2011–12 HockeyAllsvenskan season explained

2011–12 HockeyAllsvenskan season
League:	HockeyAllsvenskan
Sport:	Ice hockey
Duration:	52 regular-season matches
No Of Teams:	14
Attendance:	949,928 (regular season)
Average Attendance:	2,610 (regular season)
Tv:	Viasat
Season Champs:	Örebro HK
Season Champ Name:	First place
Top Scorer:	Broc Little (VIK)
Promote:	Rögle BK
Promote From:	SEL
Relegate:	IF Sundsvall Hockey Borås HC Denied elite license for the following season
Relegate To:	Division 1
Seasonslistnames:	HockeyAllsvenskan
Prevseason Year:	2010–11
Nextseason Year:	2012–13

The 2011–12 HockeyAllsvenskan season was the 7th season of HockeyAllsvenskan. The regular season started on 17 September 2011 and ended on 2 March 2012. The following Playoff round for the final spot in the 2012 Kvalserien started on 4 March and ended on 12 March 2012.

Participating teams

Team	City	Arena	Capacity
Almtuna IS	Uppsala	Gränbyhallen	2,562
BIK Karlskoga	Karlskoga	Nobelhallen	6,300
Borås HC	Borås	Borås Ishall	3,860
Leksands IF	Leksand	Tegera Arena	7,650
IF Malmö Redhawks	Malmö	Malmö Arena	13,000
Mora IK	Mora	FM Mattsson Arena	4,514
IK Oskarshamn	Oskarshamn	Arena Oskarshamn	3,346
Rögle BK	Ängelholm	Lindab Arena	5,150
IF Sundsvall Hockey	Sundsvall	Gärdehov	2,500
Södertälje SK	Södertälje	AXA Sports Center	6,130
Tingsryds AIF	Tingsryd	Nelson Garden Arena	3,400
Troja/Ljungby	Ljungby	Sunnerbohov	3,700
Västerås HK	Västerås	ABB Arena	5,800
Örebro HK	Örebro	Behrn Arena	4,400

Standings

Playoff round

In the Playoff round, each team played a round-robin, facing each team twice – once at home and once on the road, giving a total of six games per team. The 4th seed from the regular season was awarded four extra points, the 5th seed three points, the 6th seed two points, and the 7th seed got one point. Rögle BK finished first and got the final spot in the 2012 Kvalserien qualification tournament for Elitserien.

Game log

|-| rowspan="2" | 1 || rowspan="2" | March 4 || Malmö Redhawks || 3–5 || VIK Västerås HK || Malmö Arena || 4,259|-| IK Oskarshamn || 2–3 OT || Rögle BK || Arena Oskarshamn || 2,565|-| rowspan="2" | 2 || rowspan="2" | March 6 || VIK Västerås HK || 2–3 || IK Oskarshamn || ABB Arena || 2,202|-| Rögle BK || 1–3 || Malmö Redhawks || Lindab Arena || 4,393|-| rowspan="2" | 3 || rowspan="2" | March 7 || Rögle BK || 4–1 || VIK Västerås HK || Lindab Arena || 2,444|-| IK Oskarshamn || 2–4 || Malmö Redhawks || Arena Oskarshamn || 2,728|-| rowspan="2" | 4 || rowspan="2" | March 9 || VIK Västerås HK || 3–4 SO || Rögle BK || ABB Arena || 1,713|-| Malmö Redhawks || 0–1 || IK Oskarshamn || Malmö Arena || 5,908|-| rowspan="2" | 5 || rowspan="2" | March 11 || IK Oskarshamn || 3–1 || VIK Västerås HK || Arena Oskarshamn || 2,713|-| Malmö Redhawks || 5–3 || Rögle BK || Malmö Arena || 8,635|-| rowspan="2" | 6 || rowspan="2" | March 12 || VIK Västerås HK || 1–4 || Malmö Redhawks || ABB Arena || 728|-| Rögle BK || 7–0 || IK Oskarshamn || Lindab Arena || 3,198|-