Release from 03.09.2021

Schedule fixed until end of regular season

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The regular season schedule of the bet-at-home ICE Hockey League, which starts on September 17th, has been extended to include the last eight rounds. The pairings up to the start of the for the first time played pre-playoffs have been fixed. In addition, the face-off times have been announced too.

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The game dates for the regular season 2021-22 in the bet-at-home ICE Hockey League have been finalized. The Olympic Ice Hockey Tournament - and thus an extended IIHF break in February - was now not considered when finalizing the schedule. The regular season will end with the 52nd round on February 27th, 2022.

Face-Off times are set
With confirmation of all dates of the regular season, the face-off times have also been set. The times for the starting face-off remain predominantly 7:15 p.m. on weekdays and 5:30 p.m. on Sundays. PULS24 live games are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. during the week and start largely at 4:30 p.m. on Sundays.

On the opening day September 17th, five games start at 7:15 pm. The home games of EC-KAC (7:30 p.m., PULS24) and HCB Südtirol Alperia (7:45 p.m.) start later.

New game mode with pre-playoffs
After a double round robin, the 2021-22 ICE regular season will be completed after 364 games. The top six qualify directly for the quarterfinals, while the season ends for teams ranked 11th through 14th. The teams ranked seventh to tenth will contest pre-playoffs in "best-of-3" mode, with the seventh-placed team choosing whether to play the ninth or tenth-placed team. The winners of the two series complete the quarterfinals.

Quarterfinal pairings will continue to be determined by a playoff pick. In this process, the top-3 will select their opponent after the regular season. The fourth-place team is not available for selection and will face the team that was not included in the pick. The playoff series are then played in "best-of-7" mode. The champion of the bet-at-home ICE Hockey League will be determined after a maximum of 419 games.

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