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 SC Bietigheim Steelers 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==
Pos	Team 	Pld	W 	OTW	OTL	L 	GF 	GA 	GD 	PCT 	Qualification or relegation
1 	Eisbären Berlin 	55 	34	1 	8 	12	194	139	+55	.679	Playoffs
2 	EHC Red Bull München 	56 	28	6 	10 	12	196	140	+56	.631	Playoffs
3 	Grizzlys Wolfsburg 	56 	27	9 	5 	15	166	139	+27	.619	Playoffs
4 	Straubing Tigers 	54 	29	1 	7 	17	188	158	+30	.593	Playoffs
5 	Adler Mannheim 	54 	24	10 	1 	19	165	129	+36	.574	Playoffs
6 	Fischtown Pinguins 	55 	23	7 	4 	21	162	148	+14	.527	Playoffs
7 	ERC Ingolstadt 	55 	21	5 	10 	19	176	158	+18	.503	Pre-playoffs
8 	Nürnberg Ice Tigers 	54 	22	4 	7 	21	163	177	−14	.500	Pre-playoffs
9 	Düsseldorfer EG 	56 	19	7 	5 	25	153	165	−12	.452	Pre-playoffs
10 	Kölner Haie 	56 	15	11 	7 	23	155	175	−20	.440	Pre-playoffs
11 	Augsburger Panther 	52 	16	4 	11 	21	137	169	−32	.429	
12 	Iserlohn Roosters 	54 	15	7 	8 	24	159	177	−18	.414	
13 	Bietigheim Steelers 	56 	16	8 	4 	28	155	207	−52	.405	
14 	Schwenninger Wild Wings	55 	15	6 	6 	28	135	164	−29	.382	
15 	Krefeld Pinguine (R) 	56 	10	12 	5 	29	144	203	−59	.351	Relegated to DEL2
==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.
==References==
==External links==
*Official website
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