1977–78 was the third season that Division 1 operated as the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden, below the top-flight Elitserien (now the Swedish Hockey League).
1977–78 Division 1 season | |
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League | Division 1 |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Number of teams | 40 |
Promoted to Division 1 | Örebro IK to Elitserien |
Relegated to Division 2 | Örnsköldsviks SK Hofors IK Avesta BK Mälarhöjden BIK Surahammars IF Tibro IK Växjö HC |
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 one/two teams in each group were relegated to Division 2 for the 1978–79 season.
Regular season edit
Northern Group edit
Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | IF Björklöven | 27 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 192 | 88 | 47 |
2. | IFK Kiruna | 27 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 156 | 78 | 42 |
3. | Kiruna AIF | 27 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 154 | 79 | 37 |
4. | Bodens BK | 27 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 122 | 118 | 30 |
5. | GroKo Hockey | 27 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 136 | 134 | 28 |
6. | Piteå IF | 27 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 110 | 145 | 23 |
7. | Tegs SK | 27 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 113 | 126 | 21 |
8. | Kågedalens AIF | 27 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 101 | 162 | 19 |
9. | Sundsvall/Tunadal | 27 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 111 | 146 | 18 |
10. | Örnsköldsviks SK | 27 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 64 | 203 | 5 |
Western Group edit
Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Mora IK | 27 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 216 | 73 | 49 |
2. | KB Karlskoga | 27 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 160 | 76 | 44 |
3. | Strömsbro IF | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 126 | 134 | 31 |
4. | Fagersta AIK | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 128 | 124 | 30 |
5. | Malungs IF | 27 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 100 | 116 | 28 |
6. | Grums IK | 27 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 107 | 118 | 22 |
7. | Ludvika HC | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 93 | 105 | 22 |
8. | Falu IF | 27 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 108 | 160 | 20 |
9. | Hofors IK | 27 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 87 | 143 | 16 |
10. | Avesta BK | 27 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 94 | 170 | 8 |
Eastern Group edit
Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Örebro IK | 36 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 244 | 95 | 63 |
2. | Huddinge IK | 36 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 167 | 92 | 50 |
3. | Hammarby IF | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 156 | 106 | 50 |
4. | Väsby IK | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 170 | 160 | 39 |
5. | Almtuna IS | 36 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 147 | 159 | 34 |
6. | NSA-76 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 100 | 135 | 28 |
7. | Västerås IK | 36 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 116 | 141 | 27 |
8. | Linköpings HC | 36 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 110 | 154 | 26 |
9. | Mälarhöjden BIK | 36 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 117 | 175 | 24 |
10. | Surahammars IF | 36 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 126 | 236 | 19 |
Southern Group edit
Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Tingsryds AIF | 27 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 171 | 91 | 44 |
2. | HV71 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 162 | 92 | 40 |
3. | Nybro IF | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 128 | 74 | 36 |
4. | IFK Bäcken | 27 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 124 | 114 | 33 |
5. | Boro/Landsbro IF | 27 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 117 | 146 | 27 |
6. | Halmstads HK | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 107 | 116 | 25 |
7. | Malmö IF | 27 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 103 | 116 | 23 |
8. | Karlskrona IK | 27 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 108 | 117 | 21 |
9. | Tibro IK | 27 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 91 | 179 | 12 |
10. | Växjö HC | 27 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 70 | 137 | 9 |
Playoffs edit
North/West edit
First round edit
- IF Björklöven - Strömsbro IF 2:0 (7:2, 2:1 OT)
- IFK Kiruna - Fagersta AIK 2:1 (3:0, 3:4, 5:1)
- Mora IK - Kiruna AIF 2:0 (5:2, 10:0)
- KB Karlskoga - Bodens BK 2:0 (7:3, 5:0)
Second round edit
- IF Björklöven - KB Karlskoga 2:0 (11:3, 5:4)
- IFK Kiruna - Mora IK 2:0 (6:5, 5:3)
South/East edit
First round edit
- Örebro IK - Nybro IF 2:1 (7:0, 3:6, 5:1)
- Huddinge IK - IFK Bäcken 2:0 (9:2, 7:2)
- Tingsryds AIF - Väsby IK 2:0 (7:3, 9:0)
- HV71 - Hammarby IF 1:2 (4:8, 4:1, 3:6)
Second round edit
- Örebro IK - Hammarby IF 2:1 (3:5, 2:0, 4:3)
- Huddinge IK - Tingsryds AIF 2:0 (7:2, 8:5)