# 2021–22 Metal Ligaen season

The 2021–22 Metal Ligaen season was the 65th season of the Metal Ligaen, the top level of ice hockey in Denmark. Nine teams participated in the league.

## Teams

Teams licensed to play in the Metal Ligaen 2021–22
| Team | Arena | Capacity |
| Aalborg Pirates | Gigantium Isarena | 5,000 |
| Esbjerg Energy | Granly Hockey Arena | 4,200 |
| Frederikshavn White Hawks | Scanel Hockey Arena | 4,000 |
| Herlev Eagles | DFDS Seaways Arena | 1,740 |
| Herning Blue Fox | KVIK Hockey Arena | 4,105 |
| Odense Bulldogs | Odense Isstadion | 3,280 |
| Rungsted Seier Capital | Saxo Bank Arena | 2,460 |
| Rødovre Mighty Bulls | Rødovre Skøjte Arena | 3,600 |
| SønderjyskE Ishockey | SE Arena | 5,000 |

## Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Aalborg Pirates | 45 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 165 | 104 | +61 | 90 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 2 | SønderjyskE | 43 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 139 | 102 | +37 | 82 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 3 | Herning Blue Fox | 45 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 152 | 119 | +33 | 84 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 4 | Frederikshavn White Hawks | 46 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 125 | 103 | +22 | 81 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 5 | Esbjerg Energy | 44 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 152 | 150 | +2 | 67 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 6 | Rungsted Seier Capital | 45 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 135 | 141 | −6 | 65 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 7 | Odense Bulldogs | 42 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 128 | 138 | −10 | 55 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 8 | Herlev Eagles | 43 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 122 | 169 | −47 | 40 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 9 | Rødovre Mighty Bulls | 47 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 90 | 182 | −92 | 36 | |

## Results

| Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Home | Esbjerg | Fr.havn | Herlev | Herning | Odense | Rungsted | Rødovre | Sønderj. | Aalborg |
| Esbjerg Energy | – | 4–5 OT 1–2 OT 6–2 | 6–4 Cancelled 3–2 | 4–3 OT 1–3 2–5 | 7–1 5–6 6–3 | 7–6 GWS 4–1 3–2 OT | 3–2 2–3 5–3 | 1–4 Cancelled 2–6 | 0–6 5–4 5–0 |
| Frederikshavn White Hawks | 4–3 OT 4–0 1–2 GWS | – | 5–4 5–4 4–0 | 1–4 3–1 4–1 | 1–2 2–3 2–5 | 3–1 2–3 GWS Cancelled | 3–1 6–2 3–2 | 4–0 1–3 4–1 | 2–1 4–5 GWS 0–4 |
| Herlev Eagles | 3–5 3–2 3–5 | 1–5 2–0 2–3 GWS | – | 4–5 OT 2–5 4–1 | 4–1 3–4 GWS 1–4 | 5–6 OT 4–6 2–4 | 3–1 3–0 8–3 | 2–4 4–6 Cancelled | 2–0 2–5 Cancelled |
| Herning Blue Fox | 5–4 OT 4–3 7–4 | 2–1 GWS Cancelled 1–6 | 5–1 7–6 GWS 7–5 | – | 1–0 Cancelled 3–2 | 3–2 OT 3–4 OT 1–0 | 3–1 3–0 3–4 | 7–0 3–1 3–2 | 2–3 5–4 1–2 GWS |
| Odense Bulldogs | 6–3 3–5 3–4 OT | 1–6 1–4 3–4 OT | 5–1 5–2 3–2 | 3–4 Cancelled 1–8 | – | 2–1 GWS 1–2 OT Cancelled | 6–0 7–2 8–1 | 0–1 Cancelled 4–3 OT | 5–8 3–6 2–4 |
| Rungsted Seier Capital | 4–3 OT 3–6 2–6 | 2–3 4–1 4–1 | 1–4 5–4 OT Cancelled | 0–2 2–3 GWS 6–5 OT | 3–2 4–1 0–5 | – | 5–3 3–1 5–2 | 3–6 5–4 GWS 6–3 | 2–3 OT 1–2 5–2 |
| Rødovre Mighty Bulls | 1–2 3–1 3–1 | 1–2 3–0 3–2 OT | 3–5 Cancelled 3–2 OT | 4–3 1–2 GWS 1–4 | 3–4 OT 4–3 GWS 3–2 OT | 4–3 GWS 0–4 3–6 | – | 2–1 2–7 1–5 | 1–9 4–5 3–2 OT |
| SønderjyskE Ishockey | 4–3 GWS Cancelled 5–2 | 1–2 GWS 2–1 GWS 1–2 | 3–1 4–1 5–1 | 5–3 3–2 GWS 3–2 | 3–1 Cancelled 2–4 | 4–0 5–2 4–1 | 6–0 5–0 3–0 | – | 2–6 2–3 3–2 |
| Aalborg Pirates | 5–4 GWS Cancelled 1–2 OT | 2–1 1–3 3–1 | 1–2 8–1 6–3 | 2–3 GWS 5–3 3–1 | 5–2 Cancelled 5–0 | 3–4 3–1 3–1 | 5–2 2–1 OT 7–0 | 4–2 2–3 3–2 GWS | – |
| OT - Overtime. GWS - Shootout. |||||||||||

## Play-offs
### Bracket

| Quarterfinals (best-of-7) | Quarterfinals (best-of-7) | Quarterfinals (best-of-7) | | | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) |
| 1 | Aalborg Pirates | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Herlev Eagles | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Herlev Eagles | 0 | | | 1 | Aalborg Pirates | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Odense Bulldogs | 0 | | | |
| 2 | SønderjyskE | 3 | | | 7 | Odense Bulldogs | 0 | | | |
| 7 | Odense Bulldogs | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Odense Bulldogs | 4 | | | | | | 1 | Aalborg Pirates | 4 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 1 | Aalborg Pirates | 4 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 6 | Rungsted Seier Capital | 1 |
| 3 | Herning Blue Fox | 1 | | | | | | | | | 6 | Rungsted Seier Capital | 1 |
| 6 | Rungsted Seier Capital | 4 | | | | | |
| 6 | Rungsted Seier Capital | 4 | | | 5 | Esbjerg Energy | 3 | Bronze medal (best-of-3) | Bronze medal (best-of-3) | Bronze medal (best-of-3) |
| | | | | | 6 | Rungsted Seier Capital | 4 |
| 4 | Frederikshavn White Hawks | 1 | | | 6 | Rungsted Seier Capital | 4 | 5 | Esbjerg Energy | 0 |
| 5 | Esbjerg Energy | 4 | | | | | | 7 | Odense Bulldogs | 2 |

### Quarterfinals

Aalborg Pirates – Herlev Eagles 4-0 :
| 11.03.2022 | Aalborg Pirates | Herlev Eagles | 4-1 |
| 13.03.2022 | Herlev Eagles | Aalborg Pirates | 1-5 |
| 16.03.2022 | Aalborg Pirates | Herlev Eagles | 3-1 |
| 18.03.2022 | Herlev Eagles | Aalborg Pirates | 0-1 |
| Aalborg Pirates won the series 4–0. ||||
SønderjyskE – Odense Bulldogs 3-4 :
| 11.03.2022 | SønderjyskE | Odense Bulldogs | 4-3 |
| 13.03.2022 | Odense Bulldogs | SønderjyskE | 3-0 |
| 15.03.2022 | SønderjyskE | Odense Bulldogs | 3-1 |
| 18.03.2022 | Odense Bulldogs | SønderjyskE | 4-3 |
| 20.03.2022 | SønderjyskE | Odense Bulldogs | 4-1 |
| 22.03.2022 | Odense Bulldogs | SønderjyskE | 3-1 |
| 24.03.2022 | SønderjyskE | Odense Bulldogs | 0-1 OT |
| Odense Bulldogs won the series 4–3. ||||
Herning Blue Fox – Rungsted Seier Capital 1-4 :
| 11.03.2022 | Herning Blue Fox | Rungsted Seier Capital | 4-2 |
| 14.03.2022 | Rungsted Seier Capital | Herning Blue Fox | 5-1 |
| 16.03.2022 | Herning Blue Fox | Rungsted Seier Capital | 1-2 |
| 18.03.2022 | Rungsted Seier Capital | Herning Blue Fox | 3-2 OT |
| 20.03.2022 | Herning Blue Fox | Rungsted Seier Capital | 1-2 |
| Rungsted Seier Capital won the series 4–1. ||||
Frederikshavn White Hawks – Esbjerg Energy 1-4 :
| 11.03.2022 | Frederikshavn White Hawks | Esbjerg Energy | 4-2 |
| 13.03.2022 | Esbjerg Energy | Frederikshavn White Hawks | 3-0 |
| 16.03.2022 | Frederikshavn White Hawks | Esbjerg Energy | 1-4 |
| 18.03.2022 | Esbjerg Energy | Frederikshavn White Hawks | 3-1 |
| 20.03.2022 | Frederikshavn White Hawks | Esbjerg Energy | 2-3 |
| Esbjerg Energy won the series 4–1. ||||

### Semifinals

Aalborg Pirates – Odense Bulldogs 4-0 :
| 29.03.2022 | Aalborg Pirates | Odense Bulldogs | 3-2 OT |
| 01.04.2022 | Odense Bulldogs | Aalborg Pirates | 1-2 OT |
| 03.04.2022 | Aalborg Pirates | Odense Bulldogs | 6-0 |
| 04.04.2022 | Odense Bulldogs | Aalborg Pirates | 1-5 |
| Aalborg Pirates won the series 4–0. ||||
Esbjerg Energy – Rungsted Seier Capital 3-4 :
| 29.03.2022 | Esbjerg Energy | Rungsted Seier Capital | 4-3 |
| 01.04.2022 | Rungsted Seier Capital | Esbjerg Energy | 2-5 |
| 02.04.2022 | Esbjerg Energy | Rungsted Seier Capital | 1-2 OT |
| 04.04.2022 | Rungsted Seier Capital | Esbjerg Energy | 2-5 |
| 06.04.2022 | Esbjerg Energy | Rungsted Seier Capital | 3-4 OT |
| 08.04.2022 | Rungsted Seier Capital | Esbjerg Energy | 4-3 OT |
| 10.04.2022 | Esbjerg Energy | Rungsted Seier Capital | 4-5 OT |
| Rungsted Seier Capital won the series 4–3. ||||

### Finals
## Final rankings

| | Aalborg Pirates |
| | Rungsted Seier Capital |
| | Odense Bulldogs |
| 4 | Esbjerg Energy |
| 5 | SønderjyskE |
| 6 | Herning Blue Fox |
| 7 | Frederikshavn White Hawks |
| 8 | Herlev Eagles |
| 9 | Rødovre Mighty Bulls |