# 2012 Kvalserien

The 2012 Kvalserien was the 38th Kvalserien, which was played between 15 March 2012 and 6 April 2012. It determined which two teams of the participating ones would play in the 2012–13 Elitserien season and which four teams would play in the 2012–13 HockeyAllsvenskan season.
The 12th-seeded Elitserien team Timrå IK defended its spot in the top division, and Rögle BK took over Djurgårdens IF's Elitserien spot. Rögle became the first HockeyAllsvenskan playoff team in history to make one of the two Kvalserien spots for Elitserien.

## Participating teams
### From Elitserien (ranked 11–12)

* Djurgårdens IF
* Timrå IK

### From HockeyAllsvenskan (ranked 1–3)

* Örebro HK
* Leksands IF
* BIK Karlskoga

### From HockeyAllsvenskan playoff round

* Rögle BK

## Standings

| 2012 Kvalserien | 2012 Kvalserien | GP | W | T | L | OTW/SOW | OTL/SOL | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
| 1 | Timrå IK | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 22 |
| 2 | Rögle BK | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 19 |
| 3 | Djurgårdens IF | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 15 |
| 4 | Leksands IF | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 26 | –6 | 12 |
| 5 | Örebro HK | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 27 | –5 | 11 |
| 6 | BIK Karlskoga | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 27 | –9 | 11 |
Legend: Qualified for the 2012–13 Elitserien season; Play in the 2012–13 HockeyAllsvenskan season

## Game log

2012 Kvalserien game log :
March
RoundDateHomeResultAwayVenueAttendance
1March 15Djurgårdens IF3–4Rögle BKHovet6,244
Timrå IK5–4 OTBIK KarlskogaE.ON Arena4,849
Örebro HK2–3Leksands IFBehrn Arena4,777
2March 17Rögle BK5–1Örebro HKLindab Arena3,769
BIK Karlskoga2–3 SODjurgårdens IFNobelhallen5,457
Leksands IF2–3 OTTimrå IKTegera Arena7,650
3March 19Djurgårdens IF3–1Leksands IFHovet8,094
March 20Timrå IK2–1Örebro HKE.ON Arena4,882
BIK Karlskoga3–1Rögle BKNobelhallen2,652
4March 22Örebro HK3–2 SODjurgårdens IFBehrn Arena4,553
Leksands IF1–0 OTBIK KarlskogaTegera Arena6,703
Rögle BK0–3Timrå IKLindab Arena4,222
5March 24BIK Karlskoga3–2Örebro HKNobelhallen4,469
Djurgårdens IF2–3Timrå IKHovet7,651
Leksands IF2–5Rögle BKTegera Arena7,562
6March 27Timrå IK3–2Djurgårdens IFE.ON Arena5,826
Örebro HK3–0BIK KarlskogaBehrn Arena3,052
Rögle BK5–3Leksands IFLindab Arena4,947
7March 29Djurgårdens IF4–2Örebro HKHovet6,032
Timrå IK2–1 OTRögle BKE.ON Arena5,096
BIK Karlskoga1–3Leksands IFNobelhallen3,347
8March 31Örebro HK4–3Timrå IKBehrn Arena2,462
Leksands IF2–0Djurgårdens IFTegera Arena7,650
Rögle BK5–3BIK KarlskogaLindab Arena4,483 :
April
RoundDateHomeResultAwayVenueAttendance
9April 3Djurgårdens IF3–0BIK KarlskogaHovet3,150
Timrå IK4–2Leksands IFE.ON Arena6,000
Örebro HK1–4Rögle BKBehrn Arena2,063
10April 6Leksands IF1–3Örebro HKTegera Arena5,447
BIK Karlskoga2–1 SOTimrå IKNobelhallen1,846
Rögle BK1–2Djurgårdens IFLindab Arena5,048 :

## Statistics
### Scoring leaders

Updated as of the end of the season. GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| Matt Murley | Timrå IK | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +4 | 2 |
| Johan Wiklander | Örebro HK | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | +3 | 6 |
| Daniel Sondell | Rögle BK | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +7 | 0 |
| Mat Robinson | Timrå IK | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +5 | 4 |
| Christopher Liljewall | Rögle BK | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +3 | 2 |
| Pär Edblom | Örebro HK | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| Fredrik Bremberg | Timrå IK | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Jens Bergenström | Leksands IF | 10 | 6 | 1 | 7 | +3 | 0 |
| Simon Olsson | Rögle BK | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +4 | 4 |

### Leading goaltenders

These are the leaders in GAA among goaltenders who played at least 40% of the team's minutes. Updated as of the end of the season.
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 |
| Joakim Lundström | Timrå IK | 9 | 544:20 | 18 | 1 | .931 | 1.98 |
| Gustaf Wesslau | Djurgårdens IF | 10 | 603:43 | 21 | 1 | .921 | 2.09 |
| Jonas Fransson | Rögle BK | 10 | 599:03 | 22 | 0 | .935 | 2.20 |
| Erik Hanses | Leksands IF | 10 | 599:45 | 24 | 2 | .924 | 2.40 |
| Nicklas Dahlberg | Örebro HK | 7 | 422:25 | 17 | 1 | .924 | 2.41 |
| Daniel Bellissimo | BIK Karlskoga | 9 | 543:12 | 24 | 0 | .906 | 2.65 |