2010–11 Frölunda HC season

The 2010–11 Elitserien season was Frölunda HC's 31st season in Elitserien. The regular season started on September 17, 2010 away against Timrå IK and ended on March 5, 2011 away against Luleå HF.[1]

2010–11 Frölunda HC
League	9th Elitserien
2010–11 record	19–24–12
Home record	13–8–6
Road record	6–16–6
Goals for	128
Goals against	158
Team information
General Manager	Kent Johansson
Coach	Kent Johansson
Assistant Coach	Stephan Lundh
Captain	Joel Lundqvist
Alternate captains	Per-Johan Axelsson Riku Hahl
Arena	Scandinavium
Average attendance	9,378
Team leaders
Goals	Mika Pyörälä (14)
Assists	Niklas Andersson (30)
Points	Niklas Andersson (44)
Penalty minutes	Christoph Schubert (49)
Goals against average	Joakim Lundström (2.56)

The 2010–11 season was Frölunda's worst season in four years. For the first time since 2007, Frölunda finished 9th in the regular season and thus missed the following playoffs. With just a few rounds of the regular season left, Frölunda were expected by many hockey experts to finish 11th or 12th in the regular season and thus be forced to play in Kvalserien. However, Frölunda won the last three games and thus stayed in Elitserien without having to play in Kvalserien.

Pre-season

On April 13 it was reported that Ulf Dahlén, who had one year left on his contract, was relieved of his duties as head coach.[2] The decision was officially announced the following day.[3] Dahlén was offered to continue working as part of the coaching staff as an assistant coach, but declined the offer.[2] Kent Johansson was announced as new head coach on April 21.[4] In May Stephan Lundh, who joined the coaching staff in late January 2010 to aid Dahlén,[5] signed a one-year contract to work as an assistant coach to Johansson.[6]

European Trophy

2010 European Trophy game log

Group stage: 3–2–3 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Away: 1–1–2) Round Date Opponent Score Goaltender Venue Attendance Record Pts 1 August 11 Malmö 2–1 Lundström Malmö Arena 1,270 1–0–0 3 2 August 12 HV71 1–8 Holmqvist Frölundaborg 3,020 1–1–0 3 3 August 18 EC Red Bull Salzburg 5–4 Holmqvist Eisarena Salzburg 1,308 1–1–1 5 4 August 20 ZSC Lions 3–4 Lundström Hallenstadion 599 1–1–2 6 5 August 21 SC Bern 2–3 Holmqvist PostFinance Arena 801 1–2–2 6 6 August 25 Tappara 4–1 Holmqvist Borås Ishall 2–2–2 9 7 August 27 TPS 7–6 Lundström Kungsbacka Ishall 1,567 2–2–3 11 8 August 28 Kärpät 7–4 Holmqvist Oasen 453 3–2–3 14 Legend:   Win   Overtime/Shootout win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/Shootout loss (1 point)

Exhibition games

Exhibition games log
Exhibition games: 1–2–0 (Home: 0–1–0 ; Away: 1–1–0) Date Opponent Score Goaltender Venue Attendance August 7 Sparta Sarpsborg 3–1 Holmqvist/Lundström Sparta Amfi 2,020 September 8 Linköping 2–3 Lundström Frölundaborg 1,357 September 12 HV71 4–5 Lundström Kinnarps Arena 6,200 Legend:   Win   Loss   Tie

Regular season

Standings

2010–11 Elitserien season	GP	W	L	OTW/SOW	OTL/SOL	GF	GA	Pts
HV71^y	55	24	16	9	6	173	143	96
Färjestads BK^x	55	27	19	6	3	154	124	96
Skellefteå AIK^x	55	25	18	9	3	173	145	96
Luleå HF^x	55	23	21	8	3	129	115	88
Linköpings HC^x	55	22	19	5	9	138	118	85
Djurgårdens IF^x	55	22	19	4	10	140	139	84
Brynäs IF^x	55	19	20	8	8	147	157	81
AIK^x	55	20	23	4	8	131	151	76
Frölunda HC^e	55	19	24	5	7	128	158	74
Timrå IK^e	55	17	25	9	4	140	165	73
Södertälje SK^r	55	20	26	2	7	132	164	71
Modo Hockey^r	55	17	25	6	7	147	153	70

x – clinched playoff spot; y – clinched regular season league title; e – eliminated from playoff contention; r – will play in relegation series

Games log

Main article: Games of the 2010–11 Elitserien season

2010–11 Elitserien games log; 19–24–12 (Home: 13–8–6 ; Away: 6–17–6)
September: 1–1–3 (Home: 0–0–2 ; Away: 1–1–1) Round Date Opponent Score Goaltender Venue Attendance Record Pts 1 September 17 Timrå IK 2–6 Holmqvist E.ON Arena 5,208 0–1–0 0 2 September 21 AIK IF 0–1 (OT) Holmqvist Scandinavium 9,198 0–1–1 1 3 September 23 Färjestads BK 3–2 Holmqvist Löfbergs Lila Arena 7,410 1–1–1 4 4 September 25 Brynäs IF 4–3 (SO) Holmqvist Scandinavium 9,043 1–1–2 6 5 September 30 HV71 1–2 (OT) Lundström Kinnarps Arena 6,853 1–1–3 7
October: 2–8–2 (Home: 2–3–2 ; Away: 0–4–0) Round Date Opponent Score Goaltender Venue Attendance Record Pts 6 October 2 Södertälje SK 1–2 (OT) Lundström Scandinavium 10,105 1–1–4 8 7 October 5 Modo Hockey 0–6 Lundström Fjällräven Center 5,539 1–2–4 8 8 October 7 Linköpings HC 2–1 (SO) Holmqvist Scandinavium 7,501 1–2–5 10 9 October 9 Luleå HF 0–3 Holmqvist Coop Norrbotten Arena 5,721 1–3–5 10 10 October 14 Skellefteå AIK 2–3 Holmqvist Scandinavium 7,578 1–4–5 10 11 October 16 Djurgårdens IF 2–3 Lundström Hovet 7,767 1–5–5 10 12 October 21 Timrå IK 3–5 Lundström Scandinavium 7,622 1–6–5 10 13 October 23 Modo Hockey 3–0 Holmqvist Scandinavium 9,074 2–6–5 13 14 October 26 Djurgårdens IF 3–0 Holmqvist Scandinavium 10,003 3–6–5 16 15 October 28 Skellefteå AIK 1–3 Holmqvist Skellefteå Kraft Arena 4,435 3–7–5 16 16 October 30 HV71 3–4 Holmqvist Scandinavium 11,158 3–8–5 16 November: 5–4–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Away: 3–3–1) Round Date Opponent Score Goaltender Venue Attendance Record Pts 17 November 1 AIK 2–5 Holmqvist Hovet 4,083 3–9–5 16 18 November 4 Luleå HF 3–1 Holmqvist Scandinavium 9,991 4–9–5 19 19 November 6 Brynäs IF 4–3 Holmqvist Läkerol Arena 8,322 5–9–5 22 26 November 16 Skellefteå AIK 0–3 Holmqvist Scandinavium 8,460 5–10–5 22 20 November 18 Södertälje SK 2–5 Holmqvist AXA Sports Center 3,268 5–11–5 22 21 November 20 Färjestads BK 3–1 Holmqvist Löfbergs Lila Arena 8,505 6–11–5 25 22 November 23 Linköpings HC 1–6 Holmqvist Cloetta Center 5,976 6–12–5 25 23 November 25 Djurgårdens IF 5–4 (SO) Lundström Hovet 6,267 6–12–6 27 24 November 27 AIK 4–3 Holmqvist Scandinavium 9,004 7–12–6 30 25 November 29 Luleå HF 4–2 Holmqvist Coop Norrbotten Arena 4,373 8–12–6 33 December: 3–3–2 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Away: 0–2–2) Round Date Opponent Score Goaltender Venue Attendance Record Pts 27 December 4 HV71 4–3 (SO) Holmqvist Kinnarps Arena 7,000 8–12–7 35 37 December 5 HV71 2–4 Holmqvist Scandinavium 9,053 8–13–7 35 28 December 7 Södertälje SK 2–1 (OT) Lundström AXA Sports Center 3,069 8–13–8 37 29 December 9 Modo Hockey 3–1 Lundström Scandinavium 8,426 9–13–8 40 30 December 11 Linköpings HC 2–1 Holmqvist Scandinavium 9,513 10–13–8 43 31 December 26 Färjestads BK 2–5 Holmqvist Karlstad Outdoor Arena 15,274 10–14–8 43 32 December 28 Brynäs IF 3–2 Lundström Scandinavium 11,477 11–14–8 46 33 December 30 Timrå IK 2–5 Lundström E.ON Arena 4,569 11–15–8 46 January: 4–4–2 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Away: 1–2–1) Round Date Opponent Score Goaltender Venue Attendance Record Pts 34 January 2 Södertälje SK 4–0 Holmqvist Scandinavium 8,348 12–15–8 49 35 January 4 Luleå HF 3–4 (OT) Holmqvist Scandinavium 8,570 12–15–9 50 36 January 6 Brynäs IF 1–2 Holmqvist Läkerol Arena 4,701 12–16–9 50 38 January 13 Skellefteå AIK 4–5 (OT) Holmqvist Skellefteå Kraft Arena 4,584 12–16–10 51 39 January 16 AIK 2–1 Holmqvist Hovet 3,764 13–16–10 54 40 January 20 Modo Hockey 0–4 Holmqvist Fjällräven Center 5,453 13–17–10 54 41 January 22 Linköpings HC 5–1 Holmqvist Scandinavium 8,888 14–17–10 57 42 January 24 Djurgårdens IF 4–2 Holmqvist Scandinavium 8,616 15–17–10 60 43 January 27 Timrå IK 2–5 Holmqvist Scandinavium 8,034 15–18–10 60 44 January 29 Färjestads BK 0–3 Holmqvist Scandinavium 12,026 15–19–10 60 February: 1–5–2 (Home: 1–1–1 ; Away: 0–4–1) Round Date Opponent Score Goaltender Venue Attendance Record Pts 45 February 1 Södertälje SK 2–3 Lundström AXA Sports Center 6,150 15–20–10 60 46 February 3 Brynäs IF 2–4 Holmqvist Scandinavium 9,418 15–21–10 60 47 February 5 Timrå IK 2–4 Holmqvist/Lundström E.ON Arena 5,011 15–22–10 60 48 February 17 AIK 1–2 (SO) Holmqvist Scandinavium 8,478 15–22–11 61 49 February 19 Skellefteå AIK 4–1 Holmqvist Scandinavium 9,540 16–22–11 64 50 February 21 Djurgårdens IF 1–5 Holmqvist/Lundström Hovet 7,206 16–23–11 64 51 February 24 HV71 3–4 (SO) Lundström Kinnarps Arena 6,973 16–23–12 65 52 February 26 Linköpings HC 2–3 Lundström Cloetta Center 7,579 16–24–12 65 March: 3–0–0 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Away: 1–0–0) Round Date Opponent Score Goaltender Venue Attendance Record Pts 53 March 1 Modo Hockey 3–2 Lundström Scandinavium 12,044 17–24–12 68 54 March 3 Färjestads BK 4–3 Lundström Scandinavium 12,044 18–24–12 71 55 March 5 Luleå HF 1–0 Lundström Coop Norrbotten Arena 5,326 19–24–12 74 Legend:   Win   Overtime/Shootout win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/Shootout loss (1 point)

Statistics

Skaters

Name	Pos	Nationality	GP	G	A	P	PIM
			Regular season
Niklas Andersson	LW	Sweden	53	14	30	44	30
Tomi Kallio	RW	Finland	55	12	18	30	36
Riku Hahl	C	Finland	47	4	20	24	14
Mika Pyörälä	C	Finland	47	14	9	23	8
Toni Koivisto	RW	Finland	54	14	9	23	12
Mikael Johansson	C	Sweden	55	8	12	20	24
Henrik Tömmernes	D	Sweden	47	3	17	20	24
Mikko Mäenpää	LW	Finland	46	8	10	18	46
Joel Lundqvist	C	Sweden	31	9	8	17	22
Christian Bäckman	D	Sweden	21	4	13	17	8
Jesper Mattsson	C	Sweden	23	7	8	15	8
Per-Johan Axelsson	LW	Sweden	50	4	10	14	41
Nicklas Lasu	LW	Sweden	54	7	6	13	24
Andreas Karlsson	C	Sweden	35	2	10	12	12
Oscar Hedman	D	Sweden	55	2	9	11	40
Robin Lindqvist	C	Sweden	45	4	4	8	20
Pavel Skrbek	D	Czech Republic	27	2	6	8	10
John Klingberg	D	Sweden	26	0	5	5	10
Ville Mäntymaa	D	Finland	46	3	1	4	18
Tobias Viklund	D	Sweden	55	2	2	4	36
Christoph Schubert	D	Germany	23	0	4	4	49
Carl Klingberg	RW	Sweden	38	2	1	3	12
William Wallén	RW	Sweden	12	1	0	1	0
Linus Fagemo	RW	Sweden	12	1	0	1	2
Johan Sundström	C	Sweden	41	1	0	1	10
Richard Demén-Willaume	D	Sweden	6	0	1	1	8
Johan Holmqvist	G	Sweden	53	0	1	1	2
Oliver Bohm	D	Sweden	1	0	0	0	0
Jonathan Sääf	G	Sweden	1	0	0	0	0
Henrik Lundberg	G	Sweden	2	0	0	0	0
Jannik Christensen	D	Denmark	2	0	0	0	0
Dragan Umicevic	RW	Sweden	3	0	0	0	0
Sebastian Collberg	RW	Sweden	5	0	0	0	0
Casper Carning	RW	Sweden	8	0	0	0	0
Viktor Svedberg	D	Sweden	9	0	0	0	0
Robin Dahse	LW	Sweden	10	0	0	0	0
Victor Backman	LW	Sweden	17	0	0	0	2
Peter Andersson	D	Sweden	27	0	0	0	8
Joakim Lundström	G	Sweden	54	0	0	0	2

Transactions

The off-season started with the departure of Janne Niskala—who decided to pursue offers from the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL)[7]—and Joakim Andersson, who signed a three-year entry level contract with the Detroit Red Wings.[8][9] Concurrently the club announced that Jens Karlsson and Martin Røymark were not offered new contracts,[10] and that Mikael Johansson had signed a two-year contract extension.[11] The following week Nicklas Lasu signed a one-year extension with Frölunda,[12] and Patric Blomdahl decided to leave Frölunda to reunite with his junior club AIK which had been promoted back to Elitserien.[12] In May Niklas Andersson decided to sign a one-year contract extension to play his fourteenth season for Frölunda,[13] and goaltender Joakim Lundström was signed to a one-year contract.[14] Later that month the club announced that Oscar Hedman had signed a one-year contract extension, and that Toni Koivisto, Mikko Mäenpää, and William Wallén had all signed two-year contracts with the club.[15] Carl Klingberg and Peter Andersson signed entry-level contracts with the Atlanta Thrashers and Vancouver Canucks respectively, both with the intention of playing for Frölunda on a loan during the 2010–11 season.[16][17] Prior to the June 15 deadline for NHL teams to sign contracted Elitserien players Frölunda had to say goodbye to their second and third best scorers from the 2009–10 season; Fredrik Pettersson and Mathis Olimb, who decided to try their luck in North America, Pettersson with the Atlanta Thrashers and Olimb with the Chicago Blackhawks.[18] In late July Mika Pyörälä signed a three-year contract with Frölunda.

Acquired Player Former team Date Notes Joakim Lundström IF Sundsvall Hockey May 7 [14] Toni Koivisto Metallurg Magnitogorsk May 20 [15] Mikko Mäenpää HPK May 20 [15] William Wallén Mississauga St. Michael's Majors May 20 [15] Mika Pyörälä Philadelphia Flyers July 29 Christoph Schubert Atlanta Thrashers September 15 Robin Lindqvist Timrå IK October 10 Pavel Skrbek Skellefteå AIK November 3 Jesper Mattsson Malmö Redhawks December 25

Leaving Player New team Date Notes Janne Niskala Metallurg Magnitogorsk April 9 [7][19] Joakim Andersson Detroit Red Wings April 9 [8][9] Jens Karlsson Borås HC April 12 [10] Martin Røymark Timrå IK April 12 [10] Patric Blomdahl AIK April 20 [20] Gusten Törnqvist HC Alleghe May 28 [21] Carl Klingberg Atlanta Thrashers May 31 [16] Peter Andersson Vancouver Canucks June 2 [17] Fredrik Pettersson Atlanta Thrashers June 14 [18] Mathis Olimb Chicago Blackhawks June 14 [18] Christoph Schubert November 26 June 14 Carl Klingberg Timrå IK January 29

Drafted players

Frölunda HC players picked in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	NHL Team
2nd	50th	Johan Sundström	Sweden	New York Islanders
7th	200th	Michael Schumacher	Sweden	Los Angeles Kings
7th	210th	Henrik Tömmernes	Sweden	Vancouver Canucks

References

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External links

• Frolundaindians.com — Official team website
• Hockeyligan.se — Official league website
• Swehockey.se — Official statistics website