2008-09 Elitserien season

2008–09 Elitserien season
League	Elitserien
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	September 15, 2008 – April 8, 2009
Regular season
League Champion	Färjestads BK
Season MVP	Jonas Gustavsson (FBK)
Top scorer	Per-Åge Skrøder (Modo)
Playoffs

The 2008–09 Elitserien season was the 34th season of Elitserien. It began on September 15, 2008, with the regular season ending February 28, 2009. The playoffs of the 85th Swedish Championship ended on April 8, with Färjestads BK taking the championship. The season started earlier than previous seasons due to the 2009 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships in Switzerland had been scheduled earlier than normal.

Regular season

Djurgårdens IF changed their arena for home matches from Stockholm Globe Arena to Hovet. Also, Rögle BK changed to a new arena, Lindab Arena in Ängelholm.

The first goal of the season was scored by Lars Eller of Frölunda HC in Jönköping against HV71.

In the end of the regular season, Peter Forsberg played three games for Modo Hockey, totalling 3 points.

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

2008-09 Elitserien regular season standings
Elitserien	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
y-Färjestads BK	55	30	17	8	1	3	158	122	99
x-Linköpings HC	55	26	16	13	1	4	166	152	92
x-Frölunda HC	55	25	20	10	6	2	144	130	91
x-HV71	55	22	13	20	4	7	160	144	90
x-Luleå HF	55	26	20	9	0	6	149	136	87
x-Skellefteå AIK	55	21	22	12	5	4	149	141	80
x-Brynäs IF	55	21	22	12	4	2	128	140	79
x-Timrå IK	55	19	24	12	7	1	152	142	76
e-Modo Hockey	55	20	27	8	4	2	153	177	72
e-Djurgårdens IF	54	17	23	15	5	2	149	155	71
r-Rögle BK	55	18	25	12	1	7	152	178	67
r-Södertälje SK	55	12	28	15	5	3	122	165	56

x - clinched playoff spot, y - clinched regular season league title, e - eliminated from playoff contention, r - play in relegation series

Statistical leaders

Scoring leaders

GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, +/– = Plus/Minus, PIM = Penalty Minutes

2008-09 Elitserien scoring leaders
Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
Skrøder, Per-ÅgePer-Åge Skrøder	Modo Hockey	55	30	29	59	+26	78
Bremberg, FredrikFredrik Bremberg	Djurgårdens IF	53	17	40	57	−8	26
Omark, LinusLinus Omark	Luleå HF	53	23	32	55	+18	66
Hlinka, JaroslavJaroslav Hlinka	Linköpings HC	54	12	43	55	+8	16
Sundström, NiklasNiklas Sundström	Modo Hockey	49	18	35	53	+22	70
Davidsson, JohanJohan Davidsson	HV71	55	13	37	50	0	24
Harju, JohanJohan Harju	Luleå HF	55	27	22	49	+13	30
Hlaváč, JanJan Hlaváč	Linköpings HC	54	25	23	48	+6	28
Voutilainen, JukkaJukka Voutilainen	HV71	52	17	30	47	+8	63
Wallin, RickardRickard Wallin	Färjestads BK	55	18	27	45	+7	56

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).

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Färjestads BK	4
	7	Brynäs IF	0
						1	Färjestads BK	4
						6	Skellefteå AIK	0
	2	Linköpings HC	3
	6	Skellefteå AIK	4
		(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round)									1	Färjestads BK	4
											4	HV71	1
	3	Frölunda HC	4
	5	Luleå HC	1
						3	Frölunda HC	2
						4	HV71	4
	4	HV71	4
	8	Timrå IK	3

Swedish Champions 2008–09
Färjestads BK Eighth Title

Kvalserien til Elitserien

For the playout series for promotion and relegation between the Elitserien and the Allsvenskan, please see 2008-09 Kvalserien til Elitserien.

Elitserien awards

2008-09 Elitserien awards
Award	Winner(s)
Le Mat Trophy	Färjestads BK
Guldpucken	Jonas Gustavsson, Färjestads BK
Guldhjälmen	Johan Davidsson, HV71
Honken Trophy	Johan Holmqvist, Frölunda HC
Håkan Loob Trophy	Per-Åge Skrøder, Modo Hockey
Rookie of the Year	Victor Hedman, Modo Hockey
Guldpipan	Marcus Vinnerborg

Records

• January 5, 2009 – Chris Abbott, forward with Rögle BK, scored four goals in a single game against HV71, tying the current record.
• January 31, 2009 – Johan Harju, centre with Luleå HF, scored four goals in a single against Brynäs IF, tying the current record.

Team Photos

Brynäs IF

Färjestads BK

Frölunda HC

HV71

Linköpings HC

Luleå HF

Modo Hockey

Rögle BK

Skellefteå AIK

Södertälje SK

Timrå IK

External links

• Hockeyligan.se — Official site
• Swehockey.se — Official statistics