1955–56 Division 2 season (Swedish ice hockey)

1955–56 Division 2 season
League	Division 2
Sport	Ice hockey
Number of teams	54
Promoted from Division 2 to Division 1	Mora IK (north) Bryans IF (east) Västerås IK (south/west) Forshaga IF (south/west) Wifsta/Östrands IF (qualifier) BK Star (qualifier)
2nd tier Division 2 seasons
← 1954–55 1956–57 →

The 1955–56 Division 2 season was the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden for 1955–56. The league consisted of 54 teams, divided into four regions - north, west, east, and south. The Eastern, Western and Southern groups were divided into "A" and "B" groupings, with the top team in each group advancing to a regional final. The Northern Group was split into three divisions. The top team from each region was promoted to Division 1. The runner-ups from the regional finals also played off for a spot in the top-tier.

Regular season

North

Norrland, Northern Pool

Standings Team Pts W T L GF GA Diff 1 Clemensnäs IF 17 8 2 0 66-20 +46 2 Rönnskärs IF 15 7 1 2 62-34 +28 3 IFK Luleå 10 5 0 5 45-51 -6 4 IFK Kiruna 8 4 0 6 50-54 -4 5 Medle SK 8 4 0 6 50-75 -25 6 Piteå IF 2 1 0 9 25-64 -39

Norrland, Southern Group

Standings Team Pts W T L GF GA Diff 1 Wifsta/Östrands IF18 9 0 1 72-14 +58 2 IFK Nyland 12 5 2 3 39-45 -6 3 Tegs SK 12 6 0 4 34-44 -10 4 Alfredshem IK 9 4 1 5 35-34 +1 5 Ytterån/Waplan 5 2 1 7 30-45 -15 6 GIF Sundsvall 4 1 2 7 29-57 -28

Norrland Final

• Wifsta/Östrands IF - Clemensnäs IF 10:2, 4:4

Northern Group

Standings Team Pts W T L GF GA Diff 1 Mora IK 18 9 0 1 65-26 +39 2 Ljusne AIK 13 6 1 3 37-30 +7 3 Morgårdshammar 12 6 0 4 78-36 +42 4 Alfta GoIF 6 3 0 7 31-49 -18 5 Strömsbro IF 6 2 2 6 34-74 -40 6 Ludvika FFI 5 2 1 7 33-63 -30

Northern Final

• Mora IK - Wifsta/Östrands IF 6:4, 9:6

East

A Group

Standings Team Pts W T L GF GA Diff 1 Brynäs IF Gävle 19 9 1 0 60-19 +41 2 AIK Solna 17 8 1 1 61-35 +26 3 Almtuna IS 12 6 0 4 49-47 +2 4 IF Vesta 7 3 1 6 38-44 -6 5 Nacka SK 4 2 0 8 38-53 -15 6 Atlas Diesels IF 1 0 1 9 22-70 -48

B Group

Standings Team Pts W T L GF GA Diff 1 BK Star 17 8 1 1 52-23 +29 2 Åkers IF 14 7 0 3 41-20 +21 3 Hagalund 12 6 0 4 48-33 +15 4 IFK Stockholm 8 3 2 5 26-35 -9 5 IFK Mariefred 5 2 1 7 16-54 -38 6 Katrineholms AIK 4 2 0 8 21-39 -18

Final

• Brynas IF - BK Star 6:3, 6:2

West

A Group

Standings Team Pts W T L GF GA Diff 1 Västerås IK 18 8 2 0 69-25 +44 2 IK Westmannia 13 5 3 2 47-28 +19 3 IFK Arboga 11 5 1 4 45-57 -12 4 IK Sturehov 10 5 0 5 39-32 +7 5 Västerås SK 8 4 0 6 37-62 -25 6 Fagersta AIK 0 0 0 10 23-56 -33

B Group

Standings Team Pts W T L GF GA Diff 1 Forshaga IF 18 9 0 1 63-31 +32 2 Skiveds IF 14 7 0 3 66-35 +31 3 IFK Munkfors 13 6 1 3 44-35 +9 4 IK Viking 11 5 1 4 63-38 +25 5 IFK Trollhättan 4 2 0 8 43-65 -22 6 Deje IK 0 0 0 10 21-96 -75

South

A Group

Standings Team Pts W T L GF GA Diff 1 Tranås AIF 16 8 0 2 57-30 +27 2 BK Derby 15 7 1 2 71-31 +40 3 Norrahammar GIS 14 6 2 2 60-32 +28 4 Vättersnäs IF 10 5 0 5 47-51 -4 5 Hultsfred 5 2 1 7 32-72 -40 6 Åseda IF 0 0 0 10 22-73 -51

B Group

Standings Team Pts W T L GF GA Diff 1 Alvesta SK 15 7 1 2 55-32 +23 2 IF Troja 11 4 3 3 48-34 +14 3 Diö GIF 11 4 3 3 47-42 +5 4 Värnamo 11 5 1 3 41-45 -4 5 Kalmar FF 8 3 2 5 39-50 -11 6 Malmö FF 4 2 0 8 36-63 -27

Southern/Western Final

• Vasteras IK - Tranas AIF 7:1, 5:0
• Forshaga IF - Alvesta SK 17:1, 8:1

Promotion Qualifiers

• Wifsta/Ostrands IF 10 - Tranas AIF 0
• BK Stars 7 - Alvesta SK 3

External links

• Season on svenskhockey.com