1996–97 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey)

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).

1996–97 Division 1 season
LeagueDivision 1
SportIce hockey
Number of teams40
Promoted to Division 1none
to Elitserien
Relegated to Division 2Tegs SK
Borlänge HF
Österåker
Olofströms IK
Division 1 seasons

Format

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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

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Northern Group

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First round

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Club GP W T L GF GA Pts
1. IF Björklöven 18 15 2 1 95 29 32
2. Skellefteå AIK 18 14 1 3 80 49 29
3. Timrå IK 18 12 1 5 79 48 25
4. Kiruna IF 18 10 2 6 77 54 22
5. IF Sundsvall 18 8 2 8 53 44 18
6. Bodens IK 18 8 1 9 64 75 17
7. Husums IF 18 4 4 10 56 74 12
8. Örnsköldsviks SK 18 5 2 11 53 86 12
9. Piteå HC 18 4 0 14 43 82 8
10. Tegs SK 18 2 1 15 39 98 5

Qualification round

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Club GP W T L GF GA Pts (Bonus)
1. Timrå IK 14 13 1 0 84 25 34(7)
2. Kiruna IF 14 8 3 3 63 36 25(6)
3. IF Sundsvall 14 6 3 5 45 41 20(5)
4. Bodens IK 14 4 6 4 38 43 18(4)
5. Husums IF 14 3 3 8 39 66 12(3)
6. Piteå HC 14 4 2 8 40 63 11(1)
7. Örnsköldsviks SK 14 3 2 9 57 67 10(2)
8. Tegs SK 14 3 4 7 40 65 10(0)

Western Group

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First round

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Club GP W T L GF GA Pts
1. Mora IK 18 14 2 2 99 39 30
2. IFK Kumla 18 12 3 3 87 52 27
3. Grums IK 18 10 3 5 88 61 23
4. Sunne IK 18 8 4 6 76 65 20
5. Surahammars IF 18 8 2 8 88 79 18
6. Falun HF 18 6 5 7 63 57 17
7. Örebro IK 18 6 4 8 74 71 16
8. Fagersta AIK 18 5 2 11 58 103 12
9. Borlänge HF 18 4 4 10 53 99 12
10. IFK Munkfors 18 2 1 15 49 109 5

Qualification round

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Club GP W T L GF GA Pts (Bonus)
1. Sunne IK 14 9 2 3 71 49 26(6)
2. Grums IK 14 9 1 4 68 47 26(7)
3. Falun HF 14 8 1 5 45 44 21(4)
4. Örebro IK 14 8 1 5 63 43 20(3)
5. Surahammars IF 14 5 2 7 63 54 17(5)
6. IFK Munkfors 14 5 3 6 41 63 13(0)
7. Fagersta AIK 14 2 4 8 42 70 10(2)
8. Borlänge HF 14 3 0 11 40 63 7(1)

Eastern Group

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First round

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Club GP W T L GF GA Pts
1. Hammarby IF 18 14 2 2 93 35 30
2. Huddinge IK 18 13 4 1 87 37 30
3. Nyköpings HC 18 11 3 4 66 50 25
4. Östervåla IF 18 10 2 6 65 63 22
5. Uppsala AIS 18 8 4 6 63 64 20
6. Arlanda HC 18 8 0 10 69 61 16
7. Väsby IK 18 6 3 9 59 59 15
8. Haninge HC 18 5 1 12 50 86 11
9. Wisby 18 2 2 14 51 121 6
10. Österåker 18 1 3 14 43 80 5

Qualification round

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Club GP W T L GF GA Pts (Bonus)
1. Uppsala AIS 14 10 1 3 72 41 26(5)
2. Nyköpings HC 14 4 8 2 43 34 23(7)
3. Arlanda HC 14 5 6 3 64 48 20(4)
4. Östervåla IF 14 4 6 4 60 55 20(6)
5. Wisby 14 4 6 4 49 51 15(1)
6. Haninge HC 14 5 3 6 52 57 15(2)
7. Väsby IK 14 4 3 7 43 55 14(3)
8. Österåker 14 2 3 9 32 74 7(0)

Southern Group

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First round

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Club GP W T L GF GA Pts
1. Linköpings HC 18 14 2 2 83 35 30
2. IF Troja-Ljungby 18 13 3 2 86 37 29
3. Västerviks IK 18 8 4 6 50 58 20
4. IK Oskarshamn 18 8 2 8 68 64 18
5. Tingsryds AIF 18 8 2 8 52 58 18
6. Mörrums GoIS 18 6 5 7 52 55 17
7. Mariestads BoIS 18 6 3 9 53 62 15
8. Olofströms IK 18 5 4 9 40 66 14
9. Rögle BK 18 6 1 11 55 72 13
10. Tranås AIF 18 3 0 15 51 86 6

Qualification round

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Club GP W T L GF GA Pts (Bonus)
1. Tingsryds AIF 14 8 2 4 52 39 23(7)
2. Västerviks IK 14 4 4 6 42 49 19(5)
3. Tranås AIF 14 8 2 4 58 38 18(0)
4. Mörrums GoIS 14 6 2 6 47 46 18(4)
5. IK Oskarshamn 14 5 2 7 50 58 18(6)
6. Mariestads BoIS 14 5 4 5 38 34 17(3)
7. Rögle BK 14 6 1 7 41 48 14(1)
8. Olofströms IK 14 5 1 8 32 48 13(2)

Allsvenskan

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Club GP W T L GF GA Pts
1. IF Troja-Ljungby 14 10 2 2 55 32 22
2. IF Björklöven 14 9 2 3 66 41 20
3. Skellefteå AIK 14 6 4 4 54 42 16
4. Linköpings HC 14 6 3 5 53 42 15
5. Mora IK 14 6 2 6 49 45 14
6. Huddinge IK 14 3 6 5 42 39 12
7. Hammarby IF 14 4 2 8 34 60 10
8. IFK Kumla 14 0 3 11 29 81 3

Playoffs

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First round

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Second round

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Third round

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Elitserien promotion

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