2007–08 Frölunda HC season

The 2007–08 Frölunda HC season began with the retirement of goaltender Tommy Salo.

2007–08 Frölunda HC
League6th Elitserien
2007–08 record23–22–10
Home record15–8–5
Road record8–14–5
Goals for159
Goals against157
Team information
General managerChrister Kellgren
CoachPer Bäckman, later succeeded by Roger Melin
CaptainJonas Johnson
Alternate captainsRonnie Sundin
Jonas Esbjörs
ArenaScandinavium
Average attendance11,688 (1st)
Team leaders
GoalsTomi Kallio (27)
AssistsNiklas Andersson (37)
PointsNiklas Andersson (49)
Penalty minutesOscar Ackeström (83)
WinsAri Ahonen (23)
Goals against averageAri Ahonen (2.52)

Nordic Trophy

Standings

Team GP W L T GF GA Pts OTW OTL PSW PSL
Kärpät 74122519111001
Frölunda HC 74122525110011
Tappara 73222015101010
Färjestad BK 7322272290110
TPS 7232192370011
Linköpings HC 7241191761000
Djurgårdens IF 7241192150100
HIFK 7142162840101

Group stage

#DateHomeScoreVisitorDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
114 AugustFrölunda3–2DjurgårdenGistedt9001–0–02
216 AugustFrölunda4–5 (SO)FärjestadAhonen1,8861–0–13
322 AugustTappara2–3FrölundaGistedtN/A2–0–15
423 AugustHIFK2–3FrölundaAhonen1,3233–0–17
528 AugustFrölunda3–2 (SO)KärpätGistedt1,0353–0–29
630 AugustFrölunda7–5TPSAhonen1,6674–0–211
74 SeptemberLinköping7–2FrölundaGistedt1,2104–1–211

Final

DateHomeScoreVisitorDecisionAttendance
8 SeptemberKärpät5–2FrölundaAhonen1,124

Elitserien

Standings

Elitserien GP W L T OTW OTL GF GA Pts
yHV715531131134178132107
xLinköpings HC552114209416615392
xModo Hockey55262275115315090
xFärjestads BK552519113316914789
xTimrå IK55232395213413683
xFrölunda HC552322103415915782
xDjurgårdens IF Hockey552120142214513979
xSkellefteå AIK551920162613514175
eSödertälje SK551824132412312969
eLuleå HF551725132613916466
rMora IK551725132413316066
rBrynäs IF55163094215217861

x – clinched playoff spot; y – clinched regular season league title; e – eliminated from playoff contention; r – played in regulation series

Game log

2007–08 game log

Legend:   Win (3 points)   Overtime win (2 point)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime loss (1 point)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

Frölunda ended the 2007–08 regular season as the sixth seed team.

Quarterfinals: vs. (4) Färjestad BK

Frölunda lost series 3–4

#DateHomeScoreVisitorDecisionAttendanceSeries
111 MarchFrölunda3–1FärjestadAhonen7,0891–0
213 MarchFärjestad4–2FrölundaAhonen6,6671–1
315 MarchFrölunda4–0FärjestadAhonen7,8122–1
417 MarchFärjestad4–2FrölundaAhonen7,9712–2
518 MarchFärjestad3–2FrölundaAhonen7,0942–3
620 MarchFrölunda5–4FärjestadAhonen7,5723–3
722 MarchFärjestad3–1FrölundaAhonen8,2503–4

Season stats

Scoring leaders

No. Name Nationality GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
24Niklas Andersson (LW)  Sweden 4812374950724612
71Tomi Kallio (RW)  Finland 542720475471456
11Magnus Kahnberg (LW)  Sweden 521621373072134
16Jonas Nordquist (C)  Sweden 45919283770226
30Jonas Johnson (C)  Sweden 531611273874376
81Andreas Holmqvist (D)  Sweden 49323264040002
28Martin Plüss (C)   Switzerland 50169253262024
12Karl Fabricius (LW)  Sweden 551212242272130
26Toni Söderholm (D)  Finland 53614206670220
23Ronnie Sundin (D)  Sweden 543151864701112
18Steve Kariya (RW)  Canada 41117181800000
17Michael Holmqvist (C)  Sweden 53710175140002
21Mikael Johansson (C)  Sweden 5569153472130
10Fredrik Pettersson (RW)  Sweden 5367133872136
22Jonas Esbjörs (LW)  Sweden 5256114000000
20Tuukka Mäntylä (D)  Finland 45110114670334
25Oscar Ackeström (D)  Sweden 4745983703310
44Jonas Ahnelöv (D)  Sweden 513473060000
7Antti-Jussi Niemi (D)  Finland 5414579711235
15Justin Morrison (RW)  United States 11134600000
32Johan Andersson (LW)  Sweden 492131470114
8Lars Eller (C)  Denmark 14022470112
65Erik Karlsson (D)  Sweden 7101060000
55Joakim Andersson (C)  Sweden 9101241120
33Ossi-Petteri Grönholm (D)  Finland 110111250116
3Philip Larsen (D)  Denmark 16000200000
51Nicklas Lasu (LW)  Sweden 2000000000
42Simon Hjalmarsson (LW)  Sweden 1000200000
51Anton Gustafsson (C)  Sweden 1000000000
51Peter Andersson (D)  Sweden 1000000000
Regular season Playoffs

Transactions

PlayerFormer team
Johan AnderssonVäxjö Lakers
Tuukka MäntyläTappara
Robin RahmSunne IK
Toni SöderholmSC Bern
Ari AhonenJokerit
Andreas HolmqvistLinköpings HC
Jonas NordquistNorfolk Admirals
Fredrik PetterssonCalgary Hitmen
Justin MorrisonModo Hockey
Michael HolmqvistChicago Blackhawks
PlayerNew team
Jan-Axel AlavaaraKloten Flyers
Tommy SaloRetirement
Arto TukioIlves
Anton AxelssonTimrå IK
Henrik MalmströmIlves
Ari VallinLokomotiv Yaroslavl
Markus SeikolaHPK
Johan RynoDetroit Red Wings
Sean BergenheimNew York Islanders

Drafted players

Frölunda HC players picked at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in June 2008.

[1]PlayerNationalityDrafted byRoundOverall
DErik Karlsson SwedenOttawa Senators001st0015th
CAnton Gustafsson SwedenWashington Capitals001st0021st
RWNicklas Lasu SwedenAtlanta Thrashers005th0124th
DPhilip Larsen DenmarkDallas Stars005th0149th

References

General

  • "www.frolundaindians.com – Official team webpage" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Archived from the original on 7 March 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2007.
  • "www.hockeyligan.se – Official league webpage" (in Swedish). Svenska Hockeyligan AB. Archived from the original on 6 March 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2007.
  • "stats.swehockey.se – Statistics database" (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 4 March 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2007.

Footnotes

  1. Position; GGoaltender, DDefenceman, CCentre, LWLeft winger, RWRight winger
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