2021–22 ECHL season

The 2021–22 ECHL season is the 34th season of the ECHL. The regular season is scheduled to run from October 21, 2021, to April 17, 2022, with the Kelly Cup playoffs to follow. Twenty-seven teams in 20 states and two Canadian provinces each play a 72-game schedule.

The 2021–22 ECHL season is the 34th season of the ECHL. The regular season is scheduled to run from October 21, 2021, to April 17, 2022, with the Kelly Cup playoffs to follow. Twenty-seven teams in 20 states and two Canadian provinces each play a 72-game schedule.

League changes
Following the delayed and COVID-19 pandemic affected season that led to 12 teams going on hiatus before starting the season, the league plans to return its typical season start date in October with 27 teams participating. The league will also return to a two-conference, four-division alignment.

Team changes

 * Eleven of the twelve teams that opted out of participating in the previous season returned: the Adirondack Thunder, Atlanta Gladiators, Cincinnati Cyclones, Idaho Steelheads, Kalamazoo Wings, Maine Mariners, Newfoundland Growlers, Norfolk Admirals, Reading Royals, Toledo Walleye, and Worcester Railers.
 * The Brampton Beast announced the team had suspended operations entirely on February 18, 2021, after originally opting out of the season.
 * The league added two expansion teams: the Iowa Heartlanders in Coralville, Iowa, and the Trois-Rivières Lions in Trois-Rivières, Quebec.

2021–22 teams
Alignment and affiliations as of July 3, 2021. Not all affiliations for the 2021–22 season have been announced or extended.
 * Notes


 * 1) An asterisk (*) denotes a franchise move. See the respective team articles for more information.

All-star game
During the 2019–20 season, the league had awarded the Jacksonville Icemen the 2021 All-Star Game, but the Jacksonville-hosted event was deferred to 2022.

Standings
To be added upon completion of the regular season

<!-- Alignment and affiliations as of June 30, 2021.

Western Conference
- clinched playoff spot, - clinched regular season division title,  - Brabham Cup (regular season) champion