Elitserien 1976/77
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 Brynäs IF
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| Relegated: | Örebro IK , IF Björklöven | ||
| • Elitserien | Division 1 ↓ | |||
The 1976/77 Elitserien season was the second season of the Swedish Elitserien . Brynäs IF became Swedish champions for the second time in a row , while newly promoted Örebro IK and IF Björklöven could not prevent direct relegation.
Regular season
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The ten teams of the Elitserien initially played against each other in 36 season games. While the first four teams qualified for the play-offs, the last two were relegated to Division I. Each team received two points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat.
Closing table
| club | Sp | S. | U | N | T | GT | Points | |
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| 1. | Brynäs IF | 36 | 25th | 5 | 6th | 206 | 110 | 55 |
| 2. | Färjestad BK | 36 | 24 | 4th | 8th | 181 | 122 | 52 |
| 3. | Leksands IF | 36 | 22nd | 4th | 10 | 198 | 150 | 48 |
| 4th | MODO hockey | 36 | 19th | 3 | 14th | 155 | 140 | 41 |
| 5. | AIK Solna | 36 | 17th | 4th | 15th | 147 | 126 | 38 |
| 6th | Skellefteå AIK | 36 | 14th | 7th | 15th | 137 | 146 | 35 |
| 7th | Södertälje SK | 36 | 12 | 7th | 17th | 141 | 173 | 31 |
| 8th. | Västra Frölunda IF | 36 | 12 | 5 | 19th | 150 | 174 | 29 |
| 9. | Örebro IK | 36 | 7th | 2 | 27 | 126 | 205 | 16 |
| 10. | IF Björklöven | 36 | 6th | 3 | 27 | 106 | 201 | 15th |
Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = losses, OTS = overtime wins, OTN = overtime losses, SOS = penalty wins, SON = penalty losses
Top scorer
Abbreviations: T = goals, A = assists , P = points
| player | team | T | A. | P | |
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| 1. | Mats Åhlberg | Leksand | 39 | 25th | 64 |
| 2. | Martin Karlsson | Brynäs | 37 | 16 | 53 |
| 3. | Hans Jax | Leksand | 24 | 27 | 51 |
| 4th | Kent Nilsson | AIK | 30th | 18th | 48 |
| 5. | Dan Söderström | Leksand | 18th | 29 | 47 |
| 6th | Per Lundqvist | MODO | 33 | 13 | 46 |
| 7th | Sven-Åke Rudby | Frölunda | 20th | 24 | 44 |
| 8th. | Kent Andersson | Örebro | 28 | 13 | 41 |
| 9. | Per-Olov Brasar | Leksand | 23 | 16 | 39 |
| 10. | Lars-Erik Ericsson | Brynäs | 20th | 17th | 37 |
Play-offs
The play-offs were played in the "best-of-three" mode.
Tournament tree
| Semifinals | final | |||||
| Brynäs IF | 2 | |||||
| MODO hockey | 0 | |||||
| Brynäs IF | 2 | |||||
| Färjestad BK | 0 | |||||
| Game for third place | ||||||
| Färjestad BK | 2 | MODO hockey | 0 | |||
| Leksands IF | 1 | Leksands IF | 2 | |||
Top scorer
Abbreviations: T = goals, A = assists , P = points
| player | team | T | A. | P | |
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| 1. | Lars-Gunnar Lundberg | Brynäs | 7th | 3 | 10 |
| 2. | Kjell Brus | Leksand | 3 | 7th | 10 |
| 3. | Bengt Lundholm | Leksand | 4th | 3 | 7th |
| 4th | Martin Karlsson | Brynäs | 3 | 4th | 7th |
| 5. | Lars-Erik Ericsson | Brynäs | 5 | 1 | 6th |
Swedish champion
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Swedish champion Brynäs IF |
Goalkeepers: William Löfqvist , Benny Westblom Defenders: Jan Asplund , Stefan Persson , Stig Östling , Stig Salming , Jan-Erik Silfverberg , Jan-Olof Svensson Attackers: Stefan Canderyd , Jan Eriksson , Lars-Göran Gerdin , Bo Höglund , Tomas Jernberg , Martin Karlsson , Stefan Karlsson , Lars-Gunnar Lundberg , Tord Lundström , Lars-Göran Nilsson , Lars Öberg , Lars Erik Ridderström , Conny Silfverberg , Ulf Tunong Head Coach: Tommy Sandlin |
All-Star Team
| goal | Göran Högosta (Leksand) | |||||
| defense | Stig Salming (Brynäs) | Lars Lindgren (MODO Hockey) | ||||
| Storm | Kent-Erik Andersson (Färjestad BK) | Mats Åhlberg (Leksand) | Per-Olov Brasar (Leksand) | |||
Awards
- Guldpucken (best Swedish player) - Kent-Erik Andersson , Färjestad BK
