2012 Kvalserien

The 2012 Kvalserien was the 38th Kvalserien, which was played between 15 March 2012 and 6 April 2012. It determined which two teams of the participating ones would play in the 2012–13 Elitserien season and which four teams would play in the 2012–13 HockeyAllsvenskan season.

The 12th-seeded Elitserien team Timrå IK defended its spot in the top division, and Rögle BK took over Djurgårdens IF's Elitserien spot. Rögle became the first HockeyAllsvenskan playoff team in history to make one of the two Kvalserien spots for Elitserien.

Participating teams

From Elitserien (ranked 11–12)
From HockeyAllsvenskan (ranked 1–3)
From HockeyAllsvenskan playoff round

Standings

2012 Kvalserien GP W T L OTW/SOW OTL/SOL GF GA DIF PTS
1 Timrå IK 10 5 4 1 3 1 29 20 +9 22
2 Rögle BK 10 6 1 3 0 1 31 23 +8 19
3 Djurgårdens IF 10 4 2 4 1 1 24 21 +3 15
4 Leksands IF 10 3 2 5 1 1 20 26 –6 12
5 Örebro HK 10 3 1 6 1 0 22 27 –5 11
6 BIK Karlskoga 10 2 4 4 1 3 18 27 –9 11

Legend:   Qualified for the 2012–13 Elitserien season;   Play in the 2012–13 HockeyAllsvenskan season


Game log

2012 Kvalserien game log
March
Round Date Home Result Away Venue Attendance
1 March 15 Djurgårdens IF 3–4 Rögle BK Hovet 6,244
Timrå IK 5–4 OT BIK Karlskoga E.ON Arena 4,849
Örebro HK 2–3 Leksands IF Behrn Arena 4,777
2 March 17 Rögle BK 5–1 Örebro HK Lindab Arena 3,769
BIK Karlskoga 2–3 SO Djurgårdens IF Nobelhallen 5,457
Leksands IF 2–3 OT Timrå IK Tegera Arena 7,650
3 March 19 Djurgårdens IF 3–1 Leksands IF Hovet 8,094
March 20 Timrå IK 2–1 Örebro HK E.ON Arena 4,882
BIK Karlskoga 3–1 Rögle BK Nobelhallen 2,652
4 March 22 Örebro HK 3–2 SO Djurgårdens IF Behrn Arena 4,553
Leksands IF 1–0 OT BIK Karlskoga Tegera Arena 6,703
Rögle BK 0–3 Timrå IK Lindab Arena 4,222
5 March 24 BIK Karlskoga 3–2 Örebro HK Nobelhallen 4,469
Djurgårdens IF 2–3 Timrå IK Hovet 7,651
Leksands IF 2–5 Rögle BK Tegera Arena 7,562
6 March 27 Timrå IK 3–2 Djurgårdens IF E.ON Arena 5,826
Örebro HK 3–0 BIK Karlskoga Behrn Arena 3,052
Rögle BK 5–3 Leksands IF Lindab Arena 4,947
7 March 29 Djurgårdens IF 4–2 Örebro HK Hovet 6,032
Timrå IK 2–1 OT Rögle BK E.ON Arena 5,096
BIK Karlskoga 1–3 Leksands IF Nobelhallen 3,347
8 March 31 Örebro HK 4–3 Timrå IK Behrn Arena 2,462
Leksands IF 2–0 Djurgårdens IF Tegera Arena 7,650
Rögle BK 5–3 BIK Karlskoga Lindab Arena 4,483
April
Round Date Home Result Away Venue Attendance
9 April 3 Djurgårdens IF 3–0 BIK Karlskoga Hovet 3,150
Timrå IK 4–2 Leksands IF E.ON Arena 6,000
Örebro HK 1–4 Rögle BK Behrn Arena 2,063
10 April 6 Leksands IF 1–3 Örebro HK Tegera Arena 5,447
BIK Karlskoga 2–1 SO Timrå IK Nobelhallen 1,846
Rögle BK 1–2 Djurgårdens IF Lindab Arena 5,048

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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
United States Matt Murley Timrå IK 9 4 7 11 +4 2
Sweden Johan Wiklander Örebro HK 9 9 0 9 +3 6
Sweden Daniel Sondell Rögle BK 10 3 6 9 +7 0
Canada Mat Robinson Timrå IK 9 3 5 8 +5 4
Sweden Christopher Liljewall Rögle BK 10 2 6 8 +3 2
Sweden Pär Edblom Örebro HK 10 1 7 8 0 6
Sweden Fredrik Bremberg Timrå IK 9 0 8 8 0 0
Sweden Jens Bergenström Leksands IF 10 6 1 7 +3 0
Sweden Simon Olsson Rögle BK 10 3 4 7 +4 4

Leading goaltenders

These are the leaders in GAA among goaltenders who 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
Sweden Joakim Lundström Timrå IK 9 544:20 18 1 .931 1.98
Sweden Gustaf Wesslau Djurgårdens IF 10 603:43 21 1 .921 2.09
Sweden Jonas Fransson Rögle BK 10 599:03 22 0 .935 2.20
Sweden Erik Hanses Leksands IF 10 599:45 24 2 .924 2.40
Sweden Nicklas Dahlberg Örebro HK 7 422:25 17 1 .924 2.41
Italy Daniel Bellissimo BIK Karlskoga 9 543:12 24 0 .906 2.65

References

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