# 2007–08 HV71 season

The 2007–08 HV71 season began September 24, 2007 against Frölunda HC. It was the club's 24th season in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.
After winning their game against Modo Hockey in overtime on February 28, HV71 clinched the regular season league title, for a total of three times. HV71 won the playoffs on April 18, winning the sixth game in the finals by 3-2 and the series 4-2 against Linköpings HC. This was their third time becoming Swedish Champions in the club's history.

## Regular season
### Standings

| Elitserien | GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| y – HV71 | 55 | 31 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 178 | 132 | 107 |
| x – Linköpings HC | 55 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 166 | 153 | 92 |
| x – Modo Hockey | 55 | 26 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 153 | 150 | 90 |
| x – Färjestads BK | 55 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 169 | 147 | 89 |
| x – Timrå IK | 55 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 134 | 136 | 83 |
| x – Frölunda HC | 55 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 159 | 157 | 82 |
| x – Djurgårdens IF Hockey | 55 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 145 | 139 | 79 |
| x – Skellefteå AIK | 55 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 135 | 141 | 75 |
| e – Södertälje SK | 55 | 18 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 123 | 129 | 69 |
| e – Luleå HF | 55 | 17 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 139 | 164 | 66 |
| r – Mora IK | 55 | 17 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 133 | 160 | 66 |
| r – Brynäs 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 :

## Playoffs

HV71 ended the 2007–08 regular season as the league winner and first seed. HV71 chose to meet the eighth seed, Skellefteå AIK, in the quarterfinals and defeated them in five games. HV71 played the fifth seed, Timrå IK, in the semifinals. Timrå was defeated in six games. In the finals HV71 defeated Linköpings HC, the second seed, in six games, winning the series with 4-2.
2008 Elitserien playoffs :

## Player stats
### Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes
Regular season
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| Jukka Voutilainen | 51 | 26 | 20 | 46 | 21 | 30 |
| Johan Davidsson | 47 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 18 | 18 |
| Jan Hrdina | 51 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 7 | 60 |
| Martin Thörnberg | 51 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 15 | 68 |
| Mikko Luoma | 49 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 7 | 58 |
| Per Ledin | 52 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 13 | 137 |
| Johan Åkerman | 45 | 9 | 24 | 35 | 1 | 38 |
| Pasi Puistola | 55 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 9 | 99 |
| Andreas Jämtin | 51 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 10 | 167 |
| Johan Lindström | 50 | 4 | 18 | 22 | -3 | 22 |
Playoffs
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| Jukka Voutilainen | 17 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 12 |
| Johan Davidsson | 17 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 2 |
| Martin Thörnberg | 17 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 10 |
| Johan Åkerman | 17 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 8 |
| David Petrasek | 17 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 18 |
| Pasi Puistola | 17 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 14 |
| Jan Hrdina | 16 | 6 | 1 | 7 | -3 | 53 |
| Mikko Luoma | 17 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 20 |
| Per Ledin | 17 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 63 |
| Andreas Falk | 17 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |

### Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTW = Overtime Wins; OTL = Overtime Losses GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Regular season
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
| Stefan Liv | 48 | 2785 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 105 | 5 | .91 | 2.26 |
| Andreas Andersson | 7 | 538 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | .91 | 2.45 |
Playoffs
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
| Stefan Liv | 17 | 1020 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3 | .93 | 1.82 |
| Andreas Andersson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |

## Transactions

Acquired by HV71 :
| Player | Former team | Contract Terms |
| Mika Niskanen | Timrå IK | 1 year |
| Andreas Andersson | Rögle BK | 2 years |
| Stefan Liv | Grand Rapids Griffins | 3 years |
| Jonas Johansson | Grand Rapids Griffins | 2 years |
| Björn Melin | Portland Pirates | 3 years |
| Nichlas Torp | HV71 youth | 2 years |
| Mikko Luoma | Linköpings HC | 2 years |
| Per Ledin | Färjestads BK | 2 years |
| Eric Johansson | Mora IK | 1 year |
Leaving HV71 :
| Player | New team |
| Erik Ersberg | Los Angeles Kings |
| Kimmo Kapanen | Ässät |
| Niklas Hjalmarsson | Luleå HF |
| Timo Vertala | Kärpät |
| Erik Andersson | Timrå IK |
| Magnus Åkerlund | Timrå IK |
| Pat Kavanagh | Iserlohn Roosters |
| Jaroslav Balastik | RI OKNA Zlín |
| Jens Svensson | Malmö Redhawks |
| Stefan Pettersson | Södertälje SK |

## Draft picks

HV71 players picked at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Picked by |
| 1 | 24 | Mattias Tedenby | LW | New Jersey Devils |
| 4 | 102 | David Ullström | C/LW | New York Islanders |
| 4 | 109 | André Petersson | LW | Ottawa Senators |