# 2021–22 Czech 1. Liga season

The 2021–22 Czech 1. liga season was the 29th season of the Czech 1. liga, the second level of ice hockey in the Czech Republic. 17 teams participated in the league.

## Regular season
### Standings

Each team played 48 games, playing each of the other sixteen teams three times. 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 | Litoměřice | 48 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 176 | 127 | +49 | 104 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Vsetín | 48 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 177 | 112 | +65 | 97 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Třebíč | 48 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 136 | 99 | +37 | 92 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Jihlava | 48 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 179 | 134 | +45 | 92 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Přerov | 48 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 143 | 105 | +38 | 82 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 6 | Sokolov | 48 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 150 | 133 | +17 | 79 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 7 | Slavia Praha | 48 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 157 | 139 | +18 | 78 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 8 | Prostějov | 48 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 162 | 145 | +17 | 77 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 9 | Kolín | 48 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 136 | 139 | −3 | 75 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 10 | Frýdek-Místek | 48 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 147 | 143 | +4 | 75 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 11 | Vrchlabí | 48 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 136 | 133 | +3 | 74 | |
| 12 | Poruba | 48 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 148 | 133 | +15 | 74 | |
| 13 | Ústí nad Labem | 48 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 135 | 154 | −19 | 70 | Qualification to Play Out |
| 14 | Šumperk | 48 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 150 | 141 | +9 | 68 | Qualification to Play Out |
| 15 | Benátky nad Jizerou | 48 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 118 | 153 | −35 | 48 | Relegated to Czech 2. Liga |
| 16 | Havířov | 48 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 108 | 155 | −47 | 39 | Relegated to Czech 2. Liga |
| 17 | Kadaň | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 26 | 239 | −213 | 0 | Relegated to Czech 2. Liga |

## Playoffs

Ten teams qualify for the playoffs: the top six teams in the regular season have a bye to the quarterfinals, while teams ranked seventh to tenth meet each other (7 versus 10, 8 versus 9) in a preliminary playoff round.

### Bracket

| Wild-card round (best-of-3) | Wild-card round (best-of-3) | Wild-card round (best-of-3) | Quarter-finals (best-of-5) | Quarter-finals (best-of-5) | Quarter-finals (best-of-5) | 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 | Vsetín | 3 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Slavia Praha | 2 | 7 | Slavia Praha | 2 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Frýdek-Místek | 1 | | | | 2 | Vsetín | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Prostějov | 1 | | | |
| | | | 1 | Litoměřice | 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) | | | |
| | | | 8 | Prostějov | 3 | (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) | 2 | Vsetín | 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) | 4 | Jihlava | 4 |
| | | | 4 | Jihlava | 3 | (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 | Prostějov | 2 | 5 | Přerov | 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) | | | |
| 9 | Kolín | 1 | | | | 4 | Jihlava | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Sokolov | 1 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Třebíč | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Sokolov | 3 | | | | | | |

### Wild card round

Slavia Praha – Frýdek-Místek 2–1 :
| 05.03.2022 | Frýdek-Místek | Slavia Praha | 1-4 |
| 07.03.2022 | Slavia Praha | Frýdek-Místek | 0-3 |
| 08.03.2022 | Slavia Praha | Frýdek-Místek | 2-1 |
| Slavia Praha won the series 2–1. ||||
Prostějov – Kolín 2–1 :
| 05.03.2022 | Kolín | Prostějov | 1-2 |
| 07.03.2022 | Prostějov | Kolín | 1-5 |
| 08.03.2022 | Prostějov | Kolín | 2-0 |
| Prostějov won the series 2–1. ||||

### Quarterfinals

Litoměřice – Prostějov 1–3 :
| 10.03.2022 | Litoměřice | Prostějov | 2-4 |
| 11.03.2022 | Litoměřice | Prostějov | 7-3 |
| 14.03.2022 | Prostějov | Litoměřice | 6-5 |
| 15.03.2022 | Prostějov | Litoměřice | 6-5 OT |
| Prostějov won the series 3–1. ||||
Třebíč – Sokolov 1–3 :
| 10.03.2022 | Třebíč | Sokolov | 1-2 |
| 11.03.2022 | Třebíč | Sokolov | 4-2 |
| 14.03.2022 | Sokolov | Třebíč | 4-3 OT |
| 15.03.2022 | Sokolov | Třebíč | 3-0 |
| Sokolov won the series 3–1. ||||
Vsetín – Slavia Praha 3–2 :
| 10.03.2022 | Vsetín | Slavia Praha | 1-2 |
| 11.03.2022 | Vsetín | Slavia Praha | 2-0 |
| 14.03.2022 | Slavia Praha | Vsetín | 5-3 |
| 15.03.2022 | Slavia Praha | Vsetín | 2-3 OT |
| 17.03.2022 | Vsetín | Slavia Praha | 5-1 |
| Vsetín won the series 3–2. ||||
Jihlava – Přerov 3–2 :
| 10.03.2022 | Jihlava | Přerov | 0-2 |
| 11.03.2022 | Jihlava | Přerov | 1-0 OT |
| 14.03.2022 | Přerov | Jihlava | 1-3 |
| 15.03.2022 | Přerov | Jihlava | 3-2 OT |
| 17.03.2022 | Jihlava | Přerov | 2-1 |
| Jihlava won the series 3–2. ||||

### Semifinals

Vsetín – Prostějov 4–1 :
| 20.03.2022 | Vsetín | Prostějov | 5-0 |
| 21.03.2022 | Vsetín | Prostějov | 5-1 |
| 24.03.2022 | Prostějov | Vsetín | 2-1 OT |
| 25.03.2022 | Prostějov | Vsetín | 3-8 |
| 27.03.2022 | Vsetín | Prostějov | 8-2 |
| Vsetín won the series 4–1. ||||
Jihlava – Sokolov 4–1 :
| 20.03.2022 | Jihlava | Sokolov | 3-2 OT |
| 21.03.2022 | Jihlava | Sokolov | 6-5 OT |
| 24.03.2022 | Sokolov | Jihlava | 0-6 |
| 25.03.2022 | Sokolov | Jihlava | 4-2 |
| 27.03.2022 | Jihlava | Sokolov | 3-0 |
| Jihlava won the series 4–1. ||||

### Finals
## Relegation
### Play-down

Ústí nad Labem – Šumperk 1–4 :
| 9.03.2022 | Ústí nad Labem | Šumperk | 5-2 |
| 10.03.2022 | Ústí nad Labem | Šumperk | 0-1 |
| 13.03.2022 | Šumperk | Ústí nad Labem | 4-3 |
| 14.03.2022 | Šumperk | Ústí nad Labem | 2-0 |
| 17.03.2022 | Ústí nad Labem | Šumperk | 2-3 |
| Šumperk won the series 4–1 and will play against the winner of 2. Liga. Ústí nad Labem is relegated. ||||

### Play-off vs. 2. Liga winner

Šumperk – Tábor 4–1 :
| 13.04.2022 | Šumperk | Tábor | 6-4 |
| 14.04.2022 | Šumperk | Tábor | 5-2 |
| 17.04.2022 | Tábor | Šumperk | 5-4 |
| 18.04.2022 | Tábor | Šumperk | 1-3 |
| 21.04.2022 | Šumperk | Tábor | 3-0 |
| Šumperk won the series 4–1 and therefore remained in 1. Liga for the next season. ||||

## Final rankings

| | Jihlava |
| | Vsetín |
| | Sokolov |
| 4 | Prostějov |
| 5 | Litoměřice |
| 6 | Třebíč |
| 7 | Přerov |
| 8 | Slavia Praha |
| 9 | Kolín |
| 10 | Frýdek-Místek |
| 11 | Vrchlabí |
| 12 | Poruba |
| 13 | Šumperk |
| 14 | Ústí nad Labem |
| 15 | Benátky nad Jizerou |
| 16 | Havířov |
| 17 | Kadaň |