2021–22 Belarusian Extraliga season

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2021–22 Extraliga
LeagueExtraliga
SportIce hockey
Duration31 August 2021 – 25 April 2022
Number of teams12
Regular season
Best recordYunost Minsk
  Runners-upMetallurg Zhlobin
Playoffs
Finals
ChampionsMetallurg Zhlobin (2nd title)
  Runners-upYunost Minsk
Belarusian Extraliga seasons
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The 2021–22 Belarusian Extraliga season was the 30th season of the Belarusian Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Belarus. Twelve teams participated in the league.[1]

Regular season[edit]

First round[edit]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Yunost Minsk 44 26 5 7 6 119 75 +44 69 Advance to Second Round Group A
2 Metallurg Zhlobin 44 19 10 6 9 140 101 +39 64
3 HK Gomel 44 23 5 6 10 134 96 +38 62
4 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 44 21 8 3 12 123 87 +36 61
5 HK Vitebsk 44 17 8 8 11 107 100 +7 58
6 Neman Grodno 44 18 4 5 17 119 94 +25 49
7 Dinamo-Molodechno 44 19 3 4 18 104 116 −12 48 Advance to Second Round Group B
8 Khimik-SKA Novopolotsk 44 12 8 6 18 82 89 −7 46
9 HK Lokomotiv Orsha 44 14 5 7 18 92 91 +1 45
10 HK Brest 44 10 4 7 23 75 121 −46 35
11 HK Mogilev 44 9 5 5 25 54 107 −53 33
12 HK Lida 44 7 4 5 28 77 149 −72 27
Source: hockey.by
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.[1]

Second round[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Yunost Minsk 54 31 9 7 7 156 99 +57 87 Advance to play-offs
2 Metallurg Zhlobin 54 25 12 7 10 174 120 +54 81
3 HK Gomel 54 25 7 7 15 152 126 +26 71
4 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 54 23 9 5 17 142 117 +25 69
5 HK Vitebsk 54 21 8 10 15 134 124 +10 68
6 Neman Grodno 54 20 4 8 22 137 120 +17 56
Source: hockey.by
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.[1]

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Dinamo-Molodechno 54 24 5 6 19 133 138 −5 64 Advance to qualification round
2 Khimik-SKA Novopolotsk 54 16 12 6 20 107 103 +4 62
3 HK Lokomotiv Orsha 54 20 6 8 20 116 106 +10 60
4 HK Brest 54 12 6 9 27 98 147 −49 45
5 HK Mogilev 54 12 5 8 29 70 130 −60 42
6 HK Lida 54 7 5 7 35 103 192 −89 31
Source: hockey.by
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.[1]

Statistics[edit]

Scoring leaders[edit]

The following shows the top ten players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of matches played on 20 February 2022.[2]

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Russia Alexei Mikhnov Metallurg Zhlobin 51 27 26 53 +25 37
Russia Aleksandr Timiryov Metallurg Zhlobin 51 29 22 51 +19 14
Russia Stanislav Kuchkin HK Gomel 46 23 28 51 +23 48
Russia Alexei Mastryukov Metallurg Zhlobin 49 18 16 44 +23 14
Russia Denis Kuzmin HK Vitebsk 50 14 27 41 +30 42
Russia Pavel Kopytin Dinamo-Molodechno 45 15 25 40 -3 49
Belarus Nikita Remezov Neman Grodno 38 14 26 40 +9 12
Russia Andrei Feklistov Shakhtyor Soligorsk 52 18 21 39 +6 25
Russia Evgeniy Grigorenko HK Gomel 45 19 19 38 +21 8
Belarus Pavel Razvadovski HK Gomel 51 19 18 37 +17 45

Leading goaltenders[edit]

The following shows the top ten goaltenders who led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of matches played on 7 October 2021.[3]

Player Team GP TOI W L GA SO Sv% GAA
Russia Aleksandr Samoylov Metallurg Zhlobin 13 794:00 11 2 24 2 1.81 94
Russia Sergey Bronnikov HK Brest 11 589:00 4 7 21 0 2.14 94
Belarus Nikita Mytnik Yunost Minsk 13 783:00 5 8 35 0 2.68 90
Russia Artur Malkov HK Mogilev 12 679:00 3 9 20 2 1.77 93
Belarus Mikhail Karnaukhov Dinamo-Molodechno 11 621:00 6 5 22 4 2.13 92
Belarus Konstantin Kozlovsky HK Lida 12 568:00 5 7 29 2 3.06 90
Belarus Aleksey Merzlov HK Lokomotiv Orsha 7 426:00 3 4 13 1 1.83 94
Belarus Stepan Goryachevskikh Khimik-SKA Novopolotsk 8 484:00 4 4 8 3 0.99 96
Belarus Rostislav Zinovenko Yunost Minsk 10 606:00 7 3 13 2 1.29 94
Belarus Maxim Malyutin Neman Grodno 9 482:00 3 6 17 1 2.12 92

Playoffs[edit]

Bracket[edit]

Qualification round (best-of-3) Quarter-finals (best-of-7) Semi-finals (best-of-7) Finals (best-of-7)
1 Yunost Minsk 4
7 Dinamo-Molodechno 2 8 Khimik-SKA Novopolotsk 2
10 HK Brest 0 1 Yunost Minsk 4
6 Neman Grodno 2
2 Metallurg Zhlobin 4 (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round)
7 Dinamo-Molodechno 0
1 Yunost Minsk 3
2 Metallurg Zhlobin 4
3 HK Gomel 1
8 Khimik-SKA Novopolotsk 2 6 Neman Grodno 4
9 HK Lokomotiv Orsha 1 2 Metallurg Zhlobin 4
4 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 3
4 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 4
5 HK Vitebsk 0


Qualification round[edit]

Quarterfinals[edit]

Semifinals[edit]

Finals[edit]

13 April 2022
19:25 (UTC+3)
Yunost Minsk2–1
(1–0, 1–1, 0–0)
score in the series: 1–0
Metallurg ZhlobinChizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 1,555
Game reference
Leonid FominGoaliesAleksandr SamoylovReferees:
Maxim Sidorenko
Pavel Osmolovskiy
Linesmen:
Pavel Badyl
Dmitriy Golyak
Palchik (Vinogradov) - 05:021–0
Andryushchenko (Drozd) - 22:052–0
2–129:41 - Maslennikov (Suvorov, Pinchuk)
0 minPenalties6 min
38Shots28
15 April 2022
19:25 (UTC+3)
Yunost Minsk4–3 OT
(1–0, 2–2, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0)
score in the series: 2–0
Metallurg ZhlobinChizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 3,300
Game reference
Leonid FominGoaliesAleksandr SamoylovReferees:
Viktor Plyats
Andrei Shrubok
Linesmen:
Artyom Labzov
Nikita Polyakov
Pavlovich (Antonov) (PP1) - 08:291–0
1–122:25 - Pinchuk
Demchenko (Gaynetdinov, Antonov) (PP1) - 30:332–1
2–237:29 - Kislyy (Mastryukov, Voronov) (PP1)
Brikun (Pavlovich, Antonov) (PP1) - 39:023–2
3–345:32 - Kislyy (Gabrus, Mastryukov)
Palchik - 81:514–3
39 minPenalties37 min
51Shots39
17 April 2022
18:00 (UTC+3)
Metallurg Zhlobin6–5
(1–0, 3–1, 2–4)
score in the series: 1–2
Yunost MinskIce Palace Metalurg, Zhlobin
Attendance: 2,000
Game reference
Aleksandr SamoylovGoaliesLeonid Fomin
Rostislav Zinovenko
Referees:
Vladimir Nalivayko
Pyotr Amosov
Linesmen:
Roman Akulov
Dmitriy Pashik
Voytekhov (Pinchuk, Kuznetsov) (PP1) - 09:231–0
Pinchuk (Kuznetsov, Gabrus) - 20:532–0
2–127:14 - Raisov (Pavlenko, Kitarov)
Volchenkov (Voytekhov) - 27:593–1
A. Gavrus (Timirev, Mastryukov) - 38:494–1
4–241:24 - Pavlovich (Gaynetdinov) (PP1)
Kislyy (Volchenkov) (PP1) - 45:585–2
A. Gavrus (Mastryukov, Kupchikhin) - 48:256–2
6–349:32 - Shchechin (Pavlenko)
6–455:32 - Pavlovich (Demchenko, Andryshchenko) (PP1)
6–559:22 - Raisov (Andryshchenko, Kashkar)
37 minPenalties14 min
31Shots36
19 April 2022
18:55 (UTC+3)
Metallurg Zhlobin4–3
(1–1, 2–0, 1–2)
score in the series: 2–2
Yunost MinskIce Palace Metalurg, Zhlobin
Attendance: 2,000
Game reference
Aleksandr SamoylovGoaliesLeonid FominReferees:
Yevgeniy Goncharov
Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
Dmitriy Golyak
Roman Chizhevskiy
Mastryukov - 00:301–0
1–102:16 - Antonov (Brikun) (PP1)
Kuznetsov (Suvorov, Volchenkov) (PP1) - 23:432–1
Kislyy (Mastryukov, Timirev) (PP1) - 27:093–1
3–245:51 - Kitarov
Solomonov (Kuznetsov) - 58:254–2
4–358:50 - Raisov (Gaynetdinov)
4 minPenalties10 min
37Shots38
21 April 2022
18:55 (UTC+3)
Yunost Minsk3–2 OT
(0–1, 1–0, 1–1)
(OT: 1–0)
score in the series: 3–2
Metallurg ZhlobinChizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 3,800
Game reference
Leonid Fomin
Rostislav Zinovenko
GoaliesAleksandr SamoylovReferees:
Vasiliy Koleda
Viktor Plyats
Linesmen:
Nikita Polyakov
Kirill Shenko
0–108:36 - Pinchuk (Mokrushev)
Vozovik - 22:051–1
1–242:47 - A. Gavrus
Vinogradov (Gaynetdinov, Kitarov) - 57:012–2
Pavlenko (Raisov) (PP1) - 73:273–2
39 minPenalties6 min
31Shots36
23 April 2022
16:55 (UTC+3)
Metallurg Zhlobin3–2
(1–1, 1–0, 1–1)
score in the series: 3–3
Yunost MinskIce Palace Metalurg, Zhlobin
Attendance: 2,200
Game reference
Aleksandr SamoylovGoaliesLeonid FominReferees:
Pavel Osmolovskiy
Viktor Plyats
Linesmen:
Artyom Labzov
Dmitriy Pashik
0–105:26 - Demchenko (Pavlovich) (PP1)
Pinchuk (Mokrushev, Samoylov) (PP1) - 12:591–1
Suvorov (Pinchuk, Volchenkov) (PP1) - 39:492–1
2–242:26 - Rovba (Vinogradov, Pavlovich)
Suvorov - 49:053–2
11 minPenalties10 min
34Shots21
25 April 2022
18:55 (UTC+3)
Yunost Minsk0–3
(0–1, 0–1, 0–1)
score in the series: 3–4
Metallurg ZhlobinMinsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 15,086
Game reference
Leonid FominGoaliesAleksandr SamoylovReferees:
Maxim Sidorenko
Viktor Plyats
Linesmen:
Roman Akulov
Dmitriy Golyak
0–106:17 - Kuznetsov (Volchenkov)
0–226:20 - Kuznetsov (Pinchuk, Volchenkov)
0–358:36 - Solomonov (Mastryukov, Volchenkov) (PP1)
35 minPenalties8 min
31Shots37

Final rankings[edit]

Metallurg Zhlobin
Yunost Minsk
Shakhtyor Soligorsk
4 Neman Grodno
5 HK Gomel
6 HK Vitebsk
7 Dinamo-Molodechno
8 Khimik-SKA Novopolotsk
9 HK Lokomotiv Orsha
10 HK Brest
11 HK Mogilev
12 HK Lida

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Экстралига-2021/22. Расписание матчей и результаты" [Extraliga 2021/22. Match schedule and results]. Belarus Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2021-09-25. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  2. ^ "Бомбардиры" [Scorers]. Belarus Ice Hockey Federation (in Russian). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Лучшие вратари" [Best goalkeepers]. Belarus Ice Hockey Federation (in Russian). Retrieved 7 October 2021.

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