2014 Kvalserien
# 2014 Kvalserien

The 2014 Kvalserien was the 40th and final Kvalserien, consisting of two Swedish Hockey League teams and four HockeyAllsvenskan teams. It began on 17 March 2014 and will end on 7 April 2014. The 2014 Kvalserien determined which two teams of the participating ones would play in the 2014–15 SHL season and which four teams would play in the 2014–15 HockeyAllsvenskan season. Örebro HK defended their SHL spot and Djurgårdens IF returned to the top-tier league after a two-year stint in HockeyAllsvenskan. AIK were relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan.

## Participating teams

| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| AIK | Stockholm | Hovet | 8,094 |
| Djurgårdens IF | Stockholm | Hovet | 8,094 |
| Malmö Redhawks | Malmö | Malmö Arena | 13,000 |
| Rögle BK | Ängelholm | Lindab Arena | 5,150 |
| Västerås HK | Västerås | ABB Arena | 5,800 |
| Örebro HK | Örebro | Behrn Arena | 5,200 |

### From SHL (ranked 11–12)

* Örebro HK
* AIK

### From HockeyAllsvenskan (ranked 1–3)

* Malmö Redhawks
* VIK Västerås HK
* Djurgårdens IF

### From HockeyAllsvenskan playoff round

* Rögle BK

## Standings

| 2014 Kvalserien | GP | W | T | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | +/– | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Örebro $HK^k$ | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 21 |
| Djurgårdens $IF^k$ | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 17 |
| Rögle $BK^e$ | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 17 |
| Malmö $Redhawks^e$ | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 27 | –2 | 15 |
| $AIK^e$ | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 23 | –2 | 11 |
| VIK Västerås $HK^e$ | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 34 | –15 | 9 |

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* t
* e

k – qualified for 2014–15 SHL season; e – qualified for 2014–15 HockeyAllsvenskan season

## Statistics

### Scoring leaders

Updated as of the end of the 2014 Kvalserien. GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zaar, Daniel Daniel Zaar | Rögle BK | 10 | 2 | 12 | 14 | +7 | 16 |
| Sörensen, Marcus Marcus Sörensen | Djurgårdens IF | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| Högström, Marcus Marcus Högström | Djurgårdens IF | 10 | 2 | 9 | 11 | +5 | 4 |
| Jakobs, Jens Jens Jakobs | Djurgårdens IF | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | +4 | 0 |
| Aulin, Jared Jared Aulin | Örebro HK | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +7 | 2 |
| Sondell, Daniel Daniel Sondell | Örebro HK | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | +9 | 4 |
| Eriksson, Joakim Joakim Eriksson | Djurgårdens IF | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| Holmqvist, Michael Michael Holmqvist | Djurgårdens IF | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +2 | 4 |
| Tessier, Kelsey Kelsey Tessier | Rögle BK | 10 | 6 | 1 | 7 | +3 | 8 |
| Sallinen, Jere Jere Sallinen | Örebro HK | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +5 | 8 |
| Storm, Frederik Frederik Storm | Malmö Redhawks | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +2 | 0 |

### Leading goaltenders

These are the leaders in GAA among goaltenders who have played at least 40% of the team's minutes. Updated as of the end of the 2014 Kvalserien.

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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sandberg, Tim Tim Sandberg | Örebro HK | 7 | 423:23 | 13 | 1 | .927 | 1.84 |
| Larsson, Daniel Daniel Larsson | AIK | 10 | 601:55 | 21 | 0 | .921 | 2.09 |
| Sjögren, Pontus Pontus Sjögren | Malmö Redhawks | 7 | 325:41 | 14 | 1 | .898 | 2.58 |
| Reideborn, Adam Adam Reideborn | Djurgårdens IF | 10 | 603:05 | 26 | 1 | .910 | 2.59 |
| Lindskoug, Kevin Kevin Lindskoug | Rögle BK | 10 | 606:47 | 27 | 0 | .906 | 2.67 |
