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The 2011–12 Elitserien season was the 37th season of Elitserien. The regular season began on 13 September 2011 and ended on 6 March 2012. The following playoffs began on 10 March 2012 and ended on 19 April.
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were the defending Swedish Champions.
Brynäs IF Brynäs IF is a Swedish professional ice hockey team from Gävle. The club currently plays in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), promoted from the HockeyAllsvenskan, the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden, following the 2023–24 season. The ...
won their first Swedish Championship title since
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, as well as their 13th in history, after defeating
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in six games. The regular season was won by
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, for the first time since
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, while
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and
Timrå IK Timrå IK is a professional Swedish ice hockey team based in Timrå, north of Sundsvall. It competes in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), which is the top-tier league in Sweden, since being promoted by winning 2021 SHL qualifiers. Previous sea ...
were forced to play in the 2012 Kvalserien for survival in the highest division. In Kvalserien,
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requalified and
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qualified for the 2012–13 Elitserien season at the expense of
Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm. Djurgårdens IF is an s ...
. To allow for local music events as well as other ice hockey ones, this season had three mid-season breaks: the first between 8–14 November 2011, the second between 12–20 December, and the third between 5–14 February 2012. To increase interest for Elitserien, the 2011–12 season's schedule was more active: from 14–29 November 2011 and 16–31 January 2012, there were Elitserien games every day (except for two days, 20 November and 22 January). Also, in the playoffs, there were quarterfinals every day (the four quarterfinal series were split into two quarterfinals per day). A significant change in this Elitserien season was that the clubs wouldn't be fined for supporter incidents as long as the clubs correctly followed the security rules. On 17 October 2011, the
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decided that the police should be economically compensated for their efforts during sports events held by
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(JSC). This mainly affected the league's two Stockholm clubs
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and AIK. As a result, AIK were forced to sell forward Linus Videll to Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk of the
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(KHL) on 24 October 2011.


Participating teams

The
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games between AIK and
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were played in the
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, which has a capacity of 13,850 spectators.


Notable games

The first game of the season was played on 13 September 2011 between
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and the Elitserien newcomers
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. The game counted as round 6 and was won by Frölunda 2–0 in front of an outsold
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, with Frölunda defenceman Christian Bäckman scoring the first goal of the season. The first
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game in Elitserien history was played on 8 October 2011 between reigning regular-season champions
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and Växjö Lakers, at
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in
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. In front of a sold out Kinnarps Arena—exactly 7,000 spectators—Växjö Lakers came out with a 3–2 victory in a
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. Växjö Lakers forward Mike Iggulden scored three
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goals in the game, two of them counted in the statistics. On 22 September 2011,
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forward Mikael Håkanson played his 912th Elitserien game—regulation and playoff games included—and thus wrote history as he surpassed previous record holder Roger Åkerström. However,
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wiped out Linköping in that game with a 4–0
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win. On 23 November 2011, Linköpings HC forward Andreas Jämtin became the most penalized player in Elitserien history. He received a penalty of five minutes for elbowing and a
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after a hit on
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's Daniel Mannberg to reach a total of 1088 penalty minutes, surpassing Thomas Berglund's 1083. Like the previous season, an outdoor game was played. It was played between
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and
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(known as the E4 rivalry) on 10 December 2011, in a temporary arena at Elmia. The outdoor game was played as part of HV71 celebrating its 40th
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as a club. For the first time since the start of the yearly tradition of Elitserien outdoor games in 2009, the road team—this year Linköping—came out on top with a 1–0 overtime win in a tight game. 18,884 spectators attended the game, setting a new record for the most spectators at a single sports event in
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; the previous record was 18,582 spectators, set at Stadsparksvallen in 1950.


3D broadcasting

Certain chosen games were broadcast in 3D, marking the first time in history that Elitserien was broadcast in 3D. The
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game on 20 September 2011, between Stockholm rivals
Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm. Djurgårdens IF is an s ...
and AIK at the
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, was the first game to have a 3D broadcast. In front of a soldout
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, the game ended 4–2 in Djurgården's favour.


Pre-game honours

As a result of the
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, where Swedish former HV71 goaltender Stefan Liv and the entire
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team were killed, the premier round games between 13 and 15 September 2011 began with a one-minute silence. In honour of Stefan Liv, his No. 1 jersey was retired and raised to the rafters by HV71 in
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prior to HV71's home game against
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on 10 January 2012.
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legend
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died on 1 October 2011. As a result, Tumba was honoured in all Elitserien arenas that day. The biggest honours were held in Djurgården's home game against
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at
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, which was won by Djurgården 2–1. On 24 January 2012, former five-time Djurgården Swedish champion Charles Berglund's No. 2 jersey was retired and raised to the rafters in Hovet prior to a game against Färjestad. Djurgården won 2–1 after a
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.


Regular season


Standings


Statistics


Scoring leaders

Updated as of the end of the regular season.
''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes''


Leading goaltenders

These are the leaders in
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among goaltenders who have played at least 40% of the team's minutes. Updated as of the end of the regular season. ''GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average''


Attendance


Playoffs


Playoff bracket

In the first round, the top-seeded team chose which of the four lowest remaining seeds to be matched against; the 2nd-seed chose any of the three remaining seeds; the 3rd-seed chose any of the two remaining seeds; and the 4th-seed was automatically matched against the remaining seed. In the second round, the highest remaining seed was matched against the lowest remaining seed, while two remaining seeds matched up against each other. In each round the higher-seeded team was awarded home ice advantage. Each best-of-seven series followed an alternating home team format: the higher-seeded team played at home for games 1 and 3 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary), and the lower-seeded team was at home for games 2 and 4 (plus 6 if necessary).


Quarterfinals


(1) Luleå HF vs. (7) AIK

Luleå entered the playoffs as the regular-season champions for the first time since
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, with 100 points. AIK finished the regular season as the seventh seed with 82 points. This was the second playoff series between these teams; in
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, Luleå defeated AIK in three games to advance to the finals. In the regular season, Luleå won four of the five games against AIK, allowing no goals in either of these four games.


(2) Skellefteå AIK vs. (8) Modo Hockey

Skellefteå finished second in the regular season with 95 points. Modo finished eighth and managed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since
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. The teams previously met in the
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semifinals, where Modo were swept in two games by Skellefteå. Skellefteå won all five games against Modo in the regular season, although each game was decided by only one goal.


(3) HV71 vs. (6) Färjestad BK

HV71 finished third with 92 points and failed to make the top two spots for the first time since
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. Färjestad finished sixth with 87 points, marking the team's worst regular season since
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. The teams had previously faced each other six times; HV71 had only come out on top once. The most recent meeting was in the 2009 finals, when Färjestad won in five games to become the Swedish Champions.


(4) Brynäs IF vs. (5) Frölunda HC

Brynäs' fourth-place finish in the regular season was the team's best since
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. Frölunda finished fifth and made their best regular season since
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. This was the fifth playoff series between the teams; the two most recent ones had been won by Frölunda. The previous meeting occurred in
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, when Frölunda swept Brynäs in four games to advance to the semifinals.


Semifinals

All times are local (
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).


(2) Skellefteå AIK vs. (7) AIK

Skellefteå won four of the five regular-season meetings against AIK, only one of which was decided by more than one goal. In the playoffs, the teams had previously faced each other in the
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finals; Skellefteå came out on top and clinched the championship in three games that time.


(4) Brynäs IF vs. (6) Färjestad BK

Brynäs won three of the five regular-season games against Färjestad. The teams had previously met each other in the playoffs eight times; Färjestad had come out on top in the six latest occasions. The most recent meeting occurred in
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, when Färjestad knocked Brynäs out in the quarterfinals, winning in five games.


Finals


(2) Skellefteå AIK vs. (4) Brynäs IF

Brynäs won three of the five regular-season games between the two teams. This was only the second playoff series between these teams. The first playoff meeting took place in the
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semifinals, when Brynäs defeated Skellefteå two games to zero and advanced to the finals.


Playoff statistics


Playoff scoring leaders

Updated as of 19 April 2012.
''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes''


Playoff leading goaltenders

These are the leaders in
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and
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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 the end of the season. ''GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average''


Elitserien awards


Suspensions and fines


References


External links

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