2015–16 HockeyAllsvenskan season
# 2015–16 HockeyAllsvenskan season

The 2015–16 HockeyAllsvenskan season was the 11th season since the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden was renamed. The league features 14 teams, each playing each other four times, for a total of 52 regular season games. The season began on 11 September 2015 and the regular season ended on 28 February 2016, followed by promotion and relegation tournaments until 2 April.

## Participating teams

| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| AIK | Stockholm | Hovet | 8,094 |
| Almtuna IS | Uppsala | Metallåtervinning Arena | 2,800 |
| Asplöven HC | Haparanda | Arena Polarica | 1,500 |
| IF Björklöven | Umeå | T3 Center | 5,400 |
| BIK Karlskoga | Karlskoga | Nobelhallen | 6,300 |
| Leksands IF | Leksand | Tegera Arena | 7,650 |
| Mora IK | Mora | FM Mattsson Arena | 4,514 |
| IK Oskarshamn | Oskarshamn | Arena Oskarshamn | 3,346 |
| IK Pantern | Malmö | Malmö Isstadion | 5,800 |
| IF Sundsvall Hockey | Sundsvall | Gärdehov | 2,500 |
| Timrå IK | Timrå | E.ON Arena | 6,000 |
| Tingsryds AIF | Tingsryd | Nelson Garden Arena | 3,400 |
| VIK Västerås HK | Västerås | ABB Arena Nord | 4,902 |
| HC Vita Hästen | Norrköping | Himmelstalundshallen | 4,280 |

## Regular season

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | AIK | 52 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 176 | 125 | +51 | 105 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan finals |
| 2 | Tingsryds AIF | 52 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 141 | 111 | +30 | 101 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan finals |
| 3 | IK Oskarshamn | 52 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 134 | 129 | +5 | 92 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs |
| 4 | Leksands IF | 52 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 152 | 145 | +7 | 85 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs |
| 5 | BIK Karlskoga | 52 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 171 | 154 | +17 | 83 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs |
| 6 | Mora IK | 52 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 143 | 132 | +11 | 78 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs |
| 7 | Almtuna IS | 52 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 143 | 143 | 0 | 78 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs |
| 8 | Timrå IK | 52 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 120 | 120 | 0 | 77 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs |
| 9 | VIK Västerås HK | 52 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 147 | 148 | −1 | 75 | |
| 10 | IK Pantern | 52 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 119 | 117 | +2 | 73 | |
| 11 | HC Vita Hästen | 52 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 126 | 129 | −3 | 72 | |
| 12 | IF Björklöven | 52 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 141 | 160 | −19 | 72 | |
| 13 | Asplöven HC | 52 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 135 | 165 | −30 | 59 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers |
| 14 | IF Sundsvall | 52 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 106 | 176 | −70 | 42 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers |

## Post-season

### Finals

In the HockeyAllsvenskan finals (Swedish: HockeyAllsvenska finalen), the first and second place teams from the regular season will meet in a best-of-five series, where the winner will advance to the SHL qualifiers, and the losing team will continue to a playoff to the SHL qualifiers. The matches were held on 1 March, 3 March, 5 March, and then 7 March and 9 March.

**AIK vs. Tingsryd AIF**

* AIK won series 3–2

### HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs

In the HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs (Swedish: slutspelsserien), teams 3–8 meet in a single-round robin tournament. Teams 3–5 will have an extra game on home-ice. The matches will be held on 2–10 March. Teams will also start with bonus points based on their position in the regular season standings. Team 3 will begin with three points, team 4 with two points, and team 5 with one point.

The winner of the group advances to the playoff to the SHL qualifiers.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Leksands IF (Q) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 11 | Advance to Playoff to the SHL qualifiers |
| 2 | Mora IK | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 11 | Return to HockeyAllsvenskan for the 2016–17 season |
| 3 | BIK Karlskoga | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 10 | Return to HockeyAllsvenskan for the 2016–17 season |
| 4 | IK Oskarshamn | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 10 | Return to HockeyAllsvenskan for the 2016–17 season |
| 5 | Timrå IK | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 6 | Return to HockeyAllsvenskan for the 2016–17 season |
| 6 | Almtuna IS | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 3 | Return to HockeyAllsvenskan for the 2016–17 season |

### Playoff to the SHL qualifiers

In the playoff to the SHL qualifiers (Swedish: Play Off inför direktkval till SHL), the losing team from the HockeyAllsvenskan finals meets the winning team from the HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs in a best-of-three series that were played 12 March and 15 March. The winning team advances to the SHL qualifiers.

**Tingsryd AIF vs. Leksands IF**

* Leksands IF won series 2–0

### SHL qualifiers

In the SHL qualifiers (Swedish: Direktkval till SHL), the winners of the HockeyAllsvenskan finals and the playoff to the SHL qualifiers are paired against teams 13 and 14 from the 2015–16 SHL season. Each pair plays a best-of-seven series, with the winner qualifying for play in the 2016–17 SHL season, and the loser playing in the 2016–17 HockeyAllsvenskan season. These series began on 19 and 20 March, and will be completed by 1 April at the latest. Karlskrona HK was the first team to win their series, 4 games to 1, to qualify for their second season in the SHL. Leksands IF would then win their series, 4 games to 3, to get promoted to the SHL.

**Karlskrona HK vs. AIK**

* Karlskrona HK won series 4–1

**Modo Hockey vs. Leksands IF**

* Leksands IF won series 4–3

## HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers

Asplöven and Sundsvall, teams 13 and 14 from the regular season, will be forced to defend their spots in HockeyAllsvenskan in the HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers (Swedish: Kvalserien till HockeyAllsvenskan). Joining the two HockeyAllsvenskan teams will be four challengers from third-tier league Hockeyettan, the winner of AllEttan North (Borlänge HF), the winner of AllEttan South (Västerviks IK), and the two surviving teams from the Hockeyettan playoffs (IF Troja/Ljungby and Södertälje SK).

These six teams will play a double round robin tournament from 10 March to 2 April. Teams 1 and 2 from this tournament are qualified for the 2016–17 HockeyAllsvenskan season, while teams 3–6 will play in the 2016–17 Hockeyettan season.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Södertälje SK (P) | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 22 | Qualify for the 2016–17 HockeyAllsvenskan season |
| 2 | Västerviks IK (P) | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 22 | Qualify for the 2016–17 HockeyAllsvenskan season |
| 3 | IF Troja/Ljungby | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 15 | Qualify for the 2016–17 Hockeyettan season |
| 4 | IF Sundsvall (R) | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 13 | Qualify for the 2016–17 Hockeyettan season |
| 5 | Asplöven HC (R) | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 12 | Qualify for the 2016–17 Hockeyettan season |
| 6 | Borlänge HF | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 48 | −28 | 6 | Qualify for the 2016–17 Hockeyettan season |
