2011–12 Frölunda HC season

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2011–12 Frölunda HC
LeagueRegular: 5th
Playoffs: 1st round Elitserien
2011–12 record22–17–16
Home record15–7–6
Road record7–10–10
Goals for140
Goals against113
Team information
General managerKent Johansson
CoachKent Johansson
Assistant coachChristian Lechtaler
CaptainJoel Lundqvist
Alternate captainsPer-Johan Axelsson
Fredrik Pettersson
ArenaScandinavium
Average attendanceRegular: 10,482
Playoffs: 10,941
Team leaders
GoalsMika Pyörälä (22)
AssistsMathis Olimb (31)
PointsMathis Olimb (41)
Penalty minutesJoel Lundqvist (63)
WinsFrederik Andersen (24)
Goals against averageFrederik Andersen (1.67)

The 2011–12 Frölunda HC season is Frölunda HC's 32nd and current season in the top Swedish league, Elitserien (SEL). The regular season started on September 13, 2011 at home against newly promoted Växjö Lakers and ended on March 6, 2012 at home against Färjestad BK.

Regular season[edit]

On November 3, in a home game against Modo, early in the first period Frederik Andersen was run over by Modo's captain Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, who received a minor penalty for charging. Andersen's head struck the crossbar but he continued playing, allowing two goals despite making a spectacular save before the first period ended. During the first intermission, Andersen felt ill and decided to not return to the ice for the rest of the game. Hellberg stepped in and Frölunda managed to overcome their two-goal deficit by scoring four goals in the first nine minutes of the second period.[1] In the third Modo's Nicklas Danielsson elbowed Joel Lundqvist in the face, causing a jaw fracture for Lundqvist.[2] The game eventually ended in a 6–3 win, and Danielsson was reported to the Swedish Ice Hockey Association's Disciplinary Board the following day for checking to the head.[3] Danielsson was suspended for two Elitserien games and one international Karjala Cup game, and was fined 11,000 SEK.[4] In the following game on November 5 against Linköping—the last game before the Karjala Cup break—the injury list was further expanded when Magnus Kahnberg was hit blind-sided in the head by former teammate Sebastian Karlsson. Kahnberg fell unconscious, with his face first to the ice, and laid bleeding for several minutes before he was taken out on a stretcher.[5] The hit resulted in Kahnberg being hospitalised with a severe concussion, a deep forehead laceration, and several teeth knocked out. Karlsson was ejected from the game for checking to the head, and received a match penalty. Karlsson was later suspended for eleven Elitserien games and three 2011 European Trophy playoff games.[6] Frölunda suffered their first loss on home ice as the game ended 1–2,[5] and Frölunda went into the break third in the standings with 37 points, two points short of then league leaders HV71.

Lundqvist returned to action on November 28,[7][8] in a 1–4 loss against Färjestad. In early December, Pierre Johnsson was forced to undergo surgery for an inguinal hernia, sidelining him for four weeks.[9]

After a great start of the season with a top 4 spot in the league, Frölunda fell back in December with only six points in nine games. As a result, Frölunda fell to the sixth spot in the league at 49 points. In a 2–6 loss on December 28 against AIK, Jari Tolsa was suspended for 2 games and fined 9,000 SEK for running over a linesman after an offside call. He returned on 12 January against Djurgården, a 3–2 overtime win, but after two hits on Jimmie Ölvestad and Daniel Tjärnqvist in that game, leaving both opponents with a concussion, he was re-suspended for 2 games and fined 9,000 SEK for the hit on Tjärnqvist. Kahnberg returned as well in that game, scoring one goal.[10][11][12] Johnsson returned to action on January 3 in a 3–2 win against Linköping.[13] Tolsa returned on January 18 in a 4–1 home win against Brynäs.

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

Games log[edit]

2011–12 Elitserien games log; 22–17–16 (Home: 15–7–6 ; Away: 7–10–10)

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

Playoffs[edit]

Each playoff series is a best-of-seven, meaning that four wins are required to advance to the next round.

Game log[edit]

2011–12 Playoffs log; 2–4 (Home: 1–2 ; Away: 1–2)
Quarterfinals vs. (4) Brynäs IF: 2–4 (Home: 1–2 ; Away: 1–2)
Round Date Score Goaltender Venue Attendance Series
1 March 10 1–3 Andersen Läkerol Arena 6,224 0–1
2 March 12 2–1 Andersen Scandinavium 10,264 1–1
3 March 14 3–4 (OT) Andersen Läkerol Arena 7,693 1–2
4 March 16 0–5 Andersen Scandinavium 12,044 1–3
5 March 18 2–1 Andersen Läkerol Arena 8,283 2–3
6 March 20 3–4 (OT) Andersen Scandinavium 10,515 2–4

Legend:   Win   Loss

Statistics[edit]

Skaters[edit]

Name Pos Nationality GP G A P PIM GP G A P PIM
Regular season Playoffs
Mathis Olimb C  Norway 55 10 31 41 34 6 1 3 4 10
Mika Pyörälä LW  Finland 53 22 18 40 12 6 1 2 3 2
Fredrik Pettersson RW  Sweden 54 16 24 40 58 6 1 2 3 6
Joel Lundqvist C  Sweden 48 11 19 30 63 6 0 2 2 4
Christian Bäckman D  Sweden 55 11 16 27 48 6 0 2 2 2
Patrick von Gunten D   Switzerland 51 5 19 24 12 6 0 0 0 0
Magnus Kahnberg RW  Sweden 29 9 11 20 4 6 2 1 3 2
Jari Tolsa LW  Sweden 42 8 12 20 45 6 1 1 2 4
Fredrik Eriksson D  Sweden 55 4 16 20 50 6 1 0 1 8
Mikael Johansson C  Sweden 54 8 9 17 42 5 0 1 1 2
Henrik Tömmernes D  Sweden 44 5 9 14 36 6 1 3 4 4
Per-Johan Axelsson LW  Sweden 52 2 12 14 22 4 0 0 0 2
Johan Sundström C  Sweden 49 6 5 11 8 6 0 0 0 2
Anton Axelsson LW  Sweden 42 5 6 11 16 6 1 1 2 0
Nicklas Lasu LW  Sweden 45 4 5 9 39 6 0 1 1 25
Fredrik Sjöström RW  Sweden 35 5 3 8 28 6 0 0 0 2
Pierre Johnsson D  Sweden 44 1 7 8 28 5 1 0 1 2
Christoffer Persson D  Sweden 52 1 5 6 38 6 0 0 0 4
Viktor Svedberg D  Sweden 55 3 2 5 20 6 0 0 0 0
Robin Lindqvist C  Sweden 35 0 4 4 8 — — — — —
Victor Backman RW  Sweden 8 2 1 3 0 — — — — —
Mats Rosseli Olsen LW  Norway 11 1 0 1 0 6 1 0 1 4
Toni Koivisto LW  Finland 17 1 0 1 6 — — — — —
Magnus Hellberg G  Sweden 17 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
Villiam Haag RW  Sweden 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
Otto Jaksch D  Sweden 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
Philip Martinsson D  Sweden 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
Jonathan Johnson C  Sweden 9 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
Kristoffer Wikner RW  Sweden 13 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
Patrik Näslund LW  Sweden 16 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
Oliver Bohm D  Sweden 22 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
Frederik Andersen G  Denmark 39 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0
Sebastian Collberg RW  Sweden 41 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

Transactions[edit]

The off-season started with the decision from veterans Niklas Andersson and Andreas Karlsson to retire, and after a season of limited playing time Ville Mäntymaa decided to head back home to Finland. Early on Frölunda extended the contracts of Henrik Tömmernes and Nicklas Lasu, brought up Victor Backman from the junior team, and signed contracts with former Frölunda players Anton Axelsson and Jari Tolsa, and later on another returnee in Magnus Kahnberg. Despite offering to play at half his previous salary, and much to the dismay of the fans, Frölunda icon Tomi Kallio was not offered a new contract and eventually signed with Elitserien's newcomer Växjö Lakers. The goaltending was completely overhauled as goalie coach Michael Lehner, and goaltenders Johan Holmqvist and Joakim Lundström left the team and were replaced by goalie coach Micce Andréasson and his aspirant Magnus Hellberg, as well as Danish national Fredrik Andersen, and a local prospect Linus Fernström. The defence was also overhauled when Tobias Viklund, John Klingberg, and Oscar Hedman left the team, and Pierre Johnsson, Fredrik Eriksson, Christoffer Persson, and Swiss national Patrick von Gunten were brought in. After three seasons with Frölunda, assistant captain Riku Hahl left for Finland, and fellow Finn Mikko Mäenpää headed to the KHL, simultaneously Jesper Mattsson returned to Malmö after having settled the dispute which made him leave them and join Frölunda during the middle of the prior season. Finally junior defenceman Viktor Svedberg was signed to a pro-contract, and Frölunda's top duo from the 2009–10 season—Mathis Olimb and Fredrik Pettersson—returned home after their one-year sojourn in North America.

Acquired
Player Former team Date Notes
Anton Axelsson Timrå IK March 23
Jari Tolsa Linköpings HC March 24
Patrick von Gunten Kloten Flyers March 30
Magnus Hellberg Almtuna IS April 4
Magnus Kahnberg Brynäs IF April 4
Pierre Johnsson Luleå HF April 7
Fredrik Eriksson Nürnberg Ice Tigers April 7
Linus Fernström Enköpings SK April 11
Christoffer Persson Rögle BK April 12
Frederik Andersen Frederikshavn White Hawks April 14
Mathis Olimb Rockford IceHogs April 29
Fredrik Pettersson Chicago Wolves July 12
Fredrik Sjöström Färjestad BK November 14
Mats Rosseli Olsen Vålerenga Ishockey January 28
Leaving
Player New team Date Notes
Niklas Andersson Retired March 9
Andreas Karlsson Retired March 11
Ville Mäntymaa Oulun Kärpät March 21
John Klingberg Jokerit April 10
Tobias Viklund AIK April 12
Johan Holmqvist Brynäs IF April 15
Tomi Kallio Växjö Lakers April 18
Joakim Lundström Timrå IK April 20
Oscar Hedman Timrå IK April 27
Riku Hahl Jokerit May 19
Jesper Mattsson Malmö Redhawks May 23
Mikko Mäenpää Amur Khabarovsk May 27
Dragan Umicevic Malmö Redhawks October 10
Toni Koivisto Luleå HF October 31
Robin Lindqvist Timrå IK January 18 [14]

Drafted players[edit]

Main article: List of Frölunda HC players selected in the NHL Entry Draft

Frölunda HC players picked in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Round Pick Player Nationality NHL team
2nd 33rd Sebastian Collberg  Sweden Montreal Canadiens
3rd 87th Frederik Andersen  Denmark Anaheim Ducks
4th 99th Erik Karlsson  Sweden Carolina Hurricanes
6th 164th Simon Fernholm  Sweden Nashville Predators

References[edit]

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