2022–23 Fjordkraftligaen season

The 2022–23 Fjordkraftligaen was the 84th season of Norway's premier ice hockey league, Eliteserien, and the 3rd under the sponsorship name Fjordkraftligaen.^[1]

2022–23 Fjordkraftligaen season
League	Fjordkraftligaen
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	9 September 2022 – 17 April 2023
Number of teams	10
TV partner(s)	TV 2 Sport
Regular season
League champions	Stavanger Oilers (7th title)
Playoffs
Norwegian champions	Stavanger Oilers (9th title)

Participating teams

Frisk Asker

Lillehammer

Ringerike

Sparta

Stavanger

Stjernen

Storhamar

Oslo:
Grüner
Manglerud
Vålerenga

Fjordkraftligaen teams

Team	City	Arena	Capacity
Frisk Asker	Asker	Askerhallen	2,400
Grüner	Oslo	Grünerhallen	500
Lillehammer IK	Lillehammer	Eidsiva Arena	3,197
Manglerud Star	Oslo	Manglerudhallen	1,050
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	Stavanger Oilers (C)	45	31	2	2	10	192	83	+109	99	Qualification to Fjordkraftligaen Play-offs
2	Storhamar	45	28	4	3	10	191	93	+98	95
3	Vålerenga	45	25	7	5	8	162	100	+62	94
4	Sparta Sarpsborg	45	24	8	2	11	148	99	+49	90
5	Stjernen	45	27	2	5	11	186	122	+64	90
6	Frisk Asker	45	21	4	4	16	146	144	+2	75
7	Lillehammer	45	12	4	3	26	112	168	−56	47
8	Manglerud Star (R)	45	10	1	3	31	92	192	−100	35
9	Ringerike Panthers	45	8	2	6	29	102	180	−78	34	Relegation round
10	Grüner (R)	45	4	1	2	38	81	231	−150	16

Source: Hockey.no
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

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	Stavanger Oilers	4
	7	Lillehammer	0
						1	Stavanger Oilers	4
						4	Sparta Sarpsborg	0
	2	Storhamar	4
	8	Manglerud Star	0
											1	Stavanger Oilers	4
	(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
											2	Storhamar	3
	3	Vålerenga	4
	6	Frisk Asker	0
						2	Storhamar	4
						3	Vålerenga	2
	4	Sparta Sarpsborg	4
	5	Stjernen	0

Source: ^[2]

Quarterfinals

Stavanger Oilers – Lillehammer 4–0 03.03.2023 Stavanger Oilers Lillehammer 11-1 05.03.2023 Lillehammer Stavanger Oilers 1-4 07.03.2023 Stavanger Oilers Lillehammer 13-0 09.03.2023 Lillehammer Stavanger Oilers 1-8 Stavanger Oilers won the series 4–0 Vålerenga – Frisk Asker 4–0 03.03.2023 Vålerenga Frisk Asker 5-2 05.03.2023 Frisk Asker Vålerenga 2-3 07.03.2023 Vålerenga Frisk Asker 6-2 09.03.2023 Frisk Asker Vålerenga 4-6 Vålerenga won the series 4–0

Storhamar – Manglerud Star 4–0 03.03.2023 Storhamar Manglerud Star 6-0 05.03.2023 Manglerud Star Storhamar 0-8 07.03.2023 Storhamar Manglerud Star 5-0 09.03.2023 Manglerud Star Storhamar 1-12 Storhamar won the series 4–0 Sparta Sarpsborg – Stjernen 4–0 03.03.2023 Sparta Sarpsborg Stjernen 2-1 OT 05.03.2023 Stjernen Sparta Sarpsborg 3-4 07.03.2023 Sparta Sarpsborg Stjernen 5-1 09.03.2023 Stjernen Sparta Sarpsborg 3-4 Sparta Sarpsborg won the series 4–0

Semifinals

Stavanger Oilers – Sparta Sarpsborg 4–0 18.03.2023 Stavanger Oilers Sparta Sarpsborg 2-0 20.03.2023 Sparta Sarpsborg Stavanger Oilers 0-3 22.03.2023 Stavanger Oilers Sparta Sarpsborg 2-1 24.03.2023 Sparta Sarpsborg Stavanger Oilers 4-5 Stavanger Oilers won the series 4–0

Storhamar – Vålerenga 4–2 19.03.2023 Storhamar Vålerenga 3-1 21.03.2023 Vålerenga Storhamar 2-1 23.03.2023 Storhamar Vålerenga 2-1 25.03.2023 Vålerenga Storhamar 6-3 27.03.2023 Storhamar Vålerenga 3-0 29.03.2023 Vålerenga Storhamar 1-2 Storhamar won the series 4–2

Finals

Stavanger Oilers – Storhamar 4–3
03.04.2023	Stavanger Oilers	Storhamar	0-3
05.04.2023	Storhamar	Stavanger Oilers	3-2 OT
08.04.2023	Stavanger Oilers	Storhamar	5-4 OT
11.04.2023	Storhamar	Stavanger Oilers	1-3
13.04.2023	Stavanger Oilers	Storhamar	1-4
15.04.2023	Storhamar	Stavanger Oilers	0-3
17.04.2023	Stavanger Oilers	Storhamar	3-0
Stavanger Oilers won the series 4–3

Norwegian Champions 2023
Stavanger Oilers 9th title

Source: ^[2]

Relegation round

The bottom two teams of the regular season faced the two top teams of the First Division in the relegation round. Initially, only the top two teams of the relegation round would be qualified for the next season. However, after Manglerud Star lost their Elite License and were relegated to the third level of Norwegian ice hockey due to their financial situation,^[3] Comet were given their spot in Fjordkraftligaen as the third place finisher in the relegation round.^[4]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ringerike Panthers	6	3	0	1	2	18	17	+1	10
2	Lørenskog	6	3	0	1	2	16	20	−4	10
3	Comet	6	1	3	0	2	19	19	0	9
4	Grüner (R)	6	2	0	1	3	19	16	+3	7	Relegation to First Division

Source: Hockey.no
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
(R) Relegated

References

1. "Fjordkraft blir ny ligasponsor for Eliteserien i ishockey".
2. "Play-offs". Hockey.no. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
3. https://www.vg.no/sport/ishockey/i/zEelJv/manglerud-star-mister-lisensen-rykker-ned-til-2-divisjon
4. https://www.ha-halden.no/anken-avvist-comet-har-takket-ja-til-eliteserieplass/s/5-20-1352607

External links

• Official website (in Norwegian)