2017–18 Slovak Extraliga season

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

2017–18 Slovak Extraliga season
League Slovak 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

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.

Location of teams in 2017–2018 Slovak Extraliga
Team nameCityArenaCapacity
HKm ZvolenZvolenZvolen Ice Stadium7,038
HC KošiceKošiceSteel Aréna8,378
HK NitraNitraNitra Aréna3,600
HC ’05 Banská BystricaBanská BystricaBanská Bystrica Ice Stadium3,518
HC Nové ZámkyNové ZámkyZimný štadión Nové Zámky3,500
HK Dukla TrenčínTrenčínPavol Demitra Ice Stadium6,150
HK PopradPopradPoprad Ice Stadium4,050
MsHK ŽilinaŽilinaGarmin Arena6,200
MHk 32 Liptovský MikulášLiptovský MikulášZimný štadión Liptovský Mikuláš3,680
HC 07 DetvaDetvaZimný štadión Detva1,800
HK Orange 20PiešťanyEASTON Aréna3,050

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
11 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, 0–1)		Banská BystricaPavol Demitra Ice Stadium, Trenčín
Attendance: 6,150
14 April 2018
18:00		Trenčín3–4 SO
(1–1, 1–0, 1–2, 0–0, 0–1)		Banská BystricaPavol Demitra Ice Stadium, Trenčín
Attendance: 6,150
17 April 2018
18:00		Banská Bystrica6–1
(0–1, 2–0, 4–0)		TrenčínBanská Bystrica Ice Stadium, Banská Bystrica
Attendance: 2,841
18 April 2018
18:00		Banská Bystrica2–4
(0–3, 0–0, 2–1)		TrenčínBanská Bystrica Ice Stadium, Banská Bystrica
Attendance: 2,841
20 April 2018
18:00		Trenčín6–0
(3–0, 1–0, 2–0)		Banská BystricaPavol Demitra Ice Stadium, Trenčín
Attendance: 6,150
22 April 2018
18:00		Banská Bystrica2–3
(0–1, 1–2, 1–0)		TrenčínBanská Bystrica Ice Stadium, Banská Bystrica
Attendance: 2,841
24 April 2018
18:00		Trenčín1–5
(0–0, 1–2, 0–3)		Banská BystricaPavol Demitra Ice Stadium, Trenčín
Attendance: 6,150

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

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