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)

• Djurgårdens IF
• Timrå IK

From HockeyAllsvenskan (ranked 1–3)

• Örebro HK
• Leksands IF
• BIK Karlskoga

From HockeyAllsvenskan playoff round

• Rögle BK

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
Matt Murley	Timrå IK	9	4	7	11	+4	2
Johan Wiklander	Örebro HK	9	9	0	9	+3	6
Daniel Sondell	Rögle BK	10	3	6	9	+7	0
Mat Robinson	Timrå IK	9	3	5	8	+5	4
Christopher Liljewall	Rögle BK	10	2	6	8	+3	2
Pär Edblom	Örebro HK	10	1	7	8	0	6
Fredrik Bremberg	Timrå IK	9	0	8	8	0	0
Jens Bergenström	Leksands IF	10	6	1	7	+3	0
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
Joakim Lundström	Timrå IK	9	544:20	18	1	.931	1.98
Gustaf Wesslau	Djurgårdens IF	10	603:43	21	1	.921	2.09
Jonas Fransson	Rögle BK	10	599:03	22	0	.935	2.20
Erik Hanses	Leksands IF	10	599:45	24	2	.924	2.40
Nicklas Dahlberg	Örebro HK	7	422:25	17	1	.924	2.41
Daniel Bellissimo	BIK Karlskoga	9	543:12	24	0	.906	2.65