2013–14 HockeyAllsvenskan season


The 2013–14 HockeyAllsvenskan season began on 12 September 2013 and included 14 teams. IF Björklöven, Swedish champions in 1987, rejoined the league, following a three-year stint in Division 1 after their near-bankruptcy in 2010. They replaced Tingsryds AIF, who were demoted to Division 1 following a third-place finish in the 2013 HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers. Also new to the league were Timrå IK and Rögle BK, both of whom were demoted from Elitserien, replacing Leksands IF and Örebro HK who were promoted up to the SHL in their stead.
The 2013–14 HockeyAllsvenskan was covered by media partner Viasat, who purchased the rights to the league in 2011.

Format

In the regular season, each team plays every other team twice at home and twice away, which gives each team a 52-game schedule. Following the regular season, the two teams with the worst records are forced to play a [|qualification tournament] to avoid demotion to Sweden's third-tier league, Division 1. The teams that finished 4th–7th advanced to a double-round robin playoff series, the winner of which joined the top three teams in the SHL qualifiers, where they will have a chance to qualify for promotion to the Swedish Hockey League, in competition with the two teams with the worst records from the 2013–14 SHL season.

Participating teams

TeamCityArenaCapacity
Almtuna ISUppsalaMetallåtervinning Arena2,800
Asplöven HCHaparandaArena Polarica1,500
IF BjörklövenUmeåT3 Center5,400
Djurgårdens IFStockholmHovet8,094
BIK KarlskogaKarlskogaNobelhallen6,300
Karlskrona HKKarlskronaTelenor Arena Karlskrona3,464
IF Malmö RedhawksMalmöMalmö Arena13,000
Mora IKMoraFM Mattsson Arena4,514
IK OskarshamnOskarshamnArena Oskarshamn3,346
Rögle BKÄngelholmLindab Arena5,150
Södertälje SKSödertäljeAXA Sports Center6,130
Timrå IKTimråE.ON Arena6,000
Troja/LjungbyLjungbySunnerbohov3,700
VIK Västerås HKVästeråsABB Arena Nord4,920

Regular season

Standings

Post-season

Playoffs

A playoff series was played between the teams ranked fourth through seventh in the regular season. They played a double round-robin tournament, with the winner continuing to the qualifiers for the 2014–15 SHL season. The teams were allocated points before the start of the playoffs based on their position in the regular season standings. BIK Karlskoga were given four points, Karlskrona HK were given three points, Mora IK were given two points and Rögle BK were given one point.

SHL qualifiers

HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers

Teams ranked 13th and 14th after the regular season, IF Troja/Ljungby and IF Björklöven, were forced to defend their spots in the league in the HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers. They played a double round-robin tournament against the four playoff winners from the third-tier Division 1. IF Björklöven successfully defended their HockeyAllsvenskan spot while IF Troja/Ljungby were relegated to Division 1 at the expense of HC Vita Hästen.