2016–17 GET-ligaen season
| 2016–17 GET-ligaen season | |
|---|---|
| League |
 GET-ligaen |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 2016 – mid April 2017 |
| Number of games | 45 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | TV 2 Sport |
| Regular season | |
| n/a | n/a |
| Playoffs | |
The 2016–17 GET-ligaen will be the 78th season of Norway's premier ice hockey league, Ligaen[1] (known as GET-ligaen for sponsorship reasons).
The regular season will begin play in September 2016. There were no team changes from the 2015–16 season.
Participating teams
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frisk Asker | 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 | Hamar | CC Amfi | 7,000 |
| Vålerenga | Oslo | Jordal Amfi Furuset Forum |
4,450 TBA |
Arenas
Vålerenga Ishockey will play their last home game at Jordal Amfi in December 2016 before a total renovation is scheduled to begin in January 2017.[2] The constructions are planned for completion in September 2018 and Vålerenga is in the process of finding a replacement arena for the winter and spring of 2017. As of March 2016, Manglerudhallen and Furuset Forum were the main contenders, although both would need construction work to increase seating capacity.[3] On 28 June, Furuset Forum was announced as the new temporary arena.[4]
Regular season
Winter Classic
An outdoor match featuring Stjernen and Sparta Warriors is scheduled for January 21, 2017. The match will be played on Fredrikstad stadion and will be the first major outdoor match in Norway in the 21st century.[5]
Stavanger Oilers are planning an outdoor match in early 2017, although no date or opposing team has been decided.[6]
Standings
Updated as of March 25, 2016.
| 2016–17 GET-ligaen season | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | +/– | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frisk Asker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kongsvinger Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lillehammer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lørenskog | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manglerud Star | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sparta Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stavanger Oilers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stjernen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Storhamar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vålerenga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
x – clinched playoff spot; y – clinched regular season league title; r – play in relegation series
Source: pointstreak.com
Statistics
Scoring leaders
List shows the ten best skaters based on the amount of points during the regular season. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same amount of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown. Updated as of March 25, 2016.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Source: pointstreak.com
Leading goaltenders
The top five goaltenders based on goals against average. Updated as of March 25, 2016.
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Source: pointstreak.com
Attendance
| Team | Arena | Capacity | Total | Games | Average | % of Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frisk Asker | Askerhallen | 2,400 | ||||
| Stavanger Oilers | DNB Arena | 4,377 | ||||
| Storhamar | CC Amfi | 7,000 | ||||
| Vålerenga | Jordal Amfi | 4,450 | ||||
| Kongsvinger Knights | Kongsvinger Ishall | 2,000 | ||||
| Lillehammer | Kristins Hall | 3,194 | ||||
| Lørenskog | Lørenskog Ishall | 2,450 | ||||
| Manglerud Star | Manglerudhallen | 2,000 | ||||
| Sparta Warriors | Sparta Amfi | 3,450 | ||||
| Stjernen | Stjernehallen | 2,473 |
Source:pointstreak.com
Coaching changes
| Offseason | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2015–16 coach | 2016–17 coach | Story / Accomplishments |
| Vålerenga Ishockey | Espen Knutsen | Roy Johansen | In June 2015, Knutsen announced that he would step down as head coach after the 2015-16 season.[7] On 21 January 2016, Vålerenga announced national team coach Roy Johansen as Knutsen's replacement.[8] |
| Stavanger Oilers | Petter Thoresen | Pål Gulbrandsen | Petter Thoresen was announced as the new head coach for the Norwegian national hockey team in December 2015.[9] In February 2016, assistant coach Pål Gulbrandsen was announced as the new head coach of the Oilers, starting from the summer of 2016.[10] |
| Kongsvinger Knights | Per Lundell | Janne Saaavalainen | On March 30, 2016 the club announced that Per Lundell did not want to extend his contract for 16/17. This is due to private, family reasons.[11] On May 14, 2016, Janne Saaavalainen was presented as new head coach for the club.[12] |
| Storhamar Hockey | Alexander Smirnov | Sjur Robert Nilsen | On April 29, Smirnov announced that he had signed with KHL club Ak Bars Kazan as part of their coaching team for the 2016-17 season.[13] Sjur Robert Nilsen was announced as the new head coach on May 20.[14] |
Playoffs
After the regular season, the top eight teams will qualify for the playoffs. In the first and second rounds, the highest remaining seed will choose 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 will play 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).
Qualification
After the regular season has ended, the two lowest ranked teams in the league and the two highest ranked teams in the 1. divisjon will compete for the right to play in the 2017–18 GET-ligaen. The tournament will be organized according to a double round robin format, where each club will play the others twice, home and away, for a total of six games. The points system and ranking method used, is the same as in the GET-ligaen.
References
- ↑ "League vs League: a statistical analysis of the 2015–16 CHL season". April 29, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Byrådet trosser Byantikvaren - river Jordal Amfi". January 16, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ↑ "– Vi hadde håpet på en avklaring nå". March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Midlertidig spillested: Furuset Forum". June 28, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Skal arrangere Winter Classic på Fredrikstad stadion". March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Frister det å se Oilers spille - utendørs?". March 1, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ↑ ""Shampo" ferdig som VIF-trener: - Alt har sin tid". June 10, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Roy Johansen tar over Vålerenga: - Vi skal være ekstreme". January 21, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Petter Thoresen slutter i Oilers - blir ny landslagssjef". December 4, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Stolt Gulbrandsen ny Oilers-trener: - Jeg gleder meg". February 6, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Pressemelding fra Knights". March 30, 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Ny Knights-trener er klar". May 14, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Aleksander Smirnov takket ja til toppklubben AK Bars i KHL". April 29, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Sjur Robert Nilsen og Torbjørn Orskaug er klare for Storhamar - See more at: http://www.h-a.no/sport/dragons/sjur-robert-nilsen-og-torbjorn-orskaug-er-klare-for-storhamar#sthash.1BwvhZ5i.dpuf". May 20, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016. External link in
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External links
- Official website (Norwegian)