Swedish Hockey standings 2012: Anze Kopitar's Mora IK in 9th place

With the NHL locking out its players for now and the foreseeable future, many of the athletes have fled to other leagues around the world, including Sweden, to continue honing their crafts and earning a paycheck.

Some of the more famous names in the Swedish leagues include Anze Kopitar of the Los Angeles Kings, along with Matt Duchene and Gabriel Landeskog of the Colorado Avalanche.

Kopitar is now with Mora IK in the Allsvenskan while Landeskog joined with Djurgarden. Duchene is in the Elitserien, playing for Frolunda.

Thus far, Kopitar has paid off nicely for Mora IK with eight points in just six games, including a pair of goals. The Avalanche forwards are yet to record stats for their lockout-haven clubs.

Standings for the Elitserien:

1. HV71 22 points
2. Skellefte AIK 19 points
3. Lulea HF 19 points
4. Brynas IF 19 points
5. MODO Hockey 19 points
6. Farjestads BK 17 points
7. Linkopings HC 16 points
8. Frolunda HC 12 points
9. Timra IK 11 points
10. Rogle BK 9 points
11. AIK 9 points
12. Vaxjo Lakers HC 8 points

Standings for the Allsvenskan:

1. Orebro HK 17 points
2. IF Troja-Ljungby 15 points
3. IK Oskarshamn 15 points
4. Leksands IF 14 points
5. BIK Karlskoga 12 points
6. VIK Vasteras HK 11 points
7. Djurgardens IF 10 points
8. IF Malmo Redhawks 10 points
9. Mora IK 10 points
10. Asploven HC 9 points
11. Tingsryds AIF 8 points
12. Karlskrona HK 6 points
13. Almtuna IS 4 points
14. Sodartalje SK 3 points