The 2020–21 HockeyAllsvenskan season was the 16th season that the second tier of Swedish ice hockey operated under that name. The series consisted of 14 teams playing a regular season in which each team played each other team four times, twice at home and twice away. This is followed by a series of promotion and relegation tournaments, with the teams finishing first through tenth participating in promotion playoffs, and the teams finishing 13th and 14th forced to requalify to avoid relegation to the Hockeyettan.[2]
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic no promotion took place after the previous season; Karlskrona HK were however relegated after being denied their mandatory elite license and Väsby IK HK were promoted in their place.[3]
Participating teams
| Team
|
City
|
Arena
|
Capacity
|
| AIK
|
Stockholm
|
Hovet
|
8,094
|
| Almtuna IS
|
Uppsala
|
Upplands Bilforum Arena
|
2,800
|
| IF Björklöven
|
Umeå
|
A3 Arena
|
5,400
|
| BIK Karlskoga
|
Karlskoga
|
Nobelhallen
|
6,300
|
| Kristianstads IK
|
Kristianstad
|
Kristianstads ishall
|
2,300
|
| Modo Hockey
|
Örnsköldsvik
|
Fjällräven Center
|
7,600
|
| Mora IK
|
Mora
|
Smidjegrav Arena
|
4,500
|
| Södertälje SK
|
Södertälje
|
Scaniarinken
|
6,200
|
| Timrå IK
|
Timrå
|
NHC Arena
|
6,000
|
| Tingsryds AIF
|
Tingsryd
|
Nelson Garden Arena
|
3,400
|
| HC Vita Hästen
|
Norrköping
|
Himmelstalundshallen
|
4,280
|
| Väsby IK
|
Upplands Väsby
|
Renew Arena
|
3,000
|
| Västerviks IK
|
Västervik
|
Plivit Arena
|
2,500
|
| Västerås IK
|
Västerås
|
ABB Arena Nord
|
4,902
|
Note 1: Väsby played their final home game of the regular season against Almtuna, in Almtuna's home arena.
Note 2: Björklöven played one home game in Vännäs ishall.
Regular season
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
OTW
|
OTL
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Qualification or relegation
|
| 1
|
Timrå IK
|
52
|
36
|
4
|
2
|
10
|
199
|
101
|
+98
|
118
|
Advance to the Quarterfinals
|
| 2
|
BIK Karlskoga
|
52
|
28
|
3
|
6
|
15
|
165
|
136
|
+29
|
96
|
| 3
|
IF Björklöven
|
52
|
26
|
6
|
3
|
17
|
182
|
136
|
+46
|
93
|
| 4
|
Södertälje SK
|
52
|
22
|
9
|
8
|
13
|
165
|
137
|
+28
|
92
|
| 5
|
Västerviks IK
|
52
|
19
|
10
|
8
|
15
|
134
|
124
|
+10
|
85
|
| 6
|
Mora IK
|
52
|
22
|
5
|
9
|
16
|
170
|
165
|
+5
|
85
|
| 7
|
Västerås IK
|
52
|
18
|
10
|
5
|
19
|
137
|
141
|
−4
|
79
|
Advance to the Eighth-finals
|
| 8
|
Tingsryds AIF
|
52
|
21
|
4
|
5
|
22
|
155
|
144
|
+11
|
76
|
| 9
|
AIK
|
52
|
19
|
8
|
3
|
22
|
145
|
158
|
−13
|
76
|
| 10
|
Almtuna IS
|
52
|
20
|
1
|
9
|
22
|
143
|
156
|
−13
|
71
|
| 11
|
HC Vita Hästen
|
52
|
18
|
2
|
8
|
24
|
153
|
180
|
−27
|
66
|
|
| 12
|
Modo Hockey
|
52
|
15
|
6
|
6
|
25
|
150
|
185
|
−35
|
63
|
| 13
|
Väsby IK HK (R)
|
52
|
12
|
4
|
6
|
30
|
136
|
211
|
−75
|
50
|
Advance to Play Out
|
| 14
|
Kristianstads IK
|
52
|
8
|
8
|
2
|
34
|
110
|
170
|
−60
|
42
|
Post-season
Playoff bracket
Eighth-finals
Teams 7–10 from the regular season played best-of-three playoff series, where team 7 faced team 10 and team 8 faced team 9. In each series the higher-seeded team had home-ice advantage, playing at home for game 1 (plus 3 if necessary) while the lower-seeded team played at home for game 2. The winners moved on to the quarterfinals.[2][4]
Västerås IK vs. Almtuna IS
| Västerås IK won series 2–0
|
|
|
|
|
Tingsryds AIF vs. AIK
Quarterfinals
Teams 1–6 from the regular season, along with the winners of the eighth-finals, played best-of-five series, with the winners moving on to the semifinals. In each series the higher-seeded team had home-ice advantage, playing at home for games 1 and 2 (plus 5 if necessary) while the lower-seeded team played at home for game 3 (plus 4 if necessary). The higher-seeded half of the teams chose their opponents, with the highest-seeded remaining team choosing at each step.[2][4]
Timrå IK vs. AIK
BIK Karlskoga vs. Västerås IK
| BIK Karlskoga won series 3–1
|
|
|
|
|
IF Björklöven vs. Mora IK
| IF Björklöven won series 3–1
|
|
|
|
|
Södertälje SK vs. Västerviks IK
| 27 March
|
Västerviks IK
|
|
4–1
|
|
Södertälje SK
|
Plivit Arena
|
Recap
|
|
| 29 March
|
Västerviks IK
|
|
4–1
|
|
Södertälje SK
|
Plivit Arena
|
Recap
|
|
| Västerviks IK won series 3–1
|
|
|
|
|
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).[2][4]
Timrå IK vs. Västerviks IK
| 7 April
|
Västerviks IK
|
|
4–1
|
|
Timrå IK
|
Plivit Arena
|
Recap
|
|
| 9 April
|
Västerviks IK
|
|
2–3
|
OT
|
Timrå IK
|
Plivit Arena
|
Recap
|
|
| 13 April
|
Västerviks IK
|
|
0–3
|
|
Timrå IK
|
Plivit Arena
|
Recap
|
|
BIK Karlskoga vs. IF Björklöven
| IF Björklöven won series 4–3
|
|
|
|
|
Finals
The winners of the semifinals played a best-of-seven series, with the winner promoted to the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). The higher-seeded team had home-ice advantage, playing at home for games 1 and 2 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary) while the lower-seeded team played at home for games 3 and 4 (plus 6 if necessary).[2][4]
Play Out
Teams 13 and 14 from the regular season played a best-of-five series, with the winner remaining in HockeyAllsvenskan and the loser relegated to Hockeyettan. The higher-seeded team had home-ice advantage, playing at home for games 1 and 2 (plus 5 if necessary) while the lower-seeded team played at home for game 3 (plus 4 if necessary).[2][5]
Väsby IK HK vs. Kristianstads IK
| 16 March
|
Väsby IK
|
|
2–3
|
|
Kristianstads IK
|
Renew Arena
|
Recap
|
|
| 17 March
|
Väsby IK
|
|
0–2
|
|
Kristianstads IK
|
Renew Arena
|
Recap
|
|
| 20 March
|
Kristianstads IK
|
|
1–3
|
|
Väsby IK
|
Kristianstads ishall
|
Recap
|
|
| 21 March
|
Kristianstads IK
|
|
2–3
|
2OT
|
Väsby IK
|
Kristianstads ishall
|
Recap
|
|
| 23 March
|
Väsby IK
|
|
1–2
|
2OT
|
Kristianstads IK
|
Renew Arena
|
Recap
|
|
| Kristianstads IK won series 3–2
|
|
|
|
|
References