2011–12 Frölunda HC season

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.

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)

Regular season

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

2011–12 Elitserien season GP W L OTW OTL GF GA GD Pts
Luleå HFy55251389128104+24100
Skellefteå AIKx55261757148125+2395
HV71x55221698151130+2192
Brynäs IFx55251965148140+892
Frölunda HCx55221788140113+2790
Färjestad BKx552318410124124087
AIKx55191989146132+1482
Modo Hockeyx55192286146147–179
Växjö Lakers HCe55182287124133–977
Linköpings HCe55172477120138–1872
Djurgårdens IFr551523107123144–2172
Timrå IKr55103186115183–6852


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

Games log

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

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

Game log

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)
RoundDateScoreGoaltenderVenueAttendanceSeries
1March 101–3AndersenLäkerol Arena6,2240–1
2March 122–1AndersenScandinavium10,2641–1
3March 143–4 (OT)AndersenLäkerol Arena7,6931–2
4March 160–5AndersenScandinavium12,0441–3
5March 182–1AndersenLäkerol Arena8,2832–3
6March 203–4 (OT)AndersenScandinavium10,5152–4

Legend:   Win   Loss

Statistics

Skaters

Name Pos Nationality GPGAPPIMGPGAPPIM
Regular season Playoffs
Mathis OlimbC Norway 5510314134 613410
Mika PyöräläLW Finland 5322184012 61232
Fredrik PetterssonRW Sweden 5416244058 61236
Joel LundqvistC Sweden 4811193063 60224
Christian BäckmanD Sweden 5511162748 60222
Patrick von GuntenD  Switzerland 515192412 60000
Magnus KahnbergRW Sweden 29911204 62132
Jari TolsaLW Sweden 428122045 61124
Fredrik ErikssonD Sweden 554162050 61018
Mikael JohanssonC Sweden 54891742 50112
Henrik TömmernesD Sweden 44591436 61344
Per-Johan AxelssonLW Sweden 522121422 40002
Johan SundströmC Sweden 4965118 60002
Anton AxelssonLW Sweden 42561116 61120
Nicklas LasuLW Sweden 4545939 601125
Fredrik SjöströmRW Sweden 3553828 60002
Pierre JohnssonD Sweden 4417828 51012
Christoffer PerssonD Sweden 5215638 60004
Viktor SvedbergD Sweden 5532520 60000
Robin LindqvistC Sweden 350448
Victor BackmanRW Sweden 82130
Mats Rosseli OlsenLW Norway 111010 61014
Toni KoivistoLW Finland 171016
Magnus HellbergG Sweden 170110
Villiam HaagRW Sweden 30000
Otto JakschD Sweden 30000
Philip MartinssonD Sweden 30000
Jonathan JohnsonC Sweden 90000
Kristoffer WiknerRW Sweden 130000
Patrik NäslundLW Sweden 160000 30000
Oliver BohmD Sweden 220002 10000
Frederik AndersenG Denmark 390002 60000
Sebastian CollbergRW Sweden 410000

Transactions

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 seasonMathis Olimb and Fredrik Pettersson—returned home after their one-year sojourn in North America.

Acquired
PlayerFormer teamDateNotes
Anton AxelssonTimrå IKMarch 23
Jari TolsaLinköpings HCMarch 24
Patrick von GuntenKloten FlyersMarch 30
Magnus HellbergAlmtuna ISApril 4
Magnus KahnbergBrynäs IFApril 4
Pierre JohnssonLuleå HFApril 7
Fredrik ErikssonNürnberg Ice TigersApril 7
Linus FernströmEnköpings SKApril 11
Christoffer PerssonRögle BKApril 12
Frederik AndersenFrederikshavn White HawksApril 14
Mathis OlimbRockford IceHogsApril 29
Fredrik PetterssonChicago WolvesJuly 12
Fredrik SjöströmFärjestad BKNovember 14
Mats Rosseli OlsenVålerenga IshockeyJanuary 28
Leaving
PlayerNew teamDateNotes
Niklas AnderssonRetiredMarch 9
Andreas KarlssonRetiredMarch 11
Ville MäntymaaOulun KärpätMarch 21
John KlingbergJokeritApril 10
Tobias ViklundAIKApril 12
Johan HolmqvistBrynäs IFApril 15
Tomi KallioVäxjö LakersApril 18
Joakim LundströmTimrå IKApril 20
Oscar HedmanTimrå IKApril 27
Riku HahlJokeritMay 19
Jesper MattssonMalmö RedhawksMay 23
Mikko MäenpääAmur KhabarovskMay 27
Dragan UmicevicMalmö RedhawksOctober 10
Toni KoivistoLuleå HFOctober 31
Robin LindqvistTimrå IKJanuary 18[14]

Drafted players

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

Round Pick Player Nationality NHL Team
2nd33rdSebastian Collberg SwedenMontreal Canadiens
3rd87thFrederik Andersen DenmarkAnaheim Ducks
4th99thErik Karlsson SwedenCarolina Hurricanes
6th164thSimon Fernholm SwedenNashville Predators

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