1976–77 Elitserien season

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.

1976–77 Elitserien season
League	Elitserien
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	10 October 1976 – 10 March 1977
Regular season
League champion	Brynäs IF
Playoffs
Finals champions	Brynäs IF
Runners-up	Färjestads BK

Standings

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.	Brynäs IF	36	25	5	6	206	110	55
2.	Färjestads BK	36	24	4	8	181	122	52
3.	Leksands IF	36	22	4	10	198	150	48
4.	Modo AIK	36	19	3	14	155	140	41
5.	AIK	36	17	4	15	147	126	38
6.	Skellefteå AIK	36	14	7	15	137	146	35
7	Södertälje SK	36	12	7	17	141	173	31
8.	Västra Frölunda IF	36	12	5	19	150	174	29
9.	Örebro IK	36	7	2	27	126	205	16
10.	IF Björklöven	36	6	3	27	106	201	15

Playoffs

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	Brynäs IF	2
	4	MoDo AIK	0
						1	Brynäs IF	2
						2	Färjestads BK	0
	2	Färjestads BK	2
	3	Leksands IF	1			Third place
						3	Leksands IF	2
						4	MoDo AIK	0

Semifinals

Brynäs IF vs MoDo AIK

Brynäs win 2–0 in games.

17 March 1977 (1977-03-17)

Brynäs IF

4 – 2 (1–1, 2–0, 1–1)

MoDo AIK

Attendance: 5,802

20 March 1977 (1977-03-20)

MoDo AIK

4 – 5 OT (3–1, 0–2, 1–1, 0–1)

Brynäs IF

Attendance: 5,144

Färjestads BK vs Leksands IF

Färjestad wins 2–1 in games following neutral site tiebreaker at Gothenburg's Scandinavium.

17 March 1977 (1977-03-17)

Färjestads BK

4 – 3 (2–2, 1–1, 1–0)

Leksands IF

Attendance: 5,134

20 March 1977 (1977-03-20)

Leksands IF

5 – 4 OT (3–1, 0–2, 1–1, 0–1)

Färjestads BK

Attendance: 5,144

22 March 1977 (1977-03-22)

Färjestads BK

3 – 2 (1–1, 1–1, 1–0)

Leksands IF

Scandinavium, Gothenburg Neutral site Attendance: 11,350

Third place series

Leksands IF wins 2–0 in games.

25 March 1977 (1977-03-25)

Leksands IF

7 – 4 (1–1, 4–2, 2–1)

MoDo AIK

Attendance: 1,492

27 March 1977 (1977-03-27)

MoDo AIK

5 – 6 (3–2, 2–1, 0–2)

Leksands IF

Attendance: 2,046

Finals

Brynäs IF wins 2–0 in games and are crowned 1977 Swedish champions in ice hockey (9th title).

24 March 1977 (1977-03-24)

Färjestads BK

2 – 6 (1–3, 1–2, 0–1)

Brynäs IF

Scandinavium, Gothenburg Neutral site Attendance: 6,978

27 March 1977 (1977-03-27)

Brynäs IF

9 – 3 (1–2, 3–1, 5–0)

Färjestads BK

Attendance: 6,311

External links

• Swedish Hockey League official site
• Elitserien 76–77 on Svenskhockey.com