzen 1 - pp - 12:15 Daniel Widing 1 - 14:30 |goalie2-1=Markus Svensson 31 saves / 34 shots |goalie2-2=Johan Holmqvist 22 saves / 26 shots Robin Rahm 4 saves / 7 shots |3-1-1=No scoring |3-2-1=Joakim Lindström 2 - pp - 15:20 |3-2-2=11:54 - Daniel Widing 2 |3-3-1=Erik Forssell 3 - 9:49 Oscar Möller 1 - 17:11 Melker Karlsson 1 - en - 18:53 |goalie3-1=Joacim Eriksson 21 saves / 22 shots |goalie3-2=Johan Holmqvist 41 saves / 45 shots |4-1-1=No scoring |4-2-1=8:49 - pp - Viktor Arvidsson 1 10:33 - Oscar Lindberg 1 |4-3-1=2:21 - Viktor Arvidsson 2 16:11 - en - Oscar Möller 2 |goalie4-1=Markus Svensson 32 saves / 32 shots |goalie4-2=Johan Holmqvist 29 saves / 33 shots

(2) Färjestad BK vs. (7) Modo Hockey

|1-1-1=Per Åslund 1 - 4:58 |1-1-2=8:31 - Niklas Sundström 1 10:04 - Marcel Mueller 1 |1-2-1=Chris Lee 1 - pp - 7:13 |1-3-1=Per Åslund 2 - pp - 2:33 Marius Holtet 1 - 10:06 |goalie1-1=Alexander Salák 24 saves / 26 shots |goalie1-2=Bernhard Starkbaum 29 saves / 33 shots |2-1-1=12:34 - Joakim Hillding 1 |2-1-2=Mattias Ritola 1 - 9:23 |2-2-1=9:36 - pp - Chris Lee 2 16:26 - Patrik Lundh 1 |2-2-2=Per-Åge Skrøder 1 - pp - 12:11 Niklas Sundström 2 - 15:08 |2-3-1=11:48 - Chris Lee 3 18:50 - en - Anders Bastiansen 1 |goalie2-1=Alexander Salák 26 saves / 29 shots |goalie2-2=Bernhard Starkbaum 25 saves / 30 shots |3-1-1=Rickard Wallin 1 - 5:19 |3-1-2=12:02 - pp - Per-Åge Skrøder 2 |3-2-1=Chris Lee 4 - 2:19 |goalie3-1=Alexander Salák 32 saves / 33 shots |goalie3-2=Bernhard Starkbaum 27 saves / 29 shots |4-1-1=2:50 - Chris Lee 5 3:09 - Anders Bastiansen 2 |4-2-1=0:25 - pp - Marius Holtet 2 |4-2-2=Mattias Ritola 2 - 1:44 Kyle Cumiskey 1 - pp - 7:44 |4-3-1=8:41 - Marius Holtet 3 |4-3-2=Marcel Mueller 2 - pp - 9:44 Jonas Ahnelöv 1 - 16:20 |4-4-2=Ladislav Nagy 1 - 5:01 |goalie4-1=Alexander Salák 34 saves / 39 shots |goalie4-2=Bernhard Starkbaum 0 saves / 2 shots Linus Ullmark 25 saves / 27 shots |5-1-1=No scoring |5-4-1=Rickard Wallin 2 - 0:57 |goalie5-1=Alexander Salák 26 saves / 26 shots |goalie5-2=Linus Ullmark 39 saves / 40 shots

(3) Luleå HF vs. (6) Frölunda HC

|1-1-1=Sami Sandell 1 - 0:31 Jan Sandström 1 - 12:51 |1-1-2=6:19 - Fredrik Eriksson 1 |1-2-1=Linus Persson 1 - 2:49 Linus Klasen 1 - 10:32 |1-2-2=11:07 - pp - Joel Lundqvist 1 |1-3-1=Joonas Vihko 1 en - 18:23 |goalie1-1=Johan Gustafsson 13 saves / 15 shots |goalie1-2=Július Hudáček 26 saves / 31 shots |2-1-1=No scoring |2-1-2=Magnus Kahnberg 1 - pp - 10:44 Fabian Brunnström 1 - 11:07 |goalie2-1=Johan Gustafsson 19 saves / 21 shots |goalie2-2=Július Hudáček 34 saves / 34 shots |3-1-1=Karl Fabricius 1 - pp - 10:31 Daniel Gunnarsson 1 - pp - 19:20 |3-3-1=Linus Klasen 2 - pp - 5:03 |3-3-2=13:55 - Joel Lundqvist 2 |goalie3-1=Johan Gustafsson 20 saves / 21 shots |goalie3-2=Július Hudáček 25 saves / 28 shots |4-1-1=15:59 - Jan Sandström 2 |4-1-2=Christian Bäckman 1 - pp - 12:19 |4-2-2=Magnus Kahnberg 2 - pp - 17:57 |4-3-1=7:44 - Niklas Fogström 1 8:08 - Chris Abbott 1 |4-3-2=Joel Lundqvist 3 - 0:21 |4-4-2=Mathis Olimb 1 - 14:58 |goalie4-1=Johan Gustafsson 36 saves / 40 shots |goalie4-2=Július Hudáček 46 saves / 49 shots |5-1-1=Peter Cehlarik 1 - 12:01 |5-3-1=Linus Persson 2 - 13:49 Linus Persson 3 - en - 19:26 Niklas Olausson 1 - en - 19:52 |5-3-2=16:55 - Brendan Bell 1 |goalie5-1=Johan Gustafsson 28 saves / 29 shots |goalie5-2=Július Hudáček 27 saves / 31 shots |6-1-1=5:20 - Chris Abbott 2 13:21 - pp - Daniel Gunnarsson 2 |6-2-1=3:53 - Toni Koivisto 1 |6-2-2=Jari Tolsa 1 - pp - 9:58 |6-3-1=18:17 - en - Daniel Mannberg 1 |6-3-2=Henrik Tömmernes 1 - 17:49 |goalie6-1=Johan Gustafsson 33 saves / 35 shots |goalie6-2=Július Hudáček 15 saves / 19 shots

(4) HV71 vs. (5) Linköpings HC

|1-1-1=Mats Trygg 1 - 2:10 Anton Bengtsson 1 - 16:16 |1-2-1=Rhett Rakhshani 1 - 2:19 Elias Fälth 1 - 17:45 |1-3-1=Mats Trygg 2 - 10:57 Johan Lindström 1 - 14:14 |goalie1-1=Gustaf Wesslau 19 saves / 19 shots |goalie1-2=Christian Engstrand 16 saves / 20 shots Andreas Andersson 11 saves / 13 shots |2-1-1=14:19 - sh - Patrik Carlsson 1 |2-1-2=Sebastian Karlsson 1 - sh - 11:29 Mattias Bäckman 1 - pp - 16:31 Simon Hjalmarsson 1 - pp - 17:14 |2-2-2=Magnus Johansson 1 - 3:52 |2-3-2=Daniel Grillfors 1 - en - 15:14 Pär Arlbrandt 1 - en - 17:27 |goalie2-1=Gustaf Wesslau 26 saves / 32 shots |goalie2-2=Christian Engstrand 31 saves / 32 shots |3-1-1=Jesper Fasth 1 - 2:45 |3-1-2=7:57 - Pär Arlbrandt 2 |3-2-1=David Petrasek 1 - 4:16 Per Ledin 1 - 6:33 Jason Krog 1 - pp - 7:57 |3-2-2=0:52 - Robin Figren 1 12:23 - Robin Figren 2 |3-3-2=1:16 - sh - Lee Goren 1 |3-4-2=5:40 - ps - Pär Arlbrandt 3 |goalie3-1=Gustaf Wesslau 19 saves / 24 shots |goalie3-2=Christian Engstrand 34 saves / 38 shots |4-1-1=2:43 - Johan Lindström 2 18:27 - Andreas Jämtin 1 |4-1-2=Robin Figren 3 - 14:03 |4-2-1=4:16 - Johan Lindström 3 15:24 - Patrik Carlsson 2 |4-2-2=Johannes Salmonsson 1 - sh - 7:22 Magnus Johansson 2 - pp - 14:27 |4-3-2=Lee Goren 2 - 19:09 |4-4-2=Simon Hjalmarsson 2 - 2:27 |goalie4-1=Gustaf Wesslau 19 saves / 24 shots |goalie4-2=Christian Engstrand 5 saves / 6 shots Andreas Andersson 10 saves / 13 shots |5-1-1=No scoring |5-1-2=5:04 - Robin Figren 4 11:37 - Johannes Salmonsson 2 12:44 - Pär Arlbrandt 4 |5-2-2=9:44 - pp - Patrik Zackrisson 1 10:32 - ps - Pär Arlbrandt 5 |5-3-1=Patrik Carlsson 3 - 6:51 |5-3-2=16:48 - en - Simon Hjalmarsson 3 |goalie5-1=Gustaf Wesslau 4 saves / 7 shots Jonas Gunnarsson 5 saves / 8 shots |goalie5-2=Andreas Andersson 34 saves / 35 shots

Semifinals

(1) Skellefteå AIK vs. (5) Linköpings HC

Skellefteå won the series 4–1 and advanced to the Finals for the third year in a row, becoming the first team to achieve this feat since HV71 between 2008–2010.

|1-1-1=Oscar Möller 3 - 3:51 |1-2-1=Joakim Lindström 3 - pp - 4:55 |1-3-2=3:07 - Patrik Zackrisson 2 13:52 - sh - Sebastian Karlsson 2 |1-4-2=15:18 - Erik Lindhagen 1 |goalie1-1=Markus Svensson 33 saves / 36 shots |goalie1-2=Christian Engstrand 36 saves / 38 shots |2-1-1=10:33 - pp - Oscar Lindberg 2 |2-1-2=Mattias Bäckman 2 - 7:34 Carl Söderberg 1 - sh - 9:24 |2-3-1=19:28 - Viktor Arvidsson 3 |2-4-1=6:43 - John Klingberg 1 |goalie2-1=Joacim Eriksson 17 saves / 19 shots |goalie2-2=Christian Engstrand 30 saves / 33 shots |3-1-1=No scoring |3-2-1=Viktor Arvidsson 4 - 4:15 |3-2-2=12:38 - sh - Magnus Johansson 3 13:52 - Pär Arlbrandt 6 |3-3-1=Petter Emanuelsson 3 - 9:11 |3-4-1=Oscar Lindberg 3 - 3:27 |goalie3-1=Joacim Eriksson 18 saves / 20 shots |goalie3-2=Christian Engstrand 44 saves / 47 shots |4-1-1=No scoring |4-2-1=5:31 - Petter Emanuelsson 4 16:29 - Joakim Lindström 4 |4-3-2=Simon Hjalmarsson 4 - 0:27 Simon Hjalmarsson 5 - 19:11 |4-4-1=4:48 - Oscar Lindberg 4 |goalie4-1=Joacim Eriksson 25 saves / 27 shots |goalie4-2=Christian Engstrand 24 saves / 27 shots |5-1-1=Oscar Möller 4 - 19:43 |5-2-2=9:34 - pp - Pär Arlbrandt 7 |5-3-1=Petter Emanuelsson 5 - 12:12 Jimmie Ericsson 2 - 17:00 |goalie5-1=Joacim Eriksson 14 saves / 15 shots |goalie5-2=Christian Engstrand 32 saves / 35 shots

(2) Färjestad BK vs. (3) Luleå HF

Luleå won the series 4–1 and advanced to the Finals for the first time since winning the Swedish Championship in 1996. Linus Persson's game-deciding goal in Game 4, 12 seconds into overtime, is a new record for the fastest overtime goal scored in Elitserien playoff history.

|1-1-1=No scoring |1-1-2=12:10 - pp - Anton Hedman 1 |1-2-1=Chris Lee 6 - 7:50 |1-2-2=2:31 - Toni Koivisto 2 15:15 - pp - Linus Klasen 3 |1-3-2=18:58 - en - Chris Abbott 3 |goalie1-1=Alexander Salák 24 saves / 28 shots |goalie1-2=Johan Gustafsson 26 saves / 27 shots |2-1-1=9:55 - Christian Berglund 1 |2-1-2=Cam Abbott 1 - 13:46 |2-2-1=2:36 - pp - Mikael Johansson 1 |2-2-2=Joonas Vihko 2 - pp - 1:12 Jan Sandström 3 - pp - 1:56 Cam Abbott 2 - 6:39 |2-3-2=Mika Pyörälä 1 - en - 18:59 |goalie2-1=Alexander Salák 22 saves / 27 shots |goalie2-2=Johan Gustafsson 17 saves / 19 shots |3-1-1=Anders Bastiansen 3 - 18:26 Chris Lee 7 - 19:33 |3-2-2=9:54 - pp - Linus Persson 4 |3-3-1=Mikael Johansson 2 - 1:15 Patrik Lundh 2 - 11:38 |goalie3-1=Alexander Salák 30 saves / 31 shots |goalie3-2=Johan Gustafsson 16 saves / 20 shots |4-1-1=2:07 - Anton Grundel 1 |4-2-1=9:24 - pp - Christian Berglund 2 |4-2-2=Karl Fabricius 2 - 1:16 Jens Jakobs 1 - 4:49 |4-4-2=Linus Persson 5 - 0:12 |goalie4-1=Alexander Salák 36 saves / 39 shots |goalie4-2=Johan Gustafsson 18 saves / 20 shots |5-1-1=No scoring |5-2-1=Magnus Nygren 1 - pp - 8:12 |5-3-2=11:16 - pp - Linus Persson 6 |5-4-2=12:45 - Linus Klasen 4 |goalie5-1=Alexander Salák 30 saves / 32 shots |goalie5-2=Johan Gustafsson 44 saves / 45 shots

Finals: (1) Skellefteå AIK vs. (3) Luleå HF

The Finals became a matchup between the league's two northernmost teams: Skellefteå and Luleå. Skellefteå won three of the five regular-season games against Luleå; two of the five games had to be decided in a shootout. This was only the second playoff series between these two teams; in 2011, Skellefteå defeated Luleå in six games to advance to the Finals (where they eventually lost). This was Skellefteå's third consecutive Finals appearance (Skellefteå reached the Finals in 2011 and 2012), and their fourth overall excluding seasons before Elitserien was formed. Luleå made their first Finals appearance since losing the Swedish Championship to Färjestad three games to one in 1997, as well as their third appearance overall (Luleå became Swedish Champions in 1996).

Skellefteå won the series 4–0, and became Swedish champions for the first time since 1978, and only the second time in club history. Luleå became the first team since 2003 to get swept in the Finals, in four straight games. Skellefteå finished the playoffs with a 12–1 record, the best playoff record since Färjestad's playoff run in 2009.

In Game 4, Skellefteå clinched the Swedish Championship with a 4–0 shutout over Luleå. Goaltender Joacim Eriksson stopped all 32 shots against Skellefteå's crease. After the first period, Skellefteå was up 2–0, following goals by Oscar Möller at 3:33 and Erik Forssell at 15:22. 5:32 into the second period, Johan Forsberg netted his first goal of the playoffs to give Skellefteå a three-goal lead. With less than four minutes to go in the third period, Erik Forssell sealed the Swedish Championship for Skellefteå with an empty netter, his second goal of the game.

|1-1-1=No scoring |1-4-1=Bud Holloway 4 - 8:30 |goalie1-1=Joacim Eriksson 18 saves / 18 shots |goalie1-2=Johan Gustafsson 44 saves / 45 shots |2-1-1=11:37 - Petter Emanuelsson 6 15:01 - Viktor Arvidsson 5 16:55 - Jimmie Ericsson 3 |2-1-2=Linus Persson 7 - 2:35 |2-2-1=6:01 - Melker Karlsson 2 |2-2-2=Linus Persson 8 - 12:24 |goalie2-1=Joacim Eriksson 32 saves / 34 shots |goalie2-2=Johan Gustafsson 18 saves / 22 shots |3-1-1=No scoring |3-1-2=18:50 - pp - Daniel Gunnarsson 3 |3-2-1=Martin Ševc 2 - 0:32 Viktor Arvidsson 6 - 18:00 |goalie3-1=Joacim Eriksson 28 saves / 29 shots |goalie3-2=Johan Gustafsson 23 saves / 25 shots |4-1-1=3:33 - Oscar Möller 5 15:22 - Erik Forssell 4 |4-2-1=5:32 - Johan Forsberg 1 |4-3-1=16:22 - en - Erik Forssell 5 |goalie4-1=Joacim Eriksson 32 saves / 32 shots |goalie4-2=Johan Gustafsson 37 saves / 40 shots

Statistics

Scoring leaders

Updated as of the end of the playoffs.

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

PlayerTeamGPGAPts+/–PIM
SWE}} Linus PerssonLuleå HF1584**12**6
SWE}} Pär ArlbrandtLinköpings HC1075**12**4
CAN}} Chris LeeFärjestad BK1075**12**6
SWE}} Oscar LindbergSkellefteå AIK1348**12**16
SWE}} Linus KlasenLuleå HF1448**12**4
SWE}} Simon HjalmarssonLinköpings HC1056**11**8
SWE}} Joakim LindströmSkellefteå AIK1347**11**4
SWE}} Niklas OlaussonLuleå HF15110**11**4
SWE}} Erik ForssellSkellefteå AIK1355**10**2
SWE}} Oscar MöllerSkellefteå AIK1355**10**2

Leading goaltenders

These are the leaders in GAA and save percentage among goaltenders who played at least 40% of the team's minutes. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded. Updated as of the end of the playoffs.

GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

PlayerTeamGPTOIGASOSv%GAA
SWE}} Joacim ErikssonSkellefteå AIK10623:01113**.952****1.06**
SWE}} Linus UllmarkModo Hockey2122:4930**.955****1.47**
SWE}} Johan GustafssonLuleå HF15946:10320**.925****2.03**
SVK}} Július HudáčekFrölunda HC6388:29151**.920****2.32**
CZE}} Alexander SalákFärjestad BK10616:06241**.922****2.34**

Elitserien awards

**Guldpipan**: Ulf Rönnmark

References

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