Division 2 was the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden for the 1943–44 season. The league was divided into six groups, and the winner of each group was promoted to Division 1 for the 1944–45 season. This change from previous seasons—in which the group winners had played a qualifier which resulted in only two teams being promoted—was prompted from the change in format from the eight-team Svenska Serien to a twelve-team Division 1 following the 1943–44 season. Sandvikens IF, IF Göta, Surahammars IF, IFK Mariefred, Tranebergs IF, and Skuru IK won their groups, and were therefore promoted into the new Division 1.
The 1943 Swedish Ice Hockey Championship was held as a separate tournament, and included teams from Division 2.
Final group standings
Norra ("north") # Team Notes 1 Sandvikens IF 8 8 0 0 48 14 +34 16 Promoted to Division 1 for the 1944–45 season 2 IK Huge 8 4 1 3 28 25 +3 9 3 Gefle IF 8 3 1 4 22 34 –12 7 4 Strömsbro IF 8 3 0 5 22 24 –2 6 5 Hofors IK 8 1 0 7 15 38 –23 2
Västra ("west") # Team Notes 1 IF Göta 8 8 0 0 28 6 +22 16 Promoted to Division 1 for the 1944–45 season 2 Forshaga IF 8 4 1 3 26 12 +14 9 3 Färjestads BK 8 4 1 3 22 16 +14 9 4 Skoghalls IF 8 3 0 5 13 20 –7 6 5 Söderstrands IF 8 0 0 8 5 40 –35 0 Relegated to local district
Centrala ("central") # Team Notes 1 Surahammars IF 8 5 1 2 19 12 +7 11 Promoted to Division 1 for the 1944–45 season 2 Västerås SK 8 5 0 3 40 14 +26 10 3 IF Aros 8 4 1 3 16 25 –9 9 4 Västerås IK 8 3 1 4 10 16 –6 7 5 IK Westmannia 8 1 1 6 10 28 –18 3
Mälargruppen # Team Notes 1 IFK Mariefred 10 8 1 1 42 16 +26 17 Promoted to Division 1 for the 1944–45 season 2 UoIF Matteuspojkarna 10 7 1 2 52 22 +30 15 3 Djurgårdens IF 10 6 0 4 24 22 +2 12 4 Södertälje IF 10 4 1 5 21 32 –11 9 5 IK Sture 10 2 0 8 20 50 –30 4 6 Åkers IF 10 1 1 8 19 36 –17 3
Östra ("east") # Team Notes 1 Tranebergs IF 10 9 0 1 42 22 +20 18 Promoted to Division 1 for the 1944–45 season 2 IF Vesta 10 7 1 2 30 25 +5 15 3 IFK Lidingö 10 5 0 5 26 28 –2 10 4 IK Sirius 10 4 0 6 22 32 –10 8 5 Lilljanshofs IF 10 3 1 6 19 27 –8 7 Relegated to local district 6 Rålambshofs IF 10 1 0 9 16 21 –5 2 Relegated to local district
Södra ("south") # Team Notes 1 Skuru IK 8 6 0 2 25 14 +11 12 Promoted to Division 1 for the 1943–44 season 2 Årsta SK 8 5 1 2 19 16 +3 11 3 Norrköpings AIS 8 3 1 4 20 20 ±0 7 4 IK Sleipner 8 3 0 5 15 15 ±0 6 5 IFK Norrköping 8 2 0 6 7 21 –14 4
See also Division 2 (Swedish ice hockey) 1943–44 Svenska Serien season 1944 Swedish Ice Hockey Championship
External links Division 2 norra 1943/44 on Svenskhockey.com Division 2 västra 1943/44 on Svenskhockey.com Division 2 centrala 1943/44 on Svenskhockey.com Division 2 mälargruppen 1943/44 on Svenskhockey.com Division 2 östra 1943/44 on Svenskhockey.com Division 2 södra 1943/44 on Svenskhockey.com