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2014–15 GET-ligaen season

2014–15 GET-ligaen season
LeagueNorway GET-ligaen
SportIce hockey
Duration11 September 2014 – 18 April 2015
Number of games45
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)TV 2 Sport
Regular season
League championsStavanger Oilers
Playoffs
Norwegian championsStavanger Oilers
GET-ligaen seasons

The 2014–15 GET-ligaen is the 76th and current season of Norway's premier ice hockey league, Eliteserien (known as GET-ligaen for sponsorship reasons).

The regular season began play on September 11, 2014, and was concluded on March 3, 2015,.[1]

The playoffs to determine the 2014 Norwegian Ice Hockey Champions began on March 6, and ended April 18, 2015.[2]

Participating teams

Team City Arena Capacity
Frisk Asker Tigers Asker Askerhallen 2,400
Kongsvinger Knights Kongsvinger Kongsvinger Ishall 2,000
Lillehammer IK Lillehammer Kristins Hall 3,194
Lørenskog IK Lørenskog Lørenskog Ishall 2,400
Manglerud Star Oslo Manglerudhallen 2,000
Sparta Warriors Sarpsborg Sparta Amfi 3,450
Stavanger Oilers Stavanger DNB Arena 4,377
Stjernen Fredrikstad Stjernehallen 2,473
Storhamar Dragons Hamar Hamar OL-Amfi 6,091
Vålerenga Oslo Jordal Amfi 4,450

Team changes

  • Rosenborg failed to renew its professional license to play in the GET-liga.[3] The vacant spot was given to Manglerud Star.[4]
  • Due to the struggling economy, the board of the Tønsberg Vikings asked that the team was to be moved down one division.[5] The vacant spot was given to Kongsvinger Knights.[6]

Regular season

Standings

Updated as of April 23, 2015.4

2014–15 GET-ligaen season GP W L OTW OTL GF GA +/– Pts
Stavanger Oilersy 45 32 9 3 1 187 93 +94 1001
Storhamar Dragonsx 45 29 10 2 4 200 112 +88 95
Sparta Warriorsx 45 26 14 0 5 176 122 +54 83
Lørenskog IKx 45 22 15 4 4 150 123 +27 78
Vålerengax 45 24 15 2 4 178 126 +52 742
Frisk Asker Tigersx 45 24 15 5 1 158 110 +48 714
Lillehammer IKx 45 18 21 5 1 140 137 +3 65
Stjernenx 45 16 25 3 1 127 170 -43 473
Manglerud Starr 45 4 34 3 4 82 206 -124 22
Kongsvinger Knightsr 45 2 39 1 3 73 272 -199 11

x – clinched playoff spot; y – clinched regular season league title; r – play in relegation series

1 Stavanger were deducted 3 points for using eligible player. Match between Stavanger and Vålerenga February 28, 2015, set to 0-0.[7]
2 Vålerenga were deducted 6 points for using eligible player. Match between Stavanger and Vålerenga February 28, 2015, set to 0-0.[7]
3 Stjernen were deducted 8 points for using eligible player.[8]
4After the playoffs had ended, Frisk-Asker were deducted 12 points for using eligible player.[9]

Source: pointstreak.com

Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the ten best skaters based on the number of points during the regular season. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown. Updated as of March 6, 2015.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Ihnacak, BrianItaly Brian Ihnacak Vålerenga 44 22 55 77 +19 60
Castonguay, ÉricCanada Éric Castonguay Frisk Asker Tigers 41 22 51 73 +7 20
Larrivée, ChristianCanada Christian Larrivée Storhamar Dragons 45 25 45 70 +43 40
Kearney, DennyUnited States Denny Kearney Frisk Asker Tigers 45 29 39 68 +22 76
Malmström, HenrikSweden Henrik Malmström Sparta Warriors 45 21 42 63 +25 20
Kissel, DanUnited States Dan Kissel Stavanger Oilers 44 23 37 60 +31 20
Knelsen, DionCanada Dion Knelsen Sparta Warriors 44 25 33 58 +14 26
Sørvik, DanielNorway Daniel Sørvik Vålerenga 45 19 39 58 +2 60
Jensen, JoakimNorway Joakim Jensen Storhamar Dragons 45 30 27 57 +32 14
Soares, JoshCanada Josh Soares Stavanger Oilers 45 30 27 57 +34 42

Source: pointstreak.com

Leading goaltenders

The top five goaltenders based on goals against average. Updated as of March 6, 2015.

Player Team GP TOI W L GA SO Sv% GAA
Norway Ruben Smith Stavanger Oilers 28 1620:14 20 7 54 4 .914 2.00
Canada Andrew Engelage Storhamar Dragons 37 2116:08 25 11 75 2 .927 2.13
Norway Henrik Holm Stavanger Oilers 19 1087:54 15 3 41 1 .909 2.26
Sweden Nicklas Dahlberg Frisk Asker Tigers 43 2587:26 28 15 98 5 .926 2.27
Canada Tyler Plante Lørenskog IK 27 1532:46 18 9 60 2 .918 2.35

Source: pointstreak.com

Attendance

Team Arena Capacity Total Games Average % of Capacity
Frisk Tigers Askerhallen 2,400 26,597 22 1,208 0,50
Stavanger Oilers DNB Arena 4,377 94,199 23 4,095 0,93
Storhamar Dragons Hamar OL-Amfi 6,091 68,041 22 3,092 0,51
Vålerenga Jordal Amfi 4,450 60,883 23 2,647 0,60
Kongsvinger Knights Kongsvinger Ishall 2,000 13,886 23 603 0,30
Lillehammer Kristins Hall 3,194 34,827 23 1,514 0,47
Lørenskog Lørenskog Ishall 1,350 29,804 22 1,354 1,00
Manglerud Star Manglerudhallen 2,000 9,254 22 420 0,21
Sparta Warriors Sparta Amfi 3,450 46,815 22 2,127 0,62
Stjernen Stjernehallen 2,473 35,464 23 1,541 0,62

Source:pointstreak.com

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

Updated as of April 18, 2015.

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
         
1 Stavanger Oilers 4
8 Stjernen 0
1 Stavanger Oilers 4
6 Vålerenga 0
2 Storhamar 4
7 Lillehammer 0
1 Stavanger Oilers 4
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
2 Storhamar 3
3 Sparta Warriors 4
5 Lørenskog 2
2 Storhamar 4
3 Sparta Warriors 1
4 Frisk Asker Tigers 2
6 Vålerenga 4

Source: pointstreak.com

Norwegian Champions
2015
Stavanger Oilers
5th title

Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the ten best skaters based on the number of points during the playoffs. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown. Updated as of April 18, 2015.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Larrivée, ChristianCanada Christian Larrivée Storhamar Dragons 16 10 13 23 +9 10
Berglund, JacobSweden Jacob Berglund Storhamar Dragons 16 8 11 19 +2 16
Jensen, JoakimNorway Joakim Jensen Storhamar Dragons 16 6 12 18 +4 2
Johansson, LinusSweden Linus Johansson Storhamar Dragons 16 6 12 18 +5 14
Soares, JoshCanada Josh Soares Stavanger Oilers 15 7 8 15 +9 73
Moffatt, LukeUnited States Luke Moffatt Storhamar Dragons 16 6 8 14 +3 4
Skadsdammen, EirikNorway Eirik Skadsdammen Storhamar Dragons 16 5 9 14 +10 14
Kissel, DanUnited States Dan Kissel Stavanger Oilers 15 5 9 14 +8 4
Knelsen, DionCanada Dion Knelsen Sparta Warriors 11 6 6 12 -2 2
Gamache, SimonCanada Simon Gamache Vålerenga Ishockey 10 5 7 12 +4 6
Malmström, HenrikSweden Henrik Malmström Sparta Warriors 11 4 8 12 +2 6

Source: pointstreak.com

Leading goaltenders

The top five goaltenders based on goals against average.

Player Team GP TOI W L GA SO Sv% GAA
Norway Ruben Smith Stavanger Oilers 15 859:17 11 2 31 1 .918 2.16
Norway Steffen Søberg Vålerenga 10 630:21 4 6 24 1 .916 2.28
Canada Andrew Engelage Storhamar Dragons 16 977:25 11 5 38 1 .927 2.33
Norway Tommy Johansen Sparta Warriors 11 600:14 5 6 30 1 .903 2.73
Canada Tyler Plante Lørenskog IK 6 355:48 2 4 18 0 .897 3.04

Source: pointstreak.com

Qualification

After the regular season had ended, the two lowest ranked teams in the league and the two highest ranked teams in the 1. divisjon competed for the right to play in the 2015–16 GET-ligaen. Kongsvinger Knights, Manglerud Star, Tønsberg Vikings and Comet Halden took part. The tournament wias organized according to a double round robin format, where each club played the others twice, home and away, for a total of six games. The points system and ranking method used, was the same as in the GET-ligaen. The qualification was played between March 5 and March 22.[2]

Standings

Updated as of March 22, 2015.

2015–16 GET-ligaen playoffs GP W L OTW OTL GF GA +/– Pts
Manglerud Starq 6 4 1 1 0 27 14 +13 144
Kongsvinger Knightsq 6 3 2 0 1 19 22 -3 10
Tønsberg Vikingsr 6 2 3 1 0 21 23 -2 84
Comet Haldenr 6 1 4 0 1 18 26 -8 4

q – qualified for next years GET-league; r – will play in next years 1. division

4 Due to use of eligible player by Tønsberg, Manglerud was given the victory of the match March 5, 2015. Result was set to 5-0 to Manglerud.[7]

Source: speaker.no

Awards

All-Star team

The following players were selected to the 2014–15 GET-ligaen All-Star team:[10]

Other

References

  1. ^ "GET-ligaen schedule". Pointstreak. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
  2. ^ a b "Dates for the playoffs ready". Icing.no. Archived from the original on 2015-02-21. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
  3. ^ "Pressemelding: Svar på klage i RIHKs lisensak av 02.07.14". hockey.no (in Norwegian). 2014-07-03. Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
  4. ^ "MS til GET". mshockey.no (in Norwegian). 2014-07-17. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  5. ^ "Vikings trekker laget fra eliteserien". Tønsberg Blad (in Norwegian). 2014-07-16. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
  6. ^ "Knights fikk lisensen". Glomdalen (in Norwegian). 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
  7. ^ a b c "Poengtrekk for Oilers og Vålerenga". vg.no/ (in Norwegian). VG. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Sanksjoner mot Stjernen". hockey.no/ (in Norwegian). NIHF. 27 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-02-05. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  9. ^ "Får svi for spiller-tabbe". budstikka.no/ (in Norwegian). Budstikka. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  10. ^ a b "Sasja årets trener". Storhamar (in Norwegian). 2015-04-11. Retrieved 2015-04-11.
  11. ^ "Martin Gran vinner Rookie of the year". Storhamar (in Norwegian). 2015-04-11. Retrieved 2015-04-11.