2021–22 Metal Ligaen season

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]

2021–22 Metal Ligaen
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

Teams

Herlev

Esbjerg Energy

Frederikshavn White Hawks

Herning Blue Fox

Odense Bulldogs

Rødovre

SønderjyskE

Aalborg Pirates

Rungsted

Teams of the 2021–22 Metal Ligaen season

Teams licensed to play in the Metal Ligaen 2021–22

Team	Arena	Capacity
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
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

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.

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

Aalborg Pirates – Herlev Eagles 4-0 11.03.2022 Aalborg Pirates Herlev Eagles 4-1 13.03.2022 Herlev Eagles Aalborg Pirates 1-5 16.03.2022 Aalborg Pirates Herlev Eagles 3-1 18.03.2022 Herlev Eagles Aalborg Pirates 0-1 Aalborg Pirates won the series 4–0. SønderjyskE – Odense Bulldogs 3-4 11.03.2022 SønderjyskE Odense Bulldogs 4-3 13.03.2022 Odense Bulldogs SønderjyskE 3-0 15.03.2022 SønderjyskE Odense Bulldogs 3-1 18.03.2022 Odense Bulldogs SønderjyskE 4-3 20.03.2022 SønderjyskE Odense Bulldogs 4-1 22.03.2022 Odense Bulldogs SønderjyskE 3-1 24.03.2022 SønderjyskE Odense Bulldogs 0-1 OT Odense Bulldogs won the series 4–3.

Herning Blue Fox – Rungsted Seier Capital 1-4 11.03.2022 Herning Blue Fox Rungsted Seier Capital 4-2 14.03.2022 Rungsted Seier Capital Herning Blue Fox 5-1 16.03.2022 Herning Blue Fox Rungsted Seier Capital 1-2 18.03.2022 Rungsted Seier Capital Herning Blue Fox 3-2 OT 20.03.2022 Herning Blue Fox Rungsted Seier Capital 1-2 Rungsted Seier Capital won the series 4–1. Frederikshavn White Hawks – Esbjerg Energy 1-4 11.03.2022 Frederikshavn White Hawks Esbjerg Energy 4-2 13.03.2022 Esbjerg Energy Frederikshavn White Hawks 3-0 16.03.2022 Frederikshavn White Hawks Esbjerg Energy 1-4 18.03.2022 Esbjerg Energy Frederikshavn White Hawks 3-1 20.03.2022 Frederikshavn White Hawks Esbjerg Energy 2-3 Esbjerg Energy won the series 4–1.

Semifinals

Aalborg Pirates – Odense Bulldogs 4-0 29.03.2022 Aalborg Pirates Odense Bulldogs 3-2 OT 01.04.2022 Odense Bulldogs Aalborg Pirates 1-2 OT 03.04.2022 Aalborg Pirates Odense Bulldogs 6-0 04.04.2022 Odense Bulldogs Aalborg Pirates 1-5 Aalborg Pirates won the series 4–0.

Esbjerg Energy – Rungsted Seier Capital 3-4 29.03.2022 Esbjerg Energy Rungsted Seier Capital 4-3 01.04.2022 Rungsted Seier Capital Esbjerg Energy 2-5 02.04.2022 Esbjerg Energy Rungsted Seier Capital 1-2 OT 04.04.2022 Rungsted Seier Capital Esbjerg Energy 2-5 06.04.2022 Esbjerg Energy Rungsted Seier Capital 3-4 OT 08.04.2022 Rungsted Seier Capital Esbjerg Energy 4-3 OT 10.04.2022 Esbjerg Energy Rungsted Seier Capital 4-5 OT Rungsted Seier Capital won the series 4–3.

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
	Samu Perhonen	Goalies	Eamon McAdam	Referees: Kenneth A. Nielsen Rasmus Toppel Linesmen: Brian Kallesen Frederik Sønderberg
	0–1 02:49 - Puffer (Grønvaldt) 0–2 06:44 - Downing (Maegaard Scheel, Schulze) Piipponen (Ehlers, Larsen) - 22:26 1–2 Piipponen (Larsen, Schou) - 33:01 2–2 Bach Nielsen (Topholt, Rafnsson) - 35:29 3–2 3–3 41:49 - Ahlberg (Schultz) 3–4 49:52 - King (Bjerrum) 3–5 50:15 - Puffer (Maegaard Scheel, Grønvaldt) Skvorcovs (Hardarson) - 50:24 4–5 Bach Nielsen (Topholt) - 52:42 5–5 Virtanen (Larsen, Sova) - 59:04 6–5
	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

Game reference
	Thomas Lillie	Goalies	Samu Perhonen	Referees: Martin Theiltoft Christensen Rasmus Toppel Linesmen: Brian Kallesen Albert Ankerstjerne
	0–1 04:29 - Auk (Hardarson, Skvorcovs) Schultz (Nielsen) - 18:21 1–1 Kerbashian (Bjerrum) - 21:11 2–1 2–2 30:51 - Larsen (Ehlers, Sova) 2–3 38:13 - Tanus (Piipponen, Larsen) Maegaard Scheel (Brown) - 40:17 3–3 3–4 41:18 - Larsen (Hansen, Číp) Puffer (Kerbashian) (PP1) - 52:16 4–4 4–5 53:40 - Skvorcovs (Číp)
	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

Game reference
	Georg Sørensen	Goalies	Ville Kolppanen	Referees: Niclas B. Lundsgaard Thomas Buchardt Andersen Linesmen: Niklas Knøsen Emil Skov Dalsgaard
	0–1 02:07 - Madsen (Gustafsson, Rosenthal) Romig (Spelling, Nielsen) - 03:23 1–1 Knudsen (Edmondson, Jul Korsgaard) - 12:07 2–1 2–2 21:03 - Hardt (Persson, Andersson) (PP1) 2–3 22:44 - Hardt (Persson, Jensen) (PP1) Korsgaard (Panelin-Borg, Jakobsen) - 36:44 3–3 Bjorkstrand (Spelling, Koch) - 44:07 4–3
	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

Game reference
	Ville Kolppanen	Goalies	Georg Sørensen	Referees: Mads Frandsen Kenneth A. Nielsen Linesmen: Henrik Gandrup Haurum Albert Ankerstjerne
	Gustafsson - 11:36 1–0 Gustafsson (Rosenthal) - 12:13 2–0 Persson (Olsson) - 17:38 3–0 3–1 18:08 - Korsgaard (Panelin-Borg)
	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

Game reference
	Georg Sørensen	Goalies	Ville Kolppanen	Referees: Mads Frandsen Martin Theiltoft Christensen Linesmen: Andreas Weise Krøyer Fred Monnaie
	0–1 01:46 - Gracel (Hetta) Spelling (Jul Korsgaard) - 14:36 1–1 Morin (Skinnars) - 15:54 2–1 Højbjerg (Knudsen) - 23:03 3–1 Skinnars - 29:41 4–1 Ladehoff (Morin, Edmondson) (PP1) - 34:56 5–1 Bjorkstrand (PP1) - 35:52 6–1 Carstensen (Spelling) (PP1) - 38:02 7–1 Steman (Skinnars, Morin) - 45:17 8–1
	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

Game reference
	Ville Kolppanen	Goalies	Georg Sørensen	Referees: Mads Frandsen Thomas Buchardt Andersen Linesmen: Henrik Gandrup Haurum Niklas Knøsen
	0–1 06:34 - Kabanov (Carstensen, Jakobsen) 0–2 04:46 - Jakobsen (Knudsen, Edmondson) Anderson (PP1) - 12:54 1–2 Hardt (Anderson, Persson) (PP1) - 15:09 2–2 2–3 56:52 - Edmondson (Korsgaard, Jakobsen) 2–4 59:51 - Steman (Morin) (EN)

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

Game reference
	Georg Sørensen	Goalies	Ville Kolppanen	Referees: Mads Frandsen Thomas Buchardt Andersen Linesmen: Henrik Gandrup Haurum Niklas Knøsen
	Spelling (Jakobsen, Carstensen) (PP1) - 04:41 1–0 Spelling (PP1) - 07:33 2–0 2–1 10:13 - Persson (Hardt, Jensen) Steman (Korsgaard) - 52:32 3–1 Knudsen (Jakobsen) (EN) - 56:14 4–1 Spelling (EN) - 59:03 5–1
	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