Ice Hockey 2021 - 2022 Discussion Thread

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however, here's a quick summary of what's going on around Europe...

 

Austria (open to more Countries): we already wrote how the season ended, with Red Bull Salzburg crowned champions once again

 

 Russia: CSKA Moscow and Metallurg Magnitogorsk are playing the Gagaring Cup Finals...the teams are tied 1-1 after the first couple of games played in Magnitogorsk

 

 Finland: we already wrote yesterday about it...Tappara Tampere are leading 1-0 against TPS Turku in the Liiga Finals

 

 Czech Republic: Ocelari Trinec and Sparta Prague are tied 1-1 after the first 2 games of the Extraliga Finals played in Trinec

 

 Switzerland: ZSC Lions Zurich won the first 2 matches of the NLA Finals against EV Zug, first on the road and then at home, both times coming from behind late in the game (in game #1 the winning goal came with only 2.2 secs to play )

 

 Denmark: Aalborg Pirates are leading the final series of the Metalligaen against Rungsted Seier Capitals by a score of 2-1

 

 Norway: Stavanger Oilers have a comfortable 2-0 lead over Storhamar Elite after 2 games in the final series of the Fjordkraft-Ligaen

 

 Slovakia: as @hckošice already wrote, we're ready for the start of the Finals, which are going to be played by HK Nitra and Slovan Bratislava

 

 Sweden: here we're still at the semifinals' stage...Farjestad BK are leading 2-1 against CHL Champions Rogle BK (having stolen the home ice advantage in game #1) and Lulea are leading 2-1 against Frolunda Indians (1 away win for both teams so far)

 

 Germany: here the semifinals just started last night (in this case, they play best-of-5 series, meanwhile all the other Countries play best-of-7)...Red Bull Munchen destroyed the Wolfsburg Grizzlys in the first match of the series; on the other side, Eisbaren Berlin survived a scare by Mannheim and won the first match of this series in the OT

 

France: Les Bruleurs des Loups from Grenoble are once again the French Champions after winning the final series of the Ligue Magnus by a score of 4-1 against Les Ducs from Angers

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not a good day for Slaf and his TPS...

 

he didn't play that well and, above all, his team lost once again 2-1 against Tappara Tampere in the Liiga Finals (this time at home, even if the game went to OT)...

 

now the men from Turku are down 2-0 in the best-of-7 series...

 

 

 

meanwhile, in Sweden Luleå HF are the first finalist of the SHL, after they won 4-1 at home in game #5 and 4-1 in the whole series against Frölunda Indians Gothemburg...

 

in the other semifinal, Färjestad BK are leading 3-1 in the series against Rögle BK and tomorrow they could also clinch a spot in the finals with a win on the road...

 

 

 

finally, yesterday Metallurg Magnitogorsk won 4-0 in Moscow in game #3 of the Gagarin Cup finals and now they lead 2-1 in the series...

 

tomorrow game #4 is on stage, once again in the Russian Capital (puck drop @ 4.30 p.m. Moscow time, 3.30 p.m. CET)...

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7 minutes ago, phelps said:

 

not a good day for Slaf and his TPS...

 

he didn't play that well and, above all, his team lost once again 2-1 against Tappara Tampere in the Liiga Finals (this time at home, even if the game went to OT)...

 

now the men from Turku are down 2-0 in the best-of-7 series...

and the decider being this weird "own goal"

 

 

Toisen onni on toisen epäonni. 🤏🏻

Charles Bertrandin kääntö kimpoaa Ruben Rafkinin luistimesta maaliin ja Tappara ottaa toisen kiinnityksen jatkoajalla!

📹 @CMoreSportFi
#Liiga #HCTPS #Tappara pic.twitter.com/8gmOpYINl5

— Liiga (@smliiga) April 23, 2022

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also about last night...

 

 

dramatic finish for game #2 of the Slovak Extraliga Finals, where Slovan Bratislava did find an improbable equalizer with only 13 seconds still to be played, but HK Nitra finally recovered from that shock and scored the game winner about halfway through the first OT...

 

now the series is tied 1-1...

 

 

 

very tough and exciting game #4 in the Czech Extraliga Finals...

 

in the end, Sparta Prague, pushed by their 17,220 fans (Extraliga playoffs all time record), won 5-2 and equalled the series at 2 apiece...

 

so far, it's one of the most entertaining playoff series around Europe in this season...

 

 

 

third straight win for ZSC Lions Zurich against EV Zug in the Swiss NLA Finals...

 

once again they stole a 2-1 win coming from behind in the 3rd period for the 3rd straight match and therefore they now lead 3-0 in the series...

 

on Monday night they could clinch the Title with another win on their home ice...

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 Metal Ligaen 

 

The Aalborg Pirates won the 2021/2022 Danish league after beating the surprising Rungsted Seier Capitals by a score of 4 games to 1 in the final series...

 

 

LEAGUE SUMMARY

 

Regular Season Final Standings

http://stats.sportsadmin.dk/leaguestandings.aspx?tournamentID=1783

 

Playoffs Recap

 

Quarterfinals

 

Aalborg Pirates (1) b. Herlev Eagles (8) 4-0
Odense Bulldogs (7) b. SønderjyskE (2) 4-3
Rungsted Seier Capital (6) b. Herning Blue Fox (3) 4-1
Esbjerg Energy (5) b. Frederikshavn White Hawks (4) 4-1

Semifinals

 

Aalborg Pirates (1) b. Odense Bulldogs (7) 4-0
Rungsted Seier Capital (6) b. Esbjerg Energy (5) 4-3

 

 

Final Series

 

Game #1: Aalborg - Rungsted 4-3 (2-1; 1-2; 1-0)

Game Highlights

 

Game #2: Rungsted - Aalborg 3-1 (2-0; 0-0; 1-1)

Game Highlights

 

Game #3: Aalborg - Rungsted 8-1 (2-1; 5-0; 1-0)

Game Highlights

 

Game #4: Rungsted - Aalborg 2-4 (0-1; 2-1; 0-2)

Game Highlights

 

 

Game #5: Aalborg - Rungsted 5-1 (2-1; 0-0; 3-0)

Game Highlights

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 Fjordkraft-ligaen 

 

6th Norwegian Title for the Stavanger Oilers (all of them in the last 10 years) after beating the Storhamar Elite by a score of 4 games to none in the final series of the 2021/2022 season...

 

 

LEAGUE SUMMARY

 

Regular Season Final Standings

https://www.hockey.no/live/Standings?date=11.03.2022&tournamentid=403446&teamid=0

 

Playoffs Recap

 

Quarterfinals

 

Stavanger Oilers (1) b. Ringerike (8) 4-0
Stjernen (2) b. Lillehammer (7) 4-3
Sparta Sarpsborg (3) b. Frisk Asker (5) 4-2
Storhamar (6) b. Valerenga (4) 4-2

Semifinals

 

Stavanger Oilers (1) b. Sparta Sarpsborg (3) 4-3
Storhamar (6) b. Stjernen (2) 4-1

 

Final Series

 

Game #1: Stavanger Oilers - Storhamar 6-0 (2-0; 2-0; 2-0)

 

Game #2: Storhamar - Stavanger Oilers 1-2 (0-0; 0-1; 1-1)

 

Game #3: Stavanger Oilers - Storhamar 3-2 (0-1; 3-0; 0-1)

 

Game #4: Storhamar - Stavanger Oilers 2-5 (1-1; 0-2; 1-2)

 

 

Unfortunately, no highlights available for free  

 

 

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more Hockey news from all around Europe...

 

 

 

HK Zemgale Jelgava won for the very first time the Latvian Optibet Hokeja Liga sweeping the title holder HK Olimp Riga by a score of 4 games to none (5-0; 3-2; 3-2; 3-1 the score of the single matches).

 

Here's the official website of the Latvian League, very well done and full of useful infos (including standings, games and scoresheets):

 

https://www.optibethokejaliga.com/

 

 

Valk 494 Tartu won the National Title for the 4th time in a row after sweeping in the final series Kurbads Riga (the Coolbet Hokiiliiga is an open tournament with teams from the whole Baltic Region) by a score of 3 games to none (4-2; 4-2 and 3-1 the score of the single matches).

 

 

Metallurg Magnitogorsk won 1-0 in Moscow the 4th game of the Gagarin Cup Finals and now they lead the series 3 games to 1.

Tomorrow they could clinch the title at home in game #5 (puck drop @ 7 p.m. local time, 4 p.m. CET).

 

 

Red Bull Munich are the first team qualified to the DEL Finals after sweeping the Wolfsburg Grizzlys by a score of 3 games to none (5-1; 3-2 and 2-0 the score of the single matches).

 

In the other semifinal's matchup, the Eisbären Berlin are leading 2-1 against Mannheim.

The 4th match is scheduled for tomorrow (puck drop @ 7.30 p.m. CET).

 

 

In the SHL, Rögle BK shortened the distance against Färjestad BK after winning game #5 of the series by a score of 5-1.
Now the team from Karlstad leads the series 3-2 and tomorrow they could clinch the spot in the finals at home in game #6 (puck drop @ 7 p.m. CET).

 

Luleå are still waiting for their opponent in this season's Finals.

 

 

@hckošice bad news for Slaf & co. 

 

Tappara Tampere earlier tonight won also game #3 of the finals of the Finnish Liiga and now they lead the series 3-0.

The final score of tonight's game against TPS Turku is 3-1 (0-0; 2-0; 1-1).

The 4th game of the series is scheduled for tomorrow in Turku (puck drop at 6.30 p.m. local time, 5.30 p.m. CET), when Tappara could clinch the title with 1 more win.

 

[hckošice 16,641]

9 minutes ago, phelps said:

 

 

@hckošice bad news for Slaf & co. 

 

Tappara Tampere earlier tonight won also game #3 of the finals of the Finnish Liiga and now they lead the series 3-0.

The final score of tonight's game against TPS Turku is 3-1 (0-0; 2-0; 1-1).

The 4th game of the series is scheduled for tomorrow in Turku (puck drop at 6.30 p.m. local time, 5.30 p.m. CET), when Tappara could clinch the title with 1 more win.

 

Yeah, does not look very good for TPS. Anyway another point tonight for Slaf with this nice feed to the sole Turku goal

Jack Rodewald tuo TPS:n maalin päähän ajassa 44:36!

🍏 Juraj Slafkovsky, Tyler Steenbergen

📺 @CMoreSportFi
#Tappara #HCTPS #Liiga pic.twitter.com/uHS3Rk3fBL

— Liiga (@smliiga) April 25, 2022

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last game from yesterday night...

 

 

in game #4 of the NLA Finals, once again scoring first proved useless...

 

this time it was Zürich taking the advantage in the first period of the game, but then EV Zug finally did find some pride and came back strong...

 

they scored 4 unanswered goals (a remarkable empty netter from behind their own goal line included towards the end of the match) and with a clear 4-1 win in game #4 they gave themselves a chance to play at least another match at home (wednesday night, puck drop @ 8 p.m. local/CET)...

 

now the ZSC Lions still lead the series 3-1 and could clinch the title with 1 more win...

 

 

p.s. today it's pure mayhem...

 

in order of play:

 

•  KHL, Finals, game #5: Metallurg Magnitogorsk vs CSKA Moscow (MMG lead series 3-1, puck drop at 4 p.m. CET)
•  Czech Extraliga, Finals, game #5: HC Oceláři Třinec vs Sparta Prague (series tied 2-2, puck drop @ 5 p.m. CET)
•  Liiga, Finals, game #4: TPS Turku vs Tappara Tampere (Tappara lead series 3-0, puck drop @ 5.30 p.m. CET)
•  Slovak Extraliga, Finals, game #3: HK Nitra vs Slovan Bratislava (series tied 1-1, puck drop @ 6.00 p.m. CET)
•  SHL, semifinals, game #6: Färjestad BK vs Rögle BK (FBK lead series 3-2, puck drop @ 7.30 p.m. CET)
•  DEL, semifinals, game 4 (best-of-5 series): Adler Mannheim vs Eisbären Berlin (Berlin lead series 2-1, puck drop @ 7.30 p.m. CET)

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mayhem, part #1 is over...

 

and tbh, I expected a bit more from that...

 

first of all, no titles were clinched today, despite the chance to have 2...which means that we're gonna have a lot of hockey left in the next couple of days...

 

 

 

Klas Dahlbeck's goal in the first OT decided game #5 of the Gagarin Cup Finals, keeping CSKA Moscow alive after winning today's match 3-2 on the road.

 

Now Metallurg lead 3-2 in the series, but the next game is scheduled in Moscow on Thursday (puck drop @ 7 p.m. local time, 6 p.m. CET).

 

game #5 highlights

 

 

 

 

TPS Turku just saved themselves from a bitter sweep thanks to a pretty boring 1-0 win on home ice in game #4 of the Liiga final series.

 

Now Tappara lead the contest by 3 games to 1 and could clinch the title at home on Thursday (puck drop @ 6.30 p.m. local time, 5.30 p.m. CET)

 

 

 

HC Oceláři Třinec won big on home soil against Sparta Prague in game #5 of the Extraliga Finals.

 

7-3 the final score of today's match, thanks mainly to a very strong effort in the middle period.

 

Now they lead the series 3-2, with game #6 scheduled in Prague next Thursday (puck drop @ 7 p.m. local/CET)

 

 

 

also in the Slovak Extraliga tonight we didn't have a close and exciting games, as Slovan Bratislava dominated the match against Nitra by a score of 6-2.

 

Now they lead the series 2 games to 1.

 

The 4th chapter of the Slovak Finals is scheduled for tomorrow (puck drop @ 6 p.m. local/CET)