2004–05 UPC-ligaen season
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The 2004–05 UPC-ligaen was the sixty-fifth season of Norway's premier ice hockey
league, Eliteserien
, which as of this season became known as the UPC-ligaen
after UPC
had acquired the naming rights
for five years. Vålerenga
won both the League Championship and the Norwegian Championship, completing their nineteenth "double
". A total of ten teams contested the league, including newcomers Comet who competed at the highest level for the first time.
The regular season commenced on 19 September 2004 and concluded on 20 February 2005. Vålerenga clinched their twenty-fifth league title after winning 3–2 in overtime
against the Sparta Warriors
on 17 February. This left them with an unassailable lead of seven points over the Trondheim Black Panthers
, with only one round left to play. The result also confirmed Trondheim as runners-up ahead of the Storhamar Dragons
.
The playoff
s to determine the 2005 Norwegian Ice Hockey Champions were contested from 22 February to 20 March 2005. Vålerenga were crowned champions for the twenty-third time after defeating Trondheim by 4 games to 1 in the best-of-seven Final.
GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTW = Overtime Wins; OTL = Overtime Losses; SOW = Shootout Wins; SOL = Shootout Losses; PCT = Percent of possible points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; Pts = Points; C = Champions
Source: hockey.no
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus
; PIM = Penalty minutes
at the conclusion of the regular season.
GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average
GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTW = Overtime Wins; OTL = Overtime Losses; SOW = Shootout Wins; SOL = Shootout Losses; PCT = Percentage of possible points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; Pts = Points; Q = Qualified
Source: speaker.no
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! colspan=2 | Qualifying for UPC-ligaen 2005–06 Game Log
|- valign="top"
|
The 2004–05 UPC-ligaen was the sixty-fifth season of Norway's premier ice hockey
league, Eliteserien
, which as of this season became known as the UPC-ligaen
after UPC
had acquired the naming rights
for five years. Vålerenga
won both the League Championship and the Norwegian Championship, completing their nineteenth "double
". A total of ten teams contested the league, including newcomers Comet who competed at the highest level for the first time.
The regular season commenced on 19 September 2004 and concluded on 20 February 2005. Vålerenga clinched their twenty-fifth league title after winning 3–2 in overtime
against the Sparta Warriors
on 17 February. This left them with an unassailable lead of seven points over the Trondheim Black Panthers
, with only one round left to play. The result also confirmed Trondheim as runners-up ahead of the Storhamar Dragons
.
The playoff
s to determine the 2005 Norwegian Ice Hockey Champions were contested from 22 February to 20 March 2005. Vålerenga were crowned champions for the twenty-third time after defeating Trondheim by 4 games to 1 in the best-of-seven Final.
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;" class="unsortable"|Team
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;" class="unsortable"|GP
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|W
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|OTW
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|SOW
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|OTL
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|SOL
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|L
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|GF
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|GA
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|Pts
|-
| 1||align=left|Vålerenga
(C)||42||26||4||2||0||3||7||210||113||93
|-
| 2||align=left|Trondheim Black Panthers
||42||25||1||2||1||1||12||154||101||83
|-
| 3||align=left|Storhamar Dragons
||42||24||0||2||1||2||13||138||87||79
|-
| 4||align=left|Stjernen||42||22||2||2||1||1||14||144||113||76
|-
| 5||align=left|Frisk Tigers
||42||20||3||3||0||4||12||143||137||76
|-
| 6||align=left|Sparta Warriors
||42||17||1||3||3||1||17||125||143||63
|-
| 7||align=left|Stavanger Oilers
||42||16||1||0||1||4||20||132||148||55
|-
| 8||align=left|Lillehammer||42||11||0||4||2||1||24||116||161||44
|-
| 9||align=left|Comet||42||11||0||0||2||2||27||109||174||37
|-
|10||align=left|Bergen Flyers
||42||6||0||2||1||1||32||114||212||24
|}
GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTW = Overtime Wins; OTL = Overtime Losses; SOW = Shootout Wins; SOL = Shootout Losses; PCT = Percent of possible points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; Pts = Points; C = Champions
Source: hockey.no
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="18%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="18%" | Team
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | GP
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | A
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pts
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | +/–
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | PIM
|-
|align=left|
Ilya Dubkov
|align=left| Trondheim Black Panthers
| 42 || 27 || 42 || 69 || +32 || 52
|-
|align=left|
Nick Smith
|align=left| Trondheim Black Panthers
| 38 || 28 || 32 || 60 || +32 || 81
|-
|align=left|
Lars Erik Spets
|align=left| Trondheim Black Panthers
| 42 || 29 || 26 || 55 || +33 || 12
|-
|align=left|
Tomi Pöllänen
|align=left| Frisk Tigers
| 40 || 19 || 32 || 51 || +18 || 22
|-
|align=left| Markku Takala
|align=left| Sparta Warriors
| 41 || 19 || 31 || 50 || –8 || 62
|-
|align=left|
Tomáš Sršeň
|align=left| Lillehammer
| 41 || 20 || 27 || 47 || 0 || 102
|-
|align=left| Teemu Kohvakka
|align=left| Stavanger Oilers
| 42 || 18 || 24 || 42 || +8 || 30
|-
|align=left| Tomi Suoniemi
|align=left| Stavanger Oilers
| 37 || 16 || 25 || 41 || +14 || 39
|-
|align=left| Ondřej Steiner
|align=left| Stjernen
| 37 || 16 || 24 || 40 || +9 || 41
|-
|align=left| Michal Kaňka
|align=left| Lillehammer
| 42 || 25 || 14 || 39 || +9 || 20
|-
|align=left| Vegar Barlie
|align=left| Vålerenga
| 37 || 19 || 20 || 39 || +24 || 22
|-
|align=left| Kenneth Larsen
|align=left| Vålerenga
| 42 || 15 || 24 || 39 || +30 || 18
|}GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus
; PIM = Penalty minutes
at the conclusion of the regular season.
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="18.5%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="18.5%" | Team
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | GP
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | TOI
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | W
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | L
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | GA
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | SO
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Sv%
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | GAA
|-
|align=left| Chris Mason
|align=left| Vålerenga
| 20 || 1,203:56 || - || - || 36 || 1 || 93.5 || 1.79
|-
|align=left| Jonas Norgren
|align=left| Storhamar Dragons
| 35 || 2,028:03 || 21 || 14 || 61 || 6 || 93.4 || 1.80
|-
|align=left| Joakim Wiberg
|align=left| Trondheim Black Panthers
| 31 || 1,847:22 || - || - || 73 || 2 || 91.6 || 2.37
|-
|align=left| Kimmo Kytölaakso
|align=left| Stjernen
| 38 || 2,243:44 || - || - || 95 || 4 || 91.5 || 2.54
|-
|align=left| Arne Villy Skrøder
|align=left| Sparta Warriors
| 18 || 1,018:25 || - || - || 48 || 0 || 90.2 || 2.83
|}GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Team
! Arena
! Capacity
! Total
! Games
! Average
! % of Capacity
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Storhamar Dragons ||align="left"| Hamar OL-Amfi
|| 6,091 || 44,175 || 21 || 2,104 || 34.5%
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Vålerenga ||align="left"| Jordal Amfi
|| 4,450 || 38,486 || 21 || 1,833 || 41.2%
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Sparta Warriors ||align="left"| Sparta Amfi
|| 3,707 || 27,285 || 21 || 1,299 || 35.0%
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Lillehammer ||align="left"| Kristins Hall
|| 3,194 || 23,679 || 21 || 1,128 || 35.3%
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Bergen Flyers ||align="left"| Bergenshallen
|| 3,000 || 12,133 || 21 || 578 || 19.3%
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Trondheim Black Panthers ||align="left"| Leangen Ishall
|| 3,000 || 39,076 || 21 || 1,861 || 62.0%
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Stavanger Oilers ||align="left"| Siddishallen || 2,582 || 37,665 || 21 || 1,794 || 69.5%
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Stjernen ||align="left"| Stjernehallen
|| 2,473 || 31,105 || 21 || 1,481 || 59.9%
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Frisk Tigers ||align="left"| Askerhallen
|| 2,400 || 23,210 || 21 || 1,105 || 46.0%
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Comet ||align="left"| Halden Ishall
|| 1,200 || 15,897 || 21 || 757 || 63.1%
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!Total
!Games
!Average
|-
|align="center"|292,711
|align="center"|210
|align="center"|1,394
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto; width: 20%"
|-
!Norwegian Champions
2005
|-
|Vålerenga
23rd title
|}
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;" class="unsortable"|Team
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;" class="unsortable"|GP
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|W
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|OTW
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|SOW
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|OTL
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|SOL
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|L
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|GF
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|GA
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|Pts
|-
| 1||align=left|Comet (Q)||6||4||0||1||0||0||1||30||9||14
|-
| 2||align=left|Manglerud Star
(Q)||6||2||0||1||0||1||3||13||16||9
|-
| 3||align=left|Bergen Flyers
||6||3||0||0||0||0||3||17||20||9
|-
| 4||align=left|Furuset||6||1||0||0||0||1||4||13||28||4
|}
GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTW = Overtime Wins; OTL = Overtime Losses; SOW = Shootout Wins; SOL = Shootout Losses; PCT = Percentage of possible points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; Pts = Points; Q = Qualified
Source: speaker.no
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! colspan=2 | Qualifying for UPC-ligaen 2005–06 Game Log
|- valign="top"
|
The 2004–05 UPC-ligaen was the sixty-fifth season of Norway's premier ice hockey
league, Eliteserien
, which as of this season became known as the UPC-ligaen
after UPC
had acquired the naming rights
for five years. Vålerenga
won both the League Championship and the Norwegian Championship, completing their nineteenth "double
". A total of ten teams contested the league, including newcomers Comet who competed at the highest level for the first time.
The regular season commenced on 19 September 2004 and concluded on 20 February 2005. Vålerenga clinched their twenty-fifth league title after winning 3–2 in overtime
against the Sparta Warriors
on 17 February. This left them with an unassailable lead of seven points over the Trondheim Black Panthers
, with only one round left to play. The result also confirmed Trondheim as runners-up ahead of the Storhamar Dragons
.
The playoff
s to determine the 2005 Norwegian Ice Hockey Champions were contested from 22 February to 20 March 2005. Vålerenga were crowned champions for the twenty-third time after defeating Trondheim by 4 games to 1 in the best-of-seven Final.
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;" class="unsortable"|Team
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;" class="unsortable"|GP
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|W
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|OTW
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|SOW
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|OTL
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|SOL
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|L
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|GF
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|GA
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|Pts
|-
| 1||align=left|Vålerenga
(C)||42||26||4||2||0||3||7||210||113||93
|-
| 2||align=left|Trondheim Black Panthers
||42||25||1||2||1||1||12||154||101||83
|-
| 3||align=left|Storhamar Dragons
||42||24||0||2||1||2||13||138||87||79
|-
| 4||align=left|Stjernen||42||22||2||2||1||1||14||144||113||76
|-
| 5||align=left|Frisk Tigers
||42||20||3||3||0||4||12||143||137||76
|-
| 6||align=left|Sparta Warriors
||42||17||1||3||3||1||17||125||143||63
|-
| 7||align=left|Stavanger Oilers
||42||16||1||0||1||4||20||132||148||55
|-
| 8||align=left|Lillehammer||42||11||0||4||2||1||24||116||161||44
|-
| 9||align=left|Comet||42||11||0||0||2||2||27||109||174||37
|-
|10||align=left|Bergen Flyers
||42||6||0||2||1||1||32||114||212||24
|}
GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTW = Overtime Wins; OTL = Overtime Losses; SOW = Shootout Wins; SOL = Shootout Losses; PCT = Percent of possible points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; Pts = Points; C = Champions
Source: hockey.no
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="18%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="18%" | Team
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | GP
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | A
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pts
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | +/–
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | PIM
|-
|align=left| Ilya Dubkov
|align=left| Trondheim Black Panthers
| 42 || 27 || 42 || 69 || +32 || 52
|-
|align=left| Nick Smith
|align=left| Trondheim Black Panthers
| 38 || 28 || 32 || 60 || +32 || 81
|-
|align=left| Lars Erik Spets
|align=left| Trondheim Black Panthers
| 42 || 29 || 26 || 55 || +33 || 12
|-
|align=left| Tomi Pöllänen
|align=left| Frisk Tigers
| 40 || 19 || 32 || 51 || +18 || 22
|-
|align=left| Markku Takala
|align=left| Sparta Warriors
| 41 || 19 || 31 || 50 || –8 || 62
|-
|align=left| Tomáš Sršeň
|align=left| Lillehammer
| 41 || 20 || 27 || 47 || 0 || 102
|-
|align=left| Teemu Kohvakka
|align=left| Stavanger Oilers
| 42 || 18 || 24 || 42 || +8 || 30
|-
|align=left| Tomi Suoniemi
|align=left| Stavanger Oilers
| 37 || 16 || 25 || 41 || +14 || 39
|-
|align=left| Ondřej Steiner
|align=left| Stjernen
| 37 || 16 || 24 || 40 || +9 || 41
|-
|align=left| Michal Kaňka
|align=left| Lillehammer
| 42 || 25 || 14 || 39 || +9 || 20
|-
|align=left| Vegar Barlie
|align=left| Vålerenga
| 37 || 19 || 20 || 39 || +24 || 22
|-
|align=left| Kenneth Larsen
|align=left| Vålerenga
| 42 || 15 || 24 || 39 || +30 || 18
|}GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus
; PIM = Penalty minutes
at the conclusion of the regular season.
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="18.5%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="18.5%" | Team
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | GP
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | TOI
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | W
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | L
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | GA
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | SO
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Sv%
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | GAA
|-
|align=left| Chris Mason
|align=left| Vålerenga
| 20 || 1,203:56 || - || - || 36 || 1 || 93.5 || 1.79
|-
|align=left| Jonas Norgren
|align=left| Storhamar Dragons
| 35 || 2,028:03 || 21 || 14 || 61 || 6 || 93.4 || 1.80
|-
|align=left| Joakim Wiberg
|align=left| Trondheim Black Panthers
| 31 || 1,847:22 || - || - || 73 || 2 || 91.6 || 2.37
|-
|align=left| Kimmo Kytölaakso
|align=left| Stjernen
| 38 || 2,243:44 || - || - || 95 || 4 || 91.5 || 2.54
|-
|align=left| Arne Villy Skrøder
|align=left| Sparta Warriors
| 18 || 1,018:25 || - || - || 48 || 0 || 90.2 || 2.83
|}GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Team
! Arena
! Capacity
! Total
! Games
! Average
! % of Capacity
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Storhamar Dragons ||align="left"| Hamar OL-Amfi
|| 6,091 || 44,175 || 21 || 2,104 || 34.5%
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Vålerenga ||align="left"| Jordal Amfi
|| 4,450 || 38,486 || 21 || 1,833 || 41.2%
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Sparta Warriors ||align="left"| Sparta Amfi
|| 3,707 || 27,285 || 21 || 1,299 || 35.0%
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Lillehammer ||align="left"| Kristins Hall
|| 3,194 || 23,679 || 21 || 1,128 || 35.3%
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Bergen Flyers ||align="left"| Bergenshallen
|| 3,000 || 12,133 || 21 || 578 || 19.3%
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Trondheim Black Panthers ||align="left"| Leangen Ishall
|| 3,000 || 39,076 || 21 || 1,861 || 62.0%
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Stavanger Oilers ||align="left"| Siddishallen || 2,582 || 37,665 || 21 || 1,794 || 69.5%
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Stjernen ||align="left"| Stjernehallen
|| 2,473 || 31,105 || 21 || 1,481 || 59.9%
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Frisk Tigers ||align="left"| Askerhallen
|| 2,400 || 23,210 || 21 || 1,105 || 46.0%
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Comet ||align="left"| Halden Ishall
|| 1,200 || 15,897 || 21 || 757 || 63.1%
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!Total
!Games
!Average
|-
|align="center"|292,711
|align="center"|210
|align="center"|1,394
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto; width: 20%"
|-
!Norwegian Champions
2005
|-
|Vålerenga
23rd title
|}
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;" class="unsortable"|Team
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;" class="unsortable"|GP
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|W
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|OTW
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|SOW
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|OTL
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|SOL
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|L
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|GF
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|GA
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|Pts
|-
| 1||align=left|Comet (Q)||6||4||0||1||0||0||1||30||9||14
|-
| 2||align=left|Manglerud Star
(Q)||6||2||0||1||0||1||3||13||16||9
|-
| 3||align=left|Bergen Flyers
||6||3||0||0||0||0||3||17||20||9
|-
| 4||align=left|Furuset||6||1||0||0||0||1||4||13||28||4
|}
GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTW = Overtime Wins; OTL = Overtime Losses; SOW = Shootout Wins; SOL = Shootout Losses; PCT = Percentage of possible points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; Pts = Points; Q = Qualified
Source: speaker.no
|-
! colspan=2 | Qualifying for UPC-ligaen 2005–06 Game Log
|- valign="top"
|
Ice hockey
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league, Eliteserien
GET-ligaen
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, which as of this season became known as the UPC-ligaen
GET-ligaen
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after UPC
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had acquired the naming rights
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for five years. Vålerenga
Vålerenga Ishockey
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won both the League Championship and the Norwegian Championship, completing their nineteenth "double
The Double
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". A total of ten teams contested the league, including newcomers Comet who competed at the highest level for the first time.
The regular season commenced on 19 September 2004 and concluded on 20 February 2005. Vålerenga clinched their twenty-fifth league title after winning 3–2 in overtime
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against the Sparta Warriors
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on 17 February. This left them with an unassailable lead of seven points over the Trondheim Black Panthers
Trondheim Black Panthers
Trondheim Black Panthers, founded 18 June 1986 as Trondheim Ishockeyklubb, is a defunct ice hockey club which was based in Trondheim, Norway. They played their home games in Leangen Ishall and were members of the highest ice hockey league in Norway from 1987 until 2008...
, with only one round left to play. The result also confirmed Trondheim as runners-up ahead of the Storhamar Dragons
Storhamar Dragons
The Storhamar Dragons is an ice hockey club based in Hamar, Norway and plays in the GET-ligaen. The club also includes the largest junior department in Norwegian ice hockey.The ice hockey department of the Storhamar IL was founded on 18 March 1957...
.
The playoff
Playoff
The playoffs, postseason, or finals of a sports league are a game or series of games played after the regular season by the top competitors, usually but not always with a single-elimination system, to determine the league champion or a similar accolade.In the U.S...
s to determine the 2005 Norwegian Ice Hockey Champions were contested from 22 February to 20 March 2005. Vålerenga were crowned champions for the twenty-third time after defeating Trondheim by 4 games to 1 in the best-of-seven Final.
Final standings
| Team | GP | W | OTW | SOW | OTL | SOL | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| 1 | Vålerenga Vålerenga Ishockey Vålerenga Ishockey is an Oslo-based ice hockey club, and a part of the Vålerenga IF multi-sports club. Their home arena is Jordal Amfi, located in eastern Oslo. Jordal Amfi was built for the 1952 Winter Olympics. The mother club was founded in 1913, but the did not take up ice hockey until the late... (C) |
42 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 210 | 113 | 93 |
| 2 | Trondheim Black Panthers Trondheim Black Panthers Trondheim Black Panthers, founded 18 June 1986 as Trondheim Ishockeyklubb, is a defunct ice hockey club which was based in Trondheim, Norway. They played their home games in Leangen Ishall and were members of the highest ice hockey league in Norway from 1987 until 2008... |
42 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 154 | 101 | 83 |
| 3 | Storhamar Dragons Storhamar Dragons The Storhamar Dragons is an ice hockey club based in Hamar, Norway and plays in the GET-ligaen. The club also includes the largest junior department in Norwegian ice hockey.The ice hockey department of the Storhamar IL was founded on 18 March 1957... |
42 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 138 | 87 | 79 |
| 4 | Stjernen | 42 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 144 | 113 | 76 |
| 5 | Frisk Tigers Frisk Tigers The Frisk Tigers are the ice hockey division of IF Frisk Asker, a Norwegian sports club whose members also participate in football. Officially, the hockey section is registered as IF Frisk Asker - Ishockey, but the club usually refers to itself as the Frisk Tigers or simply Frisk. They are based in... |
42 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 143 | 137 | 76 |
| 6 | Sparta Warriors Sparta Warriors The Sparta Warriors are an ice hockey team in Sarpsborg, Norway playing in the GET League. The official name of the club is Ishockeyklubben Sparta Sarpsborg. They play their home games in the Sparta Amfi arena... |
42 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 125 | 143 | 63 |
| 7 | Stavanger Oilers Stavanger Oilers Stavanger Oilers is an ice hockey club from Stavanger, Norway. They currently play in the GET-ligaen, which is the top division in Norwegian ice hockey. The club's official name is Stavanger Ishockeyklubb, but it is commonly known as Oilers... |
42 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 132 | 148 | 55 |
| 8 | Lillehammer | 42 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 116 | 161 | 44 |
| 9 | Comet | 42 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 109 | 174 | 37 |
| 10 | Bergen Flyers Bergen IK Bergen Ishockeyklubb is an ice hockey club from Bergen.- History :Bergen Flyers were elite commitment to the club until 2005. Elite team's history went back to the hockey team to the Sport Club Djerv, which changed its name in turn to "Bergen / Djerv" , "Bergen Hockey Club" and finally "Bergen... |
42 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 114 | 212 | 24 |
GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTW = Overtime Wins; OTL = Overtime Losses; SOW = Shootout Wins; SOL = Shootout Losses; PCT = Percent of possible points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; Pts = Points; C = Champions
Source: hockey.no
Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the regular season.| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilya Dubkov Ilya Dubkov Ilya Dubkov is a Russian ice hockey center forward who has spent most of his career playing in Scandinavian leagues, and is currently the Norwegian team Rosenborg IK's captain.- Playing career :... |
Trondheim Black Panthers Trondheim Black Panthers Trondheim Black Panthers, founded 18 June 1986 as Trondheim Ishockeyklubb, is a defunct ice hockey club which was based in Trondheim, Norway. They played their home games in Leangen Ishall and were members of the highest ice hockey league in Norway from 1987 until 2008... |
42 | 27 | 42 | 69 | +32 | 52 |
| Nick Smith Nick Smith (ice hockey) Nick Smith was a professional hockey player in the National Hockey League from Hamilton, Ontario. He played for the Florida Panthers during the 2001-02 season. He was selected by them during the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, in the 3rd round .-External links:... |
Trondheim Black Panthers Trondheim Black Panthers Trondheim Black Panthers, founded 18 June 1986 as Trondheim Ishockeyklubb, is a defunct ice hockey club which was based in Trondheim, Norway. They played their home games in Leangen Ishall and were members of the highest ice hockey league in Norway from 1987 until 2008... |
38 | 28 | 32 | 60 | +32 | 81 |
| Lars Erik Spets Lars Erik Spets Lars Erik Spets is a Norwegian professional ice hockey player, who is currently playing for Lørenskog in the GET-ligaen. He is well known for being offensively gifted and for his long dark hair.-Early career:... |
Trondheim Black Panthers Trondheim Black Panthers Trondheim Black Panthers, founded 18 June 1986 as Trondheim Ishockeyklubb, is a defunct ice hockey club which was based in Trondheim, Norway. They played their home games in Leangen Ishall and were members of the highest ice hockey league in Norway from 1987 until 2008... |
42 | 29 | 26 | 55 | +33 | 12 |
| Tomi Pöllänen Tomi Pöllänen Tomi Pöllänen is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward, who plays for Lillehammer in the Norwegian GET-ligaen.-Early career:... |
Frisk Tigers Frisk Tigers The Frisk Tigers are the ice hockey division of IF Frisk Asker, a Norwegian sports club whose members also participate in football. Officially, the hockey section is registered as IF Frisk Asker - Ishockey, but the club usually refers to itself as the Frisk Tigers or simply Frisk. They are based in... |
40 | 19 | 32 | 51 | +18 | 22 |
| Markku Takala |
Sparta Warriors Sparta Warriors The Sparta Warriors are an ice hockey team in Sarpsborg, Norway playing in the GET League. The official name of the club is Ishockeyklubben Sparta Sarpsborg. They play their home games in the Sparta Amfi arena... |
41 | 19 | 31 | 50 | –8 | 62 |
| Tomáš Sršeň Tomáš Sršen Tomáš "Vosa" Sršeň is a retired Czech professional ice hockey left wing who played most of his career in Europe.... |
Lillehammer | 41 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 0 | 102 |
| Teemu Kohvakka |
Stavanger Oilers Stavanger Oilers Stavanger Oilers is an ice hockey club from Stavanger, Norway. They currently play in the GET-ligaen, which is the top division in Norwegian ice hockey. The club's official name is Stavanger Ishockeyklubb, but it is commonly known as Oilers... |
42 | 18 | 24 | 42 | +8 | 30 |
| Tomi Suoniemi |
Stavanger Oilers Stavanger Oilers Stavanger Oilers is an ice hockey club from Stavanger, Norway. They currently play in the GET-ligaen, which is the top division in Norwegian ice hockey. The club's official name is Stavanger Ishockeyklubb, but it is commonly known as Oilers... |
37 | 16 | 25 | 41 | +14 | 39 |
| Ondřej Steiner |
Stjernen | 37 | 16 | 24 | 40 | +9 | 41 |
| Michal Kaňka |
Lillehammer | 42 | 25 | 14 | 39 | +9 | 20 |
| Vegar Barlie Vegar Barlie Vegar Barlie is a Norwiegian ice hockey player. Barlie competed with the Norway men's national ice hockey team in the 1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships and in the 1994 Winter Olympics.... |
Vålerenga Vålerenga Ishockey Vålerenga Ishockey is an Oslo-based ice hockey club, and a part of the Vålerenga IF multi-sports club. Their home arena is Jordal Amfi, located in eastern Oslo. Jordal Amfi was built for the 1952 Winter Olympics. The mother club was founded in 1913, but the did not take up ice hockey until the late... |
37 | 19 | 20 | 39 | +24 | 22 |
| Kenneth Larsen |
Vålerenga Vålerenga Ishockey Vålerenga Ishockey is an Oslo-based ice hockey club, and a part of the Vålerenga IF multi-sports club. Their home arena is Jordal Amfi, located in eastern Oslo. Jordal Amfi was built for the 1952 Winter Olympics. The mother club was founded in 1913, but the did not take up ice hockey until the late... |
42 | 15 | 24 | 39 | +30 | 18 |
Plus/minus
Plus–minus is an ice hockey statistic that measures a player's goal differential. With the exclusion of penalty shot goals, when an even-strength or shorthanded goal is scored, the plus–minus statistic is increased by one for those players on the ice for the team scoring the goal; the plus–minus...
; PIM = Penalty minutes
Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against averageGoals against average
Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender....
at the conclusion of the regular season.
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Mason |
Vålerenga Vålerenga Ishockey Vålerenga Ishockey is an Oslo-based ice hockey club, and a part of the Vålerenga IF multi-sports club. Their home arena is Jordal Amfi, located in eastern Oslo. Jordal Amfi was built for the 1952 Winter Olympics. The mother club was founded in 1913, but the did not take up ice hockey until the late... |
20 | 1,203:56 | - | - | 36 | 1 | 93.5 | 1.79 |
| Jonas Norgren |
Storhamar Dragons Storhamar Dragons The Storhamar Dragons is an ice hockey club based in Hamar, Norway and plays in the GET-ligaen. The club also includes the largest junior department in Norwegian ice hockey.The ice hockey department of the Storhamar IL was founded on 18 March 1957... |
35 | 2,028:03 | 21 | 14 | 61 | 6 | 93.4 | 1.80 |
| Joakim Wiberg |
Trondheim Black Panthers Trondheim Black Panthers Trondheim Black Panthers, founded 18 June 1986 as Trondheim Ishockeyklubb, is a defunct ice hockey club which was based in Trondheim, Norway. They played their home games in Leangen Ishall and were members of the highest ice hockey league in Norway from 1987 until 2008... |
31 | 1,847:22 | - | - | 73 | 2 | 91.6 | 2.37 |
| Kimmo Kytölaakso |
Stjernen | 38 | 2,243:44 | - | - | 95 | 4 | 91.5 | 2.54 |
| Arne Villy Skrøder |
Sparta Warriors Sparta Warriors The Sparta Warriors are an ice hockey team in Sarpsborg, Norway playing in the GET League. The official name of the club is Ishockeyklubben Sparta Sarpsborg. They play their home games in the Sparta Amfi arena... |
18 | 1,018:25 | - | - | 48 | 0 | 90.2 | 2.83 |
Attendance
For the 2004–05 season, the league attendance totaled 292,711 spectators for an average of 1,394. This was a 9.3% increase from the previous season's total of 267,707 spectators and average of 1,275.| Team | Arena | Capacity | Total | Games | Average | % of Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storhamar Dragons | Hamar OL-Amfi Hamar OL-Amfi Hamar OL-Amfi , also called Nordlyshallen , is an indoor sports arena in Hamar, Norway, mostly used for ice hockey. It was built in 1992 for the 1994 Winter Olympics, and housed figure skating and short track speed skating.It's normal capacity seats 6,091 people, and is the largest wooden made... |
6,091 | 44,175 | 21 | 2,104 | 34.5% |
| Vålerenga | Jordal Amfi Jordal Amfi Jordal Amfi is an indoor sporting arena located in Oslo, Norway. The capacity of the arena is 4,450 and was opened in 1952. It is the home arena of the Vålerenga ice hockey team.-History:Jordal Amfi is one of Norway's most legendary sporting arenas... |
4,450 | 38,486 | 21 | 1,833 | 41.2% |
| Sparta Warriors | Sparta Amfi Sparta Amfi Sparta Amfi is the oldest indoor ice hockey arena located in Sarpsborg, Norway. The capacity of the arena is 3,450 and was built in 1963. It is the home arena of the Sparta Warriors ice hockey team.... |
3,707 | 27,285 | 21 | 1,299 | 35.0% |
| Lillehammer | Kristins Hall Kristins Hall Kristins Hall is an arena located at Stampesletta in Lillehammer, Norway. It consist of an ice rink, a combined handball and floorball court, and a curling rink. The venue, owned and operated by Lillehammer Municipality, opened in 1988 and cost 65 million Norwegian krone to build... |
3,194 | 23,679 | 21 | 1,128 | 35.3% |
| Bergen Flyers | Bergenshallen Bergenshallen Bergenshallen is an indoor ice hockey arena in Bergen, Norway. It was built in 1968 and seats 1,800 people and has standing room for 1,200 more. The arena hosts the home games of the Bergen Flyers ice hockey team.... |
3,000 | 12,133 | 21 | 578 | 19.3% |
| Trondheim Black Panthers | Leangen Ishall Leangen Ishall Leangen Ishall is an indoor ice hockey arena located in Leangen, Trondheim, Norway. The capacity of the arena is 3,000 and it was opened in 1977. It is the home arena of the Rosenborg ice hockey team... |
3,000 | 39,076 | 21 | 1,861 | 62.0% |
| Stavanger Oilers | Siddishallen | 2,582 | 37,665 | 21 | 1,794 | 69.5% |
| Stjernen | Stjernehallen Stjernehallen Stjernehallen is an indoor ice hockey arena in located in Fredrikstad, Norway. The capacity of the arena is 2,473 and was opened in 1970. It is the home arena of Stjernen ice hockey team.-External links:... |
2,473 | 31,105 | 21 | 1,481 | 59.9% |
| Frisk Tigers | Askerhallen Askerhallen Askerhallen is an indoor ice hockey arena located in Asker, Norway. The capacity of the arena is 2,400 and was opened in 1969. It is the home arena of Frisk Tigers ice hockey team.... |
2,400 | 23,210 | 21 | 1,105 | 46.0% |
| Comet | Halden Ishall Halden Ishall Halden Ishall is an indoor ice hockey arena located in Halden, Norway. It was built in 1988 with an original capacity of 1,200.It is the home arena of Comet ice hockey team.... |
1,200 | 15,897 | 21 | 757 | 63.1% |
| Total | Games | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 292,711 | 210 | 1,394 |
Bracket
Source: hockey.no| Norwegian Champions 2005 |
|---|
| Vålerenga Vålerenga Ishockey Vålerenga Ishockey is an Oslo-based ice hockey club, and a part of the Vålerenga IF multi-sports club. Their home arena is Jordal Amfi, located in eastern Oslo. Jordal Amfi was built for the 1952 Winter Olympics. The mother club was founded in 1913, but the did not take up ice hockey until the late... 23rd title |
Final standings
| Team | GP | W | OTW | SOW | OTL | SOL | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| 1 | Comet (Q) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 14 |
| 2 | Manglerud Star Manglerud Star Ishockey Manglerud Star Ishockey is a Norwegian ice hockey team from Manglerud.The club has delivered more players to professional hockey leagues around the world than any other hockey team in Norway... (Q) |
6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 9 |
| 3 | Bergen Flyers Bergen IK Bergen Ishockeyklubb is an ice hockey club from Bergen.- History :Bergen Flyers were elite commitment to the club until 2005. Elite team's history went back to the hockey team to the Sport Club Djerv, which changed its name in turn to "Bergen / Djerv" , "Bergen Hockey Club" and finally "Bergen... |
6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 9 |
| 4 | Furuset | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 4 |
GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTW = Overtime Wins; OTL = Overtime Losses; SOW = Shootout Wins; SOL = Shootout Losses; PCT = Percentage of possible points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; Pts = Points; Q = Qualified
Source: speaker.no
Game log
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The 2004–05 UPC-ligaen was the sixty-fifth season of Norway's premier ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
league, Eliteserien
GET-ligaen
GET-ligaen is the premier Norwegian ice hockey league, organised by the Norwegian Ice Hockey Federation. The league was known as 1. divisjon until 1990, when it was reorganized and named Eliteserien . That name was held until 2004 when cable TV company UPC became main sponsor...
, which as of this season became known as the UPC-ligaen
GET-ligaen
GET-ligaen is the premier Norwegian ice hockey league, organised by the Norwegian Ice Hockey Federation. The league was known as 1. divisjon until 1990, when it was reorganized and named Eliteserien . That name was held until 2004 when cable TV company UPC became main sponsor...
after UPC
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UPC Broadband is a Pan-European Communications company owned by Liberty Global and is active in several European countries providing bundled cable television, internet and telephone services....
had acquired the naming rights
Naming rights
In the private sector, naming rights are a financial transaction whereby a corporation or other entity purchases the right to name a facility, typically for a defined period of time. For properties like a multi-purpose arena, performing arts venue or an athletic field, the term ranges from three...
for five years. Vålerenga
Vålerenga Ishockey
Vålerenga Ishockey is an Oslo-based ice hockey club, and a part of the Vålerenga IF multi-sports club. Their home arena is Jordal Amfi, located in eastern Oslo. Jordal Amfi was built for the 1952 Winter Olympics. The mother club was founded in 1913, but the did not take up ice hockey until the late...
won both the League Championship and the Norwegian Championship, completing their nineteenth "double
The Double
The Double is a term in association football which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season...
". A total of ten teams contested the league, including newcomers Comet who competed at the highest level for the first time.
The regular season commenced on 19 September 2004 and concluded on 20 February 2005. Vålerenga clinched their twenty-fifth league title after winning 3–2 in overtime
Overtime (ice hockey)
Overtime is a method of determining the winner and loser of an ice hockey match when the scores are tied after regulation. The two main methods are the overtime period and the shootout.-Overtime periods:...
against the Sparta Warriors
Sparta Warriors
The Sparta Warriors are an ice hockey team in Sarpsborg, Norway playing in the GET League. The official name of the club is Ishockeyklubben Sparta Sarpsborg. They play their home games in the Sparta Amfi arena...
on 17 February. This left them with an unassailable lead of seven points over the Trondheim Black Panthers
Trondheim Black Panthers
Trondheim Black Panthers, founded 18 June 1986 as Trondheim Ishockeyklubb, is a defunct ice hockey club which was based in Trondheim, Norway. They played their home games in Leangen Ishall and were members of the highest ice hockey league in Norway from 1987 until 2008...
, with only one round left to play. The result also confirmed Trondheim as runners-up ahead of the Storhamar Dragons
Storhamar Dragons
The Storhamar Dragons is an ice hockey club based in Hamar, Norway and plays in the GET-ligaen. The club also includes the largest junior department in Norwegian ice hockey.The ice hockey department of the Storhamar IL was founded on 18 March 1957...
.
The playoff
Playoff
The playoffs, postseason, or finals of a sports league are a game or series of games played after the regular season by the top competitors, usually but not always with a single-elimination system, to determine the league champion or a similar accolade.In the U.S...
s to determine the 2005 Norwegian Ice Hockey Champions were contested from 22 February to 20 March 2005. Vålerenga were crowned champions for the twenty-third time after defeating Trondheim by 4 games to 1 in the best-of-seven Final.
Final standings
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| 1||align=left|Vålerenga
Vålerenga Ishockey
Vålerenga Ishockey is an Oslo-based ice hockey club, and a part of the Vålerenga IF multi-sports club. Their home arena is Jordal Amfi, located in eastern Oslo. Jordal Amfi was built for the 1952 Winter Olympics. The mother club was founded in 1913, but the did not take up ice hockey until the late...
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| 2||align=left|Trondheim Black Panthers
Trondheim Black Panthers
Trondheim Black Panthers, founded 18 June 1986 as Trondheim Ishockeyklubb, is a defunct ice hockey club which was based in Trondheim, Norway. They played their home games in Leangen Ishall and were members of the highest ice hockey league in Norway from 1987 until 2008...
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| 3||align=left|Storhamar Dragons
Storhamar Dragons
The Storhamar Dragons is an ice hockey club based in Hamar, Norway and plays in the GET-ligaen. The club also includes the largest junior department in Norwegian ice hockey.The ice hockey department of the Storhamar IL was founded on 18 March 1957...
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| 4||align=left|Stjernen||42||22||2||2||1||1||14||144||113||76
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| 5||align=left|Frisk Tigers
Frisk Tigers
The Frisk Tigers are the ice hockey division of IF Frisk Asker, a Norwegian sports club whose members also participate in football. Officially, the hockey section is registered as IF Frisk Asker - Ishockey, but the club usually refers to itself as the Frisk Tigers or simply Frisk. They are based in...
||42||20||3||3||0||4||12||143||137||76
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| 6||align=left|Sparta Warriors
Sparta Warriors
The Sparta Warriors are an ice hockey team in Sarpsborg, Norway playing in the GET League. The official name of the club is Ishockeyklubben Sparta Sarpsborg. They play their home games in the Sparta Amfi arena...
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| 7||align=left|Stavanger Oilers
Stavanger Oilers
Stavanger Oilers is an ice hockey club from Stavanger, Norway. They currently play in the GET-ligaen, which is the top division in Norwegian ice hockey. The club's official name is Stavanger Ishockeyklubb, but it is commonly known as Oilers...
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| 8||align=left|Lillehammer||42||11||0||4||2||1||24||116||161||44
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| 9||align=left|Comet||42||11||0||0||2||2||27||109||174||37
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|10||align=left|Bergen Flyers
Bergen IK
Bergen Ishockeyklubb is an ice hockey club from Bergen.- History :Bergen Flyers were elite commitment to the club until 2005. Elite team's history went back to the hockey team to the Sport Club Djerv, which changed its name in turn to "Bergen / Djerv" , "Bergen Hockey Club" and finally "Bergen...
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GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTW = Overtime Wins; OTL = Overtime Losses; SOW = Shootout Wins; SOL = Shootout Losses; PCT = Percent of possible points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; Pts = Points; C = Champions
Source: hockey.no
Scoring leaders
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Ilya DubkovIlya Dubkov
Ilya Dubkov is a Russian ice hockey center forward who has spent most of his career playing in Scandinavian leagues, and is currently the Norwegian team Rosenborg IK's captain.- Playing career :...
|align=left| Trondheim Black Panthers
Trondheim Black Panthers
Trondheim Black Panthers, founded 18 June 1986 as Trondheim Ishockeyklubb, is a defunct ice hockey club which was based in Trondheim, Norway. They played their home games in Leangen Ishall and were members of the highest ice hockey league in Norway from 1987 until 2008...
| 42 || 27 || 42 || 69 || +32 || 52
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Nick SmithNick Smith (ice hockey)
Nick Smith was a professional hockey player in the National Hockey League from Hamilton, Ontario. He played for the Florida Panthers during the 2001-02 season. He was selected by them during the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, in the 3rd round .-External links:...
|align=left| Trondheim Black Panthers
Trondheim Black Panthers
Trondheim Black Panthers, founded 18 June 1986 as Trondheim Ishockeyklubb, is a defunct ice hockey club which was based in Trondheim, Norway. They played their home games in Leangen Ishall and were members of the highest ice hockey league in Norway from 1987 until 2008...
| 38 || 28 || 32 || 60 || +32 || 81
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Lars Erik SpetsLars Erik Spets
Lars Erik Spets is a Norwegian professional ice hockey player, who is currently playing for Lørenskog in the GET-ligaen. He is well known for being offensively gifted and for his long dark hair.-Early career:...
|align=left| Trondheim Black Panthers
Trondheim Black Panthers
Trondheim Black Panthers, founded 18 June 1986 as Trondheim Ishockeyklubb, is a defunct ice hockey club which was based in Trondheim, Norway. They played their home games in Leangen Ishall and were members of the highest ice hockey league in Norway from 1987 until 2008...
| 42 || 29 || 26 || 55 || +33 || 12
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Tomi PöllänenTomi Pöllänen
Tomi Pöllänen is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward, who plays for Lillehammer in the Norwegian GET-ligaen.-Early career:...
|align=left| Frisk Tigers
Frisk Tigers
The Frisk Tigers are the ice hockey division of IF Frisk Asker, a Norwegian sports club whose members also participate in football. Officially, the hockey section is registered as IF Frisk Asker - Ishockey, but the club usually refers to itself as the Frisk Tigers or simply Frisk. They are based in...
| 40 || 19 || 32 || 51 || +18 || 22
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Markku Takala|align=left| Sparta Warriors
Sparta Warriors
The Sparta Warriors are an ice hockey team in Sarpsborg, Norway playing in the GET League. The official name of the club is Ishockeyklubben Sparta Sarpsborg. They play their home games in the Sparta Amfi arena...
| 41 || 19 || 31 || 50 || –8 || 62
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|align=left|
Tomáš SršeňTomáš Sršen
Tomáš "Vosa" Sršeň is a retired Czech professional ice hockey left wing who played most of his career in Europe....
|align=left| Lillehammer
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|-
|align=left|
Teemu Kohvakka|align=left| Stavanger Oilers
Stavanger Oilers
Stavanger Oilers is an ice hockey club from Stavanger, Norway. They currently play in the GET-ligaen, which is the top division in Norwegian ice hockey. The club's official name is Stavanger Ishockeyklubb, but it is commonly known as Oilers...
| 42 || 18 || 24 || 42 || +8 || 30
|-
|align=left|
Tomi Suoniemi|align=left| Stavanger Oilers
Stavanger Oilers
Stavanger Oilers is an ice hockey club from Stavanger, Norway. They currently play in the GET-ligaen, which is the top division in Norwegian ice hockey. The club's official name is Stavanger Ishockeyklubb, but it is commonly known as Oilers...
| 37 || 16 || 25 || 41 || +14 || 39
|-
|align=left|
Ondřej Steiner|align=left| Stjernen
| 37 || 16 || 24 || 40 || +9 || 41
|-
|align=left|
Michal Kaňka|align=left| Lillehammer
| 42 || 25 || 14 || 39 || +9 || 20
|-
|align=left|
Vegar BarlieVegar Barlie
Vegar Barlie is a Norwiegian ice hockey player. Barlie competed with the Norway men's national ice hockey team in the 1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships and in the 1994 Winter Olympics....
|align=left| Vålerenga
Vålerenga Ishockey
Vålerenga Ishockey is an Oslo-based ice hockey club, and a part of the Vålerenga IF multi-sports club. Their home arena is Jordal Amfi, located in eastern Oslo. Jordal Amfi was built for the 1952 Winter Olympics. The mother club was founded in 1913, but the did not take up ice hockey until the late...
| 37 || 19 || 20 || 39 || +24 || 22
|-
|align=left|
Kenneth Larsen|align=left| Vålerenga
Vålerenga Ishockey
Vålerenga Ishockey is an Oslo-based ice hockey club, and a part of the Vålerenga IF multi-sports club. Their home arena is Jordal Amfi, located in eastern Oslo. Jordal Amfi was built for the 1952 Winter Olympics. The mother club was founded in 1913, but the did not take up ice hockey until the late...
| 42 || 15 || 24 || 39 || +30 || 18
|}GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus
Plus/minus
Plus–minus is an ice hockey statistic that measures a player's goal differential. With the exclusion of penalty shot goals, when an even-strength or shorthanded goal is scored, the plus–minus statistic is increased by one for those players on the ice for the team scoring the goal; the plus–minus...
; PIM = Penalty minutes
Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against averageGoals against average
Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender....
at the conclusion of the regular season.
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="18.5%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="18.5%" | Team
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | GP
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | TOI
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | W
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | L
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | GA
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | SO
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Sv%
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | GAA
|-
|align=left|
Chris Mason|align=left| Vålerenga
Vålerenga Ishockey
Vålerenga Ishockey is an Oslo-based ice hockey club, and a part of the Vålerenga IF multi-sports club. Their home arena is Jordal Amfi, located in eastern Oslo. Jordal Amfi was built for the 1952 Winter Olympics. The mother club was founded in 1913, but the did not take up ice hockey until the late...
| 20 || 1,203:56 || - || - || 36 || 1 || 93.5 || 1.79
|-
|align=left|
Jonas Norgren|align=left| Storhamar Dragons
Storhamar Dragons
The Storhamar Dragons is an ice hockey club based in Hamar, Norway and plays in the GET-ligaen. The club also includes the largest junior department in Norwegian ice hockey.The ice hockey department of the Storhamar IL was founded on 18 March 1957...
| 35 || 2,028:03 || 21 || 14 || 61 || 6 || 93.4 || 1.80
|-
|align=left|
Joakim Wiberg|align=left| Trondheim Black Panthers
Trondheim Black Panthers
Trondheim Black Panthers, founded 18 June 1986 as Trondheim Ishockeyklubb, is a defunct ice hockey club which was based in Trondheim, Norway. They played their home games in Leangen Ishall and were members of the highest ice hockey league in Norway from 1987 until 2008...
| 31 || 1,847:22 || - || - || 73 || 2 || 91.6 || 2.37
|-
|align=left|
Kimmo Kytölaakso|align=left| Stjernen
| 38 || 2,243:44 || - || - || 95 || 4 || 91.5 || 2.54
|-
|align=left|
Arne Villy Skrøder|align=left| Sparta Warriors
Sparta Warriors
The Sparta Warriors are an ice hockey team in Sarpsborg, Norway playing in the GET League. The official name of the club is Ishockeyklubben Sparta Sarpsborg. They play their home games in the Sparta Amfi arena...
| 18 || 1,018:25 || - || - || 48 || 0 || 90.2 || 2.83
|}GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average
Attendance
For the 2004–05 season, the league attendance totaled 292,711 spectators for an average of 1,394. This was a 9.3% increase from the previous season's total of 267,707 spectators and average of 1,275.{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Team
! Arena
! Capacity
! Total
! Games
! Average
! % of Capacity
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Storhamar Dragons ||align="left"| Hamar OL-Amfi
Hamar OL-Amfi
Hamar OL-Amfi , also called Nordlyshallen , is an indoor sports arena in Hamar, Norway, mostly used for ice hockey. It was built in 1992 for the 1994 Winter Olympics, and housed figure skating and short track speed skating.It's normal capacity seats 6,091 people, and is the largest wooden made...
|| 6,091 || 44,175 || 21 || 2,104 || 34.5%
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Vålerenga ||align="left"| Jordal Amfi
Jordal Amfi
Jordal Amfi is an indoor sporting arena located in Oslo, Norway. The capacity of the arena is 4,450 and was opened in 1952. It is the home arena of the Vålerenga ice hockey team.-History:Jordal Amfi is one of Norway's most legendary sporting arenas...
|| 4,450 || 38,486 || 21 || 1,833 || 41.2%
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Sparta Warriors ||align="left"| Sparta Amfi
Sparta Amfi
Sparta Amfi is the oldest indoor ice hockey arena located in Sarpsborg, Norway. The capacity of the arena is 3,450 and was built in 1963. It is the home arena of the Sparta Warriors ice hockey team....
|| 3,707 || 27,285 || 21 || 1,299 || 35.0%
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Lillehammer ||align="left"| Kristins Hall
Kristins Hall
Kristins Hall is an arena located at Stampesletta in Lillehammer, Norway. It consist of an ice rink, a combined handball and floorball court, and a curling rink. The venue, owned and operated by Lillehammer Municipality, opened in 1988 and cost 65 million Norwegian krone to build...
|| 3,194 || 23,679 || 21 || 1,128 || 35.3%
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Bergen Flyers ||align="left"| Bergenshallen
Bergenshallen
Bergenshallen is an indoor ice hockey arena in Bergen, Norway. It was built in 1968 and seats 1,800 people and has standing room for 1,200 more. The arena hosts the home games of the Bergen Flyers ice hockey team....
|| 3,000 || 12,133 || 21 || 578 || 19.3%
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Trondheim Black Panthers ||align="left"| Leangen Ishall
Leangen Ishall
Leangen Ishall is an indoor ice hockey arena located in Leangen, Trondheim, Norway. The capacity of the arena is 3,000 and it was opened in 1977. It is the home arena of the Rosenborg ice hockey team...
|| 3,000 || 39,076 || 21 || 1,861 || 62.0%
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Stavanger Oilers ||align="left"| Siddishallen || 2,582 || 37,665 || 21 || 1,794 || 69.5%
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Stjernen ||align="left"| Stjernehallen
Stjernehallen
Stjernehallen is an indoor ice hockey arena in located in Fredrikstad, Norway. The capacity of the arena is 2,473 and was opened in 1970. It is the home arena of Stjernen ice hockey team.-External links:...
|| 2,473 || 31,105 || 21 || 1,481 || 59.9%
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Frisk Tigers ||align="left"| Askerhallen
Askerhallen
Askerhallen is an indoor ice hockey arena located in Asker, Norway. The capacity of the arena is 2,400 and was opened in 1969. It is the home arena of Frisk Tigers ice hockey team....
|| 2,400 || 23,210 || 21 || 1,105 || 46.0%
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Comet ||align="left"| Halden Ishall
Halden Ishall
Halden Ishall is an indoor ice hockey arena located in Halden, Norway. It was built in 1988 with an original capacity of 1,200.It is the home arena of Comet ice hockey team....
|| 1,200 || 15,897 || 21 || 757 || 63.1%
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!Total
!Games
!Average
|-
|align="center"|292,711
|align="center"|210
|align="center"|1,394
|-
|}
Bracket
Source: hockey.no{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto; width: 20%"
|-
!Norwegian Champions
2005
|-
|Vålerenga
Vålerenga Ishockey
Vålerenga Ishockey is an Oslo-based ice hockey club, and a part of the Vålerenga IF multi-sports club. Their home arena is Jordal Amfi, located in eastern Oslo. Jordal Amfi was built for the 1952 Winter Olympics. The mother club was founded in 1913, but the did not take up ice hockey until the late...
23rd title
|}
Final standings
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;" class="unsortable"|Team
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;" class="unsortable"|GP
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|W
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|OTW
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|SOW
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|OTL
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|SOL
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|L
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|GF
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|GA
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|Pts
|-
| 1||align=left|Comet (Q)||6||4||0||1||0||0||1||30||9||14
|-
| 2||align=left|Manglerud Star
Manglerud Star Ishockey
Manglerud Star Ishockey is a Norwegian ice hockey team from Manglerud.The club has delivered more players to professional hockey leagues around the world than any other hockey team in Norway...
(Q)||6||2||0||1||0||1||3||13||16||9
|-
| 3||align=left|Bergen Flyers
Bergen IK
Bergen Ishockeyklubb is an ice hockey club from Bergen.- History :Bergen Flyers were elite commitment to the club until 2005. Elite team's history went back to the hockey team to the Sport Club Djerv, which changed its name in turn to "Bergen / Djerv" , "Bergen Hockey Club" and finally "Bergen...
||6||3||0||0||0||0||3||17||20||9
|-
| 4||align=left|Furuset||6||1||0||0||0||1||4||13||28||4
|}
GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTW = Overtime Wins; OTL = Overtime Losses; SOW = Shootout Wins; SOL = Shootout Losses; PCT = Percentage of possible points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; Pts = Points; Q = Qualified
Source: speaker.no
Game log
{| class="toccolours" width=90% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"|-
! colspan=2 | Qualifying for UPC-ligaen 2005–06 Game Log
|- valign="top"
|
The 2004–05 UPC-ligaen was the sixty-fifth season of Norway's premier ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
league, Eliteserien
GET-ligaen
GET-ligaen is the premier Norwegian ice hockey league, organised by the Norwegian Ice Hockey Federation. The league was known as 1. divisjon until 1990, when it was reorganized and named Eliteserien . That name was held until 2004 when cable TV company UPC became main sponsor...
, which as of this season became known as the UPC-ligaen
GET-ligaen
GET-ligaen is the premier Norwegian ice hockey league, organised by the Norwegian Ice Hockey Federation. The league was known as 1. divisjon until 1990, when it was reorganized and named Eliteserien . That name was held until 2004 when cable TV company UPC became main sponsor...
after UPC
UPC Broadband
UPC Broadband is a Pan-European Communications company owned by Liberty Global and is active in several European countries providing bundled cable television, internet and telephone services....
had acquired the naming rights
Naming rights
In the private sector, naming rights are a financial transaction whereby a corporation or other entity purchases the right to name a facility, typically for a defined period of time. For properties like a multi-purpose arena, performing arts venue or an athletic field, the term ranges from three...
for five years. Vålerenga
Vålerenga Ishockey
Vålerenga Ishockey is an Oslo-based ice hockey club, and a part of the Vålerenga IF multi-sports club. Their home arena is Jordal Amfi, located in eastern Oslo. Jordal Amfi was built for the 1952 Winter Olympics. The mother club was founded in 1913, but the did not take up ice hockey until the late...
won both the League Championship and the Norwegian Championship, completing their nineteenth "double
The Double
The Double is a term in association football which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season...
". A total of ten teams contested the league, including newcomers Comet who competed at the highest level for the first time.
The regular season commenced on 19 September 2004 and concluded on 20 February 2005. Vålerenga clinched their twenty-fifth league title after winning 3–2 in overtime
Overtime (ice hockey)
Overtime is a method of determining the winner and loser of an ice hockey match when the scores are tied after regulation. The two main methods are the overtime period and the shootout.-Overtime periods:...
against the Sparta Warriors
Sparta Warriors
The Sparta Warriors are an ice hockey team in Sarpsborg, Norway playing in the GET League. The official name of the club is Ishockeyklubben Sparta Sarpsborg. They play their home games in the Sparta Amfi arena...
on 17 February. This left them with an unassailable lead of seven points over the Trondheim Black Panthers
Trondheim Black Panthers
Trondheim Black Panthers, founded 18 June 1986 as Trondheim Ishockeyklubb, is a defunct ice hockey club which was based in Trondheim, Norway. They played their home games in Leangen Ishall and were members of the highest ice hockey league in Norway from 1987 until 2008...
, with only one round left to play. The result also confirmed Trondheim as runners-up ahead of the Storhamar Dragons
Storhamar Dragons
The Storhamar Dragons is an ice hockey club based in Hamar, Norway and plays in the GET-ligaen. The club also includes the largest junior department in Norwegian ice hockey.The ice hockey department of the Storhamar IL was founded on 18 March 1957...
.
The playoff
Playoff
The playoffs, postseason, or finals of a sports league are a game or series of games played after the regular season by the top competitors, usually but not always with a single-elimination system, to determine the league champion or a similar accolade.In the U.S...
s to determine the 2005 Norwegian Ice Hockey Champions were contested from 22 February to 20 March 2005. Vålerenga were crowned champions for the twenty-third time after defeating Trondheim by 4 games to 1 in the best-of-seven Final.
Final standings
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;" class="unsortable"|Team
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;" class="unsortable"|GP
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|W
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|OTW
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|SOW
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|OTL
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|SOL
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|L
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|GF
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|GA
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|Pts
|-
| 1||align=left|Vålerenga
Vålerenga Ishockey
Vålerenga Ishockey is an Oslo-based ice hockey club, and a part of the Vålerenga IF multi-sports club. Their home arena is Jordal Amfi, located in eastern Oslo. Jordal Amfi was built for the 1952 Winter Olympics. The mother club was founded in 1913, but the did not take up ice hockey until the late...
(C)||42||26||4||2||0||3||7||210||113||93
|-
| 2||align=left|Trondheim Black Panthers
Trondheim Black Panthers
Trondheim Black Panthers, founded 18 June 1986 as Trondheim Ishockeyklubb, is a defunct ice hockey club which was based in Trondheim, Norway. They played their home games in Leangen Ishall and were members of the highest ice hockey league in Norway from 1987 until 2008...
||42||25||1||2||1||1||12||154||101||83
|-
| 3||align=left|Storhamar Dragons
Storhamar Dragons
The Storhamar Dragons is an ice hockey club based in Hamar, Norway and plays in the GET-ligaen. The club also includes the largest junior department in Norwegian ice hockey.The ice hockey department of the Storhamar IL was founded on 18 March 1957...
||42||24||0||2||1||2||13||138||87||79
|-
| 4||align=left|Stjernen||42||22||2||2||1||1||14||144||113||76
|-
| 5||align=left|Frisk Tigers
Frisk Tigers
The Frisk Tigers are the ice hockey division of IF Frisk Asker, a Norwegian sports club whose members also participate in football. Officially, the hockey section is registered as IF Frisk Asker - Ishockey, but the club usually refers to itself as the Frisk Tigers or simply Frisk. They are based in...
||42||20||3||3||0||4||12||143||137||76
|-
| 6||align=left|Sparta Warriors
Sparta Warriors
The Sparta Warriors are an ice hockey team in Sarpsborg, Norway playing in the GET League. The official name of the club is Ishockeyklubben Sparta Sarpsborg. They play their home games in the Sparta Amfi arena...
||42||17||1||3||3||1||17||125||143||63
|-
| 7||align=left|Stavanger Oilers
Stavanger Oilers
Stavanger Oilers is an ice hockey club from Stavanger, Norway. They currently play in the GET-ligaen, which is the top division in Norwegian ice hockey. The club's official name is Stavanger Ishockeyklubb, but it is commonly known as Oilers...
||42||16||1||0||1||4||20||132||148||55
|-
| 8||align=left|Lillehammer||42||11||0||4||2||1||24||116||161||44
|-
| 9||align=left|Comet||42||11||0||0||2||2||27||109||174||37
|-
|10||align=left|Bergen Flyers
Bergen IK
Bergen Ishockeyklubb is an ice hockey club from Bergen.- History :Bergen Flyers were elite commitment to the club until 2005. Elite team's history went back to the hockey team to the Sport Club Djerv, which changed its name in turn to "Bergen / Djerv" , "Bergen Hockey Club" and finally "Bergen...
||42||6||0||2||1||1||32||114||212||24
|}
GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTW = Overtime Wins; OTL = Overtime Losses; SOW = Shootout Wins; SOL = Shootout Losses; PCT = Percent of possible points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; Pts = Points; C = Champions
Source: hockey.no
Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the regular season.{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="18%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="18%" | Team
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | GP
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | A
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pts
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | +/–
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | PIM
|-
|align=left|
Ilya DubkovIlya Dubkov
Ilya Dubkov is a Russian ice hockey center forward who has spent most of his career playing in Scandinavian leagues, and is currently the Norwegian team Rosenborg IK's captain.- Playing career :...
|align=left| Trondheim Black Panthers
Trondheim Black Panthers
Trondheim Black Panthers, founded 18 June 1986 as Trondheim Ishockeyklubb, is a defunct ice hockey club which was based in Trondheim, Norway. They played their home games in Leangen Ishall and were members of the highest ice hockey league in Norway from 1987 until 2008...
| 42 || 27 || 42 || 69 || +32 || 52
|-
|align=left|
Nick SmithNick Smith (ice hockey)
Nick Smith was a professional hockey player in the National Hockey League from Hamilton, Ontario. He played for the Florida Panthers during the 2001-02 season. He was selected by them during the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, in the 3rd round .-External links:...
|align=left| Trondheim Black Panthers
Trondheim Black Panthers
Trondheim Black Panthers, founded 18 June 1986 as Trondheim Ishockeyklubb, is a defunct ice hockey club which was based in Trondheim, Norway. They played their home games in Leangen Ishall and were members of the highest ice hockey league in Norway from 1987 until 2008...
| 38 || 28 || 32 || 60 || +32 || 81
|-
|align=left|
Lars Erik SpetsLars Erik Spets
Lars Erik Spets is a Norwegian professional ice hockey player, who is currently playing for Lørenskog in the GET-ligaen. He is well known for being offensively gifted and for his long dark hair.-Early career:...
|align=left| Trondheim Black Panthers
Trondheim Black Panthers
Trondheim Black Panthers, founded 18 June 1986 as Trondheim Ishockeyklubb, is a defunct ice hockey club which was based in Trondheim, Norway. They played their home games in Leangen Ishall and were members of the highest ice hockey league in Norway from 1987 until 2008...
| 42 || 29 || 26 || 55 || +33 || 12
|-
|align=left|
Tomi PöllänenTomi Pöllänen
Tomi Pöllänen is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward, who plays for Lillehammer in the Norwegian GET-ligaen.-Early career:...
|align=left| Frisk Tigers
Frisk Tigers
The Frisk Tigers are the ice hockey division of IF Frisk Asker, a Norwegian sports club whose members also participate in football. Officially, the hockey section is registered as IF Frisk Asker - Ishockey, but the club usually refers to itself as the Frisk Tigers or simply Frisk. They are based in...
| 40 || 19 || 32 || 51 || +18 || 22
|-
|align=left|
Markku Takala|align=left| Sparta Warriors
Sparta Warriors
The Sparta Warriors are an ice hockey team in Sarpsborg, Norway playing in the GET League. The official name of the club is Ishockeyklubben Sparta Sarpsborg. They play their home games in the Sparta Amfi arena...
| 41 || 19 || 31 || 50 || –8 || 62
|-
|align=left|
Tomáš SršeňTomáš Sršen
Tomáš "Vosa" Sršeň is a retired Czech professional ice hockey left wing who played most of his career in Europe....
|align=left| Lillehammer
| 41 || 20 || 27 || 47 || 0 || 102
|-
|align=left|
Teemu Kohvakka|align=left| Stavanger Oilers
Stavanger Oilers
Stavanger Oilers is an ice hockey club from Stavanger, Norway. They currently play in the GET-ligaen, which is the top division in Norwegian ice hockey. The club's official name is Stavanger Ishockeyklubb, but it is commonly known as Oilers...
| 42 || 18 || 24 || 42 || +8 || 30
|-
|align=left|
Tomi Suoniemi|align=left| Stavanger Oilers
Stavanger Oilers
Stavanger Oilers is an ice hockey club from Stavanger, Norway. They currently play in the GET-ligaen, which is the top division in Norwegian ice hockey. The club's official name is Stavanger Ishockeyklubb, but it is commonly known as Oilers...
| 37 || 16 || 25 || 41 || +14 || 39
|-
|align=left|
Ondřej Steiner|align=left| Stjernen
| 37 || 16 || 24 || 40 || +9 || 41
|-
|align=left|
Michal Kaňka|align=left| Lillehammer
| 42 || 25 || 14 || 39 || +9 || 20
|-
|align=left|
Vegar BarlieVegar Barlie
Vegar Barlie is a Norwiegian ice hockey player. Barlie competed with the Norway men's national ice hockey team in the 1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships and in the 1994 Winter Olympics....
|align=left| Vålerenga
Vålerenga Ishockey
Vålerenga Ishockey is an Oslo-based ice hockey club, and a part of the Vålerenga IF multi-sports club. Their home arena is Jordal Amfi, located in eastern Oslo. Jordal Amfi was built for the 1952 Winter Olympics. The mother club was founded in 1913, but the did not take up ice hockey until the late...
| 37 || 19 || 20 || 39 || +24 || 22
|-
|align=left|
Kenneth Larsen|align=left| Vålerenga
Vålerenga Ishockey
Vålerenga Ishockey is an Oslo-based ice hockey club, and a part of the Vålerenga IF multi-sports club. Their home arena is Jordal Amfi, located in eastern Oslo. Jordal Amfi was built for the 1952 Winter Olympics. The mother club was founded in 1913, but the did not take up ice hockey until the late...
| 42 || 15 || 24 || 39 || +30 || 18
|}GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus
Plus/minus
Plus–minus is an ice hockey statistic that measures a player's goal differential. With the exclusion of penalty shot goals, when an even-strength or shorthanded goal is scored, the plus–minus statistic is increased by one for those players on the ice for the team scoring the goal; the plus–minus...
; PIM = Penalty minutes
Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against averageGoals against average
Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender....
at the conclusion of the regular season.
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="18.5%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="18.5%" | Team
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | GP
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | TOI
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | W
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | L
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | GA
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | SO
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Sv%
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | GAA
|-
|align=left|
Chris Mason|align=left| Vålerenga
Vålerenga Ishockey
Vålerenga Ishockey is an Oslo-based ice hockey club, and a part of the Vålerenga IF multi-sports club. Their home arena is Jordal Amfi, located in eastern Oslo. Jordal Amfi was built for the 1952 Winter Olympics. The mother club was founded in 1913, but the did not take up ice hockey until the late...
| 20 || 1,203:56 || - || - || 36 || 1 || 93.5 || 1.79
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Jonas Norgren|align=left| Storhamar Dragons
Storhamar Dragons
The Storhamar Dragons is an ice hockey club based in Hamar, Norway and plays in the GET-ligaen. The club also includes the largest junior department in Norwegian ice hockey.The ice hockey department of the Storhamar IL was founded on 18 March 1957...
| 35 || 2,028:03 || 21 || 14 || 61 || 6 || 93.4 || 1.80
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Joakim Wiberg|align=left| Trondheim Black Panthers
Trondheim Black Panthers
Trondheim Black Panthers, founded 18 June 1986 as Trondheim Ishockeyklubb, is a defunct ice hockey club which was based in Trondheim, Norway. They played their home games in Leangen Ishall and were members of the highest ice hockey league in Norway from 1987 until 2008...
| 31 || 1,847:22 || - || - || 73 || 2 || 91.6 || 2.37
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Kimmo Kytölaakso|align=left| Stjernen
| 38 || 2,243:44 || - || - || 95 || 4 || 91.5 || 2.54
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Arne Villy Skrøder|align=left| Sparta Warriors
Sparta Warriors
The Sparta Warriors are an ice hockey team in Sarpsborg, Norway playing in the GET League. The official name of the club is Ishockeyklubben Sparta Sarpsborg. They play their home games in the Sparta Amfi arena...
| 18 || 1,018:25 || - || - || 48 || 0 || 90.2 || 2.83
|}GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average
Attendance
For the 2004–05 season, the league attendance totaled 292,711 spectators for an average of 1,394. This was a 9.3% increase from the previous season's total of 267,707 spectators and average of 1,275.{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Arena
! Capacity
! Total
! Games
! Average
! % of Capacity
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|align="left"| Storhamar Dragons ||align="left"| Hamar OL-Amfi
Hamar OL-Amfi
Hamar OL-Amfi , also called Nordlyshallen , is an indoor sports arena in Hamar, Norway, mostly used for ice hockey. It was built in 1992 for the 1994 Winter Olympics, and housed figure skating and short track speed skating.It's normal capacity seats 6,091 people, and is the largest wooden made...
|| 6,091 || 44,175 || 21 || 2,104 || 34.5%
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|align="left"| Vålerenga ||align="left"| Jordal Amfi
Jordal Amfi
Jordal Amfi is an indoor sporting arena located in Oslo, Norway. The capacity of the arena is 4,450 and was opened in 1952. It is the home arena of the Vålerenga ice hockey team.-History:Jordal Amfi is one of Norway's most legendary sporting arenas...
|| 4,450 || 38,486 || 21 || 1,833 || 41.2%
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|align="left"| Sparta Warriors ||align="left"| Sparta Amfi
Sparta Amfi
Sparta Amfi is the oldest indoor ice hockey arena located in Sarpsborg, Norway. The capacity of the arena is 3,450 and was built in 1963. It is the home arena of the Sparta Warriors ice hockey team....
|| 3,707 || 27,285 || 21 || 1,299 || 35.0%
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|align="left"| Lillehammer ||align="left"| Kristins Hall
Kristins Hall
Kristins Hall is an arena located at Stampesletta in Lillehammer, Norway. It consist of an ice rink, a combined handball and floorball court, and a curling rink. The venue, owned and operated by Lillehammer Municipality, opened in 1988 and cost 65 million Norwegian krone to build...
|| 3,194 || 23,679 || 21 || 1,128 || 35.3%
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|align="left"| Bergen Flyers ||align="left"| Bergenshallen
Bergenshallen
Bergenshallen is an indoor ice hockey arena in Bergen, Norway. It was built in 1968 and seats 1,800 people and has standing room for 1,200 more. The arena hosts the home games of the Bergen Flyers ice hockey team....
|| 3,000 || 12,133 || 21 || 578 || 19.3%
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|align="left"| Trondheim Black Panthers ||align="left"| Leangen Ishall
Leangen Ishall
Leangen Ishall is an indoor ice hockey arena located in Leangen, Trondheim, Norway. The capacity of the arena is 3,000 and it was opened in 1977. It is the home arena of the Rosenborg ice hockey team...
|| 3,000 || 39,076 || 21 || 1,861 || 62.0%
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|align="left"| Stavanger Oilers ||align="left"| Siddishallen || 2,582 || 37,665 || 21 || 1,794 || 69.5%
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|align="left"| Stjernen ||align="left"| Stjernehallen
Stjernehallen
Stjernehallen is an indoor ice hockey arena in located in Fredrikstad, Norway. The capacity of the arena is 2,473 and was opened in 1970. It is the home arena of Stjernen ice hockey team.-External links:...
|| 2,473 || 31,105 || 21 || 1,481 || 59.9%
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|align="left"| Frisk Tigers ||align="left"| Askerhallen
Askerhallen
Askerhallen is an indoor ice hockey arena located in Asker, Norway. The capacity of the arena is 2,400 and was opened in 1969. It is the home arena of Frisk Tigers ice hockey team....
|| 2,400 || 23,210 || 21 || 1,105 || 46.0%
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|align="left"| Comet ||align="left"| Halden Ishall
Halden Ishall
Halden Ishall is an indoor ice hockey arena located in Halden, Norway. It was built in 1988 with an original capacity of 1,200.It is the home arena of Comet ice hockey team....
|| 1,200 || 15,897 || 21 || 757 || 63.1%
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{| class="wikitable"
!Total
!Games
!Average
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|align="center"|292,711
|align="center"|210
|align="center"|1,394
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Bracket
Source: hockey.no{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto; width: 20%"
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!Norwegian Champions
2005
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|Vålerenga
Vålerenga Ishockey
Vålerenga Ishockey is an Oslo-based ice hockey club, and a part of the Vålerenga IF multi-sports club. Their home arena is Jordal Amfi, located in eastern Oslo. Jordal Amfi was built for the 1952 Winter Olympics. The mother club was founded in 1913, but the did not take up ice hockey until the late...
23rd title
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Final standings
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;" class="unsortable"|Team
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;" class="unsortable"|GP
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|W
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|OTW
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|SOW
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|OTL
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|SOL
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|L
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|GF
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|GA
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|Pts
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| 1||align=left|Comet (Q)||6||4||0||1||0||0||1||30||9||14
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| 2||align=left|Manglerud Star
Manglerud Star Ishockey
Manglerud Star Ishockey is a Norwegian ice hockey team from Manglerud.The club has delivered more players to professional hockey leagues around the world than any other hockey team in Norway...
(Q)||6||2||0||1||0||1||3||13||16||9
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| 3||align=left|Bergen Flyers
Bergen IK
Bergen Ishockeyklubb is an ice hockey club from Bergen.- History :Bergen Flyers were elite commitment to the club until 2005. Elite team's history went back to the hockey team to the Sport Club Djerv, which changed its name in turn to "Bergen / Djerv" , "Bergen Hockey Club" and finally "Bergen...
||6||3||0||0||0||0||3||17||20||9
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| 4||align=left|Furuset||6||1||0||0||0||1||4||13||28||4
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GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTW = Overtime Wins; OTL = Overtime Losses; SOW = Shootout Wins; SOL = Shootout Losses; PCT = Percentage of possible points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; Pts = Points; Q = Qualified
Source: speaker.no
Game log
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! colspan=2 | Qualifying for UPC-ligaen 2005–06 Game Log
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Rounds 1–6
