1988–89 Elitserien season

The Elitserien season 1988/89 was the 14th season of the Swedish Ice Hockey Elitserien. Swedish Champion was the twelfth time in club history the Djurgårdens IF, while the IF Björklöven relegation to the second division.

• 2.1 tournament tree
• 2.2 Swedish Champion

Regular Season

Mode

First, a main round with return match took place, in which each of the twelve teams completed 22 games. Then the two last placed in the Allsvenskan had to compete for the league against the best teams in the second division, while the other ten teams for another 18 games (both outward and return leg against any other opponent ) completed, and the results were unchanged from the previous encounters. The top eight teams qualified for the play- offs then, during the season was over for the two last placed the continuation of round. For a win, each team was given two points, a draw there was a point and a defeat.

Main Round

Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = drawn, L = Loss, OTS = Overtime wins, OTN = Overtime defeat, SOS = Penalty victories, SON = Penalty defeat

Continued round

Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = drawn, L = Loss, OTS = Overtime wins, OTN = Overtime defeat, SOS = Penalty victories, SON = Penalty defeat

Top scorer

Abbreviations: T = Goals, A = Assists P = Points

Play-offs

The quarterfinals and semifinals were played in the finals mode " Best-of -Five" in the mode " Best-of -Three ".

Tournament tree

Swedish Champion

Goalkeepers: Rolf Ridder Wall, Mats Ytter

Defender: Arto Blomsten, Christian Due- Boje, Thomas Eriksson, Kenneth characteristic Holt, Karl -Erik Lilja, Claes Norstrom, Stefan Perlström, Orwar Stambert

Attacker: Bengt Åkerblom, Ola Andersson, Charles Berglund, Johan Garpenlöv, Mikael Johansson, Anders Johnson, Ola Josefsson, Kent Nilsson, Peter Nilsson, Jens Öhling, Håkan Sodergren, Jan Viktorson, Peter Wallén

Head Coach: Tommy Boustedt

All- Star team

Awards

• Guldpucken ( best Swedish player) - Kent Nilsson, Djurgårdens IF
• Guldhjälmen (Most Valuable Player) - Anders Eldebrink, Södertälje SK
• Top Scorer - Lars- Gunnar Pettersson, Luleå HF
• SICO: s guldpipa (best referee ) - Kjell Lind