# 2021–22 HockeyAllsvenskan season

The 2021–22 HockeyAllsvenskan season was the 17th season that the second tier of Swedish ice hockey operated under that name. The series consists of 14 teams playing a regular season in which each team play 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.

## 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 |
| HV71 | Jönköping | Husqvarna Garden | 7,000 |
| BIK Karlskoga | Karlskoga | Nobelhallen | 6,300 |
| Kristianstads IK | Kristianstad | Kristianstads ishall | 2,300 |
| Modo Hockey | Örnsköldsvik | Hägglunds Arena | 7,350 |
| Mora IK | Mora | Smidjegrav Arena | 4,500 |
| Södertälje SK | Södertälje | Scaniarinken | 6,200 |
| Tingsryds AIF | Tingsryd | Nelson Garden Arena | 3,400 |
| Troja-Ljungby | Ljungby | Ljungby Arena | 3,500 |
| HC Vita Hästen | Norrköping | Himmelstalundshallen | 4,280 |
| Västerviks IK | Västervik | Plivit Arena | 2,500 |
| Västerås IK | Västerås | ABB Arena Nord | 4,902 |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | HV71 | 52 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 189 | 118 | +71 | 116 | Advance to the Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Modo Hockey | 52 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 182 | 140 | +42 | 106 | Advance to the Quarterfinals |
| 3 | BIK Karlskoga | 52 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 150 | 119 | +31 | 100 | Advance to the Quarterfinals |
| 4 | IF Björklöven | 52 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 196 | 146 | +50 | 98 | Advance to the Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Västerås IK | 52 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 164 | 136 | +28 | 88 | Advance to the Quarterfinals |
| 6 | Kristianstads IK | 52 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 171 | 148 | +23 | 80 | Advance to the Quarterfinals |
| 7 | Mora IK | 52 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 150 | 147 | +3 | 79 | Advance to the Eighth-finals |
| 8 | Västerviks IK | 52 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 145 | 146 | −1 | 79 | Advance to the Eighth-finals |
| 9 | AIK | 52 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 140 | 137 | +3 | 74 | Advance to the Eighth-finals |
| 10 | Tingsryds AIF | 52 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 128 | 175 | −47 | 62 | Advance to the Eighth-finals |
| 11 | HC Vita Hästen | 52 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 147 | 185 | −38 | 59 | |
| 12 | Almtuna IS | 52 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 131 | 177 | −46 | 55 | |
| 13 | Södertälje SK | 52 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 129 | 176 | −47 | 54 | Advance to Play Out |
| 14 | IF Troja-Ljungby (R) | 52 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 119 | 191 | −72 | 42 | Advance to Play Out |

### Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

The following shows the top ten players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of matches played on 16 March 2022. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown.
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| Fredrik Forsberg | HV71 | 46 | 28 | 26 | 54 | +12 | 6 |
| Johan Persson | Mora IK | 51 | 29 | 21 | 50 | +9 | 4 |
| Mikael Frycklynd | Västerås IK | 44 | 16 | 34 | 50 | +2 | 63 |
| Riley Woods | Modo Hockey | 52 | 26 | 23 | 49 | +7 | 35 |
| Marcus Eriksson | HC Vita Hästen | 51 | 16 | 33 | 49 | +9 | 20 |
| Daniel Ljunggren | Mora IK | 48 | 4 | 45 | 49 | +7 | 20 |
| Axel Ottosson | IF Björklöven | 48 | 15 | 33 | 48 | +26 | 35 |
| Kristoff Kontos | Kristianstads IK | 52 | 15 | 33 | 48 | +11 | 10 |
| Max Lindholm | AIK | 48 | 21 | 25 | 46 | +6 | 46 |
| Lukas Zetterberg | Västerås IK | 48 | 21 | 25 | 46 | +11 | 18 |

#### Leading goaltenders

The following shows the top ten goaltenders who 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 16 March 2022.
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | T | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
| Lars Volden | BIK Karlskoga | 29 | 1757:43 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 61 | 4 | 92.58 | 2.08 |
| Johan Gustafsson | Västerås IK | 35 | 2063:27 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 73 | 7 | 92.01 | 2.12 |
| Marcus Hellgren Smed | BIK Karlskoga | 23 | 1379:21 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 49 | 3 | 92.31 | 2.13 |
| Jonas Gunnarsson | HV71 | 35 | 2060:48 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 75 | 7 | 90.76 | 2.18 |
| Frederik Dichow | Kristianstads IK | 28 | 1583:33 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 60 | 4 | 92.96 | 2.27 |
| Pavel Khomchenko | AIK | 43 | 2485:15 | 22 | 2 | 18 | 95 | 4 | 92.67 | 2.29 |
| Joona Voutilainen | IF Björklöven | 31 | 1837:57 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 75 | 2 | 91.99 | 2.45 |
| Matteus Ward | Mora IK | 33 | 1806:17 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 68 | 3 | 91.40 | 2.46 |
| Tex Williamsson | Modo Hockey | 32 | 1897:18 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 78 | 1 | 91.88 | 2.47 |
| Viktor Andrén | Almtuna IS | 22 | 1319:41 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 60 | 0 | 90.92 | 2.73 |

## Post-season
### Playoff bracket

| Eighth-finals Swedish: Åttondelsfinal | Eighth-finals Swedish: Åttondelsfinal | Eighth-finals Swedish: Åttondelsfinal | Quarterfinals Swedish: Kvartsfinal | Quarterfinals Swedish: Kvartsfinal | Quarterfinals Swedish: Kvartsfinal | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | 1 | HV71 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Mora IK | 2 | 8 | Västerviks IK | 1 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Tingsryds AIF | 1 | | | | 1 | HV71 | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | BIK Karlskoga | 0 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Modo Hockey | 4 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | | | |
| | | | 6 | Kristianstads IK | 2 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | | | |
| | | | | | | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | 1 | HV71 | 4 |
| | | | | | | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | 4 | IF Björklöven | 2 |
| | | | 3 | BIK Karlskoga | 4 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | | | |
| 8 | Västerviks IK | 2 | 7 | Mora IK | 1 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | | | |
| 9 | AIK | 0 | | | | 2 | Modo Hockey | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | IF Björklöven | 4 | | | |
| | | | 4 | IF Björklöven | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Västerås IK | 1 | | | | | | |

### Eighth-finals

Teams 7–10 from the regular season will play best-of-three playoff series, where team 7 face team 10 and team 8 face team 9. In each series the higher-seeded team have home-ice advantage, playing at home for game 1 (plus 3 if necessary) while the lower-seeded team play at home for game 2. The winners move on to the quarterfinals.

#### Mora IK vs. Tingsryds AIF

* Mora IK won series 2–1

#### Västerviks IK vs. AIK

* Västerviks IK won series 2–0

### Quarterfinals

Teams 1–6 from the regular season, along with the winners of the eighth-finals, will play best-of-seven series, with the winners moving on to the semifinals. 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) The higher-seeded half of the teams chose their opponents, with the highest-seeded remaining team choosing at each step.

#### HV71 vs. Västerviks IK

* HV71 won series 4–1

#### Modo Hockey vs. Kristianstads IK

* Modo Hockey won series 4–2

#### BIK Karlskoga vs. Mora IK

* BIK Karlskoga won series 4–1

#### IF Björklöven vs. Västerås IK

* IF Björklöven won series 4–1

### 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).

#### HV71 vs. BIK Karlskoga

* HV71 won series 4–0

#### Modo Hockey vs. IF Björklöven

* IF Bjöklöven won series 4–3

### Finals

The winners of the semifinals will play a best-of-seven series, with the winner being promoted to the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). 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 play at home for games 3 and 4 (plus 6 if necessary).

#### HV71 vs. IF Björklöven

* HV71 won series 4–2

### Play Out

Teams 13 and 14 from the regular season will play a best-of-seven series, with the winner remaining in HockeyAllsvenskan and the loser being relegated to Hockeyettan. The higher-seeded team has home-ice advantage, playing at home for games 1 and 2 (plus 5 if necessary) while the lower-seeded team playeat home for game 3 (plus 4 if necessary).

#### Södertälje SK vs. IF Troja-Ljungby

* Södertälje SK won series 4–2