2009–10 Elitserien season
| 2009–10 Elitserien season | |
|---|---|
| League |
 Elitserien
|
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 21, 2009 – March 13, 2010 |
| Total attendance | 2,049,408 (regular season) 315,291 (playoffs) |
| Average attendance | 6,210 (regular season) 7,882 (playoffs) |
| Regular season | |
| League Champion | HV71 |
| Season MVP | Magnus Johansson (Linköpings HC) |
| Top scorer |
 Mats Zuccarello (Modo Hockey, 64 pts) |
| Playoffs | |
| Playoffs Playoffs MVP | Johan Davidsson (HV71) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | HV71 |
| Runners-up | Djurgårdens IF |
The 2009–10 Elitserien season was the 35th season of Elitserien. It started on September 21, 2009 and ended on March 13, 2010. The playoffs started on March 18, 2010 and ended on April 24, 2010. HV71 won the playoffs, beating Timrå IK 4–1 in the quarter final series, Skellefteå AIK 4–1 in the semi final series, and Djurgårdens IF 4–2 in the final series. The season had a mid-season break that started on February 9 and ended on February 26 to allow participation of Elitserien players in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
In Kvalserien, Södertälje SK requalified and AIK qualified for the 2010–11 Elitserien season at the expense of Rögle BK.
Elitserien will bring in a number of rule changes for the start of the 2009–10 Elitserien season aimed at increasing offence. Two rule changes are to Rule 440 on faceoffs. Firstly, the first faceoff of a power play will now be in the defending zone of the team that committed the foul, regardless of where the play was stopped. Secondly, a faceoff will always be located at one of the nine faceoff spots. In previous seasons a faceoff could have been located anywhere on the rink.
For the 2009–10 Elitserien season around 100 matches will be refereed by four referees. Also, the referees uniforms will change to the classical black striped shirts with a number on the back instead of the referee's name, as in previous seasons.
Each team will play each other five times during the regular season. Due to play in the Champions Hockey League and matches against two NHL teams, Färjestads BK's and Linköpings HC's matches in round 4 are played out of the schedule. After the initial season schedule have changes been made for rounds 3, 6, 13, 16 and 38.
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