2021–22 Swiss League season

The 2021–22 Swiss League season was the 75th season of Switzerland's second tier hockey league.

2021–22 Swiss League season
LeagueSwiss League
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 9, 2021 – March 3, 2022
Number of games275
Number of teams11
Regular Season
Season ChampionsEHC Kloten
Playoffs
Swiss League champion
ChampionsEHC Kloten (1st title)
  Runners-upEHC Olten

Teams

Team City Arena Capacity
EHC Kloten Kloten Stimo Arena 7,624
HC La Chaux-de-Fonds La Chaux-de-Fonds Patinoire des Mélèzes 7,200
GCK Lions Küsnacht Eishalle Küsnacht 2,800
SC Langenthal Langenthal Schoren Halle 4,320
EHC Olten Olten Kleinholz Stadion 6,500
HC Sierre Sierre Patinoire de Graben 4,500
Hockey Thurgau Weinfelden Güttingersreuti 3,100
HCB Ticino Rockets Biasca Pista Ghiaccio Biasca 3,800
EHC Visp Visp Lonza Arena 5,150
EHC Winterthur Winterthur Eishalle Deutweg 2,496
EVZ Academy Zug Bossard Arena 1,500

Regular season

The regular season started on 9 September 2021 and ended on 5 March 2022.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 EHC Kloten 50 40 1 4 5 217 93 +124 126 Advance to Playoffs
2 EHC Olten 50 35 1 5 9 196 94 +102 112
3 HC La Chaux-de-Fonds 50 30 4 4 12 195 119 +76 102
4 Hockey Thurgau 50 23 7 3 17 140 121 +19 86
5 SC Langenthal 50 21 10 3 16 169 151 +18 86
6 EHC Visp 50 23 3 4 20 158 134 +24 79
7 HC Sierre 50 19 5 3 23 144 151 7 70 Advance to Pre-Playoffs
8 GCK Lions 50 18 3 1 28 142 175 33 61
9 EVZ Academy 50 9 2 5 34 85 186 101 36
10 EHC Winterthur 50 8 2 6 34 95 206 111 34
11 HCB Ticino Rockets 50 7 4 4 35 117 228 111 33
Source: Swiss League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) a higher number of wins in the regular time; 3) a higher number of wins in overtime and shootouts; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots.

Playoffs

Bracket

  Pre-playoffs
(best-of-3)
Quarter-finals
(best-of-7)
Semi-finals
(best-of-7)
Finals
(best-of-7)
                                     
  1 EHC Kloten 4  
8 GCK Lions 0  
7 HC Sierre 2     1 EHC Kloten 4  
10 EHC Winterthur 0     4 Hockey Thurgau 2  
2 EHC Olten 4
  7 HC Sierre 1  
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round)   1 EHC Kloten 4
  2 EHC Olten 1
  3 HC La Chaux-de-Fonds 4  
6 EHC Visp 1  
8 GCK Lions 2     2 EHC Olten 4
9 EVZ Academy 0     3 HC La Chaux-de-Fonds 2  
4 Hockey Thurgau 4  
  5 SC Langenthal 1    

Finals

11 April 2022
19:45 (CEST)
EHC Kloten2–1 OT2
(1–1, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0, 1–0)
score in the series: 1–0
EHC OltenStimo Arena, Kloten
Attendance: 6,527
13 April 2022
19:45 (CEST)
EHC Olten1–0 OT
(0-0, 0-0, 0-0)
(OT: 1–0)
score in the series: 1–1
EHC KlotenKleinholz Stadion, Olten
Attendance: 5,384
16 April 2022
17:00 (CEST)
EHC Kloten4–1
(1–1, 2–0, 1–0)
score in the series: 2–1
EHC OltenStimo Arena, Kloten
Attendance: 7,600
18 April 2022
17:00 (CEST)
EHC Olten1–4
(0–3, 1–1, 0–0)
score in the series: 1–3
EHC KlotenKleinholz Stadion, Olten
Attendance: 5,384
20 April 2022
19:00 (CEST)
EHC Kloten1–0
(0–0, 1–0, 0–0)
score in the series: 4–1
EHC OltenStimo Arena, Kloten
Attendance: 7,600
EHC Kloten won the series 4–1.

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