2021–22 EML season

2021–22 EML season
2021–22 EML season
League	Meistriliiga
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	25 September 2021 – 23 April 2022
Number of teams	7
Championship
Season champions	Välk 494
Cup
Champions	Välk 494 (13th title)
Runners-up	HK Kurbads
Meistriliiga seasons
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

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.

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^[2]
HC Panter	Tallinn	Škoda Ice Arena^[3]	500^[4]
Välk 494	Tartu	Lõunakeskus Ice Hall	600^[5]
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.

Results

Home	Away
Home	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.