Visby Roma secured a historic promotion to the Hockeyallsvenskan for the 2026/27 season, defeating Hudiksvall 4-1 in the fourth game of the Hockeyettan final on Wednesday evening. The victory gave Visby Roma a 3-1 series win, marking the first time a Gotland-based team advances to Sweden's second-tier league. Coach Hans Särkijärvi, who returned mid-season, led the celebration on home ice.
Visby Roma hosted Hudiksvall at Visby Ishall, where the game remained scoreless in the first period. Hudiksvall took a 1-0 lead at 20:32 of the second when Viggo Nordström scored, assisted by Carl Wassenius. Joel Wahlgren equalized for Visby Roma at 34:53, assisted by Elias Lindström and Daniel Gunnarsson, tying the score 1-1 after two periods. The third period saw Visby Roma explode with three goals in the final minutes: Anton Svensson at 57:01 (assists Andreas Thelander, Alexander Bjurström), Elias Ewertzh at 59:07, and Wahlgren again at 59:24 (assist Gunnarsson), sealing the 4-1 win (0-0, 1-1, 3-0).
