The 2023–24 EliteHockey Ligaen is the 85th season of Norway's premier ice hockey league, Eliteserien.

Participating teams

Team City Arena Capacity
Comet Halden Halden Halden Ishall 1,200
Frisk Asker Asker Varner Arena 3,805
Lillehammer IK Lillehammer Eidsiva Arena 3,197
Lørenskog Lørenskog Lørenskog Ishall 1,350
Ringerike Panthers Hønefoss Schjongshallen 1,500
Sparta Sarpsborg 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 Nye Jordal Amfi 5,300

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Storhamar 45 33 9 0 3 209 76 +133 117 Qualification to EliteHockey Ligaen Play-offs
2 Stavanger Oilers 45 31 1 5 8 165 92 +73 100
3 Vålerenga 45 31 2 2 10 190 121 +69 99
4 Sparta Sarpsborg 45 24 7 2 12 172 108 +64 88
5 Frisk Asker 45 23 2 5 15 167 129 +38 78
6 Stjernen 45 19 5 2 19 155 147 +8 69
7 Lillehammer 45 14 2 5 24 128 152 −24 51
8 Lørenskog IK 45 8 3 5 29 110 200 −90 35
9 Ringerike Panthers (R) 45 5 1 8 31 90 190 −100 25 Relegation round
10 Comet Halden 45 3 2 0 40 80 251 −171 13
Source: https://www.hockey.no/live/Standings?date=27.03.2024
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
(R) Relegated

Regular Season Stats

The following players led the league at the end of the regular season ended on April 9, 2024.[1]

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Peter Quenneville Storhamar 43 33 39 72 +36 8
Patrick Thoresen Storhamar 45 22 42 64 +47 18
Kristian Jacobsson Sparta Sarpsborg 45 18 44 62 +23 14
Mika Partanen Vålerenga 45 25 34 58 +25 18
Austin Cangelosi Stjernen 40 27 31 52 +9 12
J.J. Piccinich Stjernen 42 20 35 55 +13 12
Mathias Trettenes Stavanger Oilers 41 17 37 54 +23 14
Dan Kissel Stavanger Oilers 45 25 28 53 +25 25
Tobias Lindström Frisk Asker 45 23 29 52 +19 26
Mathis Olimb Vålerenga 45 13 34 47 +33 34

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders led the league in regular season goals against average at the end of the regular season ended on April 9, 2024, while playing at least 1,860 minutes.[2]

Player Team GP W L GA SO SV% GAA
Jens Auke Hoekstra Stavanger Oilers 39 6 3 11 5 .941 1.18
Markus Røhnebæck Stensrud Storhamar 37 19 1 34 4 .920 1.62
Bence Bálizs Sparta Sarpsborg 43 24 14 88 6 .919 2.27
Trym Gran Storhamar 24 12 1 28 4 .918 1.93
Henrik Holm Stavanger Oilers 45 26 7 73 3 .912 2.04
Tobias Johansen Breivold Vålerenga 43 25 11 99 0 .909 2,67
Laban Byrkjeland Stjernen 42 9 6 55 1 .909 3,00
Theo Rooseboom de Vries Lillehammer 40 9 9 50 2 .908 2,60
Henrik Fayen-Vestavik Frisk Asker 43 17 14 85 1 .902 2.96
Preben Arntsen Stjernen 45 12 15 86 2 .898 3,27

Playoffs

After the regular season, the top eight teams 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 will be awarded home ice advantage. Each best-of-seven series will follow 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).

Bracket

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

Source:[3]

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Play-inns for the Relegation/Promotion round

The four top teams of the First Division plays a first of 5 game before entering the Relegation/Promotion round against the bottom two teams of the Regular season of the EliteHockey Ligaen.

Play-inns (best-of-5)
   
1 Narvik 3
4 Gjøvik 0
Play-inns (best-of-5)
2 Nidaros 2
3 Grüner 3

Relegation round

The bottom two teams of the regular season faced the two top teams of the First Division in the relegation round. Only the top two teams of the relegation round would be qualified for the next season.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Narvik 6 3 1 1 1 27 18 +9 12
2 Comet 6 3 1 0 2 17 20 −3 11
3 Grüner (R) 6 2 0 1 3 15 22 −7 7 Relegation to First Division
4 Ringerike Panthers (R) 6 2 0 0 4 22 21 +1 6
Source: Hockey.no
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
(R) Relegated

References

  1. ^ "ISHOCKEY LIVE". www.hockey.no. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  2. ^ "Statistics".
  3. ^ "Play-offs". Hockey.no. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
Allikas: Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_EliteHockey_Ligaen_season
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