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2011–12 Färjestad BK season

The 2011–12 Färjestad BK season is Färjestad's 37th and current season in the top tier Swedish league Elitserien (SEL). The regular season began on September 15, 2011 at home against Skellefteå AIK and is scheduled to end on March 6, 2012 on away ice against Frölunda HC. The 2011–12 season sees Färjestad attempting to defend their Swedish championship title from the previous season.

2011–12 Färjestad BK
LeagueRegular: 6th
Playoffs: SHL
2011–12 record23–18–14
Home record14–4–10
Road record9–14–4
Goals for124
Goals against124
Team information
General managerThomas Rundqvist
CoachLeif Carlsson
Assistant coachJörgen Jönsson
Andreas Johansson
Erik Granqvist
CaptainRickard Wallin
Alternate captainsJonas Frögren
Sanny Lindström
ArenaLöfbergs Lila Arena
Average attendance6,589
Team leaders
GoalsChristian Berglund (16)
AssistsMikael Johansson (31)
PointsMikael Johansson (39)
Penalty minutesMartin Ševc (118)
WinsCristopher Nihlstorp (24)
Goals against averageCristopher Nihlstorp (2.04)

Summary edit

Färjestad was the only team in the league without a win in regulation time (60 minutes) after the first 11 games, having faced all teams in the league once. Färjestad were also located on the 12th and final spot with only 8 points in the standings at that time. This brought Niklas Czarnecki's head-coaching position for the club into question by many experts, although Czarnecki remained in the club at that time. In their 12th game of the season, where they met Frölunda on 15 October 2011 at Löfbergs Lila Arena, Färjestad took an inevitable 2–1 win in front of 7,566 spectators and also took their first regulation-time win of the season, advancing to the 11th spot in the standings.[1][2] This began what would become a five-game winning streak, before losing 1–5 against HV71 at home ice on 29 October.

On 13 October 2011, new Färjestad forward Hannes Hyvönen received a match penalty when he illegally made a hit to the head of Per Hallin to the boards in a home game against Timrå. As a consequence, Hyvönen was suspended for three games and fined 14,000 SEK.[3] Just two weeks later, on 29 October, Czech defenceman Martin Ševc also received a match penalty, was suspended for three games and had to pay an 18,000 SEK fine after making hate speech against HV71 defenceman Daniel Rahimi.[4] One week later, Färjestad received their third suspension of the season when defenceman Sanny Lindström was suspended for two games and forced to pay a 20,000 SEK fine for hitting Modo player Janos Hari to the head on 5 November 2011.[5]

After a three-game streak of losses between 7–14 January 2012, Färjestad dropped in the standings and fell closer to the line for playoff qualification. As a result, head coach Czarnecki was fired. One of the team's assistant coaches at that time, Leif Carlsson, took over.[6] Andreas Johansson took over Carlsson's former position as one of the assistant coaches.[7]

Färjestad finished 6th in the regular season and were facing 3rd-seeded HV71 in the quarterfinals. Färjestad came out on top in six games and advanced to the semifinals, where they are playing against 4th-seeded Brynäs IF

Regular season edit

Standings edit

2011–12 Elitserien season GP W L OTW OTL GF GA GD Pts
Luleå HFy 55 25 13 8 9 128 104 +24 100
Skellefteå AIKx 55 26 17 5 7 148 125 +23 95
HV71x 55 22 16 9 8 151 130 +21 92
Brynäs IFx 55 25 19 6 5 148 140 +8 92
Frölunda HCx 55 22 17 8 8 140 113 +27 90
Färjestad BKx 55 23 18 4 10 124 124 0 87
AIKx 55 19 19 8 9 146 132 +14 82
Modo Hockeyx 55 19 22 8 6 146 147 –1 79
Växjö Lakers HCe 55 18 22 8 7 124 133 –9 77
Linköpings HCe 55 17 24 7 7 120 138 –18 72
Djurgårdens IFr 55 15 23 10 7 123 144 –21 72
Timrå IKr 55 10 31 8 6 115 183 –68 52


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

Game log edit

2011–12 Elitserien games log; 23–18–14 (Home: 14–4–10 ; Away: 9–14–4)

Legend:   Win   Overtime/Shootout win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/Shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs edit

Game log edit

2011–12 Elitserien playoffs log; 5–5 (Home: 2–3 ; Away: 3–2)
Semifinals vs. (4) Brynäs IF; 1–3 (Home: 0–2 ; Away: 1–1)
Round Date Score Goaltender Venue Attendance Series
1 March 26 3–2 OT Pettersson-Wentzel Läkerol Arena 6,670 1–0
2 March 28 2–4 Pettersson-Wentzel Löfbergs Lila Arena 7,238 1–1
3 March 30 2–4 Pettersson-Wentzel Läkerol Arena 8,407 1–2
4 April 1 0–3 Pettersson-Wentzel Löfbergs Lila Arena 8,550 1–3
5 April 3 – Läkerol Arena
6* April 5 – Löfbergs Lila Arena
7* April 7 – Läkerol Arena

Legend:   Win   Loss
Asterisks (*) indicate games that are only played if needed.

Transactions edit

Acquired
Player Former team Notes
Niklas Czarnecki Brynäs IF Coach
Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel Almtuna IS
Luca Boltshauser ZSC Lions Also joining under-20 team
Johan Larsson Bofors IK
Joakim Hillding Växjö Lakers HC
Peter Wennerström Bofors IK
Hannes Hyvönen Ak Bars Kazan
Stefan Meyer Abbotsford Heat
Leaving
Player New team Notes
Tommy Samuelsson Vienna Capitals Coach
Alexander Salak Chicago Blackhawks
Andro Michel Örebro HK
Jonas Junland Barys Astana
Markus Karlsson Borås HC
Dick Axelsson Modo Hockey
Emil Kåberg Örebro HK
Pelle Prestberg Leksands IF

Roster edit

Updated February 14, 2012.[8][9]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
22   Per Åslund C/LW L 37 2006 Kil, Sweden
20   Anders Bastiansen C L 43 2008 Oslo, Norway
71   Christian Berglund LW L 44 2010 Uppsala, Sweden
16   Kristofer Berglund D L 35 2010 Umeå, Sweden
25   Jonas Brodin D L 30 2008 Karlstad, Sweden
24   Jonas Frögren (A) D L 43 2010 Ludvika, Sweden
73   Anton Grundel D R 34 2006 Karlstad, Sweden
42   Joakim Hillding C L 35 2011 Ängelholm, Sweden
12   Marius Holtet LW R 39 2008 Oslo, Norway
23   Hannes Hyvönen RW R 48 2011 Oulu, Finland
85   Mikael Johansson C/LW L 38 2010 Arvika, Sweden
7   Oscar Klefbom D L 30 2008 Karlstad, Sweden
6   Johan Larsson D R 38 2011 Lindesberg, Sweden
8   Sanny Lindström (A) D L 44 2009 Huddinge, Sweden
79   Patrik Lundh LW/C L 35 2010 Stockholm, Sweden
14   Stefan Meyer LW L 38 2011 Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
41   Cristopher Nihlstorp G R 40 2010 Malmö, Sweden
32   Magnus Nygren D R 33 2007 Karlstad, Sweden
30   Marcus Paulsson LW L 40 2009 Karlskrona, Sweden
35   Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel G L 32 2011 Uppsala, Sweden
55   Martin Sevc D L 42 2010 Kladno, Czechoslovakia
11   Mattias Sjögren C L 36 2011 Landskrona, Sweden
18   Robin Sterner C L 33 2006 Helsingborg, Sweden
28   Erik Thorell LW L 32 2007 Karlstad, Sweden
51   Rickard Wallin (C) C L 44 2010 Stockholm, Sweden

References edit

  1. ^ Malin Wahlberg (2011-10-15). "Tog första trepoängaren efter "Foppa-dragningen"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  2. ^ Bäckström, Hans-Göran (2011-10-15). "Berglunds "Karlskoga-böj" avgjorde" (in Swedish). Färjestad BK. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  3. ^ "Hannes Hyvönen stängs av i tre matcher" (in Swedish). Hockeyligan. 2011-10-17. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
  4. ^ "Sevc stängs av och Karlsson får böta" (in Swedish). Hockeyligan. 2011-11-01. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
  5. ^ Eriksson, Frank (2011-11-08). "Sanny Lindström avstängd två matcher". Hockeyligan (in Swedish). Hockeyligan.se. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
  6. ^ Kalitzki, Jörgen (2012-01-18). "Leif Carlsson tar över Färjestad" (in Swedish). Färjestad BK. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  7. ^ Johansson, Andreas (2012-01-21). "Andreas Johansson blir assisterande i FBK" (in Swedish). Färjestad BK. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
  8. ^ "Färjestads BK Spelarna". www.farjestadsbk.se. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  9. ^ "Eliteprospects.com - Färjestad". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2012-02-14.

External links edit

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