2017–18 Slovak Extraliga season

2017–18 Slovak Extraliga season
League	Slovak Extraliga
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	September 2017 – April 2018
Regular season
League Champion	HK Nitra
Runners-up	HKm Zvolen
Top scorer	Tim Coffman (Zvolen) Matej Paulovič (Nitra)
Playoffs

The 2017–18 Slovak Extraliga season was the 25th season of the Slovak Extraliga, the highest level of ice hockey in Slovakia.

Teams

The following teams are participating in the 2017–18 season. HK Orange 20 is a project to prepare the Slovakia junior ice hockey team for the IIHF World U20 Championship. The team does not play a complete regular season and cannot advance to the playoffs or get relegated. The first eight teams in standings after the regular season (56 games) will advance to the playoffs.

Team name	City	Arena	Capacity
HKm Zvolen	Zvolen	Zvolen Ice Stadium	7,038
HC Košice	Košice	Steel Aréna	8,378
HK Nitra	Nitra	Nitra Aréna	3,600
HC ’05 Banská Bystrica	Banská Bystrica	Banská Bystrica Ice Stadium	3,518
HC Nové Zámky	Nové Zámky	Zimný štadión Nové Zámky	3,500
HK Dukla Trenčín	Trenčín	Pavol Demitra Ice Stadium	6,150
HK Poprad	Poprad	Poprad Ice Stadium	4,050
MsHK Žilina	Žilina	Garmin Arena	6,200
MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš	Liptovský Mikuláš	Zimný štadión Liptovský Mikuláš	3,680
HC 07 Detva	Detva	Zimný štadión Detva	1,800
HK Orange 20	Piešťany	EASTON Aréna	3,050

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final Result
1	Nitra	56	32	6	4	14	197	148	+49	112	Advance to Quarterfinals
2	Zvolen	56	30	7	6	13	192	150	+42	110
3	Trenčín	56	32	5	3	16	157	112	+45	109
4	Banská Bystrica	56	31	5	5	15	213	134	+79	108
5	Košice	56	28	5	4	19	175	143	+32	98
6	Poprad	56	25	6	4	21	159	152	+7	91
7	Žilina	56	19	4	6	27	146	164	−18	71
8	Nové Zámky	56	14	7	4	31	125	185	−60	60
9	Liptovský Mikuláš	56	12	5	11	28	122	162	−40	57	Relegation series
10	Detva	56	11	2	3	40	120	207	−87	40
11	HK Orange 20	20	3	1	3	13	38	87	−49	14

Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.

Relegation series (PlayOut)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final Result
1	Liptovský Mikuláš	12	9	0	1	2	53	26	+27	28	Will play in 2018–19 Slovak Extraliga season
2	Detva	12	6	1	0	5	44	33	+11	20
3	Michalovce	12	3	2	1	6	30	47	−17	14	Will play in 2018–19 Slovak 1. Liga season
4	Skalica	12	3	0	1	8	26	47	−21	10

Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	2	Zvolen	4
	7	Žilina	2
						2	Zvolen	2
						3	Trenčín	4
	3	Trenčín	4
	6	Poprad	0
											3	Trenčín	3
											4	Banská Bystrica	4
	1	Nitra	4
	8	Nové Zámky	0
						1	Nitra	0
						4	Banská Bystrica	4
	5	Košice	1
	4	Banská Bystrica	4

Quarterfinals

Nitra – Nové Zámky 4-0 15.3.2018 Nitra Nové Zámky 8-1 16.3.2018 Nitra Nové Zámky 4-1 19.3.2018 Nové Zámky Nitra 4-5 OT1 20.3.2018 Nové Zámky Nitra 1-3 Nitra wins the series 4-0. Trenčín – Poprad 4-0 17.3.2018 Trenčín Poprad 1-0 18.3.2018 Trenčín Poprad 3-1 21.3.2018 Poprad Trenčín 3-5 22.3.2018 Poprad Trenčín 2-3 Trenčín wins the series 4-0.

Zvolen – Žilina 4-2 15.3.2018 Zvolen Žilina 1-2 16.3.2018 Zvolen Žilina 4-1 19.3.2018 Žilina Zvolen 4-1 20.3.2018 Žilina Zvolen 2-6 23.3.2018 Zvolen Žilina 4-1 25.3.2018 Žilina Zvolen 1-2 Zvolen wins the series 4-2. Banská Bystrica – Košice 4-1 17.3.2018 Banská Bystrica Košice 3-2 SO 18.3.2018 Banská Bystrica Košice 2-1 21.3.2018 Košice Banská Bystrica 3-2 OT1 22.3.2018 Košice Banská Bystrica 0-3 24.3.2018 Banská Bystrica Košice 1-0 OT1 Banská Bystrica wins the series 4-1.

Semifinals

Nitra – Banská Bystrica 0-4 29.3.2018 Nitra Banská Bystrica 1-2 30.3.2018 Nitra Banská Bystrica 2-4 2.4.2018 Banská Bystrica Nitra 6-3 3.4.2018 Banská Bystrica Nitra 5-2 Banská Bystrica wins the series 4-0.

Zvolen – Trenčín 2-4 31.3.2018 Zvolen Trenčín 5-2 1.4.2018 Zvolen Trenčín 3-4 SO 4.4.2018 Trenčín Zvolen 3-1 5.4.2018 Trenčín Zvolen 3-4 SO 7.4.2018 Zvolen Trenčín 2-3 9.4.2018 Trenčín Zvolen 3-2 Trenčín wins the series 4-2.

Finals

02018-04-13 13 April 2018 18:00

Trenčín

3–4 OT1 (1–1, 0–1, 2–1, 0–1)

Banská Bystrica

Pavol Demitra Ice Stadium, Trenčín Attendance: 6,150

Game reference
	65 min	Penalties	14 min
	31	Shots	46

02018-04-14 14 April 2018 18:00

Trenčín

3–4 SO (1–1, 1–0, 1–2, 0–0, 0–1)

Banská Bystrica

Pavol Demitra Ice Stadium, Trenčín Attendance: 6,150

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	38	Shots	34

02018-04-17 17 April 2018 18:00

Banská Bystrica

6–1 (0–1, 2–0, 4–0)

Trenčín

Banská Bystrica Ice Stadium, Banská Bystrica Attendance: 2,841

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	45 min
	34	Shots	21

02018-04-18 18 April 2018 18:00

Banská Bystrica

2–4 (0–3, 0–0, 2–1)

Trenčín

Banská Bystrica Ice Stadium, Banská Bystrica Attendance: 2,841

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	14 min
	37	Shots	22

02018-04-20 20 April 2018 18:00

Trenčín

6–0 (3–0, 1–0, 2–0)

Banská Bystrica

Pavol Demitra Ice Stadium, Trenčín Attendance: 6,150

Game reference
	46 min	Penalties	73 min
	28	Shots	29

02018-04-22 22 April 2018 18:00

Banská Bystrica

2–3 (0–1, 1–2, 1–0)

Trenčín

Banská Bystrica Ice Stadium, Banská Bystrica Attendance: 2,841

Game reference
	29 min	Penalties	12 min
	39	Shots	19

02018-04-24 24 April 2018 18:00

Trenčín

1–5 (0–0, 1–2, 0–3)

Banská Bystrica

Pavol Demitra Ice Stadium, Trenčín Attendance: 6,150

Game reference
	2 min	Penalties	8 min
	17	Shots	22

Banská Bystrica wins the series 4-3 and wins the championship.

Final rankings

	Banská Bystrica
	Trenčín
	Nitra
4	Zvolen
5	Košice
6	Poprad
7	Žilina
8	Nové Zámky
9	Liptovský Mikuláš
10	Detva

External links

• Official website