2018–19 Slovak Extraliga season

	2018–19 Slovak Extraliga season
League	Slovak Extraliga
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	September 2018 – April 2019
Number of teams	13
Regular season
League Champion	HC '05 Banská Bystrica
Runners-up	HKm Zvolen
Top scorer	Ladislav Nagy (Košice)
Playoffs

The 2018–19 Slovak Extraliga season is the 26th season of the Slovak Extraliga, the highest level of ice hockey in Slovakia. 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. Since the 2018–19 season, the league also includes two teams from Hungary.^[1]

Regular season[]

Standings[]

Each team plays 55 games, playing each of the other eleven teams five times. Points are awarded for each game, where three points are awarded for winning in regulation time, two points for winning in overtime or shootout, one point for losing in overtime or shootout, and zero points for losing in regulation time. At the end of the regular season, the team that finishes with the most points is crowned the league champion.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Banská Bystrica	57	32	7	5	13	196	139	+57	115	Qualification to Quarter-finals
2	Zvolen	57	30	7	7	13	193	128	+65	111
3	Nitra	57	32	5	4	16	217	138	+79	110
4	Košice	57	32	4	5	16	190	135	+55	109
5	Poprad	57	28	9	3	17	168	147	+21	102
6	Trenčín	57	25	7	4	21	152	131	+21	93
7	Nové Zámky	57	25	6	5	21	142	130	+12	92	Qualification to Wild card round
8	Miskolc	57	22	6	9	20	147	151	−4	87
9	Budapest	57	17	4	7	29	158	197	−39	66
10	Detva	57	16	3	8	30	149	198	−49	62
11	Liptovský Mikuláš	57	17	2	3	35	129	178	−49	58
12	Žilina	57	11	7	5	34	151	222	−71	52	Qualification to Relegation playoffs
13	HK Orange 20	24	0	0	2	22	30	128	−98	2

Source: Tipsport Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points

Statistics[]

Scoring leaders[]

The following players led the league in points, at the conclusion of the regular season.^[2]

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
Faille, ÉricÉric Faille	HC '05 Banská Bystrica	52	24	48	72	+7	36
Chovan, MichalMichal Chovan	HKm Zvolen	56	20	48	68	+16	34
Nagy, LadislavLadislav Nagy	HC Košice	48	34	27	61	+25	28
Higgs, BrockBrock Higgs	HC '05 Banská Bystrica	42	24	35	59	+19	28
Lantoši, RóbertRóbert Lantoši	HK Nitra	56	20	38	58	+17	12
Asselin, GuillaumeGuillaume Asselin	HC '05 Banská Bystrica	55	29	26	55	+4	68
Svitana, PatrikPatrik Svitana	HK Poprad	56	19	33	52	+18	16
Buček, SamuelSamuel Buček	HK Nitra	53	30	21	51	+26	20
Magosi, BálintBálint Magosi	DVTK Jegesmedvék	57	27	22	49	+16	48
Špirko, RastislavRastislav Špirko	HKm Zvolen	48	18	31	49	+15	8

Leading goaltenders[]

The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of the regular season.^[3]

Player	Team	GP	TOI	W	T	L	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Vay, ÁdámÁdám Vay	DVTK Jegesmedvék	31	1886:22	15	8	8	58	7	94.85	1.84
Valent, MichalMichal Valent	HK Dukla Trenčín	49	2887:33	22	10	17	97	2	92.58	2.02
Skapski, MackenzieMackenzie Skapski	HKm Zvolen	33	1916:31	15	10	8	68	4	92.80	2.13
Tomek, TomášTomáš Tomek	HKm Zvolen	26	1529:42	15	5	6	55	5	92.48	2.16
Williams, StephonStephon Williams	HC '05 Banská Bystrica	43	2493:23	24	10	9	91	2	91.85	2.19
Habal, VladislavVladislav Habal	HC Košice	44	2590:36	25	7	12	96	5	93.22	2.22
Košarišťan, AndrejAndrej Košarišťan	HC Nové Zámky	47	2790:01	19	9	19	105	6	93.30	2.26
Šimboch, JurajJuraj Šimboch	HK Nitra	39	2208:20	22	7	10	85	2	92.09	2.31
Vošvrda, TomášTomáš Vošvrda	HK Poprad	38	2225:10	18	9	11	90	5	93.11	2.43
Bálizs, BenceBence Bálizs	MAC Budapest	32	1825:19	10	7	16	86	3	91.63	2.83

Relegation series[]

Relegation series will be played between MsHK Žilina, the 12th team in regular season, and HK Dukla Michalovce, the winner of 1.liga. The winner of best-of-seven series will play in Extraliga in 2019–20 season.

PlayOut[]

12 March 2019
19:00

Žilina

3–1
(0–0, 3–0, 0–1)

Michalovce

Garmin Arena, Žilina
Attendance: 1,012




6 min	Penalties	4 min
28	Shots	24

13 March 2019
17:30

Žilina

4–1
(1–1, 0–0, 3–0)

Michalovce

Garmin Arena, Žilina
Attendance: 1,059




8 min	Penalties	29 min
45	Shots	36

16 March 2019
17:30

Michalovce

3–2 OT1
(0–2, 2–0, 0–0, 1–0)

Žilina

Michalovce Ice Stadium, Michalovce
Attendance: 3,955




18 min	Penalties	22 min
31	Shots	27

17 March 2019
17:30

Michalovce

3–0
(2–0, 0–0, 1–0)

Žilina

Michalovce Ice Stadium, Michalovce
Attendance: 4,167




52 min	Penalties	93 min
32	Shots	25

19 March 2019
17:30

Žilina

4–1
(2–1, 0–0, 2–0)

Michalovce

Garmin Arena, Žilina
Attendance: 1,252




12 min	Penalties	22 min
46	Shots	37

21 March 2019
17:30

Michalovce

2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Žilina

Michalovce Ice Stadium, Michalovce
Attendance: 4,327




8 min	Penalties	4 min
30	Shots	34

23 March 2019
17:00

Žilina

1–2
(1–2, 0–0, 0–0)

Michalovce

Garmin Arena, Žilina
Attendance: 2,551




29 min	Penalties	10 min
56	Shots	31

Michalovce wins the series 4-3 and will play in 2019–20 Slovak Extraliga season

Playoffs[]

Ten teams qualify for the playoffs: the top six teams in the regular season have a bye to the quarterfinals, while teams ranked seventh to tenth meet each other (7 versus 10, 8 versus 9) in a preliminary playoff round.

Bracket[]

Wild-card round (best-of-5)					Quarter-finals (best-of-7)				Semi-finals (best-of-7)			Finals (best-of-7)

					1	Banská Bystrica	4
					10	Detva	1
7	Nové Zámky	1							1	Banská Bystrica	4

10	Detva	3							5	Poprad	2
					4	Košice	2

					5	Poprad	4
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round)												1	Banská Bystrica	4
												3	Nitra	1
					2	Zvolen	4
					9	Budapest	1
								8	Miskolc	0		2	Zvolen	3

			9	Budapest	3				3	Nitra	4
3	Nitra	4

					6	Trenčín	2

Wild card round[]

Nové Zámky – Detva 1-3
1.3.2019	Nové Zámky	Detva	4-2
2.3.2019	Nové Zámky	Detva	3-4 OT1
4.3.2019	Detva	Nové Zámky	4-2
5.3.2019	Detva	Nové Zámky	2-1
Detva wins the series 3-1.

Miskolc – Budapest 0-3
1.3.2019	Miskolc	Budapest	1-3
2.3.2019	Miskolc	Budapest	2-3 OT1
4.3.2019	Budapest	Miskolc	4-2
Budapest wins the series 3-0.

Quarter-finals[]

Banská Bystrica – Detva 4-1
9.3.2019	Banská Bystrica	Detva	5-0
10.3.2019	Banská Bystrica	Detva	2-4
13.3.2019	Detva	Banská Bystrica	0-1 OT1
14.3.2019	Detva	Banská Bystrica	0-3
17.3.2019	Banská Bystrica	Detva	4-0
Banská Bystrica wins the series 4-1.

Nitra – Trenčín 4-2
11.3.2019	Nitra	Trenčín	2-3 OT1
12.3.2019	Nitra	Trenčín	4-1
15.3.2019	Trenčín	Nitra	5-3
16.3.2019	Trenčín	Nitra	1-4
18.3.2019	Nitra	Trenčín	2-0
20.3.2019	Trenčín	Nitra	0-2
Nitra wins the series 4-2.

Zvolen – Budapest 4-1
9.3.2019	Zvolen	Budapest	4-0
10.3.2019	Zvolen	Budapest	3-2 SO
13.3.2019	Budapest	Zvolen	1-2
14.3.2019	Budapest	Zvolen	2-0
17.3.2019	Zvolen	Budapest	3-1
Zvolen wins the series 4-1.

Košice – Poprad 2-4
11.3.2019	Košice	Poprad	2-3
12.3.2019	Košice	Poprad	1-2 OT1
15.3.2019	Poprad	Košice	4-2
16.3.2019	Poprad	Košice	1-5
18.3.2019	Košice	Poprad	4-3 OT1
20.3.2019	Poprad	Košice	4-2
Poprad wins the series 4-2.

Semi-finals[]

Banská Bystrica – Poprad 4-2
23.3.2019	Banská Bystrica	Poprad	5-4
24.3.2019	Banská Bystrica	Poprad	4-3
27.3.2019	Poprad	Banská Bystrica	3-0
28.3.2019	Poprad	Banská Bystrica	2-1 SO
31.3.2019	Banská Bystrica	Poprad	2-1
2.4.2019	Poprad	Banská Bystrica	0-2
Banská Bystrica wins the series 4-2.

Zvolen – Nitra 3-4
25.3.2019	Zvolen	Nitra	2-4
26.3.2019	Zvolen	Nitra	3-2 OT1
29.3.2019	Nitra	Zvolen	3-1
30.3.2019	Nitra	Zvolen	1-2
1.4.2019	Zvolen	Nitra	2-3
3.4.2019	Nitra	Zvolen	1-4
5.4.2019	Zvolen	Nitra	1-4
Nitra wins the series 4-3.

Finals[]

9 April 2019
18:00

Banská Bystrica

3–2 OT1
(1–1, 0–1, 1–0, 1–0)

Nitra

Banská Bystrica Ice Stadium, Banská Bystrica
Attendance: 2,763

Game reference

10 April 2019
18:00

Banská Bystrica

3–1
(0–0, 2–1, 1–0)

Nitra

Banská Bystrica Ice Stadium, Banská Bystrica
Attendance: 2,813

Game reference

13 April 2019
18:00

Nitra

3–7
(1–2, 2–3, 0–2)

Banská Bystrica

Nitra Aréna, Nitra
Attendance: 3,600

Game reference

14 April 2019
19:00

Nitra

2–1 SO
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1, 0–0, 1–0)

Banská Bystrica

Nitra Aréna, Nitra
Attendance: 3,600

Game reference

16 April 2019
18:00

Banská Bystrica

6–2
(3–1, 2–1, 1–0)

Nitra

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

Game reference

Final rankings[]

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

References[]

↑ VIDEO: Potvrdené, dva kluby z Maďarska rozšíria slovenskú Tipsport ligu. Retrieved on 14 Jun 2018.
↑ Súťaže a štatistiky, Tipsport liga, Hráči, Produktivita (Slovak). hockeyslovakia. Retrieved on 28 December 2018.
↑ Súťaže a štatistiky, Tipsport liga, Brankári (Slovak). hockeyslovakia. Retrieved on 26 February 2019.

External links[]

Official website

[1] VIDEO: Potvrdené, dva kluby z Maďarska rozšíria slovenskú Tipsport ligu. Retrieved on 14 Jun 2018.

[2] Súťaže a štatistiky, Tipsport liga, Hráči, Produktivita (Slovak). hockeyslovakia. Retrieved on 28 December 2018.

[3] Súťaže a štatistiky, Tipsport liga, Brankári (Slovak). hockeyslovakia. Retrieved on 26 February 2019.

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Slovak Extraliga
Teams	HC Košice - HK Poprad - HC '05 Banská Bystrica - HC Slovan Bratislava - HC 21 Prešov - HK Dukla Trenčín - HK Nitra - HC Nové Zámky - HKM Zvolen - HK Dukla Michalovce - MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš - HK Spišská Nová Ves
Arenas	Poprad Ice Stadium - Nitra Arena - Steel Arena - Pavol Demitra Ice Stadium - Liptovský Mikuláš Ice Stadium - Zvolen Ice Stadium - Ondrej Nepela Arena - Nové Zámky Ice Stadium - Banská Bystrica Ice Stadium - Ice Arena Prešov -Miskolc Ice Hall - Michalovce Ice Stadium - Spiš Aréna
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Related topics	List of Slovak ice hockey champions - Slovak Ice Hockey Federation - Slovak 1. Liga - Slovak 2. Liga - Ice hockey in Slovakia - National men's team - National women's team
See also: Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League - IIHF - IIHF Continental Cup - IIHF European Champions Cup