# 2015–16 Hockeyettan season

The 2015–16 Hockeyettan season is the second season that the third tier of ice hockey in Sweden has been organized under that name. The regular season began on 20 September 2015 and end on 14 February 2016, to be followed by promotion and relegation playoffs.

## Format

The clubs meet each team from their starting groups twice, home and away. The top four teams from each group form two new groups of eight. Teams 1–4 from Hockeyettan North and East form Allettan North, while teams 1–4 from Hockeyettan South and West form Allettan West. Each of these Allettan groups then plays an additional home-and-away series. Meanwhile, the remaining eight teams in each starting group play each other again in a continuation series.
The winner of each Allettan group qualifies directly for the 2016 HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers. Teams 2–5 in the Allettan groups, along with teams 1–2 from the continuation groups, play a playoff to fill the remaining two spots in the HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers. Teams 7–8 from the continuation groups are forced to re-qualify for Hockeyettan against teams from Division 2.

## Participating teams

| Hockeyettan North | Hockeyettan East | Hockeyettan West | Hockeyettan South |
| AIK Hockey Härnsösand Brunflo IK Kalix UHC Kiruna IF Kovlands IF Piteå HC SK Lejon Sollefteå HK Tegs SK Vännäs HC Örnsköldsvik HF Östersunds IK | Hammarby IF Haninge Anchors IF Huddinge IK Hudiksvalls HC IF Vallentuna BK Sollentuna HC Södertälje SK Tierps HK Visby/Roma HK Väsby IK HK Wings HC Arlanda Åker/Strängnäs HC | Borlänge HF Enköpings SK Forshaga IF Grästorps IK IFK Arboga IK Kumla HC Black Bulls Köping HC Lindlövens IF Mariestad BoIS HC Skövde IK Surahammars IF Tranås AIF | Halmstad HF HC Dalen Helsingborgs HC IF Troja/Ljungby IF Kallinge/Ronneby IF Kristianstads IK Mörrums GoIS IK Nybro Vikings IF Tyringe SoSS Varberg HK Vimmerby HC Västerviks IK |

## Autumn season
### Hockeyettan North

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Östersunds IK | 22 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 110 | 33 | +77 | 58 | Advance to Allettan North |
| 2 | Piteå HC | 22 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 107 | 40 | +67 | 56 | Advance to Allettan North |
| 3 | Kiruna IF | 22 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 97 | 44 | +53 | 52 | Advance to Allettan North |
| 4 | Kalix HC | 22 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 78 | 47 | +31 | 43 | Advance to Allettan North |
| 5 | Örnsköldsvik HF | 22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 74 | 58 | +16 | 43 | Advance to Hockeyettan North (spring) |
| 6 | Sollefteå HK | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 57 | 71 | −14 | 29 | Advance to Hockeyettan North (spring) |
| 7 | SK Lejon | 22 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 57 | 71 | −14 | 28 | Advance to Hockeyettan North (spring) |
| 8 | Vännäs HC | 22 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 47 | 74 | −27 | 26 | Advance to Hockeyettan North (spring) |
| 9 | Tegs SK | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 69 | 81 | −12 | 24 | Advance to Hockeyettan North (spring) |
| 10 | Kovlands IshF | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 48 | 87 | −39 | 19 | Advance to Hockeyettan North (spring) |
| 11 | Brunflo IK | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 52 | 105 | −53 | 12 | Advance to Hockeyettan North (spring) |
| 12 | AIK Hockey Härnösand | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 40 | 125 | −85 | 6 | Advance to Hockeyettan North (spring) |

### Hockeyettan East

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Södertälje SK | 22 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 115 | 37 | +78 | 57 | Advance to Allettan South |
| 2 | Visby/Roma HK | 22 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 85 | 58 | +27 | 48 | Advance to Allettan South |
| 3 | Huddinge IK | 22 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 91 | 52 | +39 | 46 | Advance to Allettan South |
| 4 | Hudiksvalls HC | 22 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 85 | 51 | +34 | 43 | Advance to Allettan South |
| 5 | Åker/Strängnäs HC | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 86 | 79 | +7 | 33 | Advance to Hockeyettan East (spring) |
| 6 | Hammarby IF | 22 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 73 | 75 | −2 | 33 | Advance to Hockeyettan East (spring) |
| 7 | IF Vallentuna BK | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 66 | 75 | −9 | 32 | Advance to Hockeyettan East (spring) |
| 8 | Haninge Anchors HC | 22 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 77 | 77 | 0 | 31 | Advance to Hockeyettan East (spring) |
| 9 | Väsby IK | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 60 | 69 | −9 | 25 | Advance to Hockeyettan East (spring) |
| 10 | Sollentuna HC | 22 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 55 | 77 | −22 | 24 | Advance to Hockeyettan East (spring) |
| 11 | Wings HC Arlanda | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 63 | 92 | −29 | 20 | Advance to Hockeyettan East (spring) |
| 12 | Tierps HK | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 38 | 152 | −114 | 4 | Advance to Hockeyettan East (spring) |

### Hockeyettan West

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Borlänge HF | 22 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 90 | 47 | +43 | 49 | Advance to Allettan North |
| 2 | Kumla HC | 22 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 80 | 51 | +29 | 47 | Advance to Allettan North |
| 3 | Mariestad BoIS HC | 22 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 73 | 55 | +18 | 47 | Advance to Allettan North |
| 4 | Tranås AIF | 22 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 76 | 49 | +27 | 45 | Advance to Allettan North |
| 5 | Lindlövens IF | 22 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 43 | Advance to Hockeyettan West (spring) |
| 6 | IFK Arboga IK | 22 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 71 | 67 | +4 | 38 | Advance to Hockeyettan West (spring) |
| 7 | Skövde IK | 22 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 74 | 66 | +8 | 37 | Advance to Hockeyettan West (spring) |
| 8 | Forshaga IF | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 60 | 71 | −11 | 28 | Advance to Hockeyettan West (spring) |
| 9 | Enköpings SK | 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 68 | 92 | −24 | 25 | Advance to Hockeyettan West (spring) |
| 10 | Köping HC | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 49 | 90 | −41 | 15 | Advance to Hockeyettan West (spring) |
| 11 | Grästorps IK | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 48 | 74 | −26 | 14 | Advance to Hockeyettan West (spring) |
| 12 | Surahammars IF | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 45 | 91 | −46 | 8 | Advance to Hockeyettan West (spring) |

### Hockeyettan South

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Västerviks IK | 22 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 97 | 42 | +55 | 57 | Advance to Allettan South |
| 2 | IF Troja/Ljungby | 22 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 81 | 33 | +48 | 53 | Advance to Allettan South |
| 3 | Vimmerby HC | 22 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 63 | 49 | +14 | 46 | Advance to Allettan South |
| 4 | Kallinge-Ronneby IF | 22 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 79 | 55 | +24 | 42 | Advance to Allettan South |
| 5 | Kristianstads IK | 22 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 84 | 65 | +19 | 41 | Advance to Hockeyettan South (spring) |
| 6 | HC Dalen | 22 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 64 | 74 | −10 | 29 | Advance to Hockeyettan South (spring) |
| 7 | Halmstad HF | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 53 | 67 | −14 | 29 | Advance to Hockeyettan South (spring) |
| 8 | Helsingborgs HC | 22 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 58 | 87 | −29 | 25 | Advance to Hockeyettan South (spring) |
| 9 | Tyringe SoSS | 22 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 55 | 65 | −10 | 24 | Advance to Hockeyettan South (spring) |
| 10 | Nybro Vikings IF | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 56 | 85 | −29 | 21 | Advance to Hockeyettan South (spring) |
| 11 | Varberg HK | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 58 | 94 | −36 | 16 | Advance to Hockeyettan South (spring) |
| 12 | Mörrums GoIS IK | 22 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 48 | 80 | −32 | 13 | Advance to Hockeyettan South (spring) |

## Spring season
### Allettan North

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Borlänge HF | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 30 | Advance to HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers |
| 2 | Tranås AIF | 14 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 27 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | Östersunds IK | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 25 | Advance to playoffs |
| 4 | Piteå HC | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 22 | Advance to playoffs |
| 5 | Kiruna IF | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 22 | Advance to playoffs |
| 6 | Mariestad BoIS HC | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 18 | |
| 7 | Kalix HC | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 13 | |
| 8 | Kumla HC | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 11 | |

### Allettan South

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Västerviks IK | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 25 | +24 | 35 | Advance to HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers |
| 2 | Södertälje SK | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 30 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | IF Troja/Ljungby | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 25 | Advance to playoffs |
| 4 | Huddinge IK | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 24 | Advance to playoffs |
| 5 | Visby/Roma HK | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 21 | Advance to playoffs |
| 6 | Kallinge-Ronneby IF | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 19 | |
| 7 | Vimmerby HC | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 8 | |
| 8 | Hudiksvalls HC | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 58 | −27 | 6 | |

### Hockeyettan North (spring)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Örnsköldsvik HF | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 29 | +41 | 45 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Vännäs HC | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 35 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | SK Lejon | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 29 | |
| 4 | Tegs SK | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 25 | |
| 5 | Sollefteå HK | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 24 | |
| 6 | Kovlands IshF | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 18 | |
| 7 | Brunflo IK | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 41 | 59 | −18 | 16 | Advance to Hockeyettan qualifiers |
| 8 | AIK Hockey Härnösand | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 78 | −49 | 4 | Advance to Hockeyettan qualifiers |

### Hockeyettan East (spring)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Åker/Strängnäs HC | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 38 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Hammarby IF | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 37 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | Haninge Anchors HC | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 34 | |
| 4 | Väsby IK | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 25 | |
| 5 | IF Vallentuna BK | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 23 | |
| 6 | Sollentuna HC | 14 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 20 | |
| 7 | Wings HC Arlanda | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 19 | Advance to Hockeyettan qualifiers |
| 8 | Tierps HK | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 97 | −71 | 0 | Advance to Hockeyettan qualifiers |

### Hockeyettan West (spring)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Lindlövens IF | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 55 | 28 | +27 | 39 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Skövde IK | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 30 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | Enköpings SK | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 29 | |
| 4 | IFK Arboga IK | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 26 | |
| 5 | Forshaga IF | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 25 | |
| 6 | Köping HC | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 20 | |
| 7 | Grästorps IK | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 19 | Advance to Hockeyettan qualifiers |
| 8 | Surahammars IF | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 59 | −29 | 8 | Advance to Hockeyettan qualifiers |

### Hockeyettan South (spring)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kristianstads IK | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 36 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Halmstad HF | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 28 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | Tyringe SoSS | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 27 | |
| 4 | Nybro Vikings IF | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 26 | |
| 5 | HC Dalen | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 23 | |
| 6 | Helsingborgs HC | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 22 | |
| 7 | Varberg HK | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 18 | Advance to Hockeyettan qualifiers |
| 8 | Mörrums GoIS IK | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 16 | Advance to Hockeyettan qualifiers |

## Playoffs
### Round 1
#### Tranås 2–0 Skövde

Game log :

#### Östersund 2–1 Vännäs

Game log :

#### Piteå 2–1 Lindlöven

Game log :

#### Kiruna 2–0 Örnsköldsvik

Game log :

#### Södertälje 2–0 Halmstad

Game log :

#### Troja/Ljungby 2–0 Hammarby

Game log :

#### Huddinge 1–2 Kristianstad

Game log :

#### Visby/Roma 2–0 Åker/Strängnäs

Game log :

### Round 2
#### Östersund 1–2 Kristianstad

Game log :

#### Södertälje 2–1 Piteå

Game log :

#### Tranås AIF 0–2 Visby/Roma

Game log :

#### Troja/Ljungby 2–0 Kiruna

Game log :

### Round 3
#### Södertälje – Kristianstad

Game log :

#### IF Troja/Ljungby – Visby/Roma HK

Game log :

## HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Södertälje SK (P) | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 22 | Qualify for the 2016–17 HockeyAllsvenskan season |
| 2 | Västerviks IK (P) | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 22 | Qualify for the 2016–17 HockeyAllsvenskan season |
| 3 | IF Troja/Ljungby | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 15 | Qualify for the 2016–17 Hockeyettan season |
| 4 | IF Sundsvall (R) | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 13 | Qualify for the 2016–17 Hockeyettan season |
| 5 | Asplöven HC (R) | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 12 | Qualify for the 2016–17 Hockeyettan season |
| 6 | Borlänge HF | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 48 | −28 | 6 | Qualify for the 2016–17 Hockeyettan season |

## Hockeyettan qualifiers

Each qualifying group pitted the two last teams from each spring series against challengers from Division 2. The teams met in a double round-robin tournament. Only the first place team automatically qualified for play in the 2016–17 Hockeyettan season. The Swedish Ice Hockey Association then selected second and third placed teams from the qualifying groups for play in Hockeyettan on a geographical basis, to ensure the geographical distribution of the teams in the four groups for the following season.

### North

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brunflo IK | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 15 | Qualify for the 2016–17 Hockeyettan season |
| 2 | AIK-Hockey Härnösand (R) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 11 | Qualify for the 2016–17 Division 2 season |
| 3 | Bodens HF | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 6 | Qualify for the 2016–17 Division 2 season |
| 4 | Överkalix IF | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 27 | −14 | 4 | Qualify for the 2016–17 Division 2 season |

### East

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Nacka HK | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 30 | Qualify for the 2016–17 Hockeyettan season |
| 2 | Wings HC Arlanda | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 20 | Selected for play in the 2016–17 Hockeyettan season to maintain group geography |
| 3 | IFK Tumba IK (P) | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 19 | Selected for play in the 2016–17 Hockeyettan season to maintain group geography |
| 4 | Tierps HK (R) | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 12 | Qualify for the 2016–17 Division 2 season |
| 5 | Rimbo IF | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 5 | Qualify for the 2016–17 Division 2 season |
| 6 | Bålsta HC | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 46 | −25 | 4 | Qualify for the 2016–17 Division 2 season |

### West

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Surahammars IF | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 22 | +24 | 25 | Qualify for the 2016–17 Hockeyettan season |
| 2 | Grästorps IK | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 21 | Selected for play in the 2016–17 Hockeyettan season to maintain group geography |
| 3 | Valbo HC (P) | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 16 | Selected for play in the 2016–17 Hockeyettan season to maintain group geography |
| 4 | Grums IK | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 10 | Qualify for the 2016–17 Division 2 season |
| 5 | IFK Munkfors | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 53 | −25 | 10 | Qualify for the 2016–17 Division 2 season |
| 6 | Avesta BK | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 8 | Qualify for the 2016–17 Division 2 season |

### South

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Varberg HK | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 26 | Qualify for the 2016–17 Hockeyettan season |
| 2 | Hanhals IF (P) | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 18 | Selected for play in the 2016–17 Hockeyettan season to maintain group geography |
| 3 | Olofströms IK | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 15 | Qualify for the 2016–17 Division 2 season |
| 4 | Mjölby HC | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 12 | Qualify for the 2016–17 Division 2 season |
| 5 | Bäcken HC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 10 | Qualify for the 2016–17 Division 2 season |
| 6 | Mörrums GoIS IK (R) | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 9 | Qualify for the 2016–17 Division 2 season |