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Due to the imbalanced schedule and canceled games during the pandemic, teams are ranked on [[points percentage]].
Due to the imbalanced schedule and canceled games during the pandemic, teams are ranked on [[points percentage]].


<small>As of April 12, 2022.</small><ref name="ECHL Division Standings">{{cite web |title=ECHL Standings - Division |url=https://www.echl.com/standings#tab_standings-groups-competitions=division&select_standings-groups-seasons=1 |access-date=April 5, 2022 |website=[[ECHL]]}}</ref>
<small>As of April 14, 2022.</small><ref name="ECHL Division Standings">{{cite web |title=ECHL Standings - Division |url=https://www.echl.com/standings#tab_standings-groups-competitions=division&select_standings-groups-seasons=1 |access-date=April 15, 2022 |website=[[ECHL]]}}</ref>
===Eastern Conference===
===Eastern Conference===
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! width="7.5%" | {{abbr|Pts%|Points percentage}}
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|align=left|'''x''' – [[Reading Royals]] ([[Philadelphia Flyers|PHI]]) ||69||43||17||7||2||252||197||95||'''0.699'''
|align=left|'''x''' – [[Reading Royals]] ([[Philadelphia Flyers|PHI]]) ||69||43||17||7||2||252||197||95||'''0.688'''
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|align=left|'''x''' – [[Newfoundland Growlers]] ([[Toronto Maple Leafs|TOR]])||64||41||20||3||0||253||185||85||'''0.664'''
|align=left|'''x''' – [[Newfoundland Growlers]] ([[Toronto Maple Leafs|TOR]])||64||41||20||3||0||253||185||85||'''0.664'''
|- bgcolor=
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|align=left| [[Trois-Rivières Lions (ECHL)|Trois-Rivières Lions]] ([[Montreal Canadiens|MTL]])||66||32||28||5||1||222||228||70||'''0.530'''
|align=left| [[Trois-Rivières Lions (ECHL)|Trois-Rivières Lions]] ([[Montreal Canadiens|MTL]])||67||32||29||5||1||222||231||70||'''0.522'''
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|align=left| [[Worcester Railers]] ([[New York Islanders|NYI]]) ||68||31||31||4||2||222||237||68||'''0.500'''
|align=left| [[Worcester Railers]] ([[New York Islanders|NYI]]) ||69||32||31||4||2||225||237||70||'''0.507'''
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|align=left| [[Maine Mariners (ECHL)|Maine Mariners]] ([[Boston Bruins|BOS]]) ||70||31||31||5||3||224||232||70||'''0.500'''
|align=left| [[Maine Mariners (ECHL)|Maine Mariners]] ([[Boston Bruins|BOS]]) ||70||31||31||5||3||224||232||70||'''0.500'''
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|align=left|'''x''' – [[Atlanta Gladiators]] ([[Ottawa Senators|OTT]]) ||70||43||23||3||1||215||190||90||'''0.643'''
|align=left|'''x''' – [[Atlanta Gladiators]] ([[Ottawa Senators|OTT]]) ||70||43||23||3||1||215||190||90||'''0.643'''
|- bgcolor=#97DEFF
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|align=left|'''x''' – [[Jacksonville Icemen]] ([[New York Rangers|NYR]]) ||70||38||27||3||2||201||183||81||'''0.579'''
|align=left|'''x''' – [[Jacksonville Icemen]] ([[New York Rangers|NYR]]) ||71||39||27||3||2||203||184||83||'''0.585'''
|- bgcolor=
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|align=left| [[Greenville Swamp Rabbits]] ([[Florida Panthers|FLA]]) ||68||32||27||5||4||202||197||73||'''0.537'''
|align=left| [[Greenville Swamp Rabbits]] ([[Florida Panthers|FLA]]) ||69||32||27||6||4||203||199||74||'''0.536'''
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|align=left| [[Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL)|Orlando Solar Bears]] ([[Tampa Bay Lightning|TB]]) ||69||33||29||6||1||195||220||73||'''0.529'''
|align=left| [[Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL)|Orlando Solar Bears]] ([[Tampa Bay Lightning|TB]]) ||69||33||29||6||1||195||220||73||'''0.529'''
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|align=left| [[South Carolina Stingrays]] ([[Washington Capitals|WSH]]) ||70||27||37||6||0||180||230||60||'''0.429'''
|align=left| [[South Carolina Stingrays]] ([[Washington Capitals|WSH]]) ||71||28||37||6||0||185||234||62||'''0.437'''
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|align=left| [[Norfolk Admirals (ECHL)|Norfolk Admirals]] ([[Carolina Hurricanes|CAR]]) ||68||26||37||2||3||187||250||57||'''0.419'''
|align=left| [[Norfolk Admirals (ECHL)|Norfolk Admirals]] ([[Carolina Hurricanes|CAR]]) ||69||26||37||3||3||191||255||58||'''0.420'''
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! width="7.5%" | {{abbr|Pts%|Points percentage}}
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|align=left|'''y''' – [[Toledo Walleye]] ([[Detroit Red Wings|DET]]) ||69||47||19||1||2||265||201||98||'''0.703'''
|align=left|'''y''' – [[Toledo Walleye]] ([[Detroit Red Wings|DET]]) ||70||47||19||2||2||265||201||98||'''0.700'''
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|align=left|'''x''' [[Fort Wayne Komets]] ([[Vegas Golden Knights|VGK]]) ||70||38||25||6||1||260||224||83||'''0.593'''
|align=left|'''x''' – [[Fort Wayne Komets]] ([[Vegas Golden Knights|VGK]]) ||70||38||25||6||1||260||224||83||'''0.593'''
|- bgcolor=#97DEFF
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|align=left|'''x''' [[Wheeling Nailers]] ([[Pittsburgh Penguins|PIT]]) ||70||37||29||4||0||242||240||78||'''0.551'''
|align=left|'''x''' – [[Wheeling Nailers]] ([[Pittsburgh Penguins|PIT]]) ||70||37||29||4||0||242||240||78||'''0.557'''
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|align=left| [[Cincinnati Cyclones]] ([[Buffalo Sabres|BUF]]) ||70||36||31||3||0||237||230||75||'''0.536'''
|align=left| [[Cincinnati Cyclones]] ([[Buffalo Sabres|BUF]]) ||70||36||31||3||0||237||230||75||'''0.536'''
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|align=left| [[Kalamazoo Wings]] ([[Columbus Blue Jackets|CBJ]]) ||69||36||32||1||0||220||240||73||'''0.529'''
|align=left| [[Kalamazoo Wings]] ([[Columbus Blue Jackets|CBJ]]) ||70||36||33||1||0||222||243||73||'''0.521'''
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|align=left| [[Indy Fuel]] ([[Chicago Blackhawks|CHI]]) ||70||32||33||2||3||228||231||69||'''0.486'''
|align=left| [[Indy Fuel]] ([[Chicago Blackhawks|CHI]]) ||70||32||33||2||3||223||227||69||'''0.493'''
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|align=left| [[Iowa Heartlanders]] ([[Minnesota Wild|MIN]]) ||69||28||32||8||1||219||253||65||'''0.471'''
|align=left| [[Iowa Heartlanders]] ([[Minnesota Wild|MIN]]) ||70||29||32||8||1||224||254||67||'''0.479'''
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! width="7.5%" | {{abbr|Pts%|Points percentage}}
|- bgcolor=#97DEFF
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|align=left|'''x''' [[Utah Grizzlies]] ([[Colorado Avalanche|COL]]) ||70||40||27||2||1||231||219||83||'''0.593'''
|align=left|'''x''' – [[Utah Grizzlies]] ([[Colorado Avalanche|COL]]) ||70||40||27||2||1||231||219||83||'''0.593'''
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|align=left|'''x''' – [[Rapid City Rush]] ([[Arizona Coyotes|ARI]]) ||70||35||24||6||5||236||229||81||'''0.579'''
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|align=left| [[Rapid City Rush]] ([[Arizona Coyotes|ARI]]) ||69||34||24||6||5||231||227||79||'''0.572'''
|align=left| [[Tulsa Oilers]] ([[Anaheim Ducks|ANA]]) ||70||35||29||3||3||217||215||76||'''0.543'''
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|align=left| [[Tulsa Oilers]] ([[Anaheim Ducks|ANA]]) ||69||35||28||3||3||215||210||76||'''0.551'''
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|align=left| [[Allen Americans]] ([[Seattle Kraken|SEA]]) ||69||33||27||8||1||230||234||75||'''0.543'''
|- bgcolor=
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|align=left| [[Idaho Steelheads]] ([[Dallas Stars|DAL]]) ||70||36||31||2||1||210||182||75||'''0.536'''
|align=left| [[Idaho Steelheads]] ([[Dallas Stars|DAL]]) ||70||36||31||2||1||210||182||75||'''0.536'''
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|align=left| [[Kansas City Mavericks]] ([[Calgary Flames|CGY]]) ||69||30||32||5||2||202||236||67||'''0.486'''
|align=left| [[Allen Americans]] ([[Seattle Kraken|SEA]]) ||70||33||28||8||1||231||239||75||'''0.536'''
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|align=left| [[Kansas City Mavericks]] ([[Calgary Flames|CGY]]) ||70||30||33||5||2||203||241||67||'''0.479'''
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|align=left| [[Wichita Thunder]] ([[Edmonton Oilers|EDM]]) ||69||26||34||9||0||195||250||61||'''0.442'''
|align=left| [[Wichita Thunder]] ([[Edmonton Oilers|EDM]]) ||70||27||34||9||0||200||251||63||'''0.450'''
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{{colorbox|#97DEFF|'''x'''}} - clinched playoff spot, {{colorbox|#ffeeaa|'''y'''}} - clinched regular season division title, {{colorbox|#bbffbb|'''z'''}} - [[Brabham Cup]] (regular season) champion
{{colorbox|#97DEFF|'''x'''}} - clinched playoff spot, {{colorbox|#ffeeaa|'''y'''}} - clinched regular season division title, {{colorbox|#bbffbb|'''z'''}} - [[Brabham Cup]] (regular season) champion

Revision as of 23:00, 15 April 2022

2021–22 ECHL season
LeagueECHL
SportIce hockey
DurationOctober 21, 2021 – April 17, 2022
Regular season
Playoffs
Kelly Cup
ECHL seasons

The 2021–22 ECHL season is the 34th season of the ECHL. The regular season began on October 21, 2021, and is scheduled to end on April 17, 2022, with the Kelly Cup playoffs to follow. Twenty-seven teams in 20 states and two Canadian provinces were each scheduled to play 72 games.[1]

League business

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US-based teams in the ECHL as of the 2021–22 season. Dot colors correspond to the divisional alignment.
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Canadian-based teams in the ECHL as of the 2021–22 season. Dot colors correspond to the divisional alignment.

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 returned to its typical season start date in October with 27 teams participating. The league also returned to a two-conference, four-division alignment.[1]

Team changes

Affiliation changes

ECHL team New affiliates Former affiliates
Adirondack Thunder Utica Comets (AHL) Binghamton Devils (AHL)
Allen Americans[4] Seattle Kraken (NHL)
Charlotte Checkers (AHL) 		Minnesota Wild (NHL)
Iowa Wild (AHL)
Atlanta Gladiators[5] Ottawa Senators (NHL)
Belleville Senators (AHL) 		Boston Bruins (NHL)
Providence Bruins
Iowa Heartlanders[6] Minnesota Wild (NHL)
Iowa Wild (AHL) 		Expansion team
Jacksonville Icemen[7] New York Rangers (NHL)
Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) 		Winnipeg Jets (NHL)
Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Kalamazoo Wings[8] Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL)
Cleveland Monsters (AHL) 		Vancouver Canucks (NHL)
Utica Comets (AHL)
Maine Mariners[9] Boston Bruins (NHL)
Providence Bruins (AHL) 		New York Rangers (NHL)
Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)
Norfolk Admirals[10] Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)
Chicago Wolves (AHL) 		Independent
Trois-Rivières Lions[11] Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
Laval Rocket (AHL) 		Expansion team

All-star game

During the 2019–20 season, the league had awarded the Jacksonville Icemen the 2021 All-Star Game,[12] but the Jacksonville-hosted event was deferred to 2022.[13] The All-Star Game returned to its previous format of an ECHL All-Star team playing against the host team. Additionally, there was a skills competition composed of fastest skater, hardest shot, and accuracy shooting events. Similar to the 2020 All-Star festivities, players from the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) and the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF), formerly the National Women's Hockey League 2021, participated in both the skills events and as members of the All-Star team in the game. The selected players were the PWHPA's Sophia Shaver and Loren Gabel from the PWHPA and Allie Thunstrom and Jillian Dempsey from the PHF.[14]

The All-Star Classic was held on January 17, 2022. The skills competition took place during the All-Star Game with the winner of each competition earning a goal toward their team's final score. Jacksonville earned all three points with Ben Hawerchuk winning the fastest skater, Croix Evingson winning the hardest shot, and Derek Lodermeier winning the accuracy shooting event.[15] The ECHL All-Star team went on to defeat Jacksonville 14–7. The Kansas City Mavericks' Marcus Crawford was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player by scoring three goals and an assist.[15]

Standings

Due to the imbalanced schedule and canceled games during the pandemic, teams are ranked on points percentage.

As of April 14, 2022.[16]

Eastern Conference

North Division GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts Pts%
x – Reading Royals (PHI) 69 43 17 7 2 252 197 95 0.688
x – Newfoundland Growlers (TOR) 64 41 20 3 0 253 185 85 0.664
Trois-Rivières Lions (MTL) 67 32 29 5 1 222 231 70 0.522
Worcester Railers (NYI) 69 32 31 4 2 225 237 70 0.507
Maine Mariners (BOS) 70 31 31 5 3 224 232 70 0.500
Adirondack Thunder (NJ) 68 27 38 3 0 198 261 57 0.419
South Division GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts Pts%
x – Florida Everblades (NSH) 70 40 20 6 4 235 182 90 0.643
x – Atlanta Gladiators (OTT) 70 43 23 3 1 215 190 90 0.643
x – Jacksonville Icemen (NYR) 71 39 27 3 2 203 184 83 0.585
Greenville Swamp Rabbits (FLA) 69 32 27 6 4 203 199 74 0.536
Orlando Solar Bears (TB) 69 33 29 6 1 195 220 73 0.529
South Carolina Stingrays (WSH) 71 28 37 6 0 185 234 62 0.437
Norfolk Admirals (CAR) 69 26 37 3 3 191 255 58 0.420

Western Conference

Central Division GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts Pts%
y – Toledo Walleye (DET) 70 47 19 2 2 265 201 98 0.700
x – Fort Wayne Komets (VGK) 70 38 25 6 1 260 224 83 0.593
x – Wheeling Nailers (PIT) 70 37 29 4 0 242 240 78 0.557
Cincinnati Cyclones (BUF) 70 36 31 3 0 237 230 75 0.536
Kalamazoo Wings (CBJ) 70 36 33 1 0 222 243 73 0.521
Indy Fuel (CHI) 70 32 33 2 3 223 227 69 0.493
Iowa Heartlanders (MIN) 70 29 32 8 1 224 254 67 0.479
Mountain Division GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts Pts%
x – Utah Grizzlies (COL) 70 40 27 2 1 231 219 83 0.593
x – Rapid City Rush (ARI) 70 35 24 6 5 236 229 81 0.579
Tulsa Oilers (ANA) 70 35 29 3 3 217 215 76 0.543
Idaho Steelheads (DAL) 70 36 31 2 1 210 182 75 0.536
Allen Americans (SEA) 70 33 28 8 1 231 239 75 0.536
Kansas City Mavericks (CGY) 70 30 33 5 2 203 241 67 0.479
Wichita Thunder (EDM) 70 27 34 9 0 200 251 63 0.450

 x  - clinched playoff spot,  y  - clinched regular season division title,  z  - Brabham Cup (regular season) champion

Postseason

Playoffs format

The league announced its playoff format on January 21, 2022. At the end of the regular season, the top four teams in each division qualify for the 2022 Kelly Cup playoffs and are seeded one through four based on the highest points percentage earned in the season. Then the first two rounds of the playoffs are held within the division with the first seed facing the fourth seed and the second seed facing the third. The division champions then play each other in a conference championship. The Kelly Cup finals pit the Eastern Conference champion against the Western Conference champion. All four rounds are a best-of-seven format.[17]

Bracket

Division Semifinals Division Finals Conference Finals Kelly Cup Finals
            
N1 Reading 4
N4 Maine 2
N1 Reading 3
N2 Newfoundland 4
N2 Newfoundland 4
N3 Trois-Rivières 3
N2 Newfoundland 1
North Division
S1 Florida 4
S1 Florida 4
S4 Greenville 2
S1 Florida 4
S3 Jacksonville 0
S2 Atlanta 0
S3 Jacksonville 4
S1 Florida 4
C1 Toledo 1
C1 Toledo 4
C4 Cincinnati 3
C1 Toledo 4
C3 Wheeling 0
C2 Fort Wayne 3
C3 Wheeling 4
C1 Toledo 4
South Division
M1 Utah 1
M1 Utah 4
M4 Tulsa 3
M1 Utah 4
M2 Rapid City 2
M2 Rapid City 4
M3 Allen 1


See also

References

  1. ^ a b "ECHL RELEASES 2021-22 SCHEDULE". ECHL. May 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "BRAMPTON BEAST A CASUALTY OF COVID-19". Brampton Beast. February 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "ECHL Approves Two Expansion Memberships". ECHL. January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  4. ^ "AMERICANS ENTER AFFILIATION AGREEMENT WITH SEATTLE KRAKEN". ECHL. October 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "GLADIATORS ANNOUNCE AFFILIATION WITH OTTAWA SENATORS". ECHL. August 9, 2021.
  6. ^ "Minnesota Wild Announces Affiliation Agreement with Iowa Heartlanders". OurSports Central. June 17, 2021.
  7. ^ "Icemen Enter into Affiliation Agreement with New York Rangers & Hartford Wolf Pack". OurSports Central. June 29, 2021.
  8. ^ "K-WINGS ANNOUNCE NHL AFFILIATION WITH COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS". Kalamazoo Wings. July 21, 2021.
  9. ^ "MARINERS ANNOUNCE AFFILIATION AGREEMENT WITH BOSTON BRUINS". Maine Mariners. June 30, 2021.
  10. ^ "Norfolk Admirals announce new NHL affiliation with Carolina Hurricanes". WAVY-TV. August 27, 2021.
  11. ^ "The Canadiens announce affiliation with the new ECHL Trois-Rivières club". Montreal Canadiens Official Website. January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  12. ^ "Jacksonville Selected as Host of 2021 Warrior/ECHL All-Star Classic". OurSports Central. January 11, 2020.
  13. ^ "ECHL ANNOUNCES RESCHEDULING OF 2021 ECHL ALL-STAR CLASSIC". Jacksonville Icemen. August 6, 2020.
  14. ^ "Jacksonville, Icemen ready for spotlight in ECHL All-Star game". news4jax.com. January 17, 2022.
  15. ^ a b "ECHL ALL-STARS VICTORIOUS IN 2022 WARRIOR/ECHL ALL-STAR CLASSIC". ECHL. January 17, 2022.
  16. ^ "ECHL Standings - Division". ECHL. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  17. ^ "ECHL ANNOUNCES QUALIFICATION RULES, FORMAT FOR 2022 KELLY CUP PLAYOFFS". ECHL. January 21, 2022.
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