2007-08 Elitserien season

The 2007–08 Elitserien season was the 33rd season of Elitserien. It began on September 24, 2007, with the regular season ending March 8, 2008. The playoffs of the 84th Swedish Championship ended on April 18, with HV71 taking the championship.
==League business==
===Rule changes===
Elitserien brought in a rule change to the rules regarding icing. The team that plays the puck to icing is not allowed to change players before the next faceoff.
==Regular season==
===Final standings===
GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTW = Overtime Wins, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
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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 	55 	21 	20 	14 	2 	2 	145 	139 	79 	 	
x-Skellefteå AIK 	55 	19 	20 	16 	2 	6 	135 	141 	71 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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 	 	
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==Playoffs==
After the regular season, the standard of 8 teams qualified for the playoffs.
===Playoff bracket===
In the first round, the highest remaining seed chose which of the four lowest remaining seeds to be matched against. In the second round, the highest remaining seed was matched against the lowest remaining seed. In each round the higher-seeded team was awarded home ice advantage. Each best-of-seven series followed a 1–1–1–2–1–1 format: the higher-seeded team played at home for games 2 and 4 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary), and the lower-seeded team was at home for game 1, 3 and 6 (if necessary).
Swedish Champions2007–08
HV71Third Title
==Team Photos==
07-08Hv71.jpg|HV71
07-08Lulea.jpg|Luleå HF
07-08Modo.jpg|Modo Hockey
07-08Soder.jpg|Södertälje SK
==Kvalserien til Elitserien==
For the playout series for promotion and relegation between the Elitserien and the Allsvenskan, please see 2007-08 Kvalserien til Elitserien.
==Elitserien awards==
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Award 	Winner(s) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Le Mat Trophy 	HV71 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Guldpucken 	Stefan Liv, HV71 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Guldhjälmen 	Tony Mårtensson, Linköpings HC 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Honken Trophy 	Daniel Larsson, Djurgårdens IF 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Håkan Loob Trophy 	Mattias Weinhandl, Linköpings HC	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rookie of the Year 	Daniel Larsson, Djurgårdens IF 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Guldpipan 	Marcus Vinnerborg 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==External links==
Category:2007–08 in European ice hockey leagues
Category:SHL Seasons