2008–09 Djurgårdens IF (men's hockey) season

The 2008–09 Djurgårdens IF Hockey season will be the club's 33rd season in the Swedish elite league Elitserien. The signing of David Schneider during late July 2008 is the first American player in the club's history to play for the club.[1] The regular season started on home ice on September 18, 2008 against Luleå HF and will be concluded on February 28, 2009 away against Frölunda HC.[2]

2008–09 Djurgårdens IF Hockey
League10th SHL
2008–09 record17–23–15
Team information
General managerTommy Engström
CoachMikael Johansson & Tomas Montén
CaptainJimmie Ölvestad
Alternate captainsChristian Eklund
Marcus Ragnarsson
ArenaHovet
Team leaders
GoalsNiklas Anger (23)
AssistsFredrik Bremberg (40)
PointsFredrik Bremberg (57)
Penalty minutesJimmie Ölvestad (101)
Plus/minusTimmy Pettersson (+9)
Goals against averageGustaf Wesslau (2.49)

Offseason

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March 20: Team captain Jimmie Ölvestad re-signed a one-year contract with Djurgården.[3]

April 15: Former assistant coaches Mikael Johansson and Tomas Montén signed a two-year contract as the new coaches of the team.[4]

Pre-season

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Nordic Trophy

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Standings

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Nordic Trophy GP W L T OTW OTL PSW PSL GF GA PTS
y-  Linköpings HC 9 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 31 19 14
y-  Frölunda HC 9 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 18 14
y-  Djurgårdens IF 9 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 33 23 12
y-  HIFK 9 4 3 2 0 0 2 0 30 26 12
x-  Kärpät 9 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 20 17 10
x-  TPS 9 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 18 29 8
x-  Färjestads BK 9 3 5 1 0 0 0 1 22 27 7
x-  HV71 9 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 19 25 6
z-  Jokerit 9 2 6 1 0 0 0 1 24 29 5
z-  Tappara 9 2 6 1 0 0 0 1 21 30 5

y - clinched semi-final spot for championship, x - clinched semi-final spot for 5th place, z - play for 9th place

Game log

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2008 Nordic trophy game log

Legend:   Win (3 points)   Overtime win (2 point)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Statistics

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No Pos Nat Player GP G A Pts PIM
#1
  SWE Dick Axelsson
9
3
6
9
26
#2
  SWE Timmy Pettersson
8
2
7
9
4
#3
  SWE Jimmie Ölvestad
8
3
5
8
20
#4
  SWE Michael Holmqvist
9
3
4
7
26
#5
  SWE Nichlas Falk
9
1
6
7
2
#6
  SWE Andreas Engqvist
9
3
2
5
4
#7
  SWE Tim Eriksson
9
3
2
5
0
#8
  SWE Niklas Anger
9
2
3
5
2
#9
  SWE Nicklas Danielsson
8
0
5
5
12
#10
  SWE Kristofer Ottosson
7
4
0
4
2

Goaltenders

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No Nat Player GPI MIP SOG GA GAA SVS%
#1
Gustaf Wesslau
6
358:00
192
16
2.68
91.67%
#2
Stefan Ridderwall
3
179:22
79
7
2.34
91.14%

Friendly games

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Game log

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Exhibition games game log

Legend:   Win   Loss   Tie

Regular season

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Standings

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Elitserien GP W L T OTW OTL GF GA Pts
yFärjestads BK 55 30 17 4 1 3 158 122 99
xLinköpings HC 55 26 16 8 1 4 166 152 92
xFrölunda HC 55 25 20 2 6 2 144 130 91
xHV71 55 22 13 9 4 7 160 144 90
xLuleå HF 55 26 20 3 0 6 149 136 87
xSkellefteå AIK 55 21 22 3 5 4 149 141 80
xBrynäs IF 55 21 22 6 4 2 128 140 79
xTimrå IK 55 19 24 4 7 1 152 142 76
eModo Hockey 55 20 27 2 4 2 153 177 72
eDjurgårdens IF 55 17 23 8 5 2 149 155 71
rRögle BK 55 18 25 4 1 7 152 178 67
rSödertälje SK 55 12 28 7 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

Game log

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2008–09 Game log

Stats

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Skaters Top-10

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from stats.swehockey

No Pos Nat Player GP G A Pts PIM +/–
#1
  SWE Fredrik Bremberg
53
17
40
57
26
-8
#2
  SWE Niklas Anger
51
23
19
42
16
+5
#3
  SWE Marcus Ragnarsson
49
12
25
37
38
-12
#4
  SWE Kristofer Ottosson
47
16
11
27
12
+8
#5
  SWE Nichlas Falk
53
2
23
25
20
+4
#6
  SWE Nicklas Danielsson
50
7
14
21
69
-6
#7
  SWE Michael Holmqvist
53
9
10
19
78
-19
#8
  SWE Tim Eriksson
54
4
15
19
22
-15
#9
  USA David Schneider
41
7
11
18
42
-4
#10
  SWE Andreas Engqvist
31
9
7
16
12
+1

Goaltenders

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No Nat Player GP GPI MIP SOG GA GAA SVS%
#1
Tim Sandberg
3
1
16:42
7
0
0.00
100.00%
#2
Gustaf Wesslau
53
33
1857:20
899
77
2.49
91.43%
#3
Stefan Ridderwall
38
27
1469:34
692
71
2.90
89,74%
#4
Mark Owuya
16
0
0:00
0
0
0.00
0.00%

Transfers

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Acquired by Djurgårdens IF
Player Former team Contract Terms
G   Gustaf Wesslau   Borås HC 2 years
D   Alexander Deilert   DIF J-20 2 years
D   Niklas Andersson   Växjö Lakers 2 years
D   Marcus Ragnarsson   Almtuna IS 1 year
F   Henrik Eriksson   DIF J-20 2 years
F   Tim Eriksson   Linköpings HC 2 years
F   Robin Figren   Edmonton Oil Kings Loan
F   Michael Holmqvist   Frölunda HC 2 years
F   Jacob Josefson   DIF J-20 2 years
D   David Schneider   Norfolk Admirals 6 months
D   Tero Konttinen   TPS 1,5 month
D   Andreas Holmqvist   Frölunda HC End of season
F   Marcus Kristoffersson   Malmö Redhawks 2 games
Leaving Djurgårdens IF
Player New team
F   M Kristoffersson   SG Cortina
F   Dick Axelsson   Färjestad BK
G   Daniel Larsson   Detroit Red Wings
D   Thomas Johansson Retired
D   Dennis Persson   Timrå IK
D   Jiří Marusak   HC Mlada Boleslav
D   Ossi Väänänen   Philadelphia Flyers
F   Johan Ryno   AIK
F   Pär Bäcker   AaB Aalborg
F   Patric Hörnqvist   Nashville Predators

Drafted players

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Djurgården players picked at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality NHL team
1st 20th Jacob Josefson   Sweden New Jersey Devils
3rd 73rd Alexander Urbom   Sweden New Jersey Devils
5th 149th Marcus Krüger   Sweden Chicago Blackhawks

References

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  1. ^ Dammbro, Jerker (2008-07-28). "David Schneider klar för Djurgården". difhockey.se (in Swedish). Djurgården Hockey. Archived from the original on 2011-05-27. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
  2. ^ "Säsongen 2008/2009". difhockey.se (in Swedish). Djurgården Hockey. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
  3. ^ Peterson, Jimmy (2008-03-20). "Glad påsk: Ölvestad har förlängt". difhockey.se (in Swedish). Djurgården Hockey. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
  4. ^ Peterson, Jimmy (2008-04-15). "Johansson och Montén leder DIF". difhockey.se (in Swedish). Djurgården Hockey. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-01-23.