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2021–22 Alps Hockey League season

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2021–22 Alps Hockey League
Alps Hockey League logo
League Alps Hockey League
Sport Ice hockey
Number of teams 17
Regular season
Season MVP Flag of ?
Playoffs

The 2021–22 Alps Hockey League was the sixth season of the Alps Hockey League. The defending champions were Slovenian team HK Olimpija that participate in ICE Hockey League beginning from the 2021–22 season.

Teams[]

The number of participating teams has risen to seventeen from the previous season: Vienna Capitals Silver, reserve team of the Vienna Capitals (which in the previous season had decided not to participate due to the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic[1]) and the EK Zeller Eisbären (which was instead excluded due to the resignation of the board of directors of the company[1]); HC Merano requested and obtained from the Italian Ice Sports Federation a wild-card that allowed him to enroll in the AHL and return to play the Italian top flight after seventeen years;[2] the reigning champions HK Olimpija and HC Pustertal Wölfe from South Tyrol have instead moved to the ICE Hockey League.[3]

Team City Arena Capacity
Flag of Austria VEU Feldkirch Feldkirch Vorarlberghalle 5.200
Flag of Austria EHC Bregenzerwald Dornbirn Messestadion Dornbirn 4.270
Flag of Austria EC Kitzbühel Kitzbühel Sportpark Kapserbrücke 1.700
Flag of Austria EK Zeller Eisbären Zell am See Eishalle Zell am See 3.200
Flag of Austria KAC II[lower-alpha 1] Klagenfurt Stadthalle Klagenfurt 5.088
Flag of Austria EHC Lustenau Lustenau Rheinhalle 2.200
Flag of Austria Red Bull Hockey Juniors[lower-alpha 2] Salzburg Eisarena Salzburg 3.200
Flag of Austria Steel Wings Linz[lower-alpha 3] Linz KeineSorgen EisArena 4.865
Flag of Austria Vienna Capitals Silver[lower-alpha 4] Vienna Steffl Arena, Halle 3 1.000
Flag of Italy SG Cortina Cortina d'Ampezzo Stadio olimpico del ghiaccio 2.700
Flag of Italy HC Fassa Falcons Canazei Stadio del Ghiaccio Gianmario Scola 3.500
Flag of Italy HC Gherdëina Sëlva Pranives 2.000
Flag of Italy HC Merano Merano Rienzstadion 2.050
Flag of Italy Asiago Hockey Asiago Hodegart 3.000
Flag of Italy Ritten Sport Ritten Arena Ritten 1.200
Flag of Italy Wipptal Broncos Sterzing Weihenstephan Arena
Palaghiaccio di Bressanone[4]		 1.700
2.500
Flag of Slovenia HDD Jesenice Jesenice Podmežakla Hall 5.500
Notes
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alps Hockey League 2020/21: 16 squadre | 3 scenari. Alps Hockey League (5 June 2020).
  2. ↑ Il Merano farà l'Alps Hockey League. altoadige.it (30 April 2021).
  3. ↑ Dalla stagione 2021-22 la ICE HL sale a 114 squadre. C'è anche il Val Pusteria. hockeytime.net (30 April 2021).
  4. ↑ After the collapse of the roof of the Weihenstephan Arena, in February 2021 the first team found hospitality at the Palaghiaccio di Bressanone: Zukunft vorerst gesichert: die Broncos spielen writer. SportNews.bz (12 February 2021). on sportnews.bz. From 9 December 2021 the team returned to play their home games in Vipiteno, in a temporary structure built next to the damaged stadium: Alles blickt nach Sterzing. SportNews.bz.

Format[]

The formula has changed again: the seventeen teams will meet in a regular season, for a total of 32 games each. At the end of the regular season, the first six team will classify to the master round, the rest will be divided into the two qualification groups (the teams finished 7th, 10th, 11th, 14th, 15th will be placed in Group A, the others in Group B), also played in two rounds.

The first four teams at the end of the master round qualify directly to the play-offs. The remaining two teams in the master round and the top three in each qualification round group will instead have access to the preliminary round to determine the other four teams.

Changes to the regulation due to the COVID-19 pandemic[]

At the end of December 2021, when it became clear that the number of matches postponed for reasons related to the COVID-19 pandemic had become too high for all recoveries to be organized in time for the expected end of the regular season, the league decided that to determine the ranking not by the number of points earned, but the average of the points, calculated as the quotient between the points and the number of games played. In order to be considered classified, a team was still required to play at least 70% of the scheduled matches.[1]

National championships[]

Italian championship[]

See also: 2021–22 Italian Hockey League - Serie A season

The Italian teams participating in the AHL will also play for the Italian title. As in the 2018–19 season, all the matches between Italian teams during the regular season form a ranking, and at the end first four teams will play in the semifinals and the final.

Second division of the Austrian championship[]

Similarly to what happens for the Italian championship, the meetings between the Austrian teams in the regualr season of the Alps Hockey League determine a ranking, at the end of which the first four teams will play for the second series title with semifinals and final with first legs and return.[2]

The qualified teams are Lustenau, Kitzbühel, Bregenzerwald and Red Bull Salzburg Jr.[3]

Regular season[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD PCT Qualification
1 HDD Jesenice 29 21 5 1 2 135 58 +77 .851 Qualification to Master round
2 Asiago Hockey 30 19 1 2 8 105 62 +43 .678
3 Ritten Sport 31 18 2 1 10 119 82 +37 .634
4 EHC Lustenau 29 14 5 2 8 97 73 +24 .621
5 SG Cortina 28 14 2 1 11 91 71 +20 .560
6 HC Fassa Falcons 30 16 0 1 13 112 93 +19 .544
7 Red Bull Hockey Juniors 32 14 3 3 12 113 92 +21 .531 Qualification to Qualification Group A
8 HC Gherdëina 28 13 1 3 11 88 92 −4 .524 Qualification to Qualification Group B
9 EK Zeller Eisbären 31 14 2 2 13 108 108 0 .516
10 EHC Bregenzerwald 24 10 2 3 9 79 72 +7 .514 Qualification to Qualification Group A
11 Wipptal Broncos 29 11 2 1 15 84 96 −12 .437
12 HC Merano 27 10 2 1 14 73 95 −22 .432 Qualification to Qualification Group B
13 VEU Feldkirch 31 10 3 4 14 72 89 −17 .430
14 EC Kitzbühel 28 7 2 5 14 80 114 −34 .357 Qualification to Qualification Group A
15 KAC II 31 10 0 2 19 69 100 −31 .344
16 Steel Wings Linz 31 8 1 1 21 74 134 −60 .290 Qualification to Qualification Group B
17 Vienna Capitals Silver 27 6 0 0 21 59 127 −68 .222
Source: Alps Hockey League

Second stage[]

Master Round[]

The first six teams at the end of the regular season qualified for the Master Round, with the first four classified being given the bonus from 4 to 1 point. At the end of the master round, the first four teams qualify directly to the quarter-finals of the play-offs, the other qualify to the preliminary round.[4]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Asiago Hockey 10 7 1 1 1 45 23 +22 27 Qualification to Quarterfinals
2 HDD Jesenice 9 5 0 0 4 32 30 +2 19
3 Ritten Sport 10 4 2 0 4 33 25 +8 18
4 EHC Lustenau 10 5 1 0 4 30 31 −1 18
5 SG Cortina 10 4 0 2 4 28 29 −1 14 Qualification to Preliminary round
6 HC Fassa Falcons 9 0 0 1 8 17 47 −30 1
Source: Alps Hockey League

Qualification Group A[]

Teams finished 7th, 10th, 11th, 14th and 15th in the regular season are qualified for Qualification Group A, with the first three receiving bonus equal to 6, 3 and 2 points respectively. At the end of the qualifying round, the top three teams advance to the preliminary round.[4]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Red Bull Hockey Juniors 8 5 0 2 1 31 18 +13 23 Qualification to Preliminary round
2 EHC Bregenzerwald 8 3 1 2 2 33 29 +4 16
3 Wipptal Broncos 8 4 0 1 3 20 19 +1 15
4 KAC II 8 2 3 1 2 29 21 +8 13
5 EC Kitzbühel 8 0 2 0 6 11 37 −26 4
Source: Alps Hockey League

Qualification Group B[]

Teams finished 8th, 9th, 12th, 13th, 16th and 17th in the regular season are qualified for Qualification Group B, with the first three receiving bonus equal to 5, 4 and 1 point respectively. At the end of the qualifying round, the top three teams advance to the preliminary round.[4]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 HC Gherdëina 10 7 0 0 3 37 19 +18 26 Qualification to Preliminary round
2 EK Zeller Eisbären 10 4 1 2 3 27 24 +3 20
3 Steel Wings Linz 10 6 0 0 4 33 31 +2 18
4 VEU Feldkirch 10 3 3 1 3 34 33 +1 16
5 HC Merano 10 3 1 2 4 26 27 −1 14
6 Vienna Capitals Silver 10 2 0 0 8 17 40 −23 6
Source: Alps Hockey League

Play-offs[]

Bracket[]

  Pre-playoffs (best-of-3) Quarter-finals (best-of-5) Semi-finals (best-of-5) Finals (best-of-5)
                                     
  MR1 Asiago Hockey 3  
QA3 Wipptal Broncos 0  
MR5 SG Cortina 2     MR1 Asiago Hockey 3  
QB3 Steel Wings Linz 0       MR4 EHC Lustenau 1  
MR2 HDD Jesenice 3
     
  MR6 HC Fassa Falcons 0     QB1 HC Gherdëina 2  
QA3 Wipptal Broncos 2   (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round)   MR1 Asiago Hockey 3
  MR2 HDD Jesenice 2
  MR3 Ritten Sport 3  
MR5 SG Cortina 2  
QA1 Red Bull Hockey Juniors 0     MR2 HDD Jesenice 3
QB2 EK Zeller Eisbären 2       MR3 Ritten Sport 1  
MR4 EHC Lustenau 3
   
  QB1 HC Gherdëina 2     QB2 EK Zeller Eisbären 2  
  QA2 EHC Bregenzerwald 1  

Pre-playoffs[]

SG Cortina – Steel Wings Linz 2–0
08.03.2022 SG Cortina Steel Wings Linz 4-1
10.03.2022 Steel Wings Linz SG Cortina 0-4
SG Cortina won the series 2–0



HC Fassa Falcons – Wipptal Broncos 0–2
08.03.2022 HC Fassa Falcons Wipptal Broncos 4-5 OT
10.03.2022 Wipptal Broncos HC Fassa Falcons 6-3
Wipptal Broncos won the series 2–0


Red Bull Hockey Juniors – EK Zeller Eisbären 0–2
08.03.2022 Red Bull Hockey Juniors EK Zeller Eisbären 5-6
10.03.2022 EK Zeller Eisbären Red Bull Hockey Juniors 4-3
EK Zeller Eisbären won the series 2–0



HC Gherdëina – EHC Bregenzerwald 2–1
08.03.2022 HC Gherdëina EHC Bregenzerwald 3-2
10.03.2022 EHC Bregenzerwald HC Gherdëina 4-3 OT
12.03.2022 HC Gherdëina EHC Bregenzerwald 3-2
HC Gherdëina won the series 2–1


Quarterfinals[]

Asiago Hockey – Wipptal Broncos 3–0
15.03.2022 Asiago Hockey Wipptal Broncos 8-2
17.03.2022 Wipptal Broncos Asiago Hockey 2-6
19.03.2022 Asiago Hockey Wipptal Broncos 6-4
Asiago Hockey won the series 3–0



Ritten Sport – SG Cortina 3–2
15.03.2022 Ritten Sport SG Cortina 2-4
17.03.2022 SG Cortina Ritten Sport 4-2
19.03.2022 Ritten Sport SG Cortina 1-0 OT
22.03.2022 SG Cortina Ritten Sport 0-2
24.03.2022 Ritten Sport SG Cortina 5-1
Ritten Sport won the series 3–2


HDD Jesenice – HC Gherdëina 3–2
15.03.2022 HDD Jesenice HC Gherdëina 4-0
17.03.2022 HC Gherdëina HDD Jesenice 2-3 OT
19.03.2022 HDD Jesenice HC Gherdëina 1-5
22.03.2022 HC Gherdëina HDD Jesenice 4-2
24.03.2022 HDD Jesenice HC Gherdëina 2-1
HDD Jesenice won the series 3–2



EHC Lustenau – EK Zeller Eisbären 3–2
15.03.2022 EHC Lustenau EK Zeller Eisbären 2-3
17.03.2022 EK Zeller Eisbären EHC Lustenau 3-4
19.03.2022 EHC Lustenau EK Zeller Eisbären 3-4 OT
22.03.2022 EK Zeller Eisbären EHC Lustenau 3-4
24.03.2022 EHC Lustenau EK Zeller Eisbären 3-1
EHC Lustenau won the series 3–2


Semifinals[]

Asiago Hockey – EHC Lustenau 3-1
26.03.2022 Asiago Hockey EHC Lustenau 5-0 (awarded)
29.03.2022 EHC Lustenau Asiago Hockey 5-3
31.03.2022 Asiago Hockey EHC Lustenau 4-2
02.04.2022 EHC Lustenau Asiago Hockey 2-3 OT
Asiago Hockey won the series 3–1


HDD Jesenice – Ritten Sport 3-1
26.03.2022 HDD Jesenice Ritten Sport 2-1
29.03.2022 Ritten Sport HDD Jesenice 3-2
31.03.2022 HDD Jesenice Ritten Sport 6-0
02.04.2022 Ritten Sport HDD Jesenice 4-5 OT
HDD Jesenice won the series 3–1


Finals[]

9 April 2022
20:30 (UTC+2) 		Asiago Hockey 4–1
(0–0, 2–1, 2–0)
(score in the series: 1–0) 		HDD Jesenice Hodegart, Asiago
Attendance: 1,020
12 April 2022
19:00 (UTC+2) 		HDD Jesenice 4–3 OT
(2–1, 0–2, 1–0)
(OT: 1–0)
(score in the series: 1–1) 		Asiago Hockey Dvorana Podmežakla, Jesenice
Attendance: 2,247
14 April 2022
20:30 (UTC+2) 		Asiago Hockey 1–4
(0–0, 1–1, 0–3)
(score in the series: 1–2) 		HDD Jesenice Hodegart, Asiago
Attendance: 1,200
16 April 2022
18:00 (UTC+2) 		HDD Jesenice 2–4
(1–1, 1–1, 0–2)
(score in the series: 2–2) 		Asiago Hockey Dvorana Podmežakla, Jesenice
Attendance: 3,950
19 April 2022
20:30 (UTC+2) 		Asiago Hockey 2–1
(0–0, 1–1, 1–0)
(score in the series: 3–2) 		HDD Jesenice Hodegart, Asiago
Attendance: 1,680

Final rankings[]

Gold medal icon Asiago Hockey
Silver medal icon HDD Jesenice
Bronze medal icon Ritten Sport
4 EHC Lustenau
5 SG Cortina
6 HC Gherdëina
7 EK Zeller Eisbären
8 Wipptal Broncos
9 HC Fassa Falcons
10 Red Bull Hockey Juniors
11 EHC Bregenzerwald
12 Steel Wings Linz
13 VEU Feldkirch
14 KAC II
15 HC Merano
16 EC Kitzbühel
17 Vienna Capitals Silver

References[]

  1. ↑ A causa dei numerosi rinvii in Alps, si adotta la media dei punti per determinare la classifica. www.alps.hockey (2021-12-28).
  2. ↑ Alps Hockey League - Grunddurchgang Österreich.
  3. ↑ L’unica gara di andata della semifinale scudetto, finisce con una valanga di gol. Massimo Gasperi.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Il Master Round parla italiano. Per la prima volta il Fassa tra le prime sei della regular season della Alps. www.alps.hockey (2022-01-23).

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