2021-22 FPHL season

This is the 2021-22 Federal Prospects Hockey League season. This is the league's 12th season.
==Membership Changes==
On March 10th the Southern Professional Hockey League announced the addition of the Vermilion County Bobcats to their league for the 2021-22 season. The team will be based out of the David S. Palmer Arena in Danville, Illinois.https://www.thesphl.com/sphl-expanding-to-danville-il-for-2021-2022-season The arena had been home to the Danville Dashers of the Federal Prospects Hockey League since the 2011-12 season but the team was siting out the 2020-21 season. The city of Danville had recently voted to cancel the FPHL team's lease.https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/weekly-sports-league-and-franchise-report/n-5674157
On May 12th the league announced the addition of the Binghamton Black Bears as an expansion team for the 2021-22 season. The team replaces the former Binghamton Devils of the American Hockey League as the city's team based out of the Visions Veterans Memorial Arena.
On July 31, 2021 the Elmira Enforcers announced that they would reluctantly be taking a leave of absence from the league due to issues involving the management of and the arena being open at all for the 2021-22 season.https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/enforcers-address-2021-2022-season/n-5727433 On April 27, 2022 the league announced the return of a team to Elmira, New York for the 2022-23 season with a new team taking the name the Elmira Mammoth.https://www.pressconnects.com/story/sports/2022/04/27/elmira-returns-federal-prospects-hockey-league-elmira-mammoth/9542736002/
The league would announce the addition of the Biloxi, Mississippi based Mississippi Sea Wolves for the 2022-23 season. The team will be based out of the Mississippi Coast Coliseum.https://www.mississippiseawolves.com/news/mississippi-sea-wolves-l-l-c-and-mississippi-coast
On April 29, 2022 the Motor City Rockers who were originally intended to begin play in 2020 issued a post on their website announcing that they are to begin play for the 2022-23 season. The team will be based out of the Big Boy Arena in Fraser, Michigan. The team is being lauched under a different ownership group from the one originally announced in 2020.https://www.mcrockershockey.com/news/new-ownership-group-picks-up-motor-city-rockers-ho
An expansion team to be based out of Baton Rouge, Louisiana is to be added to the league for the 2023-24 season without any formal announcement from the league.
==Teams==
===Active Teams===
Team 	Home arena 	Capacity	City
Binghamton Black Bears	Visions Veterans Memorial Arena	4,710 	Binghamton, New York
Carolina Thunderbirds 	LJVM Coliseum Annex 	4,000 	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Columbus River Dragons	Columbus Civic Center 	10,000 	Columbus, Georgia
Danbury Hat Tricks 	Danbury Ice Arena 	3,005 	Danbury, Connecticut
Delaware Thunder 	Centre Ice Rink 	700 	Harrington, Delaware
Port Huron Prowlers 	McMorran Place 	3,400 	Port Huron, Michigan
Watertown Wolves 	Watertown Municipal Arena 	2,000 	Watertown, New York
===Inactive Team===
Team 	Home arena 	Capacity	City
Elmira Enforcers	First Arena	3,700 	Elmira, New York
==Standings==
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts	%
Watertown Wolves 	59	43	12	4 	290	181	129	.729
Columbus River Dragons	54	32	17	5 	216	161	101	.623
Danbury Hat Tricks 	61	36	22	3 	253	232	105	.574
Binghamton Black Bears	59	32	25	2 	288	283	94 	.531
Carolina Thunderbirds 	62	31	26	5 	243	242	92 	.495
Port Huron Prowlers 	54	18	32	4 	191	256	56 	.346
Delaware Thunder 	53	9 	42	2 	175	301	26 	.164
Note: Three points for a regulation win, two for an overtime win, one for an overtime loss, none for a regulation loss.
==Commisioner's Cup==
===Quarterfinals===
*Danbury Hat Tricks defeated Binghamton Black Bears 2 games to 1
*Carolina Thunderbirds defeated Port Huron Prowlers 2 games to none
===Semifinals===
*Watertown Wolves defeated Carolina Thunderbirds 2 games to none
*Columbus River Dragons defeated Danbury Hat Tricks 2 games to none
===Final===
*Watertown Wolves defeated Columbus River Dragons 3 games to 1
==References==
Category:2022 in hockey
Category:Federal Hockey League seasons