The 2004–05 UPC-ligaen was the 66th season of Norway's premier

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league,

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, which as of this season became known as the UPC-ligaen after UPC had acquired the

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for five years.

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won both the League Championship and the Norwegian Championship, completing their nineteenth "

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". A total of ten teams contested the league, including newcomers

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who competed at the highest level for the first time. The regular season commenced on 19 September 2004 and concluded on 20 February 2005. Vålerenga clinched their twenty-fifth league title after winning 3–2 in

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against the

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on 17 February. This left them with an unassailable lead of seven points over the

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, with only one round left to play. The result also confirmed Trondheim as runners-up ahead of the

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. The

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s to determine the 2005 Norwegian Ice Hockey Champions were contested from 22 February to 20 March 2005. Vålerenga were crowned champions for the twenty-third time after defeating Trondheim by 4 games to 1 in the

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Final.

Regular season

Final standings

''GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTW = Overtime Wins; OTL = Overtime losses; SOW = Shootout Wins; SOL = Shootout losses; PCT = Percent of possible points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = Points; C = Champions''
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Statistics

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the regular season. ''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– =

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; PIM = Penalty minutes''

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders led the league in

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at the conclusion of the regular season. ''GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average''

Attendance

For the 2004–05 season, the league attendance totaled 292,711 spectators for an average of 1,394. This was a 9.3% increase from the previous season's total of 267,707 spectators and average of 1,275.

Playoffs

Bracket

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Qualifying for UPC-ligaen 2005–06

Final standings

''GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTW = Overtime Wins; OTL = Overtime losses; SOW = Shootout Wins; SOL = Shootout losses; PCT = Percentage of possible points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = Points; Q = Qualified''
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Game log

, Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6

Awards

All-Star team The following players were selected to the 2004–05 UPC-ligaen All-Star team: *Goaltender: Chris Mason (Vålerenga) *Defenceman: Duane Harmer (Trondheim) *Defenceman: Anders Myrvold (Vålerenga) *Center:

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(Trondheim) *Winger:

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(Trondheim) *Winger: Nick Smith (Trondheim) Other *Coach of the year: Tommy Sandlin (Trondheim)

References

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