Eliteserien, known as Fjordkraftligaen due to sponsorship, is the premier Norwegian

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league, organised by the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association. It comprises 10 clubs and works on the premise of

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, in which the two teams who placed last must play the top two teams from First Division (the league ranked immediately below) for the rights to play in the next Eliteserie season.

History

The Norwegian Ice Hockey Association (NIHF) was founded on 16 September 1934. The same season also saw the debut of a national league for ice hockey. It was then known as 1. divisjon (''1st division''), a name it held until 1990, when the elite clubs broke away and formed a new top league, Eliteserien (''The Elite League''). In 2004, telecommunications company UPC bought the naming rights for the league. UPC Norway changed its name to

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in 2006 and hence the name of the league was also altered. On October 1, 2020, NIHF and Fjordkraft announced that a new three years naming rights agreement for the league had been agreed, after the one with GET had expired, and from the 2020–2021 season, the league would be known as Fjordkraftligaen.

Teams

The following ten clubs will compete in the Eliteserien during the 2021–22 season.

Notable former teams

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* Forward/Gamlebyen *

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* Hasle-Løren * Lørenskog *

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* Rosenborg (defunct) *

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(defunct) * Tønsberg Vikings *

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(defunct) * Kongsvinger Knights * LM-90 (defunct) * Stavanger-Viking (defunct) *

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(defunct) * Lambertseter hockeyklubb (defunct)

Season structure

The Eliteserien season is divided into a

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, lasting from mid September to the first week of March, and a postseason, consisting of the Norwegian Championship playoffs, and qualification for the league in the following season. During the regular season, clubs play each other in a predefined schedule. The Norwegian Championship, which is contested in March and April, is an elimination tournament where two clubs play each other in a

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series in order to advance to the next round. The final remaining team is crowned the Norwegian champion. Teams not qualified for the playoffs must compete with the best teams from the second league level— 1. divisjon—for the right to play in next season's Eliteserien.

Regular season

The league's regular season is organized according to a quintuple round robin format implemented ahead of the 2008–09 season. Clubs play each other five times, at least twice at home and twice away, for a total of 45 games per team. The right to play the fifth game at home is awarded on a rotational basis determined by the final standings in 2007–08. The five highest ranked clubs were awarded a third home game in 2008–09; the other five clubs would then get an extra home game in 2009–10, and from then on, every other season. However, because of the bankruptcy of

in October 2009 and reduction to nine teams for that season, a sixth round robin was added to the schedule so that all teams played an equal number of home and away games, amounting to 48 in total. Points are awarded for each game, where three points are awarded for a win in regulation time, two points for win in

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or a shootout and one point for a loss in overtime or a shootout. No points are awarded for a loss in regulation time. Teams are ranked by total points; if two or more teams have an equal number of points, they are separated using head to head records, then

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head to head and goals scored head to head. If two or more teams are still ranked equally, goal difference and goals scored in all 45 games are used to break the tie. At the end of the regular season, the team that finishes with the most points is crowned league champion.

Playoffs

The Norwegian Ice Hockey Championship, or

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, is contested by the eight best teams in the league following the conclusion of the regular season. There are three rounds, each played as a

series; the winner advances to the next round, while the loser is eliminated from the tournament. In the first round, or quarter-finals, the highest

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chooses which of the two lowest seeds to be matched against. The highest remaining seed then chooses between the two lowest remaining seeds until all teams have an opponent. In the second round, or semi-finals, the teams are re-seeded, with the highest remaining seed again being allowed to choose which of the two lowest remaining seeds to play against. The remaining teams pair off in the other semi-final, and the winner of each series advances to the finals. In each round the higher-ranked team is said to be the team with the home ice advantage. Four of the seven games are played at this team's home venue—the first and third, and, when necessary, the fifth and seventh games—with the other games played at the lower-ranked team's home venue. In the finals, the team with the most points during the regular season is given home-ice advantage.

Relegation

The two lowest ranked teams after the regular season are in danger of being relegated and will have to play in a qualification tournament along with the two highest ranked teams from the 1. divisjon. All four teams must agree to play in the Eliteserien (if promoted) before they are allowed to participate in qualifying. If a team is unable, for whatever reason, to make such a commitment, the position is offered to another team in the 1. divisjon. The tournament is played in March and is organized according to a double round robin format: each club plays the others twice, home and away, for a total of six games. The points system and ranking method used are the same as in the Eliteserien. At the end of the tournament, the winner and runner-up qualify for next season, while the other two are demoted to (or remain in) the 1. divisjon.

Trophies and awards

The winning team of the playoffs is awarded the Kongepokal, commonly known as "Bøtta". The

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and the teams' organization ( NTH) also announce a number of awards, among others

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(the best Norwegian player of the season, regardless of league) and the

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from the playoffs.

Television and media

The league is broadcast by

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. The games are also aired on the online platform

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List of champions

*1935 : Trygg *1936 : Grane *1937 : Grane *1938 : Trygg *1939 : Grane *1940 : Grane *1941–1945 : Not played *1946 : Forward *1947 : Stabæk *1948 :

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*1949 :

*1950 : Gamlebyen *1951 :

*1952 :

*1953 : Gamlebyen *1954 :

*1955 : Gamlebyen *1956 : Gamlebyen *1957 : Tigrene *1958 : Gamlebyen *1959 : Gamlebyen *1960 : Vålerengen *1961 : Tigrene *1962 : Vålerengen *1963 : Vålerengen *1964 : Gamlebyen *1965 : Vålerengen *1966 : Vålerengen *1967 : Vålerengen *1968 : Vålerengen *1969 : Vålerengen *1970 : Vålerengen *1971 : Vålerengen *1972 : Hasle/Løren *1973 : Vålerengen *1974 : Hasle/Løren *1975 : Frisk *1976 : Hasle/Løren *1977 : Manglerud/Star *1978 : Manglerud/Star *1979 : Frisk *1980 :

*1981 :

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*1982 : Vålerengen *1983 :

*1984 :

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*1985 : Vålerengen *1986 :

*1987 : Vålerengen *1988 : Vålerengen *1989 :

*1990 :

*1991 :

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*1992 :

*1993 :

*1994 :

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*1995 : Storhamar *1996 : Storhamar *1997 : Storhamar *1998 :

*1999 :

*2000 : Storhamar *2001 :

*2002 :

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*2003 :

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: Storhamar *

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: Storhamar *

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: Storhamar *

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*2020 : Playoff cancelled due to

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*2021 : Playoff cancelled due to

* 2022 :

Titles by team

Team in bold currently competes in the top league. ;Notes

Seasons

* 2003–04 Eliteserien season *

2004–05 UPC-ligaen season The 2004–05 UPC-ligaen was the 66th season of Norway's premier ice hockey league, Eliteserien, which as of this season became known as the UPC-ligaen after UPC had acquired the naming rights for five years. Vålerenga won both the League Cha ...

2005–06 UPC-ligaen season The 2005–06 UPC-ligaen season began on 22 September 2005 and ended 19 February 2006. Regular season Final standings ''GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTW = Overtime Wins; OTL = Overtime losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals aga ...

2006–07 GET-ligaen season The 2006–07 GET-ligaen season began on 7 September 2006 and ended 22 February 2007. Regular season Final standings ''GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTW = Overtime Wins; OTL = Overtime losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals agai ...

2007–08 GET-ligaen season The 2007–08 GET-ligaen season began on 13 September 2007 and was scheduled to end 21 February 2008. The Storhamar Dragons won the championships for the sixth time. The win also marked the fourth championship in as many leap years for the Dragons ...

2008–09 GET-ligaen season The 2008–09 GET-ligaen season began on 18 September 2008 and ended 22 February 2009. Regular season Final standings ''GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTW = Overtime Wins; OTL = Overtime losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals aga ...

* 2009–10 GET-ligaen season * 2010–11 GET-ligaen season * 2011–12 GET-ligaen season * 2012–13 GET-ligaen season * 2013–14 GET-ligaen season * 2014–15 GET-ligaen season * 2015–16 GET-ligaen season *

2016–17 GET-ligaen season The 2016–17 GET-ligaen was the 78th season of Norway's premier ice hockey league, GET-ligaen. The regular season began play in September 2016. There were no team changes from the 2015–16 season. Participating teams } Arenas Vålerenga I ...

2017–18 GET-ligaen season The 2017–18 GET-ligaen was the 79th season of Norway's premier ice hockey league, GET-ligaen. The regular season began in September 2017. There was no team changes from the 2016–17 season. Participating teams } Arenas On the season o ...

* 2018–19 GET-ligaen season * 2019–20 GET-ligaen season * 2020–21 Fjordkraftligaen season * 2021–22 Fjordkraftligaen season

References

External links

GET-ligaen
at NIHF (in Norwegian)
GET-ligaen at GetLive.no
(in Norwegian) {{DEFAULTSORT:Get-Ligaen Professional ice hockey leagues in Norway Top tier ice hockey leagues in Europe

History

Teams

Notable former teams

Season structure

Regular season

Playoffs

Relegation

Trophies and awards

Television and media

List of champions

Titles by team

Seasons

See also

References

External links