2021-22 Big Ten Season

This is the 2021-22 Big Ten Conference men's ice hockey season. This is the conference's 9th season.

Membership changes

 * None

Standings
To be added upon completion of the season

Format
Due to the poor attendance of the neutral site tournaments, and the addition of Notre Dame as a Big Ten team in hockey, the 2019 tournament introduced a new three-week playoff format. In the first round, the No. 1 team in the regular season conference standings receives a bye, and the remaining six play in a set of best-of-three series. The winners of these three playoff series, along with the No. 1 team, will then participate in two semifinal games. Their winners will advance to the Big Ten championship game. . The tournament champion advances to the 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

All games will be held at the home arena of the highest seed in each match-up, rather than a neutral site. Unlike other playoff-style conference tournaments in college hockey, the Big Ten will only use single-game semifinals and finals to reduce the likelihood of conflicts with other events that may be scheduled at team arenas.