2015–16 SHL season

2015–16 SHL season
League Sweden Swedish Hockey League
Sport Ice hockey
Duration September 2015 – April 2016
Regular season
League Champion Skellefteå AIK
Season MVP Patrick Thoresen
Top scorer Ryan Lasch (Frölunda)
Playoffs
Playoffs Playoffs MVP Johan Sundström
Finals champions Frölunda HC (4th title)
  Runners-up Skellefteå AIK

The 2015–16 SHL season is the 41st season of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). The regular season began in September 2015 and ended in March 2016. The following playoffs will be played between March–April 2016.

Modo Hockey and Karlskrona HK were forced to play in the SHL qualifiers to defend their SHL status. Karlskrona won their series against AIK in five games while Modo lost to Leksands IF over seven games. Therefore Leksand were promoted to the SHL on the expense of Modo.

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Skellefteå AIK 52 33 4 4 11 160 103 +57 111 Qualification to Quarter-finals
2 Frölunda HC 52 30 7 0 15 169 112 +57 104
3 Linköpings HC 52 23 9 7 13 163 121 +42 94
4 Luleå HF 52 26 5 4 17 140 123 +17 92
5 Färjestad BK 52 20 10 9 13 141 130 +11 89
6 Växjö Lakers 52 25 4 4 19 147 139 +8 87
7 Djurgårdens IF 52 23 5 7 17 144 135 +9 86 Qualification to Round of 16
8 Örebro HK 52 19 6 8 19 135 146 −11 77
9 HV71 52 21 4 4 23 138 146 −8 75
10 Brynäs IF 52 21 4 3 24 133 138 −5 74
11 Rögle BK 52 16 4 6 26 125 154 −29 62
12 Malmö Redhawks 52 15 5 6 26 116 153 −37 61
13 Modo Hockey 52 13 3 4 32 119 166 −47 49 Qualification to Relegation playoffs
14 Karlskrona HK 52 5 4 8 35 120 184 −64 31
Source: Swedish Hockey League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the ten best skaters based on the amount of points during the regular season. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same amount of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown.

As of 8 March 2016[1]

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

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
United States Ryan Lasch Frölunda HC 51 15 36 51 +10 20
Norway Patrick Thoresen Djurgårdens IF 49 15 33 48 +12 34
Sweden Patrik Zackrisson Skellefteå AIK 52 15 33 48 +25 68
Czech Republic Milan Gulaš Färjestad BK 51 20 25 45 –4 20
Sweden Richard Gynge Växjö Lakers 46 21 23 44 +23 24
Sweden Andreas Johnson Frölunda HC 52 19 25 44 +8 18
Canada Andrew Gordon Linköpings HC 52 18 26 44 +18 30
Sweden John Norman Skellefteå AIK 47 17 25 42 +5 18
United States Garrett Roe Linköpings HC 41 14 27 41 +14 28
United States Matt Anderson Djurgårdens IF 52 18 22 40 +8 30

Leading goaltenders

These are the leaders in GAA 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.

As of 8 March 2016[2]

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 Lars Johansson Frölunda HC 36 1962:30 57 7 92.74 1.74
Sweden Markus Svensson Skellefteå AIK 37 2148:23 66 7 92.20 1.84
Sweden Joel Lassinantti Luleå HF 33 2002:46 65 4 92.12 1.95
Sweden David Rautio Linköpings HC 28 1589:57 52 2 91.61 1.96
Canada Justin Pogge Färjestad BK 26 1512:11 53 1 92.24 2.10
Sweden Marcus Högberg Linköpings HC 28 1581:05 61 2 91.13 2.31
Austria Bernhard Starkbaum Brynäs IF 28 1643:17 65 2 91.16 2.37
Lithuania Mantas Armalis Djurgårdens IF 34 1985:52 80 2 91.82 2.42
Sweden Jonas Gunnarsson Malmö Redhawks 44 2549:43 105 2 91.32 2.47
Sweden Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel HV71 43 2467:01 102 2 91.41 2.48

Playoffs

The top six teams will qualify directly for the quarter-finals, while the four teams ranked 7–10 will play a best-of-three series and battle for the two remaining spots.[3][4]

Playoff bracket

In the first round the 7th-ranked team will meet the 10th-ranked team and the 8th-ranked team will meet the 9th-ranked team for a place in the second round. In the second round, the top-ranked team will meet the lowest-ranked winner of the first round, the 2nd-ranked team will face the other winner of the first round, the 3rd-ranked team will face the 6th-ranked team, and the 4th-ranked team will face the 5th-ranked team. In the third round, the highest remaining seed is matched against the lowest remaining seed. In each round the higher-seeded team is awarded home advantage. The first round the meetings are played as best-of-three series and the rest is best-of-seven series that 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 and 4 (plus 6 if necessary).[3][4]

  Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                                     
  1  Skellefteå AIK 4  
9  HV71 0  
7  Djurgårdens IF 2     1  Skellefteå AIK 4  
10  Brynäs IF 1     6  Växjö Lakers 3  
2  Frölunda HC 4
  7  Djurgårdens IF 1  
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round)   1  Skellefteå AIK 1
  2  Frölunda HC 4
  3  Linköpings HC 2  
6  Växjö Lakers 4  
8  Örebro HK 0     2  Frölunda HC 4
9  HV71 2     4  Luleå HF 2  
4  Luleå HF 4
  5  Färjestad BK 1  

Round of 16

The teams ranked 7 and 10, and the teams ranked 8 and 9, respectively, will face each other in a best-of-three series in order to qualify for the quarter-finals. The better-ranked teams in the two series will receive home advantage, i.e. two home games, if necessary. The two winners will take the two remaining quarter-final spots.[3][4]

(7) Djurgårdens IF vs. (10) Brynäs IF

Djurgårdens IF won series 2–1

(8) Örebro HK vs. (9) HV71

HV71 won series 2–0

Quarter-finals

(1) Skellefteå AIK vs. (9) HV71

Skellefteå AIK won series 4–0

(2) Frölunda HC vs. (7) Djurgårdens IF

Frölunda HC won series 4–1

(3) Linköpings HC vs. (6) Växjö Lakers

Växjö Lakers won series 4–2

(4) Luleå HF vs. (5) Färjestad BK

Luleå HF won series 4–1

Semi-finals

(1) Skellefteå AIK vs. (6) Växjö Lakers

Skellefteå AIK won series 4–3

(2) Frölunda HC vs. (4) Luleå HF

Frölunda HC won series 4–2

Finals

(1) Skellefteå AIK vs. (2) Frölunda HC

Frölunda HC won series 4–1

Games in italics indicate games that will only be played if necessary to determine a winner of the series.

Statistics

Playoff scoring leaders

List shows the ten best skaters based on the amount of points during the playoffs. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same amount of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown. Updated as of April 24, 2016.[5]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Finland Artturi Lehkonen Frölunda HC 16 11 8 19 +11 4
United States Ryan Lasch Frölunda HC 16 8 11 19 +11 2
Sweden John Norman Skellefteå AIK 16 5 8 13 +6 4
Sweden Mattias Ritola Skellefteå AIK 16 5 8 13 –1 10
Sweden Richard Gynge Växjö Lakers 13 5 7 12 +1 6
Sweden Linus Hultström Djurgårdens IF 8 3 9 12 0 6
Sweden Jonathan Granström Luleå HF 11 5 6 11 –1 14
Canada Andrew Calof Skellefteå AIK 16 7 3 10 +3 4
Sweden Jimmie Ericsson Skellefteå AIK 15 3 7 10 +5 20
Sweden Oscar Fantenberg Frölunda HC 16 2 8 10 +8 6
Sweden Patrik Zackrisson Skellefteå AIK 16 2 8 10 –4 6

Playoff 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 April 24, 2016.[6]

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 Lars Johansson Frölunda HC 8 462:08 11 1 94.69 1.43
Sweden Markus Svensson Skellefteå AIK 12 724:42 23 3 91.39 1.90
Sweden Cristopher Nihlstorp Växjö Lakers 10 563:18 19 0 91.40 2.02
Canada Justin Pogge Färjestad BK 4 231:33 8 0 93.33 2.07
Sweden Johan Gustafsson Frölunda HC 9 506:22 19 0 92.02 2.25
Sweden Joel Lassinantti Luleå HF 11 667:32 25 0 91.88 2.25

SHL awards

Guldhjälmen: Anton Rödin, Brynäs IF
Guldpucken: Patrick Thoresen, Djurgårdens IF
Honken Trophy: Lars Johansson, Frölunda HC
Håkan Loob Trophy: Nick Johnson, Brynäs IF
Rookie of the Year: Ludvig Rensfeldt, Rögle BK
Salming Trophy: Jonas Junland, Linköpings HC
Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy: Johan Sundström, Frölunda HC
Guldpipan:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Statistik - SHL.se". SHL. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Start - SHL.se". SHL. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "Starttider och sändningar för SM-slutspelet 2016". shl.se. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "SM-slutspelet 2016". shl.se. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Statistik - SHL.se". Swedish Hockey League.
  6. ↑ "Statistik - SHL.se". Swedish Hockey League.
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