1977–78 Elitserien season

1977–78 Elitserien season
League	Elitserien
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	6 October 1977 – 15 March 1978
Regular season
League champion	Brynäs IF
Playoffs
Finals champions	Skellefteå AIK
Runners-up	AIK
SHL seasons
← 1976–77 1978–79 →

The 1977–78 Elitserien season was the third season of the Elitserien, the top level of ice hockey in Sweden. 10 teams participated in the league, and Skellefteå AIK won the championship.

Standings

Teams 1-4 qualify for 1978 Swedish Championship Playoffs
Team 9 plays qualifier to retain spot in Elitserien.
Team 10 is relegated to Division 1 for 1978–79 season.

	Club	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Brynäs IF	36	24	3	9	168	126	51
2.	Skellefteå AIK	36	21	5	10	186	139	47
3.	AIK	36	20	5	11	160	116	45
4.	MoDo AIK	36	21	3	12	151	112	45
5.	Färjestads BK	36	21	2	13	173	146	44
6.	Västra Frölunda IF	36	17	9	10	158	122	43
7	Leksands IF	36	14	6	16	154	153	34
8.	Djurgårdens IF	36	9	7	20	138	139	25
9.	Timrå IK	36	5	4	27	102	180	14
10.	Södertälje SK	36	4	4	28	83	190	12

Playoffs

	Semifinal					Final

	1	Brynäs IF	1

	3	AIK	2
						3	AIK	1

						2	Skellefteå AIK	2
	2	Skellefteå AIK	2

	4	MoDo AIK	0

External links

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
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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