2008–09 HV71 season
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The 2008–09 HV71 season
Season (sports)
In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an...

saw HV71
HV71
HV71, often referred to as just HV, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Jönköping, playing in the Swedish elite league Elitserien...

'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
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 elite league Elitserien
Elitserien
Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden...

 for the club. The club ended fourth after the regular season and managed to go to the finals but was beaten by Färjestads BK
Färjestads BK
Färjestads Bollklubb is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Karlstad. Färjestad has had 18 Swedish Championship final appearances, winning nine times since Elitserien was started in 1975. The team plays in the highest Swedish league, and have done so since 1965...

 who won the Swedish Championship.

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
Malmö Redhawks
The Malmö Redhawks is an ice hockey club from Malmö, Sweden. The team is currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan. Malmö has played 16 seasons in the top Swedish league Elitserien .-History:...

. HV71 opened the Elitserien regular season against Frölunda HC
Frölunda HC
Frölunda Hockey Club, also known as the Frölunda Indians, are a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Gothenburg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Elitserien, where they have played the majority of the seasons during its existence. The last time they played in the...

 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
2008–09 Champions Hockey League
-Group stage:The draw for the group stage took place on Friday, 25 April 2008 in Zurich, Switzerland. The twelve teams were drawn into groups of three. Each group played a double round-robin. If the games were decided after 60 minutes, the winner was awarded 3 points and the loser 0 points...

 of the Champions Hockey League
Champions Hockey League
The Champions Hockey League was a short-lived ice hockey league which was launched in 2008 by the International Ice Hockey Federation and only played in the 2008–09 season. Its creation coincided with the IIHF's 100th anniversary and replaced the IIHF European Champions Cup, the former competition...

. The first group stage match was played in Jönköping
Jönköping
-Notable people:*Lillian Asplund, RMS Titanic survivor*John Bauer, illustrator, painter*Amy Diamond, singer*Agnetha Fältskog, ABBA*Carl Henrik Fredriksson, editor-in-chief and co-founder of Eurozine*Anders Gustafsson, kayaker, Olympian...

 on October 8 against the Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 team SC Bern
SC Bern
Schlittschuh Club Bern is an ice hockey team based in Bern, Switzerland. The club was the most attended team in Europe for the 2010-11 season, averaging 15,856 spectators....

. 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.

Offseason

April 28: Defenseman Per Gustafsson
Per Gustafsson
Per Gustafsson is a Swedish ice hockey defenceman who played over 700 games for HV71 in the Swedish Elitserien. He is a three-times Swedish champion and a World Championship silver medalist...

 and winger Johan Lindström
Johan Lindström
Johan Lindström is a Swedish professional ice hockey player currently with the HV71 team in the Swedish Elitserien league.- References :...

 re-signed with HV71. Both agreed to a one-year extension. Defenseman Lance Ward
Lance Ward
Lance Ward is an inactive Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He holds the current Elitserien record for most penalty minutes during one season.-Playing career:...

 and centre Jari Kauppila left for play in Germany and Finland respectively.

May 5: Centre Yared Hagos
Yared Hagos
Yared Hagos is a professional Swedish ice hockey centre of Ethiopian descent, currently with Skellefteå AIK in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.-Playing career:...

 signed a one-year contract with HV71 as their first new signing for the season 2008–09.

May 8: Defenseman Johan Åkerman
Johan Åkerman
See Johan Gustav Åkerman for the economistJohan Åkerman is a professional Swedish ice hockey player, currently with Linköpings HC in the Swedish Elitserien.-External links:...

 left and signed with the Russian team Lokomotiv Yaroslav.

May 9: HV71 signed defenseman Nicholas Angell
Nicholas Angell
Nicholas "Nick" Angell is an American professional ice hockey player who played the 2010–11 season in the Kontinental Hockey League with Metallurg Novokuznetsk.-Early career:...

 to a one-year contract. Due to Swedish tax laws Angell will join the club in October 2008.

May 19: HV71 signed youth players Henrik Eriksson
Henrik Eriksson
Henrik Eriksson is a professional Swedish ice hockey player. He is currently a right winger for Mora IK in HockeyAllsvenskan. Eriksson previously played for Djurgårdens IF. During his time in Djurgården, Eriksson usually played in the fourth line with Carl Gustafsson and Jacob Josefson.-Career...

, Simon Önerud
Simon Önerud
Simon Önerud is a professional Swedish ice hockey player, currently with Timrå IK in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.-External links:...

, David Ullström
David Ullström
David Ullström is a professional Swedish ice hockey player who is currently playing for the New York Islanders in the NHL. He was selected by the Islanders in the 4th round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft....

 and youth goaltender Christoffer Bengtsberg to a one-year contract.

June 19: HV71 signed right winger Kim Staal
Kim Staal
Kim Staal is a Danish professional ice hockey forward, currently with Malmö Redhawks in the Swedish second tier league HockeyAllsvenskan....

 to a one-year contract.

June 21: Left winger Mattias Tedenby
Mattias Tedenby
Mattias "Teddybear" Tedenby is a Swedish professional ice hockey player, currently with the New Jersey Devils in the NHL.-Playing career:...

 drafted by the New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft
2008 NHL Entry Draft
The 2008 NHL Entry Draft was the 46th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted by the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on June 20–21, 2008...

.

July 1: Wingers Per Ledin
Per Ledin
Pehr Gunnar Ledin is a Swedish professional ice hockey player, currently playing for HV71 of the Elitserien.- Playing career :...

 and Andreas Jämtin
Andreas Jämtin
Andreas Jämtin is a Swedish professional ice hockey player, currently playing with Linköpings HC in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.- Playing career :...

 used their NHL out-clauses and signed with the Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise...

 and New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

, respectively.

July 8: HV71 signed winger Teemu Laine
Teemu Laine
Teemu Laine is a professional Finnish ice hockey player, currently with HC Dinamo Minsk in the Kontinental Hockey League.-Awards:* Finnish Champion with Jokerit in 2002....

 to a one-year contract.

July 22: HV71 re-signed winger David Fredriksson
David Fredriksson
David Fredriksson is a Swedish ice hockey player, currently with HV71 in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.-Playing career:...

 to a one-year contract.

Pre-season

HV71 began the pre-season playing in the Swedish-Finnish tournament Nordic Trophy
Nordic Trophy
-Tournament structure:In the 2011 edition of the European Trophy, the tournament is divided into regular round games between August and September, when teams play each other in a predefined schedule, and a playoff weekend in December which is an elimination tournament where two teams play against...

, 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
Färjestads BK
Färjestads Bollklubb is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Karlstad. Färjestad has had 18 Swedish Championship final appearances, winning nine times since Elitserien was started in 1975. The team plays in the highest Swedish league, and have done so since 1965...

 in the last playoff game. Before the regular Elitserien season started HV71 played against the HockeyAllsvenskan team Malmö Redhawks
Malmö Redhawks
The Malmö Redhawks is an ice hockey club from Malmö, Sweden. The team is currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan. Malmö has played 16 seasons in the top Swedish league Elitserien .-History:...

 in Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...

.

Game log

2008 Nordic Trophy game log
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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
Kärpät
Oulun Kärpät is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga based in Oulu, Finland. Their logo features a stoat ; "kärpät" is Finnish for stoats or ermines. The team has won five league championships .-History:...

. With a win over the Finnish team, HV71 played and won against Färjestads BK
Färjestads BK
Färjestads Bollklubb is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Karlstad. Färjestad has had 18 Swedish Championship final appearances, winning nine times since Elitserien was started in 1975. The team plays in the highest Swedish league, and have done so since 1965...

 and clinched a final Nordic Trophy ranking as the fifth placed team.
2008 Nordic Trophy Playoffs
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Game log

2008–09 Game log
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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
Timrå IK
Timrå IK is a Swedish ice hockey team from Timrå, who currently plays in the top division, Elitserien. Seasons in the top division include 1956–57 to 1975–76, 1977–78, 1981–82, and 2000–01 until present.-History:...

, after the 1st through 3rd seeded teams picked their opponents for the quarterfinals.
2009 Elitserien playoffs
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Legend:

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played
Games played
Games played is a statistic used in team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has participated ; the statistic is generally applied irrespective of whatever portion of the game is contested.-Baseball:In baseball, the statistic applies also to players who, prior to a game,...

; G = Goals
Goal (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to...

; A = Assists
Assist (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal...

; Pts = Points
Point (ice hockey)
Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one...

; +/- = Plus/Minus
Plus/minus
Plus–minus is an ice hockey statistic that measures a player's goal differential. With the exclusion of penalty shot goals, when an even-strength or shorthanded goal is scored, the plus–minus statistic is increased by one for those players on the ice for the team scoring the goal; the plus–minus...

; PIM = Penalties in Minutes
Penalty (ice hockey)
A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,...


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

Champions Hockey League

HV71 played in group B in the 2008–09 Champions Hockey League
2008–09 Champions Hockey League
-Group stage:The draw for the group stage took place on Friday, 25 April 2008 in Zurich, Switzerland. The twelve teams were drawn into groups of three. Each group played a double round-robin. If the games were decided after 60 minutes, the winner was awarded 3 points and the loser 0 points...

. 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
Espoo Blues
The Blues are an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Espoo, Finland at the Barona Areena.-Team history:The club was established in February 1984 as Kiekko-Espoo and played their first season in 1984-1985 in the Finnish Second Division...

4 4 0 0 0 13 4 12
e-  HV71
HV71
HV71, often referred to as just HV, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Jönköping, playing in the Swedish elite league Elitserien...

4 1 0 0 3 13 18 3
e-  SC Bern
SC Bern
Schlittschuh Club Bern is an ice hockey team based in Bern, Switzerland. The club was the most attended team in Europe for the 2010-11 season, averaging 15,856 spectators....

4 1 0 0 3 11 15 3
x - clinched playoff spot, e - eliminated from playoff contention

Game log

2008 CHL game log
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Legend:

Transactions

Acquired by HV71
Player Former team Contract terms
Teemu Laine
Teemu Laine
Teemu Laine is a professional Finnish ice hockey player, currently with HC Dinamo Minsk in the Kontinental Hockey League.-Awards:* Finnish Champion with Jokerit in 2002....

 
TPS
TPS (ice hockey)
TPS or Turun Palloseura is an ice hockey team and 11-time champion of SM-liiga. They play in Turku, Finland at the HK Arena. In terms of championships, TPS is the most successful team in SM-liiga history.-Team history:...

 
1 year
Kim Staal
Kim Staal
Kim Staal is a Danish professional ice hockey forward, currently with Malmö Redhawks in the Swedish second tier league HockeyAllsvenskan....

 
Linköpings HC
Linköpings HC
Linköpings Hockey Club, often known by its acronym LHC or, colloquially among its fans, Cluben, is an ice hockey team from Linköping, Sweden....

 
1 year
Nicholas Angell
Nicholas Angell
Nicholas "Nick" Angell is an American professional ice hockey player who played the 2010–11 season in the Kontinental Hockey League with Metallurg Novokuznetsk.-Early career:...

 
Brynäs IF
Brynäs IF
Brynäs IF is a professional Swedish ice hockey team from Gävle. The club plays in the highest Swedish league , and has done so since 1960.-History:...

 
1 year
Yared Hagos
Yared Hagos
Yared Hagos is a professional Swedish ice hockey centre of Ethiopian descent, currently with Skellefteå AIK in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.-Playing career:...

1
Mora IK
Mora IK
Mora Ishockeyklubb is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Mora, Sweden. They are currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan...

 
1 year
Veli-Pekka Laitinen  HPK
HPK
HPK is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Hämeenlinna, Finland at the Hämeenlinnan jäähalli. HPK was established in 1929. The full name of the club is HPK-Edustusjääkiekko Ry and the team is sometimes promoted as the "Hockey Playing Knights", with the logo representing a knight...

 
7 weeks
Kris Beech
Kris Beech
Kristopher Beech is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre, currently playing for Rauman Lukko in the Finnish elite league SM-Liiga.-Playing career:...

 
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...

 
1 year
Kamil Piroš
Kamil Piroš
Kamil Piroš is a Czech ice hockey center/winger, currently contracted by HV71 in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.-Draft:...

 
Kölner Haie
Kölner Haie
The Kölner Haie are an ice hockey club based in Cologne, Germany that plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team was one of the founding members of the DEL.The team colours are red and white....

 
1 year2
Johan Björk
Johan Björk
Johan Björk is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for HK Acroni Jesenice of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. He was selected by the Ottawa Senators in the 4th round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft....

 
Malmö Redhawks
Malmö Redhawks
The Malmö Redhawks is an ice hockey club from Malmö, Sweden. The team is currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan. Malmö has played 16 seasons in the top Swedish league Elitserien .-History:...

 
1 year2
Leaving HV71
Player New team
Per Ledin
Per Ledin
Pehr Gunnar Ledin is a Swedish professional ice hockey player, currently playing for HV71 of the Elitserien.- Playing career :...

 
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise...

Andreas Jämtin
Andreas Jämtin
Andreas Jämtin is a Swedish professional ice hockey player, currently playing with Linköpings HC in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.- Playing career :...

 
New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

Johan Åkerman
Johan Åkerman
See Johan Gustav Åkerman for the economistJohan Åkerman is a professional Swedish ice hockey player, currently with Linköpings HC in the Swedish Elitserien.-External links:...

 
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Hockey Club Lokomotiv , also known as Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, is a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Yaroslavl. The name of the team is derived from its owner, Russian Railways, the national railroad operator....

Eric Johansson
Eric Johansson
Eric Johansson is a Swedish-Canadian professional ice hockey player, currently playing in Alba Volán Székesfehérvár of the OB I bajnokság league.- Playing career :...

 
Leksands IF
Leksands IF
Leksands Idrottsförening is a Swedish ice hockey team from the town of Leksand in the region of Dalarna. The team is currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan. Leksand has played 53 seasons in the top Swedish league – between 1951 to 2001, 2002 to 2004, and 2005–06...

Jari Kauppila  Pelicans
Pelicans (ice hockey)
Pelicans is an ice hockey team playing in the SM-liiga, and formed in 1996. They play in the city of Lahti, Finland at Isku Arena. The team is partially owned by retired NHL goaltender Pasi Nurminen.-Notable players:* Sean Avery* Jason Bonsignore...

Lance Ward
Lance Ward
Lance Ward is an inactive Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He holds the current Elitserien record for most penalty minutes during one season.-Playing career:...

 
Frankfurt Lions
Frankfurt Lions
The Frankfurt Lions were a professional men's ice hockey club from Frankfurt, Germany that played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The club ceased operations in 2010 due to financial difficulty.-History:...

Yared Hagos
Yared Hagos
Yared Hagos is a professional Swedish ice hockey centre of Ethiopian descent, currently with Skellefteå AIK in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.-Playing career:...

1
Södertälje SK
Södertälje SK
Södertälje Sportklubb is a Swedish professional ice hockey club playing in HockeyAllsvenskan. Södertälje were charter members of Elitserien when the league was founded in 1975 and have since played 24 seasons in the league...



1 Left HV71 after 38 games in season 2008–09.

2 Contracted in late January for the remainder of season 2008–09.

Roster

Goaltenders




Defensemen - A - A


Wingers


Centers - C
Captain (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, each team can designate an official captain for each game. The player serving as captain during the game wears a "C" on his or her jersey...




  • GM: Fredrik Stillman
    Fredrik Stillman
    Fredrik Stillman is a retired Swedish ice hockey player, currently general manager for HV71 in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.- Playing career :Stillman, sometimes locally called "Mr...

  • Coach: Kent Johansson
    Kent Johansson
    Kent "Lill-Kenta" Johansson is a retired Swedish ice hockey player, currently head coach of Frölunda HC in Elitserien.-Playing career:Johansson started his playing career with Huddinge IK in the Swedish tier two league in 1973...


Draft picks

HV71 players picked at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft
2009 NHL Entry Draft
The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was the 47th Entry Draft. It was held on June 26–27, 2009 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. The Draft was part of the Montreal Canadiens centennial celebrations. National Hockey League teams took turns selecting amateur ice hockey players from junior, collegiate, or...

.
Round # Player Position Nationality NHL team
7 210 Adam Almqvist
Adam Almqvist
Adam Almqvist is a professional Swedish ice hockey player. He is currently playing for HV71 in Elitserien. He was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 7th round, 210th overall, in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft....

Defender Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...

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