2015–16 SHL season

The 2015–16 SHL season was the 41st season of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). The regular season began in September 2015 and ended in March 2016. The playoffs were played in March–April 2016.

2015–16 SHL season
League Swedish Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 2015 – April 2016
Regular season
League ChampionSkellefteå AIK
Season MVPPatrick Thoresen
Top scorerRyan Lasch (Frölunda)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPJohan Sundström
Finals championsFrölunda HC (4th title)
  Runners-upSkellefteå AIK

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.

Teams participating in the 2015–16 SHL season

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 number of points during the regular season. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number 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
Lasch, Ryan Ryan LaschFrölunda HC51153651+1020
Thoresen, Patrick Patrick ThoresenDjurgårdens IF49153348+1234
Zackrisson, Patrik Patrik ZackrissonSkellefteå AIK52153348+2568
Gulas, Milan Milan GulašFärjestad BK51202545–420
Gynge, Richard Richard GyngeVäxjö Lakers46212344+2324
Johnson, Andreas Andreas JohnsonFrölunda HC52192544+818
Gordon, Andrew Andrew GordonLinköpings HC52182644+1830
Norman, John John NormanSkellefteå AIK47172542+518
Roe, Garrett Garrett RoeLinköpings HC41142741+1428
Anderson, Matt Matt AndersonDjurgårdens IF52182240+830

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
Johansson, Lars Lars JohanssonFrölunda HC361962:3057792.741.74
Svensson, Markus Markus SvenssonSkellefteå AIK372148:2366792.201.84
Lassinantti, Joel Joel LassinanttiLuleå HF332002:4665492.121.95
Rautio, David David RautioLinköpings HC281589:5752291.611.96
Pogge, Justin Justin PoggeFärjestad BK261512:1153192.242.10
Högberg, Marcus Marcus HögbergLinköpings HC281581:0561291.132.31
Starkbaum, Bernhard Bernhard StarkbaumBrynäs IF281643:1765291.162.37
Armalis, Mantas Mantas ArmalisDjurgårdens IF341985:5280291.822.42
Gunnarsson, Jonas Jonas GunnarssonMalmö Redhawks442549:43105291.322.47
Pettersson-Wentzel, Fredrik Fredrik Pettersson-WentzelHV71432467:01102291.412.48

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]

  Wild-card round 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  

Play In Round

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 number of points during the playoffs. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number 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
Lehkonen, Artturi Artturi LehkonenFrölunda HC1611819+114
Lasch, Ryan Ryan LaschFrölunda HC1681119+112
Norman, John John NormanSkellefteå AIK165813+64
Ritola, Mattias Mattias RitolaSkellefteå AIK165813–110
Gynge, Richard Richard GyngeVäxjö Lakers135712+16
Hultström, Linus Linus HultströmDjurgårdens IF8391206
Granström, Jonathan Jonathan GranströmLuleå HF115611–114
Calof, Andrew Andrew CalofSkellefteå AIK167310+34
Ericsson, Jimmie Jimmie EricssonSkellefteå AIK153710+520
Fantenberg, Oscar Oscar FantenbergFrölunda HC162810+86
Zackrisson, Patrik Patrik ZackrissonSkellefteå AIK162810–46

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
Johansson, Lars Lars JohanssonFrölunda HC8462:0811194.691.43
Svensson, Markus Markus SvenssonSkellefteå AIK12724:4223391.391.90
Nihlstorp, Cristopher Cristopher NihlstorpVäxjö Lakers10563:1819091.402.02
Pogge, Justin Justin PoggeFärjestad BK4231:338093.332.07
Gustafsson, Johan Johan GustafssonFrölunda HC9506:2219092.022.25
Lassinantti, Joel Joel LassinanttiLuleå HF11667:3225091.882.25

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: Mikael Nord

See also

References
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