The 2012–13 HockeyAllsvenskan season was the 8th season of the HockeyAllsvenskan (14th including seasons under the name "Allsvenskan"), the second-highest level of ice hockey in Sweden. The regular season began on 12 September 2012 and ended on 2 March 2013, with the following playoffs and Kvalserien tournaments running until 5 April 2013.http://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Schedule/3005 (Swedish Ice Hockey Association). Retrieved 2013-07-03.http://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Schedule/3804 (Swedish Ice Hockey Association). Retrieved 2013-07-03.http://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Schedule/3811 (Swedish Ice Hockey Association). Retrieved 2013-07-03. Leksands IF, following a season marked by financial instability and scandal, secured first place in the regular season standings, and continued to the qualification round for the 2013–14 SHL/Elitserien season, along with second-place Södertälje SK, third place VIK Västerås HK, and playoff winner Örebro HK. Meanwhile, 13th- and 14th-ranked Tingsryds AIF and Karlskrona HK were forced to defend their places in HockeyAllsvenskan for the 2013–14 season.
This HockeyAllsvenskan season is notable for the participation of players from the National Hockey League during the 2012–13 NHL lockout.
HockeyAllsvenskan had an average attendance of 3,227 spectators in 2012–13, comfortably the highest attendance of any second-tier league in Europe (beating the 2nd Bundesliga with 2,267), also making HockeyAllsvenskan the eighth most attended European hockey league. It was a 23.8 percent increase over the 2011–12 season's attendance average.IIHF. Swiss on top of Europe
Participating teams
TeamLocation2011–12finishArenaCapacityNotesAlmtuna ISUppsala11thGränbyhallen2,562Asplöven HCHaparandaArena Polarica1,200Promoted from 2011–12 Division 1BIK KarlskogaKarlskoga3rdNobelhallen6,300Formerly "Bofors IK Karlskoga"Djurgårdens IFStockholm Hovet8,094Demoted from 2011–12 ElitserienKarlskrona HKKarlskronaTelenor Arena3,464Promoted from 2011–12 Division 1Leksands IFLeksand2ndTegera Arena7,650Malmö RedhawksMalmö7thMalmö Arena12,500Mora IKMora8thFM Mattsson Arena4,500IK OskarshamnOskarshamn6thArena Oskarshamn3,424Södertälje SKSödertälje9thAXA Sports Center6,130Tingsryds AIFTingsryd12thNelson Garden Arena3,650IF Troja/LjungbyLjungby10thSunnerbohov3,700VIK Västerås HKVästerås4thABB Arena5,800Örebro HKÖrebro1stBehrn Arena5,150
Participating locked-out NHL players SkatersNameClubNHL-clubMikael BacklundFVästeråsCalgary23301218Patrik BerglundFVästeråsSt. Louis30322012Chris ButlerFKarlskronaCalgary5000Cam FowlerDSödertäljeAnaheim13725Carl GunnarssonDÖrebroToronto9404Carl HagelinDSödertäljeNY Rangers81156Patric HörnqvistFDjurgårdens IFNashville10523Marcus JohanssonFKarlskogaWashington1618810Anze KopitarFMoraLos Angeles30341024Gabriel LandeskogFDjurgårdens IFColorado171468Mark LetestuFAlmtunaColumbus6440Mike LundinDAlmtunaOttawa7404Brendan MikkelsonDVästeråsTampa Bay17734Douglas MurrayFDjurgårdens IFSan Jose14312Mason RaymondFÖrebroVancouver1110Matt ReadFSödertäljePhiladelphia2024618Bobby RyanFMoraAnaheim1013103Mike SantorelliFTingsrydFlorida4101GoaliesNamePos.ClubNHL-clubGPSAVE%Jhonas EnrothGAlmtunaBuffalo15.917 Viktor FasthGTingsrydAnaheim12.942 Sveriges Radio. NHL-spelarna som lämnar allsvenskan
Final standings
Statistics Average attendance Club Home attendance Average Total Djurgårdens IF 6,184 160,789 Malmö Redhawks 5,794 150,631 Leksands IF 5,000 129,991 Södertälje SK 3,644 94,747 Örebro HK 3,618 94,073 VIK Västerås HK 3,326 86,481 Mora IK 3,099 80,583 Karlskrona HK 2,890 75,148 BIK Karlskoga 2,467 64,148 IK Oskarshamn 2,268 58,975 Tingsryds AIF 2,092 54,389 IF Troja/Ljungby 1,866 48,503 Almtuna IS 1,504 39,108 Asplöven HC 1,431 37,200 League 3,227 1,174,766
Post-season
Playoff series Teams 4–7 qualified for a playoff series (, in previous seasons called förkvalserien), in which all the teams played each other home-and-away. The winner, Örebro HK advanced to the qualifiers to Elitserien, which was renamed the SHL prior to the following season.
The teams started the playoffs with points based on their performance in the regular season. 7th-place IK Oskarshamn started with one point, 6th-place Örebro HK with two, 5th-place Djurgårdens IF with three, and 4th-place BIK Karlskoga with four.
Elitserien qualifiers
The 2013 Elitserien qualifiers () determined which teams would participate in the 2013–14 season of Elitserien (which would be renamed the SHL during the 2013 offseason). The two teams with the worst records from the 2012–13 Elitserien season (Timrå IK and Rögle BK), along with the three best teams from the 2012–13 HockeyAllsvenskan season (Leksands IF, Södertälje SK, and VIK Västerås HK) and the winner of the HockeyAllsvenskan playoff series (Örebro HK) all played each other twice, once home and once way. Örebro and Leksand finished first and second, and were thus promoted to what would become the SHL. Timrå and Rögle were therefore relegated and would play in the 2013–14 HockeyAllsvenskan season.
HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers The two teams ranked 13th and 14th after the regular season, Tingsryds AIF and Karlskrona HK, were forced to play in the Kvalserien qualification series to defend their spots in HockeyAllsvenskan. They played a double round-robin tournament against the four playoff winners from third-tier Division 1 (IF Björklöven, HC Vita Hästen, Huddinge IK, and Piteå HC). The series began on 12 March 2013 and ended on 5 April 2013.
Umeå-based IF Björklöven, who were Swedish champions in 1987 and were in Sweden's top hockey league as recently as 2001, finished first in the standings, resulting in their return to HockeyAllsvenskan three years after their 2010 demotion to Division 1 due to financial difficulties.
The second and final spot in HockeyAllsvenskan was decided dramatically in the final round. Karlskrona went into the final round one point ahead of Tingsryd in the standings. Each team ended up losing their final match in game winning shots, resulting in Tingsryd being demoted to the 2013–14 Division 1 season.
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