2012–13 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey)

2012–13 Division 1 season
LeagueDivision 1
SportIce hockey
Number of teams56
Top scorerSweden Fredrik Näslund
(Falu IF)
39 goals in 32 GP[1]
Promoted to Division 1IF Björklöven
to HockeyAllsvenskan
Relegated to Division 2Bodens HF
Kramfors-Alliansen
Njurunda SK*
IFK Ore
Järfälla HC*
Kungälvs IK
*Accepted demotion voluntarily
Division 1 seasons

The 2012–13 Division 1 season in Swedish hockey was played from 12 September 2012 to 17 February 2013, with a number of playoff and promotion/relegation tournaments continuing until 27 March. The season resulted in IF Björklöven (which has previously played in the upper leagues of Swedish hockey) being promoted to the second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan.[2]

Format

The 56 participating teams played the first half of the season in six groups divided geographically. The successful teams then moved into three new groups (the Allettan groups), while the remaining teams played in a continuation of their smaller existing groups. The teams with the worst records in these continuation groups were then forced to defend their places in Division 1 against challengers from Division 2 (see "relegation tournament" below) in a round-robin tournament called Kvalserien till Division 1. Meanwhile, the successful teams from the Allettan groups along with the group winners of the continuation groups played a playoff to determine who would have a chance to compete for promotion to the second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan in Kvalserien till HockeyAllsvenskan.

Participating clubs

Division 1A Division 1B Division 1C Division 1D Division 1E Division 1F
IF Björklöven
Bodens HF
Kalix UHC
Kiruna IF
Piteå HC
Tegs SK
Vännäs HC 		Brunflo IK
Kovlands IshF
Kramfors-Alliansen
Njurunda SK
Sollefteå HK
IF Sundsvall Hockey
Örnsköldsvik HF
Östersunds IK 		Borlänge HF
Enköpings SK HK
Falu IF
Hedemora SK
Hudiksvalls HC
Lindlövens IF
IFK Ore
Surahammars IF
Tierps HK
Valbo HC 		Botkyrka HC
Huddinge IK
Järfälla HC
Nacka HK
Nyköpings HK
IF Vallentuna BK
Visby/Roma HK
Väsby IK HK
Wings HC Arlanda
Åker/Strängnäs HC 		IFK Arboga IK
Grästorps IK
Kumla HC Black Bulls
Skövde IK
Mariestad BoIS HC
Mjölby HC
Tranås AIF IF
Vimmerby HC
Västerviks IK
HC Vita Hästen 		Borås HC
Halmstad HF
Helsingborgs HC
Kallinge-Ronneby IF
Kungälvs IK
Kristianstads IK
Mörrums GoIS IK
Nittorps IK
Nybro Vikings
Olofströms IK
IK Pantern

Initial groups

Division 1A

* Teams 1–4 play the second half of the season in Allettan Norra.
* Teams 5–7 continue in the same group
# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP OTW OTL GWSW GWSL
1 IF Björklöven 24 22 1 1 130 32 +98 67 0 0 0 1
2 Kiruna IF 24 16 1 7 98 49 +49 50 1 0 0 0
3 Piteå HC 24 15 1 8 100 50 +50 47 0 0 1 0
4 Tegs SK 24 8 7 9 63 66 –3 34 1 2 2 2
5 Kalix UHC 24 7 1 16 57 95 –38 23 1 0 0 0
6 Vännäs HC 24 6 2 16 63 109 –46 21 0 1 1 0
7 Bodens HF 24 3 1 20 46 156 –110 10 0 0 0 1

[3]

Division 1A continuation series

* Team 1 continues to Playoff 1
* Teams 2 and 3 are forced to play Kvalserie A to requalify for Division 1
# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP OTW OTL GWSW GWSL
1 Vännäs HC 8 6 1 1 43 21 +22 21 1 0 0 0
2 Kalix UHC 8 4 1 3 31 26 +5 15 0 1 0 0
3 Bodens HF 8 1 0 7 18 45 –27 3 0 0 0 0

[4]

Division 1B

* Teams 1–4 play the second half of the season in Allettan Norra.
* Teams 5–8 continue in the same group
# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP OTW OTL GWSW GWSL
1 IF Sundsvall Hockey 28 23 4 1 185 53 +132 77 2 0 2 0
2 Östersunds IK 28 18 4 6 116 61 +55 60 2 1 0 1
3 Örnsköldsvik HF 28 13 4 11 110 88 +22 46 1 0 2 1
4 Kovlands IshF 28 9 10 9 96 101 –5 39 0 3 2 5
5 Kramfors-Alliansen 28 8 5 15 103 149 –46 34 5 0 0 0
6 Sollefteå HK 28 6 9 13 76 111 –35 30 2 5 1 1
7 Brunflo IK 28 6 6 16 72 119 –47 27 1 2 2 1
8 Njurunda SK 28 7 2 19 69 145 –76 23 0 2 0 0

[5]

Division 1B continuation series

* Team 1 continues to Playoff 1
* Teams 2 through 4 are forced to play Kvalserie B to requalify for Division 1
# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP OTW OTL GWSW GWSL
1 Sollefteå HK 12 9 1 2 55 29 +26 30 0 0 0 1
2 Brunflo IK 12 7 2 3 39 31 +8 25 0 1 1 0
3 Kramfors-Alliansen 12 5 2 5 43 43 ±0 23 1 0 1 0
4 Njurunda SK 12 0 1 11 25 59 –34 1 0 0 0 1

[6]

Division 1C

* Teams 1–4 play the second half of the season in Allettan Mellan.
* Teams 5–10 continue in the same group
# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP OTW OTL GWSW GWSL
1 Falu IF 27 18 3 6 113 71 +42 59 1 1 1 0
2 Hudiksvalls HC 27 17 6 4 94 66 +28 59 0 2 2 2
3 Enköpings SK HK 27 16 1 10 108 82 +26 50 1 0 0 0
4 Lindlövens IF 27 15 3 9 121 81 +40 49 0 1 1 1
5 Surahammars IF 27 13 6 8 96 77 +19 47 0 2 2 2
6 Tierps HK 27 12 5 10 95 81 +14 46 2 0 3 0
7 Borlänge HF 27 11 6 10 117 102 +15 42 3 0 0 3
8 Hedemora SK 27 9 3 15 75 89 –14 31 0 1 1 1
9 Valbo HC 27 6 3 18 73 109 –36 22 0 0 1 2
10 IFK Ore 27 0 0 27 31 165 –134 0 0 0 0 0

[7]

Division 1C continuation series

* Team 1 continues to Playoff 1
* Teams 5 and 6 are forced to play Kvalserie C to requalify for Division 1
# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP OTW OTL GWSW GWSL
1 Borlänge HF 15 11 2 2 60 21 +39 40 0 1 1 0
2 Surahammars IF 15 8 4 3 59 55 +4 38 2 1 0 1
3 Tierps HK 15 6 4 5 61 59 +2 31 1 0 2 1
4 Hedemora SK 15 8 1 6 53 50 +3 27 0 0 0 1
5 Valbo HC 15 4 2 9 53 50 +3 17 1 0 1 0
6 IFK Ore 15 0 3 12 34 85 –51 3 0 2 0 1

[8]

Division 1D

* Teams 1–4 play the second half of the season in Allettan Mellan.
* Teams 5–10 continue in the same group
# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP OTW OTL GWSW GWSL
1 Visby/Roma HK 27 20 4 3 125 71 +54 66 2 1 0 1
2 Nyköpings HK 27 21 1 5 111 59 +52 65 1 0 0 0
3 Huddinge IK 27 16 1 10 114 80 +34 50 0 0 1 0
4 Åker/Strängnäs HC 27 12 3 12 83 90 –7 40 1 1 0 1
5 Väsby IK HK 27 11 3 13 95 101 –6 38 1 1 1 0
6 Wings HC Arlanda 27 10 3 14 77 86 –9 35 0 1 2 0
7 IF Vallentuna BK 27 10 4 13 91 102 –11 35 1 2 0 1
8 Järfälla HC 27 9 6 12 63 90 –27 35 1 3 1 1
9 Botkyrka HC 27 5 4 18 81 112 –31 21 2 1 0 1
10 Nacka HK 27 5 3 19 75 124 –49 20 2 1 0 0

[9]

Division 1D continuation series

* Team 1 continues to Playoff 1
* Teams 5 and 6 are forced to play Kvalserie D to requalify for Division 1
# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP OTW OTL GWSW GWSL
1 Wings HC Arlanda 15 11 1 3 78 45 +33 40 0 0 0 1
2 Väsby IK HK 15 9 2 4 55 43 +12 38 1 1 0 0
3 Botkyrka HC 15 7 1 7 55 50 +5 24 0 0 1 0
4 IF Vallentuna BK 15 6 1 8 60 73 –13 23 0 1 0 0
5 Järfälla HC 15 4 2 9 56 73 –17 18 1 0 1 0
6 Nacka HK 15 4 1 10 49 69 –20 13 0 0 0 1

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Division 1E

* Teams 1–4 play the second half of the season in Allettan Södra.
* Teams 5–10 continue in the same group
# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP OTW OTL GWSW GWSL
1 HC Vita Hästen 27 21 4 2 112 55 +57 70 2 0 1 1
2 Skövde IK 27 15 5 7 91 75 +16 55 4 0 1 0
3 Vimmerby HC 27 15 3 9 102 62 +40 49 1 0 0 2
4 Mariestad BoIS HC 27 11 9 7 88 77 +11 48 4 ♙ 2 1
5 Västerviks IK 27 13 4 10 93 81 +12 45 1 1 1 1
6 Tranås AIF IF 27 12 5 10 88 71 +17 42 0 3 1 1
7 Kumla HC "Black Bulls" 27 9 6 12 75 88 –13 34 0 3 1 2
8 IFK Arboga IK 27 6 5 16 83 111 –28 25 1 3 1 0
9 Grästorps IK 27 7 0 20 6 122 –59 21 0 0 0 0
10 Mjölby HC 27 3 5 19 57 110 –53 16 2 3 0 0

[9]

Division 1E continuation series

* Team 1 continues to Playoff 1
* Teams 5 and 6 are forced to play Kvalserie E to requalify for Division 1
# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP OTW OTL GWSW GWSL
1 Tranås AIF IF 15 10 2 3 61 41 +20 40 1 0 1 0
2 Västerviks IK 15 9 1 5 58 38 +20 37 1 0 0 0
3 Kumla HC "Black Bulls" 15 10 0 5 53 27 +26 34 0 0 0 0
4 Mjölby HC 15 5 3 7 38 59 –21 19 1 1 0 1
5 IFK Arboga IK 15 4 1 10 48 61 –13 16 0 0 1 0
6 Grästorps IK 15 2 3 10 27 59 –32 10 0 2 0 1

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Division 1F

* Teams 1–4 play the second half of the season in Allettan Södra.
* Teams 5–11 continue in the same group
# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP OTW OTL GWSW GWSL
1 Kallinge-Ronneby IF 30 23 5 2 124 57 +67 77 0 0 3 2
2 Olofströms IK 30 16 3 11 114 83 +31 54 0 0 3 0
3 Kristianstads IK 30 15 5 10 79 71 +8 52 0 2 2 1
4 Mörrums GoIS IK 30 14 5 11 92 73 +19 51 2 0 2 1
5 Helsingborgs HC 30 12 9 9 87 81 +6 49 1 1 3 4
6 Halmstad HF 30 12 5 13 78 82 –4 42 0 1 1 3
7 Nybro Vikings 30 10 7 13 65 67 –2 40 1 1 2 3
8 IK Pantern 30 11 5 14 82 85 –3 39 1 1 0 3
9 Nittorps IK 30 12 2 16 69 110 –41 39 1 0 0 1
10 Borås HC 30 9 5 16 68 87 –19 35 1 1 2 1
11 Kungälvs IK 30 3 5 22 54 116 –62 17 2 2 1 0

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Division 1F continuation series

* Team 1 continues to Playoff 1
* Teams 5–7 are forced to play Kvalserie F to requalify for Division 1
# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP OTW OTL GWSW GWSL
1 Halmstad HF 12 9 0 3 43 24 +19 33 0 0 0 0
2 Helsingborgs HC 12 7 2 3 40 26 +14 32 0 1 1 0
3 IK Pantern 12 6 2 4 36 27 +9 23 0 0 1 1
4 Nybro Vikings 12 5 2 5 29 26 +3 22 1 1 0 0
5 Borås HC 12 5 1 6 30 36 –6 17 0 0 1 0
6 Kungälvs IK 12 4 3 5 24 30 –6 17 1 0 1 1
7 Nittorps IK 12 0 2 10 16 49 –33 3 0 0 0 2

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Allettan groups

Allettan Norra

* Qualifies for Playoff 3
* Qualifies for Playoff 2
* Qualifies for Playoff 1
# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP OTW OTL GWSW GWSL
1 IF Björklöven 14 13 0 1 66 19 +47 39 0 0 0 0
2 IF Sundsvall Hockey 14 10 2 2 66 30 +36 33 1 0 0 1
3 Piteå HC 14 8 3 3 66 30 +36 28 0 1 1 1
4 Kiruna IF 14 6 3 5 48 40 +8 24 2 0 1 0
5 Östersunds IK 14 8 0 6 41 33 +8 24 0 0 0 0
6 Tegs SK 14 3 1 10 26 54 –28 10 0 1 0 0
7 Örnsköldsvik HF 14 1 1 12 22 67 –45 5 1 0 0 0
8 Kovlands IshF 14 1 2 11 26 74 –48 5 0 2 0 0

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Allettan Mellan

* Qualifies for Playoff 3
* Qualifies for Playoff 2
* Qualifies for Playoff 1
# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP OTW OTL GWSW GWSL
1 Visby/Roma HK 14 10 2 2 52 37 +15 33 1 1 0 0
2 Huddinge IK 14 8 5 1 66 39 +27 31 2 0 0 3
3 Enköpings SK HK 14 7 3 4 62 44 +18 26 0 1 2 0
4 Åker/Strängnäs HC 14 8 1 5 55 60 –5 25 0 1 0 0
5 Nyköpings HK 14 8 0 6 60 39 +21 24 0 0 0 0
6 Hudiksvalls HC 14 4 2 8 45 51 –6 15 0 0 1 1
7 Falu IF 14 2 1 11 46 75 –29 8 0 0 1 0
8 Lindlövens IF 14 2 0 12 33 74 –41 6 0 0 0 0

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Allettan Södra

* Qualifies for Playoff 3
* Qualifies for Playoff 2
* Qualifies for Playoff 1
# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP OTW OTL GWSW GWSL
1 HC Vita Hästen 14 10 1 3 43 29 +14 31 0 0 0 1
2 Olofströms IK 14 7 5 2 46 28 +18 28 0 1 2 2
3 Kallinge-Ronneby IF 14 8 2 4 46 35 +11 26 0 0 0 2
4 Vimmerby HC 14 5 3 6 37 33 +4 21 1 0 2 0
5 Mariestad BoIS HC 14 6 2 6 34 41 –7 21 1 1 0 0
6 Skövde IK 14 4 3 7 38 46 –8 16 0 2 1 0
7 Kristianstads IK 14 3 2 9 36 51 –15 13 2 0 0 0
8 Mörrums GoIS IK 14 2 4 8 27 44 –17 12 1 1 1 1

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Promotion playoffs

The top four teams from the Allettan groups, as well as the group winner in each of the continuation series, qualify for the playoffs. At the end of the playoffs there are four teams left, which get to participate in Kvalserien till HockeyAllsvenskan, which determines which clubs will play in Sweden's second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan for the following season.

The Allettan group winners, along with the best-ranked second place team, skip to the third round. The remaining second place teams, plus one third place team enter in the second round. The remaining third and fourth place teams from the Allettan groups meet the winners of the continuation groups in the first round.

All of the playoff match-ups are best-of-three series with the lower seeded team starting with one game at home, followed by two games (if necessary) on the home ice of the higher-seed.

Playoff 1

Kiruna IF vs Vännäs HC (2 – 0)

February 21, 2013 (2013-02-21)
19:00		Vännäs HC3 – 4
(0–1, 1–2, 2–1)		Kiruna IFVännäs Ishall, Vännäs
Attendance: 314
Game reference
6 minPenalties6 min
29Shots39
February 23, 2013 (2013-02-23)
15:00		Kiruna IF10 – 3
(6–0, 2–3, 2–0)		Vännäs HCLombiahallen, Kiruna
Attendance: 525
Game reference
6 minPenalties33 min
48Shots20

Piteå HC vs Sollefteå HK (2 – 0)

February 21, 2013 (2013-02-21)
19:00		Sollefteå HK2 – 5
(1–3, 1–0, 0–2)		Piteå HCNiphallen, Sollefteå
Attendance: 397
Game reference
12 minPenalties10 min
28Shots35
February 23, 2013 (2013-02-23)
15:00		Piteå HC10 – 2
(2–0, 4–1, 4–1)		Sollefteå HKLF Arena, Piteå
Attendance: 503
Game reference
8 minPenalties10 min
49Shots16

Åker/Strängnäs HC vs Borlänge HF (0 – 2)

February 21, 2013 (2013-02-21)
19:00		Borlänge HF2 – 3
(0–1, 2–0, 0–2)		Åker/Strängnäs HCBorlänge Ishall, Borlänge
Attendance: 520
Game reference
6 minPenalties8 min
33Shots28
February 23, 2013 (2013-02-23)
15:00		Åker/Strängnäs HC6 – 1
(1–0, 3–1, 2–0)		Borlänge HFÅkers Ishall, Åkers styckebruk
Attendance: 566
Game reference
24 minPenalties12 min
38Shots35

Enköpings SK HK vs Wings HC Arlanda (2 – 0)

February 21, 2012 (2012-02-21)
19:00		Wings HC Arlanda2 – 3 OT
(1–2, 0–0, 1–2, 0–1)		Enköpings SK HKPinbackshallen, Märsta
Attendance: 353
Game reference
6 minPenalties6 min
43Shots35
February 23, 2012 (2012-02-23)
18:30		Enköpings SK HK3 – 2
(3–0, 0–1, 0–1)		Wings HC ArlandaBahcohallen, Enköping
Attendance: 627
Game reference
6 minPenalties10 min
27Shots31

Vimmerby HC vs Tranås AIF IF (1 – 2)

February 21, 2013 (2013-02-21)
19:00		Tranås AIF IF6 – 3
(0–2, 2–1, 4–0)		Vimmerby HCBredstorpshallen, Tranås
Attendance: 1502
Game reference
10 minPenalties8 min
39Shots38
February 23, 2013 (2013-02-23)
15:00		Vimmerby HC5 – 2
(3–1, 0–1, 2–0)		Tranås AIF IFVimmerby Ishall, Vimmerby
Attendance: 1248
Game reference
10 minPenalties53 min
50Shots32
February 24, 2013 (2013-02-24)
16:00		Vimmerby HC2 – 4
(1–1, 1–0, 0–3)		Tranås AIF IFVimmerby Ishall, Vimmerby
Attendance: 1210
Game reference
14 minPenalties6 min
30Shots38

Kallinge-Ronneby IF vs Halmstad HF (2 – 0)

February 21, 2013 (2013-02-21)
19:00		Halmstad HF1 – 2
(1–0, 0–2, 0–0)		Kallinge-Ronneby IFHalmstad Arena, Halmstad
Attendance: 1685
Game reference
31 minPenalties35 min
27Shots21
February 23, 2013 (2013-02-23)
15:00		Kallinge-Ronneby IF3 – 2 OT
(1–1, 1–1, 0–0, 1–0)		Halmstad HFKockumhallen, Kallinge
Attendance: 1099
Game reference
12 minPenalties22 min
41Shots23

Playoff 2

Piteå HC vs Åker/Strängnäs HC (2 – 0)

February 28, 2013 (2013-02-28)
19:00		Åker/Strängnäs HC2 – 3
(0–1, 1–1, 1–1)		Piteå HCÅkers Ishall, Åkers styckebruk
Attendance: 635
Game reference
12 minPenalties8 min
22Shots31
March 2, 2013 (2013-03-02)
15:00		Piteå HC8 – 3
(1–1, 5–2, 2–0)		Åker/Strängnäs HCLF Arena, Piteå
Attendance: 839
Game reference
28 minPenalties18 min
29Shots23

Enköpings SK HK vs Kiruna IF (0 – 2)

February 28, 2013 (2013-02-28)
19:00		Kiruna IF6 – 3
(4–0, 0–2, 2–1)		Enköpings SK HKLombiahallen, Kiruna
Attendance: 1525
Game reference
31 minPenalties12 min
48Shots25
March 2, 2013 (2013-03-02)
15:00		Enköpings SK HK3 – 5
(1–1, 0–4, 2–0)		Kiruna IFBahcohallen, Enköping
Attendance: 775
Game reference
8 minPenalties4 min
25Shots36

Huddinge IK vs Kallinge-Ronneby IF (2 – 1)

February 28, 2013 (2013-02-28)
19:00		Kallinge-Ronneby IF4 – 3
(3–1, 0–2, 1–0)		Huddinge IKKockumhallen, Kallinge
Attendance: 1219
Game reference
8 minPenalties12 min
33Shots23
March 2, 2013 (2013-03-02)
15:00		Huddinge IK4 – 1
(1–0, 2–1, 1–0)		Kallinge-Ronneby IFBjörkängshallen, Huddinge
Attendance: 873
Game reference
12 minPenalties6 min
26Shots46
March 3, 2013 (2013-03-03)
16:00		Huddinge IK6 – 3
(3–2, 1–0, 2–1)		Kallinge-Ronneby IFBjörkängshallen, Huddinge
Attendance: 674
Game reference
12 minPenalties10 min
26Shots33

Olofströms IK vs Tranås AIF IF (2 – 0)

February 28, 2013 (2013-02-28)
19:00		Tranås AIF IF2 – 6
(0–1, 1–2, 1–3)		Olofströms IKBredstorpshallen, Tranås
Attendance: 1363
Game reference
16 minPenalties16 min
33Shots33
March 2, 2013 (2013-03-02)
15:00		Olofströms IK4 – 1
(2–0, 1–1, 1–0)		Tranås AIF IFHBM Arena, Sölvesborg
Attendance: 1092
Game reference
32 minPenalties12 min
41Shots32

Playoff 3

IF Björklöven vs Olofströms IK (2 – 0)

March 6, 2013 (2013-03-06)
19:00		Olofströms IK1 – 4
(0–0, 1–2, 0–2)		IF BjörklövenHBM Arena, Sölvesborg
Attendance: 1489
Game reference
8 minPenalties12 min
19Shots38
March 8, 2013 (2013-03-08)
19:00		IF Björklöven6 – 3
(3–0, 0–0, 3–3)		Olofströms IKUmeå Arena, Umeå
Attendance: 4369
Game reference
2 minPenalties10 min
38Shots18

Visby/Roma HK vs Huddinge IK (0 – 2)

March 6, 2013 (2013-03-06)
19:00		Huddinge IK5 – 1
(1–0, 0–0, 4–1)		Visby/Roma HKBjörkängshallen, Huddinge
Attendance: 620
Game reference
4 minPenalties18 min
35Shots27
March 8, 2013 (2013-03-08)
19:00		Visby/Roma HK3 – 4 OT
(0–1, 2–2, 1–0, 0–1)		Huddinge IKVisby Ishall, Visby
Attendance: 1525
Game reference
12 minPenalties4 min
42Shots27

HC Vita Hästen vs Kiruna IF (2 – 0)

March 6, 2013 (2013-03-06)
19:00		Kiruna IF1 – 3
(0–1, 0–1, 1–1)		HC Vita HästenLombiahallen, Kiruna
Attendance: 2704
Game reference
14 minPenalties37 min
26Shots24
March 8, 2013 (2013-03-08)
19:00		HC Vita Hästen3 – 2 OT
(0–0, 2–1, 0–1, 1–0)		Kiruna IFHimmelstalundshallen, Norrköping
Attendance: 3580
Game reference
33 minPenalties41 min
46Shots27

IF Sundsvall Hockey vs Piteå HC (1 – 2)

March 6, 2013 (2013-03-06)
19:00		Piteå HC1 – 4
(1–3, 0–0, 0–1)		IF Sundsvall HockeyLF Arena, Piteå
Attendance: 1359
Game reference
4 minPenalties6 min
32Shots24
March 8, 2013 (2013-03-08)
19:00		IF Sundsvall Hockey1 – 2
(0–1, 1–0, 0–1)		Piteå HCGärdehov, Sundsvall
Attendance: 2108
Game reference
12 minPenalties14 min
32Shots28
March 9, 2013 (2013-03-09)
15:00		IF Sundsvall Hockey2 – 5
(0–2, 1–1, 1–2)		Piteå HCGärdehov, Sundsvall
Attendance: 804
Game reference
40 minPenalties8 min
39Shots26

Kvalserien till HockeyAllsvenskan

Main article: 2013 Kvalserien till HockeyAllsvenskan

Joining the Division 1 playoff winners (IF Björklöven, HC Vita Hästen, Huddinge IK and Piteå HC) in this tournament were the two teams from HockeyAllsvenskan with the worst records, Karlskrona HK and Tingsryds AIF. The teams played a double-round robin tournament called Kvalserien till HockeyAllsvenskan, with the top two teams playing the 2013–14 season in HockeyAllsvenskan and the remaining four playing in Division 1.

Umeå-based IF Björklöven, who were Swedish champions in 1987 and were in Sweden's top hockey league as recently as 2001, finished first in the standings, resulting in their return to HockeyAllsvenskan three years after their 2010 demotion to Division 1 due to financial difficulties.[17][18]

The second and final spot in HockeyAllsvenskan was decided dramatically in the final round. Karlskrona went into the final round one point ahead of Tingsryd in the standings. Each team ended up losing their final match in game winning shots, resulting in Tingsryd being demoted to the 2013–14 Division 1 season.

Key
* Teams 1 and 2 play in the 2013–14 HockeyAllsvenskan.
* Teams 3 through 6 play in Division 1 for the 2013–14 season.
Increase Team was promoted Decrease Team was relegated
# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP OTW OTL GWSW GWSL
1 Increase IF Björklöven 10 7 0 3 26 19 +7 21 0 0 0 0
2 Karlskrona HK 10 5 2 3 31 27 +4 18 0 0 1 1
3 Decrease Tingsryds AIF 10 4 4 2 29 26 +3 17 1 1 0 2
4 HC Vita Hästen 10 4 2 4 31 28 +3 15 0 0 1 1
5 Huddinge IK 10 2 2 6 28 32 –4 10 1 0 1 0
6 Piteå HC 10 2 2 6 19 32 –13 9 0 1 1 0

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Relegation tournaments

The worst teams from each continuation series play a relegation tournament called Kvalserien till Division 1 with the winners from Division 2, in order to qualify for the 2013–14 Division 1 season.

Division 1 was contracted to 53 teams for the 2013–14 season. This, along with the fact that some clubs chose not to contest relegation, caused some situations where a team was relegated without a team being promoted, or vice versa.

Key
* Teams play in the 2013–14 Division 1 season.
* Teams play in Division 2 for the 2013–14 season.
Increase Team was promoted Decrease Team was relegated

Kvalserie A

Kvalserie A resulted in Kalix UHC retaining their spot in Division 1, and Bodens HF being demoted to Division 2 for 2013–14.

# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP OTW OTL GWSW GWSL
1 Kalix UHC 4 4 0 0 22 7 +15 12 0 0 0 0
2 SK Lejon 4 2 0 2 15 20 –5 6 0 0 0 0
3 Decrease Bodens HF 4 0 0 4 14 24 –10 0 0 0 0 0

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Kvalserie B

From group B, Njurunda SK, who finished last in Division 1B's continuation round, elected to drop out of Division 1 prior to the start of Kvalserien. What resulted was a competition with two Division 1B teams (Brunflo IK and Kramfors-Alliansen) competing over a single Division 1 spot against two challengers from Division 2 (Husum HK and IFK Nyland). Kvalserie B ended with Brunflo IK in first place, successfully defending their position in Division 1, and with Kramfors-Alliansen being demoted to Division 2 for the 2013–14 season.

# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP OTW OTL GWSW GWSL
1 Brunflo IK 6 5 0 1 49 19 +30 15 0 0 0 0
2 Decrease Kramfors-Alliansen 6 5 0 1 38 15 +23 15 0 0 0 0
3 Husum HK 6 1 1 4 21 30 –9 5 0 0 1 0
4 IFK Nyland 6 0 1 5 11 55 –44 1 0 0 0 1

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Kvalserie C

# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP OTW OTL GWSW GWSL
1 Increase Gnesta IK 6 4 0 2 23 14 +9 12 0 0 0 0
2 Skedvi/Säter IF 6 4 0 2 17 13 +4 12 0 0 0 0
3 Decrease Valbo HC 6 3 0 3 17 18 –1 9 0 0 0 0
4 Hofors HC 6 1 0 5 11 2 –11 3 0 0 0 0

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Kvalserie D

From group D, Järfälla HC opted not to defend their spot in Division 1 due to their financial situation, and thereby accepted relegation to Division 2.[22] This meant that there was an open spot available in Division 1D for one of the challengers from Division 2, Bajen Fans IF, Haninge HF and Värmdö HC. Kvalserie D resulted in Bajen Fans IF (which the following off-season was renamed Hammarby Hockey) winning the group, thereby securing promotion, while Nacka HK came in second, thereby successfully defending their spot in Division 1.

# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP OTW OTL GWSW GWSL
1 Increase Bajen Fans IF 6 5 1 0 32 21 +11 16 0 1 0 0
2 Nacka HK 6 4 0 2 28 23 +5 12 0 0 0 0
3 Haninge HF 6 0 2 4 20 26 –6 4 2 0 0 0
4 Värmdö HC 6 1 1 4 19 29 –10 4 0 1 0 0

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Kvalserie E

# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP OTW OTL GWSW GWSL
1 Grästorps IK 8 5 0 3 2 1 +4 15 0 0 0 0
2 Increase Forshaga IF 8 4 2 2 18 16 +2 15 0 1 1 0
3 Grums IK 8 4 2 2 30 27 +3 14 0 0 0 2
4 Decrease IFK Arboga IK 8 3 2 3 29 2 +5 13 1 0 1 0
5 HC Dalen 8 1 0 7 17 31 –14 3 0 0 0 0

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Kvalserie F

# Team GP W T L GF GA GD TP OTW OTL GWSW GWSL
1 Borås HC 10 7 1 2 3 17 +18 23 0 0 1 0
2 Nittorps IK 10 7 1 2 3 21 +13 23 0 0 1 0
3 Decrease Kungälvs IK 10 6 2 2 23 1 +7 21 1 0 0 1
4 Tyringe SoSS 10 4 1 5 3 3 –2 13 0 0 0 1
5 Lund Giants HC 10 2 1 7 19 3 –16 7 0 1 0 0
6 Alvesta SK 10 0 2 8 17 37 –20 3 0 0 1 1

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