2022–23 HockeyAllsvenskan season

The 2022–23 HockeyAllsvenskan season was the 18th season of HockeyAllsvenskan, the second-highest professional ice hockey league in Sweden. The season consisted of 14 teams playing a regular season in which each team played each other team four times—twice at home and twice away. The regular season was followed by a series of promotion and relegation tournaments, with the teams finishing first through tenth participating in promotion playoffs, and those finishing thirteenth and fourteenth forced to requalify to avoid relegation to Hockeyettan.[4]

2022–23 HockeyAllsvenskan season
LeagueHockeyAllsvenskan
SportIce hockey
Duration23 September 2022 – 10 March 2023 (regular season)
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)C More[1][2]
First placeModo Hockey
Top scorerNick Schilkey (Björklöven)
Promoted to SHLModo Hockey
Relegated to lower divisionHC Vita Hästen (bankruptcy)[3]

For the 2022–23 season, there were four team movements. HV71 was promoted to the SHL as reigning 2022 HockeyAllsvenskan champions. IF Troja-Ljungby returned to Hockeyettan after one season in Allsvenskan. Longtime SHL club Djurgårdens IF was relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan.Östersunds IK won the 2022 Hockeyettan playoffs and was promoted.[5][6]

Participating teams
HockeyAllsvenskan team map
Team City Arena Capacity
AIK Stockholm Hovet 8,094
Almtuna IS Uppsala Upplands Bilforum Arena 2,800
IF Björklöven Umeå Winpos Arena 5,400
Djurgårdens IF Stockholm Hovet 8,094
BIK Karlskoga Karlskoga Nobelhallen 6,300
Kristianstads IK Kristianstad Kristianstads ishall 2,300
Modo Hockey Örnsköldsvik Hägglunds Arena 7,350
Mora IK Mora Smidjegrav Arena 4,500
Södertälje SK Södertälje Scaniarinken 6,200
Tingsryds AIF Tingsryd Nelson Garden Arena 3,400
HC Vita Hästen Norrköping Himmelstalundshallen 4,280
Västerviks IK Västervik Plivit Arena 2,500
Västerås IK Västerås ABB Arena Nord 4,902
Östersunds IK Östersund Östersund Arena 2,700

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Modo Hockey 52 31 4 8 9 178 124 +54 109 Advance to the Quarterfinals
2 IF Björklöven 52 29 7 5 11 189 124 +65 106
3 Mora IK 52 27 5 5 15 162 122 +40 96
4 Djurgårdens IF 52 25 6 8 13 162 121 +41 95
5 Södertälje SK 52 24 9 5 14 159 122 +37 95
6 BIK Karlskoga 52 21 9 5 17 155 141 +14 86
7 Almtuna IS 52 19 7 4 22 123 125 −2 75 Advance to the Eighth-finals
8 HC Vita Hästen (R) 52 18 1 13 20 135 146 −11 69
9 Västerås IK 52 17 5 6 24 143 168 −25 67
10 AIK 52 17 4 6 25 146 174 −28 65
11 Kristianstads IK 52 15 6 6 25 128 152 −24 63
12 Östersunds IK 52 16 4 3 29 112 165 −53 59
13 Tingsryds AIF 52 13 6 7 26 119 169 −50 58 Advance to Play Out
14 Västerviks IK 52 9 10 2 31 113 171 −58 49
Updated to match(es) played on 10 March 2023. Source: swehockey.se
(R) Relegated

Scoring leaders

The following shows the top ten players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of matches played on 10 March 2023.[7] If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown.

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
United States Nick Schilkey IF Björklöven 52 25 43 68 +12 26
Sweden Linus Videll Södertälje SK 42 27 30 57 +13 8
Sweden Johan Persson Mora IK 51 30 23 53 +17 14
Sweden Nikola Pasic Södertälje SK 51 18 34 52 +9 14
Sweden David Bernhardt Modo Hockey 52 19 32 51 +26 24
United States Scott Pooley IF Björklöven 52 29 21 50 +18 14
Sweden Marcus Krüger Djurgårdens IF 50 12 37 49 +22 36
Sweden Daniel Ljunggren Mora IK 44 11 37 48 +10 12
Sweden Olle Liss Djurgårdens IF 52 22 25 47 +24 24
Sweden Pontus Näsén Modo Hockey 50 8 37 45 +16 8

Leading goaltenders

The following shows the top five goaltenders who led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of matches played on 10 March 2023.[8]

Player Team GP W L TOI GA SO Sv% GAA
Sweden Carl Lindbom Djurgårdens IF 36 25 11 2166:43 67 7 92.98 1.86
Latvia Kristers Gudļevskis Modo Hockey 39 27 11 2366:10 74 5 92.03 1.88
Sweden Andreas Ljunggren Mora IK 26 14 11 1509:52 50 2 91.90 1.99
Sweden Viktor Andrén Almtuna IS 35 19 15 2087:36 71 2 92.14 2.04
Belarus Nikita Tolopilo Södertälje SK 45 28 17 2652:53 93 4 92.40 2.10

Post-season

Playoff bracket
Eighth-finals
Swedish: Åttondelsfinal 		Quarterfinals
Swedish: Kvartsfinal 		Semifinals Finals
1 Modo Hockey 4
7 Almtuna IS 0 10 AIK 2
10 AIK 2 1 Modo Hockey 4
3 Mora IK 0
2 IF Björklöven 4 (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round)
9 Västerås IK 1
1 Modo Hockey 4
4 Djurgårdens IF 3
3 Mora IK 4
8 HC Vita Hästen 0 5 Södertälje SK 2
9 Västerås IK 2 2 IF Björklöven 2
4 Djurgårdens IF 4
4 Djurgårdens IF 4
6 BIK Karlskoga 0

Eighth-finals

Teams 7–10 from the regular season will play best-of-three playoff series, where team 7 face team 10 and team 8 face team 9. In each series the higher-seeded team have home-ice advantage, playing at home for game 1 (plus 3 if necessary) while the lower-seeded team play at home for game 2. The winners move on to the quarterfinals.[4][9]

Almtuna IS vs. AIK
12 March AIK 5–2 Almtuna IS Hovet Recap
14 March Almtuna IS 2–5 AIK Upplands Bilforum Arena Recap
AIK won series 2–0

HC Vita Hästen vs. Västerås IK
12 March Västerås IK 4–3 Vita Hästen ABB Arena Nord Recap
14 March Vita Hästen 1–2 Västerås IK Himmelstalundshallen Recap
Västerås IK won series 2–0

Quarterfinals

Teams 1–6 from the regular season, along with the winners of the eighth-finals, will play best-of-seven series, with the winners moving on to the semifinals. The highest-seeded team chose whether to play the second-lowest seed or the lowest seed. In each series the higher-seeded team has home-ice advantage, playing at home for games 1 and 2 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary) while the lower-seeded team plays at home for games 3 and 4 (plus 6 if necessary) The higher-seeded half of the teams chose their opponents, with the highest-seeded remaining team choosing at each step.[4][9]

Modo Hockey vs. AIK
17 March Modo Hockey 3–1 AIK Hägglunds Arena Recap
19 March Modo Hockey 3–4 OT AIK Hägglunds Arena Recap
21 March AIK 3–4 Modo Hockey Hovet Recap
23 March AIK 5–4 Modo Hockey Hovet Recap
25 March Modo Hockey 8–3 AIK Hägglunds Arena Recap
27 March AIK 2–4 Modo Hockey Hovet Recap
Modo Hockey won series 4–2

IF Björklöven vs. Västerås IK
17 March IF Björklöven 4–1 Västerås IK Winpos Arena Recap
19 March IF Björklöven 3–4 OT Västerås IK Winpos Arena Recap
21 March Västerås IK 1–2 IF Björklöven ABB Arena Nord Recap
23 March Västerås IK 2–6 IF Björklöven ABB Arena Nord Recap
25 March IF Björklöven 5–0 Västerås IK Winpos Arena Recap
IF Björklöven won series 4–1

Mora IK vs. Södertälje SK
18 March Mora IK 4–2 Södertälje SK Smidjegrav Arena Recap
20 March Mora IK 2–0 Södertälje SK Smidjegrav Arena Recap
22 March Södertälje SK 3–1 Mora IK Scaniarinken Recap
24 March Södertälje SK 3–2 Mora IK Scaniarinken Recap
26 March Mora IK 4–3 Södertälje SK Smidjegrav Arena Recap
28 March Södertälje SK 2–3 OT Mora IK Scaniarinken Recap
Mora IK won series 4–2

Djurgårdens IF vs. BIK Karlskoga
18 March Djurgårdens IF 4–1 BIK Karlskoga Hovet Recap
20 March Djurgårdens IF 4–1 BIK Karlskoga Hovet Recap
22 March BIK Karlskoga 0–3 Djurgårdens IF Nobelhallen Recap
24 March BIK Karlskoga 3–6 Djurgårdens IF Nobelhallen Recap
Djurgårdens IF won series 4–0

Semifinals

The winners of the quarterfinals play best-of-seven series, with the winners moving on to the Finals. The highest-seeded team chose whether to play the second-lowest seed or the lowest seed. In each series the higher-seeded team has home-ice advantage, playing at home for games 1 and 2 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary) while the lower-seeded team plays at home for games 3 and 4 (plus 6 if necessary).[4][9]

Modo Hockey vs. Mora IK
1 April Modo Hockey 4–2 Mora IK Hägglunds Arena Recap
3 April Modo Hockey 3–0 Mora IK Hägglunds Arena Recap
5 April Mora IK 2–3 OT Modo Hockey Smidjegrav Arena Recap
7 April Mora IK 0–3 Modo Hockey Smidjegrav Arena Recap
Modo Hockey won series 4–0

IF Björklöven vs. Djurgårdens IF
2 April IF Björklöven 3–2 OT Djurgårdens IF Winpos Arena Recap
4 April IF Björklöven 1–4 Djurgårdens IF Winpos Arena Recap
6 April Djurgårdens IF 1–3 IF Björklöven Hovet Recap
8 April Djurgårdens IF 5–4 IF Björklöven Hovet Recap
10 April IF Björklöven 3–5 Djurgårdens IF Winpos Arena Recap
12 April Djurgårdens IF 6–4 IF Björklöven Hovet Recap
Djurgårdens IF won series 4–2

Finals

The winners of the semifinals will play a best-of-seven series, with the winner being promoted to the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). The higher-seeded team has home-ice advantage, playing at home for games 1 and 2 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary) while the lower-seeded team play at home for games 3 and 4 (plus 6 if necessary).[4][9]

Modo Hockey vs. Djurgårdens IF
16 April Modo Hockey 2–1 OT Djurgårdens IF Hägglunds Arena Recap
18 April Modo Hockey 2–3 OT Djurgårdens IF Hägglunds Arena Recap
21 April Djurgårdens IF 1–2 OT Modo Hockey Hovet Recap
23 April Djurgårdens IF 6–7 Modo Hockey Hovet Recap
26 April Modo Hockey 4–6 Djurgårdens IF Hägglunds Arena Recap
28 April Djurgårdens IF 3–2 2OT Modo Hockey Hovet Recap
30 April Modo Hockey 4–0 Djurgårdens IF Hägglunds Arena Recap  
 First period No scoring
 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Kristers Gudļevskis ( 26 saves / 26 shots ) Goalie stats
  • Jesper Myrenberg ( 15 saves / 18 shots )
  • Matthew Galajda ( 10 saves / 10 shots )
Modo Hockey won series 4–3

Play Out

Teams 13 and 14 from the regular season will play a best-of-seven series, with the winner remaining in HockeyAllsvenskan and the loser being relegated to Hockeyettan. The higher-seeded team has home-ice advantage, playing at home for games 1 and 2 (plus 5 if necessary) while the lower-seeded team plays at home for game 3 (plus 4 if necessary).[4][10]

Tingsryds AIF vs. Västerviks IK
13 March Tingsryds AIF 0–1 Västerviks IK Nelson Garden Arena Recap
15 March Tingsryds AIF 4–1 Västerviks IK Nelson Garden Arena Recap
17 March Västerviks IK 0–2 Tingsryds AIF Plivit Arena Recap
19 March Västerviks IK 3–2 Tingsryds AIF Plivit Arena Recap
22 March Tingsryds AIF 4–0 Västerviks IK Nelson Garden Arena Recap
24 March Västerviks IK 0–2 Tingsryds AIF Plivit Arena Recap
Tingsryds AIF won series 4–2

References
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