1942–43 Division 2 season (Swedish ice hockey)

1942–43 Division 2 season
League Sweden Division 2
Sport Ice hockey
Number of teams 26 (in 4 groups)
Group winners Brynäs IF (north)
IF Aros (central)
Nacka SK (east)
Årsta SK (south)
Promoted to Division 2 Brynäs IF
Nacka SK
Relegated to district-level IFK Stockholm

The 1942–43 Division 2 season was the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden in for the 1942–43 season. The league operated a system of promotion and relegation, to the first-tier Svenska Serien and to district-level hockey leagues. The league consisted of four groups, two with seven clubs (north and east) and two with six (central and south), giving a total of 26 clubs. The group winners, Brynäs IF (north), IF Aros (central), Nacka SK (east), and Årsta SK (south) won their groups, and continued to play in a qualifier for promotion to Svenska Serien, which resulted in Brynäs and Nacka being promoted to the 1943–44 Svenska Serien. IFK Stockholm finished last in Division 2 North, and as a result were relegated to their local level hockey league.

Final standings

North group

Division 2 norra
# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP Notes
1 Brynäs IF 12 11 0 1 70 20 +50 22 Continued to qualifier for promotion to Svenska Serien
2 Sandvikens IF 12 9 0 3 58 31 +27 18
3 IK Huge 12 8 0 4 66 26 +40 16
4 Strömsbro IF 12 6 0 6 33 52 –19 12
5 Hofors IK 12 5 0 7 27 50 –23 10
6 Gefle IF 12 1 1 10 22 42 –20 3
7 IFK Stockholm 12 1 1 10 18 73 –55 3 Relegated to local district leagues

Central group

Division 2 centrala
# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP Notes
1 IF Aros 6 5 0 1 20 14 +6 10 Continued to qualifier for promotion to Svenska Serien
2 Surahammars IF 6 4 0 2 10 9 +1 8
3 Västerås IK 7 3 1 3 17 14 +3 7
4 Västerås SK 7 3 0 4 16 16 ±0 6
5 IF Verdandi 5 2 0 3 13 13 ±0 4
6 IK Westmannia 7 1 1 5 11 21 –10 3

East group

Division 2 östra
# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP Notes
1 Nacka SK 10 8 1 1 57 17 +40 17 Continued to qualifier for promotion to Svenska Serien
2 Lilljanshofs IF 9 5 0 4 22 21 +1 10
3 Tranebergs IF 6 2 1 3 13 16 –3 5
4 IF Vesta 7 2 0 5 14 21 –7 4
5 Rålambshofs IF 5 2 0 3 15 24 –9 4
6 IFK Lidingö 5 2 0 3 10 19 –9 4
7 IK Sirius 6 1 0 5 10 24 –14 2

South group

Division 2 södra
# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP Notes
1 Årsta SK 6 6 0 0 27 5 +22 12 Continued to qualifier for promotion to Svenska Serien
2 Södertälje IF 8 4 1 3 26 24 +2 9
3 Åkers IF 7 3 1 3 16 18 –2 7
4 IFK Norrköping 5 2 1 2 12 13 –1 5
5 IK Sleipner 5 2 0 3 11 15 –4 4
6 IK Sture 9 1 1 7 11 28 –17 3

Svenska Serien qualifier

The winning teams from each group—Brynäs IF (north), IF Aros (central), Nacka SK (east), and Årsta SK (south)—played a qualifier for promotion to Sweden's first-tier hockey league. Brynäs and Nacka won this qualifier, and as a result competed in the 1943–44 Svenska Serien.

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