2010–11 AIK IF season

The 2010–11 Elitserien season was AIK's 26th season in the Elitserien ice hockey league. It was AIK's first season in Elitserien since the 2001–02 Elitserien season. The regular season started on 15 September 2010 at home against Linköpings HC and ended on 5 March 2010 at home against Modo Hockey. The following playoffs ended on 27 March for AIK. The season followed AIK's re-establishment in Elitserien, Sweden's top ice hockey league.

AIK's first season in Elitserien in nine years was a major success. Despite expected by many hockey experts to be forced to play in the Kvalserien qualification for Elitserien, AIK managed to capture the 8th and last playoff spot. This meant that the team's first playoffs in ten years (the team qualified for the playoffs in the 2000–01 season) was true. The team finished the regular season with 76 points, which statistically was an Elitserien record for a newcomer. The team further surprised many in the playoffs when they beat regular season champions HV71 4–0 in the quarterfinals and thus advanced to the semifinals, where AIK met Färjestads BK, who ended up second in the regular season. However, Färjestad knocked out AIK in the semifinals, beating AIK 4–0.

Pre-season

Game log All times are local (CEST).

2010 AIK exhibition games log; 4–6–1 (Home: 1–3–0; Away: 3–3–1) August: 3–3–0 (Home: 1–2–0; Away: 2–1–0) # Date Away Score Home OT Goaltender Attendance Protocol Ref 1 7 August, 16:00 AIK 7–1 Nynäshamns IF Heino-Lindberg/Lundström/Fasth 300 1–0–0 2 17 August, 19:00 Almtuna IS 0–1 AIK Viktor Fasth 299 2–0–0 3 19 August, 19:00 AIK 3–2 Södertälje SK Christopher Heino-Lindberg 990 3–0–0 4 25 August, 19:00 Timrå IK 3–0 AIK Viktor Fasth 1,000 3–1–0 5 26 August, 19:00 Brynäs IF 4–2 AIK Niklas Lundström 2,541 3–2–0 6 28 August, 16:00 AIK 2–4 Luleå HF Viktor Fasth 800 3–3–0 September: 1–3–1 (Home: 0–1–0; Away: 1–2–1) # Date Away Score Home OT Goaltender Attendance Protocol Ref 7 1 September, 19:00 AIK 1–2 Almtuna IS SO Viktor Fasth 636 3–3–1 8 4 September, 15:00 AIK 0–4 Ak Bars Kazan Christopher Heino-Lindberg 740 3–4–1 9 5 September, 18:00 AIK 2–4 JYP Viktor Fasth 1,215 3–5–1 10 7 September, 18:30 AIK 3–2 HPK Christopher Heino-Lindberg 1,215 4–5–1 11 9 September, 19:00 Södertälje SK 3–1 AIK Viktor Fasth 500 4–6–1 Legend:

Regular season

Standings

Game log

All times are local (CEST and CET).

2010–11 AIK IF regulation games log; 20–23–12 (Home: 13–10–4; Away: 7–13–8) September: 1–3–2 (Home: 1–1–1; Away: 0–2–1) # Date Away Score Home OT Goaltender Attendance Protocol Pts Ref 1 15, 19 September:00 Linköpings HC 5 – 1 AIK Christopher Heino-Lindberg 6,823 0–1–0 0 2 21, 19 September:00 AIK 1 – 0 Frölunda HC OT Viktor Fasth 9,198 0–1–1 2 3 23, 19 September:00 Södertälje SK 5 – 4 AIK OT Viktor Fasth 3,471 0–1–2 3 4 25, 16 September:00 AIK 0 – 3 Färjestads BK Christopher Heino-Lindberg 6,958 0–2–2 3 6 28, 19 September:00 Djurgårdens IF 2 – 5 AIK Viktor Fasth 13,850 1–2–2 6 5 30, 19 September:00 AIK 2 – 3 Skellefteå AIK Christopher Heino-Lindberg 4,708 1–3–2 6 October: 4–5–1 (Home: 2–3–0; Away: 2–2–1) # Date Away Score Home OT Goaltender Attendance Protocol Pts Ref 7 5, 19 October:00 AIK 0 – 1 Luleå HF Viktor Fasth 5,515 1–4–2 6 8 7, 19 October:00 Brynäs IF 3 – 2 AIK Viktor Fasth 3,936 1–5–2 6 9 9, 18 October:30 AIK 1 – 2 HV71 SO Viktor Fasth 6,953 1–5–3 7 10 14, 19 October:00 Modo Hockey 3 – 4 AIK Viktor Fasth 3,626 2–5–3 10 11 16, 18 October:30 AIK 4 – 1 Timrå IK Viktor Fasth 5,512 3–5–3 13 13 18, 19 October:00 HV71 7 – 3 AIK Viktor Fasth 4,528 3–6–3 13 12 21, 19 October:00 AIK 2 – 3 Södertälje SK Viktor Fasth 4,822 3–7–3 13 14 26, 19 October:00 Luleå HF 3 – 0 AIK Viktor Fasth 4,147 3–8–3 13 15 28, 19 October:00 AIK 3 – 0 Brynäs IF Viktor Fasth 5,901 4–8–3 16 16 30, 16 October:00 Linköpings HC 1 – 2 AIK Viktor Fasth 3,153 5–8–3 19 November: 5–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0; Away: 2–2–1) # Date Away Score Home OT Goaltender Attendance Protocol Pts Ref 17 1, 19 November:00 Frölunda HC 2 – 5 AIK Viktor Fasth 4,083 6–8–3 22 18 4, 19 November:00 AIK 5 – 2 Djurgårdens IF Viktor Fasth 13,850 7–8–3 25 19 6, 16 November:00 AIK 4 – 1 Timrå IK Viktor Fasth 4,971 8–8–3 28 23 16, 19 November:00 Södertälje SK 2 – 5 AIK Viktor Fasth 6,328 9–8–3 31 20 18, 19 November:00 AIK 1 – 2 Modo Hockey OT Viktor Fasth 5,478 9–8–4 32 21 21, 16 November:00 Skellefteå AIK 2 – 4 AIK Viktor Fasth 6,578 10–8–4 35 22 23, 19 November:00 AIK 1 – 2 Färjestads BK Vesa Toskala 5,960 10–9–4 35 24 27, 16 November:00 AIK 3 – 4 Frölunda HC Viktor Fasth 9,004 10–10–4 35 25 29, 19 November:00 Brynäs IF 5 – 2 AIK Vesa Toskala 4,536 10–11–4 35 December: 1–4–3 (Home: 1–2–0; Away: 0–2–3) # Date Away Score Home OT Goaltender Attendance Protocol Pts Ref 27 4, 16 December:00 AIK 1 – 2 Skellefteå AIK SO Viktor Fasth 5,218 10–11–5 36 28 6, 19 December:00 Färjestads BK 6 – 1 AIK Viktor Fasth / Björn Bjurling 4,625 10–12–5 36 29 9, 19 December:00 AIK 1 – 2 Luleå HF OT Viktor Fasth 4,870 10–12–6 37 30 11, 16 December:00 Timrå IK 2 – 7 AIK Viktor Fasth 3,853 11–12–6 40 26 22, 19 December:00 Djurgårdens IF 3 – 1 AIK Viktor Fasth / Björn Bjurling 11,461 11–13–6 40 31 26, 16 December:00 AIK 3 – 2 Modo Hockey OT Björn Bjurling 7,547 11–13–7 42 32 28, 19 December:00 AIK 2 – 8 HV71 Björn Bjurling / Niklas Lundström 6,907 11–14–7 42 33 30, 19 December:00 AIK 1 – 4 Linköpings HC Björn Bjurling 6,845 11–15–7 42 January: 4–5–2 (Home: 3–2–1; Away: 1–3–1) # Date Away Score Home OT Goaltender Attendance Protocol Pts Ref 34 2, 16 January:00 Timrå IK 1 – 3 AIK Björn Bjurling 3,632 12–15–7 45 37 8, 18 January:30 AIK 0 – 4 Linköpings HC Björn Bjurling 7,183 12–16–7 45 35 11, 19 January:00 AIK 1 – 4 Djurgårdens IF Björn Bjurling 11,893 12–17–7 45 39 16, 16 January:00 Frölunda HC 2 – 1 AIK Viktor Fasth 3,764 12–18–7 45 36 18, 19 January:00 Skellefteå AIK 5 – 4 AIK SO Viktor Fasth 3,746 12–18–8 46 40 20, 19 January:00 AIK 2 – 4 Södertälje SK Viktor Fasth 4,444 12–19–8 46 41 23, 16 January:00 HV71 2 – 3 AIK Viktor Fasth 3,541 13–19–8 49 42 25, 19 January:00 AIK 3 – 2 Brynäs IF SO Viktor Fasth 5,153 13–19–9 51 43 27, 19 January:00 AIK 2 – 1 Luleå HF Viktor Fasth 4,921 14–19–9 54 44 29, 16 January:00 Modo Hockey 3 – 5 AIK Viktor Fasth 6,212 15–19–9 57 38 31, 19 January:00 Färjestads BK 3 – 1 AIK Björn Bjurling 4,476 15–20–9 57 February: 3–3–2 (Home: 2–1–1; Away: 1–2–1) # Date Away Score Home OT Goaltender Attendance Protocol Pts Ref 46 3, 19 February:00 AIK 1 – 6 Skellefteå AIK Björn Bjurling 4,344 15–21–9 57 47 5, 16 February:00 Södertälje SK 2 – 3 AIK Viktor Fasth 5,821 16–21–9 60 45 15, 19 February:00 Djurgårdens IF 2 – 1 AIK SO Viktor Fasth 11,316 16–21–10 61 48 17, 19 February:00 AIK 2 – 1 Frölunda HC SO Viktor Fasth 8,478 16–21–11 63 49 19, 16 February:00 AIK 1 – 2 HV71 Viktor Fasth 7,000 16–22–11 63 50 22, 19 February:00 Brynäs IF 1 – 4 AIK Viktor Fasth 5,697 17–22–11 66 51 24, 19 February:00 Färjestads BK 3 – 0 AIK Viktor Fasth 4,205 17–23–11 66 52 26, 16 February:00 AIK 3 – 1 Timrå IK Viktor Fasth 5,568 18–23–11 69 March: 2–0–1 (Home: 1–0–1; Away: 1–0–0) # Date Away Score Home OT Goaltender Attendance Protocol Pts Ref 53 1, 19 March:00 Luleå HF 2 – 1 AIK SO Viktor Fasth 6,542 18–23–12 70 54 3, 19 March:00 AIK 2 – 1 Linköpings HC Viktor Fasth 7,013 19–23–12 73 55 5, 18 March:30 Modo Hockey 2 – 3 AIK Viktor Fasth 7,636 20–23–12 76 Legend:

Statistics

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Goaltenders Player Team

Playoffs

Game log 2011 playoffs; 4–4 (Home: 2–2; Away: 2–2) Quarterfinals vs. (1) HV71: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Away: 2–0) Round Date Away Results Home Goaltender Attendance Series Ref 1 7 March AIK 4–2 HV71 Viktor Fasth 6,791 1–0 2 9 March HV71 0–3 AIK Viktor Fasth 7,570 0–2 3 11 March AIK 3–1 HV71 Viktor Fasth 7,000 3–0 4 15 March HV71 1–4 AIK Viktor Fasth 8,094 0–4 Semifinals vs. (2) Färjestads BK: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Away: 0–2) Round Date Away Results Home Goaltender Attendance Series Ref 1 22 March AIK 1–2 Färjestads BK Viktor Fasth 7,088 0–1 2 24 March Färjestads BK 4–2 AIK Viktor Fasth 8,094 2–0 3 26 March AIK 2–4 Färjestads BK Viktor Fasth 8,490 0–3 4 27 March Färjestads BK 2–1 AIK Viktor Fasth 13,850 4–0

Statistics

Players Player Team

Goaltenders Player Team

Transactions Acquired Player Former team Contract length Ref Josh MacNevin Växjö Lakers HC 1 year Patric Blomdahl Frölunda HC 2 years Johan Andersson Almtuna IS 1 year Daniel Rudslätt Kölner Haie 2 years Oscar Steen Modo Hockey 1 year Viktor Fasth Växjö Lakers HC 1 year Peter Nolander Brynäs IF 1 year Johannes Salmonsson Rögle BK 1 year Kent McDonell Färjestads BK 1 year Rastislav Pavlikovský Örebro HK Until end of season Vesa Toskala Calgary Flames 1 month Björn Bjurling (loan) Brynäs IF 1 month Fredrik Svensson Ilves Until end of season Contract extensions Player Contract length Ref Daniel Bång 1 year Christian Sandberg 1 year Victor Ahlström 1 year Oscar Ahlström 1 year Stefan Johansson 1 year Mikael Österberg 1 year Fredrik Carlsson 1 year Jonas Liwing 1 year Christopher Heino-Lindberg 1 year Tobias Ericsson 1 year Mattias Beck 1 year Richard Gynge 1 year David Engblom 1 year Dick Tärnström 2 years Leaving AIK Player New team Refs Fredrik Holmgren ? Jonatan Bjurö Malmö Redhawks Jonas Westerling Almtuna IS Per Savilahti-Nagander SaiPa Johan Ryno IK Oskarshamn Henrik Eriksson ? Andreas Jungbeck Almtuna IS Lucas Lawson ? Patrik Bergström Rögle BK Fredric Korduner ?

Final roster

Awards Honken Trophy: Viktor Fasth Golden Puck: Viktor Fasth Årets coach (Coach of the year): Roger Melin

References