| 2021–22 DEL season | |
| League: | Deutsche Eishockey Liga |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Duration: | 9 September 2021 – 4 May 2022 |
| No Of Teams: | 15 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champs: | Eisbären Berlin |
| Mvp: | Riley Sheen |
| Top Scorer: | Jason Akeson (68 points) |
| Finals: | Finals |
| Finals Champ: | Eisbären Berlin |
| Finals Runner-Up: | EHC Red Bull München |
| Finals Mvp: | Frank Hördler |
| Seasonslist: | Deutsche Eishockey Liga#DEL seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | DEL |
| Prevseason Link: | 2020–21 DEL season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2020–21 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2022–23 DEL season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2022–23 |
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.[1]
The season was contested by 15 teams, as the 2020–21 DEL2 champion SC Bietigheim Steelers received a license.[2] [3] [4] In February 2022, the DEL announced that only one team would be relegated, after only the Löwen Frankfurt applied for a license.[5]
The pre-playoffs were played between 5 and 8 April 2022 in a best-of-three mode.
The quarterfinals were played between 10 and 18 April 2022 in a best-of-five mode.
The semifinals were played between 20 and 28 April 2022 in a best-of-five mode.
The final was played between 30 April and 4 May 2022 in a best-of-five mode.
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.[6]
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 22 | 44 | 68 | +10 | 10 | F | |||
| 55 | 40 | 24 | 64 | −4 | 8 | F | |||
| 54 | 28 | 31 | 59 | +25 | 10 | F | |||
| 55 | 15 | 42 | 57 | +14 | 40 | F | |||
| 50 | 20 | 36 | 56 | +20 | 14 | F | |||
| 55 | 25 | 30 | 55 | +15 | 37 | F | |||
| 54 | 14 | 40 | 54 | −14 | 6 | F | |||
| 50 | 26 | 27 | 53 | +11 | 43 | F | |||
| 56 | 22 | 31 | 53 | −7 | 10 | F | |||
| 53 | 19 | 34 | 53 | +5 | 38 | F |
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
| Player | Team | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1109 | 26 | 1.41 | 471 | 94.5 | 2 | |||
| 1137 | 34 | 1.79 | 576 | 94.1 | 4 | |||
| 2228 | 73 | 1.97 | 1064 | 93.1 | 2 | |||
| 2431 | 84 | 2.07 | 1198 | 93.0 | 6 | |||
| 732 | 25 | 2.05 | 351 | 92.9 | 2 |
The awards were announced on 11 April 2022.[7]
| Award | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the year |  Riley Sheen | |
| Goaltender of the year | Dustin Strahlmeier | |
| Defenceman of the year |  Zach Redmond | |
| Forward of the year | Riley Sheen | |
| Rookie of the year | Philipp Dietl | |
| Coach of the year | Serge Aubin | |
| Finals MVP[8] | Frank Hördler |