When do the playoffs start in 2023:

February 13.

Playoff format:

Round of 16:

Motala - Sirius

Vetlanda – Hammarby

* Decided in the best of three matches, 13, 15 and 17 February.

Winning team to the quarter-finals.

Quarter Finals:

Played in two groups, as shown below.

Group A:

Villa Lidköping BK – IFK Motala/IK Sirius

Bollnäs GIF – Broberg/Söderhamn

Group B:

Västerås SK – Vetlanda BK/Hammarby Bandy

Sandvikens AIK – Edsbyns IF

Played in best of five matches, 20, 22, 24/25 and 27 February and 1 March.

Semifinals:

The four victories in the quarter-finals settle for two final places.

Played in best of five matches, 4, 6/7, 8/9, 11 and 13 March.

Final:

The two semi-final victories will settle in a decisive final, on March 18.

This is how the SM finals are broadcast on TV:

The SM final will be broadcast live on SVT on Saturday, March 18, at 5 p.m.

Elitserien Live broadcasts all other playoff matches.

Everything about the bandy final in SVT Play >>>

This is how it went in 2022:

Edsbyn took their 13th SM gold after defeating Villa/Lidköping in a final thriller with 5-4 at Studenternas in Uppsala.

Most Champion:

Västerås SK, 20 SM-gold


Edsbyns IF, 13.


IFK Uppsala, 12.


IF Boltic, 9.


Sandvikens AIK, 9.


Örebro SK, 5.


IK Sirius, 5.


Brobergs IF, 5.

Three of the bandy playoffs' biggest stars:

– Christoffer Edlund, Villa/Lidköping.

Scored 60 goals in the regular season.

Unthreatened shooter king.

- Erik Pettersson, Bollnäs.

Joined late from defunct AIK.

Have delivered a lot in Bollnäs.

- Joel Broberg, Villa/Lidköping.

Appointed player of the year in the 2022 elite series.

CLIP: Edsbyn took SM gold after great drama against Villa (March 19)

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Edsbyn took SM gold after defeating Villa Lidköping.

Photo: Bildbyrån/SVT