1976–77 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey)

1976–77 was the second season that Division 1 operated as the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden, below the top-flight Elitserien (now the SHL). 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/three teams in each group were relegated to Division 2 for the 1977–78 season. == Regular season == === Northern Group === === Western Group === === Eastern Group === === Southern Group === == Playoffs == === North/West === ==== First round ==== Timrå IK - Strömsbro IF 2:0 (8:3, 5:2) Kiruna AIF - Hofors IK 2:0 (9:0, 5:4) KB Karlskoga - Bodens BK 2:0 (11:0, 7:4) Mora IK - IFK Kiruna 2:0 (6:3, 4:0) ==== Second round ==== Timrå IK - Mora IK 2:1 (8:4, 2:4, 7:1) KB Karlskoga - Kiruna AIF 2:1 (5:2, 0:6, 7:5) === South/East === ==== First round ==== Djurgårdens IF - IFK Bäcken 2:0 (5:4, 5:1) Huddinge IK - Halmstads HK 2:0 (10:6, 6:2) HV71 - Hammarby IF 2:1 (7:1, 2:3, 6:3) Tingsryds AIF - Almtuna IS 2:0 (6:2, 6:5) ==== Second round ==== Djurgårdens IF - Tingsryds AIF 2:0 (2:1, 3:2) HV71 - Huddinge IK 2:1 (6:2, 2:4, 4:3) == Elitserien promotion == == External links == Historical Division 1 statistics on Svenskhockey.com