2017–18 Slovak 1. Liga season

The 2017-18 Slovak 1.Liga season was the 25th season of the Slovak 1. Liga, the second level of ice hockey in Slovakia. 11 teams participated in the league, and HK Dukla Michalovce won the championship.

Regular season

Pl.	Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	Goals	Pts	+/-
1	HK Skalica	46	33	5	1	7	210:103	110	+107
2	HK Dukla Michalovce	46	31	5	3	7	232:87	106	+145
3	HC Prešov Penguins	46	29	6	2	9	182:109	101	+73
4	HC Topoľčany	46	23	7	4	12	162:103	87	+59
5	MHK Dubnica nad Váhom	46	21	3	6	16	184:145	75	+39
6	HC Bratislava	46	17	2	4	23	146:169	59	–23
7	HK Spišská Nová Ves	46	11	3	7	25	138:193	46	–55
8	HK 95 Považská Bystrica	46	10	5	4	27	129:202	44	–73
9	HK Trnava	46	9	2	3	32	126:216	34	–90
10	HC Nové Zámky "B"	46	8	0	3	35	100:301	27	–201
	HK Orange 20	10	4	1	2	3	51:32	16	+19

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

• HK Skalica-HK 95 Považská Bystrica 3:0 (5:2, 2:1 OT, 3:0)
• HK Dukla Michalovce-HK Spišská Nová Ves 3:0 (4:1, 9:2, 7:3)
• HC Prešov Penguins-HC Bratislava 3:1 (5:1, 3:1, 1:2, 3:2 OT)
• HC Topoľčany-MHK Dubnica nad Váhom 3:0 (2:1 SO, 3:2, 3:2)

Semifinals

• HK Skalica-HC Topoľčany 3:1 (4:3 OT, 3:1, 0:1 OT, 3:0)
• HK Dukla Michalovce-HC Prešov Penguins 3:2 (2:3, 4:2, 0:4, 4:2, 4:3)

Final

• HK Skalica-HK Dukla Michalovce 1:3 (1:4, 2:1, 0:3, 0:4)

Playouts (promotion to Extraliga)

Pl.	Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	Goals	Pts
1.	MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš	12	28	9	0	1	2	53:26	+27
2.	HC 07 Detva	12	20	6	1	0	5	44:33	+11
3.	HK Dukla Michalovce	12	14	3	2	1	6	30:47	−17
4.	HK Skalica	12	10	3	0	1	8	26:47	−21