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2010 Kvalserien

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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

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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

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2010 Kvalserien game log
March
Round Date Home Result Away Venue Attendance
1 March 21 Södertälje SK 2–0 Rögle BK AXA Sports Center 4,334
Växjö Lakers HC 5–6 AIK IF Växjö Ishall 3,096
Almtuna IS 4–2 Leksands IF Gränbyhallen 2,805
2 March 23 Leksands IF 4–1 Växjö Lakers HC Ejendals Arena 6,162
AIK IF 3–4 Södertälje SK Hovet 5,413
Rögle BK 3–2 (SO) Almtuna IS Lindab Arena 4,023
3 March 25 Södertälje SK 3–2 Leksands IF AXA Sports Center 5,976
Växjö Lakers HC 2–3 (SO) Almtuna IS Växjö Ishall 2,495
AIK IF 2–3 (OT) Rögle BK Hovet 3,847
4 March 27 Almtuna IS 1–3 Södertälje SK Gränbyhallen 2,916
Leksands IF 2–1 AIK IF Ejendals Arena 7,650
Rögle BK 5–2 Växjö Lakers HC Lindab Arena 4,218
5 March 29 Södertälje SK 7–4 Växjö Lakers HC AXA Sports Center 3,679
Leksands IF 3–4 Rögle BK Ejendals Arena 7,650
AIK IF 4–1 Almtuna IS Hovet 2,573
April
Round Date Home Result Away Venue Attendance
6 April 2 Växjö Lakers HC 7–6 (OT) Södertälje SK Växjö Ishall 2,502
Almtuna IS 1–2 AIK IF Gränbyhallen 2,648
Rögle BK 1–2 (OT) Leksands IF Lindab Arena 5,150
7 April 4 Södertälje SK 4–3 (OT) Almtuna IS AXA Sports Center 3,664
Växjö Lakers HC 3–7 Rögle BK Växjö Ishall 2,954
AIK IF 2–3 Leksands IF Hovet 7,023
8 April 6 Almtuna IS 4–0 Växjö Lakers HC Gränbyhallen 1,254
Leksands IF 3–2 (OT) Södertälje SK Ejendals Arena 7,650
Rögle BK 4–5 AIK IF Lindab Arena 4,989
9 April 8 Södertälje SK 1–2 (OT) AIK IF AXA Sports Center 5,741
Växjö Lakers HC 5–2 Leksands IF Växjö Ishall 2,907
Almtuna IS 3–1 Rögle BK Gränbyhallen 2,126
10 April 11 Leksands IF 2–1 Almtuna IS Ejendals Arena 6,353
AIK IF 2–0 Växjö Lakers HC Hovet 8,079
Rögle BK 3–2 (SO) Södertälje SK Lindab Arena 3,745