1966–67 Swedish Division I season

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The 1966–67 Swedish Division I season was the 23rd season of Swedish Division I. Brynas IF won the league title by defeating Vastra Frolunda IF in the league final, 2 games to none.

Hockeyettan is the third tier of ice hockey in Sweden. As of the 2015–16 season, the league consists of 48 teams divided geographically into four groups. Hockeyettan operates a system of promotion and relegation with HockeyAllsvenskan and Division 2.

Regular season

Northern Group

	Team	GP	W	T	L	+/-	P
1	MoDo AIK	21	12	3	6	92–67	24
2	Mora IK	21	11	4	6	82–78	26
3	IFK Umeå	21	11	3	7	85–61	25
4	Leksands IF	21	11	2	8	104–68	24
5	Timrå IK	21	9	5	7	89–88	23
6	AIK	21	10	2	9	75–51	22
7	Skellefteå AIK	21	6	3	12	60–108	15
8	Clemensnäs IF	21	2	2	17	53–119	6

Southern Group

	Team	GP	W	T	L	+/-	P
1	Södertälje SK	21	18	2	1	121–44	44
2	Brynäs IF	21	14	2	5	147–48	38
3	Västra Frölunda IF	21	13	4	4	119–64	30
4	Djurgårdens IF	21	13	0	8	106–84	26
5	Rögle BK	21	10	2	9	79–85	22
6	Västerås IK	21	6	2	13	79–120	14
7	Örebro SK	21	2	2	17	54–155	6
8	Avesta BK	21	1	0	20	37–142	2

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

MoDo AIK – Djurgårdens IF 3–4, 6–3, 3–2
Södertälje SK – Leksands IF 5–3, 4–2
Brynäs IF – IFK Umeå 4–2, 4–2
Västra Frölunda IF – Mora IK 8–2, 7–4

Semifinals

Brynäs IF – MoDo AIK 6–4, 6–5
Västra Frölunda IF – Södertälje SK 2–5, 3–0, 4–2

3rd place

Södertälje SK – MoDo AIK 9–1, 7–4

Final

Brynäs IF – Västra Frölunda IF 8–4, 6–1

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v t e Swedish Division I
First Level Seasons	1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75
Second Level Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99
Third Level Seasons	1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15
Related topics	Kvalserien Marathon standings for the top Swedish ice hockey league

v t e Top Level Swedish Ice Hockey League seasons
Träningsserien	1921–22
Klass I	1923 1924 1925 1926 1927
Elitserien	1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35
Svenska Serien	1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44
Division I	1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75
Elitserien	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13
SHL	2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17