2008–09 Frölunda HC season

2008–09 Frölunda HC
League 3rd Elitserien
2008–09 record 25–20–10
Home record 15–7–5
Road record 10–13–5
Goals for 144
Goals against 130
Team information
General Manager Kent Norberg
Coach Ulf Dahlén
Assistant Coach Janne Karlsson
Captain Niklas Andersson
Alternate captains Ronnie Sundin, Tomi Kallio and Riku Hahl
Arena Scandinavium
Average attendance 11,234
Team leaders
Goals Tomi Kallio (19)
Assists Riku Hahl (24)
Points Niklas Andersson (37)
Penalties in minutes Patric Blomdahl (116)
<2007–08 2009–10>

The 2008–09 Frölunda HC season was the club's 29th season in the Swedish elite league Elitserien. The regular season began on 15 September 2008 against rival team HV71, and concluded on 28 February 2009 against Djurgårdens IF. Frölunda looked to improve upon their progress in the 2007–08 season after being eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by Färjestads BK.

Niklas Andersson was named captain of the team after Jonas Johnson retired. Ronnie Sundin continued serving as alternate captain; Tomi Kallio and Riku Hahl were named alternate captains after Jonas Esbjörs had retired.

Pre-season

Nordic Trophy

Standings

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

2008 Nordic trophy game log

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

Exhibition game against Ottawa

On 2 October 2008, Frölunda play an exhibition game against the Ottawa Senators. The game was played two days prior to the 2008–09 NHL season premier between Ottawa and the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stockholm Globe Arena. Ottawa's captain Daniel Alfredsson is a native of Gothenburg and Frölunda is the only other professional team he has represented.[1] Prior to the game Alfredsson was honoured with a decorated pillar in Scandinavium. Frölunda lost the game by a score of 1–4, with Oscar Hedman scoring their only goal. Alfredsson scored the second goal for the Senators, Chris Kelly, Alexandre Picard and Jason Spezza scored the Senators' other three goals in the game.

Regular season

Standings

Elitserien GP W L T OTW OTL GF GA Pts
yFärjestads BK 55 30 17 8 1 3 158 122 99
xLinköpings HC 55 26 16 13 1 4 166 152 92
xFrölunda HC 55 25 20 10 6 2 144 130 91
xHV71 55 22 13 20 4 7 160 144 90
xLuleå HF 55 26 20 9 0 6 149 136 87
xSkellefteå AIK 55 21 22 12 5 4 149 141 80
xBrynäs IF 55 21 22 12 4 2 128 140 79
xTimrå IK 55 19 24 12 7 1 152 142 76
eModo Hockey 55 20 27 8 4 2 153 177 72
eDjurgårdens IF 55 17 23 15 5 2 149 155 71
rRögle BK 55 18 25 12 1 7 152 178 67
rSödertälje SK 55 12 28 15 5 3 122 165 56

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

Playoffs

Legend:       Win       Loss

Player stats

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Regular season Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
Andersson, NiklasNiklas Andersson5216213722 1134710
Kallio, TomiTomi Kallio5519153495 114596
Hahl, RikuRiku Hahl527243122 101564
Eller, LarsLars Eller4812172928 1031412
Pettersson, FredrikFredrik Pettersson538182667 1051618
Kahnberg, MagnusMagnus Kahnberg559162516 110224
Mantyla, TuukkaTuukka Mäntylä533172052 110002
Niskala, JanneJanne Niskala359101920 113368
Larsen, PhilipPhilip Larsen532151718 112134
Sundin, RonnieRonnie Sundin543121534 110448
Nordquist, JonasJonas Nordquist3886146      
Johansson, MikaelMikael Johansson553111422 1101112
Andersson, JoakimJoakim Andersson49661222 110004
Pohl, JohnJohn Pohl1257126 112798
Hedman, OscarOscar Hedman55561126 1100014
Karlsson, ErikErik Karlsson45551010 1112324
Soderholm, TomToni Söderholm37371053      
Fabricius, KarlKarl Fabricius4853830 110118
Karlsson, AndreasAndreas Karlsson123586      
Blomdahl, PatricPatric Blomdahl48527116 1100031
Dipenta, JoeJoe DiPenta4715671 1101112
Andersson, JohanJohan Andersson5214537 30000
Johnson, JonasJonas Johnson140550 1123510
Lasu, NicklasNicklas Lasu143144 110118
Klingberg, CarlCarl Klingberg102130      
Holmqvist, AndreasAndreas Holmqvist712310      
Ackestrom, OscarOscar Ackeström70112      
Holmqvist, JohanJohan Holmqvist550112 110000
Carning, CasperCasper Carning20000      
Roymark, MartinMartin Røymark40000      
Branholm, TimTim Bränholm50000      
Tommernas, HenrikHenrik Tömmernes110000      
Ahonen, AriAri Ahonen550000 110000

Transactions

Acquired
Player Former team Date
Lars Eller Frölunda J20 5 March[2]
Joakim Andersson Frölunda J20 5 March[2]
Oscar Hedman Modo Hockey 27 March[3]
Patric Blomdahl Linköpings HC 25 April[4]
Andreas Karlsson Tampa Bay Lightning 11 May[5]
Joe DiPenta Anaheim Ducks 15 July[6]
Riku Hahl Timrå IK 16 July[7]
Johan Holmqvist Dallas Stars 23 July[8]
Erik Karlsson Frölunda J20 25 August[9]
Oscar Ackeström HC Slovan Bratislava 9 September[10]
Henrik Tömmernes Frölunda J20 29 October[11]
Janne Niskala Tampa Bay Lightning 13 November[12]
Martin Røymark (loan) Sparta Warriors 17 December[13]
Jonas Johnson comeback 19 January[14]
John Pohl HC Lugano 22 January[15]
Leaving
Player New team Date
Ossi-Petteri Grönholm Kärpät
Jonas Esbjörs retire
Steve Kariya HPK
Oscar Ackeström HC Slovan Bratislava 27 March[16]
Jonas Ahnelöv Phoenix Coyotes 27 March[16]
Jonas Johnson retire 9 April[17]
Joel Gistedt Phoenix Coyotes 25 April[18]
Michael Holmqvist Djurgårdens IF 8 May[19]
Martin Plüss SC Bern 22 May[20]
Antti-Jussi Niemi HC Lada Togliatti 13 June[21]
Andreas Holmqvist Djurgårdens IF 30 September[22]
Oscar Ackeström Hannover Scorpions 5 October[23]
Toni Söderholm HIFK 20 January[24]

Drafted players

Frölunda HC players picked at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality NHL team
2nd34thCarl Klingberg SwedenAtlanta Thrashers
2nd46thRobin Lehner SwedenOttawa Senators
5th143rdPeter Andersson SwedenVancouver Canucks

References

General

Footnotes

  1. Jönsson, Fredrik (2008-01-26). "Frölunda Indians möter Ottawa Senators". frolundaindians.com (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
  2. 1 2 Gyllander, Peter (2008-03-05). "Lars Eller och Jocke Andersson skrev på för Frölunda" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  3. Gyllander, Peter (2008-03-27). "Oscar Hedman till Frölunda" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  4. Gyllander, Peter (2008-04-25). "Patric Blomdahl till Frölunda Hockey Club" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  5. Gyllander, Peter (2008-05-11). "Andreas Karlsson till Frölunda Hockey Club" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  6. Gyllander, Peter (2008-07-15). "Joe DiPenta till Frölunda Hockey Club" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  7. Gyllander, Peter (2008-07-16). "Centern Riku Hahl till Frölunda" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  8. Gyllander, Peter (2008-07-23). "Johan "Honken" Holmqvist till Frölunda Hockey Club" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  9. Gyllander, Peter (2008-08-25). "#65 Erik Karlsson till A-truppen" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
  10. Gyllander, Peter (2008-09-09). "Ackeström i A-truppen tillsvidare" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
  11. Aronsson, Joachim (2008-10-29). "Dahlén inför Luleå: "Vi ska värdera våra lägen"" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
  12. Gyllander, Peter (2008-11-13). "Janne Niskala till Frölunda Hockey Club" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
  13. Gyllander, Peter (2008-12-17). "Frölunda Hockey Club lånar Martin Røymark" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
  14. Gyllander, Peter (2008-01-19). "Jonas Johnson tränar med Frölunda från måndag" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Archived from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
  15. Gyllander, Peter (2008-01-22). "Forwarden John Pohl till Frölunda Hockey Club" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Archived from the original on 26 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
  16. 1 2 Gyllander, Peter (2008-03-27). "Ahnelöv och Ackeström lämnar Frölunda" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  17. Gyllander, Peter (2008-04-09). "Jonas Johnson slutar" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  18. Gyllander, Peter (2008-04-25). "Gistedt till "Waynes world"" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  19. Gyllander, Peter (2008-05-08). "Michael Holmqvist lämnar Frölunda" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  20. Gyllander, Peter (2008-05-22). "Martin Plüss lämnar Frölunda Indians" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  21. Gyllander, Peter (2008-06-13). "Antti-Jussi Niemi lämnar Frölunda Hockey Club" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  22. Gyllander, Peter (2008-09-30). "Förändringar i A-truppen: DiPenta kommer i morgon och Andreas Holmqvist slutar i Frölunda" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
  23. Gyllander, Peter (2008-10-04). "Ändring i A-truppen: Ackeström försvinner och Röymark tränar med Frölunda" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
  24. Gyllander, Peter (2009-01-20). "Toni Söderholm lämnar Frölunda Hockey Club" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. Archived from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
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