2017–18 Slovak Extraliga season

2017–18 Slovak Extraliga season
LeagueSlovak Extraliga
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 2017 – April 2018
Regular season
League ChampionHK Nitra
  Runners-upHKm Zvolen
Top scorerTim Coffman (Zvolen)
Matej Paulovič (Nitra)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPBranko Radivojevič (Trenčín)
Finals championsHC ’05 Banská Bystrica
  Runners-upHK Dukla Trenčín
Slovak Extraliga seasons

The 2017–18 Slovak Extraliga season was the 25th season of the Slovak Extraliga, the highest level of ice hockey in Slovakia.

Teams

The following teams are participating in the 2017–18 season. HK Orange 20 is a project to prepare the Slovakia junior ice hockey team for the IIHF World U20 Championship. The team does not play a complete regular season and cannot advance to the playoffs or get relegated. The first eight teams in standings after the regular season (56 games) will advance to the playoffs.

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Location of teams in 2017–2018 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
MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš Liptovský Mikuláš Zimný štadión Liptovský Mikuláš 3,680
HC 07 Detva Detva Zimný štadión Detva 1,800
HK Orange 20 Piešťany EASTON Aréna 3,050

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
1 Nitra 56 32 6 4 14 197 148 +49 112 Advance to Quarterfinals
2 Zvolen 56 30 7 6 13 192 150 +42 110
3 Trenčín 56 32 5 3 16 157 112 +45 109
4 Banská Bystrica 56 31 5 5 15 213 134 +79 108
5 Košice 56 28 5 4 19 175 143 +32 98
6 Poprad 56 25 6 4 21 159 152 +7 91
7 Žilina 56 19 4 6 27 146 164 −18 71
8 Nové Zámky 56 14 7 4 31 125 185 −60 60
9 Liptovský Mikuláš 56 12 5 11 28 122 162 −40 57 Relegation series
10 Detva 56 11 2 3 40 120 207 −87 40
  HK Orange 20 20 3 1 3 13 38 87 −49 14
Source: Tipsport Liga

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

Relegation series (PlayOut)

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
1 Liptovský Mikuláš 12 9 0 1 2 53 26 +27 28 Will play in 2018–19 Slovak Extraliga season
2 Detva 12 6 1 0 5 44 33 +11 20
3 Michalovce 12 3 2 1 6 30 47 −17 14 Will play in 2018–19 Slovak 1. Liga season
4 Skalica 12 3 0 1 8 26 47 −21 10
Source: Tipsport Liga

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

Playoffs

Bracket

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

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

13 April 2018
18:00		Trenčín3–4 OT1
(1–1, 0–1, 2–1)
(OT: 0–1)
score in the series: 0–1		Banská BystricaPavol Demitra Ice Stadium, Trenčín
Attendance: 6,150
Game reference
65 minPenalties14 min
31Shots46
14 April 2018
18:00		Trenčín3–4 GWS
(1–1, 1–0, 1–2)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
score in the series: 0–2		Banská BystricaPavol Demitra Ice Stadium, Trenčín
Attendance: 6,150
Game reference
8 minPenalties8 min
38Shots34
17 April 2018
18:00		Banská Bystrica6–1
(0–1, 2–0, 4–0)
score in the series: 3–0		TrenčínBanská Bystrica Ice Stadium, Banská Bystrica
Attendance: 2,841
Game reference
12 minPenalties45 min
34Shots21
18 April 2018
18:00		Banská Bystrica2–4
(0–3, 0–0, 2–1)
score in the series: 3–1		TrenčínBanská Bystrica Ice Stadium, Banská Bystrica
Attendance: 2,841
Game reference
8 minPenalties14 min
37Shots22
20 April 2018
18:00		Trenčín6–0
(3–0, 1–0, 2–0)
score in the series: 2–3		Banská BystricaPavol Demitra Ice Stadium, Trenčín
Attendance: 6,150
Game reference
46 minPenalties73 min
28Shots29
22 April 2018
18:00		Banská Bystrica2–3
(0–1, 1–2, 1–0)
score in the series: 3–3		TrenčínBanská Bystrica Ice Stadium, Banská Bystrica
Attendance: 2,841
Game reference
29 minPenalties12 min
39Shots19
24 April 2018
18:00		Trenčín1–5
(0–0, 1–2, 0–3)
score in the series: 3–4		Banská BystricaPavol Demitra Ice Stadium, Trenčín
Attendance: 6,150
Game reference
2 minPenalties8 min
17Shots22

Banská Bystrica wins the series 4-3 and wins the championship.

Final rankings

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