2013–14 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey)
The following playoffs towards the qualifier to the second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan began on 19 February 2014 and ended on 7 March 2014.[2] The league featured 53 teams (a contraction from the 56 of the 2012–13 season), divided into five geographical groups.Division 1 North, however, continued playing in the same group until the conclusion of the regular season.[1][5] In case two or more teams ended up tied in points, the following tiebreakers were used:[5] r = Relegated from 2012–13 HockeyAllsvenskanp = Promoted from 2012–13 Division 2 Note that Botkyrka HC merged with IFK Tumba Hockey during the off-season.Piteå, Nyköping, and Vita Hästen won the North and Allettan groups, and therefore received byes to the third round.Sundsvall had the best points average of the second-place North and Allettan teams, and therefore also skipped to the third round.In Playoff 1, match-ups were determined by the standings in each spring series (including Division 1 North).