Last November, LCK’s stove league was on fire. Fans expected Hanwha Life Esports to set the fire on the stove, but the organization had different thoughts. Instead of signing with the star players, Hanwha Life Esports completed a young roster with an average age of 20 for the future.
In the 2021 LCK Awards, a player from each role was selected as Players of the Year. The recipients were DWG KIA top laner Kim “Khan” Dong-ha, DWG KIA jungler Kim “Canyon” Geon-bu, DWG KIA mid laner Heo “ShowMaker” Su, Gen.G bot laner Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk, and T1 support Ryu “Keria” Min-seok.
Kim "Croco" Dong-beom got the honor of becoming this year's LCK Rookie of the year.
The LCK Awards was held on Dec. 13 to celebrate great achievements in the LCK. Inven Global had a shor interview with DWG KIA athletic director Kim "kkOma" Jeong-gyun.
On Dec. 27, former FunPlux Phoenix top laner Kim “GimGoon” Han-saem announced retirement from competition.
On Dec. 14, Liiv SANDBOX announced that they sgined Heo "PawN" Won-seok as coach. In their announcement, they said "We are pleased to announce the signing of 'PawN' as our new coach. We hope for your support and look forward to us in the future."
On Dec. 7, Hanwha Life Esports announced their 2022 LCK roster to be Lee "DuDu" Dong-ju, Kim "Willer" Jeong-hyeon, Kim "OnFleek" Jang-gyeom, Kim "Karis" Hong-jo, Lee "SamD" Jae-hoon, and Oh "Vsta" Hyo-seong. In their tweet, they said "As the first year of creating a sustainable, strong team that can grow further in the long run, we ask for your support in the 2022 season of HLE."
On Dec. 3, DWG KIA announced that they have signed with former top laner Kim "Khan" Dong-ha as a co -streamer. In their announcement, they said "DWG KIA with Khan will do our best to make various contents and communicate with fans. Please give big support and interest to Khan, who is going to have a new beginning."
On Dec. 3, T1 officially announced that they have re-sigened Choi "Polt" Seong-hun as general mamanger and head coach, and Kim "Moment" Ji-hwan. T1 also announced that Bae "Bengi" Seong-woong will re-join T1 as coach.
On Dec. 3, T1 announced that they have re-signed with jungler Moon "Oner" Hyeon-joon and bot laner Lee "Gumayusi" Min-hyeong and called up support Kim "Asper" Tae-gi from Challengers team to complete a 6-man roster for the 2022 season with top laner Choi "Zeus" Woo-je, mid laner Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok, and support Ryu "Keria" Min-seok.
On November 19, KT Rolster announced that they signed a 2-year deal with jungler Moon "Cuzz" Woo-chan and bot laner Kim "Aiming" Ha-ram.
[UPDATE Dec 1] Fredit BRION announced the acquisition of Hanwha Life Esports' former top laner, Morgan. Morgan comes off a strong finish in 2021, as he managed to aid HLE in their Worlds run to the qu
In an interview with Inven, Riot Korea made a statement regarding Kim "Canna" Chang-dong's transfer. They said "the agency proved that T1 gave them the permission to make negotiations, so LCK advised T1 to fulfill the promise."
LCK announced that they will hold “2021 LCK Awards” to look back to the 2021 season and express gratitude to the players who performed well this season for their efforts and results.
On November 25, Gen.G announced that head coach Go "Score" Dong-bin and coaches Won "Mafa" Sang-yeon and Kim "Museong" Mu-seong will be joining as the coaching staff for the 2022 season.
UPDATE Nov 24: NS RedForce announced that they've signed the former jungler for Afreeca Freecs, Lee "Dread" Jin-hyeok. Debuting in the LCK in 2018, he was the starting jungler for the entirety of the
On November 22, former JD Gaming bot laner Lee "LokeN" Dong-wook announced that he will take a break from competitive play for the 2022 season. LokeN have parted ways with JD Gaming and currently a free agent.
On November 19, BLG PingAnBank announced that they have parted ways with mid laner Kim "Zeka" Geon-woo, bot laner Kim "Aiming" Ha-ram, and head coach Kim "Kim" Jeong-soo.
On November 18, reports suggested that DWG KIA's roster for the 2022 season to be Jang "Nuguri" Ha-gwon, Kim "Canyon" Geon-bu, Heo "ShowMaker" Su, Seo "deokdam" Dae-gil, and Kim "Kellin" Hyeong-gyu.
On November 18, reports were made that Kim "Deft" Hyuk-kyu, Cho "BeryL" Geon-hee, and Kim "Zeka" Geon-woo will be joining DRX for 2022. Deft's choice for his last dance might be with DRX and former DWG KIA support BeryL.
