1945–46 Division 2 season (Swedish ice hockey)

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1945–46 Division 2 season
League Flag of Sweden.svg Division 2
Sport Ice hockey
Number of teams 41
2nd tier Division 2 seasons
←  1944–45
1946–47  →

The 1945–46 Division 2 season was the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden for 1945–46. The league consisted of 41 teams, divided into seven geographical groups of five or six teams. The seven group winners—Brynäs IF (norra), Hofors IK (Dala), Forshaga IF (västra), Åkers IF (Sörmland), IFK Stockholm (östra), Västerås IK (Västmanland), and UoIF Matteuspojkarna (södra)—continued to a promotion qualifier, which resulted in Forshaga, Åker, Västerås, and Matteuspojkarna being promoted to Division 1 for the 1946–47 season.

Hockeytvåan is the fourth tier of ice hockey in Sweden. It previously operated as the second-level league from 1941 to 1975, and the third-level league from 1975 to 1999.

Ice hockey in Sweden has a history going back to at least 1912 and is one of the countries most popular sports. The sport was first organized in the country by the Swedish Football Association (SvFF), which was a member of the IIHF in 1912. The ice hockey department of the SvFF eventually split off to become the Swedish Ice Hockey Association (SIHA) which today is still responsible for organizing Sweden's domestic leagues and its participation in tournaments internationally. The highest tier of men's ice hockey in Sweden, the SHL, brought in 1,974,388 spectators in the 2013–14 season, the highest overall attendance in Swedish sports. The SHL's average of 5,983 spectators per match is bested only by Allsvenskan, the country's top flight of association football.

Brynäs IF sports club in Gävle, Sweden

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Final standings

Norra

# TeamGPWTLGFGAGDTP Notes
1 Brynäs IF 10 7 0 3 47 24 +23 14 Continued to 1946 Division 1 qualifier
2 Sandvikens IF 10 7 0 3 59 40 +19 14
3 Gävle GIK 10 7 0 3 54 41 +13 14
4 IK Huge 10 6 1 3 37 37 ±0 13
5 Gefle IF 10 1 1 8 38 72 –34 3
6 Strömsbro IF 10 1 0 9 31 52 –21 2

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Dalagruppen

# TeamGPWTLGFGAGDTP Notes
1 Hofors IK 10 6 2 2 41 28 +13 14 Continued to 1946 Division 1 qualifier
2 Leksands IF 10 6 1 3 42 32 +10 13
3 IK Brage 10 5 1 4 28 26 +2 11
4 Mora IK 10 4 1 5 22 32 –10 9
5 Falu BS 10 3 1 6 26 40 –14 7
6 IFK Rättvik 10 2 2 6 32 33 –1 6

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Västra

# TeamGPWTLGFGAGDTP Notes
1 Forshaga IF 10 9 0 1 62 23 +39 18 Continued to 1946 Division 1 qualifier, promoted
2 IF Göta 10 6 1 3 47 40 +7 13
3 IFK Bofors 10 5 0 5 36 33 +3 10
4 Färjestads BK 10 3 1 6 27 38 –11 7
5 Skiveds IF 10 3 0 7 28 44 –16 6
6 Skoghalls IF 10 3 0 7 28 50 –22 6 Relegated to local district-level play

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Sörmlandsgruppen

# TeamGPWTLGFGAGDTP Notes
1 Åkers IF 10 8 0 2 68 23 +45 16 Continued to 1946 Division 1 qualifier, promoted
2 Värtans IK 10 7 0 3 73 31 +42 14
3 Lilljanshofs IF 10 6 1 3 52 31 +21 13
4 IFK Tumba 10 5 0 5 48 46 +2 10
5 Skuru IK 10 3 1 6 31 32 –1 7 Relegated to local district-level play
6 Stallarholmens SK 10 0 0 10 22 131 –109 0 Relegated to local district-level play

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Östra

# TeamGPWTLGFGAGDTP Notes
1 IFK Stockholm 10 9 0 1 62 21 +41 18 Continued to 1946 Division 1 qualifier
2 IK Sirius 10 8 0 2 50 29 +21 16
3 Årsta SK 10 7 0 3 70 34 +36 14
4 Reymersholms IK 10 4 0 6 54 62 –8 8
5 Djurgårdens IF 10 2 0 8 36 78 –42 4
6 IF Vesta 10 0 0 10 24 72 –48 0 Relegated to local district-level play

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Värmlandsgruppen

# TeamGPWTLGFGAGDTP Notes
1 Västerås IK 10 9 0 1 83 21 +62 18 Continued to 1946 Division 1 qualifier, promoted
2 Surahammars IF 10 9 0 1 78 19 +59 18
3 BK Forward 10 5 0 5 37 33 +4 10
4 IK Westmannia 10 4 0 6 44 47 –3 8
5 IFK Arboga 10 2 0 8 22 93 –71 4 Relegated to local district-level play
6 IK Sturehov 10 1 0 9 26 77 –51 2 Relegated to local district-level play

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Södra

# TeamGPWTLGFGAGDTP Notes
1 UoIF Matteuspojkarna 8 7 1 0 57 20 +37 15 Continued to 1946 Division 1 qualifier, promoted
2 IK Sleipner 8 5 1 2 37 22 +15 12
3 Norrköpings AIS 8 4 0 4 16 20 –4 8
4 IFK Norrköping 8 3 0 5 26 36 –10 6
5 BK Derby 8 0 0 8 13 51 –38 0

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References

  1. ↑ "Division 2 norra 1945/46". Svenskhockey.com.
  2. ↑ "Division 2 dalagruppen 1945/46". Svenskhockey.com.
  3. ↑ "Division 2 västra 1945/46". Svenskhockey.com.
  4. ↑ "Division 2 sörmlandsgruppen 1945/46". Svenskhockey.com.
  5. ↑ "Division 2 östra 1945/46". Svenskhockey.com.
  6. ↑ "Division 2 västmanlandsgruppen 1945/46". Svenskhockey.com.
  7. ↑ "Division 2 södra 1945/46". Svenskhockey.com.
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