2021–22 Metal Ligaen season
Sports season
2021–22 Metal Ligaen | |
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League | Metal Ligaen |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | 31 August 2021 – 30 April 2022 |
Number of teams | 9 |
Regular season | |
Best record | Aalborg Pirates |
Playoffs | |
Finals | |
Champions | Aalborg Pirates (4th title) |
Runners-up | Rungsted Seier Capital |
Metal Ligaen seasons | |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
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.[1]
Teams
Herlev
Esbjerg Energy
Frederikshavn White Hawks
Herning Blue Fox
Odense Bulldogs
Aalborg Pirates
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Teams of the 2021–22 Metal Ligaen seasonTeams licensed to play in the Metal Ligaen 2021–22
Team | Arena | Capacity |
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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 |
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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 | |
3 | Herning Blue Fox | 45 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 152 | 119 | +33 | 84 | |
4 | Frederikshavn White Hawks | 46 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 125 | 103 | +22 | 81 | |
5 | Esbjerg Energy | 44 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 152 | 150 | +2 | 67 | |
6 | Rungsted Seier Capital | 45 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 135 | 141 | −6 | 65 | |
7 | Odense Bulldogs | 42 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 128 | 138 | −10 | 55 | |
8 | Herlev Eagles | 43 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 122 | 169 | −47 | 40 | |
9 | Rødovre Mighty Bulls | 47 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 90 | 182 | −92 | 36 |
Source: Metal Ligaen
Results
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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) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
1 | Aalborg Pirates | 4 | ||||||||||||
8 | Herlev Eagles | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Aalborg Pirates | 4 | ||||||||||||
7 | Odense Bulldogs | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | SønderjyskE | 3 | ||||||||||||
7 | Odense Bulldogs | 4 | ||||||||||||
1 | Aalborg Pirates | 4 | ||||||||||||
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||
6 | Rungsted Seier Capital | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | Herning Blue Fox | 1 | ||||||||||||
6 | Rungsted Seier Capital | 4 | ||||||||||||
5 | Esbjerg Energy | 3 | Bronze medal (best-of-3) | |||||||||||
6 | Rungsted Seier Capital | 4 | ||||||||||||
4 | Frederikshavn White Hawks | 1 | 5 | Esbjerg Energy | 0 | |||||||||
5 | Esbjerg Energy | 4 | 7 | Odense Bulldogs | 2 |
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
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Third place
15 April 2022 19:00 UTC+2 | Odense Bulldogs | 6–5 (0–2, 3–0, 3–3) | Esbjerg Energy | Odense Isstadion, Odense Attendance: 1,357 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samu Perhonen | Goalies | Eamon McAdam | Referees: Kenneth A. Nielsen Rasmus Toppel Linesmen: Brian Kallesen Frederik Sønderberg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Shots | 24 |
16 April 2022 15:00 UTC+2 | Esbjerg Energy | 4–5 (1–1, 1–2, 2–2) | Odense Bulldogs | Granly Hockey Arena, Esbjerg Attendance: 1,433 |
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Thomas Lillie | Goalies | Samu Perhonen | Referees: Martin Theiltoft Christensen Rasmus Toppel Linesmen: Brian Kallesen Albert Ankerstjerne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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0 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Shots | 37 |
Odense Bulldogs won 11–9 on aggregate
Finals
15 April 2022 20:30 UTC+2 | Aalborg Pirates | 4–3 (2–1, 1–2, 1–0) score in the series: 1–0 | Rungsted Seier Capital | Gigantium, Aalborg Attendance: 4,245 |
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Georg Sørensen | Goalies | Ville Kolppanen | Referees: Niclas B. Lundsgaard Thomas Buchardt Andersen Linesmen: Niklas Knøsen Emil Skov Dalsgaard | ||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Shots | 21 |
17 April 2022 20:00 UTC+2 | Rungsted Seier Capital | 3−1 (2–0, 0–0, 1–1) score in the series: 1–1 | Aalborg Pirates | Bitcoin Arena, Rungsted Attendance: 1,350 |
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Ville Kolppanen | Goalies | Georg Sørensen | Referees: Mads Frandsen Kenneth A. Nielsen Linesmen: Henrik Gandrup Haurum Albert Ankerstjerne | |||||||||||
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0 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||
20 | Shots | 29 |
19 April 2022 18:00 UTC+2 | Aalborg Pirates | 8–1 (2–1, 5–0, 1–0) score in the series: 2–1 | Rungsted Seier Capital | Gigantium, Aalborg Attendance: 4,313 |
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Georg Sørensen | Goalies | Ville Kolppanen | Referees: Mads Frandsen Martin Theiltoft Christensen Linesmen: Andreas Weise Krøyer Fred Monnaie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Shots | 22 |
22 April 2022 19:30 UTC+2 | Rungsted Seier Capital | 2–4 (0–1, 2–1, 0–2) score in the series: 1–3 | Aalborg Pirates | Bitcoin Arena, Rungsted Attendance: 1,350 |
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Ville Kolppanen | Goalies | Georg Sørensen | Referees: Mads Frandsen Thomas Buchardt Andersen Linesmen: Henrik Gandrup Haurum Niklas Knøsen | |||||||||||||||||
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24 April 2022 16:00 UTC+2 | Aalborg Pirates | 5–1 (2–1, 0–0, 3–0) | Rungsted Seier Capital | Gigantium, Aalborg Attendance: 5,000 |
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Georg Sørensen | Goalies | Ville Kolppanen | Referees: Mads Frandsen Thomas Buchardt Andersen Linesmen: Henrik Gandrup Haurum Niklas Knøsen | |||||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 27 min | ||||||||||||||||||
25 | Shots | 19 |
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 |
References
- ^ "Metal Ligaen". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
External links
- Metal Ligaen official website
- Results - Metal Ligaen 2021-2022
- Metal Ligaen on eurohockey.com
- Metal Ligaen on eliteprospects.com
- Season on hockeyarchives.info (in French)
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