| 2021–22 Metal Ligaen | |
| League: | Metal Ligaen |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Duration: | 31 August 2021 – 30 April 2022 |
| No Of Teams: | 9 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champs: | Aalborg Pirates |
| Season Champ Name: | Best record |
| Playoffs: | Playoffs |
| Finals: | Finals |
| Finals Champ: | Aalborg Pirates (4th title) |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Rungsted Seier Capital |
| Seasonslist: | Metal Ligaen |
| Seasonslistnames: | Metal Ligaen |
| Prevseason Year: | 2020–21 |
| Nextseason Year: | 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 licensed to play in the Metal Ligaen 2021–22
| Team | Arena | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aalborg Pirates | Gigantium Isarena | 5,000 | |
| Esbjerg Energy | 4,200 | ||
| 4,000 | |||
| Herlev Eagles | 1,740 | ||
| 4,105 | |||
| Odense Bulldogs | 3,280 | ||
| Saxo Bank Arena | 2,460 | ||
| 3,600 | |||
| SE Arena | 5,000 |
| Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||||||||||
| align=center style="width:20px;" | 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 |