2005–06 Elitserien season

2005–06 Elitserien season
LeagueElitserien
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 26, 2005 – March 6, 2006
Regular season
League championHV71
Season MVPKenny Jönsson (Rögle BK)
Top scorerAndreas Karlsson (HV71)
Playoffs
Finals
ChampionsFärjestads BK
  Runners-upFrölunda HC
SHL seasons

The 2005–06 Elitserien season was the 31st season of Elitserien. It ran from September 26, 2005, until March 6, 2006, with the Elitserien playoffs, the 82nd Swedish Championship, to April 18, with Färjestads BK taking the championship.

Regular season

Final standings

GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points

Elitserien GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
y-HV71 50 29 10 7 4 164 107 102
x-Frölunda HC 50 28 8 12 2 169 130 96
x-Linköpings HC 50 25 14 6 5 150 117 92
x-Färjestads BK 50 23 11 12 4 134 116 84
x-Luleå HF 50 22 12 11 5 147 124 83
x-Modo Hockey 50 24 9 16 1 129 107 81
x-Brynäs IF 50 16 15 14 5 114 129 67
x-Mora IK 50 17 11 20 2 123 135 66
e-Timrå IK 50 16 10 21 3 104 128 59
e-Djurgårdens IF 50 13 13 21 3 124 160 58
r-Södertälje SK 50 11 10 25 4 110 161 44
r-Leksands IF 50 9 11 28 2 96 150 41

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

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 the second round, the highest remaining seed was matched against the lowest remaining seed. 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 HV71 4
8 Mora IK 1
1 HV71 3
4 Färjestads BK 4
2 Frölunda HC 4
7 Brynäs IF 0
2 Frölunda HC 2
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
4 Färjestads BK 4
3 Linköping HC 4
5 Luleå HF 2
2 Frölunda HC 4
3 Linköping HC 3
4 Färjestads BK 4
6 Modo Hockey 1
Swedish Champions
2005–06
Färjestads BK
Seventh Title

Elitserien awards

Le Mat Trophy: Färjestads BK
Guldpucken: Kenny Jönsson, Rögle BK
Guldhjälmen: Andreas Karlsson, HV71
Honken Trophy: Johan Holmqvist, Brynäs IF
Håkan Loob Trophy: Tomi Kallio, Frölunda HC; Andreas Karlsson, HV71
Rookie of the Year: Nicklas Bäckström, Brynäs IF
Guldpipan: Thomas Andersson, Gävle

See also

Media related to 2005-2006 Swedish Elite League season at Wikimedia Commons