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===
===Game log===
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September: 2–0–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 1–0–0)	September: 2–0–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 1–0–0)	September: 2–0–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 1–0–0)	September: 2–0–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 1–0–0)	September: 2–0–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 1–0–0)	September: 2–0–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 1–0–0)	September: 2–0–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 1–0–0)	September: 2–0–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 1–0–0)	September: 2–0–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 1–0–0)	September: 2–0–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 1–0–0)	September: 2–0–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 1–0–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	September 24 	Frölunda HC 	5 – 6 	HV71 	 	Liv 	7,038 	1–0–0 	3 	
2 	September 27 	HV71 	2 – 1 	Skellefteå AIK 	 	Liv 	5,800 	2–0–0 	6 	
3 	September 29 	Djurgårdens IF 	4 – 4 	HV71 	OT 	Liv 	6,920 	2–0–1 	7 	
==Playoffs==
HV71 ended the 2007–08 regular season as the league winner and first seed. HV71 chose to meet the eight 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.
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Quarterfinals: vs. (8) Skellefteå AIK - HV71 win series 4–1	Quarterfinals: vs. (8) Skellefteå AIK - HV71 win series 4–1	Quarterfinals: vs. (8) Skellefteå AIK - HV71 win series 4–1	Quarterfinals: vs. (8) Skellefteå AIK - HV71 win series 4–1	Quarterfinals: vs. (8) Skellefteå AIK - HV71 win series 4–1	Quarterfinals: vs. (8) Skellefteå AIK - HV71 win series 4–1	Quarterfinals: vs. (8) Skellefteå AIK - HV71 win series 4–1	Quarterfinals: vs. (8) Skellefteå AIK - HV71 win series 4–1	Quarterfinals: vs. (8) Skellefteå AIK - HV71 win series 4–1	Quarterfinals: vs. (8) Skellefteå AIK - HV71 win series 4–1
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap
1 	March 11 	HV71 	1 – 2 	Skellefteå AIK 	 	Liv 	5,900 	Skellefteå AIK lead 1–0 	
2 	March 13 	Skellefteå AIK 	1 – 2 	HV71 	 	Liv 	7,038 	Tied 1–1 	
3 	March 15 	HV71 	7 – 1 	Skellefteå AIK 	 	Liv 	6,001 	HV71 lead 2–1 	
4 	March 17 	Skellefteå AIK 	0 – 2 	HV71 	 	Liv 	7,038 	HV71 lead 3–1 	
5 	March 18 	Skellefteå AIK 	0 – 6 	HV71 	 	Liv 	7,038 	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
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==
{|class="wikitable"	Acquired by HV71 	Acquired by HV71	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 	
==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: Kent Johansson
==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
==References==
*Player stats (regular season): HV71 player stats on Hockeyligan.se
*Player stats (playoff): HV71 player stats on Hockeyligan.se
*Team standings: Elitserien standings on Hockeyligan.se
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