2021–22_DEL_season

2021–22 DEL season

2021–22 DEL season

Sports season


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.[1]

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The season was contested by 15 teams, as the 2020–21 DEL2 champion SC Bietigheim Steelers received a license.[2][3][4] In February 2022, the DEL announced that only one team would be relegated, after only the Löwen Frankfurt applied for a license.[5]

Teams

Regular season

Standings

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Source: DEL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results

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Source: DEL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. The games could not be played due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Playoffs

Bracket

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 Eisbären Berlin 3
7 ERC Ingolstadt 0 10 Kölner Haie 0
10 Kölner Haie 2 1 Eisbären Berlin 3
5 Adler Mannheim 2
2 EHC Red Bull München 3 (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round)
9 Düsseldorfer EG 1
1 Eisbären Berlin 3
2 EHC Red Bull München 1
3 Grizzlys Wolfsburg 3
8 Nürnberg Ice Tigers 1 6 Fischtown Pinguins 2
9 Düsseldorfer EG 2 2 EHC Red Bull München 3
3 Grizzlys Wolfsburg 0
4 Straubing Tigers 1
5 Adler Mannheim 3

Pre-playoffs

The pre-playoffs were played between 5 and 8 April 2022 in a best-of-three mode.

ERC Ingolstadt vs Kölner Haie

5 April 2022 Kölner Haie 4–3 ERC Ingolstadt Lanxess Arena Recap  
Maximilian Kammerer – 02:19 First period 05:25 – Tim McGauley
Moritz Müller (PP) – 27:53
Alexander Oblinger – 31:59
Second period 34:09 – Mirko Höfflin
Landon Ferraro – 51:11 Third period 55:00 – Jerome Flaake
Justin Pogge (21 saves / 24 shots) Goalie stats Kevin Reich (27 saves / 33 shots)
7 April 2022 ERC Ingolstadt 2–3 OT Kölner Haie Saturn Arena Recap  
Mirko Höfflin – 07:50
Brandon DeFazio (PP) – 10:05
First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 20:51 – Andreas Thuresson (PP)
21:27 – Jonas Holøs
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 69:41 – Maury Edwards (PP2)
Daniel Taylor (24 saves / 27 shots) Goalie stats Justin Pogge (54 saves / 56 shots)
Köln won series 2–0

Nürnberg Ice Tigers vs Düsseldorfer EG

5 April 2022 Nürnberg Ice Tigers 2–3 Düsseldorfer EG Arena Nürnberger Versicherung Recap  
No scoring First period 02:12 – Kyle Cumiskey
11:12 – Stephen MacAulay
Daniel Schmölz – 23:57
Marko Friedrich – 28:54
Second period 24:51 – Daniel Fischbuch (PP)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Niklas Treutle (27 saves / 30 shots) Goalie stats Mirko Pantkowski (35 saves / 37 shots)
7 April 2022 Düsseldorfer EG 5–6 OT Nürnberg Ice Tigers ISS Dome Recap  
Bernhard Ebner – 01:19
Daniel Fischbuch (PP) – 16:57
Jerry D'Amigo – 17:35
First period No scoring
Tobias Eder – 31:45 Second period 29:39 – Dane Fox
39:57 – Dane Fox
Alexander Barta – 51:28 Third period 47:21 – Daniel Schmölz (PP)
53:59 – Dane Fox (PP)
55:14 – Patrick Reimer
No scoring First overtime period 67:35 – Gregor MacLeod
Mirko Pantkowski (30 saves / 36 shots) Goalie stats Niklas Treutle (17 saves / 22 shots)
8 April 2022 Nürnberg Ice Tigers 1–3 Düsseldorfer EG Arena Nürnberger Versicherung Recap  
Marko Friedrich – 06:55 First period 05:29 – Alexander Barta (PP)
11:01 – Daniel Fischbuch
No scoring Second period 31:53 – Brendan O'Donnell (PP)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Niklas Treutle (17 saves / 20 shots) Goalie stats Mirko Pantkowski (34 saves / 35 shots)
Düsseldorf won series 2–1

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were played between 10 and 18 April 2022 in a best-of-five mode.

Eisbären Berlin vs Kölner Haie

10 April 2022 Eisbären Berlin 2–1 Kölner Haie Mercedes-Benz Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Marcel Noebels – 20:27
Leonhard Pföderl – 30:07
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 53:50 – David McIntyre
Mathias Niederberger (32 saves / 33 shots) Goalie stats Justin Pogge (30 saves / 32 shots)
12 April 2022 Kölner Haie 1–5 Eisbären Berlin Lanxess Arena Recap  
David McIntyre – 09:13 First period 00:33 – Leonhard Pföderl (PP)
18:56 – Jonas Müller
No scoring Second period 25:10 – Dominik Bokk
39:31 – Matt White
No scoring Third period 43:03 – Jonas Müller
Justin Pogge (27 saves / 32 shots) Goalie stats Mathias Niederberger (28 saves / 29 shots)
14 April 2022 Eisbären Berlin 4–0 Kölner Haie Mercedes-Benz Arena Recap  
Manuel Wiederer – 02:35 First period No scoring
Zach Boychuk (PP) – 27:57 Second period No scoring
Zach Boychuk – 44:59
Giovanni Fiore (EN) – 54:27
Third period No scoring
Mathias Niederberger (24 saves / 24 shots) Goalie stats Justin Pogge (26 saves / 30 shots)
Berlin won series 3–0

EHC Red Bull München vs Düsseldorfer EG

10 April 2022 EHC Red Bull München 4–2 Düsseldorfer EG Olympia Eishalle Recap  
Andrew O'Brien – 07:25 First period 17:24 – Jerry D'Amigo (SH)
Ben Smith – 27:55 Second period 27:15 – Luca Zitterbart
Zach Redmond – 51:23
Andrew O'Brien (EN) – 58:63
Third period No scoring
Henrik Haukeland (25 saves / 27 shots) Goalie stats Mirko Pantkowski (35 saves / 39 shots)
12 April 2022 Düsseldorfer EG 3–2 EHC Red Bull München ISS Dome Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Alexander Barta – 22:57
Stephen MacAulay – 33:58
Alexander Barta (PP) – 38:55
Second period 28:19 – Philip Gogulla
No scoring Third period 53:09 – Zach Redmond
Mirko Pantkowski (32 saves / 34 shots) Goalie stats Henrik Haukeland (21 saves / 24 shots)
14 April 2022 EHC Red Bull München 3–1 Düsseldorfer EG Olympia Eishalle Recap  
Patrick Hager – 17:40 First period 04:56 – Bernhard Ebner
Yasin Ehliz – 23:43 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Henrik Haukeland (19 saves / 20 shots) Goalie stats Mirko Pantkowski (34 saves / 37 shots)
16 April 2022 Düsseldorfer EG 2–4 EHC Red Bull München ISS Dome Recap  
Alexander Ehl – 09:15 First period 03:49 – Yasin Ehliz
17:57 – Zach Redmond
No scoring Second period No scoring
Alexander Ehl – 43:04 Third period 43:30 – Philip Gogulla
59:48 – Ben Smith
Mirko Pantkowski (20 saves / 24 shots) Goalie stats Henrik Haukeland (33 saves / 35 shots)
Munich won series 3–1

Grizzlys Wolfsburg vs Fischtown Pinguins

10 April 2022 Grizzlys Wolfsburg 5–0 Fischtown Pinguins Eis Arena Wolfsburg Recap  
Chris DeSousa – 09:00
Björn Krupp – 10:27
First period No scoring
Trevor Mingoia – 26:08 Second period No scoring
Trevor Mingoia – 46:37
Darren Archibald (PP) – 51:28
Third period No scoring
Dustin Strahlmeier (32 saves / 32 shots) Goalie stats Maximilian Franzreb (20 saves / 25 shots)
12 April 2022 Fischtown Pinguins 2–6 Grizzlys Wolfsburg Eisarena Bremerhaven Recap  
Ross Mauermann – 11:19 First period 09:51 – Anthony Rech
No scoring Second period 33:12 – Chris DeSousa (PP)
36:10 – Julian Melchiori (PP3)
38:53 – Darren Archibald
Alex Friesen – 51:54 Third period 40:55 – Tyler Gaudet
44:23 – Dominik Bittner
Brandon Maxwell (38 saves / 44 shots) Goalie stats Dustin Strahlmeier (22 saves / 24 shots)
14 April 2022 Grizzlys Wolfsburg 1–3 Fischtown Pinguins Eis Arena Wolfsburg Recap  
Darren Archibald – 11:41 First period 03:13 – Niklas Andersen (PP)
No scoring Second period 21:05 – Alex Friesen
No scoring Third period 45:43 – Jan Urbas
Dustin Strahlmeier (18 saves / 21 shots) Goalie stats Maximilian Franzreb (34 saves / 35 shots)
16 April 2022 Fischtown Pinguins 3–2 2OT Grizzlys Wolfsburg Eisarena Bremerhaven Recap  
Dominik Uher – 00:18
Miha Verlič – 03:44
First period 06:45 – Darren Archibald
No scoring Second period 36:11 – Gerrit Fauser
No scoring Third period No scoring
Phillip Bruggisser – 91:31 Second overtime period No scoring
Maximilian Franzreb (42 saves / 44 shots) Goalie stats Dustin Strahlmeier (29 saves / 32 shots)
18 April 2022 Grizzlys Wolfsburg 2–0 Fischtown Pinguins Eis Arena Wolfsburg Recap  
Tyler Gaudet – 05:12 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Spencer Machacek (EN) – 58:08 Third period No scoring
Dustin Strahlmeier (28 saves / 28 shots) Goalie stats Maximilian Franzreb (25 saves / 27 shots)
Wolfsburg won series 3–2

Straubing Tigers vs Adler Mannheim

10 April 2022 Straubing Tigers 2–3 Adler Mannheim Eisstadion am Pulverturm Recap  
Kael Mouillierat – 08:49 First period 11:07 – Jordan Szwarz (PP)
No scoring Second period 20:33 – Andrew Desjardins
Travis St. Denis (EA) – 59:19 Third period 58:44 – Jordan Szwarz (EN)
Tyler Parks (21 saves / 24 shots) Goalie stats Felix Brückmann (25 saves / 27 shots)
12 April 2022 Adler Mannheim 2–1 OT Straubing Tigers SAP Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Jordan Szwarz – 33:51 Second period 24:36 – Taylor Leier (PP)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Nico Krämmer – 67:30 First overtime period No scoring
Felix Brückmann (26 saves / 27 shots) Goalie stats Tyler Parks (25 saves / 27 shots)
14 April 2022 Straubing Tigers 4–1 Adler Mannheim Eisstadion am Pulverturm Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Taylor Leier (PP) – 20:45
Kael Mouillierat – 21:30
Jason Akeson (PP) – 22:46
Second period 26:31 – Borna Rendulić
Mike Connolly (EN) – 58:38 Third period No scoring
Tyler Parks (30 saves / 31 shots) Goalie stats Felix Brückmann (19 saves / 23 shots)
16 April 2022 Adler Mannheim 8–3 Straubing Tigers SAP Arena Recap  
Tim Wohlgemuth – 11:46
Nico Krämmer (PP) – 16:06
First period No scoring
Matthias Plachta – 24:30
Andrew Desjardins – 27:30
Matthias Plachta – 27:53
Second period 28:36 – David Elsner
David Wolf (PP, EA) – 42:23
Jason Bast – 47:10
Tim Wohlgemuth – 51:05
Third period 53:20 – Mario Zimmermann
55:50 – Travis St. Denis
Felix Brückmann (28 saves / 31 shots) Goalie stats Tyler Parks (17 saves / 25 shots)
Mannheim won series 3–1

Semifinals

The semifinals were played between 20 and 28 April 2022 in a best-of-five mode.

Eisbären Berlin vs Adler Mannheim

20 April 2022 Eisbären Berlin 4–3 OT Adler Mannheim Mercedes-Benz Arena Recap  
Giovanni Fiore – 07:16
Jonas Müller – 11:15
First period 17:27 – Andrew Desjardins (PP2)
Yannick Veilleux – 33:17 Second period 22:49 – Jason Bast
No scoring Third period 46:54 – Tim Wohlgemuth
Manuel Wiederer – 71:36 First overtime period No scoring
Mathias Niederberger (28 saves / 31 shots) Goalie stats Felix Brückmann (42 saves / 46 shots)
22 April 2022 Adler Mannheim 3–6 Eisbären Berlin SAP Arena Recap  
Jordan Szwarz – 13:47 First period No scoring
Florian Elias – 36:14 Second period 27:45 – Manuel Wiederer
Tim Wohlgemuth – 57:05 Third period 47:45 – Blaine Byron (PP)
54:17 – Leonhard Pföderl
54:34 – Zach Boychuk
56:26 – Blaine Byron (EN)
58:37 – Zach Boychuk (EN)
Felix Brückmann (17 saves / 20 shots) Goalie stats Mathias Niederberger (23 saves / 29 shots)
24 April 2022 Eisbären Berlin 3–5 Adler Mannheim Mercedes-Benz Arena Recap  
Frans Nielsen (PP) – 06:40 First period 03:19 – Markus Hännikäinen
No scoring Second period 30:47 – Nigel Dawes
Blaine Byron (PP, EA) – 57:19
Johan Södergran – 59:38
Third period 46:23 – Nico Krämmer
50:09 – Nigel Dawes (PP)
59:10 – Nigel Dawes (EN)
Mathias Niederberger (24 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats Felix Brückmann (28 saves / 31 shots)
26 April 2022 Adler Mannheim 4–3 Eisbären Berlin SAP Arena Recap  
Matthias Plachta – 05:29 First period 18:41 – Zach Boychuk
Borna Rendulić (PS, EA) – 36:32
Nigel Dawes – 38:51
Second period 34:48 – Kevin Clark (PP)
39:46 – Kai Wissmann
Markus Eisenschmid – 52:45 Third period No scoring
Felix Brückmann (32 saves / 35 shots) Goalie stats Mathias Niederberger (23 saves / 27 shots)
28 April 2022 Eisbären Berlin 3–0 Adler Mannheim Mercedes-Benz Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Manuel Wiederer – 20:43 Second period No scoring
Blaine Byron – 45:15
Blaine Byron (EN) – 59:14
Third period No scoring
Mathias Niederberger (26 saves / 26 shots) Goalie stats Felix Brückmann (23 saves / 26 shots)
Berlin won series 3–2

EHC Red Bull München vs Grizzlys Wolfsburg

20 April 2022 EHC Red Bull München 5–1 Grizzlys Wolfsburg Olympia Eishalle Recap  
Patrick Hager – 12:05
Ben Street – 16:46
First period No scoring
Patrick Hager (PP) – 22:53
Konrad Abeltshauser – 35:17
Second period No scoring
Ben Smith (PP) – 41:21 Third period 52:31 – Jordan Murray (PP2)
Henrik Haukeland (21 saves / 22 shots) Goalie stats Dustin Strahlmeier (28 saves / 33 shots)
22 April 2022 Grizzlys Wolfsburg 2–3 EHC Red Bull München Eis Arena Wolfsburg Recap  
Anthony Rech – 06:31
Phil Hungerecker – 07:46
First period 15:08 – Austin Ortega
No scoring Second period 24:59 – Ben Smith
35:09 – Maximilian Kastner
No scoring Third period No scoring
Dustin Strahlmeier (26 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats Henrik Haukeland (30 saves / 32 shots)
24 April 2022 EHC Red Bull München 2–0 Grizzlys Wolfsburg Olympia Eishalle Recap  
Yasin Ehliz – 05:16
Austin Ortega – 05:30
First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Henrik Haukeland (17 saves / 17 shots) Goalie stats Dustin Strahlmeier (18 saves / 20 shots)
Munich won series 3–0

Final

The final was played between 30 April and 4 May 2022 in a best-of-five mode.

29 April 2022 Eisbären Berlin 3–4 EHC Red Bull München Mercedes-Benz Arena Recap  
Kevin Clark – 11:29
Zach Boychuk (PP) – 14:34
First period No scoring
Leonhard Pföderl – 20:43 Second period 29:02 – Patrick Hager (PP)
31:48 – Patrick Hager
34:01 – Ben Smith
No scoring Third period 54:38 – Zach Redmond
Mathias Niederberger (34 saves / 38 shots) Goalie stats Henrik Haukeland (27 saves / 30 shots)
1 May 2022 EHC Red Bull München 2–3 2OT Eisbären Berlin Olympia Eishalle Recap  
Trevor Parkes – 12:02 First period 12:37 – Leonhard Pföderl
No scoring Second period No scoring
Trevor Parkes (EA) – 57:47 Third period 40:53 – Frans Nielsen
No scoring Second overtime period 83:37 – Frans Nielsen
Henrik Haukeland (46 saves / 49 shots) Goalie stats Mathias Niederberger (27 saves / 29 shots)
2 May 2022 Eisbären Berlin 2–1 EHC Red Bull München Mercedes-Benz Arena Recap  
Zach Boychuk (PP) – 04:08 First period 06:33 – Zach Redmond
Dominik Bokk – 38:27 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Mathias Niederberger (39 saves / 40 shots) Goalie stats Henrik Haukeland (28 saves / 30 shots)
4 May 2022 EHC Red Bull München 0–5 Eisbären Berlin Olympia Eishalle Recap  
No scoring First period 08:41 – Matt White
No scoring Second period 24:52 – Frans Nielsen
25:43 – Marcel Noebels
36:34 – Matt White (PP)
No scoring Third period 59:50 – Matt White (EN)
Henrik Haukeland (18 saves / 23 shots) Goalie stats Mathias Niederberger (32 saves / 32 shots)
Berlin won series 3–1

Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.[7]

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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.[7]

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Awards

The awards were announced on 11 April 2022.[8]

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References

  1. "Spielpläne für 14 oder 15 Teams erarbeitet: Saison 2021/22 in der PENNY DEL soll am 9. September beginnen". eishockeynews.de. 15 February 2021.
  2. "Die Spieltermine der Playoffs 2022". penny-del.org. Retrieved 25 March 2022.

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