2014–15 Hockeyettan season

2014–15 Hockeyettan season
LeagueHockeyettan
SportIce hockey
Duration21 September 2014 – 4 April 2015
Number of teams47
Hockeyettan seasons

The 2014–15 Hockeyettan season was the 16th season that Hockeyettan (up until this season referred to mainly as Division 1) has functioned as the third tier of ice hockey in Sweden, organized by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association (SIHA). The initial groups began on 21 September 2014 and ended on 10 December 2014. The following Allettan groups and continuation groups started on 27 December 2014 and finished on 15 February 2015. The promotion playoffs to the HockeyAllsvenskan qualifier began on 19 February 2015 and ended on 6–7 March 2015. The Hockeyettan qualifiers began on 1 March 2015 and ended on 25 March 2015. The HockeyAllsvenskan qualifier began on 12 March 2015 and ended on 4 April 2015.[1]

Format

The 2014–15 Hockeyettan season will feature 47 teams divided into four geographical groups: Norra ("North"), Östra ("East"), Västra ("West"), and Södra ("South"). This is a contraction compared to the previous season, which featured 53 teams divided into five groups. With the exception of Hockeyettan North which will have 11 teams, each of the groups will consist of 12 teams. At the end of the groups in December, the top four teams in each of the Hockeyettan North and Hockeyettan East groups will qualify for the Allettan Norra group, and the top four teams in each of the Hockeyettan West and Hockeyettan South groups will qualify for the Allettan Södra group, after Christmas. Meanwhile, the remaining teams in each starting group will continue playing in their starting group ("continuation group") after Christmas. In the continuation groups, the teams will be given extra points dependent on their ranking in their initial group; the lowest-ranked team gets 0 points, the second-lowest-ranked team gets 1 point, the third-lowest-ranked team gets 2 points, and so on. The two Allettan winners will go directly to the 2015 HockeyAllsvenskan qualifier (Swedish: Kvalserien till HockeyAllsvenskan), which determines promotion to the second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan. The top two teams in each of the four continuation groups, as well as the teams ranked 2–5 in each of the two Allettan groups, will qualify for the promotion playoffs, which are played in three rounds—PlayOff 1, 2, and 3—and battle to reach the HockeyAllsvenskan qualifier. Each playoff team will start in PlayOff 1, unlike previous seasons where a certain team's placement in their spring group affected whether that team started in PlayOff 1, 2 or 3. The worst-ranked team in the Norra continuation group, and the two worst-ranked teams in each of the three other continuation groups, will have to play in the Hockeyettan qualifier round-robin tournament (Swedish: Kvalserien till Hockeyettan) for their region to avoid relegation to Division 2, the fourth-tier league. In each of the four Hockeyettan qualifiers, the Hockeyettan team(s) will face four of the best teams from the four Division 2 regions. The North Hockeyettan team will face all four teams from Division 2 North; the East Hockeyettan teams will face two teams from Division 2 East, one from Division 2 West and one from Division 2 South; the West Hockeyettan teams will face two teams from Division 2 West, one from Division 2 East and one from Division 2 South; and the Hockeyettan South teams will face two teams from Division 2 South, one from Division 2 East and one from Division 2 West. Per the 2014–15 season format, only the top-ranked team from each of the four qualifiers will be guaranteed a spot in Hockeyettan for the 2015–16 season. The two remaining playoff teams after PlayOff 3 will join the two Allettan winners and the two lowest-ranked teams in HockeyAllsvenskan in the 2015 HockeyAllsvenskan qualifier, where the teams will play a double round-robin tournament and battle for four spots in HockeyAllsvenskan for the 2015–16 season. The remaining teams in the Allettan groups and the continuation groups will remain in Hockeyettan for the 2015–16 season. All groups that are formed in the season, including the initial ones and the qualifiers for HockeyAllsvenskan and Hockeyettan, will be played as double round-robins, with each team playing the other teams in their group once at home and once on the road.[1]

Per the format in the 2014–15 season, the 2015–16 season would be contracted down to 42 teams. It would mark the league's fifth contraction in six seasons, with the first contraction occurring in the 2010–11 season (down to 57 teams from 58). However, the SIHA may promote more teams from the Hockeyettan qualifiers than planned, depending on if teams from HockeyAllsvenskan are relegated and what groups those teams are placed in for the 2015–16 season.[1]

Playing format

Each game consists of three 20-minute regulation periods, for a total of 60 minutes. After the 60 regulation minutes, the team with the most goals scored wins the game. If a non-playoff game is tied after regulation time, a five-minute overtime period ensues, in which the team scoring the next goal wins the game. If no team scores during the overtime period, a shootout ensues, with each team taking three penalty shots against the opposing team's goaltender. If the game is still tied after the three penalty shot rounds, additional rounds ensue until one team scores and the other team doesn't. In non-playoff games, points are awarded for each game, with a win in regulation time giving 3 points, an overtime/shootout win 2 points, an overtime/shootout loss 1 point, and a regulation loss 0 points. In the promotion playoffs, if a game is tied after regulation time, 20-minute overtime periods ensue until one team scores and wins the game.[1][2]

Tiebreak

In group play, if two or more teams end up tied in points, the following tiebreakers are used:[1][2]

  1. Better goal difference;
  2. Higher number of goals scored;
  3. Results in games between the tied teams.

Participating clubs

Per the playing format in the previous season, Hockeyettan would be contracted by 10 teams for the 2014–15 season. The SIHA originally planned to have 48 teams in this season but eventually decided to have only 11 teams in Hockeyettan North, giving a total of 47 teams. The East, West, and South groups all have 12 teams each.[1][3] The previous season featured 53 teams divided into five groups. The SIHA promoted the four second-placed teams from Hockeyettan qualifiers C–F to get 47 teams in the 2014–15 season. However, two of those 47 qualified teams pulled out of the league during the preseason, resulting in two other teams being promoted from the qualifiers:

  • Nyköpings HK, who had qualified by reaching Allettan Central and been placed in the West group, went bankrupt on 15 April 2014 and ceased to exist. In response, the SIHA promoted third-placed Varberg Vipers from qualifier F and placed them in the South group; moved HC Dalen from the West group to the South group; and moved Västerviks IK and Vimmerby HC from the South group to the West group.[1][4][5]
  • Falu IF, who won qualifier C and were seated in the West group, demanded relegation to Division 2 on 13 May 2014 due to financial problems. The SIHA responded by promoting third-placed Grästorps IK from qualifier E to replace Falu's spot in Hockeyettan West.[6][7]
Hockeyettan North Hockeyettan East Hockeyettan West Hockeyettan South
IF Sundsvall Hockey
Kalix UHC
Kiruna IF
Kovlands IshF
Örnsköldsviks HF
Östersunds IK
Piteå HC
SK Lejon
Sollefteå HK
Tegs SK
Vännäs HC 		Åker/Strängnäs HC
Enköpings SK HK
Hammarby IF
Haninge Anchors HC (p)
Huddinge IK
Hudiksvalls HC
IF Vallentuna BK
Tierps HK
Värmdö HC (p)
Väsby IK HK
Visby/Roma HK
Wings HC Arlanda 		Borlänge HF
Forshaga IF
Grästorps IK
IFK Arboga IK (p)
Kumla HC Black Bulls
Lindlövens IF
Mariestad BoIS HC
Skövde IK
Surahammars IF
Tranås AIF IF
Västerviks IK
Vimmerby HC 		Halmstad HF
HC Dalen (p)
Helsingborgs HC
IF Troja/Ljungby (r)
IK Pantern
Kallinge-Ronneby IF
Kristianstads IK
Mörrums GoIS IK
Nybro Vikings IF
Olofströms IK
Tingsryds AIF
Varberg Vipers (p)

r = Relegated from 2013–14 HockeyAllsvenskan
p = Promoted from 2013–14 Division 2

Team map

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Hockeyettan team map. North. East. West. South.

Initial groups

Hockeyettan North

* Teams 1–4 play the second half of the season in Allettan North.
* Teams 5–11 continue in the same group.
# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP OTW OTL GWSW GWSL
1 IF Sundsvall 20 17 3 0 86 36 +50 55 1 0 0 2
2 Kalix UHC 20 13 5 2 90 43 +47 48 1 0 3 1
3 Piteå HC 20 14 3 3 80 38 +42 47 0 0 2 1
4 Östersunds IK 20 12 2 6 76 51 +25 39 0 0 1 1
5 Örnsköldsvik HF 20 11 3 6 76 53 +23 37 1 1 0 1
6 Kiruna IF 20 7 5 8 73 65 +8 29 2 1 1 1
7 Tegs SK 20 6 2 12 48 61 –13 22 0 0 2 0
8 Vännäs HC 20 6 3 11 42 69 –27 21 0 3 0 0
9 Kovlands IshF 20 4 4 12 44 64 –20 18 2 1 0 1
10 SK Lejon 20 2 2 16 40 103 –63 8 0 1 0 1
11 Sollefteå HK 20 2 0 18 34 106 –72 6 0 0 0 0

Source: [1]

Hockeyettan East

* Teams 1–4 play the second half of the season in Allettan North.
* Teams 5–12 continue in the same group.
# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP OTW OTL GWSW GWSL
1 Huddinge IK 22 14 5 3 87 48 +39 51 4 0 0 1
2 Visby/Roma HK 22 13 3 6 88 67 +21 44 2 0 0 1
3 Hudiksvalls HC 22 12 4 6 74 58 +16 43 0 1 3 0
4 Wings HC 22 13 0 9 82 59 +23 39 0 0 0 0
5 Åker/Strängnäs HC 22 11 3 8 84 85 –1 38 1 1 1 0
6 Väsby IK 22 10 3 9 65 66 –1 34 1 0 0 2
7 Haninge Anchors HC 22 9 2 11 72 88 –16 30 1 1 0 0
8 Enköpings SK 22 8 3 11 56 60 –4 29 2 0 0 1
9 Hammarby IF 22 8 3 11 60 64 –4 28 1 2 0 0
10 Tierps HK 22 5 6 11 70 80 –10 23 1 3 1 1
11 Vallentuna BK 22 5 6 11 64 81 –17 23 1 4 1 0
12 Värmdö HC 22 4 2 16 56 102 –46 14 0 2 0 0

Source: [2]

Hockeyettan West

* Teams 1–4 play the second half of the season in Allettan South.
* Teams 5–12 continue in the same group.
# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP OTW OTL GWSW GWSL
1 Västerviks IK 22 15 4 3 89 50 +39 51 2 1 0 1
2 Tranås AIF 22 15 3 4 97 64 +33 50 0 1 2 0
3 Vimmerby HC 22 13 4 5 100 61 +39 46 0 1 3 0
4 Skövde IK 22 13 3 6 93 60 +33 44 1 0 1 1
5 Mariestad BoIS 22 10 4 8 73 60 +13 36 1 1 1 1
6 Kumla HC Black Bulls 22 9 5 8 73 63 +10 36 3 0 1 1
7 Borlänge HF 22 10 4 8 83 83 ±0 36 0 0 2 2
8 Lindlövens IF 22 7 4 11 70 70 ±0 26 0 1 1 2
9 IFK Arboga IK 22 6 3 13 63 102 –39 22 1 1 0 1
10 Surahammars IF 22 5 2 15 45 98 –53 18 0 0 1 1
11 Forshaga IF 22 3 6 13 75 106 –31 17 2 4 0 0
12 Grästorps IK 22 2 6 14 51 95 –44 14 2 2 0 2

Source: [3]

Hockeyettan South

* Teams 1–4 play the second half of the season in Allettan South.
* Teams 5–12 continue in the same group.
# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP OTW OTL GWSW GWSL
1 Kristianstads IK 22 17 1 4 100 72 +28 53 0 0 1 0
2 IK Pantern 22 14 3 5 82 51 +31 48 1 0 2 0
3 IF Troja/Ljungby 22 13 5 4 90 56 +34 46 2 1 0 2
4 Tingsryds AIF 22 14 1 7 85 51 +34 44 1 0 0 0
5 Nybro Vikings IF 22 10 4 8 67 66 +1 35 0 3 1 0
6 Kallinge-Ronneby IF 22 7 5 10 57 51 +6 30 1 1 3 0
7 Halmstad HF 22 8 4 10 65 63 +2 29 0 2 1 1
8 Varberg HK 22 7 6 9 60 75 –15 29 1 1 1 3
9 Helsingborgs HC 22 5 5 12 59 73 –14 24 3 0 1 1
10 Mörrums GoIS IK 22 7 2 13 54 84 –30 23 0 1 0 1
11 HC Dalen 22 6 1 15 59 84 –25 19 0 0 0 1
12 Olofströms IK 22 3 5 14 47 99 –52 16 2 2 0 1

Source: [4]

AllEttan groups

AllEttan North

* Team 1 continues directly to the HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers
* Teams 2–5 continue to the Playoffs
# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP OTW OTL GWSW GWSL
1 IF Sundsvall Hockey 14 11 3 0 39 19 +20 37 0 1 1 1
2 Östersunds IK 14 7 5 2 44 30 +14 30 2 1 2 0
3 Huddinge IK 14 8 3 3 44 30 +14 28 1 0 0 2
4 Piteå HC 14 6 4 4 47 33 +14 24 2 2 0 0
5 Hudiksvalls HC 14 5 3 6 45 45 ±0 19 0 2 1 0
6 Kalix UHC 14 3 2 9 34 48 –14 12 1 0 0 1
7 Wings HC 14 2 3 9 32 54 –22 10 1 1 0 1
8 Visby/Roma HK 14 2 1 11 33 59 –26 8 0 0 1 0

AllEttan South

* Team 1 continues directly to the HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers
* Teams 2–5 continue to the Playoffs
# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP OTW OTL GWSW GWSL
1 IK Pantern 14 9 2 3 44 22 +22 30 1 0 0 1
2 IF Troja/Ljungby 14 7 4 3 37 24 +13 28 2 0 1 1
3 Tingsryds AIF 14 5 6 3 41 35 +6 25 1 1 3 1
4 Västerviks IK 14 5 6 3 41 35 +6 22 1 1 0 4
5 Kristianstads IK 14 5 3 6 39 27 +2 20 1 1 1 0
6 Tranås AIF 14 5 3 6 29 38 –9 19 0 2 1 0
7 Skövde IK 14 2 4 8 31 48 –17 12 1 1 1 1
8 Vimmerby HC 14 3 2 9 35 58 –23 12 0 1 1 0

Continuation groups

Hockeyettan North continuation

* Teams 1–2 continue to the Playoffs
* Teams 7–8 continue to the Division 1 qualifiers
# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP OTW OTL GWSW GWSL
1 Örnsköldsvik HF 12 9 2 1 58 25 +33 36 1 1 0 0
2 Kovlands IshF 12 9 1 2 42 32 +10 30 0 0 0 1
3 Kiruna IF 12 8 0 4 56 33 +23 29 0 0 0 0
4 Tegs SK 12 4 1 7 34 35 –1 18 0 0 1 0
5 Vännäs HC 12 3 2 7 37 55 –18 14 0 2 0 0
6 Sollefteå HK 12 4 0 8 31 53 –22 12 0 0 0 0
7 SK Lejon 12 1 2 9 27 52 –25 8 2 0 0 0

Hockeyettan East continuation

* Teams 1–2 continue to the Playoffs
* Teams 7–8 continue to the Division 1 qualifiers
# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP OTW OTL GWSW GWSL
1 Åker/Strängnäs HC 14 9 2 3 61 46 +15 37 1 1 0 0
2 Haninge Anchors HC 14 8 2 4 68 45 +23 33 1 0 1 0
3 Enköpings SK 14 8 1 5 53 52 +1 29 0 1 0 0
4 Tierps HK 14 7 1 6 55 52 +3 25 1 0 0 0
5 Hammarby IF 14 6 1 7 38 41 –3 22 0 0 0 1
6 Väsby IK 14 5 1 8 38 52 –14 22 0 1 0 0
7 Värmdö HC 14 6 1 7 52 54 –2 20 1 0 0 0
8 Vallentuna BK 14 2 1 11 39 62 –23 8 0 1 0 0

Hockeyettan West continuation

* Teams 1–2 continue to the Playoffs
* Teams 7–8 continue to the Division 1 qualifiers
# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP OTW OTL GWSW GWSL
1 Mariestad BoIS 14 9 2 3 51 28 +23 37 0 0 1 1
2 Kumla HC Black Bulls 14 8 2 4 46 29 +17 34 2 0 0 0
3 Lindlövens IF 14 8 0 6 50 47 +3 28 0 0 0 0
4 Borlänge HF 14 6 2 6 50 39 +11 27 1 0 1 0
5 Grästorps IK 14 7 2 5 29 33 –4 23 0 2 0 0
6 Forshaga IF 14 7 1 6 40 46 –6 23 0 0 0 1
7 IFK Arboga IK 14 3 2 9 49 57 –8 14 0 1 0 1
8 Surahammars IF 14 2 1 11 28 64 –36 10 0 0 1 0

Hockeyettan South continuation

* Teams 1–2 continue to the Playoffs
* Teams 7–8 continue to the Division 1 qualifiers
# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP OTW OTL GWSW GWSL
1 Helsingborgs HC 14 12 0 2 51 28 +23 39 0 0 0 0
2 Kallinge-Ronneby IF 14 10 1 3 62 32 +30 38 1 0 0 0
3 Nybro Vikings IF 14 6 2 6 47 42 +5 28 1 0 0 1
4 Halmstad HF 14 6 3 5 38 36 +2 28 1 1 1 0
5 Varberg HK 14 4 3 7 41 45 –4 19 0 2 0 1
6 HC Dalen 14 4 3 7 32 39 –7 19 2 0 1 0
7 Mörrums GoIS IK 14 5 2 7 33 41 –8 19 0 1 0 1
8 Olofströms IK 14 1 2 11 32 73 –41 6 0 1 1 0

Playoffs

Teams 2–5 from the AllEttan groups and teams 1–2 from the continuation groups meet in a three-round playoff, each round best of three games. The two remaining teams at the end of the three playoff rounds join the AllEttan group winners (as well as teams 13–14 from the 2014–15 HockeyAllsvenskan season) in the HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers.

Playoff 1

Östersund vs Kovland (2–0)

February 19, 2015 (2015-02-19)
19:00		Kovlands IshF0 – 5
(0-2, 0-1, 0-2)		Östersunds IKÅnäshallen, Kovland
Attendance: 310
Game reference
12 minPenalties10 min
27Shots31
February 21, 2015 (2015-02-21)
16:00		Östersunds IK11 – 2
(3-0, 4-0, 4-2)		Kovlands IshFÖstersund Arena, Östersund
Attendance: 579
Game reference
37 minPenalties14 min
46Shots37

Huddinge vs Haninge (2–1)

February 19, 2015 (2015-02-19)
19:00		Haninge Anchors HC6 – 5
(2-1, 3-1, 1-3)		Huddinge IKTorvalla Ishall, Handen
Attendance: 478
Game reference
49 minPenalties12 min
27Shots42
February 21, 2015 (2015-02-21)
16:00		Huddinge IK6 – 1
(1-0, 4-1, 1-0)		Haninge Anchors HCBjörkängshallen, Huddinge
Attendance: 508
Game reference
6 minPenalties14 min
55Shots13
February 22, 2015 (2015-02-22)
16:00		Huddinge IK3 – 2 OT
(0-2, 0-0, 2-0, 1-0)		Haninge Anchors HCBjörkängshallen, Huddinge
Attendance: 609
Game reference
27 minPenalties35 min
42Shots15

Piteå vs Örnsköldsvik (2–0)

February 19, 2015 (2015-02-19)
19:00		Örnsköldsvik HF3 – 4
(1-0, 2-3, 0-1)		Piteå HCSkyttishallen, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 482
Game reference
24 minPenalties16 min
28Shots29
February 21, 2015 (2015-02-21)
16:00		Piteå HC5 – 2
(1-0, 3-1, 1-1)		Örnsköldsvik HFLF Arena, Piteå
Attendance: 587
Game reference
8 minPenalties24 min
38Shots23

Hudiksvall vs Åker/Strängnäs (2–0)

February 19, 2015 (2015-02-19)
19:00		Åker/Strängnäs HC5–8
(2-1, 3-4, 0-3)		Hudiksvalls HCÅkers Ishall, Åkers Styckebruk
Attendance: 404
Game reference
2 minPenalties6 min
35Shots28
February 21, 2015 (2015-02-21)
18:00		Hudiksvalls HC5 – 3
(2-1, 0-2, 3-0)		Åker/Strängnäs HCGlysishallen, Hudiksvall
Attendance: 711
Game reference
8 minPenalties2 min
19Shots33

Troja/Ljungby vs Kumla (2–0)

February 19, 2015 (2015-02-19)
19:00		Kumla HC Black Bulls0 – 11
(0-6, 0-3, 0-2)		IF Troja/LjungbyWeidermans Buss Arena, Kumla
Attendance: 443
Game reference
12 minPenalties8 min
25Shots38
February 21, 2015 (2015-02-21)
16:00		IF Troja/Ljungby4 – 2
(1-0, 2-2, 1-0)		Kumla HC Black BullsSunnerbohov, Ljungby
Attendance: 1,527
Game reference
4 minPenalties14 min
41Shots21

Tingsryd vs Kallinge-Ronneby (2–0)

February 19, 2015 (2015-02-19)
19:00		Kallinge-Ronneby IF1 – 3
(0-1, 0-1, 1-1)		Tingsryds AIFKockumhallen, Kallinge
Attendance: 1,384
Game reference
10 minPenalties20 min
21Shots28
February 21, 2015 (2015-02-21)
16:00		Tingsryds AIF4 – 2
(2-1, 1-0, 1-1)		Kallinge-Ronneby IFNelson Garden Arena, Tingsryd
Attendance: 2,623
Game reference
12 minPenalties37 min
37Shots28

Västervik vs Mariestad (2–0)

February 19, 2015 (2015-02-19)
19:00		Mariestad BoIS HC0 – 2
(0-0, 0-0, 0-2)		Västerviks IKKatrinhallen Ishall, Mariestad
Attendance: 1,284
Game reference
12 minPenalties12 min
28Shots26
February 21, 2015 (2015-02-21)
16:00		Västerviks IK5 – 2
(1-1, 3-1, 1-0)		Mariestad BoIS HCPlivit Trade hallen, Västervik
Attendance: 968
Game reference
8 minPenalties20 min
31Shots18

Kristianstad vs Helsingborg (2–1)

February 19, 2015 (2015-02-19)
19:00		Helsingborgs HC3 – 2 OT
(0-0, 2-1, 0-1, 1-0)		Kristianstads IKOlympiarinken, Helsingborg
Attendance: 1,128
Game reference
4 minPenalties10 min
29Shots26
February 21, 2015 (2015-02-21)
17:00		Kristianstads IK6 – 3
(2-0, 2-2, 2-1)		Helsingborgs HCKristianstads Ishall, Kristianstad
Attendance: 1,273
Game reference
8 minPenalties8 min
42Shots27
February 22, 2015 (2015-02-22)
16:00		Kristianstads IK2 – 1
(1-1, 1-0, 0-0)		Helsingborgs HCKristianstads Ishall, Kristianstad
Attendance: 1,135
Game reference
4 minPenalties6 min
31Shots36

Playoff 2

Kristianstad vs Tingsryd (0–2)

February 26, 2015 (2015-02-26)
19:00		Tingsryds AIF4 – 3
(2-2, 2-1, 0-0)		Kristianstads IKNelson Garden Arena, Tingsryd
Attendance: 2,021
Game reference
4 minPenalties4 min
26Shots24
February 28, 2015 (2015-02-28)
16:15		Kristianstads IK1 – 3
(0-1, 0-0, 1-2)		Tingsryds AIFKristianstads Ishall, Kristianstad
Attendance: 1,437
Game reference
12 minPenalties12 min
33Shots32

Västervik vs Hudiksvall (2–0)

February 26, 2015 (2015-02-26)
19:00		Hudiksvalls HC3 – 5
(2-0, 0-4, 1-1)		Västerviks IKGlysishallen, Hudiksvall
Attendance: 1,002
Game reference
10 minPenalties6 min
26Shots30
February 28, 2015 (2015-02-28)
16:00		Västerviks IK3 – 0
(1-0, 1-0, 1-0)		Hudiksvalls HCPlivit Trade hallen, Västervik
Attendance: 1,076
Game reference
6 minPenalties24 min
39Shots22

Huddinge vs Östersund (2–1)

February 26, 2015 (2015-02-26)
19:00		Östersunds IK5 – 2
(1-1, 2-0, 2-1)		Huddinge IKÖstersund Arena, Östersund
Attendance: 1,423
Game reference
12 minPenalties6 min
26Shots34
February 28, 2015 (2015-02-28)
16:00		Huddinge IK6 – 3
(3-0, 2-2, 1-1)		Östersunds IKBjörkängshallen, Huddinge
Attendance: 569
Game reference
12 minPenalties33 min
36Shots22
March 1, 2015 (2015-03-01)
17:00		Huddinge IK4 – 0
(1-0, 0-0, 3-0)		Östersunds IKBjörkängshallen, Huddinge
Attendance: 627
Game reference
2 minPenalties8 min
43Shots27

Piteå vs Troja/Ljungby (0–2)

February 26, 2015 (2015-02-26)
19:00		IF Troja/Ljungby3 – 1
(1-0, 1-0, 1-1)		Piteå HCSunnerbohov, Ljungby
Attendance: 1,701
Game reference
6 minPenalties6 min
31Shots28
February 28, 2015 (2015-02-28)
16:00		Piteå HC3 – 5
(1-2, 2-2, 0-1)		IF Troja/LjungbyLF Arena, Piteå
Attendance: 676
Game reference
43 minPenalties12 min
31Shots28

Playoff 3

Västervik vs Troja/Ljungby (2–1)

March 4, 2015 (2015-03-04)
19:00		IF Troja/Ljungby1 – 2 OT
(0-0, 0-0, 1-1, 0-1)		Västerviks IKSunnerbohov, Ljungby
Attendance: 1,993
Game reference
12 minPenalties24 min
42Shots24
March 6, 2015 (2015-03-06)
19:00		Västerviks IK3 – 4 OT
(0-0, 1-2, 2-1, 0-1)		IF Troja/LjungbyPlivit Trade hallen, Västervik
Attendance: 1,519
Game reference
8 minPenalties6 min
31Shots28
March 7, 2015 (2015-03-07)
16:00		Västerviks IK2 – 1 OT
(0-1, 1-0, 0-0, 1-0)		IF Troja/LjungbyPlivit Trade hallen, Västervik
Attendance: 1,150
Game reference
31 minPenalties6 min
12Shots18

Huddinge vs Tingsryd (0–2)

March 4, 2015 (2015-03-04)
19:00		Tingsryds AIF3 – 2 OT
(0-0, 1-1, 1-1, 1-0)		Huddinge IKNelson Garden Arena, Tingsryd
Attendance: 1,918
Game reference
4 minPenalties2 min
45Shots32
March 6, 2015 (2015-03-06)
19:00		Huddinge IK4 – 5 OT
(2-3, 1-1, 1-0, 0-1)		Tingsryds AIFBjörkängshallen, Huddinge
Attendance: 768
Game reference
8 minPenalties18 min
34Shots24

Hockeyettan qualifiers

In the Hockeyettan qualifying groups, only the group winner was guaranteed a spot in the 2015–16 Hockeyettan season. Additional teams were to be selected by the Hockey Association to correct for re-alignment of teams, and for the promotion of Sundsvall, Tingsryd, and Pantern to HockeyAllsvenskan.

The result of the qualifiers was the promotion of Brunflo IK, AIK Hockey Härnösand, Sollentuna HC and Köping HC, and the relegation of Värmdö HC. The net gain of three clubs was due to the expansion of the SHL from 12 teams to 14, as well as the expansion of Hockeyettan North from 11 teams to 12.

Key
* Qualified for play in Hockeyettan for the 2015–16 season.
* Selected for play in Hockeyettan to maintain group geography.
* Qualified for play in Division 2 for the 2015–16 season
Increase Team was promoted Decrease Team was relegated

Qualifier A

Qualifier A was contested by SK Lejon from Hockeyettan North and Brunflo IK, AIK Hockey Härnösand, and Bodens HF from Division 2. SK Lejon won the group and thereby secured a spot in Hockeyettan for the following season.

Hockeyettan North consisted of only 11 teams for the 2014–15 season rather than 12. This empty spot was to be filled for the following season. Furthermore, IF Sundsvall Hockey was promoted to HockeyAllsvenskan. These two vacancies were filled by Brunflo and Härnösand who finished 2nd and 3rd in this qualifier.

# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP OTW OTL GWSW GWSL
1 SK Lejon 6 4 1 1 22 15 +7 14 1 0 0 0
2 Increase Brunflo IK 6 2 3 1 23 22 +1 10 0 2 1 0
3 Increase AIK Hockey Härnösand 6 1 3 2 23 21 +2 8 1 0 1 1
4 Bodens HF 6 1 1 4 13 23 –10 4 0 0 0 1

Source: [5]

Qualifier B

Vallentuna BK won qualifying group B, and thereby secured continued play in Hockeyettan for the 2015–16 season. Värmdö HC finished 3rd and were relegated. Sollentuna HC from Division 2 finished second, and were promoted to Hockeyettan after Södertälje SK's relegation from HockeyAllsvenskan to Hockeyettan East was compensated by moving Enköpings SK to the western group.

# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP OTW OTL GWSW GWSL
1 Vallentuna BK 10 8 0 2 43 19 +24 24 0 0 0 0
2 Increase Sollentuna HC 10 7 0 3 43 17 +26 21 0 0 0 0
3 Decrease Värmdö HC 10 5 3 2 38 24 +14 19 0 1 1 1
4 IFK Tumba IK 10 4 2 4 36 33 +3 16 2 0 0 0
5 Nynäshamns IF HC 10 1 2 7 32 62 –30 7 0 0 2 0
6 Bålsta HC 10 0 3 7 17 54 –37 3 0 1 0 2

Source: [6]

Qualifier C

Surahammars IF re-qualified for Hockeyettan by winning qualifying group C. Off-season group re-alignment moved Västervik and Vimmerby to the southern group and brought in Enköping from the eastern group, resulting in a net addition of one spot in Hockeyettan West. This allowed second-place IFK Arboga IK to re-qualify and third-place Köping HC to be promoted to fill the vacancy.

# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP OTW OTL GWSW GWSL
1 Surahammars IF 10 8 1 1 41 17 +24 25 0 1 0 0
2 IFK Arboga IK 10 7 1 2 46 27 +19 23 1 0 0 0
3 Increase Köping HC 10 7 1 2 42 24 +18 23 1 0 0 0
4 Valbo HC 10 3 1 6 29 40 –11 11 1 0 0 0
5 IFK Hallsberg Hockey 10 1 2 7 20 47 –27 5 0 2 0 0
6 Fagersta AIK 10 0 2 8 24 47 –23 3 1 1 0 0

Source: [7]

Qualifier D

Mörrums GoIS IK won the group and secured continued play in Hockeyettan for the 2015–16 season. The promotion of Tingsryd and Pantern to HockeyAllsvenskan was compensated by moving Västervik and Vimmerby to Hockeyettan South, resulting in zero net change for the southern group. This allowed Tyringe SoSS who finished second in the group to retain their spot.

# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP OTW OTL GWSW GWSL
1 Mörrums GoIS IK 10 4 5 1 36 18 +18 22 4 0 1 0
2 Tyringe SoSS 10 6 3 1 33 24 +9 22 1 1 0 1
3 Olofströms IK 10 5 2 3 28 27 +1 17 0 1 0 1
4 Bäcken HC 10 4 2 4 27 31 –4 15 0 1 1 0
5 Hanhals IF 10 2 2 6 26 29 –3 9 1 1 0 0
6 Alvesta SK 10 0 4 6 18 39 –21 5 0 2 1 1

Source: [8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "2014–15 Hockeyettan season format" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 17 April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Tävlingsbestämmelser 2013/2014" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Seriebestämmelser och verksamhetsplan: Säsongen 2013/2014" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 27 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-14. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Nya lag till Hockeyettan Södra" (in Swedish). Tingsryds AIF. 17 April 2014. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Nyköpings hockey försatt i konkurs" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  6. ^ Mjörnberg, Mikael (19 May 2014). "Grästorp klara för spel i Hockeyettan" (in Swedish). Hockeyettan. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  7. ^ Bågefeldt, Kristian (14 May 2014). "Falu IF ner i tvåan". Dalarnas Tidningar (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 May 2014.