2021–22 Champions Hockey League

The 2021–22 Champions Hockey League was the seventh season of the Champions Hockey League, a European ice hockey tournament. The tournament was competed by 32 teams, with qualification being on sporting merits only. The six founding leagues were represented by between three and five teams (based on a four-year league ranking), while seven "challenge leagues" were to be represented by one team each.

2021–22 Champions Hockey League
Tournament details
Dates26 August 2021 – 1 March 2022
Teams32
Final positions
Champions  Rögle BK (1st title)
Runner-up  Tappara
Tournament statistics
Games played123
Goals scored679 (5.52 per game)
Attendance244,498 (1,988 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Ryan Lasch (18 points)
MVP Frederik Tiffels

Swedish team Rögle BK won their first Champions Hockey League title, defeating Finnish team Tappara 2–1 in the final. This made Rögle BK the sixth Swedish side to win the European Trophy and the first team in the history of the tournament to win the title in its first season. The title holders Frölunda HC were defeated by Rögle BK in the semi-finals with the total score 4–8.

American right winger Ryan Lasch from Swedish team Frölunda HC became the top scorer for the fourth time, scoring 18 points.

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