2021–22 Czech 1. Liga season

The 2021–22 Czech 1. liga season was the 29th season of the Czech 1. liga, the second level of ice hockey in the Czech Republic. 17 teams participated in the league.[1]

2021–22 Czech 1. Liga season
LeagueCzech Republic Czech 1. liga
SportIce hockey
Duration
  • 11 September 2021 – 2 March 2022
  • (Regular season)
Number of games48
Number of teams17
Regular season
Season championsLitoměřice
Playoffs
Finals
ChampionsJihlava (4th title)
  Runners-upVsetín
Czech 1. Liga seasons

Regular season

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Standings

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Each team played 48 games, playing each of the other sixteen teams three times. Points were awarded for each game, where three points were awarded for winning in regulation time, two points for winning in overtime or shootout, one point for losing in overtime or shootout, and zero points for losing in regulation time. At the end of the regular season, the team that finished with the most points was crowned the league champion.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Litoměřice 48 32 3 2 11 176 127 +49 104 Qualification to Quarter-finals
2 Vsetín 48 30 2 3 13 177 112 +65 97
3 Třebíč 48 25 7 3 13 136 99 +37 92
4 Jihlava 48 27 4 3 14 179 134 +45 92
5 Přerov 48 21 7 5 15 143 105 +38 82
6 Sokolov 48 22 5 3 18 150 133 +17 79
7 Slavia Praha 48 20 7 4 17 157 139 +18 78 Qualification to
Wild card round
8 Prostějov 48 22 3 5 18 162 145 +17 77
9 Kolín 48 22 3 3 20 136 139 −3 75
10 Frýdek-Místek 48 20 4 7 17 147 143 +4 75
11 Vrchlabí 48 17 9 5 17 136 133 +3 74
12 Poruba 48 18 6 8 16 148 133 +15 74
13 Ústí nad Labem 48 17 6 7 18 135 154 −19 70 Qualification to Play Out
14 Šumperk 48 16 6 8 18 150 141 +9 68
15 Benátky nad Jizerou 48 15 0 3 30 118 153 −35 48 Relegated to Czech 2. Liga
16 Havířov 48 9 3 6 30 108 155 −47 39
17 Kadaň 48 0 0 0 48 26 239 −213 0
Source: Chance liga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.

Playoffs

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Ten teams qualify for the playoffs: the top six teams in the regular season have a bye to the quarterfinals, while teams ranked seventh to tenth meet each other (7 versus 10, 8 versus 9) in a preliminary playoff round.

Bracket

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Wild-card round (best-of-3) Quarter-finals (best-of-5) Semi-finals (best-of-7) Finals (best-of-7)
2 Vsetín 3
7 Slavia Praha 2 7 Slavia Praha 2
10 Frýdek-Místek 1 2 Vsetín 4
8 Prostějov 1
1 Litoměřice 1 (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round)
8 Prostějov 3
2 Vsetín 2
4 Jihlava 4
4 Jihlava 3
8 Prostějov 2 5 Přerov 2
9 Kolín 1 4 Jihlava 4
6 Sokolov 1
3 Třebíč 1
6 Sokolov 3


Wild card round

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Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Finals

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3 April 2022
17:00 (UTC+2)
Vsetín2–4
(0–1, 1–1, 1–2)
score in the series: 0–1
JihlavaZimní stadion Na Lapači, Vsetín
Attendance: 5,030
Game reference
Jakub MálekGoaliesMaksim ZhukovReferees:
Tomáš Zubzanda
Jan Hucl
Linesmen:
Milan Jindra
Stanislav Hnát
0–105:54 – Menšík (Chvátal, Havránek)
Zeman (Vlach) – 28:201–1
1–230:29 – Kachyňa (Zadražil, Dundáček)
Hořanský (Březina, Vítek) – 43:162–2
2–348:43 – Kowalczyk (Havránek, Skořepa)
2–459:00 – Čachotský (Havránek, Skořepa)
4 minPenalties8 min
45Shots34
4 April 2022
17:30 (UTC+2)
Vsetín5–4 OT
(2–1, 1–2, 1–1)
(OT: 1–0)
score in the series: 1–1
JihlavaZimní stadion Na Lapači, Vsetín
Attendance: 4,020
Game reference
Jakub MálekGoaliesMaksim ZhukovReferees:
Robert Čech
Tomáš Cabák
Linesmen:
Roman Zídek
Roman Komínek
Ondračka (Zeman, Berger) – 08:101–0
1–110:33 – Skořepa
Zeman (Berger, Štach) – 13:252–1
2–220:21 – Havránek (SH1)
2–334:26 – Skořepa (SH2)
Říha (Vlach) (PP2) – 35:373–3
Říha (Rob, Venkrbec) – 45:334–3
4–459:45 – Bilčík (Skořepa, Havránek)
Vlach – 68:575–4
8 minPenalties18 min
45Shots18
7 April 2022
17:30 (UTC+2)
Jihlava3–4
(1–2, 1–2, 1–0)
score in the series: 1–2
VsetínHorácký zimní stadion, Jihlava
Attendance: 3,034
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Maksim ZhukovGoaliesDavid GábaReferees:
Tomáš Zubzanda
Luděk Pilný
Linesmen:
Milan Štofa
Václav Beneš
0–104:00 - Zeman (Berger, Říha)
0–205:01 - Jonák (Smetana, Březina)
Helt (Zadražil) - 17:341–2
1–322:43 - Venkrbec (Březina, Smetana) (PP1)
Skořepa (Čachotský) - 24:272–3
2–434:41 - Venkrbec (Jonák)
Čachotský (Helt, Havránek) - 59:593–4
25 minPenalties10 min
21Shots19
8 April 2022
17:30 (UTC+2)
Jihlava2–0
(1–0, 0–0, 1–0)
score in the series: 2–2
VsetínHorácký zimní stadion, Jihlava
Attendance: 4,149
Game reference
Maksim ZhukovGoaliesDavid GábaReferees:
Radek Wagner
Miroslav Petružálek
Linesmen:
David Polonyi
Martin Kreuzer
Seman (Brož, Menšík) - 01:361–0
Čachotský - 57:362–0
15 minPenalties19 min
35Shots31
10 April 2022
17:00 (UTC+2)
Vsetín3–6
(0–4, 1–1, 2–1)
score in the series: 2–3
JihlavaZimní stadion Na Lapači, Vsetín
Attendance: 5,050
Game reference
David Gába
Jakub Málek
GoaliesMaksim ZhukovReferees:
Miroslav Petružálek
Tomáš Zubzanda
Linesmen:
Milan Jindra
Roman Komínek
0–102:56 - Juda
0–209:57 - Eliáš (Čermák, Juda)
0–316:05 - Kachyňa (Brož, Havránek) (PP1)
0–417:03 - Čermák (Valenta, Cachnín)
Smetana - 27:471–4
1–535:48 - Menšík (Bilčík, Seman)
Ondračka (Klímek, Březina) - 41:592–5
Smetana (Klímek, Březina) (PP1) - 43:233–5
3–659:28 - Čachotský (Dundáček)
4 minPenalties12 min
45Shots27
12 April 2022
17:30 (UTC+2)
Jihlava1–0
(1–0, 0–0, 0–0)
score in the series: 4–2
VsetínHorácký zimní stadion, Jihlava
Attendance: 5,024
Game reference
Maksim ZhukovGoaliesDavid GábaReferees:
Vladimír Pešina
Radek Wagner
Linesmen:
Roman Zídek
David Polonyi
Seman (Menšík, Brož) - 17:471–0
4 minPenalties6 min
40Shots22

Relegation

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Play-down

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Ústí nad LabemŠumperk 1–4
9.03.2022 Ústí nad Labem Šumperk 5-2
10.03.2022 Ústí nad Labem Šumperk 0-1
13.03.2022 Šumperk Ústí nad Labem 4-3
14.03.2022 Šumperk Ústí nad Labem 2-0
17.03.2022 Ústí nad Labem Šumperk 2-3
Šumperk won the series 4–1 and will play against the winner of 2. Liga. Ústí nad Labem is relegated.

Play-off vs. 2. Liga winner

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ŠumperkTábor 4–1
13.04.2022 Šumperk Tábor 6-4
14.04.2022 Šumperk Tábor 5-2
17.04.2022 Tábor Šumperk 5-4
18.04.2022 Tábor Šumperk 1-3
21.04.2022 Šumperk Tábor 3-0
Šumperk won the series 4–1 and therefore remained in 1. Liga for the next season.

Final rankings

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  Jihlava
  Vsetín
  Sokolov
4 Prostějov
5 Litoměřice
6 Třebíč
7 Přerov
8 Slavia Praha
9 Kolín
10 Frýdek-Místek
11 Vrchlabí
12 Poruba
13 Šumperk
14 Ústí nad Labem
15 Benátky nad Jizerou
16 Havířov
17 Kadaň

References

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  1. ^ "Kluby se dohodly: Chance liga se bude hrát tříkolově". hokej.cz (in Czech).
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