# 1995–96 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey)

1995-96 was the 21st season that Division 1 operated as the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden, below the top-flight Elitserien (now the SHL).

## Format

Division 1 was divided into four starting groups of 10 teams each. The top two teams in each group qualified for the Allsvenskan, while the remaining eight teams had to compete in a qualifying round. The teams were given zero to seven bonus points based on their finish in the first round. The top two teams from each qualifying round qualified for the playoffs. The last-place team in each of the qualifying groups was relegated directly to Division 2, while the second-to-last-place team had to play in a relegation series.
Of the 10 teams in the Allsvenskan - in addition to the eight participants from Division 1, the two last place teams from the Elitserien also participated - the top two teams qualified directly for the Allsvenskan final, from which the winner was promoted directly to the Elitserien (now the SHL). The second place team qualified for the Kvalserien, which offered another opportunity to be promoted. The third and fourth place teams in the Allsvenskan qualified for the third round of the playoffs, while teams that finished fifth through eighth played in the second round. The three playoff winners qualified for the Kvalserien, in which the first-place team qualified for the following Elitserien season.

## Regular season
### Northern Group
#### First round

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1. | Kiruna IF | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 85 | 37 | 28 |
| 2. | IF Björklöven | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 109 | 40 | 27 |
| 3. | Timrå IK | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 72 | 46 | 26 |
| 4. | Bodens IK | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 94 | 50 | 25 |
| 5. | IF Sundsvall | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 56 | 61 | 20 |
| 6. | Skellefteå AIK | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 59 | 62 | 18 |
| 7. | Piteå HC | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 61 | 64 | 17 |
| 8. | AIK Härnösand | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 52 | 87 | 9 |
| 9. | Husums IF | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 48 | 110 | 8 |
| 10. | CRIF | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 29 | 108 | 2 |

#### Qualification round

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts (Bonus) |
| 1. | Timrå IK | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 36 | 32(7) |
| 2. | Bodens IK | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 90 | 32 | 29(6) |
| 3. | IF Sundsvall | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 68 | 35 | 26(5) |
| 4. | Skellefteå AIK | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 47 | 16(4) |
| 5. | Piteå HC | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 55 | 59 | 15(3) |
| 6. | Husums IF | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 58 | 70 | 12(1) |
| 7. | AIK Härnösand | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 38 | 77 | 6(2) |
| 8. | CRIF | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 100 | 4(0) |

### Western Group
#### First round

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1. | Mora IK | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 106 | 49 | 32 |
| 2. | Surahammars IF | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 83 | 52 | 25 |
| 3. | Falun HF | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 81 | 62 | 24 |
| 4. | Grums IK | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 80 | 68 | 23 |
| 5. | Sunne IK | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 54 | 58 | 20 |
| 6. | Gävle HF | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 71 | 55 | 16 |
| 7. | Fagersta AIK | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 62 | 75 | 12 |
| 8. | Arvika HC | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 61 | 87 | 11 |
| 9. | Örebro IK | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 45 | 90 | 10 |
| 10. | IFK Munkfors | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 53 | 100 | 7 |

#### Qualification round

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts (Bonus) |
| 1. | Grums IK | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 74 | 39 | 30(6) |
| 2. | Sunne IK | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 38 | 24(5) |
| 3. | Gävle HF | 14 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 57 | 41 | 20(4) |
| 4. | IFK Munkfors | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 45 | 17(0) |
| 5. | Falun HF | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 62 | 14(7) |
| 6. | Fagersta AIK | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 56 | 13(3) |
| 7. | Örebro IK | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 53 | 64 | 12(1) |
| 8. | Arvika HC | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 50 | 69 | 12(2) |

### Eastern Group
#### First round

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1. | Södertälje SK | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 35 | 34 |
| 2. | Huddinge IK | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 84 | 44 | 23 |
| 3. | Hammarby IF | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 72 | 48 | 23 |
| 4. | Uppsala AIS | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 61 | 57 | 18 |
| 5. | Arlanda HC | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 59 | 71 | 18 |
| 6. | Östervåla IF | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 68 | 70 | 16 |
| 7. | Väsby IK | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 52 | 68 | 15 |
| 8. | Vallentuna BK | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 53 | 81 | 11 |
| 9. | Haninge HC | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 54 | 86 | 11 |
| 10. | Nyköpings Hockey 90 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 48 | 83 | 11 |

#### Qualification round

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts (Bonus) |
| 1. | Arlanda HC | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 46 | 28(5) |
| 2. | Hammarby IF | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 64 | 46 | 27(7) |
| 3. | Uppsala AIS | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 65 | 37 | 26(6) |
| 4. | Östervåla IF | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 42 | 16(4) |
| 5. | Väsby IK | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 52 | 15(3) |
| 6. | Nyköpings Hockey 90 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 44 | 58 | 13(0) |
| 7. | Haninge HC | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 46 | 51 | 11(1) |
| 8. | Vallentuna BK | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 66 | 4(2) |

### Southern Group
#### First round

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1. | IF Troja-Ljungby | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 92 | 46 | 26 |
| 2. | Tingsryds AIF | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 77 | 31 | 26 |
| 3. | Mariestads BoIS | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 60 | 42 | 23 |
| 4. | Linköpings HC | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 66 | 57 | 20 |
| 5. | Västerviks IK | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 57 | 68 | 20 |
| 6. | Mörrums GoIS | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 52 | 50 | 17 |
| 7. | IK Vita Hästen | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 54 | 15 |
| 8. | Tranås AIF | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 50 | 89 | 14 |
| 9. | Borås HC | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 45 | 74 | 11 |
| 10. | IK Pantern | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 70 | 8 |

#### Qualification round

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts (Bonus) |
| 1. | Linköpings HC | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 64 | 35 | 27(6) |
| 2. | Västerviks IK | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 29 | 24(5) |
| 3. | Mörrums GoIS | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 44 | 21(4) |
| 4. | Tranås AIF | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 54 | 52 | 17(2) |
| 5. | Mariestads BoIS | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 44 | 45 | 15(7) |
| 6. | IK Vita Hästen | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 37 | 43 | 15(3) |
| 7. | Borås HC | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 33 | 50 | 14(1) |
| 8. | IK Pantern | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 35 | 61 | 7(0) |

## Allsvenskan

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1. | Brynäs IF | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 37 | 34 |
| 2. | Södertälje SK | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 68 | 42 | 22 |
| 3. | IF Björklöven | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 69 | 56 | 22 |
| 4. | Kiruna IF | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 56 | 56 | 21 |
| 5. | Rögle BK | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 82 | 57 | 20 |
| 6. | IF Troja-Ljungby | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 69 | 56 | 19 |
| 7. | Huddinge IK | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 61 | 59 | 17 |
| 8. | Mora IK | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 63 | 89 | 14 |
| 9. | Tingsryds AIF | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 45 | 67 | 9 |
| 10. | Surahammars IF | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 43 | 132 | 2 |

### Final

* Brynäs IF - Södertälje SK 1:3 (4:2, 2:5, 3:4, 2:5)

## Playoffs
### First round

* Timrå IK - Hammarby IF 2:1 (3:1, 4:5, 4:0)
* Arlanda HC - Bodens IK 2:0 (4:3, 4:3)
* Grums IK - Västerviks IK 2:0 (7:1, 3:0)
* Linköpings HC - Sunne IK 2:0 (8:5, 8:1)

### Second round

* Rögle BK - Timrå IK 2:1 (4:5 OT, 3:2 OT, 5:3)
* IF Troja-Ljungby - Linköpings HC 2:0 (5:2, 2:1)
* Huddinge IK - Arlanda HC 2:0 (3:2, 5:4)
* Mora IK - Grums IK 2:1 (4:3, 3:4 OT, 7:3)

### Third round

* IF Björklöven - Huddinge IK 2:0 (4:2, 4:3 OT)
* Kiruna IF - IF Troja-Ljungby 0:2 (2:3 OT, 2:3)
* Rögle BK - Mora IK 2:1 (4:3, 2:7, 8:4)