# 2010–11 AIK IF season

The 2010–11 Elitserien season was AIK's 26th season in the Elitserien ice hockey league. It was AIK's first season in Elitserien since the 2001–02 Elitserien season. The regular season started on 15 September 2010 at home against Linköpings HC and ended on 5 March 2010 at home against Modo Hockey. The following playoffs ended on 27 March for AIK. The season followed AIK's re-establishment in Elitserien, Sweden's top ice hockey league.
AIK's first season in Elitserien in nine years was a major success. Despite expected by many hockey experts to be forced to play in the Kvalserien qualification for Elitserien, AIK managed to capture the 8th and last playoff spot. This meant that the team's first playoffs in ten years (the team qualified for the playoffs in the 2000–01 season) was true. The team finished the regular season with 76 points, which statistically was an Elitserien record for a newcomer. The team further surprised many in the playoffs when they beat regular season champions HV71 4–0 in the quarterfinals and thus advanced to the semifinals, where AIK met Färjestads BK, who ended up second in the regular season. However, Färjestad knocked out AIK in the semifinals, beating AIK 4–0.

## Pre-season
### Game log

All times are local (CEST).
2010 AIK exhibition games log; 4–6–1 (Home: 1–3–0; Away: 3–3–1) :

## Regular season
### Standings

| 2010–11 Elitserien season | GP | W | L | OTW/SOW | OTL/SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
| HV71$^y$ | 55 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 173 | 143 | 96 |
| Färjestads BK$^x$ | 55 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 154 | 124 | 96 |
| Skellefteå AIK$^x$ | 55 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 173 | 145 | 96 |
| Luleå HF$^x$ | 55 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 129 | 115 | 88 |
| Linköpings HC$^x$ | 55 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 138 | 118 | 85 |
| Djurgårdens IF$^x$ | 55 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 140 | 139 | 84 |
| Brynäs IF$^x$ | 55 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 147 | 157 | 81 |
| AIK$^x$ | 55 | 20 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 131 | 151 | 76 |
| Frölunda HC$^e$ | 55 | 19 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 128 | 158 | 74 |
| Timrå IK$^e$ | 55 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 140 | 165 | 73 |
| Södertälje SK$^r$ | 55 | 20 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 132 | 164 | 71 |
| Modo Hockey$^r$ | 55 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 147 | 153 | 70 |
x – clinched playoff spot; y – clinched regular season league title; e – eliminated from playoff contention; r – will play in relegation series

### Game log

All times are local (CEST and CET).
2010–11 AIK IF regulation games log; 20–23–12 (Home: 13–10–4; Away: 7–13–8) :

### Statistics
#### Players

| Player | Team | GP | G | A | +/– | PIM | Pts |

#### Goaltenders

| Player | Team | GP | TOI | SOG | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |

## Playoffs
### Game log

2011 playoffs; 4–4 (Home: 2–2; Away: 2–2) :

### Statistics
#### Players

| Player | Team | GP | G | A | +/– | PIM | Pts |

#### Goaltenders

| Player | Team | GP | TOI | SOG | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |

## Transactions

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

## Final roster

| No. | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 86 | Oscar Ahlström | RW | L | 38 | 2009 | Farsta, Sweden |
| 68 | Victor Ahlström | LW | L | 38 | 2009 | Farsta, Sweden |
| 24 | Johan Andersson | C | L | 37 | 2010 | Nynäshamn, Sweden |
| 22 | Mattias Beck (A) | LW | L | 41 | 2006 | Täby, Sweden |
| 31 | Björn Bjurling | G | L | 45 | 2010 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 84 | Patric Blomdahl | W | L | 40 | 2010 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 20 | Daniel Bång | W | L | 37 | 2006 | Kista, Sweden |
| 17 | Fredrik Carlsson | D | L | 36 | 2006 | Täby, Sweden |
| 33 | David Engblom (A) | LW | L | 47 | 1995 | Solna, Sweden |
| 19 | Tobias Ericsson | W | L | 37 | 2006 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 30 | Viktor Fasth | G | L | 42 | 2010 | Kalix, Sweden |
| 10 | Richard Gynge | RW | R | 37 | 2009 | Tyresö, Sweden |
| 40 | Christopher Heino-Lindberg | G | R | 39 | 2008 | Helsingborg, Sweden |
| 37 | Stefan Johansson | D | L | 36 | 2008 | Piteå, Sweden |
| 23 | Jonas Liwing | D | R | 41 | 2008 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 35 | Niklas Lundström | G | L | 31 | 2009 | Värmdö, Sweden |
| 44 | Josh MacNevin | D | R | 47 | 2010 | Calgary, Alberta |
| 18 | Kent McDonell | RW | R | 45 | 2010 | Williamstown, Ontario |
| 12 | Patrik Nemeth | D | L | 32 | 2009 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 27 | Henrik Nilsson | D | R | 33 | 2009 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 70 | Peter Nolander | D | L | 43 | 2010 | Karlstad, Sweden |
| 13 | Joakim Nordström | C | L | 32 | 2009 | Tyresö, Sweden |
| 7 | Filip Olsson | D | L | 33 | 2008 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 15 | Rastislav Pavlikovský | C | L | 47 | 2010 | Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia |
| 14 | Daniel Rudslätt | LW | L | 50 | 2010 | Huddinge, Sweden |
| 25 | Johannes Salmonsson | W | L | 38 | 2010 | Uppsala, Sweden |
| 21 | Christian Sandberg | C | R | 37 | 2005 | Järfälla, Sweden |
| 45 | Oscar Steen | C | L | 42 | 2010 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 4 | Fredrik Svensson | D | L | 49 | 2010 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 6 | Dick Tärnström (C) | D | L | 49 | 2008 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 22 | Richard Zedník | W | L | 48 | 2011 | Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia |
| 4 | Mikael Österberg | D | L | 38 | 2005 | Tyresö, Sweden |

## Awards

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