# 2023–24 HockeyAllsvenskan season

The 2023–24 HockeyAllsvenskan season was the 19th season of HockeyAllsvenskan, the second-highest professional ice hockey league in Sweden. The season consists of 14 teams playing a regular season in which each team played each other team four times—twice at home and twice away. The regular season is followed by a series of promotion and relegation tournaments, with the teams finishing first through tenth participating in promotion playoffs, and those finishing thirteenth and fourteenth forced to requalify to avoid relegation to Hockeyettan.
For the 2023–24 season, there were three team movements. Modo Hockey was promoted to the SHL as reigning 2023 HockeyAllsvenskan champions. Despite losing the play-out, Västerviks IK remained in the league as HC Vita Hästen was forced out due to a club bankruptcy. Nybro Vikings and Kalmar HC were moved up from Hockeyettan.

## Participating teams

| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
| AIK | Stockholm | Hovet | 8,094 |
| Almtuna IS | Uppsala | Upplands Bilforum Arena | 2,800 |
| IF Björklöven | Umeå | Winpos Arena | 5,400 |
| Brynäs IF | Gävle | Monitor ERP Arena | 7,909 |
| Djurgårdens IF | Stockholm | Hovet | 8,094 |
| BIK Karlskoga | Karlskoga | Nobelhallen | 6,300 |
| Modo Hockey | Örnsköldsvik | Hägglunds Arena | 7,350 |
| Mora IK | Mora | Smidjegrav Arena | 4,500 |
| Södertälje SK | Södertälje | Scaniarinken | 6,200 |
| Tingsryds AIF | Tingsryd | Nelson Garden Arena | 3,400 |
| Västerviks IK | Västervik | Plivit Arena | 2,500 |
| Västerås IK | Västerås | ABB Arena Nord | 4,902 |
| Östersunds IK | Östersund | Östersund Arena | 2,700 |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Brynäs IF | 52 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 199 | 127 | +72 | 112 | Advance to the Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Södertälje SK | 52 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 170 | 129 | +41 | 95 | Advance to the Quarterfinals |
| 3 | AIK | 52 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 166 | 134 | +32 | 95 | Advance to the Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Djurgårdens IF | 52 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 159 | 136 | +23 | 93 | Advance to the Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Mora IK | 52 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 152 | 126 | +26 | 91 | Advance to the Quarterfinals |
| 6 | IF Björklöven | 52 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 170 | 139 | +31 | 85 | Advance to the Quarterfinals |
| 7 | BIK Karlskoga | 52 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 155 | 147 | +8 | 80 | Advance to the Eighth-finals |
| 8 | Nybro Vikings | 52 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 154 | 157 | −3 | 77 | Advance to the Eighth-finals |
| 9 | Almtuna IS | 52 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 128 | 155 | −27 | 76 | Advance to the Eighth-finals |
| 10 | Kalmar HC | 52 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 151 | 169 | −18 | 74 | Advance to the Eighth-finals |
| 11 | Västerås IK | 52 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 154 | 177 | −23 | 64 | |
| 12 | Tingsryds AIF | 52 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 121 | 160 | −39 | 62 | |
| 13 | Östersunds IK | 52 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 123 | 163 | −40 | 50 | Advance to Play Out |
| 14 | Västerviks IK | 52 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 109 | 192 | −83 | 38 | Advance to Play Out |

## Post-season
### Playoff bracket

| Eighth-finals Swedish: Åttondelsfinal | Eighth-finals Swedish: Åttondelsfinal | Eighth-finals Swedish: Åttondelsfinal | Quarterfinals Swedish: Kvartsfinal | Quarterfinals Swedish: Kvartsfinal | Quarterfinals Swedish: Kvartsfinal | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | 1 | Brynäs IF | 4 | | | | | | |
| 7 | BIK Karlskoga | 2 | 8 | Nybro Vikings | 0 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Kalmar HC | 1 | | | | 1 | Brynäs IF | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | BIK Karlskoga | 1 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Södertälje SK | 0 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | | | |
| | | | 7 | BIK Karlskoga | 4 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | | | |
| | | | | | | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | 1 | Brynäs IF | 4 |
| | | | | | | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | 4 | Djurgårdens IF | 0 |
| | | | 3 | AIK | 2 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | | | |
| 8 | Nybro Vikings | 2 | 5 | Mora IK | 4 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | | | |
| 9 | Almtuna IS | 0 | | | | 4 | Djurgårdens IF | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Mora IK | 2 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Djurgårdens IF | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | IF Björklöven | 1 | | | | | | |

### Eighth-finals

Teams 7–10 from the regular season will play best-of-three playoff series, where team 7 face team 10 and team 8 face team 9. In each series the higher-seeded team have home-ice advantage, playing at home for game 2 (plus 3 if necessary) while the lower-seeded team play at home for game 1. The winners move on to the quarterfinals.

#### (7) BIK Karlskoga vs. (10) Kalmar HC

* BIK Karlskoga won series 2–1

#### (8) Nybro Vikings vs. (9) Almtuna IS

* Nybro Vikings won series 2–0

### Quarterfinals

Teams 1–6 from the regular season, along with the winners of the eighth-finals, will play best-of-seven series, with the winners moving on to the semifinals. The highest-seeded team chose whether to play the second-lowest seed or the lowest seed. In each series the higher-seeded team has home-ice advantage, playing at home for games 1 and 2 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary) while the lower-seeded team plays at home for games 3 and 4 (plus 6 if necessary) The higher-seeded half of the teams chose their opponents, with the highest-seeded remaining team choosing at each step.

#### (1) Brynäs IF vs. (8) Nybro Vikings

* Brynäs IF wins series 4–0

#### (2) Södertälje SK vs. (7) BIK Karlskoga

* BIK Karlskoga wins series 4–0

#### (3) AIK vs. (5) Mora IK

* Mora IK wins series 4–2

#### (4) Djurgårdens IF vs. (6) IF Björklöven

* Djurgårdens IF wins series 4–1

### Semifinals

The winners of the quarterfinals play best-of-seven series, with the winners moving on to the Finals. The highest-seeded team chose whether to play the second-lowest seed or the lowest seed. In each series the higher-seeded team has home-ice advantage, playing at home for games 1 and 2 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary) while the lower-seeded team plays at home for games 3 and 4 (plus 6 if necessary).

#### (1) Brynäs IF vs. (7) BIK Karlskoga

* Brynäs IF wins series 4–1

#### (4) Djurgårdens IF vs. (5) Mora IK

* Djurgårdens IF wins series 4–2

### Finals

The winners of the semifinals will play a best-of-seven series, with the winner being promoted to the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). The higher-seeded team has home-ice advantage, playing at home for games 1 and 2 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary) while the lower-seeded team play at home for games 3 and 4 (plus 6 if necessary).

#### (1) Brynäs IF vs. (4) Djurgårdens IF

* Brynäs IF wins series 4–0

### Play Out

Teams 13 and 14 from the regular season will play a best-of-seven series, with the winner remaining in HockeyAllsvenskan and the loser being relegated to Hockeyettan. The higher-seeded team has home-ice advantage, playing at home for games 1 and 2 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary) while the lower-seeded team plays at home for games 3 and 4 (plus 6 if necessary).

#### (13) Östersunds IK vs. (14) Västerviks IK

* Östersunds IK wins series 4-2