The 2011 Kvalserien was the 37th Kvalserien, played between 14 March and 8 April 2011. Växjö Lakers Hockey and Modo Hockey, who finished 1st and 2nd respectively, qualified for the 2011–12 Elitserien season. Södertälje SK were relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan.

Växjö were the best team in this year's Kvalserien, winning nine games and going undefeated in regulation time. Växjö had already secured their Elitserien spot after the 8th round (Kvalserien has 10 rounds), and thus the team's two following games were unimportant for them, but the team still won 4–2 at home against Rögle and 5–3 away against Mora. Växjö's 4–2 win against Rögle in the ninth round extinguished Rögle's chances of qualifying for the 2011–12 Elitserien season. Växjö finished with 26 points, which is a record in Kvalserien history.

After the 9th round, Modo and Södertälje both had 17 points. The teams met each other in Fjällräven Center in the final round, for a game that directly decided which team would be relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan. Modo won the game 2–0 and thus stayed in Elitserien for the 2011–12 season. This meant that Södertälje were relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan prior to the 2011–12 season.

Örebro made their first Kvalserien since re-qualifying for HockeyAllsvenskan in 2009. Mora made their first Kvalserien since 2008.

Standings

2011 Kvalserien GP W T L OTW/SOW OTL/SOL GF GA DIF PTS
1 Växjö Lakers HC 10730213617+1926
2 Modo Hockey 10541133015+1520
3 Södertälje SK 10433212724+317
4 Rögle BK 10325112931−213
5 Örebro HK 10226022943−148
6 Mora IK 10208002243−216

Game log

2011 Kvalserien game log
March
RoundDateHomeResultAwayVenueAttendance
1March 14Södertälje SK3–2 (SO)Modo HockeyAXA Sports Center3,211
Växjö Lakers HC5–1Mora IKVäxjö Ishall2,852
Örebro HK6–7 (OT)Rögle BKBehrn Arena3,015
2March 17Rögle BK1–2Växjö Lakers HCLindab Arena3,877
Mora IK1–6Södertälje SKFM Mattsson Arena2,713
Modo Hockey6–3Örebro HKFjällräven Center5,852
3March 19Södertälje SK6–2Rögle BKAXA Sports Center3,722
Växjö Lakers HC4–2Örebro HKVäxjö Ishall3,183
Mora IK0–3Modo HockeyFM Mattsson Arena3,514
4March 23Örebro HK2–3 (OT)Södertälje SKBehrn Arena3,339
Rögle BK5–2Mora IKLindab Arena3,495
Modo Hockey1–0 (OT)Växjö Lakers HCFjällräven Center5,508
5March 25Södertälje SK2–3 (SO)Växjö Lakers HCAXA Sports Center4,053
Rögle BK2–1 (SO)Modo HockeyLindab Arena4,509
Mora IK6–3Örebro HKFM Mattsson Arena2,092
6March 28Växjö Lakers HC5–1Södertälje SKVäxjö Ishall3,859
Örebro HK1–4Mora IKBehrn Arena2,126
Modo Hockey1–2Rögle BKFjällräven Center4,731
7March 30Södertälje SK1–4Örebro HKAXA Sports Center3,147
Växjö Lakers HC3–2 (SO)Modo HockeyVäxjö Ishall3,869
Mora IK2–4Rögle BKFM Mattsson Arena2,112
April
RoundDateHomeResultAwayVenueAttendance
8April 3Örebro HK2–5Växjö Lakers HCBehrn Arena2,643
Rögle BK1–2Södertälje SKLindab Arena4,971
Modo Hockey8–1Mora IKFjällräven Center6,141
9April 6Södertälje SK3–2Mora IKAXA Sports Center4,846
Växjö Lakers HC4–2Rögle BKVäxjö Ishall3,845
Örebro HK1–4Modo HockeyBehrn Arena3,126
10April 8Rögle BK3–5Örebro HKLindab Arena2,766
Mora IK3–5Växjö Lakers HCFM Mattsson Arena1,630
Modo Hockey2–0Södertälje SKFjällräven Center7,600

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