# 2021–22 Czech Extraliga season

The 2021–22 Czech Extraliga season was the 29th season of the Czech Extraliga since its creation after the breakup of Czechoslovakia and the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League in 1993. Defending champions Třinec won the championship for the third time in a row and became the first club to do so in the 21st century. They beat Sparta Praha by four games to two in the finals.

## Regular season
### Standings

Each team played 56 games, playing each of the other fourteen teams four times – 2x at home, 2x away. Points were awarded for each game, where three points were awarded for winning in regulation time, two points for winning in overtime or shootout, one point for losing in overtime or shootout, and zero points for losing in regulation time. At the end of the regular season, the team that finished with the most points was crowned the league champion.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mountfield HK | 56 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 182 | 115 | +67 | 116 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Třinec | 56 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 174 | 118 | +56 | 112 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Sparta Praha | 56 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 203 | 153 | +50 | 99 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 4 | České Budějovice | 56 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 166 | 151 | +15 | 93 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Pardubice | 56 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 173 | 152 | +21 | 93 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 6 | Plzeň | 56 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 167 | 154 | +13 | 91 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 7 | Liberec | 56 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 146 | 147 | −1 | 89 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 8 | Vítkovice | 56 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 142 | 149 | −7 | 87 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 9 | Olomouc | 56 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 133 | 152 | −19 | 80 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 10 | Kometa Brno | 56 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 145 | 163 | −18 | 76 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 11 | Mladá Boleslav | 56 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 128 | 148 | −20 | 76 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 12 | Karlovy Vary | 56 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 160 | 176 | −16 | 72 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 13 | Litvínov | 56 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 152 | 173 | −21 | 70 | |
| 14 | Kladno | 56 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 142 | 183 | −41 | 62 | Qualification to Play Out |
| 15 | Zlín | 56 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 108 | 187 | −79 | 44 | Relegated to Czech 1. Liga |

### Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

The following shows the top ten players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of the regular season.
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| Filip Chlapík | HC Sparta Praha | 53 | 31 | 39 | 70 | +28 | 39 |
| Lukáš Pech | HC Motor České Budějovice | 56 | 22 | 35 | 57 | +8 | 32 |
| Michal Bulíř | HC Škoda Plzeň | 53 | 27 | 29 | 56 | −2 | 18 |
| Peter Mueller | HC Kometa Brno | 48 | 23 | 32 | 55 | +5 | 14 |
| Tomáš Plekanec | Rytíři Kladno | 56 | 17 | 36 | 53 | −4 | 46 |
| Erik Thorell | HC Sparta Praha | 49 | 21 | 31 | 52 | +17 | 8 |
| Ahti Oksanen | Mountfield HK | 56 | 25 | 23 | 48 | +27 | 16 |
| Martin Růžička | HC Oceláři Třinec | 52 | 21 | 27 | 48 | +5 | 12 |
| Giorgio Estephan | HC VERVA Litvínov | 56 | 18 | 30 | 48 | −8 | 10 |
| Robert Říčka | HC Dynamo Pardubice | 48 | 27 | 20 | 47 | −1 | 30 |

#### 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 the regular season.
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
| Ondřej Kacetl | HC Oceláři Třinec | 25 | 1394:00 | 17 | 6 | 38 | 2 | 93.00 | 1.64 |
| Henri Kiviaho | Mountfield HK | 27 | 1566:00 | 16 | 10 | 53 | 2 | 92.26 | 2.03 |
| Marek Mazanec | HC Oceláři Třinec | 34 | 1971:00 | 20 | 12 | 72 | 5 | 91.04 | 2.19 |
| Dominik Pavlát | HC Škoda Plzeň | 25 | 1385:00 | 11 | 13 | 51 | 2 | 91.79 | 2.21 |
| Dominik Frodl | HC Dynamo Pardubice | 38 | 2123:00 | 19 | 17 | 82 | 4 | 91.41 | 2.32 |
| Petr Kváča | Bílí Tygři Liberec | 44 | 2591:00 | 22 | 22 | 104 | 3 | 91.66 | 2.41 |
| Jakub Sedláček | HC Kometa Brno | 20 | 1154:00 | 11 | 9 | 47 | 3 | 91.83 | 2.44 |
| Gašper Krošelj | BK Mladá Boleslav | 32 | 1714:00 | 14 | 15 | 70 | 2 | 90.85 | 2.45 |
| Jan Růžička | BK Mladá Boleslav | 31 | 1614:00 | 10 | 16 | 68 | 1 | 90.41 | 2.53 |
| Štěpán Lukeš | HC Energie Karlovy Vary | 35 | 2033:00 | 20 | 13 | 86 | 4 | 91.09 | 2.54 |

## Relegation series

Relegation series played between Rytíři Kladno, the 14th team in regular season, and HC Dukla Jihlava, the winner of 1. Liga winners. The winner of the best-of-seven series would play in the 2022–23 Czech Extraliga.

## Playoffs

Twelve teams qualify for the playoffs: the top four teams in the regular season have a bye to the quarterfinals, while teams ranked fifth to twelfth meet each other (5 versus 12, 6 versus 11, 7 versus 10, 8 versus 9) in a preliminary playoff round.

### Bracket

| Wild-card round (best-of-5) | Wild-card round (best-of-5) | Wild-card round (best-of-5) | Quarter-finals (best-of-7) | Quarter-finals (best-of-7) | Quarter-finals (best-of-7) | Semi-finals (best-of-7) | Semi-finals (best-of-7) | Semi-finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) |
| | | | 2 | Třinec | 4 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Vítkovice | 3 | 8 | Vítkovice | 0 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Olomouc | 2 | | | | 2 | Třinec | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | 11 | Mladá Boleslav | 0 | | | |
| | | | 1 | Mountfield HK | 1 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Plzeň | 2 | 11 | Mladá Boleslav | 4 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Mladá Boleslav | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | Třinec | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Sparta Praha | 2 |
| | | | 3 | Sparta Praha | 4 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Liberec | 3 | 7 | Liberec | 0 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Kometa Brno | 2 | | | | 3 | Sparta Praha | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | České Budějovice | 1 | | | |
| | | | 4 | České Budějovice | 4 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Pardubice | 3 | 5 | Pardubice | 1 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Karlovy Vary | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

### Wild card round

Pardubice – Karlovy Vary 3–0 :
| 11.3.2022 | Pardubice | Karlovy Vary | 3-2 |
| 12.3.2022 | Pardubice | Karlovy Vary | 4-2 |
| 14.3.2022 | Karlovy Vary | Pardubice | 2-3 OT1 |
| Pardubice won the series 3–0. ||||
Liberec – Kometa Brno 3–2 :
| 11.3.2022 | Liberec | Kometa Brno | 4-3 |
| 12.3.2022 | Liberec | Kometa Brno | 3-2 OT1 |
| 14.3.2022 | Kometa Brno | Liberec | 4-2 |
| 15.3.2022 | Kometa Brno | Liberec | 3-2 |
| 17.3.2022 | Liberec | Kometa Brno | 6-1 |
| Liberec won the series 3–2. ||||
Plzeň – Mladá Boleslav 2–3 :
| 11.3.2022 | Plzeň | Mladá Boleslav | 3-2 OT1 |
| 12.3.2022 | Plzeň | Mladá Boleslav | 2-3 |
| 14.3.2022 | Mladá Boleslav | Plzeň | 5-3 |
| 15.3.2022 | Mladá Boleslav | Plzeň | 0-1 |
| 17.3.2022 | Plzeň | Mladá Boleslav | 2-3 |
| Mladá Boleslav won the series 3–2. ||||
Vítkovice – Olomouc 3–2 :
| 11.3.2022 | Vítkovice | Olomouc | 4-3 OT1 |
| 12.3.2022 | Vítkovice | Olomouc | 1-3 |
| 14.3.2022 | Olomouc | Vítkovice | 3-2 |
| 15.3.2022 | Olomouc | Vítkovice | 3-4 |
| 17.3.2022 | Vítkovice | Olomouc | 3-1 |
| Vítkovice won the series 3–2. ||||

### Quarterfinals

Mountfield HK – Mladá Boleslav 1–4 :
| 19.3.2022 | Mountfield HK | Mladá Boleslav | 2-1 |
| 20.3.2022 | Mountfield HK | Mladá Boleslav | 2-3 |
| 23.3.2022 | Mladá Boleslav | Mountfield HK | 3-2 SO |
| 24.3.2022 | Mladá Boleslav | Mountfield HK | 4-3 OT1 |
| 27.3.2022 | Mountfield HK | Mladá Boleslav | 3-4 OT1 |
| Mladá Boleslav won the series 4–1. ||||
Sparta Praha – Liberec 4–1 :
| 21.3.2022 | Sparta Praha | Liberec | 7-0 |
| 22.3.2022 | Sparta Praha | Liberec | 3-2 |
| 25.3.2022 | Liberec | Sparta Praha | 1-2 |
| 26.3.2022 | Liberec | Sparta Praha | 4-2 |
| 28.3.2022 | Sparta Praha | Liberec | 5-4 OT3 |
| Sparta Praha won the series 4–1. ||||
Třinec – Vítkovice 4–0 :
| 19.3.2022 | Třinec | Vítkovice | 3-0 |
| 20.3.2022 | Třinec | Vítkovice | 2-1 |
| 23.3.2022 | Vítkovice | Třinec | 1-2 |
| 24.3.2022 | Vítkovice | Třinec | 1-2 |
| Třinec won the series 4–0. ||||
České Budějovice – Pardubice 4–1 :
| 21.3.2022 | České Budějovice | Pardubice | 3-1 |
| 22.3.2022 | České Budějovice | Pardubice | 3-2 |
| 25.3.2022 | Pardubice | České Budějovice | 1-2 |
| 26.3.2022 | Pardubice | České Budějovice | 3-2 |
| 28.3.2022 | České Budějovice | Pardubice | 4-3 |
| České Budějovice won the series 4–1. ||||

### Semifinals

Třinec – Mladá Boleslav 4–0 :
| 3.4.2022 | Třinec | Mladá Boleslav | 3-0 |
| 4.4.2022 | Třinec | Mladá Boleslav | 1-0 SO |
| 7.4.2022 | Mladá Boleslav | Třinec | 3-4 OT |
| 8.4.2022 | Mladá Boleslav | Třinec | 1-2 |
| Třinec won the series 4–0. ||||
Sparta Praha – České Budějovice 4–1 :
| 3.4.2022 | Sparta Praha | České Budějovice | 2-1 |
| 4.4.2022 | Sparta Praha | České Budějovice | 5-1 |
| 7.4.2022 | České Budějovice | Sparta Praha | 2-3 OT |
| 8.4.2022 | České Budějovice | Sparta Praha | 3-1 |
| 11.4.2022 | Sparta Praha | České Budějovice | 3-2 |
| Sparta Praha won the series 4–1. ||||

### Finals
## Final rankings

| | Třinec |
| | Sparta Praha |
| | České Budějovice |
| 4 | Mladá Boleslav |
| 5 | Mountfield HK |
| 6 | Pardubice |
| 7 | Liberec |
| 8 | Vítkovice |
| 9 | Plzeň |
| 10 | Olomouc |
| 11 | Kometa Brno |
| 12 | Karlovy Vary |
| 13 | Litvínov |
| 14 | Kladno |
| 15 | Zlín |