2008 Kvalserien

The 2008 Kvalserien was played between 19 March and 10 April 2008. The top two ranked teams, which were Brynäs and Rögle, qualified for the 2008–09 Elitserien season.

This year's Kvalserien maybe was one of the closest ones ever; the excitement went on until the end, when 4 out of 6 teams all had 16 points before the final round and had the chance to qualify for the 2008–09 Elitserien season. In the final round, Rögle beat former Elitserien club Mora at home 3–2 and Brynäs beat Västerås away 7–0, which made Brynäs win the group, followed by Rögle. Before the qualification began, no one believed Rögle could qualify, but they surprised everyone and qualified for the 2008–09 Elitserien season, despite finishing only third in HockeyAllsvenskan. Brynäs finished last in the 2007–08 Elitserien season, but succeeded to win the qualification and thus managed to stay in the highest division. Rögle's game-winning goal against Mora in the final round was scored with 26 seconds left of regulation time.

Leksand were a big disappointment for everyone; they were one of the favourites to have a possibility to qualify, but failed. Even Malmö were one of the favourites, having 15 points after the first six rounds and topping the Kvalserien at that time, but the team only managed two more points in the last four games.

Västerås was by far the worst team in the qualification. They were the 5th team in HockeyAllsvenskan and qualified for the qualification in a kind-of-playoff series between the teams from 4 to 7 in HockeyAllsvenskan to compete for the last spot in the qualification rounds for Elitserien. Västerås' only win in the 2008 Kvalserien came against Malmö.

Standings
# Teams GP W L T OTW OTL GF GA DIF PTS
1 Brynäs IF (Q)10631004023+1719
2 Rögle BK (Q)10631003935+519
3 Malmö Redhawks10531013530+517
4 Mora IK10541002626016
5 Leksands IF10450103430+414
6 Västerås HK10190001546−313

Q = Qualified for the 2008–09 Elitserien season

Game log
2008 Kvalserien game log
March
RoundDateHomeVisitorResultVenueAttendance
1Wednesday, March 19Brynäs IFVIK Västerås HK4–2Läkerol Arena5,360
Malmö RedhawksLeksands IF3–0Malmö Isstadion5,388
Mora IKRögle BK2–1FM Mattsson Arena3,871
2Friday, March 21Rögle BKMalmö Redhawks5–3Ängelholms Ishall4,185
Leksands IFBrynäs IF2–3Ejendals Arena7,650
VIK Västerås HKMora IK1–3ABB Arena5,035
3Sunday, March 23Brynäs IFRögle BK6–1Läkerol Arena6,116
IF Malmö RedhawksMora IK4–1Malmö Isstadion3,924
Monday, March 24Leksands IFVästerås IK9–1Ejendals Arena7,427
4Thursday, March 27Mora IKBrynäs IF2–2FM Mattsson Arena4,112
Rögle BKLeksands IF2–5Ängelholms Ishall4,184
VIK Västerås HKIF Malmö Redhawks1–2ABB Arena2,791
5Saturday, March 29Brynäs IFIF Malmö Redhawks2–3Läkerol Arena6,293
Rögle BKVIK Västerås HK7–4Ängelholms Ishall2,258
Leksands IFMora IK2–0Ejendals Arena7,650
April
RoundDateHomeVisitorResultVenueAttendance
6Tuesday, April 1IF Malmö RedhawksBrynäs IF7–5Malmö Isstadion5,673
Mora IKLeksands IF4–3FM Mattsson Arena4,500
VIK Västerås HKRögle BK2–4ABB Arena1,532
7Friday, April 4Brynäs IFMora IK6–2Läkerol Arena6,704
IF Malmö RedhawksVIK Västerås HK1–2Malmö Isstadion4,837
Leksands IFRögle BK4–8Ejendals Arena7,650
8Sunday, April 6Mora IKIF Malmö Redhawks5–4FM Mattsson Arena3,478
Rögle BKBrynäs IF4–2Ängelholms Ishall4,600
VIK Västerås HKLeksands IF2–4ABB Arena4,918
9Tuesday, April 8Brynäs IFLeksands IF3–0Läkerol Arena8,214
IF Malmö RedhawksRögle BK4–4Malmö Isstadion5,800
Mora IKVIK Västerås HK5–0FM Mattsson Arena4,111
10Thursday, April 10Rögle BKMora IK3–2Ängelholms Ishall4,600
Leksands IFIF Malmö Redhawks5–4 (OT)Ejendals Arena6,198
VIK Västerås HKBrynäs IF0–7ABB Arena5,103
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