The 2013 Kvalserien was the 39th

Kvalserien Kvalserien, also known as ''Kvalserien till SHL'', was the Swedish round-robin ice hockey tournament to qualify for play in the next season of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL, previously named Elitserien), Sweden's top-level ice hockey league fo ...

, consisting of two Elitserien (SHL) teams and four

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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 –

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and

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– managed to defend their spot in the top-tier league. Instead, HockeyAllsvenskan teams

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and

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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,

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, 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

;From Elitserien (ranked 11–12) *

;From

(ranked 1–3) *

Södertälje SK Södertälje Sportklubb, also known as Södertälje SK and often referred to as SSK, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club playing in HockeyAllsvenskan, the second highest level of pro hockey in Sweden. Södertälje were charter members of Eli ...

VIK Västerås HK Vik (Old Norse: vík) means wick or bay in Norwegian and Swedish (''vig'' in Danish), and it may refer to the following: Places Iceland * Vík í Mýrdal, a village in southern Iceland Iran * Vik, Iran, a village in Zanjan Province, Iran Norway ...

;From HockeyAllsvenskan playoff round *

Standings

Game log

, - , rowspan="3" , 1 , , rowspan="3" , March 14 , , Timrå IK , , 3–2 SO , , Örebro HK , , E.ON Arena , , 4,377 , - , Rögle BK , , 2–3 , , VIK Västerås HK , ,

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, , 3,752 , - , Leksands IF , , 3–1 , , Södertälje SK , ,

Tegera Arena Tegera Arena is an arena in Leksand, Sweden primarily used for ice hockey. It was opened in October 2005, and is the home arena of Leksands IF. It holds 7,650 people. History Construction of a new arena, replacing the former Leksands ishall fro ...

, , 6,772 , - , rowspan="3" , 2 , , rowspan="3" , March 16 , , Södertälje SK , , 1–4 , , Rögle BK , , AXA Sports Center , , 4,582 , - , VIK Västerås HK , , 2–1 SO , , Timrå IK , ,

ABB Arena Nord ABB Arena is the common name for the two biggest indoor arenas in Västerås, Sweden. Venues Arena Nord ABB Arena Nord is the ice hockey arena and VIK Västerås HK's home arena. It was renovated in September 2007 and has a capacity of 4,902 spe ...

, , 4,902 , - , Örebro HK , , 5–2 , , Leksands IF , ,

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, , 5,065 , - , rowspan="3" , 3 , , rowspan="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 , - , rowspan="3" , 4 , , rowspan="3" , 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 , - , rowspan="3" , 5 , , rowspan="3" , 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 , - , rowspan="3" , 6 , , rowspan="3" , 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 , - , rowspan="3" , 7 , , rowspan="3" , 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 , - , rowspan="3" , 8 , , rowspan="3" , 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 , - , - , rowspan="3" , 9 , , rowspan="3" , 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 , - , rowspan="3" , 10 , , rowspan="3" , 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''

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''

References

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External links

Official statistics for ice hockey in Sweden

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