2013 Kvalserien

The 2013 Kvalserien was the 39th Kvalserien, consisting of two Elitserien (SHL) teams and four HockeyAllsvenskan teams. It began on 14 March 2013 and ended on 5 April 2013. The 2013 Kvalserien determined which two teams of the participating ones would play in the 2013–14 SHL season and which four teams would play in the 2013–14 HockeyAllsvenskan season.

For the first time since 2006, neither of the two Elitserien teams – Timrå IK and Rögle BK – managed to defend their spot in the top-tier league. Instead, HockeyAllsvenskan teams Örebro HK and Leksands IF took the two available spots for the 2013–14 SHL season. Örebro went undefeated in regulation time throughout the ten games and secured promotion in the seventh round (of ten), while Leksand secured their SHL spot in the following round. Örebro promoted to the SHL for the first time in club history (another Örebro team, Örebro IK, last played in the Elitserien in 1978–79), while Leksand returned to the SHL for the first time since the 2005–06 season. Timrå were relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan for the first time since 2000, while Rögle's return to Elitserien lasted for only one season.

Participating teams

Team	City	Arena	Capacity
Leksands IF	Leksand	Tegera Arena	7,650
Rögle BK	Ängelholm	Lindab Arena	5,150
Södertälje SK	Södertälje	AXA Sports Center	6,130
Timrå IK	Timrå	E.ON Arena	6,000
Västerås HK	Västerås	ABB Arena Nord	5,800
Örebro HK	Örebro	Behrn Arena	5,150

From Elitserien (ranked 11–12)

• Timrå IK
• Rögle BK

From HockeyAllsvenskan (ranked 1–3)

• Leksands IF
• Södertälje SK
• VIK Västerås HK

From HockeyAllsvenskan playoff round

• Örebro HK

Standings

2013 Kvalserien		GP	W	T	L	OTW/SOW	OTL/SOL	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
1	Örebro HK	10	6	4	0	2	2	29	16	+13	24
2	Leksands IF	10	7	1	2	0	1	36	19	+17	22
3	Timrå IK	10	4	3	3	2	1	30	30	0	17
4	VIK Västerås HK	10	3	2	5	1	1	19	23	–4	12
5	Rögle BK	10	2	1	7	1	0	18	27	–9	8
6	Södertälje SK	10	2	1	7	0	1	16	33	–17	7

Legend:       Qualified for the 2013–14 SHL season;       Play in the 2013–14 HockeyAllsvenskan season

Game log

2013 Kvalserien game log
March Round Date Home Result Away Venue Attendance 1 March 14 Timrå IK 3–2 SO Örebro HK E.ON Arena 4,377 Rögle BK 2–3 VIK Västerås HK Lindab Arena 3,752 Leksands IF 3–1 Södertälje SK Tegera Arena 6,772 2 March 16 Södertälje SK 1–4 Rögle BK AXA Sports Center 4,582 VIK Västerås HK 2–1 SO Timrå IK ABB Arena Nord 4,902 Örebro HK 5–2 Leksands IF Behrn Arena 5,065 3 March 19 Timrå IK 4–1 Södertälje SK E.ON Arena 4,266 Rögle BK 0–4 Leksands IF Lindab Arena 4,651 VIK Västerås HK 0–1 Örebro HK ABB Arena Nord 4,590 4 March 21 Leksands IF 6–2 Timrå IK Tegera Arena 7,650 Södertälje SK 3–2 VIK Västerås HK AXA Sports Center 3,538 Örebro HK 2–0 Rögle BK Behrn Arena 4,172 5 March 23 Södertälje SK 2–3 Örebro HK AXA Sports Center 4,255 VIK Västerås HK 1–3 Leksands IF ABB Arena Nord 4,902 Timrå IK 3–5 Rögle BK E.ON Arena 4,375 6 March 26 Rögle BK 0–1 Timrå IK Lindab Arena 3,744 Leksands IF 4–1 VIK Västerås HK Tegera Arena 7,650 Örebro HK 3–0 Södertälje SK Behrn Arena 5,208 7 March 28 Timrå IK 3–8 Leksands IF E.ON Arena 5,625 Rögle BK 2–5 Örebro HK Lindab Arena 2,356 VIK Västerås HK 1–0 Södertälje SK ABB Arena Nord 2,631 8 March 30 Leksands IF 3–1 Rögle BK Tegera Arena 7,650 Södertälje SK 3–8 Timrå IK AXA Sports Center 2,698 Örebro HK 5–4 SO VIK Västerås HK Behrn Arena 4,906
April Round Date Home Result Away Venue Attendance 9 April 2 Timrå IK 3–2 VIK Västerås HK E.ON Arena 2,736 Rögle BK 3–2 OT Södertälje SK Lindab Arena 2,188 Leksands IF 1–2 OT Örebro HK Tegera Arena 7,258 10 April 5 Södertälje SK 3–2 Leksands IF AXA Sports Center 5,058 VIK Västerås HK 3–1 Rögle BK ABB Arena Nord 2,564 Örebro HK 1–2 SO Timrå IK Behrn Arena 4,808

Statistics

Scoring leaders

Updated as of the end of the season.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
Weinstock, Marcus Marcus Weinstock	Örebro HK	10	4	9	13	+6	8
Blomqvist, Jacob Jacob Blomqvist	Leksands IF	10	6	5	11	+6	4
Bergenström, Jens Jens Bergenström	Leksands IF	10	6	5	11	+2	4
Strömberg, Conny Conny Strömberg	Örebro HK	10	1	10	11	+4	2
Murley, Matt Matt Murley	Timrå IK	10	4	6	10	+5	2
Ryno, Johan Johan Ryno	Leksands IF	10	1	9	10	+1	6
Edblom, Pär Pär Edblom	Leksands IF	10	1	9	10	+7	8
Forsberg, Filip Filip Forsberg	Leksands IF	9	5	4	9	+7	6
Fleury, Damien Damien Fleury	Södertälje SK	10	4	5	9	–3	10
Karlsson, Gabriel Gabriel Karlsson	Leksands IF	9	3	4	7	+3	2

Leading goaltenders

These are the leaders in GAA among goaltenders who have played at least 40% of the team's minutes. Updated as of the end of the season.

GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player	Team	GP	TOI	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Sandberg, Tim Tim Sandberg	Örebro HK	6	360:00	6	3	.957	1.00
Alsenfelt, Oscar Oscar Alsenfelt	Leksands IF	6	360:00	8	1	.951	1.33
Johansson, Lars Lars Johansson	VIK Västerås HK	10	602:19	21	1	.926	2.09
Hanses, Erik Erik Hanses	Leksands IF	4	242:55	11	0	.899	2.72
Gerber, Martin Martin Gerber	Rögle BK	8	454:00	21	0	.908	2.78

External links

• Official statistics for ice hockey in Sweden