2009 – 10 HV71 season The 2009 – 10 HV71 season saw HV71 ' s attempt to win the Swedish Championship title after having lost the previous season ' s final , which they succeeded to do . It was the 26th season in the Swedish elite league Elitserien for the club . HV71 won the playoffs , beating Timrå IK 4 – 1 in the quarter final series , Skellefteå AIK 4 – 1 in the semi final series , and Djurgårdens IF 4 – 2 in the final series . HV71 started the season in the beginning of August playing in the Nordic Trophy , which this year only consisted of Swedish teams . After having won the tournament round - robin stage , HV71 lost against Linköpings HC in the semi - final but clinched the bronzed medal defeating Frölunda HC . HV71 was also rewarded with 30 , 000 euro ; 20 , 000 for winning the series and 10 , 000 for the bronze medal . On September 21 , HV71 played its first game of the season , defeating Linköpings HC away with the score 6 – 2 . After 54 games of the regular season , HV71 lead the league table with one point over the second placed team , Linköpings HC . The last game of the regular season , HV71 faced Linköping away and managed to tie the game and win the regular season championship . Offseason . January 16 : Defenseman Lance Ward signed a two - year deal with HV71 . April 10 : Defenseman Per Gustafsson and goaltender Andreas Andersson re - signed with HV71 . Both agreed to a one - year extension . April 14 : Janne Karlsson signed for three years as head coach for HV71 . HV71 ' s previous head coach , Kent Johansson , signed earlier with the Swiss team HC Lugano . April 17 : Forwards David Ullström and Simon Önerud , and defenseman Nichlas Torp re - signed with HV71 for another two years . April 20 : Defenseman Johan Björk and winger Johan Lindström re - signed with HV71 . Both agreed to a two - year extension . Forward and junior player André Petersson signed with HV71 for a one - year deal . April 23 : Finnish power forward Teemu Laine agreed with HV71 for a two - year extension . Goalie Stefan Liv re - signed with HV71 for another year . April 24 : Forward Oscar Sundh signed with HV71 for two years . April 28 : Canadian centre Kris Beech re - signed with HV71 for another two years . April 29 : Forward Per Ledin returned from play in NHL and AHL , and signed a six - year deal with HV71 . May 20 : Forward Mattias Tedenby re - signed with HV71 and agreed to a two - year extension . August 16 : Finnish defenseman Janne Niinimaa signed with HV71 for one year . Pre - season . HV71 began the pre - season playing in the Nordic Trophy tournament , a total of five games plus two playoff games , from August 11 to August 30 , 2009 . Regular season . HV71 won the regular season league title after a last game tie with Linköpings HC . Playoffs . As winner of the regular series , HV71 received first pick to choose opponent for the quarterfinals . HV71 chose the 8th seed , Timrå IK . HV71 beat Timrå IK in five games , winning the series with 4 – 1 in games . For the semifinals , HV71 met Skellefteå AIK , the lowest seeded team remaining from the quarterfinals . In five games , HV71 won the semifinals and advanced to the finals were they met Djurgårdens IF , the regular season runner - up . In six games , where all but one game were decided in overtime , HV71 won their fourth Swedish Championship . Draft picks . HV71 players picked at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft .