- 2008–09 HV71 season
IcehockeyTeamSeason
Season= 2008–09
Team= HV71
League=Elitserien
LeagueRank= 5th
Conference=
ConferenceRank=
Division=
DivisionRank=
Record= 4–4–2
HomeRecord= 2–3–1
RoadRecord= 2–1–1
GoalsFor= 30
GoalsAgainst= 27
GeneralManager=Fredrik Stillman
Coach=Kent Johansson
Captain=Johan Davidsson
AltCaptain=Per Gustafsson David Petrasek
Arena=Kinnarps Arena
Attendance=
GoalsLeader=Per Gustafsson (6)
AssistsLeader=Johan Davidsson (11)
PointsLeader= Johan Davidsson (13)
PIMLeader=Jukka Voutilainen (49)
WinsLeader=Stefan Liv (3)
GAALeader= Andreas Andersson (1.49)
Championship=
ConferenceWin=
DivisionWin=The 2008–09 HV71 season will see
HV71 's attempt to defend their Swedish Championship title and win the regular season for a second consecutive season. It is the 25th season in the Swedish elite leagueElitserien for the club.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 againstMalmö Redhawks . HV71 opened the Elitserien regular season againstFrölunda HC onSeptember 15 , winning the game 6-2.During the season, HV71 will play in the inaugural season of the
Champions Hockey League . The first group stage match was played in Jönköping onOctober 8 against the Swiss teamSC Bern , winning the game 6-2. The group stage matches will be played in October to beginning of December 2008.Offseason
April 28 : DefensemanPer Gustafsson and wingerJohan Lindström re-signed with HV71. Both agreed to a one-year extension. DefensemanLance Ward and centreJari Kauppila left for play in Germany and Finland respectively. [cite web |url=http://www.hv71.se/Nyheter/HV71-forlanger-med-Gustafsson-och-Lindstrom/ |title=HV71 förlänger med Pelle och "Liket" |publisher=HV71 |work=HV71.se |language=Swedish |date=2008-04-28 |accessdate=2008-07-28]May 5 : CentreYared Hagos signed a one-year contract with HV71 as their first new signing for the season 2008–09. [cite web |url=http://www.hv71.se/Nyheter/Yared-Hagos-forsta-nyforvarvet/ |title=Yared Hagos första nyförvärvet |publisher=HV71 |work=HV71.se |language=Swedish |date=2008-05-05 |accessdate=2008-07-28]May 8 : DefensemanJohan Åkerman left and signed with the Russian teamLokomotiv Yaroslav . [cite web |url=http://www.hv71.se/Nyheter/Johan-Akerman-lamnar-HV71/ |title=Johan Åkerman lämnar HV71 |publisher=HV71 |work=HV71.se |language=Swedish |date=2008-05-08 |accessdate=2008-07-28]May 9 : HV71 signed defensemanNicholas Angell to a one-year contract. Due to Swedish tax laws Angell will join the club in October 2008. [cite web |url=http://www.hv71.se/Nyheter/Nicholas-Angell-forstarker-HV-forsvaret/ |title=Nicholas Angell förstärker HV-försvaret |publisher=HV71 |work=HV71.se |language=Swedish |date=2008-05-09 |accessdate=2008-07-28]May 19 : HV71 signed youth playersHenrik Eriksson ,Simon Önerud ,David Ullström and youth goaltenderChristoffer Bengtsberg to a one-year contract. [cite web |url=http://www.hv71.se/Nyheter/HV71-lyfter-upp-egna-talanger/ |title=HV71 lyfter upp egna talanger |publisher=HV71 |work=HV71.se |language=Swedish |date=2008-05-19 |accessdate=2008-07-28]June 19 : HV71 signed right wingerKim Staal to a one-year contract. [cite web |url=http://www.hv71.se/Nyheter/Kim-Staal-fyller-ena-luckan/ |title=Kim Staal fyller ena luckan |publisher=HV71 |work=HV71.se |language=Swedish |date=2008-06-19 |accessdate=2008-07-28]June 21 : Left wingerMattias Tedenby drafted by theNew Jersey Devils in the2008 NHL Entry Draft . [cite web |url=http://www.nhl.com/futures/2008/euro_1-30.html |title=European Top-30 Ranked Skaters - FINAL |publisher=National Hockey League |work=NHL.com |year=2008 |accessdate=2008-07-28]July 1 : WingersPer Ledin andAndreas Jämtin used their NHL out-clauses and signed with theColorado Avalanche andNew York Rangers , respectively. [cite web |url=http://avalanche.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=367351&page=NewsPage&service=page |title=Avalanche Signs Per Ledin |publisher=Colorado Avalanche |work=coloradoavalanche.com |date=2008-07-01 |accessdate=2008-07-28] [cite web |url=http://rangers.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=367441&page=NewsPage&service=page |title=Jamtin to enter NHL with Rangers |publisher=New York Rangers |work=newyorkrangers.com |date=2008-07-01 |accessdate=2008-07-28]July 8 : HV71 signed wingerTeemu Laine to a one-year contract. [cite web |url=http://www.hv71.se/Nyheter/Teemu-Laine-klar-for-HV71/ |title=Teemu Laine klar för HV71 |publisher=HV71 |work=HV71.se |language=Swedish |date=2008-07-08 |accessdate=2008-07-28]July 22 : HV71 re-signed wingerDavid Fredriksson to a one-year contract. [cite web |url=http://www.hv71.se/Nyheter/David-Fredriksson-blir-kvar-i-HV71/ |title=David Fredriksson blir kvar i HV71 |publisher=HV71 |work=HV71.se |language=Swedish |date=2008-07-22 |accessdate=2008-07-28]Pre-season
HV71 began the pre-season playing in the Swedish-Finnish tournament
Nordic Trophy , a total of nine games plus two playoff games, fromAugust 7 toSeptember 6 , 2008. HV71 ended the tournament as the fifth placed team after defeatingFärjestads BK in the last playoff game.cite web |url=http://www.nordictrophy.com/news.php?news=125 |title=HV71 defeated Färjestad |publisher=Nordic Trophy AB |work=Nordic Trophy Ice Hockey Tournament |last=von Hertzen |first=Jesper |date=2008-09-06 |accessdate=2008-09-07] Before the regular Elitserien season started HV71 played against theHockeyAllsvenskan teamMalmö Redhawks inMalmö .Nordic Trophy
tandings
Game log
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 againstFärjestads BK and clinched a final Nordic Trophy ranking as the fifth placed team.Regular season
tandings
Game log
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Roster
Draft picks
HV71 players picked at the
2009 NHL Entry Draft .References
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