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.
===Nordic Trophy===
====Standings====
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	August 11 	HV71 	5 – 2 	Linköpings HC 	 	Liv 	1,402 	1–0–0 	3 	
2 	August 14 	Färjestads BK 	0 – 6 	HV71 	 	Andersson 	1,950 	2–0–0 	6 	
3 	August 17 	Frölunda HC 	3 – 5 	HV71 	 	Liv 	1,250 	3–0–0 	9 	
4 	August 18 	HV71 	1 – 2 	Malmö Redhawks 	 	Andersson 	1,802 	3–1–0 	9 	
5 	August 20 	Djurgårdens IF 	2 – 3 	HV71 	 	Liv 	1,000 	4–1–0 	12 	
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Playoff 	Recap 	
1 	August 28 	Linköpings HC 	3 – 1 	HV71 	 	Liv 	 	Lost semi-final 	 	
2 	August 29 	Frölunda HC 	1 – 5 	HV71 	 	Liv 	348 	Won bronze medal 	 	
==Regular season==
HV71 won the regular season league title after a last game tie with Linköpings HC.
===Standings===
===Game log===
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
4 	September 21 	HV71 	6 – 2 	Linköpings HC 	 	Liv 	8,205 	1–0–0 	3 	
1 	September 24 	Djurgårdens IF 	6 – 7 	HV71 	 	Liv 	6,856 	2–0–0 	6 	
2 	September 26 	HV71 	4 – 2 	Rögle BK 	 	Liv 	5,005 	3–0–0 	9 	
3 	September 28 	Modo Hockey 	1 – 3 	HV71 	 	Liv 	7,000 	4–0–0 	12 	
==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.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap
1 	March 18 	HV71 	3 – 2 	Timrå IK 	OT 	Liv 	5,512 	HV71 lead 1–0 	
2 	March 20 	Timrå IK 	2 – 3 	HV71 	OT 	Liv 	7,000 	HV71 lead 2–0 	
3 	March 22 	HV71 	3 – 6 	Timrå IK 	 	Liv 	5,651 	HV71 lead 2–1 	
4 	March 24 	Timrå IK 	0 – 2 	HV71 	 	Liv 	6,941 	HV71 lead 3–1 	
5 	March 26 	Timrå IK 	2 – 4 	HV71 	 	Liv 	6,968 	HV71 win series, 4–1 	
==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
Johan Davidsson 	55	12	46	58 	19 	18
David Petrasek 	52	15	38	53 	15 	103
Pasi Puistola 	54	13	26	39 	10 	99
Martin Thörnberg 	52	20	18	38 	17 	42
Jukka Voutilainen	37	16	21	37 	9 	10
Björn Melin 	55	14	22	36 	0 	32
Teemu Laine 	45	15	14	29 	0 	120
Per Ledin 	47	9 	18	27 	3 	116
Andreas Falk 	55	13	12	25 	6 	64
Johan Lindström 	48	12	12	24 	6 	12
Updated after the end of the regular season.
Playoffs
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
===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 	43	2542	23	15	3	3 	1 	110	4 	90.87	2.60
Andreas Andersson	13	785 	3 	2 	1	3 	1 	41 	0 	89.07	3.13
Updated after the end of the regular season.
Playoffs
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Transactions==
{|class="wikitable"	Acquired by HV71 	Acquired by HV71	Acquired by HV71
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms 	
Lance Ward 	Frankfurt Lions 	2 years 	
André Petersson	HV71 youth 	1 year 	
Oscar Sundh 	Timrå IK 	2 years 	
Per Ledin 	Colorado Avalanche	6 years 	
Janne Niinimaa 	SCL Tigers 	1 year 	
==Roster==
Goaltenders
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Defensemen
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Wingers
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Centers
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*GM: Fredrik Stillman
*Coach: Janne Karlsson
==Draft picks==
HV71 players picked at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team
==References==
Category:2009 in hockey
Category:2010 in hockey
Category:HV71 seasons