# 2008–09 Djurgårdens IF (men's hockey) season

The 2008–09 Djurgårdens IF Hockey season will be the club's 33rd season in the Swedish elite league Elitserien. The signing of David Schneider during late July 2008 is the first American player in the club's history to play for the club. The regular season started on home ice on September 18, 2008 against Luleå HF and will be concluded on February 28, 2009 away against Frölunda HC.

## Offseason

March 20: Team captain Jimmie Ölvestad re-signed a one-year contract with Djurgården.
April 15: Former assistant coaches Mikael Johansson and Tomas Montén signed a two-year contract as the new coaches of the team.

## Pre-season
### 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

2008 Nordic trophy game log :

#### Statistics

| No | Pos | Nat | Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| #1 | Forward | SWE | Dick Axelsson | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 26 |
| #2 | Defence | SWE | Timmy Pettersson | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| #3 | Forward | SWE | Jimmie Ölvestad | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| #4 | Center | SWE | Michael Holmqvist | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 26 |
| #5 | C/D | SWE | Nichlas Falk | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| #6 | Center | SWE | Andreas Engqvist | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| #7 | Forward | SWE | Tim Eriksson | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| #8 | Forward | SWE | Niklas Anger | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| #9 | Forward | SWE | Nicklas Danielsson | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| #10 | Center | SWE | Kristofer Ottosson | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |

#### Goaltenders

| No | Nat | Player | GPI | MIP | SOG | GA | GAA | SVS% |
| #1 | SWE | Gustaf Wesslau | 6 | 358:00 | 192 | 16 | 2.68 | 91.67% |
| #2 | SWE | Stefan Ridderwall | 3 | 179:22 | 79 | 7 | 2.34 | 91.14% |

### Friendly games
#### Game log

Exhibition games game log :

## Regular season
### Standings

| Elitserien | GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| y – Färjestads BK | 55 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 158 | 122 | 99 |
| x – Linköpings HC | 55 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 166 | 152 | 92 |
| x – Frölunda HC | 55 | 25 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 144 | 130 | 91 |
| x – HV71 | 55 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 160 | 144 | 90 |
| x – Luleå HF | 55 | 26 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 149 | 136 | 87 |
| x – Skellefteå AIK | 55 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 149 | 141 | 80 |
| x – Brynäs IF | 55 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 128 | 140 | 79 |
| x – Timrå IK | 55 | 19 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 152 | 142 | 76 |
| e – Modo Hockey | 55 | 20 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 153 | 177 | 72 |
| e – Djurgårdens IF | 55 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 149 | 155 | 71 |
| r – Rögle BK | 55 | 18 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 152 | 178 | 67 |
| r – Södertälje SK | 55 | 12 | 28 | 7 | 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 :

### Stats
#### Skaters Top-10

from stats.swehockey
| No | Pos | Nat | Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/– |
| #1 | Forward | SWE | Fredrik Bremberg | 53 | 17 | 40 | 57 | 26 | -8 |
| #2 | Forward | SWE | Niklas Anger | 51 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 16 | +5 |
| #3 | Defence | SWE | Marcus Ragnarsson | 49 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 38 | -12 |
| #4 | Center | SWE | Kristofer Ottosson | 47 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 12 | +8 |
| #5 | Center | SWE | Nichlas Falk | 53 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 20 | +4 |
| #6 | Forward | SWE | Nicklas Danielsson | 50 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 69 | -6 |
| #7 | Center | SWE | Michael Holmqvist | 53 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 78 | -19 |
| #8 | Forward | SWE | Tim Eriksson | 54 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 22 | -15 |
| #9 | Defence | USA | David Schneider | 41 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 42 | -4 |
| #10 | Center | SWE | Andreas Engqvist | 31 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 12 | +1 |

#### Goaltenders

| No | Nat | Player | GP | GPI | MIP | SOG | GA | GAA | SVS% |
| #1 | SWE | Tim Sandberg | 3 | 1 | 16:42 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 100.00% |
| #2 | SWE | Gustaf Wesslau | 53 | 33 | 1857:20 | 899 | 77 | 2.49 | 91.43% |
| #3 | SWE | Stefan Ridderwall | 38 | 27 | 1469:34 | 692 | 71 | 2.90 | 89,74% |
| #4 | SWE | Mark Owuya | 16 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% |

## Transfers

Acquired by Djurgårdens IF :
| Player | Former team | Contract Terms |
| G Gustaf Wesslau | Borås HC | 2 years |
| D Alexander Deilert | DIF J-20 | 2 years |
| D Niklas Andersson | Växjö Lakers | 2 years |
| D Marcus Ragnarsson | Almtuna IS | 1 year |
| F Henrik Eriksson | DIF J-20 | 2 years |
| F Tim Eriksson | Linköpings HC | 2 years |
| F Robin Figren | Edmonton Oil Kings | Loan |
| F Michael Holmqvist | Frölunda HC | 2 years |
| F Jacob Josefson | DIF J-20 | 2 years |
| D David Schneider | Norfolk Admirals | 6 months |
| D Tero Konttinen | TPS | 1,5 month |
| D Andreas Holmqvist | Frölunda HC | End of season |
| F Marcus Kristoffersson | Malmö Redhawks | 2 games |
Leaving Djurgårdens IF :
| Player | New team |
| F M Kristoffersson | SG Cortina |
| F Dick Axelsson | Färjestad BK |
| G Daniel Larsson | Detroit Red Wings |
| D Thomas Johansson | Retired |
| D Dennis Persson | Timrå IK |
| D Jiří Marusak | HC Mlada Boleslav |
| D Ossi Väänänen | Philadelphia Flyers |
| F Johan Ryno | AIK |
| F Pär Bäcker | AaB Aalborg |
| F Patric Hörnqvist | Nashville Predators |

## Drafted players

Djurgården players picked at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | NHL team |
| 1st | 20th | Jacob Josefson | Sweden | New Jersey Devils |
| 3rd | 73rd | Alexander Urbom | Sweden | New Jersey Devils |
| 5th | 149th | Marcus Krüger | Sweden | Chicago Blackhawks |