Hardy Nilsson returned to Djurgården as head coach on March 2, 2009.
[1] Djurgården lost last season's scoring leader when Fredrik Bremberg moved to Atlant Moscow Oblast.
Marcus Ragnarsson replaced Jimmie Ölvestad as team captain on August 7, 2009.
[3] The regular season started on away ice on September 24, 2009, against HV71 and was concluded on March 13, 2010, away against Frölunda HC.
[4] Djurgården reached the final in the playoff rounds, where the team lost 4–2 in games against HV71.