# 2014–15 GET-ligaen season

The 2014–15 GET-ligaen is the 76th and current season of Norway's premier ice hockey league, Eliteserien (known as GET-ligaen for sponsorship reasons).
The regular season began play on September 11, 2014, and was concluded on March 3, 2015,.
The playoffs to determine the 2014 Norwegian Ice Hockey Champions began on March 6, and ended April 18, 2015.

## Participating teams

| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
| Frisk Asker Tigers | Asker | Askerhallen | 2,400 |
| Kongsvinger Knights | Kongsvinger | Kongsvinger Ishall | 2,000 |
| Lillehammer IK | Lillehammer | Kristins Hall | 3,194 |
| Lørenskog IK | Lørenskog | Lørenskog Ishall | 2,400 |
| Manglerud Star | Oslo | Manglerudhallen | 2,000 |
| Sparta Warriors | Sarpsborg | Sparta Amfi | 3,450 |
| Stavanger Oilers | Stavanger | DNB Arena | 4,377 |
| Stjernen | Fredrikstad | Stjernehallen | 2,473 |
| Storhamar Dragons | Hamar | Hamar OL-Amfi | 6,091 |
| Vålerenga | Oslo | Jordal Amfi | 4,450 |

### Team changes

* Rosenborg failed to renew its professional license to play in the GET-liga. The vacant spot was given to Manglerud Star.
* Due to the struggling economy, the board of the Tønsberg Vikings asked that the team was to be moved down one division. The vacant spot was given to Kongsvinger Knights.

## Regular season
### Standings

Updated as of April 23, 2015.$^4$
| 2014–15 GET-ligaen season | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | +/– | Pts |
| Stavanger Oilers$^y$ | 45 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 187 | 93 | +94 | 100$^1$ |
| Storhamar Dragons$^x$ | 45 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 200 | 112 | +88 | 95 |
| Sparta Warriors$^x$ | 45 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 176 | 122 | +54 | 83 |
| Lørenskog IK$^x$ | 45 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 150 | 123 | +27 | 78 |
| Vålerenga$^x$ | 45 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 178 | 126 | +52 | 74$^2$ |
| Frisk Asker Tigers$^x$ | 45 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 158 | 110 | +48 | 71$^4$ |
| Lillehammer IK$^x$ | 45 | 18 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 140 | 137 | +3 | 65 |
| Stjernen$^x$ | 45 | 16 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 127 | 170 | -43 | 47$^3$ |
| Manglerud Star$^r$ | 45 | 4 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 82 | 206 | -124 | 22 |
| Kongsvinger Knights$^r$ | 45 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 73 | 272 | -199 | 11 |
x – clinched playoff spot; y – clinched regular season league title; r – play in relegation series
$^1$ Stavanger were deducted 3 points for using eligible player. Match between Stavanger and Vålerenga February 28, 2015, set to 0-0. $^2$ Vålerenga were deducted 6 points for using eligible player. Match between Stavanger and Vålerenga February 28, 2015, set to 0-0. $^3$ Stjernen were deducted 8 points for using eligible player. $^4$After the playoffs had ended, Frisk-Asker were deducted 12 points for using eligible player.
Source: pointstreak.com

### 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 March 6, 2015.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| Ihnacak, Brian Brian Ihnacak | Vålerenga | 44 | 22 | 55 | 77 | +19 | 60 |
| Castonguay, Éric Éric Castonguay | Frisk Asker Tigers | 41 | 22 | 51 | 73 | +7 | 20 |
| Larrivée, Christian Christian Larrivée | Storhamar Dragons | 45 | 25 | 45 | 70 | +43 | 40 |
| Kearney, Denny Denny Kearney | Frisk Asker Tigers | 45 | 29 | 39 | 68 | +22 | 76 |
| Malmström, Henrik Henrik Malmström | Sparta Warriors | 45 | 21 | 42 | 63 | +25 | 20 |
| Kissel, Dan Dan Kissel | Stavanger Oilers | 44 | 23 | 37 | 60 | +31 | 20 |
| Knelsen, Dion Dion Knelsen | Sparta Warriors | 44 | 25 | 33 | 58 | +14 | 26 |
| Sørvik, Daniel Daniel Sørvik | Vålerenga | 45 | 19 | 39 | 58 | +2 | 60 |
| Jensen, Joakim Joakim Jensen | Storhamar Dragons | 45 | 30 | 27 | 57 | +32 | 14 |
| Soares, Josh Josh Soares | Stavanger Oilers | 45 | 30 | 27 | 57 | +34 | 42 |
Source: pointstreak.com

#### Leading goaltenders

The top five goaltenders based on goals against average. Updated as of March 6, 2015.
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
| Ruben Smith | Stavanger Oilers | 28 | 1620:14 | 20 | 7 | 54 | 4 | .914 | 2.00 |
| Andrew Engelage | Storhamar Dragons | 37 | 2116:08 | 25 | 11 | 75 | 2 | .927 | 2.13 |
| Henrik Holm | Stavanger Oilers | 19 | 1087:54 | 15 | 3 | 41 | 1 | .909 | 2.26 |
| Nicklas Dahlberg | Frisk Asker Tigers | 43 | 2587:26 | 28 | 15 | 98 | 5 | .926 | 2.27 |
| Tyler Plante | Lørenskog IK | 27 | 1532:46 | 18 | 9 | 60 | 2 | .918 | 2.35 |
Source: pointstreak.com

#### Attendance

| Team | Arena | Capacity | Total | Games | Average | % of Capacity |
| Frisk Tigers | Askerhallen | 2,400 | 26,597 | 22 | 1,208 | 0,50 |
| Stavanger Oilers | DNB Arena | 4,377 | 94,199 | 23 | 4,095 | 0,93 |
| Storhamar Dragons | Hamar OL-Amfi | 6,091 | 68,041 | 22 | 3,092 | 0,51 |
| Vålerenga | Jordal Amfi | 4,450 | 60,883 | 23 | 2,647 | 0,60 |
| Kongsvinger Knights | Kongsvinger Ishall | 2,000 | 13,886 | 23 | 603 | 0,30 |
| Lillehammer | Kristins Hall | 3,194 | 34,827 | 23 | 1,514 | 0,47 |
| Lørenskog | Lørenskog Ishall | 1,350 | 29,804 | 22 | 1,354 | 1,00 |
| Manglerud Star | Manglerudhallen | 2,000 | 9,254 | 22 | 420 | 0,21 |
| Sparta Warriors | Sparta Amfi | 3,450 | 46,815 | 22 | 2,127 | 0,62 |
| Stjernen | Stjernehallen | 2,473 | 35,464 | 23 | 1,541 | 0,62 |
Source:pointstreak.com

## 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 18, 2015.
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Stavanger Oilers | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Stjernen | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Stjernen | 0 | | | 1 | Stavanger Oilers | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Vålerenga | 0 | | | |
| 2 | Storhamar | 4 | | | 6 | Vålerenga | 0 | | | |
| 7 | Lillehammer | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Lillehammer | 0 | | | | | | 1 | Stavanger Oilers | 4 |
| (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) | 1 | Stavanger Oilers | 4 |
| (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 | 3 |
| 3 | Sparta Warriors | 4 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Storhamar | 3 |
| 5 | Lørenskog | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Lørenskog | 2 | | | 2 | Storhamar | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Sparta Warriors | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Frisk Asker Tigers | 2 | | | 3 | Sparta Warriors | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Vålerenga | 4 | | | | | | | | |
Source: pointstreak.com
* Norwegian Champions 2015
* Stavanger Oilers 5th title

### Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

List shows the ten best skaters based on the number of points during the playoffs. 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 April 18, 2015. GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| Larrivée, Christian Christian Larrivée | Storhamar Dragons | 16 | 10 | 13 | 23 | +9 | 10 |
| Berglund, Jacob Jacob Berglund | Storhamar Dragons | 16 | 8 | 11 | 19 | +2 | 16 |
| Jensen, Joakim Joakim Jensen | Storhamar Dragons | 16 | 6 | 12 | 18 | +4 | 2 |
| Johansson, Linus Linus Johansson | Storhamar Dragons | 16 | 6 | 12 | 18 | +5 | 14 |
| Soares, Josh Josh Soares | Stavanger Oilers | 15 | 7 | 8 | 15 | +9 | 73 |
| Moffatt, Luke Luke Moffatt | Storhamar Dragons | 16 | 6 | 8 | 14 | +3 | 4 |
| Skadsdammen, Eirik Eirik Skadsdammen | Storhamar Dragons | 16 | 5 | 9 | 14 | +10 | 14 |
| Kissel, Dan Dan Kissel | Stavanger Oilers | 15 | 5 | 9 | 14 | +8 | 4 |
| Knelsen, Dion Dion Knelsen | Sparta Warriors | 11 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -2 | 2 |
| Gamache, Simon Simon Gamache | Vålerenga Ishockey | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +4 | 6 |
| Malmström, Henrik Henrik Malmström | Sparta Warriors | 11 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +2 | 6 |
Source: pointstreak.com

#### Leading goaltenders

The top five goaltenders based on goals against average.
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
| Ruben Smith | Stavanger Oilers | 15 | 859:17 | 11 | 2 | 31 | 1 | .918 | 2.16 |
| Steffen Søberg | Vålerenga | 10 | 630:21 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 1 | .916 | 2.28 |
| Andrew Engelage | Storhamar Dragons | 16 | 977:25 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 1 | .927 | 2.33 |
| Tommy Johansen | Sparta Warriors | 11 | 600:14 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 1 | .903 | 2.73 |
| Tyler Plante | Lørenskog IK | 6 | 355:48 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 0 | .897 | 3.04 |
Source: pointstreak.com

## Qualification

After the regular season had ended, the two lowest ranked teams in the league and the two highest ranked teams in the 1. divisjon competed for the right to play in the 2015–16 GET-ligaen. Kongsvinger Knights, Manglerud Star, Tønsberg Vikings and Comet Halden took part. The tournament wias organized according to a double round robin format, where each club played the others twice, home and away, for a total of six games. The points system and ranking method used, was the same as in the GET-ligaen. The qualification was played between March 5 and March 22.

### Standings

Updated as of March 22, 2015.
| 2015–16 GET-ligaen playoffs | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | +/– | Pts |
| Manglerud Star$^q$ | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 14$^4$ |
| Kongsvinger Knights$^q$ | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 10 |
| Tønsberg Vikings$^r$ | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 8$^4$ |
| Comet Halden$^r$ | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 4 |
q – qualified for next years GET-league; r – will play in next years 1. division
$^4$ Due to use of eligible player by Tønsberg, Manglerud was given the victory of the match March 5, 2015. Result was set to 5-0 to Manglerud.
Source: speaker.no

## Awards

All-Star team
The following players were selected to the 2014–15 GET-ligaen All-Star team:
* Goaltender: Nicklas Dahlberg (Frisk)
* Defenseman: Daniel Sørvik (Vålerenga)
* Defenseman: Erik de la Rose (Storhamar)
* Center: Christian Larrivée (Storhamar)
* Winger: Mathias Trettenes (Stavanger)
* Winger: Brian Ihnacak (Vålerenga)
Other
* Coach of the year: Alexander Smirnov (Storhamar)
* Rookie of the year: Martin Gran (Storhamar)