| 1976–77 Elitserien season | |
| League: | Elitserien |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Duration: | 10 October 1976 – 10 March 1977 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champ Name: | League champion |
| Season Champs: | Brynäs IF |
| Mvp Link: | Guldpucken |
| Playoffs: | Playoffs |
| Playoffs Link: |
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| Finals Champ: | Brynäs IF |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Färjestads BK |
| Nextseason Year: | 1977–78 |
| Prevseason Year: | 1975–76 |
| Seasonslistnames: | SHL |
The 1976–77 Elitserien season was the second season of the Elitserien, the top level of ice hockey in Sweden. 10 teams participated in the league, and Brynas IF won the championship.
| Teams 1–4 qualify for 1977 Swedish championship playoffs | |
| Teams 9–10 relegated to Division 1 for 1977–78 |
| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 36 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 206 | 110 | 55 | |||
| 2. | 36 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 181 | 122 | 52 | |||
| 3. | 36 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 198 | 150 | 48 | |||
| 4. | 36 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 155 | 140 | 41 | |||
| 5. | 36 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 147 | 126 | 38 | |||
| 6. | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 137 | 146 | 35 | |||
| 7 | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 141 | 173 | 31 | |||
| 8. | 36 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 150 | 174 | 29 | |||
| 9. | 36 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 126 | 205 | 16 | |||
| 10. | 36 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 106 | 201 | 15 |
Brynäs win 2–0 in games.
Färjestad wins 2–1 in games following neutral site tiebreaker at Gothenburg's Scandinavium.
Leksands IF wins 2–0 in games.
Brynäs IF wins 2–0 in games and are crowned 1977 Swedish champions in ice hockey (9th title).