2008–09 Frölunda HC season

The 2008–09 Frölunda HC season was the club's 29th season in the Swedish elite league Elitserien. The regular season began on 15 September 2008 against rival team HV71, and concluded on 28 February 2009 against Djurgårdens IF. Frölunda looked to improve upon their progress in the 2007–08 season after being eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by Färjestad BK.

2008–09 Frölunda HC
League3rd Elitserien
2008–09 record25–20–10
Home record15–7–5
Road record10–13–5
Goals for144
Goals against130
Team information
General managerKent Norberg
CoachUlf Dahlén
Assistant coachJanne Karlsson
CaptainNiklas Andersson
Alternate captainsRonnie Sundin, Tomi Kallio and Riku Hahl
ArenaScandinavium
Average attendance11,234
Team leaders
GoalsTomi Kallio (19)
AssistsRiku Hahl (24)
PointsNiklas Andersson (37)
Penalty minutesPatric Blomdahl (116)

Niklas Andersson was named captain of the team after Jonas Johnson retired. Ronnie Sundin continued serving as alternate captain; Tomi Kallio and Riku Hahl were named alternate captains after Jonas Esbjörs had retired.

Pre-season

Standings

Nordic Trophy GP W L T OTW OTL PSW PSL GF GA PTS
y- Linköpings HC97200000311914
y- Frölunda HC97200000251814
y- Djurgårdens IF96300000332312
y- HIFK94320020302612
x- Kärpät95400000201710
x- TPS9351001018298
x- Färjestads BK9351000122277
x- HV719360000019256
z- Jokerit9261000124295
z- Tappara9261000121305

y - clinched semi-final spot for championship, x - clinched semi-final spot for 5th place, z - play for 9th place

Game log

2008 Nordic trophy game log

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

Exhibition game against Ottawa

On 2 October 2008, Frölunda play an exhibition game against the Ottawa Senators. The game was played two days prior to the 2008–09 NHL season premier between Ottawa and the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stockholm Globe Arena. Ottawa's captain Daniel Alfredsson is a native of Gothenburg and Frölunda is the only other professional team he has represented.[1] Prior to the game Alfredsson was honoured with a decorated pillar in Scandinavium. Frölunda lost the game by a score of 1–4, with Oscar Hedman scoring their only goal. Alfredsson scored the second goal for the Senators, Chris Kelly, Alexandre Picard and Jason Spezza scored the Senators' other three goals in the game.

Regular season

Standings

Elitserien GP W L T OTW OTL GF GA Pts
yFärjestads BK55301781315812299
xLinköpings HC552616131416615292
xFrölunda HC552520106214413091
xHV71552213204716014490
xLuleå HF55262090614913687
xSkellefteå AIK552122125414914180
xBrynäs IF552122124212814079
xTimrå IK551924127115214276
eModo Hockey55202784215317772
eDjurgårdens IF551723155214915571
rRögle BK551825121715217867
rSödertälje SK551228155312216556

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

Game log

2008–09 Game log

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

Playoffs

Playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player stats

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Regular season Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
Niklas Andersson52162137221134710
Tomi Kallio5519153495114596
Riku Hahl527243122101564
Lars Eller48121729281031412
Fredrik Pettersson5381826671051618
Magnus Kahnberg559162516110224
Tuukka Mäntylä533172052110002
Janne Niskala359101920113368
Philip Larsen532151718112134
Ronnie Sundin543121534110448
Jonas Nordquist3886146     
Mikael Johansson5531114221101112
Joakim Andersson49661222110004
John Pohl1257126112798
Oscar Hedman555611261100014
Erik Karlsson455510101112324
Toni Söderholm37371053     
Karl Fabricius4853830110118
Andreas Karlsson123586     
Patric Blomdahl485271161100031
Joe DiPenta47156711101112
Johan Andersson521453730000
Jonas Johnson1405501123510
Nicklas Lasu143144110118
Carl Klingberg102130     
Andreas Holmqvist712310     
Oscar Ackeström70112     
Johan Holmqvist550112110000
Casper Carning20000     
Martin Røymark40000     
Tim Bränholm50000     
Henrik Tömmernes110000     
Ari Ahonen550000110000

Transactions

Acquired
PlayerFormer teamDate
Lars EllerFrölunda J205 March[2]
Joakim AnderssonFrölunda J205 March[2]
Oscar HedmanModo Hockey27 March[3]
Patric BlomdahlLinköpings HC25 April[4]
Andreas KarlssonTampa Bay Lightning11 May[5]
Joe DiPentaAnaheim Ducks15 July[6]
Riku HahlTimrå IK16 July[7]
Johan HolmqvistDallas Stars23 July[8]
Erik KarlssonFrölunda J2025 August[9]
Oscar AckeströmHC Slovan Bratislava9 September[10]
Henrik TömmernesFrölunda J2029 October[11]
Janne NiskalaTampa Bay Lightning13 November[12]
Martin Røymark (loan)Sparta Warriors17 December[13]
Jonas Johnsoncomeback19 January[14]
John PohlHC Lugano22 January[15]
Leaving
PlayerNew teamDate
Ossi-Petteri GrönholmKärpät
Jonas Esbjörsretire
Steve KariyaHPK
Oscar AckeströmHC Slovan Bratislava27 March[16]
Jonas AhnelövPhoenix Coyotes27 March[16]
Jonas Johnsonretire9 April[17]
Joel GistedtPhoenix Coyotes25 April[18]
Michael HolmqvistDjurgårdens IF8 May[19]
Martin PlüssSC Bern22 May[20]
Antti-Jussi NiemiHC Lada Togliatti13 June[21]
Andreas HolmqvistDjurgårdens IF30 September[22]
Oscar AckeströmHannover Scorpions5 October[23]
Toni SöderholmHIFK20 January[24]

Drafted players

Frölunda HC players picked at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality NHL team
2nd34thCarl Klingberg SwedenAtlanta Thrashers
2nd46thRobin Lehner SwedenOttawa Senators
5th143rdPeter Andersson SwedenVancouver Canucks

References

General

  • "www.frolundaindians.com – Official team webpage" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Archived from the original on 27 March 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2008.
  • "www.hockeyligan.se – Official league webpage" (in Swedish). Svenska Hockeyligan AB. Archived from the original on 27 March 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2008.
  • "stats.swehockey.se – Statistics database" (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 22 March 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2008.

Footnotes

  1. Jönsson, Fredrik (26 January 2008). "Frölunda Indians möter Ottawa Senators". frolundaindians.com (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
  2. Gyllander, Peter (5 March 2008). "Lars Eller och Jocke Andersson skrev på för Frölunda" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 6 September 2008.
  3. Gyllander, Peter (27 March 2008). "Oscar Hedman till Frölunda" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 6 September 2008.
  4. Gyllander, Peter (25 April 2008). "Patric Blomdahl till Frölunda Hockey Club" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 6 September 2008.
  5. Gyllander, Peter (11 May 2008). "Andreas Karlsson till Frölunda Hockey Club" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 6 September 2008.
  6. Gyllander, Peter (15 July 2008). "Joe DiPenta till Frölunda Hockey Club" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Archived from the original on 2 August 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2008.
  7. Gyllander, Peter (16 July 2008). "Centern Riku Hahl till Frölunda" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 6 September 2008.
  8. Gyllander, Peter (23 July 2008). "Johan "Honken" Holmqvist till Frölunda Hockey Club" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 6 September 2008.
  9. Gyllander, Peter (25 August 2008). "#65 Erik Karlsson till A-truppen" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 14 November 2008.
  10. Gyllander, Peter (9 September 2008). "Ackeström i A-truppen tillsvidare" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
  11. Aronsson, Joachim (29 October 2008). "Dahlén inför Luleå: "Vi ska värdera våra lägen"" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 7 November 2008.
  12. Gyllander, Peter (13 November 2008). "Janne Niskala till Frölunda Hockey Club" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 13 November 2008.
  13. Gyllander, Peter (17 December 2008). "Frölunda Hockey Club lånar Martin Røymark" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  14. Gyllander, Peter (19 January 2008). "Jonas Johnson tränar med Frölunda från måndag" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Archived from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
  15. Gyllander, Peter (22 January 2008). "Forwarden John Pohl till Frölunda Hockey Club" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
  16. Gyllander, Peter (27 March 2008). "Ahnelöv och Ackeström lämnar Frölunda" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 6 September 2008.
  17. Gyllander, Peter (9 April 2008). "Jonas Johnson slutar" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 6 September 2008.
  18. Gyllander, Peter (25 April 2008). "Gistedt till "Waynes world"" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 6 September 2008.
  19. Gyllander, Peter (8 May 2008). "Michael Holmqvist lämnar Frölunda" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 6 September 2008.
  20. Gyllander, Peter (22 May 2008). "Martin Plüss lämnar Frölunda Indians" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 6 September 2008.
  21. Gyllander, Peter (13 June 2008). "Antti-Jussi Niemi lämnar Frölunda Hockey Club" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 6 September 2008.
  22. Gyllander, Peter (30 September 2008). "Förändringar i A-truppen: DiPenta kommer i morgon och Andreas Holmqvist slutar i Frölunda" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2008.
  23. Gyllander, Peter (4 October 2008). "Ändring i A-truppen: Ackeström försvinner och Röymark tränar med Frölunda" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
  24. Gyllander, Peter (20 January 2009). "Toni Söderholm lämnar Frölunda Hockey Club" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Archived from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
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