2021–22 PHF season
The 2021–22 PHF season was the seventh season of the Premier Hockey Federation, which was known as the National Women's Hockey League during the previous six seasons, in North America. After mostly playing in a bubble environment the previous season due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, the PHF commenced the 2021–22 season with a normal travel-based schedule.
League business
Following the 2021 Isobel Cup Finals, Lisa Haley was appointed as the league's vice president of hockey operations.On April 28, 2021, the league announced that it was planning to double the salary cap of every franchise to $300,000, based on projections of financial stability for the seventh season.
On September 7, 2021, it was announced that the league would be renamed from the National Women's Hockey League to the Premier Hockey Federation.
On February 23, 2022, the league announced that all teams were allowed to sign one additional player for the remainder of the season and spend an additional $10,000 above the current $300,000 salary cap. Additionally, all clubs would also be allowed to dress 18 skaters per game, up from 17 for the rest of the 2021–22 season.
Expansion
Plans for an expansion team in Montreal, Quebec, for the seventh season were delayed. Boston Pride president Miles Arnone, a member of the BTM Group, the group behind establishing the expansion club, confirmed the league announcement. With concerns over the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, the earliest season for an expansion team in Montreal would be 2022–23.Team ownership
On May 10, the NWHL announced the sale and transfer of ownership of the Connecticut Whale to Shared Hockey Enterprises, LLC, led by Tobin Kelly. The Whale became the first of the four founding teams to be sold to outside ownership after the league's October 2020 announcement of its transition to joint venture models. The Metropolitan Riveters then were sold to BTM Partners on May 26, giving them control of three of the league's six franchises. A transfer of ownership from W Hockey Partners, the new ownership installed John Boynton to serve as the Riveters' chairman. The NWHL finished selling its league operated teams to independent ownership with the sale of the Buffalo Beauts and Minnesota Whitecaps to a joint partnership of NLTT Ventures, LLC, and Top Tier Sports on June 28, 2021.Front office changes
Indicates interim.Regular season
Standings
The regular season schedule was published on August 5, 2021.Standings as of March 22, 2022.
| Team | ||||||||||||
| Connecticut Whale | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 44 | +30 | 142 |
| Toronto Six | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 45 | +21 | 154 |
| Boston Pride | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 152 |
| Metropolitan Riveters | 20 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 65 | -11 | 195 |
| Minnesota Whitecaps | 20 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 64 | -12 | 202 |
| Buffalo Beauts | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 73 | -29 | 176 |