2022–23 Slovak Extraliga season

	2022–23 Slovak Extraliga season
League	Slovak Extraliga
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	16 September 2022 – 5 March 2023 (regular season); 8 March – 23 April (playoffs);
Number of games	50
Number of teams	12
Regular season
League Champion	HC Košice
Top scorer	Max Gerlach (Prešov); (59 points);
Playoffs

The 2022–23 Slovak Extraliga season was the 30th season of the Slovak Extraliga, the highest ice hockey league in Slovakia.^[1]

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 (20.12.2022 – 4.1.2023) 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 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 finished with the most points was crowned the league champion.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Košice	50	28	5	2	15	163	114	+49	96	Qualification to Quarter-finals
2	Slovan Bratislava	50	27	3	6	14	162	115	+47	93
3	Zvolen	50	24	4	7	15	168	141	+27	87
4	Banská Bystrica	50	21	7	2	20	147	156	−9	79
5	Spišská Nová Ves	50	21	3	10	16	146	144	+2	79
6	Nové Zámky	50	21	6	2	21	143	132	+11	77
7	Poprad	50	17	9	3	21	151	153	−2	72	Qualification to Wild card round
8	Michalovce	50	17	7	7	19	124	129	−5	72
9	Trenčín	50	19	3	5	23	130	155	−25	68
10	Nitra	50	17	3	4	26	125	157	−32	61
11	Liptovský Mikuláš	50	16	3	7	24	124	149	−25	61
12	Prešov	50	11	8	6	25	129	167	−38	55	Relegated to Slovak 1. Liga

Source: Tipos 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
Gerlach, MaxMax Gerlach	HC 21 Prešov	50	34	25	59	+8	26
Harris, BrantBrant Harris	HC Slovan Bratislava	48	29	27	56	+17	26
Jackson, RobbyRobby Jackson	HC Nové Zámky	49	30	21	51	+16	10
Pecararo, LiamLiam Pecararo	HC Slovan Bratislava	50	25	25	50	+22	36
Huntebrinker, MikeMike Huntebrinker	HKM Zvolen	50	13	37	50	+15	43
Jääskeläinen, JoonaJoona Jääskeläinen	HC Košice	47	22	23	45	−11	16
Farley, AustinAustin Farley	HC Nové Zámky	48	15	30	45	+10	47
Kerbashian, KaleKale Kerbashian	HK Spišská Nová Ves	46	20	24	44	−3	10
Záborský, TomášTomáš Záborský	HK Poprad	50	20	24	44	−5	14
Troock, BrandenBranden Troock	HC '05 Banská Bystrica	44	29	14	43	+6	47

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 matches played on 20 January 2023.^[3]

Player	Team	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Janus, JaroslavJaroslav Janus	HC Košice	16	865:48	11	5	27	1	93.48	1.87
Coreau, JaredJared Coreau	HC Slovan Bratislava	25	1486:23	17	8	47	6	93.90	1.90
Škorvánek, StanislavStanislav Škorvánek	HK Dukla Michalovce	22	1305:10	12	10	49	1	93.35	2.25
Riečický, DominikDominik Riečický	HC Košice	19	930:14	10	9	37	1	91.76	2.39
Kantor, PavelPavel Kantor	HC Nové Zámky	37	2218:30	20	17	89	1	93.04	2.41
Trenčan, AdamAdam Trenčan	HKM Zvolen	25	1457:21	17	8	61	4	92.08	2.51
Peters, AnthonyAnthony Peters	HK Poprad	28	1635:46	16	12	69	1	91.82	2.53
LaCouvee, ConnorConnor LaCouvee	HK Dukla Trenčín	29	1644:13	13	16	71	3	92.90	2.59
Melicherčík, MarcelMarcel Melicherčík	HK Spišská Nová Ves	29	1729:46	15	14	76	1	90.98	2.64
Valent, MichalMichal Valent	MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš	33	1727:57	13	20	80	3	90.85	2.78

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	Košice	4
7	Poprad	0	10	Nitra	1
						1	Košice	4
10	Nitra	3
						8	Michalovce	3
			2	Slovan Bratislava	2

			8	Michalovce	4
									1	Košice	4
									3	Zvolen	1
			3	Zvolen	4
			6	Nové Zámky	1
						3	Zvolen	4
8	Michalovce	3
						5	Spišská Nová Ves	3
9	Trenčín	2	4	Banská Bystrica	3

			5	Spišská Nová Ves	4

Wild card round[]

Poprad – Nitra 0–3
8.3.2023	Poprad	Nitra	1-2
9.3.2023	Poprad	Nitra	1-2
11.3.2023	Nitra	Poprad	2-0
Nitra won the series 3–0.

Michalovce – Trenčín 3–2
8.3.2023	Michalovce	Trenčín	2-1
9.3.2023	Michalovce	Trenčín	4-6
11.3.2023	Trenčín	Michalovce	2-0
12.3.2023	Trenčín	Michalovce	2-3
14.3.2023	Michalovce	Trenčín	2-1
Michalovce won the series 3–2.

Quarterfinals[]

Košice – Nitra 4–1
17.3.2023	Košice	Nitra	5-2
18.3.2023	Košice	Nitra	4-3 SO
21.3.2023	Nitra	Košice	5-2
22.3.2023	Nitra	Košice	1-2
24.3.2023	Košice	Nitra	4-2
Košice won the series 4–1.

Zvolen – Nové Zámky 4–1
15.3.2023	Zvolen	Nové Zámky	4-3 OT
16.3.2023	Zvolen	Nové Zámky	4-3 OT
19.3.2023	Nové Zámky	Zvolen	5-2
20.3.2023	Nové Zámky	Zvolen	2-4
23.3.2023	Zvolen	Nové Zámky	5-2
Zvolen won the series 4–1.

Slovan Bratislava – Michalovce 2–4
17.3.2023	Slovan Bratislava	Michalovce	5-2
18.3.2023	Slovan Bratislava	Michalovce	2-3 OT
21.3.2023	Michalovce	Slovan Bratislava	3-2 OT
22.3.2023	Michalovce	Slovan Bratislava	3-1
24.3.2023	Slovan Bratislava	Michalovce	4-0
26.3.2023	Michalovce	Slovan Bratislava	3-0
Michalovce won the series 4–2.

Banská Bystrica – Spišská Nová Ves 3–4
15.3.2023	Banská Bystrica	Spišská Nová Ves	3-2
16.3.2023	Banská Bystrica	Spišská Nová Ves	0-6
19.3.2023	Spišská Nová Ves	Banská Bystrica	2-5
20.3.2023	Spišská Nová Ves	Banská Bystrica	2-0
23.3.2023	Banská Bystrica	Spišská Nová Ves	4-1
25.3.2023	Spišská Nová Ves	Banská Bystrica	4-2
27.3.2023	Banská Bystrica	Spišská Nová Ves	2-3 OT
Spišská Nová Ves won the series 4–3.

Semifinals[]

Košice – Michalovce 4–3
31.3.2023	Košice	Michalovce	3-1
1.4.2023	Košice	Michalovce	2-0
4.4.2023	Michalovce	Košice	3-2
5.4.2023	Michalovce	Košice	4-1
8.4.2023	Košice	Michalovce	2-3 OT2
10.4.2023	Michalovce	Košice	1-2
12.4.2023	Košice	Michalovce	3-1
Košice won the series 4–3.

Zvolen – Spišská Nová Ves 4–3
2.4.2023	Zvolen	Spišská Nová Ves	2-4
3.4.2023	Zvolen	Spišská Nová Ves	2-1 SO
6.4.2023	Spišská Nová Ves	Zvolen	3-1
7.4.2023	Spišská Nová Ves	Zvolen	1-3
9.4.2023	Zvolen	Spišská Nová Ves	5-6
11.4.2023	Spišská Nová Ves	Zvolen	0-3
13.4.2023	Zvolen	Spišská Nová Ves	3-2
Zvolen won the series 4–3.

Finals[]

16 April 2023
18:00

Košice

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

Zvolen

Steel Aréna, Košice
Attendance: 8,347


Dominik Riečický	Goalies	Adam Trenčan	Referees: Vladimír Baluška Peter Stano
Fejes (Breton) (PP) – 14:37 / Bartánus (Pollock, Chovan) (PP) – 20:21 / Olsson (Lamper) (EN) – 59:30	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1	11:43 – Hecl (Marcinek, Messner)
4 min	Penalties	6 min
16	Shots	36

17 April 2023
18:00

Košice

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

Zvolen

Steel Aréna, Košice
Attendance: 8,347


Dominik Riečický	Goalies	Adam Trenčan	Referees: Vladimír Snášel ml. Miroslav Štefik
Slovák (Jokeľ, Havrila) – 18:11	1–0
6 min	Penalties	12 min
25	Shots	21

20 April 2023
18:30

Zvolen

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

Košice

Zvolen Ice Stadium, Zvolen
Attendance: 5,020


Adam Trenčan	Goalies	Dominik Riečický	Referees: Marek Žák Vladimír Snášel ml.
Zuzin (Viedenský, Marcinek) – 11:51	1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3	16:16 – Pollock (Jääskeläinen) (PP) / 31:17 – Fejes (Bartánus, Breton) / 46:24 – Jääskeläinen (Southorn, Leskinen)
14 min	Penalties	10 min
33	Shots	30

21 April 2023
18:30

Zvolen

5–2
(0–0, 3–2, 2–0)
score in the series: 1–3

Košice

Zvolen Ice Stadium, Zvolen
Attendance: 5,345


Adam Trenčan	Goalies	Dominik Riečický Jaroslav Janus	Referees: Tomáš Hronský Miroslav Štefik
Hanna (Hecl, Jedlička) (PP) – 21:35 / Mudrák (Bondra, Jedlička) – 27:10 / Zuzin (Kubka) – 27:21 / Turnbull (Hanna, Sideroff) – 51:33 / Viedenský (EN) – 59:37	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 5–2	26:11 – Olsson (Slovák, Leskinen) / 30:56 – Havrila (Lamper, Breton)
6 min	Penalties	12 min
37	Shots	31

23 April 2023
18:00

Košice

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

Zvolen

Steel Aréna, Košice
Attendance: 8,347


Dominik Riečický	Goalies	Adam Trenčan	Referees: Tomáš Hronský Peter Stano
Pollock (Šedivý, Southorn) – 23:20 / Leskinen (Jääskeläinen) – 40:55 / Šedivý (Fejes, Bartánus) (EN) – 57:33	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0
6 min	Penalties	8 min
27	Shots	31

Final rankings[]

	Košice
	Zvolen
	Spišská Nová Ves
4	Michalovce
5	Slovan Bratislava
6	Banská Bystrica
7	Nové Zámky
8	Nitra
9	Poprad
10	Trenčín
11	Liptovský Mikuláš
12	Prešov

References[]

↑ Slovan na úvod v Poprade, v 1. kole aj dve regionálne derby (Slovak). hokejportal.net.
↑ Statistics – Hráči 2022/2023 (Slovak). hockeyslovakia.sk. Retrieved on 23 August 2022.
↑ Statistics – Brankári 2022/2023 (Slovak). hockeyslovakia.sk. Retrieved on 23 August 2022.

External links[]

Official website

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[1] Slovan na úvod v Poprade, v 1. kole aj dve regionálne derby (Slovak). hokejportal.net.

[2] Statistics – Hráči 2022/2023 (Slovak). hockeyslovakia.sk. Retrieved on 23 August 2022.

[3] Statistics – Brankári 2022/2023 (Slovak). hockeyslovakia.sk. Retrieved on 23 August 2022.

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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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