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2007–08 Frölunda HC season 

2007–08 Frölunda HC
League 6th Elitserien
2007–08 record 23-22-10
Home record 15-8-5
Road record 8-14-5
Goals for 159
Goals against 157
General Manager Christer Kellgren
Coach Per Bäckman, later succeeded by Roger Melin
Captain Jonas Johnson
Alternate captains Ronnie Sundin
Jonas Esbjörs
Arena Scandinavium
Average attendance 11,688 (1st)
Team leaders
Goals Tomi Kallio (27)
Assists Niklas Andersson (37)
Points Niklas Andersson(49)
Penalties in minutes Oscar Ackeström (83)
Wins Ari Ahonen (23)
Goals against average Ari Ahonen (2.52)

Contents

Frölunda HC's 2007-08 season began with the retirement of goaltender Tommy Salo.

Nordic Trophy

Standings

Team GP W L T GF GA Pts OTW OTL PSW PSL
Flag of Finland Kärpät 7 4 1 2 25 19 11 1 0 0 1
Flag of Sweden Frölunda HC 7 4 1 2 25 25 11 0 0 1 1
Flag of Finland Tappara 7 3 2 2 20 15 10 1 0 1 0
Flag of Sweden Färjestads BK 7 3 2 2 27 22 9 0 1 1 0
Flag of Finland TPS 7 2 3 2 19 23 7 0 0 1 1
Flag of Sweden Linköpings HC 7 2 4 1 19 17 6 1 0 0 0
Flag of Sweden Djurgårdens IF 7 2 4 1 19 21 5 0 1 0 0
Flag of Finland HIFK 7 1 4 2 16 28 4 0 1 0 1

Game log

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

Elitserien

Game log

September

# Date Home Score Visitor Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 September 24 HV71 6–5 Frölunda Gistedt 7,038 0-1-0 0
2 September 27 Frölunda 2–0 Luleå Ahonen 11,898 1-1-0 3
3 September 29 Skellefteå 3–1 Frölunda Ahonen 5,026 1-2-0 3

October

# Date Home Score Visitor Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
4 October 2 Frölunda 4–1 Linköping Ahonen 10,818 2-2-0 6
5 October 4 Djurgården 6–0 Frölunda Ahonen[1] 4,127 2-3-0 6
6 October 6 Frölunda 4–2 Södertälje Ahonen 12,003 3-3-0 9
7 October 9 Mora 2–4 Frölunda Ahonen 3,622 4-3-0 12
8 October 11 Frölunda 4–2 MODO Ahonen 11,575 5-3-0 15
9 October 13 Timrå 3–2 (OT) Frölunda Gistedt 5,182 5-3-1 16
10 October 15 Frölunda 5–0 Färjestad Ahonen 12,044 6-3-1 19
11 October 18 Frölunda 2–3 Timrå Ahonen 11,097 6-4-1 19
12 October 20 Brynäs 1–5 Frölunda Ahonen 7,411 7-4-1 22
13 October 23 Frölunda 5–1 Brynäs Ahonen 11,202 8-4-1 25
14 October 25 Färjestad 4–1 Frölunda Ahonen 8,088 8-5-1 25
15 October 30 MODO 2–1 Frölunda Ahonen 7,114 8-6-1 25

November

# Date Home Score Visitor Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
16 November 1 Frölunda 2–3 Mora Ahonen 12,044 8-7-1 25
17 November 3 Södertälje 7–2 Frölunda Ahonen 3,445 8-8-1 25
18 November 13 Frölunda 5–4 Djurgården Ahonen 12,004 9-8-1 28
19 November 17 Linköping 6–2 Frölunda Gistedt 8,120 9-9-1 28
20 November 20 Frölunda 4–1 Skellefteå Ahonen 11,264 10-9-1 31
21 November 22 Luleå 1–7 Frölunda Ahonen 4,234 11-9-1 34
22 November 24 Frölunda 2–3 HV71 Ahonen 12,044 11-10-1 34
23 November 26 HV71 5–3 Frölunda Ahonen 7,038 11-11-1 34
24 November 29 Frölunda 0–6 Luleå Ahonen[2] 11,077 11-12-1 34

December

# Date Home Score Visitor Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
25 December 1 MODO 1–2 Frölunda Ahonen 7,206 12-12-1 37
26 December 3 Frölunda 2–1 Djurgården Ahonen 11,144 13-12-1 40
27 December 6 Frölunda 4–0 Timrå Ahonen 11,317 13-13-1 40
28 December 8 Mora 3–3 Frölunda Ahonen 4,267 13-13-2 41
29 December 18 Frölunda 4–0 Färjestad Ahonen 12,044 14-13-2 44
30 December 20 Södertälje 7–0 Frölunda Ahonen[3] 3,452 14-14-2 44
31 December 28 Frölunda 4–2 Brynäs Ahonen 12,044 15-14-2 47
32 December 30 Frölunda 3–2 (OT) Linköping Gistedt 11,744 15-14-3 49

January

# Date Home Score Visitor Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
33 January 3 Skellefteå 4–4 Frölunda Ahonen 6,001 15-14-4 50
34 January 5 Frölunda 3–2 (OT) HV71 Ahonen 12,044 15-14-5 52
35 January 7 Luleå 3–1 Frölunda Gistedt 3,661 15-15-5 52
36 January 14 Djurgården 0–3 Frölunda Ahonen 6,191 16-15-5 55
37 January 17 Timrå 4–3 Frölunda Ahonen 4,977 16-16-5 55
38 January 19 Frölunda 2–3 Mora Gistedt 11,628 16-17-5 55
39 January 21 Frölunda 8–2 MoDo Ahonen 11,547 17-17-5 58
40 January 24 Färjestad 5–4 (OT) Frölunda Ahonen 8,250 17-17-6 59
41 January 26 Frölunda 3–4 (OT) Södertälje Ahonen 11,581 17-17-7 60
42 January 29 Brynäs 3–5 Frölunda Ahonen 5,329 18-17-7 63
43 January 31 Linköping 3–2 (OT) Frölunda Ahonen 7,105 18-17-8 64

February

# Date Home Score Visitor Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
44 February 2 Frölunda 4–2 Skellefteå Ahonen 11,638 19-17-8 67
45 February 14 Skellefteå 4–2 Frölunda Ahonen 5,339 19-18-8 67
46 February 16 Frölunda 1–1 Djurgården Ahonen 12,044 19-18-9 68
47 February 18 Mora 4–1 Frölunda Gistedt 4,092 19-19-9 68
48 February 21 Frölunda 4–1 Timrå Ahonen 11,829 20-19-9 71
49 February 23 Brynäs 2–4 Frölunda Ahonen 7,797 21-19-9 74
50 February 26 Frölunda 0–3 Luleå Ahonen 11,815 21-20-9 74
51 February 28 Linköping 4–3 Frölunda Ahonen 7,091 21-21-9 74

March

# Date Home Score Visitor Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
52 March 1 Frölunda 3–2 (OT) HV71 Ahonen 12,044 21-21-10 76
53 March 4 MODO 4–5 Frölunda Ahonen 6,805 22-21-10 79
54 March 6 Frölunda 4–5 Färjestad Gistedt 12,044 22-22-10 79
55 March 8 Frölunda 4–5 Södertälje Ahonen 11,688 23-22-10 82
  • Green background indicates win.
    • Light green background indicates overtime win.
  • Red background indicates regulation loss.
    • Light red background indicates overtime loss.
  • White background indicates tie game.

Playoffs

Frölunda ended the 2007-08 regular season as the sixth seed team.

Quarterfinals: vs. (4) Färjestads BK

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

Season Stats

Scoring Leaders

# Name Nationality GP G A P PIM GP G A P PIM
24 Andersson, NiklasNiklas Andersson (LW) Flag of Sweden Sweden 48 12 37 49 50 7 2 4 6 12
71 Kallio, TomiTomi Kallio (RW) Flag of Finland Finland 54 27 20 47 54 7 1 4 5 6
11 Kahnberg, MagnusMagnus Kahnberg (LW) Flag of Sweden Sweden 52 16 21 37 30 7 2 1 3 4
16 Nordquist, JonasJonas Nordquist (C) Flag of Sweden Sweden 45 9 19 28 37 7 0 2 2 6
30 Johnson, JonasJonas Johnson (C) Flag of Sweden Sweden 53 16 11 27 38 7 4 3 7 6
81 Holmqvist, AndreasAndreas Holmqvist (D) Flag of Sweden Sweden 49 3 23 26 40 4 0 0 0 2
28 Plüss, MartinMartin Plüss (C) Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 50 16 9 25 32 6 2 0 2 4
12 Fabricius, KarlKarl Fabricius (LW) Flag of Sweden Sweden 55 12 12 24 22 7 2 1 3 0
26 Söderholm, ToniToni Söderholm (D) Flag of Finland Finland 53 6 14 20 66 7 0 2 2 0
23 Sundin, RonnieRonnie Sundin (D) Flag of Sweden Sweden 54 3 15 18 64 7 0 1 1 12
18 Kariya, SteveSteve Kariya (RW) Flag of Canada Canada 41 1 17 18 18 0 0 0 0 0
17 Holmqvist, MichaelMichael Holmqvist (C) Flag of Sweden Sweden 53 7 10 17 51 4 0 0 0 2
21 Johansson, MikaelMikael Johansson (C) Flag of Sweden Sweden 55 6 9 15 34 7 2 1 3 0
10 Pettersson, FredrikFredrik Pettersson (RW) Flag of Sweden Sweden 53 6 7 13 38 7 2 1 3 6
22 Esbjörs, JonasJonas Esbjörs (LW) Flag of Sweden Sweden 52 5 6 11 40 0 0 0 0 0
20 Mäntylä, TuukkaTuukka Mäntylä (D) Flag of Finland Finland 45 1 10 11 46 7 0 3 3 4
25 Ackeström, OscarOscar Ackeström (D) Flag of Sweden Sweden 47 4 5 9 83 7 0 3 3 10
44 Ahnelöv, JonasJonas Ahnelöv (D) Flag of Sweden Sweden 51 3 4 7 30 6 0 0 0 0
7 Niemi, Antti-JussiAntti-Jussi Niemi (D) Flag of Finland Finland 54 1 4 5 79 7 1 1 2 35
15 Morrison, JustinJustin Morrison (RW) Flag of the United States United States 11 1 3 4 6 0 0 0 0 0
32 Andersson, JohanJohan Andersson (LW) Flag of Sweden Sweden 49 2 1 3 14 7 0 1 1 4
8 Eller, LarsLars Eller (C) Flag of Denmark Denmark 14 0 2 2 4 7 0 1 1 2
65 Karlsson, ErikErik Karlsson (D) Flag of Sweden Sweden 7 1 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0
55 Andersson, JoakimJoakim Andersson (C) Flag of Sweden Sweden 9 1 0 1 2 4 1 1 2 0
33 Grönholm, Ossi-PetteriOssi-Petteri Grönholm (D) Flag of Finland Finland 11 0 1 1 12 5 0 1 1 6
3 Larsen, PhilipPhilip Larsen (D) Flag of Denmark Denmark 16 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
51 Lasu, NicklasNicklas Lasu (LW) Flag of Sweden Sweden 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 Hjalmarsson, SimonSimon Hjalmarsson (LW) Flag of Sweden Sweden 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
51 Gustafsson, AntonAnton Gustafsson (C) Flag of Sweden Sweden 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
51 Andersson, PeterPeter Andersson (D) Flag of Sweden Sweden 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Regular season Playoffs

Transactions

Players Acquired

Player Former Team
F Johan Andersson Växjö Lakers
D Tuukka Mäntylä Tappara
G Robin Rahm Sunne IK
D Toni Söderholm SC Bern
G Ari Ahonen Jokerit
D Andreas Holmqvist Linköpings HC
F Jonas Nordquist Norfolk Admirals
F Fredrik Pettersson Calgary Hitmen
F Justin Morrison MODO Hockey
F Michael Holmqvist Chicago Blackhawks

Players Lost

Player New Team
D Jan-Axel Alavaara Kloten Flyers
G Tommy Salo Retire
D Arto Tukio Ilves
F Anton Axelsson Timrå IK
F Henrik Malmström Ilves
D Ari Vallin Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
D Markus Seikola HPK
F Johan Ryno Detroit Red Wings
F Sean Bergenheim New York Islanders

Drafted Players

Main article: List of drafted Frölunda HC players

Frölunda HC players picked at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in June, 2008.

[4] Player Nationality Drafted By Round Overall
D Karlsson, ErikErik Karlsson Flag of Sweden Sweden Ottawa Senators 001st 0015th
C Gustafsson, AntonAnton Gustafsson Flag of Sweden Sweden Washington Capitals 001st 0021st
C Lasu, NicklasNicklas Lasu Flag of Sweden Sweden Atlanta Thrashers 005th 0124th
C Larsen, PhilipPhilip Larsen Flag of Denmark Denmark Dallas Stars 005th 0149th

References

General

Footnotes

  1. ^ Replaced by Gistedt after 3 goals against in the first period
  2. ^ Replaced by Gistedt after fourth goal against
  3. ^ Replaced by Gistedt after fifth goal against
  4. ^ Position; G—Goaltender, D—Defenceman, C—Centre, LW—Left winger, RW—Right winger
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