View source for 1976–77 Elitserien season

{{Infobox sports season
| title            = 1976–77 Elitserien season
| league           = {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Swedish Hockey League|Elitserien]]
| sport            = [[Ice hockey]]
| duration         = 10 October 1976 – 10 March 1977
| season           = Regular season
| season_champ_name = League Champion
| season_champs    = [[Brynäs IF]]
| MVP              =
| MVP_link         = Guldpucken
| top_scorer       = 
| top_scorer_link  = 
| average_attendance=
| playoffs         = Playoffs
| playoffs_link    = #Playoffs
| finals           = 
| finals_link      = 
| finals_champ     = [[Brynäs IF]]
| finals_runner-up = [[Färjestads BK]]
| playoffs_MVP     = 
| playoffs_MVP_link= 
| nextseason_year = [[1977–78 Elitserien season|1977–78]]
| prevseason_year = [[1975–76 Elitserien season|1975–76]]
| seasonslistnames = [[List of SHL seasons|SHL]]
}}
The '''1976-77 [[Swedish Hockey League|Elitserien]] season''' was the second season of the Elitserien, the top level of ice hockey in [[Sweden]]. 10 teams participated in the league, and Brynas IF won the championship.
==Standings==
{| class="prettytable"
|- bgcolor="#BCD2EE"
|<small>Teams 1–4 qualify for 1977 Swedish championship playoffs</small>
|- bgcolor="#EECFA1"
|<small>Teams 9–10 relegated to [[Division 1 (Swedish ice hockey)|Division 1]] for [[1977–78 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey)|1977–78]]</small>
|}
<br>
{| class="prettytable"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! width="30" |
! width="200" | Club
! width="30" | GP
! width="30" | W
! width="30" | T
! width="30" | L
! width="70" | GF
! width="70" | GA
! width="70" | Pts
|- bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 1. ||align="left"| [[Brynäs IF]] || 36 || 25 ||| 5 || 6 || 206 || 110 || 55
|- bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 2. ||align="left"| [[Färjestads BK]] || 36 || 24 ||| 4 || 8 || 181 || 122 || 52
|- bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 3. ||align="left"| [[Leksands IF]] || 36 || 22 ||| 4 || 10 || 198 || 150 || 48
|- bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 4. ||align="left"| [[MODO Hockey|Modo AIK]] || 36 || 19 ||| 3 || 14 || 155 || 140 || 41
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center"
| 5. ||align="left"| [[AIK IF|AIK]] || 36 || 17 ||| 4 || 15 || 147 || 126 || 38
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center"
| 6. ||align="left"| [[Skellefteå AIK]] || 36 || 14 ||| 7 || 15 || 137 || 146 || 35
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center"
| 7  ||align="left"| [[Södertälje SK]] || 36 || 12 ||| 7 || 17 || 141 || 173 || 31
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center"
| 8. ||align="left"| [[Frölunda HC|Västra Frölunda IF]] || 36 || 12 ||| 5 || 19 || 150 || 174 || 29
|- bgcolor="#EECFA1" align="center"
| 9. ||align="left"| [[Örebro IK]] || 36 || 7 ||| 2 || 27 || 126 || 205 || 16
|- bgcolor="#EECFA1" align="center"
| 10. ||align="left"| [[IF Björklöven]] || 36 || 6 ||| 3 || 27 || 106 || 201 || 15
|}
==Playoffs==
{{4TeamBracket-with_3rd
|RD1 = Semifinals
|RD2 = Finals
|RD3 = Third place
|RD1-team1 = '''[[Brynäs IF]]'''
|RD1-seed1 = 1
|RD1-team2 = [[Modo Hockey|MoDo AIK]]
|RD1-seed2 = 4
|RD1-score1 = 2
|RD1-score2 = 0
|RD1-team3 = '''[[Färjestads BK]]'''
|RD1-seed3 = 2
|RD1-team4 = [[Leksands IF]]
|RD1-seed4 = 3
|RD1-score3 = 2
|RD1-score4 = 1
|RD2-team1 = '''[[Brynäs IF]]'''
|RD2-seed1 = 1
|RD2-team2 = [[Färjestads BK]]
|RD2-seed2 = 2
|RD2-score1 = 2
|RD2-score2 = 0
|RD3-team1 = '''[[Leksands IF]]'''
|RD3-team2 = [[Modo Hockey|MoDo AIK]]
|RD3-seed1 = 3
|RD3-seed2 = 4
|RD3-score1 = 2
|RD3-score2 = 0
}}

===Semifinals===
====Brynäs IF vs MoDo AIK====
''Brynäs win 2–0 in games.''
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = {{startdate|1977|03|17|df=y}}
| time        = 
| team1       = '''[[Brynäs IF]]'''
| team2       = [[Modo Hockey|MoDo AIK]]
| score       = 4 – 2
| periods     = (1–1, 2–0, 1–1)
| stadium     = 
| attendance  = 5,802
| penalties1  = 
| penalties2  = 
| shots1      = 
| shots2      = 
| reference = 
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = {{startdate|1977|03|20|df=y}}
| time        = 
| team1       = [[Modo Hockey|MoDo AIK]]
| team2       = '''[[Brynäs IF]]'''
| score       = 4 – 5 <small>[[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT]]</small>
| periods     = (3–1, 0–2, 1–1, ''0–1'')
| stadium     = 
| attendance  = 5,144
| penalties1  = 
| penalties2  = 
| shots1      = 
| shots2      = 
| reference = 
|bg         = #eeffff
}}

====Färjestads BK vs Leksands IF====
''Färjestad wins 2–1 in games following neutral site tiebreaker at [[Gothenburg|Gothenburg's]] [[Scandinavium]].''
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = {{startdate|1977|03|17|df=y}}
| time        = 
| team1       = '''[[Färjestads BK]]'''
| team2       = [[Leksands IF]]
| score       = 4 – 3
| periods     = (2–2, 1–1, 1–0)
| stadium     = 
| attendance  = 5,134
| penalties1  = 
| penalties2  = 
| shots1      = 
| shots2      = 
| reference = 
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = {{startdate|1977|03|20|df=y}}
| time        = 
| team1       = '''[[Leksands IF]]'''
| team2       = [[Färjestads BK]]
| score       = 5 – 4 <small>[[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT]]</small>
| periods     = (3–1, 0–2, 1–1, ''0–1'')
| stadium     = 
| attendance  = 5,144
| penalties1  = 
| penalties2  = 
| shots1      = 
| shots2      = 
| reference = 
|bg         = #eeffff
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = {{startdate|1977|03|22|df=y}}
| time        = 
| team1       = '''[[Färjestads BK]]'''
| team2       = [[Leksands IF]]
| score       = 3 – 2
| periods     = (1–1, 1–1, 1–0)
| stadium     = [[Scandinavium]], [[Gothenburg]]<br>''Neutral site''
| attendance  = 11,350
| penalties1  = 
| penalties2  = 
| shots1      = 
| shots2      = 
| reference = 
}}

===Third place series===
''[[Leksands IF]] wins 2–0 in games.''
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = {{startdate|1977|03|25|df=y}}
| time        = 
| team1       = '''[[Leksands IF]]'''
| team2       = [[Modo Hockey|MoDo AIK]]
| score       = 7 – 4
| periods     = (1–1, 4–2, 2–1)
| stadium     = 
| attendance  = 1,492
| penalties1  = 
| penalties2  = 
| shots1      = 
| shots2      = 
| reference = 
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = {{startdate|1977|03|27|df=y}}
| time        = 
| team1       = [[Modo Hockey|MoDo AIK]]
| team2       = '''[[Leksands IF]]'''
| score       = 5 – 6
| periods     = (3–2, 2–1, 0–2)
| stadium     = 
| attendance  = 2,046
| penalties1  = 
| penalties2  = 
| shots1      = 
| shots2      = 
| reference = 
|bg         = #eeffff
}}

===Finals===
''[[Brynäs IF]] wins 2–0 in games and are crowned 1977 Swedish champions in ice hockey (9th title).
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = {{startdate|1977|03|24|df=y}}
| time        = 
| team1       = [[Färjestads BK]]
| team2       = '''[[Brynäs IF]]'''
| score       = 2 – 6
| periods     = (1–3, 1–2, 0–1)
| stadium     = [[Scandinavium]], [[Gothenburg]]<br>''Neutral site''
| attendance  = 6,978
| penalties1  = 
| penalties2  = 
| shots1      = 
| shots2      = 
| reference = 
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = {{startdate|1977|03|27|df=y}}
| time        = 
| team1       = '''[[Brynäs IF]]'''
| team2       = [[Färjestads BK]]
| score       = 9 – 3
| periods     = (1–2, 3–1, 5–0)
| stadium     = 
| attendance  = 6,311
| penalties1  = 
| penalties2  = 
| shots1      = 
| shots2      = 
| reference = 
|bg         = #eeffff
}}

==External links==
* [http://www.shl.se/ Swedish Hockey League official site]
* [http://www.svenskhockey.com/elitserien/76_77.html Elitserien 76–77 on Svenskhockey.com]

{{SHL}}

[[Category:1976 in ice hockey]]
[[Category:1977 in ice hockey]]
[[Category:Swedish Hockey League seasons|1976–77]]