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. 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)
== Elitserien promotion ==
== External links ==
*Season on hockeyarchives.info
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