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1978–79 Division 1 Season (Swedish Ice Hockey)
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 Eastern Group Southern Group Western Group 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division 1 (Swedish Ice Hockey)
Hockeyettan is the third tier of ice hockey in Sweden. As of the 2015–16 Hockeyettan season, 2015–16 season, the league consists of 39 teams divided geographically into four groups. Hockeyettan operates a system of promotion and relegation with HockeyAllsvenskan and Division 2 (Swedish ice hockey), Division 2. From 1944 to 1975, Division I was the highest league in the Swedish ice hockey system, but with the creation of Swedish Hockey League, Elitserien (now the SHL) in 1975, it became the second tier. Division I was further relegated to third-tier status in 1999 as HockeyAllsvenskan was spun off into a standalone league, but was frequently written as "Division 1" on the Internet, as it was pronounced "Division One". The league was renamed Hockeyettan for the 2014–15 Hockeyettan season, 2014–15 season. Hockeyettan is the lowest tier to be organized by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association; all men's tiers below Hockeyettan are organized regionally. Format As of the 2022– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |