1972–73 Danish 1. division season

The 1972-73 Danish 1. division season was the 16th season of ice hockey in Denmark. Ten teams participated in the league, and Herning IK won the championship. IK Aalborg was relegated.

Herning was one point ahead of the KSF and two points in front of Esbjerg with two games remaining, before facing Esbjerg at home. The prospect of a first Danish Championship put the nerves of the 3700 spectators on edge. They threw bottles of beer on the ice when Herning reduced the score from 0-5 to 1-5. The score was 3-5 early in the third period when another bottle was thrown on the ice. The referees then stopped the game for safety reasons. The federation replayed the game on neutral ground (the Copenhagen Forum), and Herning won 3-2, before securing the title by winning 8-5 at Rungsted.

Regular season

	Club	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Herning IK	18	15	2	1	114	48	32
2.	KSF Copenhagen	18	15	1	2	144	55	31
3.	Esbjerg IK	18	12	2	4	94	42	26
4.	Gladsaxe SF	18	10	2	6	103	68	22
5.	AaB Ishockey	18	9	3	6	93	73	21
6.	Vojens IK	18	6	3	9	93	88	15
7.	Rungsted IK	18	5	3	10	61	87	13
8.	Rødovre Mighty Bulls	18	5	3	10	64	90	13
9.	Hellerup IK	18	2	2	14	50	113	6
10.	IK Aalborg	18	0	1	17	39	191	1

External links

• Season on eliteprospects.com

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