2021–22 EML season
Estonian national championships in ice hockey
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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.
| 2021–22 EML season | |
|---|---|
| League | Meistriliiga |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 25 September 2021 – 23 April 2022 |
| Teams | 7 |
| Championship | |
| Season champions | Välk 494 |
| Cup | |
| Champions | Välk 494 (13th title) |
| Runners-up | HK Kurbads |
Teams
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| HC Everest | Kohtla-Järve | Kohtla-Järve Ice Hall | 700[1] |
 HK Kurbads | Riga | Kurbads Ledus Halle | 1,500 |
| Narva PSK | Narva | Narva Ice Hall | 1,500[citation needed] |
| HC Panter | Tallinn | Škoda Ice Arena[2] | 500[3] |
| Välk 494 | Tartu | Lõunakeskus Ice Hall | 600[4] |
| Viru Sputnik | Kohtla-Järve | Kohtla-Järve Ice Hall | 700[1] |
| Vipers | Tallinn | Tondiraba Ice Hall | 5,840 |
Regular season
League table
| 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.
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
| 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
| 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
| 17 April 2022 | HC Everest | 1–2 (0–0, 1–2, 0–0) | HC Panter |
Finals
| 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. | |||
