1996–97 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey) explained

1996–97 Division 1 season
League:	Division 1
Sport:	Ice hockey
No Of Teams:	40
Promote:	none to Elitserien
Promote From:	Division 1
Relegate:	Tegs SK Borlänge HF Österåker Olofströms IK
Relegate To:	Division 2
Prevseason Year:	1995–96
Nextseason Year:	1997–98

1996-97 was the 22nd season that Division 1 operated as the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden, below the top-flight Elitserien (now the SHL).

Format

Division 1 was divided into four starting groups of 10 teams each. The top two teams in each group qualified for the Allsvenskan, while the remaining eight teams had to compete in a qualifying round. The teams were given zero to seven bonus points based on their finish in the first round. The top two teams from each qualifying round qualified for the playoffs. The last-place team in each of the qualifying groups was relegated directly to Division 2, while the second-to-last-place team had to play in a relegation series to retain their spot in Division 1 for the following season.

Of the eight teams in the Allsvenskan, the top two qualified directly for the Kvalserien. The third-sixth place teams qualified for the second round of the playoffs. The two playoff winners qualified for the Kvalserien, in which the top two teams qualified for the following Elitserien season.

Regular season

Northern Group

First round

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	18	15	2	1	95	29	32
2.	18	14	1	3	80	49	29
3.	18	12	1	5	79	48	25
4.	18	10	2	6	77	54	22
5.	18	8	2	8	53	44	18
6.	18	8	1	9	64	75	17
7.	18	4	4	10	56	74	12
8.	18	5	2	11	53	86	12
9.	18	4	0	14	43	82	8
10.	18	2	1	15	39	98	5

Qualification round

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts (Bonus)
1.	14	13	1	0	84	25	34(7)
2.	14	8	3	3	63	36	25(6)
3.	14	6	3	5	45	41	20(5)
4.	14	4	6	4	38	43	18(4)
5.	14	3	3	8	39	66	12(3)
6.	14	4	2	8	40	63	11(1)
7.	14	3	2	9	57	67	10(2)
8.	14	3	4	7	40	65	10(0)

Western Group

First round

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	18	14	2	2	99	39	30
2.	18	12	3	3	87	52	27
3.	18	10	3	5	88	61	23
4.	18	8	4	6	76	65	20
5.	18	8	2	8	88	79	18
6.	18	6	5	7	63	57	17
7.	18	6	4	8	74	71	16
8.	18	5	2	11	58	103	12
9.	18	4	4	10	53	99	12
10.	18	2	1	15	49	109	5

Qualification round

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts (Bonus)
1.	14	9	2	3	71	49	26(6)
2.	14	9	1	4	68	47	26(7)
3.	14	8	1	5	45	44	21(4)
4.	14	8	1	5	63	43	20(3)
5.	14	5	2	7	63	54	17(5)
6.	14	5	3	6	41	63	13(0)
7.	14	2	4	8	42	70	10(2)
8.	14	3	0	11	40	63	7(1)

Eastern Group

First round

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	18	14	2	2	93	35	30
2.	18	13	4	1	87	37	30
3.	18	11	3	4	66	50	25
4.	18	10	2	6	65	63	22
5.	18	8	4	6	63	64	20
6.	18	8	0	10	69	61	16
7.	18	6	3	9	59	59	15
8.	18	5	1	12	50	86	11
9.	18	2	2	14	51	121	6
10.	18	1	3	14	43	80	5

Qualification round

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts (Bonus)
1.	14	10	1	3	72	41	26(5)
2.	14	4	8	2	43	34	23(7)
3.	14	5	6	3	64	48	20(4)
4.	14	4	6	4	60	55	20(6)
5.	14	4	6	4	49	51	15(1)
6.	14	5	3	6	52	57	15(2)
7.	14	4	3	7	43	55	14(3)
8.	14	2	3	9	32	74	7(0)

Southern Group

First round

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	18	14	2	2	83	35	30
2.	18	13	3	2	86	37	29
3.	18	8	4	6	50	58	20
4.	18	8	2	8	68	64	18
5.	18	8	2	8	52	58	18
6.	18	6	5	7	52	55	17
7.	18	6	3	9	53	62	15
8.	18	5	4	9	40	66	14
9.	18	6	1	11	55	72	13
10.	18	3	0	15	51	86	6

Qualification round

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts (Bonus)
1.	14	8	2	4	52	39	23(7)
2.	14	4	4	6	42	49	19(5)
3.	14	8	2	4	58	38	18(0)
4.	14	6	2	6	47	46	18(4)
5.	14	5	2	7	50	58	18(6)
6.	14	5	4	5	38	34	17(3)
7.	14	6	1	7	41	48	14(1)
8.	14	5	1	8	32	48	13(2)

Allsvenskan

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	14	10	2	2	55	32	22
2.	14	9	2	3	66	41	20
3.	14	6	4	4	54	42	16
4.	14	6	3	5	53	42	15
5.	14	6	2	6	49	45	14
6.	14	3	6	5	42	39	12
7.	14	4	2	8	34	60	10
8.	14	0	3	11	29	81	3

Playoffs

First round

Timrå IK - Nyköpings HC 0:2 (5:6 OT, 2:3 OT)
Sunne IK - Västerviks IK 0:2 (3:4, 2:4)
Uppsala AIS - Kiruna IF 0:2 (2:3, 1:2 OT)
Tingsryds AIF - Grums IK 2:0 (3:0, 5:3)

Second round

Mora IK - Tingsryds AIF 2:0 (5:3, 3:2 OT)
Skellefteå AIK - Kiruna IF 2:1 (2:0, 3:4, 5:0)
Linköpings HC - Nyköpings HC 2:0 (5:2, 7:3)
Huddinge IK - Västerviks IK 0:2 (1:2, 1:2)

Third round

Linköpings HC - Västerviks IK 2:0 (5:2, 3:0)
Skellefteå AIK - Mora IK 1:2 (3:2 OT, 2:3, 2:3 OT)

Elitserien promotion

See main article: 1997 Kvalserien.

External links

Season on hockeyarchives.info

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	18	15	2	1	95	29	32
2.	18	14	1	3	80	49	29
3.	18	12	1	5	79	48	25
4.	18	10	2	6	77	54	22
5.	18	8	2	8	53	44	18
6.	18	8	1	9	64	75	17
7.	18	4	4	10	56	74	12
8.	18	5	2	11	53	86	12
9.	18	4	0	14	43	82	8
10.	18	2	1	15	39	98	5

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	18	14	2	2	99	39	30
2.	18	12	3	3	87	52	27
3.	18	10	3	5	88	61	23
4.	18	8	4	6	76	65	20
5.	18	8	2	8	88	79	18
6.	18	6	5	7	63	57	17
7.	18	6	4	8	74	71	16
8.	18	5	2	11	58	103	12
9.	18	4	4	10	53	99	12
10.	18	2	1	15	49	109	5

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	18	14	2	2	93	35	30
2.	18	13	4	1	87	37	30
3.	18	11	3	4	66	50	25
4.	18	10	2	6	65	63	22
5.	18	8	4	6	63	64	20
6.	18	8	0	10	69	61	16
7.	18	6	3	9	59	59	15
8.	18	5	1	12	50	86	11
9.	18	2	2	14	51	121	6
10.	18	1	3	14	43	80	5

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	18	14	2	2	83	35	30
2.	18	13	3	2	86	37	29
3.	18	8	4	6	50	58	20
4.	18	8	2	8	68	64	18
5.	18	8	2	8	52	58	18
6.	18	6	5	7	52	55	17
7.	18	6	3	9	53	62	15
8.	18	5	4	9	40	66	14
9.	18	6	1	11	55	72	13
10.	18	3	0	15	51	86	6

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	14	10	2	2	55	32	22
2.	14	9	2	3	66	41	20
3.	14	6	4	4	54	42	16
4.	14	6	3	5	53	42	15
5.	14	6	2	6	49	45	14
6.	14	3	6	5	42	39	12
7.	14	4	2	8	34	60	10
8.	14	0	3	11	29	81	3

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	18	15	2	1	95	29	32
2.	18	14	1	3	80	49	29
3.	18	12	1	5	79	48	25
4.	18	10	2	6	77	54	22
5.	18	8	2	8	53	44	18
6.	18	8	1	9	64	75	17
7.	18	4	4	10	56	74	12
8.	18	5	2	11	53	86	12
9.	18	4	0	14	43	82	8
10.	18	2	1	15	39	98	5

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	18	14	2	2	99	39	30
2.	18	12	3	3	87	52	27
3.	18	10	3	5	88	61	23
4.	18	8	4	6	76	65	20
5.	18	8	2	8	88	79	18
6.	18	6	5	7	63	57	17
7.	18	6	4	8	74	71	16
8.	18	5	2	11	58	103	12
9.	18	4	4	10	53	99	12
10.	18	2	1	15	49	109	5

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	18	14	2	2	93	35	30
2.	18	13	4	1	87	37	30
3.	18	11	3	4	66	50	25
4.	18	10	2	6	65	63	22
5.	18	8	4	6	63	64	20
6.	18	8	0	10	69	61	16
7.	18	6	3	9	59	59	15
8.	18	5	1	12	50	86	11
9.	18	2	2	14	51	121	6
10.	18	1	3	14	43	80	5

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	18	14	2	2	83	35	30
2.	18	13	3	2	86	37	29
3.	18	8	4	6	50	58	20
4.	18	8	2	8	68	64	18
5.	18	8	2	8	52	58	18
6.	18	6	5	7	52	55	17
7.	18	6	3	9	53	62	15
8.	18	5	4	9	40	66	14
9.	18	6	1	11	55	72	13
10.	18	3	0	15	51	86	6

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	14	10	2	2	55	32	22
2.	14	9	2	3	66	41	20
3.	14	6	4	4	54	42	16
4.	14	6	3	5	53	42	15
5.	14	6	2	6	49	45	14
6.	14	3	6	5	42	39	12
7.	14	4	2	8	34	60	10
8.	14	0	3	11	29	81	3

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	18	15	2	1	95	29	32
2.	18	14	1	3	80	49	29
3.	18	12	1	5	79	48	25
4.	18	10	2	6	77	54	22
5.	18	8	2	8	53	44	18
6.	18	8	1	9	64	75	17
7.	18	4	4	10	56	74	12
8.	18	5	2	11	53	86	12
9.	18	4	0	14	43	82	8
10.	18	2	1	15	39	98	5

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	18	14	2	2	99	39	30
2.	18	12	3	3	87	52	27
3.	18	10	3	5	88	61	23
4.	18	8	4	6	76	65	20
5.	18	8	2	8	88	79	18
6.	18	6	5	7	63	57	17
7.	18	6	4	8	74	71	16
8.	18	5	2	11	58	103	12
9.	18	4	4	10	53	99	12
10.	18	2	1	15	49	109	5

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	18	14	2	2	93	35	30
2.	18	13	4	1	87	37	30
3.	18	11	3	4	66	50	25
4.	18	10	2	6	65	63	22
5.	18	8	4	6	63	64	20
6.	18	8	0	10	69	61	16
7.	18	6	3	9	59	59	15
8.	18	5	1	12	50	86	11
9.	18	2	2	14	51	121	6
10.	18	1	3	14	43	80	5

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	18	14	2	2	83	35	30
2.	18	13	3	2	86	37	29
3.	18	8	4	6	50	58	20
4.	18	8	2	8	68	64	18
5.	18	8	2	8	52	58	18
6.	18	6	5	7	52	55	17
7.	18	6	3	9	53	62	15
8.	18	5	4	9	40	66	14
9.	18	6	1	11	55	72	13
10.	18	3	0	15	51	86	6

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	14	10	2	2	55	32	22
2.	14	9	2	3	66	41	20
3.	14	6	4	4	54	42	16
4.	14	6	3	5	53	42	15
5.	14	6	2	6	49	45	14
6.	14	3	6	5	42	39	12
7.	14	4	2	8	34	60	10
8.	14	0	3	11	29	81	3