2020–21 Slovak Extraliga season | |
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Sport | Ice hockey |
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Number of games | 50 |
Number of teams | 12 |
Regular season | |
League Champion | HKM Zvolen |
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Playoffs |
The 2020–21 Slovak Extraliga season was the 28th season of the Slovak Extraliga, the highest ice hockey league in Slovakia. The league also includes one team from Hungary.[1][2]
Regular season[]
Standings[]
Each team played 50 games: playing each of the other eleven teams four times – 2x at home, 2x away (44 games) and during the Christmas holidays (22.12.2020 – 6.1.2021) each team played the inserted matches within the region 1x at home, 1x away = 6 games.
Points were awarded for each game, where three points were 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 finished with the most points was crowned the league champion.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Zvolen | 50 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 179 | 125 | +54 | 103 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
2 | Michalovce | 50 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 155 | 113 | +42 | 99 | |
3 | Poprad | 50 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 186 | 133 | +53 | 95 | |
4 | Slovan Bratislava | 50 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 146 | 115 | +31 | 94 | |
5 | Nitra | 50 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 163 | 156 | +7 | 89 | |
6 | Detva | 50 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 156 | 144 | +12 | 80 | |
7 | Trenčín | 50 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 169 | 134 | +35 | 79 | Qualification to Wild card round |
8 | Košice | 50 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 148 | 128 | +20 | 75 | |
9 | Nové Zámky | 50 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 132 | 140 | −8 | 61 | |
10 | Banská Bystrica | 50 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 135 | 171 | −36 | 57 | |
11 | Miskolc | 50 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 118 | 181 | −63 | 47 | |
12 | Liptovský Mikuláš | 50 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 105 | 252 | −147 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
Statistics[]
Scoring leaders[]
The following shows the top ten players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of the regular season.[3]
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
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HK Poprad | 48 | 38 | 31 | 69 | +18 | 24 |
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HK Poprad | 49 | 20 | 36 | 56 | +21 | 22 |
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HC Košice | 45 | 12 | 44 | 56 | +8 | 22 |
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HK Nitra | 50 | 23 | 31 | 54 | −3 | 64 |
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HK Poprad | 49 | 18 | 34 | 52 | +29 | 107 |
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HK Dukla Trenčín | 50 | 17 | 35 | 52 | +8 | 34 |
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HKM Zvolen | 49 | 26 | 25 | 51 | +24 | 83 |
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HK Nitra | 50 | 18 | 31 | 49 | +8 | 46 |
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HKM Zvolen | 49 | 18 | 31 | 49 | +11 | 72 |
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HC Košice | 47 | 31 | 17 | 48 | +13 | 58 |
Leading goaltenders[]
The following shows the top ten goaltenders who 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.[4]
Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
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HC Slovan Bratislava | 24 | 1400:32 | 18 | 6 | 40 | 5 | 93.97 | 1.71 |
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HK Dukla Michalovce | 43 | 2479:52 | 28 | 15 | 86 | 4 | 92.82 | 2.08 |
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HC Košice | 23 | 1180:56 | 10 | 13 | 45 | 2 | 92.46 | 2.29 |
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HKM Zvolen | 41 | 2487:49 | 27 | 14 | 98 | 1 | 92.14 | 2.36 |
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HC Nové Zámky | 43 | 2609:55 | 18 | 25 | 113 | 2 | 91.51 | 2.60 |
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HK Poprad | 41 | 2409:16 | 26 | 15 | 105 | 2 | 90.81 | 2.61 |
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HC Košice | 23 | 1288:51 | 13 | 10 | 57 | 2 | 90.98 | 2.65 |
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HC '05 Banská Bystrica | 25 | 1396:39 | 12 | 13 | 63 | 2 | 91.04 | 2.71 |
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HC 07 Detva | 22 | 1193:40 | 12 | 10 | 54 | 2 | 92.33 | 2.71 |
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HC 07 Detva | 22 | 1245:22 | 11 | 11 | 58 | 1 | 92.86 | 2.79 |
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 | Zvolen | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | Nové Zámky | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Košice | 1 | 1 | Zvolen | 4 | |||||||||||||
9 | Nové Zámky | 3 | 4 | Slovan Bratislava | 1 | |||||||||||||
4 | Slovan Bratislava | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Nitra | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | 1 | Zvolen | 4 | |||||||||||||||
3 | Poprad | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Michalovce | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Trenčín | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Trenčín | 3 | 2 | Michalovce | 2 | |||||||||||||
10 | Banská Bystrica | 1 | 3 | Poprad | 4 | |||||||||||||
3 | Poprad | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Detva | 0 |
Wild card round[]
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Quarterfinals[]
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Semifinals[]
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Finals[]
29 April 2021 18:00 |
Zvolen | 5–3 (1–2, 2–1, 2–0) score in the series: 1–0 |
Poprad | Zvolen Ice Stadium, Zvolen Attendance: 300 |
Game reference | ||||
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Robin Rahm | Goalies | Tomáš Vošvrda | Referees: Vladimír Baluška Peter Stano | |
Stupka (Jedlička, Kubka) – 04:52 / Puliš (McPherson, Ivan) – 22:07 / Kelemen (Kotvan, Mikúš) (PP) – 29:54 / Stupka (Viedenský) – 56:56 / McPherson (Betker) – 59:43 | 1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 3–3 / 4–3 / 5–3 | 05:21 – Skokan (Haščák, Svitana) / 06:24 – Tavi (Livingston, Zagrapan) / 37:25 – Drgoň (Vandas) | ||
6 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
44 | Shots | 28 |
30 April 2021 18:00 |
Zvolen | 4–3 OT (1–2, 1–1, 1–0) (OT: 1–0) score in the series: 2–0 |
Poprad | Zvolen Ice Stadium, Zvolen Attendance: 300 |
Game reference | ||||
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Robin Rahm | Goalies | Peter Hamerlík | Referees: Daniel Konc, Jr. Jozef Tvrdoň | |
Bondra (Stupka, Hraško) – 19:01 / Ivan (Nuutinen, McPherson) – 21:15 / Marcinek (Kotvan, Tibenský) – 55:44 / Bondra – 65:19 | 0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 3–3 / 4–3 | 02:32 – Bjalončík (Paločko) / 05:09 – Paločko / 32:39 – Mashinter (Svitana) | ||
35 min | Penalties | 31 min | ||
40 | Shots | 30 |
3 May 2021 18:00 |
Poprad | 1–2 OT (0–0, 1–1, 0–0) (OT: 0–1) score in the series: 0–3 |
Zvolen | Poprad Ice Stadium, Poprad Attendance: 341 |
Game reference | ||||
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Peter Hamerlík | Goalies | Robin Rahm | Referees: Daniel Konc, Jr. Milan Novák | |
Dalhuisen (Livingston, Tavi) – 28:59 | 0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 | 27:20 – McPherson (Halama, Bondra) (PP) / 68:52 – Melancon (Ivan, Stupka) | ||
8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
40 | Shots | 32 |
4 May 2021 18:00 |
Poprad | 7–4 (0–1, 4–1, 3–2) score in the series: 1–3 |
Zvolen | Poprad Ice Stadium, Poprad Attendance: 341 |
Game reference | ||||
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Tomáš Vošvrda | Goalies | Robin Rahm | Referees: Peter Stano Jozef Tvrdoň | |
Haščák (Vandas) – 23:29 / Haščák (Skokan, Svitana) (PP) – 24:44 / Vandas (Preisinger, Demo) – 36:05 / Skokan (Haščák, Handlovský) – 36:48 / Bjalončík (Demo, Livingston) – 45:11 / Livingston (Hudec, Bjalončík) – 54:56 / Handlovský (Preisinger) – 58:47 (ENG) | 0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 5–2 / 5–3 / 5–4 / 6–4 / 7–4 | 17:21 – Melancon (Nuutinen, McPherson) (PP2) / 26:20 – Viedenský (Bondra, Kubka) / 54:10 – Nuutinen (Meliško, McPherson) / 54:40 – Viedenský (Bondra, Nuutinen) | ||
43 min | Penalties | 22 min | ||
43 | Shots | 31 |
6 May 2021 17:30 |
Zvolen | 3–2 (1–1, 1–0, 1–1) score in the series: 4–1 |
Poprad | Zvolen Ice Stadium, Zvolen Attendance: 512 |
Game reference | ||||
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Robin Rahm | Goalies | Tomáš Vošvrda | Referees: Daniel Konc, Jr. Milan Novák | |
McPherson (Nuutinen, Mikúš) – 08:51 / Bondra (McPherson, Hraško) (PP) – 32:25 / McPherson (Betker) (PP) – 54:10 | 1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2 | 09:51 – Bjalončík (Brejčák, Vandas) / 58:43 – Livingston (Svitana, Haščák) | ||
10 min | Penalties | 43 min | ||
29 | Shots | 35 |
Final rankings[]
Zvolen | |
Poprad | |
Michalovce | |
4 | Slovan Bratislava |
5 | Nitra |
6 | Detva |
7 | Trenčín |
8 | Nové Zámky |
9 | Košice |
10 | Banská Bystrica |
11 | Miskolc |
12 | Liptovský Mikuláš |
References[]
- ↑ Tipsport Liga v nasledujúcej sezóne definitívne aj s Miškovcom od 2. októbra (slovak).
- ↑ Tipsport Liga oficiálne prišla o jedného maďarského účastníka (slovak).
- ↑ Statistics – Hráči 2020/2021 (Slovak). hockeyslovakia. Retrieved on 2 October 2020.
- ↑ Statistics – Brankári 2020/2021 (Slovak). hockeyslovakia. Retrieved on 2 October 2020.
External links[]
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International | World Championships - Championship - Under-20 - Under-18 - Division I - Division II - Division III | ||||||
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