1944–45 Division 2 season (Swedish ice hockey)

The 1944–45 season of Division 2, then the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden, consisted of 35 clubs divided into six geographical groups. The six group winners continued to qualifiers for promotion to Division 1 to replace the four teams with the poorest records in the 1944–45 Division 1 season.

1945–55 Division 2 season
LeagueSweden Division 2
SportIce hockey
2nd tier Division 2 seasons

The group winners were Mora IK (norra), UoIF Matteuspojkarna (östra), Västerås SK (Västmanland), Forshaga IF (västra), Södertälje IF (Sörmland), and Atlas Diesels IF (södra). Of these clubs, Mora, Västerås SK, Södertälje IF, and Atlas Diesels were promoted. Three clubs were relegated from Division 2 to play in their local district leagues for 1945–46 season, these being IFK Lidingö, IF Eyra, and GoIF Tjalve.

Final standings

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Division 2 norra

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# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP Notes
1 Mora IK 10 6 1 3 64 32 +32 13 Continues to qualifier for promotion to Division 1
2 IK Huge 10 6 1 3 58 38 +20 13
3 Brynäs IF 10 6 1 3 49 33 +16 13
4 Strömsbro IF 10 5 1 4 52 35 +17 11
5 Gefle IF 10 4 1 5 39 43 –4 9
6 Hofors IK 10 0 1 9 25 106 –81 1

Division 2 östra

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# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP Notes
1 UoIF Matteuspojkarna 12 11 0 1 99 23 +76 22 Continues to qualifier for promotion to Division 1
2 Reymersholms IK 12 8 0 4 77 47 +30 16
3 IFK Stockholm 12 8 0 4 61 37 +24 16
4 Årsta SK 12 6 0 6 64 57 +7 12
5 IF Vesta 12 4 0 8 41 67 –26 8
6 IK Sirius 12 3 1 8 45 76 –31 7
7 IFK Lidingö 12 1 1 10 17 97 –80 3 Relegated to district-level leagues for 1945–46 season

Division 2 västmanlandsgruppen

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# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP Notes
1 Västerås SK 8 6 1 1 72 16 +56 13 Continues to qualifier for promotion to Division 1
2 Västerås IK 8 6 1 1 65 19 +46 13
3 IF Aros 8 5 0 3 45 26 +19 10
4 IK Westmannia 8 1 0 7 21 81 –60 2
5 IFK Arboga 8 1 0 7 12 73 –61 2

Division 2 västra

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# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP Notes
1 Forshaga IF 10 8 1 1 49 23 +26 17 Continues to qualifier for promotion to Division 1
2 Skoghalls IF 10 8 0 2 45 22 +23 16
3 Färjestads BK 9 4 1 4 17 25 –8 9
4 Skiveds IF 10 3 2 5 23 29 –6 8
5 BK Forwards 9 3 1 5 29 35 –6 7
6 IF Eyra 10 9 1 9 18 47 –29 1 Relegated to district-level leagues for 1945–46 season

Division 2 sörmlandsgruppen

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# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP Notes
1 Södertälje IF 8 7 0 1 74 18 +56 14 Continues to qualifier for promotion to Division 1
2 IFK Tumba 8 6 1 1 38 16 +22 13
3 Åkers IF 8 4 1 3 29 20 +9 9
4 GUIF 8 1 0 7 18 54 –36 2
5 Stallarholmens SK 8 1 0 7 19 70 –51 2

Division 2 södra

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# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP Notes
1 Atlas Diesels IF 9 7 1 1 66 32 +34 15 Continues to qualifier for promotion to Division 1
2 Djurgårdens IF 10 5 2 3 39 26 +13 12
3 IFK Norrköping 10 6 0 4 44 33 +11 12
4 Norrköpings AIS 10 5 1 4 51 37 +14 11
5 IK Sleipner 9 4 0 5 24 20 +4 8
6 GoIF Tjalve 10 0 0 10 28 104 –76 0 Relegated to district-level leagues for 1945–46 season

Promotion qualifier

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The 1945 qualifier for promotion to Division 1 consisted of the six group winners from the 1944–45 Division 2 season. The four best teams from the qualifier were promoted to Division 1 for the 1945–46 season, replacing the four bottom teams from the 1944–45 Division 1 season (Sandvikens IF and Surahammars IF from the north group, and Skuru IK and IF Göta from the southern group). Mora IK, Västerås SK, Södertälje IF, and Atlas Diesels IF were promoted as a result of this qualifier.

See also

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