1975–76 Elitserien season

1975–76 SHL season
League	Elitserien
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	5 October 1975 – 26 February 1976
Regular season
League champion	Brynäs IF
Playoffs
Finals champions	Brynäs IF
Runners-up	Färjestads BK
SHL seasons
← Division I 1974–75 1976–77 →

The 1975–76 Elitserien season was the first season of the Elitserien, the top level of ice hockey in Sweden. 10 teams participated in the league, and Brynas IF won the championship.

Standings

Teams 1–4 qualify for 1976 Swedish championship playoffs
Teams 9–10 relegated to Division 1 for 1976–77

	Club	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Brynäs IF	36	23	5	8	228	136	51
2.	Leksands IF	36	19	8	9	189	153	46
3.	Färjestad BK	36	17	6	13	145	140	40
4.	Skellefteå AIK	36	15	8	13	152	150	38
5.	MoDo AIK	36	17	4	15	150	150	38
6.	Södertälje SK	36	10	13	13	154	177	33
7	Västra Frölunda IF	36	14	4	18	154	153	32
8.	AIK	36	14	4	18	128	167	32
9.	Djurgårdens IF	36	14	3	19	170	197	31
10.	Timrå IK	36	7	5	24	134	181	19

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


						4	MoDo AIK	0

						3	Leksands IF	2

Semifinals

Färjestad BK vs Leksands IF

Färjestads wins 2-1 in games following neutral site tiebreaker in Gothenburg's Scandinavium.

17 March 1976

Färjestads BK

4 – 3
(2–2, 1–1, 1–0)

Attendance: 5,134

20 March 1976

Leksands IF

5 – 4 OT
(1–1, 3–1, 0–2, 1–0)

Attendance: 4,418

22 March 1976

Färjestads BK

3 – 2
(1–1, 1–1, 1–0)

Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Neutral site
Attendance: 11,350

Brynäs IF vs MoDo AIK

Brynäs wins 2-0 in games.

17 March 1976

Brynäs IF

4 – 2
(1–1, 2–0, 1–1)

Attendance: 5,802

20 March 1976

4 – 5 OT
(3–1, 0–2, 1–1, 0–1)

Brynäs IF

Attendance: 5,144

Finals

Brynäs IF wins 2–0 in games and are crowned 1976 Swedish champions in ice hockey.

24 March 1976

2 – 6
(1–3, 1–2, 0–1)

Brynäs IF

Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Neutral site
Attendance: 6,978

27 March 1976

Brynäs IF

9 – 3
(1–2, 3–1, 5–0)

Attendance: 6,311

Third place series

Leksand wins 2–0 in games.

25 March 1976

Leksands IF

7 – 4
(1–1, 4–2, 2–1)

Attendance: 1,492

27 March 1976

5 – 6
(3–2, 2–1, 0–2)

Leksands IF

Attendance: 2,046

External links

Swedish Hockey League official site

v t e Swedish Hockey League
Teams	Brynäs IF Färjestad BK Frölunda HC HV71 Leksands IF Linköping HC Luleå HF Malmö Redhawks Rögle BK Skellefteå AIK Timrå IK Växjö Lakers Modo Hockey Örebro HK
Former teams	AIK IF Björklöven Djurgårdens IF Hammarby IF Karlskrona HK Mora IK IK Oskarshamn Södertälje SK Väsby IK Västerås IK Örebro IK
Arenas	Behrn Arena Catena Arena Coop Norrbotten Arena Husqvarna Garden Hägglunds Arena Löfbergs Arena Malmö Arena Monitor ERP Arena NHC Arena Saab Arena Scandinavium Skellefteå Kraft Arena Tegera Arena Vida Arena
Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Awards	Coach of the Year Le Mat Trophy Guldhjälmen Guldpipan Guldpucken Honken Trophy Håkan Loob Trophy Leader of the Year Rinkens riddare Rookie of the Year Salming Trophy Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy
Related topics	List of SHL seasons List of Swedish ice hockey champions Marathon SHL standings Swedish Ice Hockey Association HockeyAllsvenskan Kvalserien Marathon standings for the top Swedish ice hockey league Ice hockey in Sweden J20 SuperElit National men's team National women's team
See also: IIHF IIHF Continental Cup IIHF European Champions Cup