The 2021/22 edition of the NIHL National League involved 9 teams from across the United Kingdom.
Season overview
The NIHL National hosted 4 tournaments across the season:
National Autumn Cup
National Cup
National League
National Playoffs
National Autumn Cup
The National Autumn Cup was hosted between 17 September and 23 November 2021, each team playing each other once in the group stage (either home or away) totalling 8 matches.
Group stage
The group stage took place between 17 September and 10 October 2021. Teams receive 2 points for a win and 1 point for an overtime loss. In the event that two or more teams were tied on points, goal difference was used to determine the rankings.
Knockouts
The knockouts took place between 11 November and 23 December 2021. Since Sheffield Steeldogs placed 1st in the group stage, they got to select their semi-final opponent and chose Leeds Knights Matches were played over two legs, one home and one away with the aggregate score (shown in bold) the decider of who advances. If it was level after the 120 minutes of play, 5 minutes of overtime was played and if still not tied it went to a shootout.
Final rankings
Leaders
National Cup
The National Cup was hosted between 16 October 2021 and 2 January 2022. These matches were the same matches that counted towards the National League, the first time each team player each other home and away.
Group stage
The group stage took place between 16 October 2021 and 2 January 2022. Teams receive 2 points for a win and 1 point for an overtime loss. In the event that two or more teams were tied on points, goal difference was used to determine the rankings.
Knockouts
Since Swindon Wildcats placed 1st in the Group Stage, they got to select their semi-final opponent and chose Sheffield Steeldogs Matches were played over two legs, one home and one away with the aggregate score (shown in bold) the decider of who advances. If it was level after the 120 minutes of play, 5 minutes of overtime was played and if still tied it went to a shootout.
Final rankings
National League
The National League makes the majority of the games within the season, with each time playing each other a total of 6 times, 3 home and 3 away. The top 8 teams also qualify for the National Playoffs, with the 9th team missing out
*Raiders IHC were deducted 3 points for failure to fulfill a fixture on the 19th December 2021
(Q) Qualified for the National League Playoffs
National League playoffs
Group stage
The 8 teams that make it to the playoffs are split into two groups, Group A and B based on their placing in the National League. Each team plays each other twice, one at home and once away. The top 2 from each group proceed to the Final 4 weekend.