2007–08 Frölunda HC season
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The 2007–08 Frölunda HC
Frölunda HC
Frölunda Hockey Club, also known as the Frölunda Indians, are a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Gothenburg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Elitserien, where they have played the majority of the seasons during its existence. The last time they played in the...

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Season (sports)
In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an...

began with the retirement of goaltender Tommy Salo
Tommy Salo
Tommy Mikael Salo is a Swedish General Manager of Swedish ice hockey club Leksands IF of the HockeyAllsvenskan. He is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender and a former head coach of IK Oskarshamn.-Playing career:...

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Standings

Team GP W L T GF GA Pts OTW OTL PSW PSL
  Kärpät
Kärpät
Oulun Kärpät is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga based in Oulu, Finland. Their logo features a stoat ; "kärpät" is Finnish for stoats or ermines. The team has won five league championships .-History:...

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  Frölunda HC
Frölunda HC
Frölunda Hockey Club, also known as the Frölunda Indians, are a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Gothenburg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Elitserien, where they have played the majority of the seasons during its existence. The last time they played in the...

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  Tappara
Tappara
Tappara is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Tampere, Finland at Tampereen jäähalli. The team have won 15 league championships ....

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  Färjestads BK
Färjestads BK
Färjestads Bollklubb is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Karlstad. Färjestad has had 18 Swedish Championship final appearances, winning nine times since Elitserien was started in 1975. The team plays in the highest Swedish league, and have done so since 1965...

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  TPS
TPS (ice hockey)
TPS or Turun Palloseura is an ice hockey team and 11-time champion of SM-liiga. They play in Turku, Finland at the HK Arena. In terms of championships, TPS is the most successful team in SM-liiga history.-Team history:...

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  Linköpings HC
Linköpings HC
Linköpings Hockey Club, often known by its acronym LHC or, colloquially among its fans, Cluben, is an ice hockey team from Linköping, Sweden....

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  Djurgårdens IF
Djurgårdens IF Hockey
Djurgårdens IF Hockey are a professional ice hockey team based in Stockholm, Sweden. They are the ice hockey department of the sports club Djurgårdens IF. The department was formed in 1922 with the help of Wilhelm Arwe and have since then become Sweden's most successful team, having won the Swedish...

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  HIFK
HIFK (ice hockey)
HIFK is an ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland. The team plays at Helsinki Ice Hall. It was founded in 1897...

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Group stage

# Date Home Score Visitor Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 August 14 Frölunda 3–2 Djurgården Gistedt 900 1-0-0 2
2 August 16 Frölunda 4–5 (SO) Färjestad Ahonen 1,886 1-0-1 3
3 August 22 Tappara 2–3 Frölunda Gistedt N/A 2-0-1 5
4 August 23 HIFK 2–3 Frölunda Ahonen 1,323 3-0-1 7
5 August 28 Frölunda 3–2 (SO) Kärpät Gistedt 1,035 3-0-2 9
6 August 30 Frölunda 7–5 TPS Ahonen 1,667 4-0-2 11
7 September 4 Linköping 7–2 Frölunda Gistedt 1,210 4-1-2 11

Final

Date Home Score Visitor Decision Attendance
September 8 Kärpät 5–2 Frölunda Ahonen 1,124

Game log

2007–08 Game log
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Legend:

Quarterfinals: vs. (4) Färjestads BK
Färjestads BK
Färjestads Bollklubb is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Karlstad. Färjestad has had 18 Swedish Championship final appearances, winning nine times since Elitserien was started in 1975. The team plays in the highest Swedish league, and have done so since 1965...

Frölunda lost series 3–4
# Date Home Score Visitor Decision Attendance Series
1 March 11 Frölunda 3–1 Färjestad Ahonen 7,089 1–0
2 March 13 Färjestad 4–2 Frölunda Ahonen 6,667 1–1
3 March 15 Frölunda 4–0 Färjestad Ahonen 7,812 2–1
4 March 17 Färjestad 4–2 Frölunda Ahonen 7,971 2–2
5 March 18 Färjestad 3–2 Frölunda Ahonen 7,094 2–3
6 March 20 Frölunda 5–4 Färjestad Ahonen 7,572 3–3
7 March 22 Färjestad 3–1 Frölunda Ahonen 8,250 3–4

Scoring Leaders

Name Nationality GP G A Pts PIM    GP G A Pts PIM
24  (LW) 48 12 37 49 50 7 2 4 6 12
71  (RW) 54 27 20 47 54 7 1 4 5 6
11  (LW) 52 16 21 37 30 7 2 1 3 4
16  (C) 45 9 19 28 37 7 0 2 2 6
30  (C) 53 16 11 27 38 7 4 3 7 6
81  (D) 49 3 23 26 40 4 0 0 0 2
28  (C) 50 16 9 25 32 6 2 0 2 4
12  (LW) 55 12 12 24 22 7 2 1 3 0
26  (D) 53 6 14 20 66 7 0 2 2 0
23  (D) 54 3 15 18 64 7 0 1 1 12
18  (RW) 41 1 17 18 18 0 0 0 0 0
17  (C) 53 7 10 17 51 4 0 0 0 2
21  (C) 55 6 9 15 34 7 2 1 3 0
10  (RW) 53 6 7 13 38 7 2 1 3 6
22  (LW) 52 5 6 11 40 0 0 0 0 0
20  (D) 45 1 10 11 46 7 0 3 3 4
25  (D) 47 4 5 9 83 7 0 3 3 10
44  (D) 51 3 4 7 30 6 0 0 0 0
7  (D) 54 1 4 5 79 7 1 1 2 35
15  (RW) 11 1 3 4 6 0 0 0 0 0
32  (LW) 49 2 1 3 14 7 0 1 1 4
8  (C) 14 0 2 2 4 7 0 1 1 2
65  (D) 7 1 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0
55  (C) 9 1 0 1 2 4 1 1 2 0
33  (D) 11 0 1 1 12 5 0 1 1 6
3  (D) 16 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
51  (LW) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42  (LW) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
51  (C) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
51  (D) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Player Former team
Johan Andersson  Växjö Lakers
Växjö Lakers Hockey
Växjö Lakers Hockey is an ice hockey club from Växjö in Sweden. They play their home games in the Vida Arena. The club makes their debut in the Elitserien , Sweden's top ice hockey league, in the 2011–12 season...

Tuukka Mäntylä
Tuukka Mäntylä
Tuukka Matias Mäntylä is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays with HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the Kontinental Hockey League...

 
Tappara
Tappara
Tappara is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Tampere, Finland at Tampereen jäähalli. The team have won 15 league championships ....

Robin Rahm
Robin Rahm
Lennie Arne Robin Rahm is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender, who last played for Färjestads BK of the Elitserien. He is currently suspended from all professional ice hockey.-Playing career:...

 
Sunne IK
Toni Söderholm
Toni Söderholm
Toni Kristian Söderholm is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for HIFK in the SM-liiga.-Regular season and playoffs:-International:-External links:...

 
SC Bern
SC Bern
Schlittschuh Club Bern is an ice hockey team based in Bern, Switzerland. The club was the most attended team in Europe for the 2010-11 season, averaging 15,856 spectators....

Ari Ahonen
Ari Ahonen
Ari Pekka Ahonen is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League...

 
Jokerit
Jokerit
Jokerit is an ice-hockey team from Helsinki, Finland, playing in the Finnish Elite League, SM-liiga. The team has won 6 league championships...

Andreas Holmqvist
Andreas Holmqvist
Per Robert Andreas Holmqvist Pedersen is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for Djurgårdens IF in Elitserien. He has previously played for Linköpings HC and Frölunda HC...

 
Linköpings HC
Linköpings HC
Linköpings Hockey Club, often known by its acronym LHC or, colloquially among its fans, Cluben, is an ice hockey team from Linköping, Sweden....

Jonas Nordquist
Jonas Nordquist
Jonas Martin Nordquist is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre, currently playing for Brynäs IF in Elitserien...

 
Norfolk Admirals
Norfolk Admirals
The Norfolk Admirals are a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and are affiliated with the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Admirals play in Norfolk, Virginia, at the Norfolk Scope.-History:...

Fredrik Pettersson
Fredrik Pettersson
John Fredrik Michael Pettersson is a Swedish professional ice hockey right winger. During the 2010 season, Pettersson played for Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League. He is officially listed as standing and weighing ....

 
Calgary Hitmen
Calgary Hitmen
The Calgary Hitmen are a major junior ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Hitmen play in the Central Division of the Western Hockey League . They play their home games at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Bret "The Hitman" Hart, a local-born professional wrestler, was a founding owner...

Justin Morrison
Justin Morrison
Justin Morrison is a professional ice hockey player currently playing for Lukko of the SM-Liiga.-Playing career:...

 
Modo Hockey
MODO Hockey
Modo Hockey is a professional ice hockey club in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. The club plays in Sweden's premier ice hockey league, the Elitserien. They were founded in 1921 and have won two Elitserien championships; in 1979 and 2007. The team's home arena is the Fjällräven Center since 2006...

Michael Holmqvist
Michael Holmqvist
Rolf Anders Michael Holmqvist Pedersen is a professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Linköpings HC of the Swedish Elitserien. He is the older brother of Djurgårdens IF player Andreas Holmqvist....

 
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...

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Jan-Axel Alavaara
Jan-Axel Alavaara
Jan-Axel Alavaara is a professional Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for Skellefteå AIK of the SEL.-Regular season and playoffs:-External links:...

 
Kloten Flyers
Kloten Flyers
The Kloten Flyers are an ice hockey team based in the city of Kloten in Switzerland. They originated from the EHC Kloten. The team participates in the National League A and is known for its promotion of young players....

Tommy Salo
Tommy Salo
Tommy Mikael Salo is a Swedish General Manager of Swedish ice hockey club Leksands IF of the HockeyAllsvenskan. He is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender and a former head coach of IK Oskarshamn.-Playing career:...

 
Retirement
Arto Tukio
Arto Tukio
Arto Tukio is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for Ilves in the SM-liiga.-Playing career:...

 
Ilves
Ilves
Ilves is a Finnish sports club nowadays mostly known for their youth work. The ice hockey team plays in the SM-liiga at the Tampereen jäähalli in Hakametsä...

Anton Axelsson
Anton Axelsson
Per Roger Anton Axelsson , is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. He is currently a left winger for Frölunda HC in the SEL.Anton is the younger brother of P. J. Axelsson.-Playing career:...

 
Timrå IK
Timrå IK
Timrå IK is a Swedish ice hockey team from Timrå, who currently plays in the top division, Elitserien. Seasons in the top division include 1956–57 to 1975–76, 1977–78, 1981–82, and 2000–01 until present.-History:...

Henrik Malmström
Henrik Malmström
Henrik Malmström is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for Sparta Warriors of the GET-ligaen in Norway....

 
Ilves
Ilves
Ilves is a Finnish sports club nowadays mostly known for their youth work. The ice hockey team plays in the SM-liiga at the Tampereen jäähalli in Hakametsä...

Ari Vallin
Ari Vallin
Ari Vallin is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenseman, currently with Espoo Blues of SM-Liiga. Ari Vallin was the player who shot the sudden death goal in 2003-2004 SM-liiga playoff finals in Finland against TPS in overtime therefore making the Kärpät team the new champions.-External links:...

 
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Hockey Club Lokomotiv , also known as Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, is a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Yaroslavl. The name of the team is derived from its owner, Russian Railways, the national railroad operator....

Markus Seikola
Markus Seikola
Markus Seikola , is a professional Finnish ice hockey player. He is currently a defenceman for Ilves in the SM-liiga. Seikola was drafted in the 7th round, 209th overall, by the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.-References:...

 
HPK
HPK
HPK is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Hämeenlinna, Finland at the Hämeenlinnan jäähalli. HPK was established in 1929. The full name of the club is HPK-Edustusjääkiekko Ry and the team is sometimes promoted as the "Hockey Playing Knights", with the logo representing a knight...

Johan Ryno
Johan Ryno
Karl Johan Ryno is a Swedish professional ice hockey player, currently playing for IK Oskarshamn in the Swedish second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan. He was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in 2005...

 
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...

Sean Bergenheim
Sean Bergenheim
Sean Bergenheim is a Finnish professional ice hockey winger, currently playing for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League .- Playing career :...

 
New York Islanders
New York Islanders
The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...


Drafted Players

Frölunda HC players picked at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft
2008 NHL Entry Draft
The 2008 NHL Entry Draft was the 46th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted by the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on June 20–21, 2008...

 in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...

, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, in June, 2008.
PlayerNationalityDrafted ByRoundOverall
D Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators
The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

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C Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...

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RW Atlanta Thrashers
Atlanta Thrashers
The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League on June 25, 1997, and became the league's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 NHL season...

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D Dallas Stars
Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...

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