2004–05 UPC-ligaen season

2004–05 UPC-ligaen season
LeagueUPC-ligaen
SportIce hockey
Number of teams10
Regular-season winnerVålerenga
ChampionsVålerenga
GET-ligaen seasons

The 2004–05 UPC-ligaen was the 66th season of Norway's premier ice hockey league, Eliteserien, which as of this season became known as the UPC-ligaen after UPC had acquired the naming rights for five years.[1] Vålerenga won both the League Championship and the Norwegian Championship, completing their nineteenth "double". A total of ten teams contested the league, including newcomers Comet who competed at the highest level for the first time.

The regular season commenced on 19 September 2004 and concluded on 20 February 2005.[2] Vålerenga clinched their twenty-fifth league title after winning 3–2 in overtime against the Sparta Warriors on 17 February.[3] This left them with an unassailable lead of seven points over the Trondheim Black Panthers, with only one round left to play. The result also confirmed Trondheim as runners-up ahead of the Storhamar Dragons.

The playoffs to determine the 2005 Norwegian Ice Hockey Champions were contested from 22 February to 20 March 2005.[4] Vålerenga were crowned champions for the twenty-third time after defeating Trondheim by 4 games to 1 in the best-of-seven Final.[5]

Regular season

Final standings

Team GP W OTW SOW OTL SOL L GF GA Pts
1 Vålerenga (C) 42 26 4 2 0 3 7 210 113 93
2 Trondheim Black Panthers 42 25 1 2 1 1 12 154 101 83
3 Storhamar Dragons 42 24 0 2 1 2 13 138 87 79
4 Stjernen 42 22 2 2 1 1 14 144 113 76
5 Frisk Tigers 42 20 3 3 0 4 12 143 137 76
6 Sparta Warriors 42 17 1 3 3 1 17 125 143 63
7 Stavanger Oilers 42 16 1 0 1 4 20 132 148 55
8 Lillehammer 42 11 0 4 2 1 24 116 161 44
9 Comet 42 11 0 0 2 2 27 109 174 37
10 Bergen Flyers 42 6 0 2 1 1 32 114 212 24

GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTW = Overtime Wins; OTL = Overtime losses; SOW = Shootout Wins; SOL = Shootout losses; PCT = Percent of possible points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = Points; C = Champions
Source: hockey.no

Statistics

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the regular season.[6]

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Russia Ilya Dubkov Trondheim Black Panthers 42 27 42 69 +32 52
Canada Nick Smith Trondheim Black Panthers 38 28 32 60 +32 81
Norway Lars Erik Spets Trondheim Black Panthers 42 29 26 55 +33 12
Finland Tomi Pöllänen Frisk Tigers 40 19 32 51 +18 22
Finland Markku Takala Sparta Warriors 41 19 31 50 −8 62
Czech Republic Tomáš Sršeň Lillehammer 41 20 27 47 0 102
Finland Teemu Kohvakka Stavanger Oilers 42 18 24 42 +8 30
Finland Tomi Suoniemi Stavanger Oilers 37 16 25 41 +14 39
Czech Republic Ondřej Steiner Stjernen 37 16 24 40 +9 41
Czech Republic Michal Kaňka Lillehammer 42 25 14 39 +9 20
Norway Vegar Barlie Vålerenga 37 19 20 39 +24 22
Norway Kenneth Larsen Vålerenga 42 15 24 39 +30 18

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

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the conclusion of the regular season.[7]

Player Team GP TOI W L GA SO Sv% GAA
Canada Chris Mason Vålerenga 20 1,203:56 – – 36 1 93.5 1.79
Norway Jonas Norgren Storhamar Dragons 35 2,028:03 21 14 61 6 93.4 1.80
Norway Joakim Wiberg Trondheim Black Panthers 31 1,847:22 – – 73 2 91.6 2.37
Finland Kimmo Kytölaakso Stjernen 38 2,243:44 – – 95 4 91.5 2.54
Norway Arne Villy Skrøder Sparta Warriors 18 1,018:25 – – 48 0 90.2 2.83

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

Attendance

See also: GET-ligaen seasons attendance

For the 2004–05 season, the league attendance totaled 292,711 spectators for an average of 1,394.[8] This was a 9.3% increase from the previous season's total of 267,707 spectators and average of 1,275.[9]

Team Arena Capacity Total Games Average % of Capacity
Storhamar Dragons Hamar OL-Amfi 6,091 44,175 21 2,104 34.5%
Vålerenga Jordal Amfi 4,450 38,486 21 1,833 41.2%
Sparta Warriors Sparta Amfi 3,707 27,285 21 1,299 35.0%
Lillehammer Kristins Hall 3,194 23,679 21 1,128 35.3%
Bergen Flyers Bergenshallen 3,000 12,133 21 578 19.3%
Trondheim Black Panthers Leangen Ishall 3,000 39,076 21 1,861 62.0%
Stavanger Oilers Siddishallen 2,582 37,665 21 1,794 69.5%
Stjernen Stjernehallen 2,473 31,105 21 1,481 59.9%
Frisk Tigers Askerhallen 2,400 23,210 21 1,105 46.0%
Comet Halden Ishall 1,200 15,897 21 757 63.1%
Total Games Average
292,711 210 1,394

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
         
1 Vålerenga 3
7 Stavanger Oilers 0
1 Vålerenga 3
4 Stjernen 0
2 Trondheim Black Panthers 3
8 Lillehammer 0
1 Vålerenga 4
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
2 Trondheim Black Panthers 1
3 Storhamar Dragons 3
6 Sparta Warriors 1
2 Trondheim Black Panthers 3
3 Storhamar Dragons 0
4 Stjernen 3
5 Frisk Tigers 1

Source: hockey.no

 Norwegian Champions
2005 
Vålerenga
23rd title

Qualifying for UPC-ligaen 2005–06

Final standings

Team GP W OTW SOW OTL SOL L GF GA Pts
1 Comet (Q) 6 4 0 1 0 0 1 30 9 14
2 Manglerud Star (Q) 6 2 0 1 0 1 3 13 16 9
3 Bergen Flyers 6 3 0 0 0 0 3 17 20 9
4 Furuset 6 1 0 0 0 1 4 13 28 4

GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTW = Overtime Wins; OTL = Overtime losses; SOW = Shootout Wins; SOL = Shootout losses; PCT = Percentage of possible points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = Points; Q = Qualified
Source: speaker.no

Game log

Qualifying for UPC-ligaen 2005–06 Game Log
Rounds 1–6
Round 1
24 February 2005
18:30 CET		Comet8–2
(2–2, 5–0, 1–0)		FurusetHalden Ishall, Halden
Game reference
Referee:
Eirik Hansen
24 minPenalties8 min
29Shots25
24 February 2005
18:30 CET		Manglerud Star1–4
(0–2, 1–0, 0–2)		Bergen FlyersManglerudhallen, Oslo
Game reference
Referee:
Hans Petter Berg
8 minPenalties12 min
22Shots20

Round 2

27 February 2005
17:00 CET		Furuset3–6
(0–2, 0–3, 3–1)		Bergen FlyersFuruset Forum, Oslo
Game reference
Referee:
Eirik Hansen
16 minPenalties18 min
34Shots25
27 February 2005
17:00 CET		Manglerud Star1 – 2 (SO)
(1–0, 0–0, 0–1, 0–0, 2/5–3/5)		CometManglerudhallen, Oslo
Game reference
Referee:
Per Gustav Solem
22 minPenalties18 min
15Shots51

Round 3

3 March 2005
18:30 CET		Bergen Flyers1–7
(1–1, 0–3, 0–3)		CometBergenshallen, Bergen
Game reference
Referee:
Eirik Hansen
14 minPenalties12 min
33Shots28
3 March 2005
19:00 CET		Furuset2 – 3 (SO)
(0–0, 2–1, 0–1, 0–0, 1/5–2/5)		Manglerud StarFuruset Forum, Oslo
Game reference
Referee:
Hans Petter Berg
6 minPenalties6 min
29Shots29

Round 4

6 March 2005
17:00 CET		Bergen Flyers1–5
(0–1, 1–1, 0–3)		Manglerud StarBergenshallen, Bergen
Game reference
Referee:
Yngvar Skau Jensen
32 minPenalties14 min
25Shots28
6 March 2005
17:00 CET		Furuset2–6
(1–1, 0–3, 1–2)		CometFuruset Forum, Oslo
Game reference
Referee:
Owe Lüthcke
24 minPenalties20 min
28Shots37

Round 5

10 March 2005
18:30 CET		Bergen2–3
(1–1, 0–1, 1–1)		FurusetBergenshallen, Bergen
Game reference
Referee:
Hans Petter Berg
24 minPenalties12 min
30Shots17
10 March 2005
18:30 CET		Comet6–0
(4–0, 1–0, 1–0)		Manglerud StarHalden Ishall, Halden
Game reference
Referee:
Eirik Hansen
8 minPenalties10 min
21Shots21

Round 6

13 March 2005
17:00 CET		Comet1–3
(0–0, 1–1, 0–2)		Bergen FlyersHalden Ishall, Halden
Game reference
Referee:
Yngvar Skau Jensen
6 minPenalties2 min
49Shots21
13 March 2005
17:00 CET		Manglerud Star3–1
(0–0, 2–1, 1–0)		FurusetManglerudhallen, Oslo
Game reference
Referee:
Tommy Søstumoen
10 minPenalties8 min
20Shots22

Awards

All-Star team

The following players were selected to the 2004–05 UPC-ligaen All-Star team:[10]

Other

References

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  3. ^ "Vålerenga seriemester". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 2005-02-17. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  4. ^ "Sluttspill om Norgesmesterskapet menn 2004/2005". Norwegian Ice Hockey Association (in Norwegian). 2005-03-20. Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  5. ^ "Vålerenga gode some gull". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 2005-03-20. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  6. ^ "Scoring Leaders – UPC-ligaen 04/05". Norwegian Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  7. ^ "Leading Goaltenders – UPC-ligaen 04/05". Norwegian Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  8. ^ "Tilskuere Eliteserien 2004–2005". Norwegian Ice Hockey Association (in Norwegian). 2005-03-22. Archived from the original on 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  9. ^ "Tilskuere i Eliteserien" (PDF). Norwegian Ice Hockey Association (in Norwegian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  10. ^ a b "Årets Lag 2005". Norwegian Ice Hockey Association (in Norwegian). 2005-03-18. Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2010-05-07.