2004–05 Elitserien season

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.

2004–05 Elitserien season
League Elitserien
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 20, 2004 – March 1, 2005
Regular season
League ChampionFrölunda HC
Season MVPHenrik Lundqvist (Frölunda HC)
Top scorerHenrik Zetterberg (Timrå IK)
Playoffs
Finals
ChampionsFrölunda HC
  Runners-upFärjestads BK

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
Henrik ZetterbergTimrå IK50193150+1524
Kristian HuseliusLinköpings HC34143549+2010
Mattias WeinhandlModo Hockey50262046+318
Shawn HorcoffMora IK50192746–11117
Nils EkmanDjurgårdens IF44182745+2106
Brendan MorrisonLinköpings HC45162844+3050
Niklas AnderssonFrölunda HC44142741+2216
Mike KnubleLinköpings HC49261339+2440
Martin PlüssFrölunda HC46231639+1442
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
Henrik LundqvistFrölunda HC442641:51796.9361.79
Fredrik NorrenaLinköpings HC432521:59785.9351.86
Martin GerberFärjestads BK301827:33584.9291.90
Miikka KiprusoffTimrå IK462718:59975.9162.14
Björn BjurlingDjurgårdens IF241441:37611.9132.54
Tommy SaloModo Hockey362164:53930.9092.58
Rastislav StaňaSödertälje SK452562:081163.9142.72
Pasi NurminenMalmö Redhawks301755:06863.9002.94
Stefan LivHV71402404:171192.8932.97
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).

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals 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
Daniel AlfredssonFrölunda HC1412618+138
Niklas AnderssonFrölunda HC1410313+104
Tomi KallioFrölunda HC147613+106
Jonas JohnsonFrölunda HC1421012+108
Marcel JenniFärjestads BK155611+345
Samuel PåhlssonFrölunda HC144711+1424
Jonas HöglundFärjestads BK154711+28
Per-Johan AxelssonFrölunda HC1411011+1318
Nils EkmanDjurgårdens IF12459–320
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
Henrik LundqvistFrölunda HC14854:27156.9621.05
Fredrik NorrenaLinköpings HC6383:48130.9212.03
Rastislav StaňaSödertälje SK10605:14221.9202.18
Miikka KiprusoffTimrå IK6356:44130.8902.19
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:

gollark: Use Rust instead.
gollark: C.... can be... concurrent?
gollark: Why use golang if you could use C?
gollark: Use Rust!
gollark: I shall buy a million monitors.

See also
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