| 2021-22 Fjordkraftligaen season | |
|---|---|
| League |  Fjordkraftligaen |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 11 September 2021 – 24 April 2022 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | TV 2 Sport |
| Regular season | |
| League champions | Stavanger Oilers (6th title) |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | Stavanger Oilers (8th title) |
| Runners-up | Storhamar |
The 2021-22 Fjordkraftligaen was the 83rd season of Norway's premier ice hockey league, Eliteserien, and the 2nd under the sponsorship name Fjordkraftligaen. [1]
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frisk Asker | Asker | Askerhallen | 2,400 |
| Grüner | Oslo | Grünerhallen | 500 |
| Lillehammer IK | Lillehammer | Eidsiva Arena | 3,197 |
| Manglerud Star | Oslo | Manglerudhallen | 1,050 |
| Ringerike Panthers | Hønefoss | Schjongshallen | 1,500 |
| Sparta Sarpsborg | Sarpsborg | Sparta Amfi | 3,450 |
| Stavanger Oilers | Stavanger | DNB Arena | 4,377 |
| Stjernen | Fredrikstad | Stjernehallen | 2,473 |
| Storhamar | Hamar | CC Amfi | 7,000 |
| Vålerenga | Oslo | Nye Jordal Amfi | 5,300 |
After finishing first in the 2020-21 Norwegian First Division, Ringerike Panthers qualified for the Fjordkraftligaen, replacing Narvik IK who finished last in the 2020-21 Fjordkraftligaen.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stavanger Oilers | 45 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 162 | 89 | +73 | 105 | 2.33 | Qualification to Fjordkraftligaen Play-offs |
| 2 | Stjernen | 43 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 157 | 112 | +45 | 84 | 1.95 | |
| 3 | Sparta Sarpsborg | 45 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 150 | 102 | +48 | 85 | 1.89 | |
| 4 | Vålerenga | 42 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 147 | 102 | +45 | 78 | 1.86 | |
| 5 | Frisk Asker | 45 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 171 | 138 | +33 | 79 | 1.76 | |
| 6 | Storhamar | 43 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 139 | 127 | +12 | 72 | 1.67 | |
| 7 | Lillehammer | 45 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 139 | 133 | +6 | 72 | 1.60 | |
| 8 | Ringerike Panthers | 44 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 112 | 147 | −35 | 45 | 1.02 | |
| 9 | Grüner | 44 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 88 | 197 | −109 | 23 | 0.52 | Qualification round |
| 10 | Manglerud Star | 44 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 78 | 196 | −118 | 17 | 0.39 |
List shows the ten best skaters based on the number of points during the regular season. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown. Updated as of 3 March 2022.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 David Morley | Frisk Asker | 40 | 17 | 45 | 62 | +4 | 10 |
 Kristian Jakobsson | Sparta Sarpsborg | 41 | 25 | 37 | 62 | +17 | 26 |
| Patrick Thoresen | Storhamar | 34 | 20 | 28 | 48 | +20 | 39 |
| Viktor Granholm | Frisk Asker | 41 | 29 | 17 | 46 | +11 | 20 |
| Tyler Coulter | Stjernen | 39 | 18 | 27 | 45 | +13 | 18 |
| Jarrett Burton | Stavanger Oilers | 40 | 19 | 25 | 44 | +21 | 20 |
 Daniel Kissel | Stavanger Oilers | 37 | 18 | 26 | 44 | +21 | 12 |
| Tobias Lindström | Vålerenga | 37 | 20 | 23 | 43 | +9 | 12 |
| Nicholas Dineen | Lillehammer | 41 | 15 | 28 | 43 | +6 | 16 |
| Patrick Newell | Stjernen | 38 | 19 | 24 | 43 | +17 | 10 |
Source: hockey.no
The top five goaltenders based on goals against average. Updated as of 3 March 2022.
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henrik Holm | Stavanger Oilers | 36 | 29 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 91.7 | 1.78 | |
| Jake Paterson | Sparta Sarpsborg | 33 | 16 | 10 | 68 | 0 | 92.1 | 2.26 | |
| Tobias Breivold | Vålerenga | 24 | 15 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 91.3 | 2.40 | |
| Jørgen Hanneborg | Stjernen | 30 | 17 | 11 | 70 | 0 | 91.4 | 2.44 | |
| Oliver Dackell | Lillehammer | 28 | 12 | 11 | 70 | 0 | 90.1 | 2.66 |
Source: hockey.no
After the regular season, the top eight teams will qualify for the playoffs. In the first and second rounds, the highest remaining seed will choose which of the two lowest remaining seeds to be matched against. In each round the higher-seeded team will be awarded home ice advantage. Each best-of-seven series will follow a 1–1–1–1–1–1–1 format: the higher-seeded team will play at home for games 1 and 3 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary), and the lower-seeded team at home for games 2, 4 and 6 (if necessary).
| Quarter-finals (best-of-7) | Semi-finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Stavanger Oilers | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Ringerike Panthers | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Stavanger Oilers | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Sparta Sarpsborg | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Sparta Sarpsborg | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Frisk Asker | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Stavanger Oilers | 4 | ||||||||||||
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Storhamar | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Stjernen | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Lillehammer | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Stjernen | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Storhamar | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Vålerenga | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Storhamar | 4 | ||||||||||||
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| 18 April 2022 19:00 CEST | Stavanger Oilers | 6–0 (2–0, 2–0, 2–0) score in the series: 1–0 | Storhamar | DNB Arena, Stavanger Attendance: 3,790 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Henrik Holm | Goalies | Evan Buitenhuis | Referees: Marcus Wannerstedt Karl Vinnerborg Linesmen: Rune Bakken Alexander Waldejer | |||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | Shots | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 20 April 2022 19:00 CEST | Storhamar | 1–2 (0–0, 0–1, 1–1) score in the series: 0–2 | Stavanger Oilers | CC Amfi, Hamar Attendance: 6,318 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Buitenhuis | Goalies | Henrik Holm | Referees: Christian Bo Persson Karl Erik Robert Öberg Hallin Linesmen: Knut Einar Bråten Håvar Dahl | ||||||||
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| 35 min | Penalties | 31 min | |||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 26 | |||||||||
| 22 April 2022 19:00 CEST | Stavanger Oilers | 3–2 (0–1, 3–0, 0–1) score in the series: 3–0 | Storhamar | DNB Arena, Stavanger Attendance: 4,250 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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| Henrik Holm | Goalies | Evan Buitenhuis | Referees: Karl Johan Marcus Vinnerborg Christian Bo Persson Linesmen: Alexander Waldejer Rune Solholm Bakken | ||||||||||||||
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| 0 min | Penalties | 0 min | |||||||||||||||
| 38 | Shots | 18 | |||||||||||||||
| 24 April 2022 19:00 CEST | Storhamar | 2–5 (1–1, 0–2, 1–2) score in the series: 0–5 | Stavanger Oilers | CC Amfi, Hamar Attendance: 6,476 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Evan Buitenhuis | Goalies | Henrik Holm | Referees: Karl Johan Marcus Vinnerborg Christian Bo Persson Linesmen: Alexander Waldejer Rune Solholm Bakken | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
The bottom two teams of the regular season faced two top teams of the First Division in the relegation round.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manglerud Star | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 12 | |
| 2 | Grüner | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 12 | |
| 3 | Narvik | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 11 | Relegation to First Division |
| 4 | Comet | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 1 |
 | Stavanger Oilers |
 | Storhamar |
 | Sparta Sarpsborg |
| 4 | Stjernen |
| 5 | Frisk Asker |
| 6 | Vålerenga |
| 7 | Lillehammer |
| 8 | Ringerike Panthers |
| 9 | Manglerud Star |
| 10 | Grüner |
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