1975–76 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey)

1975–76 Division 1 season Division 1 Ice hockey 49 IF BjörklövenÖrebro IKto Elitserien Division 1 Borås HCEnköpings SK HKGislaveds SKKramfors-AlliansenLudvika HCMälarhöjden/Västertorps BIKMedle SKTierps IF Division 2 Division 1 1974–75 1976–77 1975–76 was the first season that Division 1 operated as the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden, this due to the creation of Elitserien (now the SHL) as a new flight of the Swedish hockey system. Division 1 was divided into four starting groups, based on geography. The top four teams in the group would continue to the playoffs to determine which clubs would participate in the qualifier for promotion to Elitserien. The bottom two teams in each group were relegated to Division 2 for the 1976–77 season. Regular season Division 1 Norra ("North") *Continued to playoffs*Relegated to 1976–77 Division 2 #TeamGP Games playedW WinsT DrawsL LossesTP Total pointsGF Goals forwardedGA Goals allowedGD Goal difference1IF Björklöven2419143918682+1042Kiruna AIF2419143918682+1043Bodens BK241518318631+664IFK Luleå2415183113399+345IFK Kiruna2415093014199+426Piteå IF24133829151127+247Tegs SK241211125112116 –48Heffners/Ortvikens IF24100142010599 +69Tunadals IF2483131991118–2710Östersunds IK2472151693132 –3911Järveds IF2452171288145 –5712Medle SK2460181275153 –7813Kramfors-Alliansen244119964200–136 Division 1 Östra ("East") *Continued to playoffs*Relegated to 1976–77 Division 2 #TeamGP Games playedW WinsT DrawsL LossesTP Total pointsGF Goals forwardedGA Goals allowedGD Goal difference1Örebro IK2219033818865+1232Huddinge IK2214443211965+543Västerås IK2214353110856+524Nacka SK2213362910777+305Hammarby IF2211472610980+296BK Kenty221228268276+67Väsby IK22103923127101+268IK Vita Hästen2292112081121–409Surahammars IF22901318116137–2110Nynäshamns IF2242161060139–7911Enköpings SK HK222218649120–7112Mälarhöjden/Västertorps BIK221318565174–109 Division 1 Södra ("South") *Continued to playoffs*Relegated to 1976–77 Division 2 #TeamGP Games playedW WinsT DrawsL LossesTP Total pointsGF Goals forwardedGA Goals allowedGD Goal difference1Tingsryds AIF2219214016268+942BK Bäcken2216333513971+683HV 712216153311067+434Malmö IF22104824111109+25Halmstads HK229492293109–166Nybro IF229211209090±07Karlskrona IK2274111890117–278IF Troja2265111782119–379Tibro IK2264121686103–1710Boro/Landsbro IF2264121679124–4511Borås HC226214146295–3312Gislaveds SK224117984116–32 Division 1 Västra ("West") *Continued to playoffs*Relegated to 1976–77 Division 2 #TeamGP Games playedW WinsT DrawsL LossesTP Total pointsGF Goals forwardedGA Goals allowedGD Goal difference1Mora IK2216423615885+732KB Karlskoga2215433411572+433Strömsbro IF221426309778+194Grums IK2211382511097+135Hofors IK2211011229277+156Fagersta AIK2285921105111–67IF Tunabro227411187088–188Bollnäs IS2273121791103–129Falu IF2273121789115–2610Malungs IF2273121777108–3111Tierps IF2271141584128–4412Ludvika HC225215126995–26 Playoffs The 16 teams (top 4 in the standings from each regular season group) that qualified for the playoffs all played two playoff rounds, leaving four surviving teams that continued to the 1976 Elitserien qualifier. The format for the playoffs was a two-leg home-and-home series. Matches could end in a draw. If each team won one match, the result was decided by a sudden-death overtime, not by total goals over the two matches. Björklöven, Mora, Örebro and Nacka won in the second round to continue to the 1976 Elitserien qualifier. Round 1 IF Björklöven defeats Grums IK First leg: IF Björklöven 5–1 Grums IK (0–0, 1–1, 4–0, attendance: 2,132) Second leg: Grums IK 2–10 IF Björklöven (1–3, 1–3, 0–4, attendance: 775) Strömsbro IF defeats Kiruna AIF First leg: Kiruna AIF 2–3 Strömsbro IF (1–1, 1–0, 0–2, attendance: 2,127) Second leg: Strömsbro IF 2–8 Kiruna AIF (0–3, 1–4, 1–1, attendance 1,549)Strömsbro IF wins in sudden-death overtime Mora IK defeats IFK Luleå First leg: Mora IK 9–5 IFK Luleå (3–1, 2–2, 4–2, attendance 1,920) Second leg: IFK Luleå 2–6 Mora IK (1–3, 0–0, 1–3, attendance 2,881) KB Karlskoga defeats Bodens BK First leg: KB Karlskoga 7–3 Bodens BK (1–2, 1–1, 5–0, attendance 2,695) Second leg: Bodens BK 6–5 KB Karlskoga (2–2, 3–1, 1–2, attendance 2,724)KB Karlskoga wins in sudden-death overtime Örebro IK defeats Malmö IF First leg: Örebro IK 8–2 Malmö IF (2–1, 3–0, 3–1, attendance: 4,572) Second leg: Malmö IF 5–3 Örebro IK (1–1, 1–1, 3–1, attendance: 2,171)Örebro IK wins in sudden-death overtime HV 71 defeats Huddinge IK First leg: Huddinge IK 6–5 HV 71 (1–1, 3–1, 2–3, attendance 1,247) Second leg: HV 71 14–4 Huddinge IK (5–1, 9–3, 0–0, attendance 4,800)HV 71 wins in sudden-death overtime Nacka SK defeats Tingsryds AIF First leg: Tingsryds AIF 2–3 Nacka SK (1–2, 0–0, 1–1, attendance 1,802) Second leg: Nacka SK 1–1 Tingsryds AIF (0–1, 1–0, 0–0, attendance 852) BK Bäcken defeats Västerås IK First leg: Västerås IK 0–2 BK Bäcken (0–1, 0–1, 0–0, attendance: 3,277) Second leg: BK Bäcken 7–2 Västerås IK (4–1, 1–0, 2–1, attendance 3,692) Round 2 IF Björklöven defeats KB Karlskoga First leg: IF Björklöven 5–3 KB Karlskoga (0–2, 4–0, 1–1, attendance: 2,282) Second leg: KB Karlskoga 4–4 IF Björklöven (1–2, 1–0, 2–2, attendance: 4,054) Mora IK defeats Strömsbro IF First leg: Strömsbro IF 5–5 Mora IK (2–1, 1–1, 2–3, attendance: 1,669) Second leg: Mora IK 5-3 Strömsbro IF (1–1, 2–1, 2–1, attendance 2,096) Örebro IK defeats BK Bäcken First leg: Örebro IK 2–4 BK Bäcken (1–1, 0–2, 1–1, attendance: 5,985) Second leg: BK Bäcken 2–4 Örebro IK (0–2, 2–2, 0–0, attendance: 4,225) Örebro IK wins in sudden-death overtime Nacka SK defeats HV 71 First leg: HV 71 1–2 Nacka SK (1–1, 0–0, 0–1, attendance: 4,800) Second leg: Nacka SK 3–2 HV 71 (1–0, 0–0, 2–2, attendance: 840) Elitserien qualifier The four playoff winners played a double-round robin tournament, with the top two teams being promoted to Elitserien for the 1976–77 season, replacing the two teams with the poorest records from the 1975–76 Elitserien. *Promoted to 1976–77 Elitserien*Stays in Division 1 for 1976–77 #TeamGP Games playedW WinsT DrawsL LossesTP Total pointsGF Goals forwardedGA Goals allowedGD Goal difference1IF Björklöven641193321+122Örebro IK640284129+123Mora IK631273228+44Nacka SK600601139–28 External links Historical Division 1 statistics on Svenskhockey.com Category:Swedish Division I seasons 2 Swe