# 1987–88 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey)

1987–88 was the 13th season that Division 1 operated as the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden, below the top-flight Elitserien (now the Swedish Hockey League).

## 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. | Sollefteå HK | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 89 | 93 | 25 |
| 2. | IF Sundsvall | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 93 | 52 | 24 |
| 3. | Timrå IK | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 90 | 67 | 23 |
| 4. | Piteå HC | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 82 | 67 | 21 |
| 5. | Kiruna HC | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 63 | 56 | 19 |
| 6. | Bodens IK | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 80 | 81 | 19 |
| 7. | Kiruna AIF | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 71 | 74 | 16 |
| 8. | CRIF | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 63 | 72 | 16 |
| 9. | Bergnäsets IF | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 66 | 100 | 11 |
| 10. | Tegs SK | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 63 | 98 | 6 |

#### Qualification round

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts (Bonus) |
| 1. | Timrå IK | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 73 | 57 | 25(7) |
| 2. | Piteå HC | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 62 | 58 | 22(6) |
| 3. | Bergnäsets IF | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 69 | 57 | 19(1) |
| 4. | CRIF | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 61 | 48 | 18(2) |
| 5. | Kiruna AIF | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 55 | 63 | 17(3) |
| 6. | Bodens IK | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 80 | 82 | 16(4) |
| 7. | Kiruna HC | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 46 | 50 | 14(5) |
| 8. | Tegs SK | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 57 | 88 | 9(0) |

### Western Group
#### First round

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1. | Örebro IK | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 38 | 34 |
| 2. | IK Vita Hästen | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 115 | 55 | 30 |
| 3. | Västerås IK | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 131 | 64 | 26 |
| 4. | Falu IF | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 85 | 71 | 22 |
| 5. | Grums IK | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 67 | 98 | 19 |
| 6. | Mora IK | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 80 | 83 | 17 |
| 7. | Mariestads BoIS | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 68 | 93 | 11 |
| 8. | Bofors IK | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 65 | 109 | 11 |
| 9. | IK Tälje | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 68 | 113 | 8 |
| 10. | IK Viking | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 47 | 122 | 2 |

#### Qualification round

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts (Bonus) |
| 1. | Västerås IK | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 101 | 31 | 31(7) |
| 2. | Mora IK | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 70 | 44 | 25(4) |
| 3. | Falu IF | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 85 | 54 | 23(6) |
| 4. | Mariestads BoIS | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 57 | 51 | 15(3) |
| 5. | Bofors IK | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 61 | 85 | 13(2) |
| 6. | IK Tälje | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 51 | 76 | 12(1) |
| 7. | Grums IK | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 92 | 12(5) |
| 8. | IK Viking | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 54 | 91 | 9(0) |

### Eastern Group
#### First round

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1. | Huddinge IK | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 109 | 26 | 32 |
| 2. | Nacka HK | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 92 | 61 | 28 |
| 3. | Hammarby IF | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 92 | 67 | 22 |
| 4. | Uppsala AIS | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 63 | 72 | 20 |
| 5. | Vallentuna BK | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 67 | 70 | 18 |
| 6. | Strömsbro/Gävle | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 72 | 75 | 17 |
| 7. | IFK Lidingö | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 67 | 73 | 16 |
| 8. | Skutskärs SK | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 54 | 83 | 12 |
| 9. | Östersunds IK | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 74 | 102 | 9 |
| 10. | R/A 73 HC | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 70 | 131 | 6 |

#### Qualification round

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts (Bonus) |
| 1. | Vallentuna BK | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 51 | 31 | 24(5) |
| 2. | Hammarby IF | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 71 | 53 | 24(7) |
| 3. | Uppsala AIS | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 58 | 51 | 23(6) |
| 4. | IFK Lidingö | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 59 | 58 | 17(3) |
| 5. | Strömsbro/Gävle | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 57 | 60 | 16(4) |
| 6. | Skutskärs SK | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 42 | 54 | 13(2) |
| 7. | R/A 73 HC | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 51 | 58 | 12(0) |
| 8. | Östersunds IK | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 34 | 58 | 11(1) |

### Southern Group
#### First round

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1. | Västra Frölunda HC | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 130 | 48 | 31 |
| 2. | Rögle BK | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 91 | 60 | 25 |
| 3. | Malmö IF | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 101 | 68 | 23 |
| 4. | IF Troja-Ljungby | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 81 | 55 | 22 |
| 5. | Mölndals IF | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 73 | 66 | 21 |
| 6. | Tyringe SoSS | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 92 | 60 | 20 |
| 7. | Karlskrona IK | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 69 | 110 | 12 |
| 8. | Mörrums GoIS | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 72 | 130 | 11 |
| 9. | Tingsryds AIF | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 64 | 108 | 10 |
| 10. | Nybro IF | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 39 | 107 | 5 |

#### Qualification round

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts (Bonus) |
| 1. | Tyringe SoSS | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 89 | 48 | 24(4) |
| 2. | Malmö IF | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 77 | 57 | 24(7) |
| 3. | IF Troja-Ljungby | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 73 | 55 | 24(6) |
| 4. | Mölndals IF | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 65 | 59 | 20(5) |
| 5. | Nybro IF | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 48 | 14(0) |
| 6. | Tingsryds AIF | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 53 | 60 | 13(1) |
| 7. | Mörrums GoIS | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 55 | 69 | 12(2) |
| 8. | Karlskrona IK | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 47 | 109 | 9(3) |

## Allsvenskan

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1. | Västra Frölunda HC | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 106 | 69 | 28 |
| 2. | Skellefteå HC | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 85 | 49 | 26 |
| 3. | Rögle BK | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 87 | 57 | 26 |
| 4. | Örebro IK | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 75 | 51 | 25 |
| 5. | Väsby IK | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 67 | 68 | 19 |
| 6. | IF Sundsvall | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 70 | 79 | 17 |
| 7. | Huddinge IK | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 77 | 77 | 15 |
| 8. | Nacka HK | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 54 | 73 | 10 |
| 9. | IK Vita Hästen | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 61 | 88 | 9 |
| 10. | Sollefteå HK | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 51 | 122 | 5 |

### Final

* Västra Frölunda HC - Skellefteå HC 2:3 (2:4, 1:5, 6:5, 6:5 OT, 1:10)

## Playoffs
### First round

* Timrå IK - Mora IK 2:0 (5:4 OT, 3:2)
* Västerås IK - Piteå HC 2:1 (5:3, 3:4 OT, 11:2)
* Vallentuna BK - Malmö IF 2:1 (3:9, 7:3, 4:3)
* Tyringe SoSS - Hammarby IF 2:1 (7:4, 4:5, 11:5)

### Second round

* Väsby IK - Timrå IK 2:1 (2:0, 2:5, 7:2)
* IF Sundsvall - Tyringe SoSS 2:1 (5:4, 3:4, 7:5)
* Huddinge IK - Vallentuna BK 2:0 (5:4, 10:3)
* Nacka HK - Västerås IK 1:2 (6:5 OT, 1:2, 2:4)

### Third round

* Rögle BK - Väsby IK 0:2 (4:5, 4:5 OT)
* Örebro IK - Huddinge IK 2:1 (4:1, 4:5, 4:1)
* IF Sundsvall - Västerås IK 0:2 (1:5, 3:8)