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.
| 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 |
Standings
edit| 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
edit| 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
editFärjestad BK vs Leksands IF
editFärjestads 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) | Leksands IF | Attendance: 5,134 |
| 20 March 1976 | Leksands IF | 5 – 4 OT (1–1, 3–1, 0–2, 1–0) | Färjestads BK | Attendance: 4,418 |
| 22 March 1976 | Färjestads BK | 3 – 2 (1–1, 1–1, 1–0) | Leksands IF | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Neutral site Attendance: 11,350 |
Brynäs IF vs MoDo AIK
editBrynäs wins 2-0 in games.
| 17 March 1976 | Brynäs IF | 4 – 2 (1–1, 2–0, 1–1) | MoDo AIK | Attendance: 5,802 |
| 20 March 1976 | MoDo AIK | 4 – 5 OT (3–1, 0–2, 1–1, 0–1) | Brynäs IF | Attendance: 5,144 |
Finals
editBrynäs IF wins 2–0 in games and are crowned 1976 Swedish champions in ice hockey.
| 24 March 1976 | Färjestads BK | 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) | Färjestads BK | Attendance: 6,311 |
Third place series
editLeksand wins 2–0 in games.
| 25 March 1976 | Leksands IF | 7 – 4 (1–1, 4–2, 2–1) | MoDo AIK | Attendance: 1,492 |
| 27 March 1976 | MoDo AIK | 5 – 6 (3–2, 2–1, 0–2) | Leksands IF | Attendance: 2,046 |