2011 Kvalserien

The 2011 Kvalserien was the 37th Kvalserien, played between 14 March and 8 April 2011. Växjö Lakers Hockey and Modo Hockey, who finished 1st and 2nd respectively, qualified for the 2011–12 Elitserien season. Södertälje SK were relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan.

Växjö were the best team in this year's Kvalserien, winning nine games and going undefeated in regulation time. Växjö had already secured their Elitserien spot after the 8th round (Kvalserien has 10 rounds), and thus the team's two following games were unimportant for them, but the team still won 4–2 at home against Rögle and 5–3 away against Mora. Växjö's 4–2 win against Rögle in the ninth round extinguished Rögle's chances of qualifying for the 2011–12 Elitserien season. Växjö finished with 26 points, which is a record in Kvalserien history.

After the 9th round, Modo and Södertälje both had 17 points. The teams met each other in Fjällräven Center in the final round, for a game that directly decided which team would be relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan. Modo won the game 2–0 and thus stayed in Elitserien for the 2011–12 season. This meant that Södertälje were relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan prior to the 2011–12 season.

Örebro made their first Kvalserien since re-qualifying for HockeyAllsvenskan in 2009. Mora made their first Kvalserien since 2008.

Standings

2011 Kvalserien		GP	W	T	L	OTW/SOW	OTL/SOL	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
1	Växjö Lakers HC	10	7	3	0	2	1	36	17	+19	26
2	Modo Hockey	10	5	4	1	1	3	30	15	+15	20
3	Södertälje SK	10	4	3	3	2	1	27	24	+3	17
4	Rögle BK	10	3	2	5	1	1	29	31	−2	13
5	Örebro HK	10	2	2	6	0	2	29	43	−14	8
6	Mora IK	10	2	0	8	0	0	22	43	−21	6

Game log

2011 Kvalserien game log
March Round Date Home Result Away Venue Attendance 1 March 14 Södertälje SK 3–2 (SO) Modo Hockey AXA Sports Center 3,211 Växjö Lakers HC 5–1 Mora IK Växjö Ishall 2,852 Örebro HK 6–7 (OT) Rögle BK Behrn Arena 3,015 2 March 17 Rögle BK 1–2 Växjö Lakers HC Lindab Arena 3,877 Mora IK 1–6 Södertälje SK FM Mattsson Arena 2,713 Modo Hockey 6–3 Örebro HK Fjällräven Center 5,852 3 March 19 Södertälje SK 6–2 Rögle BK AXA Sports Center 3,722 Växjö Lakers HC 4–2 Örebro HK Växjö Ishall 3,183 Mora IK 0–3 Modo Hockey FM Mattsson Arena 3,514 4 March 23 Örebro HK 2–3 (OT) Södertälje SK Behrn Arena 3,339 Rögle BK 5–2 Mora IK Lindab Arena 3,495 Modo Hockey 1–0 (OT) Växjö Lakers HC Fjällräven Center 5,508 5 March 25 Södertälje SK 2–3 (SO) Växjö Lakers HC AXA Sports Center 4,053 Rögle BK 2–1 (SO) Modo Hockey Lindab Arena 4,509 Mora IK 6–3 Örebro HK FM Mattsson Arena 2,092 6 March 28 Växjö Lakers HC 5–1 Södertälje SK Växjö Ishall 3,859 Örebro HK 1–4 Mora IK Behrn Arena 2,126 Modo Hockey 1–2 Rögle BK Fjällräven Center 4,731 7 March 30 Södertälje SK 1–4 Örebro HK AXA Sports Center 3,147 Växjö Lakers HC 3–2 (SO) Modo Hockey Växjö Ishall 3,869 Mora IK 2–4 Rögle BK FM Mattsson Arena 2,112
April Round Date Home Result Away Venue Attendance 8 April 3 Örebro HK 2–5 Växjö Lakers HC Behrn Arena 2,643 Rögle BK 1–2 Södertälje SK Lindab Arena 4,971 Modo Hockey 8–1 Mora IK Fjällräven Center 6,141 9 April 6 Södertälje SK 3–2 Mora IK AXA Sports Center 4,846 Växjö Lakers HC 4–2 Rögle BK Växjö Ishall 3,845 Örebro HK 1–4 Modo Hockey Behrn Arena 3,126 10 April 8 Rögle BK 3–5 Örebro HK Lindab Arena 2,766 Mora IK 3–5 Växjö Lakers HC FM Mattsson Arena 1,630 Modo Hockey 2–0 Södertälje SK Fjällräven Center 7,600

References

• Official statistics for ice hockey in Sweden