1978–79 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey) explained

1978–79 Division 1 season
League:	Division 1
Sport:	Ice hockey
No Of Teams:	39
Promote:	HV71 to Elitserien
Promote From:	Division 1
Relegate:	Sundsvall/Tunadal Tegs SK Ludvika HC Grums IK IK Westmannia Nynäshamns IF Skövde IK Boro/Vetlanda HC
Relegate To:	Division 2
Prevseason Year:	1977–78
Nextseason Year:	1979–80

1978–79 was the fourth season that Division 1 operated as the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden, below the top-flight Elitserien (now the Swedish Hockey League).

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 1979–80 season.

Regular season

Northern Group

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	24	21	1	2	165	68	43
2.	24	18	2	4	178	67	38
3.	24	14	3	7	128	94	31
4.	24	13	4	7	122	105	30
5.	24	9	4	11	119	126	22
6.	24	9	3	12	90	124	21
7.	24	7	2	15	85	135	16
8.	24	6	0	18	81	144	12
9.	24	1	1	22	57	162	3

Eastern Group

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	36	30	2	4	224	121	62
2.	36	23	3	10	242	135	49
3.	36	21	6	9	150	99	48
4.	36	21	2	13	179	133	44
5.	36	19	5	12	164	131	43
6.	36	19	2	15	184	161	40
7.	36	9	7	20	139	179	25
8.	36	8	3	25	109	201	19
9.	36	8	3	25	155	277	19
10.	36	4	3	29	96	205	11

Southern Group

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	27	16	6	5	121	89	38
2.	27	17	3	7	144	92	37
3.	27	16	2	9	133	75	34
4.	27	15	2	10	112	94	32
5.	27	11	5	11	125	102	27
6.	27	12	3	12	130	123	27
7.	27	12	1	14	109	113	25
8.	27	7	7	13	99	137	21
9.	27	7	1	19	113	154	15
10.	27	6	2	19	91	198	14

Western Group

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	27	22	1	4	207	93	45
2.	27	18	2	7	163	91	38
3.	27	17	2	8	120	107	36
4.	27	16	3	8	146	114	35
5.	27	13	2	12	106	104	28
6.	27	9	3	15	95	122	21
7.	27	9	2	16	85	123	20
8.	27	8	3	16	85	138	19
9.	27	4	7	16	97	137	15
10.	27	6	1	20	91	166	13

Playoffs

North/East

First round

Timrå IK - Hammarby IF 2:0 (6:3, 7:6 OT)
Kiruna AIF - Västerås IK 2:1 (3:4, 4:3, 4:0)
Bodens BK - Södertälje SK 1:2 (5:1, 5:6 OT, 2:4)
Huddinge IK - GroKo Hockey 2:0 (7:3, 12:3)

Second round

Timrå IK - Södertälje SK 1:2 (6:4, 4:5 OT, 6:7)
Huddinge IK - Kiruna AIF 2:0 (9:2, 3:2)

South/West

First round

Mora IK - Nybro IF 2:1 (10:0, 5:6, 4:3 OT)
Bofors IK - Malmö IF 2:0 (8:4, 5:4)
Karlskrona IK - Fagersta AIK 2:1 (7:2, 2:3, 6:2)
HV71 - Strömsbro IF 2:0 (10:2, 4:3)

Second round

Mora IK - HV71 0:2 (5:7, 3:6)
Bofors IK - Karlskrona IK 2:0 (9:0, 6:3)

Elitserien promotion

See main article: 1979 Kvalserien.

External links

Historical Division 1 statistics on Svenskhockey.com

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	24	21	1	2	165	68	43
2.	24	18	2	4	178	67	38
3.	24	14	3	7	128	94	31
4.	24	13	4	7	122	105	30
5.	24	9	4	11	119	126	22
6.	24	9	3	12	90	124	21
7.	24	7	2	15	85	135	16
8.	24	6	0	18	81	144	12
9.	24	1	1	22	57	162	3

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	36	30	2	4	224	121	62
2.	36	23	3	10	242	135	49
3.	36	21	6	9	150	99	48
4.	36	21	2	13	179	133	44
5.	36	19	5	12	164	131	43
6.	36	19	2	15	184	161	40
7.	36	9	7	20	139	179	25
8.	36	8	3	25	109	201	19
9.	36	8	3	25	155	277	19
10.	36	4	3	29	96	205	11

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	27	16	6	5	121	89	38
2.	27	17	3	7	144	92	37
3.	27	16	2	9	133	75	34
4.	27	15	2	10	112	94	32
5.	27	11	5	11	125	102	27
6.	27	12	3	12	130	123	27
7.	27	12	1	14	109	113	25
8.	27	7	7	13	99	137	21
9.	27	7	1	19	113	154	15
10.	27	6	2	19	91	198	14

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	27	22	1	4	207	93	45
2.	27	18	2	7	163	91	38
3.	27	17	2	8	120	107	36
4.	27	16	3	8	146	114	35
5.	27	13	2	12	106	104	28
6.	27	9	3	15	95	122	21
7.	27	9	2	16	85	123	20
8.	27	8	3	16	85	138	19
9.	27	4	7	16	97	137	15
10.	27	6	1	20	91	166	13

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	24	21	1	2	165	68	43
2.	24	18	2	4	178	67	38
3.	24	14	3	7	128	94	31
4.	24	13	4	7	122	105	30
5.	24	9	4	11	119	126	22
6.	24	9	3	12	90	124	21
7.	24	7	2	15	85	135	16
8.	24	6	0	18	81	144	12
9.	24	1	1	22	57	162	3

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	36	30	2	4	224	121	62
2.	36	23	3	10	242	135	49
3.	36	21	6	9	150	99	48
4.	36	21	2	13	179	133	44
5.	36	19	5	12	164	131	43
6.	36	19	2	15	184	161	40
7.	36	9	7	20	139	179	25
8.	36	8	3	25	109	201	19
9.	36	8	3	25	155	277	19
10.	36	4	3	29	96	205	11

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	27	16	6	5	121	89	38
2.	27	17	3	7	144	92	37
3.	27	16	2	9	133	75	34
4.	27	15	2	10	112	94	32
5.	27	11	5	11	125	102	27
6.	27	12	3	12	130	123	27
7.	27	12	1	14	109	113	25
8.	27	7	7	13	99	137	21
9.	27	7	1	19	113	154	15
10.	27	6	2	19	91	198	14

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	27	22	1	4	207	93	45
2.	27	18	2	7	163	91	38
3.	27	17	2	8	120	107	36
4.	27	16	3	8	146	114	35
5.	27	13	2	12	106	104	28
6.	27	9	3	15	95	122	21
7.	27	9	2	16	85	123	20
8.	27	8	3	16	85	138	19
9.	27	4	7	16	97	137	15
10.	27	6	1	20	91	166	13

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	24	21	1	2	165	68	43
2.	24	18	2	4	178	67	38
3.	24	14	3	7	128	94	31
4.	24	13	4	7	122	105	30
5.	24	9	4	11	119	126	22
6.	24	9	3	12	90	124	21
7.	24	7	2	15	85	135	16
8.	24	6	0	18	81	144	12
9.	24	1	1	22	57	162	3

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	36	30	2	4	224	121	62
2.	36	23	3	10	242	135	49
3.	36	21	6	9	150	99	48
4.	36	21	2	13	179	133	44
5.	36	19	5	12	164	131	43
6.	36	19	2	15	184	161	40
7.	36	9	7	20	139	179	25
8.	36	8	3	25	109	201	19
9.	36	8	3	25	155	277	19
10.	36	4	3	29	96	205	11

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	27	16	6	5	121	89	38
2.	27	17	3	7	144	92	37
3.	27	16	2	9	133	75	34
4.	27	15	2	10	112	94	32
5.	27	11	5	11	125	102	27
6.	27	12	3	12	130	123	27
7.	27	12	1	14	109	113	25
8.	27	7	7	13	99	137	21
9.	27	7	1	19	113	154	15
10.	27	6	2	19	91	198	14

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	27	22	1	4	207	93	45
2.	27	18	2	7	163	91	38
3.	27	17	2	8	120	107	36
4.	27	16	3	8	146	114	35
5.	27	13	2	12	106	104	28
6.	27	9	3	15	95	122	21
7.	27	9	2	16	85	123	20
8.	27	8	3	16	85	138	19
9.	27	4	7	16	97	137	15
10.	27	6	1	20	91	166	13