The 2013–14 season of Division 1, the third tier of ice hockey in Sweden, organized by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association (SIHA), began on 11 September 2013. The regular season concluded on 16 February 2014. The following playoffs towards the qualifier to the second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan began on 19 February 2014 and ended on 7 March 2014. The qualifiers to Division 1 began on 2 March 2014 and ended on 26 March 2014. The qualifier to HockeyAllsvenskan began on 13 March 2014 and ended on 5 April 2014. The 2013–14 season was the last season the league was named "Division 1"; in April 2014, the league was renamed "Hockeyettan".
Format The league featured 53 teams (a contraction from the 56 of the 2012–13 season), divided into five geographical groups. This was another change from past seasons, which featured six groups, lettered A through F. This season, however, groups A and B were merged into Division 1 Norra ("North"). With the exception of Division 1 North, the teams played each team in their initial groups three times, at least once at home and once on the road. In North, the teams played each team four times, twice at home and twice on the road. As with previous years, groups C through F played until the new year, when the top four teams from each group moved into two new groups, Allettan Mellan ("central") and Allettan Södra ("south"), while the remaining teams played a continuation series in the original groups. Division 1 North, however, continued playing in the same group until the conclusion of the regular season. In the continuation groups, the teams received "starting points", dependent on their rankings in their initial groups; the lowest-ranked team received no points, the second-lowest-ranked 2 points, the third-lowest-ranked 4 points, and so on. In the Allettan groups and the 1F continuation group, the teams played each team in their group twice, once at home and once on the road. In the other continuation groups, the teams played each team in their groups three times, at least once at home and once on the road. After the conclusion of the spring series and Division 1 North, the best-ranked teams of Division 1 North, Allettan Central, and Allettan South continued to the playoffs. The four teams that survived the playoffs would continue to the 2014 HockeyAllsvenskan qualifier (Swedish: Kvalserien till HockeyAllsvenskan). Meanwhile, the teams with the poorest records in North, as well as the continuation groups C through F, would play in the Division 1 qualifiers to retain their spots in Division 1 for the 2014–15 season.
Two teams from Division 1 North, three teams from each of the continuation groups of Division 1 C, D and E, and four teams from the Division 1 F continuation group had to participate in the Division 1 qualifier (Hockeyettan) groups. Only the top team from each of those groups would be guaranteed a Hockeyettan spot in the 2014–15 season, meaning that the league would be cut short by 10 teams and that at least 10 teams would be relegated to Division 2. The SIHA contracted the league down to 47 teams for the 2014–15 season, requiring the SIHA to promote the four second-placed teams in Division 1 qualifiers C–F, the third-placed team from qualifier E, and the third-placed team from qualifier F (the latter two to replace Falu IF, who voluntarily demanded relegation, and bankrupt Nyköpings HK).
Playing format Each game consisted of three 20-minute regulation periods, for a total of 60 minutes. After the 60 regulation minutes, the team with the most goals scored won the game. If the game was tied after regulation time, a five-minute overtime period ensued, in which the team scoring the next goal won the game. If no team scored during the overtime period, a shootout ensued, with each team taking three penalty shots against the opposing team's goaltender. If the game was still tied after the three penalty shot rounds, additional rounds ensued until one team scored and the other team didn't. Points were awarded for each game, with a win in regulation time giving 3 points, an overtime/shootout win 2 points, an overtime/shootout loss 1 point, and a regulation loss 0 points.
Tiebreak In case two or more teams ended up tied in points, the following tiebreakers were used: Better goal difference; Higher number of goals scored; Results in games between the tied teams.
Participating teams Division 1 North Division 1C Division 1D Division 1E Division 1F Brunflo IKIF Sundsvall HockeyKalix UHCKiruna IFKovlands IshFÖrnsköldsvik HFÖstersunds IKPiteå HCSK LejonSollefteå HKTegs SKVännäs HC Åker/Strängnäs HCBorlänge HFEnköpings SKFalu IFHedemora SKHudiksvalls HCLindlövens IFSkedvi/Säter IFSurahammars IFTierps HK Gnesta IKHammarby IF (p)Huddinge IKIFK Tumba HockeyIF Vallentuna BKNacka HKNyköpings HKWings HC ArlandaVisby/Roma HKVäsby IK HK Forshaga IF (p)Grästorps IKHC Vita HästenKumla HC Black BullsMariestad BoIS HCMjölby HCSkövde IKTranås AIF IFVimmerby HCVästerviks IK Borås HCHalmstad HFHelsingborgs HCIK PanternKallinge-Ronneby IFKristianstads IKMörrums GoIS IKNittorps IKNybro Vikings IFOlofströms IKTingsryds AIF (r)
r = Relegated from 2012–13 HockeyAllsvenskanp = Promoted from 2012–13 Division 2
Note that Botkyrka HC merged with IFK Tumba Hockey during the off-season.
Initial groups
Division 1 North Division 1 North was formed out of a merger of Division 1A and 1B. It consisted of 12 teams, and play continued in this group through the entire regular season.
* Qualifies for Playoff 3 * Qualifies for Playoff 2 * Qualifies for Playoff 1 * Forced to play Qualifier A to requalify for Division 1
#Team1Piteå HC44318519587+10810761012IF Sundsvall Hockey44326618071+10910522113Kiruna IF442761116178+839231204Östersunds IK4423813151107+448021145Tegs SK4423615134114+207704206Kalix UHC442271511694+227613217Örnsköldsvik HF4421419136130+66801128Vännäs HC4413625121163–424802319Sollefteå HK4414525105165–6048110310SK Lejon441252795161–6646401011Brunflo IK44563384182–8824221112Kovlands IshF44633574210–136210300
Division 1C * Teams 1–4 play the second half of the season in Allettan Central.* Teams 5–10 continue in the same group
#Team1Hudiksvalls HC27187213171+606314112Åker/Strängnäs HC27165614185+565731103Borlänge HF27138610383+205221324Enköpings SK27127810377+264921405Tierps HK2711887973+64421146Surhammars IF27123128395–123901027Lindlövens IF27105128782+53810228Falu IF2710314101111–103302019Hedemora SK27721876133–5724110010Skedvi/Säter IF27122456150–9461100Svenska hockeyförbundet. 2013–14: Division 1C. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
Division 1C continuation * Team 1 continues to Playoff 1 * Teams 4–6 are forced to play Qualifier C to requalify for Division 1
#Team1Tierps HK1511226443+2144 (10)00112Surahammars IF158345536+1934 (8)10023Lindlövens IF158256539+2632 (6)00204Falu IF158345745+1230 (4)01115Hedemora SK1521123472–388 (2)00016Skedvi/Säter IF1521123676–408 (0)0010
Division 1D * Teams 1–4 play the second half of the season in Allettan Central.* Teams 5–10 continue in the same group
#Team1Huddinge IK27195312643+836620212Visby/Roma HK27176410661+456022113Nyköpings HK27174612357+665800314IF Vallentuna BK27163810572+335320015Wings HC Arlanda27156610170+315322026Väsby IK HK27102158393–103301107Hammarby IF27931586107–213102108IFK Tumba Hockey27731782122–402610119Gnesta IK27612056116–6019000110Nacka HK27132350177–12760201
Division 1D continuation * Team 1 continues to Playoff 1 * Teams 4–6 are forced to play Qualifier D to requalify for Division 1
#Team1Wings HC Arlanda1510236635+3142 (10)10102Väsby IK HK157626448+1636 (8)11223Hammarby IF158345437+1732 (6)00124IFK Tumba Hockey155465356–321 (4)01035Nacka HK152493165–3413 (0)01306Gnesta IK1523104370–2712 (2)1011
Division 1E * Teams 1–4 play the second half of the season in Allettan South.* Teams 5–10 continue in the same group
#Team1HC Vita Hästen27186313167+646212122Vimmerby HC27176410664+426010233Mariestad BoIS HC2715488065+155210214Skövde IK2714679282+104802045Västerviks IK271421110475+294510016Tranås AIF IF27116109181+104231027Kumla HC Black Bulls2785146797–303311308Forshaga IF27631881116–352410209Mjölby HC27631873122–4922021010Grästorps IK27432062118–56170120
Division 1E continuation * Team 1 continues to Playoff 1 * Teams 4–6 are forced to play Qualifier E to requalify for Division 1
#Team1Västerviks IK1514017232+4050 (10)00002Tranås AIF IF1511136430+3441 (8)10003Kumla HC Black Bulls156183251–1923 (6)00014Forshaga IF152584260–1815 (4)02215Mjölby HC1541104162–2115 (2)00106Grästorps IK1532104258–1612 (0)1001
Division 1F * Teams 1–4 play the second half of the season in Allettan South.* Teams 5–11 continue in the same group
#Team1Tingsryds AIF30215412559+667330202Kallinge-Ronneby IF3018489362+316012103Helsingborgs HC30167710776+315722034Mörrums GoIS IK3018399980+195702015Kristianstads IK30174910688+185710126Halmstad HF3012711121102+194632027IK Pantern30124148281+14202208Olofströms IK30124149697–14201219Nybro Vikings IF3094178691–534211010Borås HC30352251126–7517211111Nittorps IK30152450154–104101211
Division 1F continuation * Team 1 continues to Playoff 1 * Teams 4–7 are forced to play Qualifier F to requalify for Division 1
#Team1Kristianstads IK128044129+1232 (12)00002Halmstad HF126424430+1429 (10)02113Olofströms IK128134237+528 (6)10004Nybro Vikings IF127235327+2626 (4)20005IK Pantern125253936+322 (8)01106Borås HC1220102248–266 (2)00007Nittorps IK1211102054–344 (0)0001
Allettan Central * Qualifies for Playoff 3 * Qualifies for Playoff 2 * Qualifies for Playoff 1
#Team1Nyköpings HK1412027131+403600002Visby/Roma HK147524527+183010313Hudiksvalls HC149144233+92900104Huddinge IK148334330+132700035Borlänge HF146085452+21800006Åker/Strängnäs HC142393553–181101207IF Vallentuna BK142394266–241110118Enköpings SK1413103474–4060102
Allettan South * Qualifies for Playoff 3 * Qualifies for Playoff 2 * Qualifies for Playoff 1
#Team1HC Vita Hästen149324933+163100122Kallinge-Ronneby IF149144827+212910003Tingsryds AIF146354740+72410204Mariestad BoIS HC144644639+72201415Vimmerby HC145454547–22101216Mörrums GoIS IK145273148–171700027Helsingborgs HC144372645–191500038Skövde IK141493447–1390022
Promotion playoffs The promotion playoffs was divided into three rounds: Playoff 1, Playoff 2, and Playoff 3. The six top-ranked teams from Division 1 North, the four top-ranked teams from each of the Allettan groups, and the top ranked team from each of the continuation groups qualified for the playoffs. Each playoff match-up was a best-of-three series, with the winners of each playoff round continuing to the next round. In each series the higher-seeded team received home advantage and played an eventual third game at home if necessary to determine a winner of the series. The four teams winning the final round, Playoff 3, continued to the 2014 HockeyAllsvenskan qualifier (Kval till HockeyAllsvenskan) and attempted promotion to the second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan.
Piteå, Nyköping, and Vita Hästen won the North and Allettan groups, and therefore received byes to the third round. Sundsvall had the best points average of the second-place North and Allettan teams, and therefore also skipped to the third round. The two other second-place teams, KRIF and Visby also finished, received byes to the second round.
In Playoff 1, match-ups were determined by the standings in each spring series (including Division 1 North). In Playoff 2 and Playoff 3, match-ups were determined through random draw.
Playoff 1 Kiruna IF, Östersunds IK, Hudiksvalls HC, Huddinge IK, Tingsryds AIF, and Kristianstads IK won their match-ups, and continued to Playoff 2. They defeated Kalix UHC, Tegs SK, Tierps HK, Wings HC Arlanda, Västerviks IK, and Mariestad BoIS HC respectively.
Kiruna vs Kalix (2–0)
Östersund vs Teg (2–0)
Hudiksvall vs Tierp (2–1)
Huddinge vs Wings (2–1)
Tingsryd vs Västervik (2–1)
Mariestad vs Kristianstad (1–2)
Playoff 2