2021–22 DEL season

The 2021–22 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 28th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. It started on 9 September 2021 and ended on 4 May 2022.
The season was contested by 15 teams, as the 2020–21 DEL2 champion received a license. In February 2022, the DEL announced that only one team would be relegated, after only the Löwen Frankfurt applied for a license.
==Teams==
Team 	City 	Arena 	Capacity
Augsburger Panther 	Augsburg 	Curt Frenzel Stadium 	6,218
Eisbären Berlin 	Berlin 	Mercedes-Benz Arena 	14,200
Bietigheim Steelers 	Bietigheim-Bissingen 	EgeTrans Arena 	4,500
Fischtown Pinguins 	Bremerhaven 	Eisarena Bremerhaven 	4,674
Düsseldorfer EG 	Düsseldorf 	ISS Dome 	13,400
ERC Ingolstadt 	Ingolstadt 	Saturn Arena 	4,815
Iserlohn Roosters 	Iserlohn 	Eissporthalle Iserlohn 	5,000
Kölner Haie 	Cologne 	Lanxess Arena 	18,500
Krefeld Pinguine 	Krefeld 	König Palast 	9,000
Adler Mannheim 	Mannheim 	SAP Arena 	13,600
EHC Red Bull München 	Munich 	Olympia Eishalle 	6,256
Nürnberg Ice Tigers 	Nuremberg 	Arena Nürnberger Versicherung	7,810
Schwenninger Wild Wings	Villingen-Schwenningen	Helios Arena 	6,215
Straubing Tigers 	Straubing 	Eisstadion am Pulverturm 	6,000
Grizzlys Wolfsburg 	Wolfsburg 	Eis Arena Wolfsburg 	4,660
==Regular season==
===Standings===
===Results===
Not all games could be played due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Those games are marked by a dash.
==Playoffs==
===Bracket===
===Pre-playoffs===
The pre-playoffs were played between 5 and 8 April 2022 in a best-of-three mode.
====ERC Ingolstadt vs Kölner Haie====
====Nürnberg Ice Tigers vs Düsseldorfer EG====
===Quarterfinals===
The quarterfinals were played between 10 and 18 April 2022 in a best-of-five mode.
====Eisbären Berlin vs Kölner Haie====
====EHC Red Bull München vs Düsseldorfer EG====
====Grizzlys Wolfsburg vs Fischtown Pinguins====
====Straubing Tigers vs Adler Mannheim====
===Semifinals===
The semifinals were played between 20 and 28 April 2022 in a best-of-five mode.
====Eisbären Berlin vs Adler Mannheim====
====EHC Red Bull München vs Grizzlys Wolfsburg====
===Final===
The final was played between 30 April and 4 May 2022 in a best-of-five mode.
==Statistics==
===Scoring leaders===
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.Statistics
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Jason Akeson 	Straubing Tigers 	52	22	44	68 	+10	10 	F
Riley Sheen 	Bietigheim Steelers	55	40	24	64 	−4 	8 	F
Matt White 	Eisbären Berlin 	54	28	31	59 	+25	10 	F
Žiga Jeglič 	Fischtown Pinguins 	55	15	42	57 	+14	40 	F
Marcel Noebels 	Eisbären Berlin 	50	20	36	56 	+20	14 	F
Jan Urbas 	Fischtown Pinguins 	55	25	30	55 	+15	37 	F
Jeremy Bracco 	Krefeld Pinguine 	54	14	40	54 	−14	6 	F
Chris DeSousa 	Grizzlys Wolfsburg 	50	26	27	53 	+11	43 	F
Brendan O'Donnell	Düsseldorfer EG 	56	22	31	53 	−7 	10 	F
Mike Connolly 	Straubing Tigers 	53	19	34	53 	+5 	38 	F
===Leading goaltenders===
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
Player 	Team 	TOI 	GA	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO
Henrik Haukeland 	EHC Red Bull München	1109	26	1.41	471 	94.5	2
Maximilian Franzreb 	Fischtown Pinguins 	1137	34	1.79	576 	94.1	4
Mathias Niederberger	Eisbären Berlin 	2228	73	1.97	1064	93.1	2
Dustin Strahlmeier 	Grizzlys Wolfsburg 	2431	84	2.07	1198	93.0	6
Tyler Parks 	Straubing Tigers 	732 	25	2.05	351 	92.9	2
==Awards==
The awards were announced on 11 April 2022.
Award 	Player
Player of the year 	Riley Sheen
Goaltender of the year	Dustin Strahlmeier
Defenceman of the year	Zach Redmond
Forward of the year 	Riley Sheen
Rookie of the year 	Philipp Dietl
Coach of the year 	Serge Aubin
Finals MVP 	Frank Hördler
==References==
==External links==
*Official website
2021–22
DEL
Category:2021–22 in German ice hockey