2007–08 Frölunda HC season

2007–08 Frölunda HC
League 6th Elitserien
2007–08 record 23–22–10
Home record 15–8–5
Road record 8–14–5
Goals for 159
Goals against 157
Team information
General Manager Christer Kellgren
Coach Per Bäckman, later succeeded by Roger Melin
Captain Jonas Johnson
Alternate captains Ronnie Sundin
Jonas Esbjörs
Arena Scandinavium
Average attendance 11,688 (1st)
Team leaders
Goals Tomi Kallio (27)
Assists Niklas Andersson (37)
Points Niklas Andersson (49)
Penalties in minutes Oscar Ackeström (83)
Wins Ari Ahonen (23)
Goals against average Ari Ahonen (2.52)
<2006–07 2008–09>

The 2007–08 Frölunda HC season began with the retirement of goaltender Tommy Salo.

Nordic Trophy

Standings

Team GP W L T GF GA Pts OTW OTL PSW PSL
Finland Kärpät 74122519111001
Sweden Frölunda HC 74122525110011
Finland Tappara 73222015101010
Sweden Färjestads BK 7322272290110
Finland TPS 7232192370011
Sweden Linköpings HC 7241191761000
Sweden Djurgårdens IF 7241192150100
Finland HIFK 7142162840101

Game log

Group stage

# Date Home Score Visitor Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 14 August Frölunda 3–2 Djurgården Gistedt 900 1–0–0 2
2 16 August Frölunda 4–5 (SO) Färjestad Ahonen 1,886 1–0–1 3
3 22 August Tappara 2–3 Frölunda Gistedt N/A 2–0–1 5
4 23 August HIFK 2–3 Frölunda Ahonen 1,323 3–0–1 7
5 28 August Frölunda 3–2 (SO) Kärpät Gistedt 1,035 3–0–2 9
6 30 August Frölunda 7–5 TPS Ahonen 1,667 4–0–2 11
7 4 September Linköping 7–2 Frölunda Gistedt 1,210 4–1–2 11

Final

Date Home Score Visitor Decision Attendance
8 September Kärpät 5–2 Frölunda Ahonen 1,124

Elitserien

Standings

Elitserien GP W L T OTW OTL GF GA Pts
yHV71 55 31 13 11 3 4 178 132 107
xLinköpings HC 55 21 14 20 9 4 166 153 92
xModo Hockey 55 26 22 7 5 1 153 150 90
xFärjestads BK 55 25 19 11 3 3 169 147 89
xTimrå IK 55 23 23 9 5 2 134 136 83
xFrölunda HC 55 23 22 10 3 4 159 157 82
xDjurgårdens IF Hockey 55 21 20 14 2 2 145 139 79
xSkellefteå AIK 55 19 20 16 2 6 135 141 75
eSödertälje SK 55 18 24 13 2 4 123 129 69
eLuleå HF 55 17 25 13 2 6 139 164 66
rMora IK 55 17 25 13 2 4 133 160 66
rBrynäs IF 55 16 30 9 4 2 152 178 61

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

Game log

2007–08 game log

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

Playoffs

Frölunda ended the 2007–08 regular season as the sixth seed team.

Quarterfinals: vs. (4) Färjestads BK

Frölunda lost series 3–4

# Date Home Score Visitor Decision Attendance Series
1 11 March Frölunda 3–1 Färjestad Ahonen 7,089 1–0
2 13 March Färjestad 4–2 Frölunda Ahonen 6,667 1–1
3 15 March Frölunda 4–0 Färjestad Ahonen 7,812 2–1
4 17 March Färjestad 4–2 Frölunda Ahonen 7,971 2–2
5 18 March Färjestad 3–2 Frölunda Ahonen 7,094 2–3
6 20 March Frölunda 5–4 Färjestad Ahonen 7,572 3–3
7 22 March Färjestad 3–1 Frölunda Ahonen 8,250 3–4

Season stats

Scoring leaders

Name Nationality GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
24Andersson, NiklasNiklas Andersson (LW)  Sweden 4812374950724612
71Kallio, TomiTomi Kallio (RW)  Finland 542720475471456
11Kahnberg, MagnusMagnus Kahnberg (LW)  Sweden 521621373072134
16Nordquist, JonasJonas Nordquist (C)  Sweden 45919283770226
30Johnson, JonasJonas Johnson (C)  Sweden 531611273874376
81Holmqvist, AndreasAndreas Holmqvist (D)  Sweden 49323264040002
28Plüss, MartinMartin Plüss (C)   Switzerland 50169253262024
12Fabricius, KarlKarl Fabricius (LW)  Sweden 551212242272130
26Söderholm, ToniToni Söderholm (D)  Finland 53614206670220
23Sundin, RonnieRonnie Sundin (D)  Sweden 543151864701112
18Kariya, SteveSteve Kariya (RW)  Canada 41117181800000
17Holmqvist, MichaelMichael Holmqvist (C)  Sweden 53710175140002
21Johansson, MikaelMikael Johansson (C)  Sweden 5569153472130
10Pettersson, FredrikFredrik Pettersson (RW)  Sweden 5367133872136
22Esbjörs, JonasJonas Esbjörs (LW)  Sweden 5256114000000
20Mäntylä, TuukkaTuukka Mäntylä (D)  Finland 45110114670334
25Ackeström, OscarOscar Ackeström (D)  Sweden 4745983703310
44Ahnelöv, JonasJonas Ahnelöv (D)  Sweden 513473060000
7Niemi, Antti-JussiAntti-Jussi Niemi (D)  Finland 5414579711235
15Morrison, JustinJustin Morrison (RW)  United States 11134600000
32Andersson, JohanJohan Andersson (LW)  Sweden 492131470114
8Eller, LarsLars Eller (C)  Denmark 14022470112
65Karlsson, ErikErik Karlsson (D)  Sweden 7101060000
55Andersson, JoakimJoakim Andersson (C)  Sweden 9101241120
33Grönholm, Ossi-PetteriOssi-Petteri Grönholm (D)  Finland 110111250116
3Larsen, PhilipPhilip Larsen (D)  Denmark 16000200000
51Lasu, NicklasNicklas Lasu (LW)  Sweden 2000000000
42Hjalmarsson, SimonSimon Hjalmarsson (LW)  Sweden 1000200000
51Gustafsson, AntonAnton Gustafsson (C)  Sweden 1000000000
51Andersson, PeterPeter Andersson (D)  Sweden 1000000000
Regular season Playoffs

Transactions

Player Former team
Johan Andersson Växjö Lakers
Tuukka Mäntylä Tappara
Robin Rahm Sunne IK
Toni Söderholm SC Bern
Ari Ahonen Jokerit
Andreas Holmqvist Linköpings HC
Jonas Nordquist Norfolk Admirals
Fredrik Pettersson Calgary Hitmen
Justin Morrison Modo Hockey
Michael Holmqvist Chicago Blackhawks
Player New team
Jan-Axel Alavaara Kloten Flyers
Tommy Salo Retirement
Arto Tukio Ilves
Anton Axelsson Timrå IK
Henrik Malmström Ilves
Ari Vallin Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Markus Seikola HPK
Johan Ryno Detroit Red Wings
Sean Bergenheim New York Islanders

Drafted players

Frölunda HC players picked at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in June 2008.

[1]PlayerNationalityDrafted byRoundOverall
DKarlsson, ErikErik Karlsson SwedenOttawa Senators1st15th
CGustafsson, AntonAnton Gustafsson SwedenWashington Capitals1st21st
RWLasu, NicklasNicklas Lasu SwedenAtlanta Thrashers5th124th
DLarsen, PhilipPhilip Larsen DenmarkDallas Stars5th149th

References

General

Footnotes

  1. Position; GGoaltender, DDefenceman, CCentre, LWLeft winger, RWRight winger
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