2021–22 EIHL season

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2021–22 EIHL season
LeagueElite Ice Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Duration25 September 2021 – April 2022
Number of teams10
Regular season
Playoffs
Finals
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The 2021–22 EIHL season is the 18th season of the Elite Ice Hockey League. The regular season commenced on 25 September 2021, and is due to finish on 10 April 2022,[1] with the playoffs to take place over the following two weekends. The previous campaign in 2020–21 was suspended indefinitely in September 2020,[2] due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom; a reduced Elite Series was held in April and May 2021, involving the Sheffield Steelers, the Nottingham Panthers, the Coventry Blaze and the Manchester Storm, to provide competitive ice time for players ahead of the 2021 IIHF World Championship.[3]

Teams[]

The same ten teams that competed in the last regular season in 2019–20 are competing in the 2021–22 season.[1]

Team City/Town Arena Capacity
Belfast Giants Northern Ireland Belfast SSE Arena Belfast 7,200
Cardiff Devils Wales Cardiff Ice Arena Wales 3,088
Coventry Blaze England Coventry Coventry Skydome 3,000
Dundee Stars Scotland Dundee Dundee Ice Arena 2,400
Fife Flyers Scotland Kirkcaldy Fife Ice Arena 3,525
Glasgow Clan Scotland Glasgow Braehead Arena 4,000
Guildford Flames England Guildford Guildford Spectrum 2,001
Manchester Storm England Altrincham Altrincham Ice Dome 2,351
Nottingham Panthers England Nottingham Motorpoint Arena Nottingham 7,500
Sheffield Steelers England Sheffield Utilita Arena Sheffield 8,500

League standings[]

Each team plays 54 games, playing each of the other nine teams six times: three times on home ice, and three times away from home.[1] Points are awarded for each game, where two points are awarded for all victories, regardless of whether it was in regulation time or after overtime or game-winning shots. One point is awarded for losing in overtime or game-winning shots, and zero points for losing in regulation time. At the end of the regular season, the team that finishes with the most points is crowned the league champion, and qualifies for the 2022–23 Champions Hockey League. The top eight teams qualify for the playoffs.[1]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Belfast Giants (Q) 43 30 3 2 8 174 83 +91 68 Qualification to playoffs
2 Sheffield Steelers (Q) 42 25 6 4 7 163 110 +53 66
3 Cardiff Devils (Q) 45 25 5 1 14 153 107 +46 61
4 Nottingham Panthers 43 18 2 5 18 121 141 −20 45
5 Dundee Stars 40 14 4 3 19 116 138 −22 39
6 Glasgow Clan 40 15 2 4 19 112 141 −29 38
7 Guildford Flames 42 13 4 4 21 129 136 −7 38
8 Coventry Blaze 39 13 4 3 19 106 121 −15 37
9 Manchester Storm 42 12 2 3 25 120 168 −48 31
10 Fife Flyers 42 10 2 5 25 97 146 −49 29
Updated to match(es) played on 13 March 2022. Source: Elite League
Rules for classification:
  • In-season: 1) Points; 2) Fewest games played; end of season criteria as below.
  • End of season: 1) Points; 2) Games won in regulation time; 3) Number of games won; 4) Head-to-head results, ranked by criteria 1 to 3; 5) Fewest regulation losses; 6) Away game results, ranked by criteria 1 to 3; 7) Goals scored; 8) Goal difference; 9) Fewest penalty minutes; 10) Drawing of lots.

(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Results[]

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Belfast — 1–0 6–1 2–3 3–1 3–2 6–2 7–2 7–2 5–1 — 5–3 3–0 7–1 4–1 5–1 5–1 6–2 2–5 — 1–2
(SO) 		7–1 6–3
Cardiff 3–2 — 3–4 1–2 5–1 4–2 2–0 3–0 0–3 3–5 4–2 — 6–2 3–2 3–1 6–2 5–3 5–1 5–4
(OT) 		4–1 — 3–0 4–0 7–1 5–2
Coventry 3–5 0–2 — 5–1 2–0 2–5 4–3
(SO) 		8–3 0–1 1–2
(SO) 		1–7 3–4
(SO) 		— 6–2 8–1 1–5 3–2
(SO) 		5–0 1–5 2–3 3–0 — 1–5 1–2
Dundee 1–4 4–6 3–0 — 3–6 5–2 7–0 3–2 4–1 1–2 4–3
(OT) 		3–2 — 3–5 3–4
(SO) 		4–1 5–4
(OT) 		3–2 0–7 5–3 — 6–3 0–5 3–4
(SO) 		2–1
(OT)
Fife 0–3 3–1 6–2 1–4 — 4–5
(OT) 		3–0 8–0 2–4 2–6 2–3
(OT) 		2–4 2–3 — 1–4 1–5 2–4 5–3 2–3
(SO) 		3–2
(OT) 		— 4–2 4–5
(OT) 		3–4
(OT)
Glasgow 0–6 2–5 2–3
(SO) 		5–2 4–1 — 4–3 3–1 1–4 3–6 3–1 2–3 4–6 4–3 5–2 — 1–2
(OT) 		4–3 2–5 5–3 6–3 —
Guildford 1–3 2–1 3–4
(OT) 		3–0 6–1 4–2 — 3–0 3–4 3–6 1–4 2–6 7–1 1–5 8–2 — 6–5
(OT) 		1–3 0–1
(OT) 		3–4 — 5–4
(OT) 		1–3
Manchester 3–0 2–3
(OT) 		5–2 6–2 5–0 1–5 2–6 — 4–0 2–7[a] 1–6 5–6 1–4 4–3 0–3 4–2 4–3 — 4–2 3–6 6–1 — 7–4
Nottingham 0–5 5–2 2–5 2–1 2–4 2–3 4–3 5–3 — 1–4 2–7 4–1 4–3
(OT) 		4–2 1–2 5–2 4–2 — 3–7 2–3
(SO) 		5–2 1–2
(OT) 		1–2
(OT) 		5–2 —
Sheffield 7–1 5–4
(OT) 		3–4 3–1 5–2 3–2
(OT) 		4–6 5–2 5–3 — 0–5 3–1 5–4 6–0 3–2
(OT) 		4–3
(OT) 		4–2 — 2–3
(SO) 		5–3 4–5
(SO) 		3–1 3–2 6–5 —
Updated to match(es) played on 13 March 2022. Source: Elite League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ A medical emergency within the Altrincham Ice Dome resulted in this match being ended with 11:54 remaining.[4]

Statistics[]

Scoring leaders[]

The following players led the league in points, at the conclusion of matches played on 13 March 2022.[5]

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
United Kingdom Belfast Giants 43 26 36 62 +35 52
United States Belfast Giants 43 27 34 61 +41 20
Canada Marc-Olivier Vallerand Sheffield Steelers 33 22 29 51 +22 31
Canada Cardiff Devils 43 29 21 50 +7 10
Canada Belfast Giants 43 18 30 48 +20 23
Canada Manchester Storm 42 17 31 48 −20 22
Canada Trevor Cox Cardiff Devils 45 15 33 48 +17 21
United States Cardiff Devils 44 8 38 46 +4 20
United States Dundee Stars 38 18 26 44 +1 33
United States David Goodwin Belfast Giants 38 17 27 44 +27 12

Leading goaltenders[]

The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of matches played on 13 March 2022.[6]

Player Team GP TOI W L GA SO SV% GAA
Canada Tyler Beskorowany Belfast Giants 33 1900:34 25 8 58 5 92.70% 1.83
United States Mac Carruth Cardiff Devils 34 1958:51 20 13 67 5 93.93% 2.05
Slovenia Sheffield Steelers 24 1444:02 18 6 55 1 92.66% 2.29
United States Coventry Blaze 36 2117:32 15 21 102 3 91.51% 2.89
Canada Barry Brust Sheffield Steelers 20 1085:49 13 5 53 1 89.38% 2.93

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Fisher, Luke (5 August 2021). "Fixtures for 2021/22 revealed!". Elite Ice Hockey League. Pendulum Management. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. ^ "EIHL Board Suspend 2020–21 Season". Elite Ice Hockey League. Pendulum Management. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 Elite Series confirmed for April–May!". Elite Ice Hockey League. Pendulum Management. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Storm vs. Steelers ended in perod [sic] three". Elite Ice Hockey League. Pendulum Management. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022. The result of 2–7 will stand.
  5. ^ "Statistics 2021/22: Players". Elite Ice Hockey League. Pendulum Management. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Statistics 2021/22: Goalies". Elite Ice Hockey League. Pendulum Management. Retrieved 13 March 2022.

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