title: 2013–14 GET-ligaen season
text: # 2013–14 GET-ligaen season
  
  The 2013–14 GET-ligaen is the 75th 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 14, 2013 and concluded on March 4, 2014, with Vålerenga claiming the League Championship in the last match, defeating Stavanger Oilers 7–1.
  
  The playoffs to determine the 2014 Norwegian Ice Hockey Champions began on March 7, and ended on April 14, 2014. When Kurt Davis AKA The Alabamma Slamma went Tommy Noble on the Stavanger Oilers, and defeated Vålerenga Ishockey by 4 games to 2 in the Final to win their fourth title.
  
  ## Participating teams
  
  | Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Frisk Asker Tigers | Asker | Askerhallen | 2,400 |
  | Lillehammer IK | Lillehammer | Kristins Hall | 3,194 |
  | Lørenskog IK | Lørenskog | Lørenskog Ishall | 2,400 |
  | Rosenborg | Trondheim | Leangen Ishall | 3,000 |
  | Sparta Warriors | Sarpsborg | Sparta Amfi | 3,450 |
  | Stavanger Oilers | Stavanger | DNB Arena | 4,377 |
  | Stjernen Hockey | Fredrikstad | Stjernehallen | 2,473 |
  | Storhamar Dragons | Hamar | Hamar OL-Amfi | 6,091 |
  | Tønsberg Vikings | Tønsberg | Tønsberg Ishall | 710 |
  | Vålerenga | Oslo | Jordal Amfi | 4,450 |
  
  ## Regular season
  
  ### Standings
  
  Updated as of March 4, 2014.
  
  | 2013–14 GET-ligaen season | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | +/– | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | $Vålerenga^y$ | 45 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 195 | 95 | +100 | 103 |
  | Stavanger $Oilers^x$ | 45 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 198 | 98 | +100 | 101 |
  | Lillehammer $IK^x$ | 45 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 158 | 135 | +23 | 79 |
  | Sparta $Warriors^x$ | 45 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 136 | 104 | +32 | 78 |
  | Lørenskog $IK^x$ | 45 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 184 | 137 | +47 | $66^1$ |
  | Storhamar $Dragons^x$ | 45 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 146 | 123 | +23 | $62^2$ |
  | Frisk Asker $Tigers^x$ | 45 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 122 | 158 | -36 | 52 |
  | $Rosenborg^x$ | 45 | 11 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 118 | 188 | -70 | 41 |
  | Stjernen $Hockey^r$ | 45 | 11 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 104 | 186 | -82 | 41 |
  | Tønsberg $Vikings^r$ | 45 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 90 | 227 | -137 | 17 |
  
  x – clinched playoff spot; y – clinched regular season league title; r – play in relegation series
  
  $^1$ Lørenskog were deducted 20 point $^2$ Storhamar were deducted 15 point because of for lack of financial control
  
  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 November 30, 2013. GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
  
  | Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Corupe, Kenny Kenny Corupe | Lørenskog IK | 45 | 30 | 36 | 66 | +19 | 38 |
  | Ask, Morten Morten Ask | Vålerenga Ishockey | 44 | 15 | 51 | 66 | +30 | 66 |
  | Kissel, Dan Dan Kissel | Stavanger Oilers | 44 | 21 | 40 | 61 | +32 | 36 |
  | LoVecchio, Jeff Jeff LoVecchio | Lillehammer IK | 45 | 26 | 32 | 58 | +11 | 106 |
  | Olden, Sondre Sondre Olden | Vålerenga Ishockey | 43 | 25 | 33 | 58 | +34 | 34 |
  | Daoust, Jean-Michel Jean-Michel Daoust | Stavanger Oilers | 44 | 19 | 38 | 57 | +31 | 42 |
  | Spets, Knut Henrik Knut Henrik Spets | Lørenskog IK | 45 | 10 | 47 | 57 | +14 | 30 |
  | Knelsen, Dion Dion Knelsen | Sparta Warriors | 45 | 22 | 33 | 55 | +22 | 16 |
  | Davis, Kurt Kurt Davis | Stavanger Oilers | 45 | 18 | 35 | 53 | +20 | 40 |
  | Jensen, Joakim Joakim Jensen | Storhamar Dragons | 44 | 32 | 20 | 52 | +12 | 12 |
  | Sixsmith, James James Sixsmith | Lørenskog IK | 39 | 24 | 28 | 52 | +20 | 12 |
  | Dickenson, Lou Lou Dickenson | Rosenborg | 44 | 22 | 30 | 52 | -17 | 30 |
  | Johnsen, Pål Pål Johnsen | Storhamar Dragons | 44 | 9 | 43 | 52 | +10 | 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 | 26 | 1496:51 | 17 | 7 | 46 | 7 | .935 | 1.84 |
  | Steffen Søberg | Vålerenga | 45 | 2663:43 | 34 | 11 | 89 | 5 | .924 | 2.00 |
  | Gašper Krošelj | Sparta Warriors | 36 | 2097:00 | 21 | 14 | 73 | 6 | .922 | 2.09 |
  | Tyler Plante | Lørenskog IK | 17 | 1001:58 | 12 | 5 | 38 | 1 | .917 | 2.28 |
  | Tommy Johansen | Storhamar Dragons | 37 | 2150:57 | 22 | 15 | 86 | 3 | .916 | 2.40 |
  
  Source: pointstreak.com
  
  **Attendance**
  
  | Team | Arena | Capacity | Total | Games | Average | % of Capacity |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Frisk Tigers | Askerhallen | 2,400 | 25,045 | 23 | 1,088 | 45,3% |
  | Stavanger Oilers | DNB Arena | 4,377 | 90,618 | 22 | 4,119 | 94,1% |
  | Storhamar Dragons | Hamar OL-Amfi | 6,091 | 51,692 | 23 | 2,247 | 36,9% |
  | Vålerenga | Jordal Amfi | 4,450 | 49,422 | 22 | 2,246 | 50,5% |
  | Lillehammer | Kristins Hall | 3,194 | 31,270 | 23 | 1,359 | 42,5% |
  | Rosenborg | Leangen Ishall | 3,000 | 36,016 | 22 | 1,637 | 54,6% |
  | Lørenskog | Lørenskog Ishall | 1,350 | 28,330 | 23 | 1,231 | 91,2% |
  | Sparta Warriors | Sparta Amfi | 3,450 | 44,684 | 22 | 2,031 | 58,9% |
  | Stjernen | Stjernehallen | 2,473 | 26,053 | 23 | 1,132 | 45,8% |
  | Tønsberg Vikings | Tønsberg Ishall | 500 | 7,083 | 22 | 321 | 64,2% |
  | Total | Games | Average |
  | 390,213 | 225 | 1,734 |
  
  Source:pointstreak.com
  
  ## Playoffs
  
  After the regular season, the top eight teams will be qualified for the playoffs. In the first and second rounds, the highest remaining seed chooses which of the two lowest remaining seeds to be matched against. In each round the higher-seeded team is awarded home ice advantage. Each best-of-seven series follows a 1–1–1–1–1–1–1 format: the higher-seeded team plays 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 14, 2014.
  
  | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Vålerenga | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Frisk Asker Tigers | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Frisk Asker Tigers | 1 | | | 1 | Vålerenga | 4 | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | Storhamar Dragons | 3 | | | |
  | 2 | Stavanger Oilers | 4 | | | 6 | Storhamar Dragons | 3 | | | |
  | 8 | Rosenborg | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Rosenborg | 0 | | | | | | 1 | Vålerenga | 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) | 1 | Vålerenga | 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 | Stavanger Oilers | 4 |
  | 3 | Lillehammer | 4 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Stavanger Oilers | 4 |
  | 5 | Lørenskog | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Lørenskog | 1 | | | 2 | Stavanger Oilers | 4 | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | Lillehammer | 3 | | | |
  | 4 | Sparta Warriors | 1 | | | 3 | Lillehammer | 3 | | | |
  | 6 | Storhamar Dragons | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  
  Source: pointstreak.com
  
  * Norwegian Champions 2014
  * Stavanger Oilers 4th 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 14, 2014. GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
  
  | Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Kissel, Dan Dan Kissel | Stavanger Oilers | 17 | 8 | 10 | 18 | +9 | 4 |
  | Daoust, Jean-Michel Jean-Michel Daoust | Stavanger Oilers | 17 | 5 | 13 | 18 | +13 | 10 |
  | Lindström, Tobias Tobias Lindström | Vålerenga Ishockey | 18 | 7 | 10 | 17 | +3 | 6 |
  | Dineen, Nick Nick Dineen | Lillehammer IK | 12 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -4 | 12 |
  | Schaus, Nick Nick Schaus | Stavanger Oilers | 17 | 6 | 9 | 15 | +11 | 24 |
  | Davis, Kurt Kurt Davis | Stavanger Oilers | 17 | 4 | 11 | 15 | +9 | 18 |
  | Kristiansen, Tommy Tommy Kristiansen | Stavanger Oilers | 16 | 4 | 11 | 15 | +7 | 73 |
  | Strandfeldt, Martin Martin Strandfeldt | Stavanger Oilers | 17 | 6 | 8 | 14 | +6 | 26 |
  | LoVecchio, Jeff Jeff LoVecchio | Lillehammer IK | 12 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 4 |
  | Olden, Sondre Sondre Olden | Vålerenga Ishockey | 18 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 2 |
  | Sørvik, Daniel Daniel Sørvik | Vålerenga Ishockey | 18 | 5 | 8 | 13 | +3 | 12 |
  
  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 | 16 | 985:47 | 11 | 5 | 30 | 1 | .931 | 1.83 |
  | Steffen Søberg | Vålerenga | 18 | 1070:11 | 10 | 8 | 34 | 1 | .928 | 1.91 |
  | Joe Fallon | Lillehammer IK | 12 | 793:10 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 1 | .933 | 2.42 |
  | Tommy Johansen | Storhamar Dragons | 12 | 736:38 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 1 | .908 | 2.61 |
  | Gašper Krošelj | Sparta Warriors | 5 | 319:04 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0 | .914 | 3.01 |
  
  Source: pointstreak.com
  
  **Attendance**
  
  | Team | Arena | Capacity | Total | Games | Average | % of Capacity |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Frisk Tigers | Askerhallen | 2,400 | 2,303 | 2 | 1,151 | 63,0% |
  | Stavanger Oilers | DNB Arena | 4,377 | 33,898 | 9 | 3,766 | 86,0% |
  | Storhamar Dragons | Hamar OL-Amfi | 6,091 | 16,799 | 5 | 3,359 | 55,1% |
  | Vålerenga | Jordal Amfi | 4,450 | 28,805 | 10 | 2,880 | 64,7% |
  | Lillehammer | Kristins Hall | 3,194 | 10,866 | 6 | 1,811 | 56,7% |
  | Rosenborg | Leangen Ishall | 3,000 | 2,866 | 2 | 1,433 | 47,8% |
  | Lørenskog | Lørenskog Ishall | 1,350 | 3,020 | 2 | 1,510 | 111,9% |
  | Sparta Warriors | Sparta Amfi | 3,450 | 5,403 | 3 | 1,801 | 52,2% |
  | Total | Games | Average |
  | 103,960 | 39 | 2,665 |
  
  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 2014–15 GET-ligaen. Kongsvinger Knights, Manglerud Star, Stjernen Hockey and the Tønsberg Vikings took part. The tournament was 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.
  
  ### Standings
  
  Updated as of March 27, 2014.
  
  | Team | GP | W | OTW/SOW | OTL/SOL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Stjernen $Hockey^q$ | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 16 |
  | Tønsberg $Vikings^q$ | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 9 |
  | Manglerud $Star^r$ | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 8 |
  | Kongsvinger $Knights^r$ | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 3 |
  
  q – qualified for next years GET-league; r – will play in next years 1. division
  
  GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTW = Overtime Wins; OTL = Overtime losses; SOW = Shootout Wins; SOL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points Source: speaker.no
  
  ## Awards
  
  All-Star team
  
  The following players were selected to the 2013–14 GET-ligaen All-Star team:
  
  * Goaltender: Brady Hjelle (Rosenborg)
  * Defenseman: Mats Trygg (Vålerenga)
  * Defenseman: Kurt Davis (Stavanger)
  * Center: Jeff LoVecchio (Lillehammer)
  * Winger: Sondre Olden (Vålerenga)
  * Winger: Jonas Johansson (Frisk Asker)
  
  Other
  
  * Coach of the year: Espen Knutsen (Vålerenga)
  