2016–17 Slovak Extraliga season

2016–17 Slovak Extraliga season
LeagueSlovak Extraliga
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 2016 – April 2017
Regular season
League ChampionHC ’05 Banská Bystrica
  Runners-upHK Nitra
Top scorerLadislav Nagy (Košice)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPMathieu Corbeil (Martin)
Finals championsHC ’05 Banská Bystrica
  Runners-upHK Nitra
Slovak Extraliga seasons

The 2016–17 Slovak Extraliga season was the 24th season of the Slovak Extraliga, the highest level of ice hockey in Slovakia.

Teams

The following teams are participating in the 2016–17 season. The HK Orange 20 is a project for preparation of the Slovakia junior ice hockey team for the IIHF World U20 Championship. The team do not play complete regular season and cannot promote to the playoffs or get relegated. First 8 teams in table after the regular season (50 games) will promote to the playoffs.

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Location of teams in 2016–2017 Slovak Extraliga
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
MHC Martin Martin Martin Ice Stadium 4,200
MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš Liptovský Mikuláš Zimný štadión Liptovský Mikuláš 3,680
HK Orange 20 Piešťany EASTON Aréna 3,050

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
1 Banská Bystrica 56 34 6 5 11 191 120 +71 119 Advance to Quarterfinals
2 Nitra 56 33 4 5 14 196 154 +42 112
3 Košice 56 28 10 3 15 186 121 +65 107
4 Žilina 56 23 7 7 19 175 158 +17 90
5 Zvolen 56 23 5 5 23 163 174 −11 84
6 Martin 56 19 5 8 24 141 166 −25 75
7 Poprad 56 18 6 9 23 153 167 −14 75
8 Nové Zámky 56 18 5 10 23 146 154 −8 74
9 Trenčín 56 17 7 7 25 140 164 −24 72 Relegation series
10 Liptovský Mikuláš 56 14 6 2 34 138 189 −51 56
  HK Orange 20 20 2 0 0 18 20 82 −62 6
Source: Tipsport Liga

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

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals (best-of-7) Semifinals (best-of-7) Finals (best-of-7)
         
1 Banská Bystrica 4
8 Nové Zámky 1
1 Banská Bystrica 4
6 Martin 1
3 Košice 2
6 Martin 4
1 Banská Bystrica 4
2 Nitra 1
2 Nitra 4
7 Poprad 0
2 Nitra 4
4 Žilina 0
4 Žilina 4
5 Zvolen 3

Relegation series (PlayOut)

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
1 Liptovský Mikuláš 12 7 3 0 2 41 26 +15 27 Will play in 2017–18 Slovak Extraliga season
2 Trenčín 12 6 0 4 2 35 27 +8 22
3 Detva 12 5 1 1 5 32 29 +3 18 Will play in 2017–18 Slovak 1. Liga season
4 Skalica 12 1 1 0 10 22 48 −26 5
Source: Tipsport Liga

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

Final rankings

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