The 2021–22 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 28th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. It started on 9 September 2021 and ended on 4 May 2022.
The season was contested by 15 teams, as the 2020–21 DEL2 champion SC Bietigheim Steelers received a license. In February 2022, the DEL announced that only one team would be relegated, after only the Löwen Frankfurt applied for a license.
Teams
TeamCityArenaCapacityAugsburger PantherAugsburgCurt Frenzel Stadium6,218Eisbären BerlinBerlinMercedes-Benz Arena14,200Bietigheim SteelersBietigheim-BissingenEgeTrans Arena4,500Fischtown PinguinsBremerhavenEisarena Bremerhaven4,674Düsseldorfer EGDüsseldorfISS Dome13,400ERC IngolstadtIngolstadtSaturn Arena4,815Iserlohn RoostersIserlohnEissporthalle Iserlohn5,000Kölner HaieCologneLanxess Arena18,500Krefeld PinguineKrefeldKönig Palast9,000Adler MannheimMannheimSAP Arena13,600EHC Red Bull MünchenMunichOlympia Eishalle6,256Nürnberg Ice TigersNurembergArena Nürnberger Versicherung7,810Schwenninger Wild WingsVillingen-SchwenningenHelios Arena6,215Straubing TigersStraubingEisstadion am Pulverturm6,000Grizzlys WolfsburgWolfsburgEis Arena Wolfsburg4,660
Regular season Standings
Results
Playoffs Bracket
Pre-playoffs The pre-playoffs were played between 5 and 8 April 2022 in a best-of-three mode.
ERC Ingolstadt vs Kölner Haie
Nürnberg Ice Tigers vs Düsseldorfer EG
Quarterfinals The quarterfinals were played between 10 and 18 April 2022 in a best-of-five mode.
Eisbären Berlin vs Kölner Haie
EHC Red Bull München vs Düsseldorfer EG
Grizzlys Wolfsburg vs Fischtown Pinguins
Straubing Tigers vs Adler Mannheim
Semifinals The semifinals were played between 20 and 28 April 2022 in a best-of-five mode.
Eisbären Berlin vs Adler Mannheim
EHC Red Bull München vs Grizzlys Wolfsburg
Final The final was played between 30 April and 4 May 2022 in a best-of-five mode.
Statistics Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
PlayerTeamGPGAPts+/−PIMPOSJason Akeson Straubing Tigers 52 22 44 68 +10 10 FRiley Sheen Bietigheim Steelers 55 40 24 64 −4 8 FMatt White Eisbären Berlin 54 28 31 59 +25 10 FŽiga Jeglič Fischtown Pinguins 55 15 42 57 +14 40 FMarcel Noebels Eisbären Berlin 50 20 36 56 +20 14 FJan Urbas Fischtown Pinguins 55 25 30 55 +15 37 FJeremy Bracco Krefeld Pinguine 54 14 40 54 −14 6 FChris DeSousa Grizzlys Wolfsburg 50 26 27 53 +11 43 FBrendan O'Donnell Düsseldorfer EG 56 22 31 53 −7 10 FMike Connolly Straubing Tigers 53 19 34 53 +5 38 F
Leading goaltenders Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
PlayerTeamTOIGAGAASASv%SOHenrik Haukeland EHC Red Bull München 1109 26 1.41 471 94.5 2Maximilian Franzreb Fischtown Pinguins 1137 34 1.79 576 94.1 4Mathias Niederberger Eisbären Berlin 2228 73 1.97 1064 93.1 2Dustin Strahlmeier Grizzlys Wolfsburg 2431 84 2.07 1198 93.0 6Tyler Parks Straubing Tigers 732 25 2.05 351 92.9 2
Awards The awards were announced on 11 April 2022.
Award Player Player of the year Riley Sheen Goaltender of the year Dustin Strahlmeier Defenceman of the year Zach Redmond Forward of the year Riley Sheen Rookie of the year Philipp Dietl Coach of the year Serge Aubin Finals MVP Frank Hördler
References
External links Official website