The 2017–18 First Division was the 28th season of Norway's second highest ice hockey league, First Division.

The regular season began play on September 23, 2017, and was concluded on February 28, 2018.

The playoffs began March 2018.

Participating teams

Team City Arena Capacity Comet Halden Halden Ishall 2,200 Furuset Oslo Furuset Forum 1,498 Gjøvik Gjøvik Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall 5,500 Grüner Oslo Grünerhallen 500 Hasle-Løren Oslo Lørenhallen 1,500 Narvik Narvik Nordkraft Arena 1,000 Nidaros Trondheim Leangen Ishall 3,000 Ringerike Panthers Hønefoss Schjongshallen 600 Tønsberg Tønsberg Tønsberg Ishall 400

Team changes Bergen went bankrupt in July 2017. The team was not replaced. Tønsberg was promoted through the 2016-17 playoffs. Moss was relegated.

Regular season

Standings Updated as of February 28, 2018. 2017–18 season Narviky 32 24 5 1 2 147 75 72 76 Ringerike Panthersx 32 22 5 4 1 164 70 94 75 Nidaros 32 19 8 1 4 117 79 38 63 Comet 32 18 10 3 1 142 103 39 61 Hasle-Løren 32 15 13 3 1 110 116 -6 52 Grüner 32 9 19 2 2 115 153 -28 33 Tønsberg 32 6 18 5 3 102 149 -47 31 Furuset 32 5 21 0 6 76 144 -68 21 Gjøvikr 32 5 24 2 1 68 152 -84 20x – clinched promotional playoff spot; y – clinched regular season league title; r – play in relegation series

Source: hockey.no

Playoffs

Promotional Playoffs

After the regular season had ended, the two lowest ranked teams in the 2017–18 GET-ligaen and the two highest ranked teams in the First Division competed for the right to play in the 2018–19 GET-ligaen. The tournament was organized according to a double round robin format, where each club played the others twice, home and away, for a total of six games. The points system and ranking method used, was the same as in the regular season.

Standings Updated as of March 22, 2018. 2017–18 GET-ligaen playoffs Stjernenq 6 5 0 1 0 34 19 15 17 Ringerike Panthersq 6 3 2 0 1 20 18 2 10 Narvikr 6 2 3 1 0 17 20 -3 8 Kongsvinger Knightsr 6 0 5 0 1 9 23 -14 1 q – qualified for next years GET-league; r – will play in next years 1. division

Source: hockey.no

Relegational Playoffs

After the regular season ended, the lowest ranked team in the First Division and the two highest ranked teams in the Second Division competed for the right to play in the 2018–19 Norwegian First Division. The tournament is organized to be played over one weekend, where each club played the others once, for a total of three games. The points system and ranking method used was the same as in the regular season.

Standings Updated as of March 22, 2018. 2018–19 1. division playoffs Gjøvikq 2 2 0 0 0 6 4 2 6 Storhamar Yngresq 2 0 1 1 0 6 6 0 2 Mossr 2 0 1 0 1 5 7 -2 1 q – qualified for next years 1. division; r – will play in next years 2. division

Source: hockey.no

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