2022–23 Czech Extraliga season

	2022–23 Czech Extraliga season
League	Czech Extraliga
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	15 September 2022 – 5 March 2023 (regular season); 8 March – (playoffs);
Number of games	52
Number of teams	14
Regular season
Pohár Jaroslava Pouzara	HC Dynamo Pardubice
Top scorer	Martin Růžička (Třinec); (52 points);
Playoffs

The 2022–23 Czech Extraliga season was the 30th season of the Czech Extraliga since its creation after the breakup of Czechoslovakia and the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League in 1993.^[1]

Regular season[]

Standings[]

Each team played 52 games, playing each of the other 13 teams four times – twice at home, and twice away. 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 winner of the regular season.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Pardubice	52	29	8	5	10	159	110	+49	108	Qualification to Quarter-finals
2	Vítkovice	52	28	4	10	10	159	122	+37	102
3	Sparta Praha	52	28	6	3	15	155	122	+33	99
4	Mountfield HK	52	23	7	5	17	141	124	+17	88
5	Liberec	52	19	10	10	13	156	129	+27	87	Qualification to Wild card round
6	Třinec	52	21	5	7	19	149	121	+28	80
7	Kometa Brno	52	19	6	3	24	134	150	−16	72
8	Olomouc	52	19	6	2	25	121	141	−20	71
9	Karlovy Vary	52	19	4	3	26	129	163	−34	68
10	Mladá Boleslav	52	15	7	8	22	116	128	−12	67
11	Litvínov	52	15	7	8	22	137	144	−7	67
12	Plzeň	52	15	6	8	23	127	146	−19	65
13	České Budějovice	52	15	5	6	26	132	158	−26	61
14	Kladno	52	15	3	6	28	122	179	−57	57	Qualification to Play Out

Source: Tipsport Extraliga
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.^[2]

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
Růžička, MartinMartin Růžička	HC Oceláři Třinec	52	23	29	52	+7	18
Daňo, MarkoMarko Daňo	HC Oceláři Třinec	51	29	22	51	+15	36
Plekanec, TomášTomáš Plekanec	Rytíři Kladno	52	16	33	49	−6	34
Holík, PetrPetr Holík	HC Kometa Brno	52	12	36	48	−4	22
Bukarts, RobertsRoberts Bukarts	HC Vítkovice Ridera	52	21	26	47	+7	10
Lakatoš, DominikDominik Lakatoš	HC Vítkovice Ridera	51	18	29	47	+20	53
Nestrašil, AndrejAndrej Nestrašil	HC Oceláři Třinec	44	10	36	46	+10	10
Pech, LukášLukáš Pech	HC Motor České Budějovice	49	8	38	46	−4	48
Gulaš, MilanMilan Gulaš	HC Motor České Budějovice	47	24	18	42	−8	24
Radil, LukášLukáš Radil	HC Dynamo Pardubice	49	14	26	40	+29	30

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.^[3]

Player	Team	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA

Relegation series[]

Relegation series played between Rytíři Kladno, the 14th team in regular season, and PSG Berani Zlín, the winner of 1. Liga winners. The winner of the best-of-seven series would play in the 2023–24 Czech Extraliga.

16 April 2023
16:00 (CEST)

Kladno

1–0
(0–0, 0–0, 1–0)
score in the series: 1–0

Zlín

ČEZ Stadion, Kladno
Attendance: 5,200


Adam Brízgala	Goalies	Daniel Huf	Referees: Adam Kika Jan Hribik
Indrák (Klepiš, Slováček) – 43:54	1–0
4 min	Penalties	8 min
40	Shots	22

17 April 2023
18:00 (CEST)

Kladno

3–1
(2–0, 0–0, 1–1)
score in the series: 2–0

Zlín

ČEZ Stadion, Kladno
Attendance: 5,200


Adam Brízgala	Goalies	Daniel Huf	Referees: Robin Šír Oldřich Hejduk
Slováček (Veber, Filip) – 01:56 / Beran (Bláha, Filip) – 04:27 / Babka (Bláha, Pytlík) – 44:50	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 3–1	47:55 – Kratochvíl (Kindl, Zbořil)
18 min	Penalties	16 min
38	Shots	33

20 April 2023
17:30 (CEST)

Zlín

1–7
(0–4, 0–3, 1–0)
score in the series: 0–3

Kladno

Zimní stadion Luďka Čajky, Zlín
Attendance: 7,000


Daniel Huf Michal Kořének	Goalies	Adam Brízgala	Referees: René Hradil Roman Mrkva
Kratochvíl (Mrázek, Sedlák) (PP) – 54:46	0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 0–5 / 0–6 / 0–7 / 1–7	03:26 – Plekanec (Kubík) (SH) / 06:07 – Filip (Slováček, Veber) / 17:45 – Pytlík (Klepiš, Zikmund) / 18:33 – Indrák (Kubík, Plekanec) / 21:02 – Ticháček (Filip, Procházka) / 31:52 – Zikmund (Ticháček, Klepiš) (PP) / 39:38 – Plekanec
10 min	Penalties	4 min
17	Shots	43

21 April 2023
17:30 (CEST)

Zlín

0–1
(0–0, 0–1, 0–0)
score in the series: 0–4

Kladno

Zimní stadion Luďka Čajky, Zlín
Attendance: 7,000


Daniel Huf	Goalies	Adam Brízgala	Referees: Oldřich Hejduk Jakub Šindel
	0–1	21:06 – Indrák (Ticháček, Klepiš)
8 min	Penalties	4 min
16	Shots	38

Playoffs[]

Twelve teams qualify for the playoffs: the top four teams in the regular season have a bye to the quarterfinals, while teams ranked fifth to twelfth meet each other (5 versus 12, 6 versus 11, 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)

			2	Vítkovice	4
7	Kometa Brno	3	7	Kometa Brno	2
10	Mladá Boleslav	1				2	Vítkovice	3
						4	Mountfield HK	4
			4	Mountfield HK	4	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round)
5	Liberec	3	5	Liberec	1
12	Plzeň	2							4	Mountfield HK	2
									6	Třinec	4
			1	Pardubice	4
8	Olomouc	3	8	Olomouc	0
9	Karlovy Vary	1				1	Pardubice	3
						6	Třinec	4
			3	Sparta Praha	2
6	Třinec	3	6	Třinec	4
11	Litvínov	0

Wild card round[]

Liberec – Plzeň 3–2
8.3.2023	Liberec	Plzeň	4-1
9.3.2023	Liberec	Plzeň	0-6
11.3.2023	Plzeň	Liberec	1-3
12.3.2023	Plzeň	Liberec	2-1 OT
14.3.2023	Liberec	Plzeň	4-3 OT
Liberec won the series 3–2.

Kometa Brno – Mladá Boleslav 3–1
8.3.2023.	Kometa Brno	Mladá Boleslav	4-2
9.3.2023	Kometa Brno	Mladá Boleslav	2-1
11.3.2023	Mladá Boleslav	Kometa Brno	2-1
12.3.2023	Mladá Boleslav	Kometa Brno	1-5
Kometa Brno won the series 3–1.

Třinec – Litvínov 3–0
8.3.2023	Třinec	Litvínov	3-1
9.3.2023	Třinec	Litvínov	5-4 OT
11.3.2023	Litvínov	Třinec	2-4
Třinec won the series 3–0.

Olomouc – Karlovy Vary 3–1
9.3.2023	Olomouc	Karlovy Vary	4-1
11.3.2023	Karlovy Vary	Olomouc	7-4
12.3.2023	Karlovy Vary	Olomouc	2-3 OT
14.3.2023	Olomouc	Karlovy Vary	3-0
Olomouc won the series 3–1.

Quarterfinals[]

Pardubice – Olomouc 4–0
17.3.2023	Pardubice	Olomouc	5-1
18.3.2023	Pardubice	Olomouc	2-0
21.3.2023	Olomouc	Pardubice	4-5 OT
22.3.2023	Olomouc	Pardubice	2-3
Pardubice won the series 4–0.

Sparta Praha – Třinec 2–4
19.3.2023	Sparta Praha	Třinec	3-2
20.3.2023	Sparta Praha	Třinec	2-3 OT
23.3.2023	Třinec	Sparta Praha	2-4
24.3.2023	Třinec	Sparta Praha	3-1
26.3.2023	Sparta Praha	Třinec	0-3
28.3.2023	Třinec	Sparta Praha	5-1
Třinec won the series 4–2.

Vítkovice – Kometa Brno 4–2
17.3.2023	Vítkovice	Kometa Brno	3-2
18.3.2023	Vítkovice	Kometa Brno	0-3
21.3.2023	Kometa Brno	Vítkovice	1-4
22.3.2023	Kometa Brno	Vítkovice	2-1
25.3.2023	Vítkovice	Kometa Brno	1-0
27.3.2023	Kometa Brno	Vítkovice	3-4 OT
Vítkovice won the series 4–2.

Mountfield HK – Liberec 4–1
19.3.2023	Mountfield HK	Liberec	2-4
20.3.2023	Mountfield HK	Liberec	3-2
23.3.2023	Liberec	Mountfield HK	1-2 OT
24.3.2023	Liberec	Mountfield HK	1-2
26.3.2023	Mountfield HK	Liberec	6-4
Mountfield won the series 4–1.

Semifinals[]

Pardubice – Třinec 3–4
2.4.2023	Pardubice	Třinec	4-2
3.4.2023	Pardubice	Třinec	0-3
6.4.2023	Třinec	Pardubice	2-1
7.4.2023	Třinec	Pardubice	0-2
10.4.2023	Pardubice	Třinec	2-4
12.4.2023	Třinec	Pardubice	3-5
14.4.2023	Pardubice	Třinec	1-2
Třinec won the series 4–3.

Vítkovice – Mountfield HK 3–4
4.4.2023	Vítkovice	Mountfield HK	0-1 SO
5.4.2023	Vítkovice	Mountfield HK	2-3 OT
8.4.2023	Mountfield HK	Vítkovice	4-2
9.4.2023	Mountfield HK	Vítkovice	1-2
11.4.2023	Vítkovice	Mountfield HK	3-2 OT2
13.4.2023	Mountfield HK	Vítkovice	1-2 OT4
15.4.2023	Vítkovice	Mountfield HK	1-2 OT
Mountfield HK won the series 4–3.

Finals[]

18 April 2023
17:00 (CEST)

Mountfield HK

2–4
(0–0, 0–1, 2–3)
score in the series: 0–1

Třinec

ČPP Arena, Hradec Králové
Attendance: 6,890


Matěj Machovský	Goalies	Ondřej Kacetl	Referees: Antonín Jeřábek Jiří Ondráček
Klíma (Okuliar) – 41:12 / Smoleňák (Pilař) – 43:52	0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 2–4	29:11 – Kurovský (Roman, Adámek) / 40:50 – Voženílek (Daňo) / 48:43 – Voženílek (Daňo) / 59:21 – Dravecký (Nestrašil)
4 min	Penalties	4 min
29	Shots	23

19 April 2023
17:00 (CEST)

Mountfield HK

1–2 OT
(0–1, 1–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–1)
score in the series: 0–2

Třinec

ČPP Arena, Hradec Králové
Attendance: 6,890


Matěj Machovský	Goalies	Ondřej Kacetl	Referees: Robin Šír Peter Stano
Jergl (Okuliar, Klíma) (PP1) – 22:02	0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2	08:55 – Růžička (Voženílek, Nestrašil) / 70:44 – Voženílek (Chmielewski, Daňo)
4 min	Penalties	6 min
30	Shots	23

22 April 2023
17:00 (CEST)

Třinec

1–0
(0–0, 1–0, 0–0)
score in the series: 3–0

Mountfield HK

Werk Arena, Třinec
Attendance: 5,400


Ondřej Kacetl	Goalies	Matěj Machovský	Referees: Antonín Jeřábek Daniel Pražák
Daňo (Chmielewski) – 20:54	1–0
6 min	Penalties	4 min
22	Shots	30

23 April 2023
17:00 (CEST)

Třinec

1–2 OT
(0–1, 1–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–1)
score in the series: 3–1

Mountfield HK

Werk Arena, Třinec
Attendance: 5,400


Ondřej Kacetl	Goalies	Matěj Machovský	Referees: Jan Hribik Robin Šír
Adámek (Hudáček, Voženílek) – 24:19	0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2	18:07 – Jank (Jergl) / 60:34 – Pavlík (Jank)
4 min	Penalties	8 min
30	Shots	23

26 April 2023
17:00 (CEST)

Mountfield HK

3–0
(1–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Třinec

ČPP Arena, Hradec Králové
Attendance: 6,890


Matěj Machovský	Goalies	Ondřej Kacetl	Referees: Antonín Jeřábek Daniel Pražák

12 min	Penalties	6 min
28	Shots	30

28 April 2023
17:00 (CEST)

Třinec

4-1
(1-0, 0-0, 3-1)

Mountfield HK

Werk Arena, Třinec
Attendance: 5,400


Ondřej Kacetl	Goalies	Matěj Machovský	Referees: Jan Hribik Robin Šír
	1-0 / 1-1 / 2-1 / 3-1
2 min	Penalties	4 min
32	Shots	20

Final rankings[]

	Třinec
	Mountfield HK
	Pardubice
4	Vítkovice
5	Sparta Praha
6	Liberec
7	Kometa Brno
8	Olomouc
9	Karlovy Vary
10	Mladá Boleslav
11	Litvínov
12	Plzeň
13	České Budějovice
14	Kladno