The 2018–19 GET-ligaen was the 80th season of Norway's premier

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GET-ligaen EliteHockey Ligaen (EHL) is the premier Norwegian ice hockey league, organised by the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association. It comprises 10 clubs and works on the premise of promotion and relegation, in which the two teams who placed last must play ...

. The regular season began on 8 September 2018, and was concluded on March 5, 2019. The playoffs to determine the 2019 Norwegian Ice Hockey Champions began March 7, and ended April 15, 2019.

Participating teams

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Team changes

*After finishing second in the qualification for the 2018-19 season, Ringerike Panthers qualified for the GET-liga, replacing Kongsvinger Knights who finished fourth. *Due to long-term economic problems, Lørenskog IK failed to receive a professional license to play in the GET-liga. The vacant spot was offered first to

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, then to Kongsvinger Knights, who both declined the spot.

Arenas

Since

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will not be completed until the 2020–21 season, Vålerenga used Furuset Forum as a temporary arena the whole season.

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repeated their Winter Classic match in

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from the 2017-18 season against Storhamar. The match was played on November 17, 2018. Manglerud Star played a home match against

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in the Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall. The match was played on October 29, 2018.

Coaching changes

Regular season

Standings

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Statistics

Scoring leaders

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Leading goaltenders

The top five goaltenders based on

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. Updated as of September 7, 2018. Source
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Attendance

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Playoffs

After the regular season, the top eight teams qualified for the playoffs. In the first and second rounds, the highest remaining seed chose which of the two lowest remaining seeds to be matched against. In each round the higher-seeded team was awarded home ice advantage. Each best-of-seven series followed a 1–1–1–1–1–1–1 format: the higher-seeded team played at home for games 1 and 3 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary), and the lower-seeded team at home for games 2, 4 and 6 (if necessary).

Bracket

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Qualification

After the regular season has ended, the lowest ranked team in the league and the two highest ranked teams in the 1. divisjon will compete for the right to play in the 2019–20 GET-ligaen. The tournament will be organized according to a double round robin format, where each club plays the others twice, home and away, for a total of six games. The points system and ranking method used, will be the same as in the GET-ligaen.

Standings

Updated as of March 21, 2019. q – qualified for next years GET-league; r – will play in next years 1. division Source
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References

External links

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