# 2014–15 Malmö Redhawks season

The 2014–15 season was Malmö Redhawks's eight consecutive season in the HockeyAllsvenskan, the second-highest league in the Swedish ice hockey system. The regular season began on 11 September 2014 at home against IF Björklöven, and concluded on 28 February 2015 at home against AIK. The team finished in third place in the regular season and thus qualified for play in the 2015 Slutspelsserien. Malmö Redhawks finished in third place in Slutspelsserien and qualified for Direktkval till SHL against Leksands IF. The team won the series 4–3 after defeating Leksand in the final game of the series. Malmö Redhawks were therefore promoted to the SHL for the 2015–16 season.

## Standings
### 2014–15 HockeyAllsvenskan season

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | VIK Västerås | 52 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 144 | 116 | +28 | 98 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan finals |
| 2 | Karlskrona HK | 52 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 159 | 124 | +35 | 96 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan finals |
| 3 | Malmö Redhawks | 52 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 168 | 122 | +46 | 95 | Advance to the playoffs |
| 4 | Rögle BK | 52 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 158 | 140 | +18 | 85 | Advance to the playoffs |
| 5 | BIK Karlskoga | 52 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 162 | 162 | 0 | 82 | Advance to the playoffs |

### 2015 Slutspelsserien

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Rögle BK | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 14 | Advance to SHL qualifiers |
| 2 | HC Vita Hästen | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 12 | Advance to SHL qualifiers |
| 3 | Malmö Redhawks | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 8 | Advance to SHL qualifiers |
| 4 | IF Björklöven | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 7 | Return to HockeyAllsvenskan for the 2015–16 season |
| 5 | Mora IK | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 6 | Return to HockeyAllsvenskan for the 2015–16 season |
| 6 | BIK Karlskoga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 4 | Return to HockeyAllsvenskan for the 2015–16 season |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2014–15 Game Log: 25–14–13, 95 Points (home: 14–7–5; road: 11–7–8) :

### 2015 Slutspelsserien

Malmö Redhawks qualified to the 2015 Slutspelsserien by finishing in third place in the regular season. By merit of their ranking they were given three bonus points ahead of the start of the series. The series started on 5 March 2015 and concluded on 13 March 2015. Malmö Redhawks finished 3rd in the series and qualified to play in the Direktkval till SHL against Leksands IF.

### 2015 Direktkval till SHL

Malmö Redhawks qualified to the 2015 Direktkval till SHL by finishing in third place in Slutspelsserien. They faced Leksands IF from SHL who finished 11th in the 2014–15 SHL season. Leksand had home advantage in games 1, 3, 5 and 7 at Tegera Arena. Malmö Redhawks won the series 4–3 and qualified to play in the 2015–16 SHL season, their first season back in the first level of Swedish hockey since the 2006–07 season and the first since the league's renaming to SHL.

## Player stats

Updated as of end of season

### Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| Frederik Storm | 50 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 8 | 16 |
| Joey Tenute | 39 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 7 | 30 |
| Jens Olsson | 52 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 6 | 34 |
| Jens Jakobs | 52 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 17 | 4 |
| Nils Andersson | 52 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 10 | 14 |
| Mattias Persson | 46 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 5 | 22 |
| Henrik Hetta | 51 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 22 | 32 |
| Björn Svensson | 44 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 13 | 10 |
| Tobias Ericsson | 41 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 12 |
| Nicklas Jadeland | 52 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 52 |
| Mathias Tjärnqvist$^†$ | 39 | 10 | 5 | 15 | –3 | 8 |
| Eric Himelfarb$^†$ | 12 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 8 |
| Tony Romano | 44 | 9 | 5 | 14 | –4 | 20 |
| Magnus Häggström | 52 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 28 |
| David Liffiton | 51 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 151 |
| Stefan Warg | 51 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 38 |
| Colin Stuart$^‡$ | 31 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 10 |
| Fabian Brunnström | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| Yanick Lehoux$^{†‡}$ | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | –3 | 16 |
| Sebastian Strandberg$^{†‡}$ | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 8 |
| Jeremias Augustin | 51 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 37 |
| Anton Lindholm$^{†‡}$ | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Nils Bergström | 36 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –4 | 16 |
| Christoffer Forsberg$^†$ | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | –5 | 0 |
| Joachim Rohdin$^{†‡}$ | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | –1 | 0 |
| Johan Ivarsson | 38 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| Niklas Arell$^{†‡}$ | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Jon Knuts$^‡$ | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Patrik Blomberg$^{†‡}$ | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –1 | 0 |
| Jonas Gunnarsson$^{(G)}$ | 52 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Ludvig Jardeskog$^{†‡}$ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andreas Ljunggren$^{(G)†‡}$ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Damien Riat$^{†‡}$ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kim Johansson$^{†‡}$ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jesper Williamsson$^{†‡}$ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –4 | 4 |
| Robin Dahse$^{†‡}$ | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Niko Hovinen$^{(G)†}$ | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Kim Rosdahl | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jens Henrik Tönjum | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 4 |
| Johan Björk$^†$ | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –4 | 8 |
| Pontus Sjögren$^{(G)}$ | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 |
| Team Totals | Team Totals | 168 | 258 | 426 | 141 | 664 |
2015 Slutspelsserien :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| Tony Romano | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Frederik Storm | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –6 | 0 |
| Nils Andersson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 2 |
| Fabian Brunnström | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –5 | 4 |
| Mattias Persson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –2 | 0 |
| Eric Himelfarb$^†$ | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | 4 |
| Tobias Ericsson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –5 | 0 |
| Björn Svensson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –2 | 2 |
| Mathias Tjärnqvist$^†$ | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | 4 |
| Henrik Hetta | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –3 | 0 |
| Jens Jakobs | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –1 | 2 |
| Nicklas Jadeland | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –2 | 4 |
| Johan Ivarsson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 0 |
| Mads Larsen$^{†‡}$ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremias Augustin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Johan Björk$^†$ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2 | 0 |
| Christoffer Forsberg$^†$ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2 | 0 |
| Jens Olsson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 0 |
| Jens Henrik Tönjum | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 0 |
| Kim Rosdahl | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Niko Hovinen$^{(G)†}$ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jonas Gunnarsson$^{(G)}$ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Magnus Häggström | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2 | 0 |
| Stefan Warg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –5 | 0 |
| David Liffiton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2 | 6 |
| Team Totals | Team Totals | 8 | 9 | 17 | –43 | 32 |
2015 Direktkval till SHL :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| Jens Jakobs | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Jens Olsson | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Nils Andersson | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| Eric Himelfarb$^†$ | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | –1 | 6 |
| Mattias Persson | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Christoffer Forsberg$^†$ | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Henrik Hetta | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Johan Björk$^†$ | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Nicklas Jadeland | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Mathias Tjärnqvist$^†$ | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 4 |
| Fabian Brunnström | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | –1 | 0 |
| Björn Svensson | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Jeremias Augustin | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Magnus Häggström | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Tobias Ericsson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Frederik Storm | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jens Henrik Tönjum | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mads Larsen$^{†‡}$ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Liffiton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Romano | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 0 |
| Kim Rosdahl | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Niko Hovinen$^{(G)†}$ | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jonas Gunnarsson$^{(G)}$ | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Johan Ivarsson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3 | 2 |
| Stefan Warg | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Team Totals | Team Totals | 23 | 39 | 62 | 30 | 58 |
* $^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Malmö Redhawks. Stats reflect time with the Redhawks only.
* $^‡$Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Redhawks only.
* $^{(G)}$Denotes goaltender.
* Team PIM totals include bench infractions.

### Goaltenders

Note: GPI = Games played in; MIN = Minutes played; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; SV% = Save percentage
Regular season :
| Player | GPI | MIN | GAA | W | L | SO | SA | GA | SV% |
| Jonas Gunnarsson | 25 | 1424 | 2.28 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 522 | 54 | .896 |
| Pontus Sjögren | 21 | 1174 | 1.94 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 337 | 38 | .887 |
| Niko Hovinen | 9 | 543 | 2.32 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 251 | 21 | .916 |
| Combined | Combined | 3141 | 2.31 | 32 | 20 | 2 | 1110 | 113 | .891 |
2015 Slutspelsserien :
| Player | GPI | MIN | GAA | W | L | SO | SA | GA | SV% |
| Niko Hovinen | 5 | 301 | 2.19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 125 | 11 | .912 |
| Combined | Combined | 301 | 2.19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 125 | 11 | .912 |
2015 Direktkval till SHL :
| Player | GPI | MIN | GAA | W | L | SO | SA | GA | SV% |
| Niko Hovinen | 7 | 431 | 2.50 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 215 | 18 | .916 |
| Combined | Combined | 431 | 2.50 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 215 | 18 | .916 |

## Final roster

| No. | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 2 | Nils Andersson | D | R | 33 | 2014 | Umeå, Sweden |
| 22 | Jeremias Augustin | D | L | 39 | 2014 | Växjö, Sweden |
| 4 | Nils Bergström | C | L | 39 | 2014 | Östersund, Sweden |
| 55 | Johan Björk | D | L | 40 | 2015 | Malmö, Sweden |
| 54 | Fabian Brunnström | LW | L | 39 | 2015 | Jonstorp, Sweden |
| 7 | Tobias Ericsson | D | L | 37 | 2013 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 23 | Christoffer Forsberg | C/LW | L | 30 | 2015 | Östersund, Sweden |
| 37 | Jonas Gunnarsson | G | L | 32 | 2014 | Eksjö, Sweden |
| 20 | Henrik Hetta (C) | LW | L | 35 | 2012 | Strömsund, Sweden |
| 39 | Eric Himelfarb | C | R | 42 | 2015 | Thornhill, Ontario, Canada |
| 33 | Niko Hovinen | G | L | 36 | 2015 | Helsinki, Finland |
| 16 | Magnus Häggström | C/RW | R | 38 | 2012 | Örnsköldsvik, Sweden |
| 57 | Johan Ivarsson | D | L | 29 | 2014 | Sweden |
| 61 | Nicklas Jadeland | W | L | 38 | 2012 | Malmö, Sweden |
| 62 | Jens Jakobs | RW | R | 39 | 2014 | Säter, Sweden |
| 3 | Björn Karlsson | D | L | 35 | 2013 | Rävemåla, Sweden |
| 36 | David Liffiton (A) | D | L | 40 | 2013 | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| 28 | Jens Olsson | D | L | 40 | 2012 | Malmö, Sweden |
| 90 | Mattias Persson | W | L | 39 | 2012 | Bohus-Malmön, Sweden |
| 8 | Tony Romano | RW/C | R | 36 | 2014 | Smithtown, New York, United States |
| 96 | Kim Rosdahl | LW | R | 28 | 2013 | Malmö, Sweden |
| 40 | Pontus Sjögren | G | L | 39 | 2011 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 9 | Frederik Storm | W | L | 35 | 2012 | Gentofte, Denmark |
| 91 | Björn Svensson | W | L | 38 | 2013 | Ljungby, Sweden |
| 11 | Joey Tenute | C | L | 41 | 2013 | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| 17 | Mathias Tjärnqvist | LW | L | 45 | 2014 | Umeå, Sweden |
| 3 | Jens Henrik Tönjum | LW | L | 29 | 2014 | Mölndal, Sweden |
| 69 | Stefan Warg (A) | D | R | 34 | 2014 | Stockholm, Sweden |