The 2014 Kvalserien was the 40th and final

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, consisting of two

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teams and four

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teams. It began on 17 March 2014 and will end on 7 April 2014. The 2014 Kvalserien determined which two teams of the participating ones would play in the 2014–15 SHL season and which four teams would play in the

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defended their SHL spot and

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returned to the top-tier league after a two-year stint in HockeyAllsvenskan.

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were relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan.

Participating teams

;From SHL (ranked 11–12) *

;From

(ranked 1–3) *

Malmö Redhawks The IF Malmö Redhawks (colloquially referred to simply as Malmö or by past abbreviation MIF) is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Malmö which plays in the SHL, with Malmö Arena as the venue for home games. The history of the ...

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;From HockeyAllsvenskan playoff round *

Rögle BK Rögle BK (Rögle Bandyklubb) is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Ängelholm that has been playing in the SHL since the 2015–16 season. Rögle has previously played in the SHL (previously named Elitserien) in 1992–1995–96 Elitse ...

Standings

Statistics

Scoring leaders

Updated as of the end of the 2014 Kvalserien.
''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 2014 Kvalserien. ''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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