# 2018–19 GET-ligaen season

The 2018–19 GET-ligaen was the 80th season of Norway's premier ice hockey league, GET-ligaen.
The regular season began on 8 September 2018, and was concluded on March 5, 2019.
The playoffs to determine the 2019 Norwegian Ice Hockey Champions began March 7, and ended April 15, 2019.

## Participating teams

| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
| Frisk Asker | Asker | Askerhallen | 2,400 |
| Lillehammer IK | Lillehammer | Kristins Hall Håkons Hall | 3,194 11,500 |
| Manglerud Star | Oslo | Manglerudhallen Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall | 2,000 5,830 |
| Ringerike Panthers | Hønefoss | Schjongshallen | 1,500 |
| Sparta Warriors | Sarpsborg | Sparta Amfi | 3,450 |
| Stavanger Oilers | Stavanger | DNB Arena | 4,377 |
| Stjernen | Fredrikstad | Stjernehallen | 2,473 |
| Storhamar | Hamar | CC Amfi | 7,000 |
| Vålerenga | Oslo | Furuset Forum | 2,050 |

### Team changes

* After finishing second in the qualification for the 2018-19 season, Ringerike Panthers qualified for the GET-liga, replacing Kongsvinger Knights who finished fourth.
* Due to long-term economic problems, Lørenskog IK failed to receive a professional license to play in the GET-liga. The vacant spot was offered first to Narvik IK, then to Kongsvinger Knights, who both declined the spot.

## Arenas

Since Nye Jordal Amfi will not be completed until the 2020–21 season, Vålerenga used Furuset Forum as a temporary arena the whole season.
Lillehammer repeated their Winter Classic match in Håkons Hall from the 2017-18 season against Storhamar. The match was played on November 17, 2018.
Manglerud Star played a home match against Storhamar Hockey in the Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall. The match was played on October 29, 2018.

## Coaching changes

Coaching changes :
| Offseason ||||
| Team | 2017–18 coach | 2018–19 coach | Story / Accomplishments |
| Stavanger Oilers | Pål Gulbrandsen | Todd Bjorkstrand | After disappointing results, Stavanger Oilers on April 5, 2018, announced that the contract with head coach Pål Gulbrandsen would not be renewed. On May 4, 2018, Todd Bjorkstrand was announced as new head coach for the club. |
| Stjernen | Jörgen Wahlberg Darren Treloar | Bengt-Åke Gustafsson | On April 12, 2018, Stjernen announced Bengt-Åke Gustafsson as new head coach for the 2018-19 season. |
| Frisk Asker | Sune Bergman | Scott Hillman | On April 17, 2018, Stjernen announced that they would not renew the contract with long time head coach Sune Berman. On June 7, 2018, Scott Hillman was announced as new head coach for the club. |
| In-season ||||
| Team | Outgoing coach | Incoming coach | Story / Accomplishments |
| Frisk Asker | Scott Hillman | Jan André Aasland | The club announced that Hillman was fired on December 17, 2018. Assistant coach Aasland was named the interim head coach. He later got the job on a permanent basis. |
| Stjernen | Bengt-Åke Gustafsson | Rune Gulliksen | On January 28, 2019, the club announced that due to disappointing results, Gustafsson had left under mutual consent. Rune Gulliksen was named new head coach for the remaining season. |

## Regular season
### Standings

Updated as of March 5, 2019.
| 2018–19 GET-ligaen season | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | +/– | Pts |
| Vålerenga$^y$ | 48 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 196 | 102 | 94 | 108 |
| Storhamar$^x$ | 48 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 175 | 97 | 78 | 104 |
| Stavanger Oilers$^x$ | 48 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 172 | 109 | 63 | 101 |
| Lillehammer$^x$ | 48 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 185 | 141 | 44 | 90 |
| Frisk Asker$^x$ | 48 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 162 | 151 | 11 | 78 |
| Sparta Warriors$^x$ | 48 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 137 | 141 | -4 | 71 |
| Manglerud Star$^x$ | 48 | 9 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 102 | 171 | -69 | 38 |
| Stjernen$^x$ | 48 | 9 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 115 | 214 | -99 | 38 |
| Ringerike Panthers$^r$ | 48 | 2 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 96 | 214 | -118 | 20 |
x – clinched playoff spot; y – clinched regular season league title; r – play in relegation series
Source: hockey.no

### Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

List shows the ten best skaters based on the number of points during the regular season. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown. Updated as of September 7, 2018.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
Source: hockey.no

#### Leading goaltenders

The top five goaltenders based on goals against average. Updated as of September 7, 2018.
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
Source: hockey.no

#### Attendance

| Team | Arena | Capacity |
| Frisk Asker | Askerhallen | 2,400 |
| Stavanger Oilers | DNB Arena | 4,377 |
| Storhamar Hockey | Hamar OL-Amfi | 7,000 |
| Vålerenga | Furuset Forum | 2,050 |
| Lillehammer | Kristins Hall | 3,194 |
| Manglerud Star | Manglerudhallen | 2,000 |
| Ringerike Panthers | Schjongshallen | 1,500 |
| Sparta Warriors | Sparta Amfi | 4,000 |
| Stjernen | Stjernehallen | 2,473 |
Source:hockey.no

## Playoffs

After the regular season, the top eight teams qualified for the playoffs. In the first and second rounds, the highest remaining seed chose which of the two lowest remaining seeds to be matched against. In each round the higher-seeded team was awarded home ice advantage. Each best-of-seven series followed a 1–1–1–1–1–1–1 format: the higher-seeded team played at home for games 1 and 3 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary), and the lower-seeded team at home for games 2, 4 and 6 (if necessary).

### Bracket

Updated as of April 13, 2019.
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Vålerenga | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Manglerud Star | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Manglerud Star | 1 | | | 1 | Vålerenga | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Frisk Asker | 4 | | | |
| 2 | Storhamar | 4 | | | 5 | Frisk Asker | 4 | | | |
| 8 | Stjernen | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Stjernen | 0 | | | | | | 2 | Storhamar | 2 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 2 | Storhamar | 2 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 5 | Frisk Asker | 4 |
| 3 | Stavanger Oilers | 4 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Frisk Asker | 4 |
| 6 | Sparta Warriors | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Sparta Warriors | 2 | | | 2 | Storhamar | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Stavanger Oilers | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Lillehammer | 3 | | | 3 | Stavanger Oilers | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Frisk Asker | 4 | | | | | | | | |
Source: hockey.no
* Norwegian Champions 2019
* Frisk Asker 4th title

## Qualification

After the regular season has ended, the lowest ranked team in the league and the two highest ranked teams in the 1. divisjon will compete for the right to play in the 2019–20 GET-ligaen. The tournament will be organized according to a double round robin format, where each club plays the others twice, home and away, for a total of six games. The points system and ranking method used, will be the same as in the GET-ligaen.

### Standings

Updated as of March 21, 2019.
| | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | +/– | Pts |
| Narvik$^q$ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 |
| Grüner$^q$ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| Ringerike Panthers$^r$ | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 4 |
q – qualified for next years GET-league; r – will play in next years 1. division
Source: hockey.no