2015–16 Slovak Extraliga season

2015–16 Slovak Extraliga season
LeagueSlovak Extraliga
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 2015 – April 2016
Regular season
League ChampionHC Košice
  Runners-upHK Nitra
Top scorerLukáš Hvila (Banská Bystrica)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPDavid Laliberté (Nitra)
Finals championsHK Nitra
  Runners-upHC ’05 Banská Bystrica
Slovak Extraliga seasons

The 2015–16 Slovak Extraliga season was the 23rd season of the Slovak Extraliga, the highest level of ice hockey in Slovakia.

Teams

The following teams are participating in the 2015–16 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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Extraliga teams for the 2015-16 season.
Team Name Location Venue Capacity Titles 2014-15
HKm Zvolen Zvolen Zvolen Ice Stadium 7,038 2 Quarterfinalists
HC Košice Košice Steel Aréna 8,378 7 Champions
HK Nitra Nitra Nitra Aréna 3,600 0 Semifinalists
ŠHK 37 Piešťany Piešťany EASTON Aréna 3,050 0 Quarterfinalists
HC ’05 Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica Ice Stadium 3,518 0 Finalists
HK 36 Skalica Skalica Skalica Ice Stadium 4,100 0 9th
HK Dukla Trenčín Trenčín Pavol Demitra Ice Stadium 6,150 3 Quarterfinalists
HK Poprad Poprad Poprad Ice Stadium 4,050 0 Semifinalists
MsHK Žilina Žilina Garmin Arena 6,200 1 10th
MHC Mountfield Martin Martin Ice Stadium 4,200 0 Quarterfinalists
HK Orange 20 Bratislava Vladimír Dzurilla Ice Stadium 3,500 – –

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
1 Košice 50 28 9 4 9 156 85 +71 106 Advance to Quarterfinals
2 Nitra 50 30 3 1 16 160 129 +31 97
3 Zvolen 50 24 7 6 13 171 131 +40 89
4 Banská Bystrica 50 25 4 5 16 155 115 +40 88
5 Trenčín 50 16 7 7 20 114 143 −29 69
6 Poprad 50 18 3 11 18 139 149 −10 68
7 Žilina 50 18 4 6 22 117 138 −21 68
8 Martin 50 14 4 5 27 106 126 −20 55
9 Piešťany 50 11 7 4 28 115 156 −41 51 Relegation series
  HK Orange 20 18 1 1 0 16 22 83 −61 5
  Skalica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Denied an "elite license" for financial reasons, relegated
Source: Tipsport Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.

Playoffs

The seeding in Play-off is based on the ranking in Regular season. All Play-off rounds are played in the best-of-seven format, with the higher seeded team having the home advantage for the possible seventh game.

Playoff bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
2 Nitra 4
7 Žilina 0
2 Nitra 4
3 Zvolen 3
3 Zvolen 4
6 Poprad 1
2 Nitra 4
4 Banská Bystrica 2
1 Košice 4
8 Martin 0
1 Košice 2
4 Banská Bystrica 4
4 Banská Bystrica 4
5 Trenčín 1

Relegation series (PlayOut)

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
1 Nové Zámky 8 4 0 1 3 26 22 +4 13 Will play in 2016–17 Slovak Extraliga season
2 Piešťany 8 2 3 0 3 23 25 −2 12
3 Bardejov 8 3 0 2 3 17 19 −2 11 Will play in 2016–17 Slovak 1. Liga season
4 Skalica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Denied an "elite license" for financial reasons, relegated
Source: Tipsport Liga

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

Final rankings

Nitra
Banská Bystrica
Košice
4 Zvolen
5 Trenčín
6 Poprad
7 Žilina
8 Martin
9 Piešťany