The Final Table
By the end of the season the table has shuffled itself into four groups of teams.
The Top Three (93-75 pts)
The top three teams have been Luleå, MODO Hockey and Linköping HC, the second and third teams separated by only four points whilst these three provided 10 of the top 13 scorers in Total Points. Indeed they are have won five of the last seven SDHL championships.
MODO Hockey may look back and wonder what might have been had they not lost three of their highly talented import players during the season. Breanne Wilson Bennett, Brooke Boqvist (both concussion) and Lauren Wildfang (personal reasons) had notched up 66 points between them and Wildfang managed more than a Point Per Game. But a second place and first in Total Points for Canadian forward, Michela Cava - albeit by just one point- will have to do. Their goal now will be to go one better than last year's semifinal.
Linköping HC certainly have missed Lara Stalder's goal scoring prowess. She had 38 points in just 18 games, but has spent half the season out due to a shoulder injury. So their top scorer was new signing, Canadian Kennedy Marchment.
For the first time in the club's history they have also not had a first choice international keeper in net. Finnish second choice keeper Eveliina Suonpää finished eighth in the goalkeeper's competition on SVS%.
Linköping may have won more matches in regulation than MODO, but the team from Örnsköldsvik were able to finish off more matches in Overtime including three on penalties.
Last year Linköping beat MODO in the semis only to lose to Luleå in the final. This year both will be hoping to return to past glories and lift the trophy again.
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