2011–12 Malmö Redhawks season

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2011–12 Malmö Redhawks
League7th HockeyAllsvenskan
2011–12 record22–21–9
Home record13–8–5
Road record9–13–4
Goals for139
Goals against140
Team information
General manager
Coach
Assistant coachPatrik Sylvegård
CaptainLinus Klasen
Alternate captainsMorten Green
Robin Alvarez
ArenaMalmö Arena
Average attendance6,072
Team leaders
GoalsLinus Klasen (20)
AssistsLinus Klasen (30)
PointsLinus Klasen (50)
Penalty minutesJ-L. Grand-Pierre (91)
WinsPontus Sjögren (21)
Goals against averagePontus Sjögren (2.24)
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The 2011–12 Malmö Redhawks season was the Redhawks' 5th consecutive season in the HockeyAllsvenskan ice hockey league, the second tier of Swedish elite hockey. The regular season began on 17 September 2011 away against Mora IK, and concluded on 2 March 2012 away against Almtuna IS. The Playoff round began on 4 March and ended on 12 March 2012. The season saw Malmö Redhawks attempting to reach the Kvalserien qualification for Elitserien, after businessman bought the Redhawks in January 2011.[1]

The Redhawks finished 7th in the league and qualified for the Playoff round, where they finished 2nd and failed to qualify for the 2012 Kvalserien for Elitserien.

Summary[]

The Redhawks started the season with eight pre-season games against professional teams from Norway and Germany as well as Sweden. Malmö went 5–2–1 in those eight games (5 wins, 2 losses, 1 tie).

The regular season began pretty well. With 29 points and a top 3 spot in the first two months, everything seemed to be going as intended as the Redhawks fought for a direct spot to the 2012 Kvalserien. However, after only getting 18 points in November, as well as beginning December with three consecutive losses, Malmö jumped down to a spot below top 7, which would have been required to even guarantee a playoff spot. Malmö had enough of then head coach , who was fired from the club on 10 December as a result. , at that time assistant coach for the team, took over the head-coaching job and Patrik Sylvegård entered the team as new assistant coach.[2][3]

Malmö continued to struggle for a playoff spot throughout January, despite getting 10 points that month, five more than the previous month. The team improved sharply in February, posting 16 points in seven games. As a result, Malmö returned to a playoff spot. In the two last games of February, Malmö had their chance to secure a spot in the playoffs with a win, but failed. As a result, the Redhawks were forced to win the last game of the season, which was against Almtuna. The game was a nail-biter for 59 minutes, but with just one minute left on the clock, Malmö captain Linus Klasen scored the only goal of the game to send the Redhawks to the Playoff round.[4]

The Playoff round started well, but because Malmö only received one extra point due to the 7th seed in the regular season, the Redhawks were two points outside the spot for the 2012 Kvalserien going into the final game. While Malmö won their game 4–1, Rögle won their game 7–0 and took the Kvalserien spot due to better goal difference than Malmö, ending the Redhawks' 2011–12 season.

Schedule and results[]

"@" indicates that the game was played on away ice.

Pre-season[]

2011 pre-season game log: 5–2–1 (home: 1–2–0; road: 4–0–1)
August 11 – September 11
# Date Opponent Score Decision Record
1 August 11 Sparta Sarpsborg 4-0 Toivonen 1–0–0
2 August 12 @ SønderjyskE 3-2 Toivonen 2–0–0
3 August 20 @ Växjö Lakers 2-2 Toivonen 2–0–1
4 August 24 @ Sparta Sarpsborg 4-1 Sjögren 3–0–1
5 August 26 Hamburg Freezers 1-3 Toivonen 3–1–1
6 September 3 @ Hannover Scorpions 5-2 Sjögren 4–1–1
7 September 8 Växjö Lakers 1-2 Toivonen 4–2–1
8 September 11 @ Hamburg Freezers 5-3 Sjögren 5–2–1

Legend:   Win   Overtime win   Loss   Tie |}

Regular season[]

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 VIK Västerås 52 29 1 6 16 157 116 +41 95 Advance to pre-qualifiers
5 Rögle BK 52 21 7 8 16 171 150 +21 85
6 IK Oskarshamn 52 23 4 5 20 146 145 +1 82
7 Malmö Redhawks 52 22 6 3 21 139 140 −1 81
8 Mora IK 52 22 5 4 21 168 144 +24 80
9 Södertälje SK 52 22 2 6 22 110 120 −10 76
10 IF Troja/Ljungby 52 19 4 4 25 134 154 −20 69
Source: [1]
2011-12 Game Log: 22–21–9, 81 Points (Home: 13–8–5; Road: 9–13–4)
September: 5-1-0, 15 Points (Home: 2-1-0; Road: 3-0-0)
Game September Opponent Score Decision Record
1 17 @ Mora 4-3 Toivonen 1-0-0
2 19 Bofors 5-0 Sjögren 2-0-0
3 24 Västerås 2-6 Toivonen 2-1-0
4 26 @ Rögle 5-2 Sjögren 3-1-0
5 28 Tingsryd 4-1 Sjögren 4-1-0
6 30 @ Sundsvall 3-2 Sjögren 5-1-0
October: 4-3-1, 14 Points (Home: 3-0-1; Road: 1-3-0)
Game October Opponent Score Decision Record
7 5 @ Leksand 3-1 Toivonen 6-1-0
8 7 @ Troja/Ljungby 2-4 Toivonen 6-2-0
9 10 Oskarshamn 6-2 Sjögren 7-2-0
10 14 @ Örebro 3-6 Sjögren 7-3-0
11 19 Södertälje 3-2 SO Toivonen 7-3-1
12 22 Borås 4-2 Toivonen 8-3-1
13 26 Almtuna 3-0 Toivonen 9-3-1
14 28 @ Bofors 2-3 Sjögren 9-4-1
November: 5-5-2, 18 Points (Home: 3-2-1; Road: 2-3-1)
Game November Opponent Score Decision Record
15 2 Rögle 2-4 Toivonen 9-5-1
16 4 @ Tingsryd 3-4 Toivonen 9-6-1
17 6 Sundsvall 3-4 SO Sjögren 9-6-2
18 8 Leksand 3-1 Sjögren 10-6-2
19 10 @ Västerås 1-4 Sjögren 10-7-2
20 14 Troja/Ljungby 3-2 Sjögren 11-7-2
21 16 @ Oskarshamn 4-3 SO Sjögren 11-7-3
22 18 Örebro 5-4 Toivonen 12-7-3
23 21 @ Södertälje 1-4 Toivonen 12-8-3
24 24 @ Borås 3-1 Sjögren 13-8-3
25 26 Mora 2-5 Sjögren 13-9-3
26 30 @ Almtuna 4-1 Sjögren 14-9-3
December: 1-6-1, 5 Points (Home: 1-3-0; Road: 0-3-1)
Game December Opponent Score Decision Record
27 2 @ Bofors 2-5 Sjögren 14-10-3
28 6 V��sterås 0-2 Sjögren 14-11-3
29 8 @ Rögle 2-4 Sjögren 14-12-3
30 10 Tingsryd 1-2 Sjögren 14-13-3
31 14 @ Sundsvall 4-3 SO Sjögren 14-13-4
32 19 Leksand 1-2 Sjögren 14-14-4
33 27 @ Troja/Ljungby 1-3 Sjögren 14-15-4
34 29 Oskarshamn 5-2 Toivonen 15-15-4
January: 2-3-3, 10 Points (Home: 2-1-2; Road: 0-2-1)
Game January Opponent Score Decision Record
35 6 @ Örebro 1-2 Toivonen 15-16-4
36 8 Södertälje 2-3 SO Toivonen 15-16-5
37 14 Borås 4-5 Toivonen 15-17-5
38 16 Almtuna 3-2 Sjögren 16-17-5
39 18 @ Mora 4-5 OT Toivonen 16-17-6
40 25 Bofors 2-1 Sjögren 17-17-6
41 28 @ Västerås 2-5 Sjögren 17-18-6
42 30 Rögle 3-2 SO Sjögren 17-18-7
February: 4-3-2, 16 Points (Home: 2-1-1; Road: 2-2-1)
Game February Opponent Score Decision Record
43 1 @ Tingsryd 3-0 Sjögren 18-18-7
44 3 Sundsvall 2-1 Sjögren 19-18-7
45 6 @ Leksand 0-6 Toivonen 19-19-7
46 15 Troja/Ljungby 3-1 Sjögren 20-19-7
47 17 @ Oskarshamn 3-2 SO Sjögren 20-19-8
48 19 Örebro 2-1 OT Sjögren 20-19-9
49 24 @ Södertälje 3-2 Sjögren 21-19-9
50 27 @ Borås 1-4 Sjögren 21-20-9
51 29 Mora 1-4 Sjögren 21-21-9
March: 1-0-0, 3 Points (Road: 1-0-0)
Game March Opponent Score Decision Record
52 2 @ Almtuna 1-0 Sjögren 22-21-9

Legend:   Win (3 points)   Overtime/Shootout win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/Shootout loss (1 point) |}

Playoff round[]

In the Playoff round, the 4th seed starts at four points, the 5th seed at three points, the 6th seed at two points, and the 7th seed at one point. As Malmö were the 7th-seeded team, they started at one point. The top team after six rounds advances to the 2012 Kvalserien.

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW/SOW OTL/SOL L GF GA GD BP Pts
1 Rögle BK 6 2 2 0 2 22 14 +8 3 13
2 Malmö Redhawks 6 4 0 0 2 19 13 +6 1 13
3 IK Oskarshamn 6 3 0 1 2 11 17 −6 2 12
4 VIK Västerås 6 1 0 1 4 13 21 −8 4 8
Source: [2]
Playoff game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 1-2-0; Road: 3-0-0)
March
Game March Opponent Score Decision Record
1 4 Västerås 3-5 Sjögren 0–1–0
2 6 @ Rögle 3-1 Sjögren 1-1-0
3 7 @ Oskarshamn 4-2 Sjögren 2-1-0
4 9 Oskarshamn 0-1 Sjögren 2-2-0
5 11 Rögle 5-3 Sjögren 3-2-0
6 12 @ Västerås 4-1 Sjögren 4–2–0

Statistics[]

Players[]

Player Team GP G A +/– PIM Pts

Goaltenders[]

Player GP TOI SOG GA SO GAA SV%
Sweden Pontus Sjögren 36 2092:02 1020 78 3 2.24 92.35%
Finland Hannu Toivonen 19 1054:00 550 58 1 3.30 89.45%

Final roster[]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
40 Sweden Pontus Sjögren G L 36 2011 Stockholm, Sweden
28 Finland Hannu Toivonen G L 37 2011 Kalvola, Finland
3 Sweden D R 33 2009 Hässleholm, Sweden
6 Sweden D L 29 2010
23 United States J. D. Forrest D L 40 2011 Auburn, New York
34 Canada Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre D R 44 2011 Montreal, Quebec
74 Sweden Tim Heed D R 30 2011 Göteborg, Sweden
5 Sweden Marcus Högström D L 32 2012 Sveg, Sweden
22 Sweden Daniel Josefsson D L 40 2011 Tranås, Sweden
77 Sweden Alexander Ribbenstrand D L 34 2011 Stockholm, Sweden
14 Denmark Stefan Lassen D L 36 2011 Herning, Denmark
13 Denmark Morten Green (A) F L 40 2009 Hørsholm, Denmark
16 Sweden Magnus Häggström W R 35 2012 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
86 Sweden Linus Klasen (C) W L 35 2011 Stockholm, Sweden
29 Sweden Tomas Kollar W L 39 2011 Stockholm, Sweden
4 Sweden C L 29 2007 Malmö, Sweden
15 Germany Alexander Barta C R 38 2011 West Berlin
53 Sweden C L 33 2011 Karlstad, Sweden
71 Sweden Pathrik Westerholm C/LW L 29 2008 Karlskrona, Sweden
21 Sweden Jesper Mattsson C/RW R 46 2011 Malmö, Sweden
10 Sweden Robin Alvarez (A) LW L 34 2004 Malmö, Sweden
11 Sweden Robert Carlsson LW L 44 2011 Södertälje, Sweden
84 Sweden Dragan Umicevic RW R 37 2011 Dubica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
17 Sweden Ponthus Westerholm RW R 29 2008 Karlskrona, Sweden
7 Slovakia Ivan Čiernik RW L 44 2011 Levice, Slovakia
81 Slovakia Miroslav Lažo RW R 44 2011 Bratislava, Slovakia

References[]

  1. ^ "Hugo Stenbeck köper Redhawks" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 2011-01-28. Archived from the original on 2011-01-31. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  2. ^ Martin, Nathalie (2011-12-10). "Ny huvudtränare" (in Swedish). Malmö Redhawks. Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
  3. ^ Martin, Nathalie (2011-12-26). "Patrik Sylvegård ny assisterande tränare" (in Swedish). Malmö Redhawks. Archived from the original on 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
  4. ^ Winnberg, Christian (2012-03-02). "Malmö Redhawks säkrade förkvalserieplatsen" (in Swedish). Malmö Redhawks. Archived from the original on 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
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