2020–21 Slovak Extraliga season

2020–21 Slovak Extraliga season
League	Slovak Extraliga
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	2 October 2020 – 21 March 2021; (Regular season); 24 March – 6 May 2021 (playoffs);
Number of games	50
Number of teams	12
	Regular season
League Champion	HKM Zvolen
Top scorer	Marcel Haščák (Poprad); (69 points);
	Playoffs
Playoffs MVP	Dávid Skokan (Poprad)
	Finals
Finals champions	HKM Zvolen
Runners-up	HK Poprad
	Slovak Extraliga seasons
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Slovak Extraliga season was the 28th season of the Slovak Extraliga, the highest ice hockey league in Slovakia. The league also includes one team from Hungary.^[1]^[2]

Regular season

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 (22.12.2020 – 6.1.2021) 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 were 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	Zvolen	50	27	8	6	9	179	125	+54	103	Qualification to Quarter-finals
2	Michalovce	50	27	7	4	12	155	113	+42	99
3	Poprad	50	26	7	3	14	186	133	+53	95
4	Slovan Bratislava	50	26	6	4	14	146	115	+31	94
5	Nitra	50	25	3	8	14	163	156	+7	89
6	Detva	50	22	4	6	18	156	144	+12	80
7	Trenčín	50	21	6	4	19	169	134	+35	79	Qualification to Wild card round
8	Košice	50	19	7	4	20	148	128	+20	75
9	Nové Zámky	50	14	6	7	23	132	140	−8	61
10	Banská Bystrica	50	14	5	5	26	135	171	−36	57
11	Miskolc	50	11	3	8	28	118	181	−63	47
12	Liptovský Mikuláš	50	6	0	3	41	105	252	−147	18

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	Zvolen	4
8	Košice	1	9	Nové Zámky	0
						1	Zvolen	4
9	Nové Zámky	3
						4	Slovan Bratislava	1
			4	Slovan Bratislava	4

			5	Nitra	1
									1	Zvolen	4
									3	Poprad	1
			2	Michalovce	4
			7	Trenčín	2
						2	Michalovce	2
7	Trenčín	3
						3	Poprad	4
10	Banská Bystrica	1	3	Poprad	4

			6	Detva	0

Wild card round

Trenčín – Banská Bystrica 3–1
24.3.2021	Trenčín	Banská Bystrica	4-3 SO
25.3.2021	Trenčín	Banská Bystrica	4-1
27.3.2021	Banská Bystrica	Trenčín	2-1 OT1
28.3.2021	Banská Bystrica	Trenčín	2-3 OT1
Trenčín won the series 3–1.

Košice – Nové Zámky 1–3
24.3.2021	Košice	Nové Zámky	4-1
25.3.2021	Košice	Nové Zámky	1-2
27.3.2021	Nové Zámky	Košice	5-1
28.3.2021	Nové Zámky	Košice	3-1
Nové Zámky won the series 3–1.

Quarterfinals

Zvolen – Nové Zámky 4–0
2.4.2021	Zvolen	Nové Zámky	3-2
3.4.2021	Zvolen	Nové Zámky	4-1
6.4.2021	Nové Zámky	Zvolen	2-4
7.4.2021	Nové Zámky	Zvolen	3-6
Zvolen won the series 4–0.

Poprad – Detva 4–0
31.3.2021	Poprad	Detva	6-3
1.4.2021	Poprad	Detva	4-3
4.4.2021	Detva	Poprad	1-2
5.4.2021	Detva	Poprad	1-3
Poprad won the series 4–0.

Michalovce – Trenčín 4–2
2.4.2021	Michalovce	Trenčín	5-4
3.4.2021	Michalovce	Trenčín	2-4
6.4.2021	Trenčín	Michalovce	1-2
7.4.2021	Trenčín	Michalovce	4-5
9.4.2021	Michalovce	Trenčín	1-3
11.4.2021	Trenčín	Michalovce	1-2 OT1
Michalovce won the series 4–2.

Slovan Bratislava – Nitra 4–1
31.3.2021	Slovan Bratislava	Nitra	5-0
1.4.2021	Slovan Bratislava	Nitra	4-1
4.4.2021	Nitra	Slovan Bratislava	2-3
5.4.2021	Nitra	Slovan Bratislava	8-2
8.4.2021	Slovan Bratislava	Nitra	5-1
Slovan Bratislava won the series 4–1.

Semifinals

Zvolen – Slovan Bratislava 4–1
13.4.2021	Zvolen	Slovan Bratislava	3-2 SO
14.4.2021	Zvolen	Slovan Bratislava	2-3 OT1
17.4.2021	Slovan Bratislava	Zvolen	2-5
18.4.2021	Slovan Bratislava	Zvolen	2-4
21.4.2021	Zvolen	Slovan Bratislava	2-1 OT1
Zvolen won the series 4–1.

Michalovce – Poprad 2–4
15.4.2021	Michalovce	Poprad	3-1
16.4.2021	Michalovce	Poprad	3-2 SO
19.4.2021	Poprad	Michalovce	2-1
20.4.2021	Poprad	Michalovce	5-2
22.4.2021	Michalovce	Poprad	2-3 OT1
24.4.2021	Poprad	Michalovce	3-1
Poprad won the series 4–2.

Finals

4/29/2021
18:00

Zvolen

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

Poprad

Zvolen Ice Stadium, Zvolen
Attendance: 300


Robin Rahm	Goalies	Tomáš Vošvrda	Referees: Vladimír Baluška Peter Stano Linesmen: Tomáš Gegáň Daniel Konc, Jr.
Stupka (Jedlička, Kubka) – 04:52 / Puliš (McPherson, Ivan) – 22:07 / Kelemen (Kotvan, Mikúš) (PP) – 29:54 / Stupka (Viedenský) – 56:56 / McPherson (Betker) – 59:43	1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 3–3 / 4–3 / 5–3	05:21 – Skokan (Haščák, Svitana) / 06:24 – Tavi (Livingston, Zagrapan) / 37:25 – Drgoň (Vandas)
6 min	Penalties	10 min
44	Shots	28

4/30/2021
18:00

Zvolen

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

Poprad

Zvolen Ice Stadium, Zvolen
Attendance: 300


Robin Rahm	Goalies	Peter Hamerlík	Referees: Daniel Konc, Jr. Jozef Tvrdoň Linesmen: Lukáš Kacej Matúš Stanzel
Bondra (Stupka, Hraško) – 19:01 / Ivan (Nuutinen, McPherson) – 21:15 / Marcinek (Kotvan, Tibenský) – 55:44 / Bondra – 65:19	0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 3–3 / 4–3	02:32 – Bjalončík (Paločko) / 05:09 – Paločko / 32:39 – Mashinter (Svitana)
35 min	Penalties	31 min
40	Shots	30

5/3/2021
18:00

Poprad

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

Zvolen

Poprad Ice Stadium, Poprad
Attendance: 341


Peter Hamerlík	Goalies	Robin Rahm	Referees: Daniel Konc, Jr. Milan Novák Linesmen: Šimon Synek Peter Jedlička
Dalhuisen (Livingston, Tavi) – 28:59	0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2	27:20 – McPherson (Halama, Bondra) (PP) / 68:52 – Melancon (Ivan, Stupka)
8 min	Penalties	8 min
40	Shots	32

5/4/2021
18:00

Poprad

7–4
(0–1, 4–1, 3–2)
score in the series: 1–3

Zvolen

Poprad Ice Stadium, Poprad
Attendance: 341


Tomáš Vošvrda	Goalies	Robin Rahm	Referees: Peter Stano Jozef Tvrdoň Linesmen: Daniel Konc, Jr. Lukáš Kacej
Haščák (Vandas) – 23:29 / Haščák (Skokan, Svitana) (PP) – 24:44 / Vandas (Preisinger, Demo) – 36:05 / Skokan (Haščák, Handlovský) – 36:48 / Bjalončík (Demo, Livingston) – 45:11 / Livingston (Hudec, Bjalončík) – 54:56 / Handlovský (Preisinger) – 58:47 (ENG)	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 5–2 / 5–3 / 5–4 / 6–4 / 7–4	17:21 – Melancon (Nuutinen, McPherson) (PP2) / 26:20 – Viedenský (Bondra, Kubka) / 54:10 – Nuutinen (Meliško, McPherson) / 54:40 – Viedenský (Bondra, Nuutinen)
43 min	Penalties	22 min
43	Shots	31

5/6/2021
17:30

Zvolen

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

Poprad

Zvolen Ice Stadium, Zvolen
Attendance: 512


Robin Rahm	Goalies	Tomáš Vošvrda	Referees: Daniel Konc, Jr. Milan Novák Linesmen: Lukáš Kacej Šimon Synek
McPherson (Nuutinen, Mikúš) – 08:51 / Bondra (McPherson, Hraško) (PP) – 32:25 / McPherson (Betker) (PP) – 54:10	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2	09:51 – Bjalončík (Brejčák, Vandas) / 58:43 – Livingston (Svitana, Haščák)
10 min	Penalties	43 min
29	Shots	35

Final rankings

	Zvolen
	Poprad
	Michalovce
4	Slovan Bratislava
5	Nitra
6	Detva
7	Trenčín
8	Nové Zámky
9	Košice
10	Banská Bystrica
11	Miskolc
12	Liptovský Mikuláš

References

External links

Official website

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[1] "Tipsport Liga v nasledujúcej sezóne definitívne aj s Miškovcom od 2. októbra" (in slovak). https://www.hockeyslovakia.sk/sk/article/tipsport-liga-v-nasledujucej-sezone-definitivne-aj-s-miskovcom-od-2-oktobra.

[2] "Tipsport Liga oficiálne prišla o jedného maďarského účastníka" (in slovak). https://sport.aktuality.sk/c/444869/tipsport-liga-oficialne-prisla-o-jedneho-madarskeho-ucastnika/.

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2020–21 Slovak Extraliga season
League	Slovak Extraliga
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	2 October 2020 – 21 March 2021 (Regular season) 24 March – 6 May 2021 (playoffs)
Number of games	50
Number of teams	12
Regular season
League Champion	HKM Zvolen
Top scorer	Marcel Haščák (Poprad) (69 points)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVP	Dávid Skokan (Poprad)
Finals
Finals champions	HKM Zvolen
Runners-up	HK Poprad
Slovak Extraliga seasons
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Slovak Extraliga season

Contents

Regular season

Playoffs

Bracket

Wild card round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Final rankings

References

External links

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