2007–08 Elitserien season

2007–08 Elitserien season
League	Elitserien
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	September 24, 2007 – March 8, 2008
Regular season
League champion	HV71
Season MVP	Stefan Liv (HV71)
Top scorer	Tony Mårtensson (Linköpings HC)
Playoffs
Finals
Champions	HV71
Runners-up	Linköpings HC

The 2007–08 Elitserien season was the 33rd season of Elitserien. It began on September 24, 2007, with the regular season ending March 8, 2008. The playoffs of the 84th Swedish Championship ended on April 18, with HV71 taking the championship.

League business

Rule changes

Elitserien brought in a rule change to the rules regarding icing. The team that plays the puck to icing is not allowed to change players before the next faceoff.

Regular season

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

Elitserien	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
y-HV71	55	31	13	11	3	4	178	132	107
x-Linköpings HC	55	21	14	20	9	4	166	153	92
x-Modo Hockey	55	26	22	7	5	1	153	150	90
x-Färjestads BK	55	25	19	11	3	3	169	147	89
x-Timrå IK	55	23	23	9	5	2	134	136	83
x-Frölunda HC	55	23	22	10	3	4	159	157	82
x-Djurgårdens IF	55	21	20	14	2	2	145	139	79
x-Skellefteå AIK	55	19	20	16	2	6	135	141	71
e-Södertälje SK	55	18	24	13	2	4	123	129	69
e-Luleå HF	55	17	25	13	2	6	139	164	66
r-Mora IK	55	17	25	13	2	4	133	160	66
r-Brynäs IF	55	16	30	9	4	2	152	178	61

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

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	HV71	4
	8	Skellefteå AIK	1
						1	HV71	4
						5	Timrå IK	2
	2	Linköpings HC	4
	7	Djurgårdens IF	1
											1	HV71	4
	(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
											2	Linköpings HC	2
	3	Modo Hockey	1
	5	Timrå IK	4
						2	Linköpings HC	4
						4	Färjestads BK	1
	4	Färjestads BK	4
	6	Frölunda HC	3

Swedish Champions 2007–08
HV71 Third Title

Elitserien awards

Le Mat Trophy: HV71
Guldpucken: Stefan Liv, HV71
Guldhjälmen: Tony Mårtensson, Linköpings HC
Honken Trophy: Daniel Larsson, Djurgårdens IF
Håkan Loob Trophy: Mattias Weinhandl, Linköpings HC
Rookie of the Year: Daniel Larsson, Djurgårdens IF
Salming Trophy: Mikko Luoma, HV71
Guldpipan: Marcus Vinnerborg, Ljungby

External links

Media related to 2007-2008 Swedish Elite League season at Wikimedia Commons