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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 league Elitserien 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 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.

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, winning the game 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 and winger Johan Lindström re-signed with HV71. Both agreed to a one-year extension. Defenseman 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: Defenseman Johan Åkerman left and signed with the Russian team Lokomotiv Yaroslav.³

May 9: HV71 signed defenseman 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.⁸⁹

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.

Nordic Trophy

Standings

Nordic Trophy	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	PSW	PSL	GF	GA	PTS
y- Linköpings HC	9	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	31	19	14
y- Frölunda HC	9	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	25	18	14
y- Djurgårdens IF	9	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	33	23	12
y- HIFK	9	4	3	2	0	0	2	0	30	26	12
x- Kärpät	9	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	20	17	10
x- TPS	9	3	5	1	0	0	1	0	18	29	8
x- Färjestads BK	9	3	5	1	0	0	0	1	22	27	7
x- HV71	9	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	19	25	6
z- Jokerit	9	2	6	1	0	0	0	1	24	29	5
z- Tappara	9	2	6	1	0	0	0	1	21	30	5

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

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 against Färjestads BK and clinched a final Nordic Trophy ranking as the fifth placed team.¹²

Regular season

Standings

GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTW = Overtime Wins; OTL = Overtime Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points
Standings as of games played on December 2, 2008
Source: Hockeyligan.se

Game log

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	4	4	0	0	0	13	4	12
e- HV71	4	1	0	0	3	13	18	3
e- SC Bern	4	1	0	0	3	11	15	3

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

Game log

Transactions

Roster

Players under contract for the 2008–09 season, as of November 5, 2008.¹³¹⁴

Goaltenders
Number		Player	Catches	Acquired	Place of Birth
1		Stefan Liv	L	2007	Gdynia, Poland
30		Christofer Bengtsberg1	L	2008	Hässelby, Sweden
35		Andreas Andersson	L	2007	Falun, Sweden

Defensemen
Number		Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth
5		Mikko Luoma	L	2007	Jyväskylä, Finland
7		Per Gustafsson - A	L	1998	Oskarshamn, Sweden
8		Daniel Grillfors	L	2005	Enköping, Sweden
18		Nicholas Angell	R	2008	Duluth, Minnesota, USA
21		Pasi Puistola	L	2006	Tampere, Finland
22		David Petrasek - A	R	2005	Jönköping, Sweden
27		Johan Halvardsson	L	2006	Jönköping, Sweden
38		Nichlas Torp	L	2007	Ljungarum, Sweden

Forwards
Number		Player	Position	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth
9		Mattias Tedenby	LW	L	2008	Vetlanda, Sweden
10		Martin Thörnberg	LW	L	2004	Jönköping, Sweden
11		Johan Lindström	RW	R	2008	Taberg, Sweden
16		Kris Beech	C	L	2008	Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada
17		Andreas Falk	C	L	2006	Huddinge, Sweden
19		Yared Hagos	C	L	2008	Stockholm, Sweden
24		Jan Hrdina	C	R	2006	Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia
28		Kim Staal	RW	R	2008	Herlev, Denmark
39		Jukka Voutilainen	RW	R	2006	Kuopio, Finland
54		David Fredriksson	LW	L	2008	Jönköping, Sweden
61		Jonas Johansson	RW	R	2007	Jönköping, Sweden
76		Johan Davidsson - C	C	L	2001	Jönköping, Sweden
91		Björn Melin	RW	R	2007	Jönköping, Sweden
92		Teemu Laine	LW	L	2008	Helsinki, Finland

¹ On loan to Växjö Lakers Hockey.

Draft picks

HV71 players picked at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

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