2021–22 EML season

2021–22 EML season
LeagueMeistriliiga
SportIce hockey
Duration25 September 2021 – 23 April 2022
Number of teams7
Championship
Season championsVälk 494
Cup
ChampionsVälk 494 (13th title)
  Runners-upHK Kurbads
Meistriliiga seasons
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2022–23 →

The 2021–22 EML season (also known as the Coolbet Hokiliiga for sponsorship reasons) was the 82nd season of the Meistriliiga, the top level of ice hockey in Estonia. The season began on 25 September 2021.

Teams

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Team City Arena Capacity
HC Everest Kohtla-Järve Kohtla-Järve Ice Hall 700[1]
Latvia HK Kurbads Riga Kurbads Ledus Halle 1,500
Narva PSK Narva Narva Ice Hall 1,500[2]
HC Panter Tallinn Škoda Ice Arena[3] 500[4]
Välk 494 Tartu Lõunakeskus Ice Hall 600[5]
Viru Sputnik Kohtla-Järve Kohtla-Järve Ice Hall 700[1]
Vipers Tallinn Tondiraba Ice Hall 5,840

Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Välk 494 24 20 1 1 2 172 83 +89 43 Qualification to play-offs
2 HK Kurbads 24 17 0 2 5 143 78 +65 36
3 HC Everest 24 16 0 0 8 139 81 +58 32
4 HC Panter 24 13 1 1 9 103 90 +13 29
5 HC Vipers 24 7 2 0 15 104 131 −27 18
6 Narva PSK 24 4 1 1 18 97 173 −76 11
7 Viru Sputnik 24 1 1 1 21 57 179 −122 5
Source: Estonian Ice Hockey Association
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.

Results

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Home Away
HC Panter Välk 494 Kurbads HC Vipers V. Sputnik HC Everest Narva PSK
HC Panter – 1–4
3–6 		5–2
2–4 		4–2
5–1 		3–2 OT
5–0 		3–5
5–2 		7–3
10–5
Välk 494 12–3
7–2 		– 6–3
3–2 GWS 		10–3
10–2 		10–1
13–5 		8–5
4–3 		13–5
8–1
HK Kurbads 4–2
5–2 		6–3
8–4 		– 3–4 GWS
5–1 		8–4
12–3 		2–6
4–6 		7–5
12–2
HC Vipers 2–8
2–5 		6–5 OT
4–7 		2–5
4–7 		– 12–3
12–6 		9–5
0–5 		12–6
1–4
Viru Sputnik 4–7
0–5 WO 		1–4
3–5 		0–13
1–6 		4–5
0–5 WO 		– 3–7
0–5 WO 		2–12
1–5
HC Everest 1–5
10–3 		5–7
2–6 		2–7
3–2 		9–2
5–0 		12–4
5–0 		– 10–2
12–0
Narva PSK 3–5
4–3 OT 		5–8
4–9 		4–9
4–7 		3–10
7–3 		5–6
3–4 GWS 		3–5
2–9 		–
OT - Overtime. GWS - Shootout. WO - Walkover.

Play-offs

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Semi-finals Finals
      
1 Välk 494 2
4 HC Panter 0
1 Välk 494 3
2 HK Kurbads 0
2 HK Kurbads 2
3 HC Everest 1 Third place
3 HC Everest 0
4 HC Panter 1

Semi-finals

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Third place

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17 April 2022HC Everest1–2
(0–0, 1–2, 0–0)		HC Panter

Finals

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Välk 494 – HK Kurbads 3–0
06.04.2022 HK Kurbads Välk 494 2-4
16.04.2022 Välk 494 HK Kurbads 4-2
23.04.2022 Välk 494 HK Kurbads 3-1
Välk 494 won the series 3–0.

Final rankings

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Välk 494
Kurbads
Panter
4 Everest
5 Vipers
6 Narva PSK
7 Viru Sputnik

References

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  1. ^ a b "Kohtla-Järve Spordikeskuse jäähall" (in Estonian). Eesti Spordiregister.
  2. ^ "Narva Paemurru Spordikooli jäähall" (in Estonian). Eesti Spordiregister.
  3. ^ "Klubist - HC Panter" (in Estonian). HC Panter. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "HockeyArenas.net". HockeyArenas.net. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "Tartu Lõunakeskuse Jäähall details - Eurohockey.com". www.eurohockey.com. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
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