2007–08 Elitserien season

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.

2007–08 Elitserien season
LeagueElitserien
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 24, 2007 – March 8, 2008
Regular season
League ChampionHV71
Season MVPStefan Liv (HV71)
Top scorerTony Mårtensson (Linköpings HC)
Playoffs
Finals
ChampionsHV71
  Runners-upLinköpings HC

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-HV715531131134178132107
x-Linköpings HC552114209416615392
x-Modo Hockey55262275115315090
x-Färjestads BK552519113316914789
x-Timrå IK55232395213413683
x-Frölunda HC552322103415915782
x-Djurgårdens IF552120142214513979
x-Skellefteå AIK551920162613514171
e-Södertälje SK551824132412312969
e-Luleå HF551725132613916466
r-Mora IK551725132413316066
r-Brynäs IF55163094215217861

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

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