Elitserien 1977/78
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 Skellefteå AIK
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| Relegated: | Timrå IK , Södertälje SK | ||
| • Elitserien | Division 1 ↓ | |||
The 1977/78 Elitserien season was the third season of the Swedish Elitserien . Swedish champions were for the first time in the club's history of Skellefteå AIK , while Timrå IK and Södertälje SK were relegated to the second division.
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 placed rose directly to Division I and the penultimate had to compete against the best second division teams in the Kvalserien to stay up. 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 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 168 | 126 | 51 |
| 2. | Skellefteå AIK | 36 | 21st | 5 | 10 | 186 | 139 | 47 |
| 3. | AIK Solna | 36 | 20th | 5 | 11 | 160 | 116 | 45 |
| 4th | MoDo AIK | 36 | 21st | 3 | 12 | 151 | 112 | 45 |
| 5. | Färjestad BK | 36 | 21st | 2 | 13 | 173 | 146 | 44 |
| 6th | Västra Frölunda IF | 36 | 17th | 9 | 10 | 158 | 122 | 43 |
| 7th | Leksands IF | 36 | 14th | 6th | 16 | 154 | 153 | 34 |
| 8th. | Djurgårdens IF | 36 | 9 | 7th | 20th | 138 | 139 | 25th |
| 9. | Timrå IK | 36 | 5 | 4th | 27 | 102 | 180 | 14th |
| 10. | Södertälje SK | 36 | 4th | 4th | 28 | 83 | 190 | 12 |
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. | Martin Karlsson | Skellefteå | 33 | 30th | 63 |
| 2. | Hardy Nilsson | Skellefteå | 25th | 29 | 54 |
| 3. | Mikko Leinonen | MODO | 19th | 26th | 45 |
| 4th | Kjell Brus | Leksand | 16 | 29 | 45 |
| 5. | Per Johansson | Skellefteå | 23 | 21st | 44 |
| 6th | Lars-Göran Nilsson | Brynäs | 17th | 27 | 44 |
| 7th | Mats Åhlberg | Leksand | 30th | 13 | 43 |
| 8th. | Dan Söderström | Leksand | 11 | 32 | 43 |
| 9. | Thomas Gradin | AIK | 22nd | 15th | 37 |
| 10. | Claes-Göran Wallin | Djurgården | 21st | 14th | 35 |
Play-offs
The play-offs were played in the "best-of-three" mode.
Tournament tree
| Semifinals | final | |||||||
| 1 | Brynäs IF | 1 | ||||||
| 3 | AIK Solna | 2 | ||||||
| 3 | AIK Solna | 1 | ||||||
| 2 | Skellefteå AIK | 2 | ||||||
| 2 | Skellefteå AIK | 2 | ||||||
| 4th | MoDo AIK | 0 | ||||||
Top scorer
Abbreviations: T = goals, A = assists , P = points
| player | team | T | A. | P |
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| Göran Lindblom | Skellefteå | 5 | 4th | 9 |
| Mats Ulander | AIK | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Lars-Erik Ericsson | AIK | 4th | 1 | 5 |
| Ulf Isaksson | AIK | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Pär Mårts | AIK | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Squad of the Swedish champions
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Swedish champion Skellefteå AIK |
Goalkeepers: Mats Landerstedt , Roger Rosén Defenders: Bo Andersson , Peter Helander , Martin Johansson , Göran Lindblom , Jan Lindholm , Hannu Palmu , Pekka Rampa Attackers: Thomas Andersson , Håkan Eriksson , Johnny Forsman , Ulf Hedman , Christer Johansson , Per Johansson , Martin Karlsson , Hardy Nilsson , Lars Nyström , Jan-Eric Sandberg , Roland Stoltz Head coach: Anders Rönnblom |
All-Star Team
| goal | Göran Högosta (Leksand) | |||||
| defense | Stig Salming (Brynäs) | Lars Lindgren (MODO Hockey) | ||||
| Storm | Kent-Erik Andersson (Färjestads BK) | Mats Åhlberg (Leksand) | Per-Olov Brasar (Leksand) | |||
Awards
- Guldpucken (best Swedish player) - Rolf Edberg , AIK Solna
