2010 Kvalserien
# 2010 Kvalserien

The 2010 Kvalserien was the 36th Kvalserien, played between 21 March and 11 April 2010. Södertälje and AIK, who finished 1st and 2nd respectively, qualified for the 2010–11 Elitserien season. Rögle were relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan.

This year's Kvalserien was one of the closest ones ever. After the 9th round, four teams (AIK, Rögle, Leksand and Almtuna) all had their chance to qualify for the 2010–11 Elitserien season. After the 9th round, AIK were on the second and last Elitserien spot, being one point ahead of Rögle, who had 15 points at that time. AIK needed a win against Växjö at home in Hovet, in order to secure their last Elitserien spot. In the 10th and final round, AIK won 2–0 against Växjö and thus secured their Elitserien spot. AIK finished the 2010 Kvalserien with 18 points, the lowest number of points a team has ever been able to qualify to Elitserien with, ever since Kvalserien started in 1975.

But only after the 7th round, no one even believed that AIK could qualify. At that time, they were at the third place with 10 points, four points behind Rögle. But Rögle lost their two following games, which AIK won, and AIK were therefore at the last Elitserien spot after the 9th round. Södertälje had already secured their Elitserien spot after the 9th round.

Like previous Kvalserien years, Leksand were once again a big disappointment for everyone. They were at the third place with 13 points after the 8th round, only one point behind Rögle, who were on the last Elitserien spot at that time. But Leksand lost 5–2 away against the last ranked team Växjö in the 9th round, and thus, Leksand were forced to win their last game, which was against Almtuna. Although Leksand did win 2–1 against Almtuna, AIK won 2–0 against Växjö, which meant that Leksand missed Elitserien for the fifth consecutive year.

## Standings

| 2010 Kvalserien | 2010 Kvalserien | GP | W | T | L | OTW/SOW | OTL/SOL | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Södertälje SK | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 21 |
| 2 | AIK | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 18 |
| 3 | Rögle BK | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 16 |
| 4 | Leksands IF | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 16 |
| 5 | Almtuna IS | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | Växjö Lakers HC | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 6 |

## Game log

2010 Kvalserien game log :

March

RoundDateHomeResultAwayVenueAttendance

1March 21Södertälje SK2–0Rögle BKAXA Sports Center4,334

Växjö Lakers HC5–6AIK IFVäxjö Ishall3,096

Almtuna IS4–2Leksands IFGränbyhallen2,805

2March 23Leksands IF4–1Växjö Lakers HCEjendals Arena6,162

AIK IF3–4Södertälje SKHovet5,413

Rögle BK3–2 (SO)Almtuna ISLindab Arena4,023

3March 25Södertälje SK3–2Leksands IFAXA Sports Center5,976

Växjö Lakers HC2–3 (SO)Almtuna ISVäxjö Ishall2,495

AIK IF2–3 (OT)Rögle BKHovet3,847

4March 27Almtuna IS1–3Södertälje SKGränbyhallen2,916

Leksands IF2–1AIK IFEjendals Arena7,650

Rögle BK5–2Växjö Lakers HCLindab Arena4,218

5March 29Södertälje SK7–4Växjö Lakers HCAXA Sports Center3,679

Leksands IF3–4Rögle BKEjendals Arena7,650

AIK IF4–1Almtuna ISHovet2,573 :

April

RoundDateHomeResultAwayVenueAttendance

6April 2Växjö Lakers HC7–6 (OT)Södertälje SKVäxjö Ishall2,502

Almtuna IS1–2AIK IFGränbyhallen2,648

Rögle BK1–2 (OT)Leksands IFLindab Arena5,150

7April 4Södertälje SK4–3 (OT)Almtuna ISAXA Sports Center3,664

Växjö Lakers HC3–7Rögle BKVäxjö Ishall2,954

AIK IF2–3Leksands IFHovet7,023

8April 6Almtuna IS4–0Växjö Lakers HCGränbyhallen1,254

Leksands IF3–2 (OT)Södertälje SKEjendals Arena7,650

Rögle BK4–5AIK IFLindab Arena4,989

9April 8Södertälje SK1–2 (OT)AIK IFAXA Sports Center5,741

Växjö Lakers HC5–2Leksands IFVäxjö Ishall2,907

Almtuna IS3–1Rögle BKGränbyhallen2,126

10April 11Leksands IF2–1Almtuna ISEjendals Arena6,353

AIK IF2–0Växjö Lakers HCHovet8,079

Rögle BK3–2 (SO)Södertälje SKLindab Arena3,745 :

