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

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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)
From HockeyAllsvenskan (ranked 1–3)
From HockeyAllsvenskan playoff round

Standings

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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

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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

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Scoring leaders

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Updated as of the end of the season.[1]
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

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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.[1]

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "Statistik - Swedish Ice Hockey Association". Swedish Ice Hockey Association.
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