2008–09 HV71 season

The 2008–09 HV71 season saw HV71's attempt to defend their Swedish Championship title and win the regular season for a second consecutive season. It was the 25th season in the Swedish elite league Elitserien for the club. The club ended fourth after the regular season and managed to go to the finals but was beaten by Färjestads BK who won the Swedish Championship.

2008–09 HV71
League4th Elitserien
2008–09 record22–13–20
Home record11–6–10
Road record11–7–10
Goals for160
Goals against144
Team information
General managerFredrik Stillman
CoachKent Johansson
CaptainJohan Davidsson
Alternate captainsPer Gustafsson
David Petrasek
ArenaKinnarps Arena
Average attendance6,984 (99%)
Team leaders
GoalsMartin Thörnberg (27)
AssistsJohan Davidsson (37)
PointsJohan Davidsson (50)
Penalty minutesKris Beech (106)
WinsStefan Liv (15)
Goals against averageChristoffer Bengtsberg (2.00)

HV71 started the season in the beginning of August playing in the Nordic Trophy, finishing in fifth place, and continued to play in an exhibition game against Malmö Redhawks. HV71 opened the Elitserien regular season against Frölunda HC on September 15, winning the game 6-2. During the first 16 regular season games HV71 never scored the first goal in any of the matches. After the end of the regular season, HV71 ended as the fourth ranked team in the Elitserien regular season standings.

During the season, HV71 played in the inaugural season of the Champions Hockey League. The first group stage match was played in Jönköping on October 8 against the Swiss team SC Bern. HV71 won the game with a score of 6-2. The group stage matches were played in October to beginning of December 2008. HV71 finished second in group B and did not qualify for the semi-finals.

Off-season

April 28: Defenceman Per Gustafsson and winger Johan Lindström re-signed with HV71. Both agreed to a one-year extension. Defenceman Lance Ward and centre Jari Kauppila left for play in Germany and Finland respectively.[1]

May 5: Centre Yared Hagos signed a one-year contract with HV71 as their first new signing for the season 2008–09.[2]

May 8: Defenceman Johan Åkerman left and signed with the Russian team Lokomotiv Yaroslav.[3]

May 9: HV71 signed defenceman Nicholas Angell to a one-year contract. Due to Swedish tax laws Angell will join the club in October 2008.[4]

May 19: HV71 signed youth players Henrik Eriksson, Simon Önerud, David Ullström and youth goaltender Christoffer Bengtsberg to a one-year contract.[5]

June 19: HV71 signed right winger Kim Staal to a one-year contract.[6]

June 21: Left winger Mattias Tedenby drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.[7]

July 1: Wingers Per Ledin and Andreas Jämtin used their NHL out-clauses and signed with the Colorado Avalanche and New York Rangers, respectively.[8][9]

July 8: HV71 signed winger Teemu Laine to a one-year contract.[10]

July 22: HV71 re-signed winger David Fredriksson to a one-year contract.[11]

Pre-season

HV71 began the pre-season playing in the Swedish-Finnish tournament Nordic Trophy, a total of nine games plus two playoff games, from August 7 to September 6, 2008. HV71 ended the tournament as the fifth placed team after defeating Färjestads BK in the last playoff game.[12] Before the regular Elitserien season started HV71 played against the HockeyAllsvenskan team Malmö Redhawks in Malmö.

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)   Loss (0 points)

Playoffs

HV71 ended the 2008 Nordic Trophy regular round as the eight seed. The played in the semi-final for the fifth place game against Kärpät. With a win over the Finnish team, HV71 played and won against Färjestads BK and clinched a final Nordic Trophy ranking as the fifth placed team.[12]

2008 Nordic Trophy Playoffs

Legend:   Win   Overtime win   Loss

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

HV71 ended the 2008–09 regular season as the fourth placed team and was paired with the last playoff team, the eighth seed, Timrå IK, after the 1st through 3rd seeded teams picked their opponents for the quarterfinals.

2009 Elitserien playoffs

Legend:   Win   Overtime win   Loss   Overtime loss

Player stats

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes

Regular season

PlayerGPGAPts+/-PIM
Johan Davidsson55133750224
Jukka Voutilainen52173047963
Björn Melin53831391542
Martin Thörnberg51271138788
Kris Beech4517173410106
Pasi Puistola5462531152
Teemu Laine551415291390
David Petrasek5262228291
Per Gustafsson4991827-742
Mikko Luoma5451621258

Updated after the end of the regular season

Playoffs

PlayerGPGAPts+/-PIM
Martin Thörnberg1810313429
Björn Melin18581332
Jukka Voutilainen18481278
Andreas Falk184711816
Mikko Luoma183811614
Johan Davidsson14371062
David Petrasek1201010630
Mattias Tedenby1863986
Pasi Puistola18178620
Nicholas Angell18257616

Updated after the end of the playoffs

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTW = Overtime Wins; OTL = Overtime Losses GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Regular season

PlayerGPTOIWLTOTWOTLGASOSv%GAA
Christoffer Bengtsberg1601000020.9312.00
Andreas Andersson19121463433510.9102.52
Stefan Liv342001159614861.9112.58

Updated after the end of the regular season

Playoffs

PlayerGPTOIWLTOTWOTLGASOSv%GAA
Stefan Liv18111185013351.9361.89

Updated after the end of the playoffs

Champions Hockey League

HV71 played in group B in the 2008–09 Champions Hockey League. The group's matches were played between October 8 and December 3, 2008. HV71 finished on second place and did not qualify for the semi-finals.

Group B standings

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
x- Espoo Blues 4400013412
e- HV71 4100313183
e- SC Bern 4100311153

x - clinched playoff spot, e - eliminated from playoff contention

Game log

2008 CHL game log

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

Transactions

Acquired by HV71
PlayerFormer teamContract terms
Teemu LaineTPS1 year
Kim StaalLinköpings HC1 year
Nicholas AngellBrynäs IF1 year
Yared Hagos1Mora IK1 year
Veli-Pekka LaitinenHPK7 weeks
Kris BeechPittsburgh Penguins1 year
Kamil PirošKölner Haie1 year2
Johan BjörkMalmö Redhawks1 year2
Leaving HV71
PlayerNew team
Per LedinColorado Avalanche
Andreas JämtinNew York Rangers
Johan ÅkermanLokomotiv Yaroslavl
Eric JohanssonLeksands IF
Jari KauppilaPelicans
Lance WardFrankfurt Lions
Yared Hagos1Södertälje SK

1 Left HV71 after 38 games in season 2008–09.
2 Contracted in late January for the remainder of season 2008–09.

Roster

Goaltenders


Defencemen

Wingers

Centers

Draft picks

HV71 players picked at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Round # Player Position Nationality NHL team
7 210 Adam Almqvist Defender  Sweden Detroit Red Wings

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