the eventual Swedish champion. During the season the newly acquired defenceman Johan Åkerman was a trendsetting player and also made his national debut for Sweden at the age of 34. HV's starting goaltender, Erik Ersberg, had his breakthrough and played for the national team; and was awarded with the Honken Trophy as Sweden's best goaltender. During the off-season he signed with the NHL team Los Angeles Kings. 2007–08 season The 2007–08 season saw HV71 winning their third Swedish Championship, the second during the 2000s. HV71 finished the regular season as the league champion with 107 points, 15 points ahead of the second placed team Linköpings HC. HV defeated Skellefteå AIK in the quarter-finals, winning the series 4–1. In the semifinals HV met the fifth seeded team, Timrå IK. HV advanced to the finals after winning the series 4–2. In the finals HV managed to defeat Linköpings HC in six games, coming back from 2-0 down after the first two games. The sixth game went into overtime with HV's newly signed player Eric Johansson scoring the game-winning goal and winning the Swedish Championship. Season-by-season record This is a partial list, featuring the five most recent completed seasons. For a more complete list, see List of HV71 seasons. Players and personnel Current roster Updated 21 February 2023 Team captains Fredrik Stillman, D, 1993–1995, Stefan Örnskog, LW, 1996–1997 Fredrik Stillman, D, 1997–1999 Per Gustafsson, D, 1999–2001 Johan Davidsson, C, 2002–2013 David Petrasek, D, 2013–2014 Ted Brithén, C, 2014–2016 Chris Abbott, C, 2016–2017 Martin Thörnberg, LW, 2017–2020 Simon Önerud, LW, 2021–2022 Niklas Hjalmarsson, D, 2022–present Retired numbers Franchise records and leaders Individual season records Most Goals in a season: Kai Nurminen, 31 (1995–96) Most Assists in a season: Johan Davidsson, 46 (2009–10) Most Points in a season: Esa Keskinen, 59 (1995–96) Most Penalty Minutes in a season: Lance Ward, 273 (2006–07) (Elitserien record) Most Points in a season, defenseman: David Petrasek, 53 (2009–10) (Elitserien record) Most Points in a season, rookie: Kai Nurminen, 55 (1995–96) (Elitserien record) Most Shutouts in a season: Stefan Liv, 6 (2003–04) Source: Scoring leaders These are the top-ten point-scorers in club history. Figures are updated after each completed SHL regular season. Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; = current HV71 player Trophies and awards Team Le Mat Trophy 1994–95, 2003–04, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2016–17