2021–22 Slovak Extraliga season

2021–22 Slovak Extraliga season
League	Slovak Extraliga
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	24 September 2021 – 13 March 2022 (regular season); 16 March – 1 May 2022 (playoffs);
Number of games	50
Number of teams	12
	Regular season
League Champion	HC Slovan Bratislava
Top scorer	Samuel Buček (Nitra); (64 points);
	Playoffs
Playoffs MVP	Samuel Buček (Nitra)
	Finals
Finals champions	HC Slovan Bratislava
Runners-up	HK Nitra
	Slovak Extraliga seasons
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 Slovak Extraliga season was the 29th season of the Slovak Extraliga, the highest ice hockey league in Slovakia.^[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 (26.12.2021 – 9.1.2022) 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 are 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	Slovan Bratislava	50	32	3	5	10	189	118	+71	104	Qualification to Quarter-finals
2	Zvolen	50	29	5	3	13	175	135	+40	100
3	Nitra	50	26	8	3	13	189	137	+52	97
4	Michalovce	50	25	3	7	15	136	140	−4	88
5	Košice	50	24	4	2	20	155	132	+23	82
6	Poprad	50	17	7	6	20	165	161	+4	71
7	Spišská Nová Ves	50	19	3	7	21	131	137	−6	70	Qualification to Wild card round
8	Banská Bystrica	50	18	5	5	22	142	146	−4	69
9	Trenčín	50	18	4	4	24	124	138	−14	66
10	Prešov	50	16	2	4	28	115	167	−52	56
11	Nové Zámky	50	16	1	3	30	125	168	−43	53
12	Liptovský Mikuláš	50	8	7	3	32	112	179	−67	41	Qualification to Play Out

Relegation series

Relegation series played between MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš, the 12th team in regular season, and Vlci Žilina, the winner of 1. Liga. The winner of the best-of-seven series will play in the 2022–23 Slovak Extraliga.

4/17/2022
16:00

Žilina

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

Liptovský Mikuláš

Niké Aréna, Žilina
Attendance: 3,680


Stanislav Škorvánek	Goalies	Patrik Lietava	Referees: Juraj Konc Jr. Peter Rojík Linesmen: Michal Orolin Martin Staššák
Petráš – 03:22 / Petran (Petráš) – 44:09 (PH2)	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1	13:04 – Handlovský (Kurali)
4 min	Penalties	4 min
19	Shots	34

4/18/2022
16:00

Žilina

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

Liptovský Mikuláš

Niké Aréna, Žilina
Attendance: 3,321


Stanislav Škorvánek	Goalies	Patrik Lietava	Referees: Martin Smrek Róbert Müllner Linesmen: Martin Hercog Lukáš Beniač
Macek (Petran, Skladaný) – 08:37	0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3	02:08 – Kalousek (Cebák) / 34:32 – Mezovský / 55:25 – Hovorka (Uhrík, Cebák)
10 min	Penalties	12 min
36	Shots	34

4/21/2022
17:00

Liptovský Mikuláš

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

Žilina

Liptovský Mikuláš Ice Stadium, Liptovský Mikuláš
Attendance: 1,000


Patrik Lietava	Goalies	Stanislav Škorvánek	Referees: Marek Žák Tomáš Orolin Linesmen: Martin Ordzovenský Andrej Bogdaň
Walega (Ventelä) – 04:43 / Shiksatdarov (Ventelä) – 28:12 / Elo (Paločko, Handlovský) – 50:58 / Paločko (Ventelä) – 53:13	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 4–1	59:59 – Macek (Halama)
16 min	Penalties	22 min
41	Shots	15

4/22/2022
17:00

Liptovský Mikuláš

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

Žilina

Liptovský Mikuláš Ice Stadium, Liptovský Mikuláš
Attendance: 1,200


Patrik Lietava Tobias Klimčák	Goalies	Maroš Mikoláš	Referees: Juraj Konc Jr. Martin Jobbágy Linesmen: Adam Jurčiak Juraj Šefčík
Handlovský (Uhrík, Pavúk) – 27:23 / Elo (Uhrík) – 41:04 / Hovorka (Ventelä, Paločko) – 44:44	1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 3–2	31:59 – Vybiral (Skladaný) (PH1) / 34:40 – Jansons (Koyš, Markovič)
22 min	Penalties	18 min
26	Shots	13

4/24/2022
17:00

Žilina

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

Liptovský Mikuláš

Niké Aréna, Žilina
Attendance: 2,236


Maroš Mikoláš	Goalies	Patrik Lietava Tobias Klimčák	Referees: Vladimír Baluška Tomáš Hronský Linesmen: Michal Orolin Šimon Synek
	0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4	03:03 – Kriška (Shiksatdarov) / 26:25 – Kriška (Ventelä) / 38:18 – Kriška (Shiksatdarov) / 58:28 – Hovorka (Kriška, Handlovský)
6 min	Penalties	30 min
14	Shots	28

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	Slovan Bratislava	4
7	Spišská Nová Ves	0	10	Prešov	0
						1	Slovan Bratislava	4
10	Prešov	3
						5	Košice	3
			4	Michalovce	2

			5	Košice	4
									1	Slovan Bratislava	4
									3	Nitra	2
			2	Zvolen	4
			8	Banská Bystrica	1
						2	Zvolen	2
8	Banská Bystrica	3
						3	Nitra	4
9	Trenčín	1	3	Nitra	4

			6	Poprad	3

Wild card round

Spišská Nová Ves – Prešov 0–3
16.3.2022	Spišská Nová Ves	Prešov	0-3
17.3.2022	Spišská Nová Ves	Prešov	3-4 OT
19.3.2022	Prešov	Spišská Nová Ves	3-2
Prešov won the series 3–0.

Banská Bystrica – Trenčín 3–1
16.3.2022	Banská Bystrica	Trenčín	3-2
17.3.2022	Banská Bystrica	Trenčín	4-2
19.3.2022	Trenčín	Banská Bystrica	3-2 OT
20.3.2022	Trenčín	Banská Bystrica	1-3
Banská Bystrica won the series 3–1.

Quarterfinals

Slovan Bratislava – Prešov 4–0
25.3.2022	Slovan Bratislava	Prešov	6-2
26.3.2022	Slovan Bratislava	Prešov	2-1
29.3.2022	Prešov	Slovan Bratislava	2-3 OT
30.3.2022	Prešov	Slovan Bratislava	0-2
Slovan Bratislava won the series 4–0.

Nitra – Poprad 4–3
23.3.2022	Nitra	Poprad	0-4
24.3.2022	Nitra	Poprad	7-1
27.3.2022	Poprad	Nitra	4-6
28.3.2022	Poprad	Nitra	4-2
31.3.2022	Nitra	Poprad	3-4
2.4.2022	Poprad	Nitra	1-5
4.4.2022	Nitra	Poprad	3-1
Nitra won the series 4–3.

Zvolen – Banská Bystrica 4–1
25.3.2022	Zvolen	Banská Bystrica	5-1
26.3.2022	Zvolen	Banská Bystrica	1-2
29.3.2022	Banská Bystrica	Zvolen	1-2
30.3.2022	Banská Bystrica	Zvolen	2-6
1.4.2022	Zvolen	Banská Bystrica	3-2 OT
Zvolen won the series 4–1.

Michalovce – Košice 2–4
23.3.2022	Michalovce	Košice	1-4
24.3.2022	Michalovce	Košice	1-3
27.3.2022	Košice	Michalovce	2-1 OT
28.3.2022	Košice	Michalovce	2-6
31.3.2022	Michalovce	Košice	4-1
2.4.2022	Košice	Michalovce	2-1 OT
Košice won the series 4–2.

Semifinals

Slovan Bratislava – Košice 4–3
7.4.2022	Slovan Bratislava	Košice	5-2
8.4.2022	Slovan Bratislava	Košice	6-2
11.4.2022	Košice	Slovan Bratislava	3-1
12.4.2022	Košice	Slovan Bratislava	3-1
15.4.2022	Slovan Bratislava	Košice	3-2
17.4.2022	Košice	Slovan Bratislava	4-2
19.4.2022	Slovan Bratislava	Košice	3-2 OT
Slovan Bratislava won the series 4–3.

Zvolen – Nitra 2–4
9.4.2022	Zvolen	Nitra	2-3
10.4.2022	Zvolen	Nitra	6-5
13.4.2022	Nitra	Zvolen	3-2
14.4.2022	Nitra	Zvolen	2-3
16.4.2022	Zvolen	Nitra	2-5
18.4.2022	Nitra	Zvolen	2-1
Nitra won the series 4–2.

Finals

4/22/2022
18:30

Slovan Bratislava

6–4
(2–1, 3–1, 1–2)
score in the series: 1–0

Nitra

Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 10,016


Anthony Peters	Goalies	David Honzík Matthew O'Connor	Referees: Vladimír Snášel Jr. Miroslav Štefik Linesmen: Matúš Stanzel Ľudovít Šoltés
Yogan (Chalupa) – 11:22 / Harris (Jääskeläinen, Gachulinec) – 13:04 / MacKenzie (Kytnár, Gachulinec) – 20:47 / Yogan (Gachulinec, Kytnár) – 26:52 / Haščák (Zigo) – 38:22 / Takáč (Valach, Breton) (EN) – 58:54	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 5–2 / 5–3 / 5–4 / 6–4	05:42 – Buncis (Krivošík, Mezei) / 24:37 – Rockwood (Švarný, Holešinský) / 40:18 – Buček (Buncis, Krivošík) / 47:42 – Buček (Nemec, Rockwood) (PP1)
4 min	Penalties	0 min
31	Shots	23

4/23/2022
18:30

Slovan Bratislava

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

Nitra

Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 10,016


Clint Windsor	Goalies	David Honzík	Referees: Milan Novák Martin Korba Linesmen: Tomáš Gegáň Andrej Bogdaň
Jääskeläinen (MacKenzie, Takáč) – 59:47	0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2	51:16 – Buncis (Buček, Nemec) / 71:23 – Raskob (Hrnka, Krivošík)
6 min	Penalties	12 min
36	Shots	24

4/26/2022
18:30

Nitra

2–6
(0–2, 1–4, 1–0)
score in the series: 1–2

Slovan Bratislava

Nitra Aréna, Nitra
Attendance: 3,600


David Honzík Matthew O'Connor	Goalies	Clint Windsor	Referees: Peter Stano Miroslav Štefik Linesmen: Oto Durmis Lukáš Kacej
Varga (Baláž, Švarný) – 37:37 / Rockwood (Buček, Nemec) – 51:49	0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 0–5 / 1–5 / 1–6 / 2–6	12:35 – Haščák (MacKenzie, Takáč) (PP1) / 16:39 – Gašpar / 22:47 – Bezák (Belluš, Sersen) / 25:05 – MacKenzie (Harris) (PP1) / 27:33 – Rapuzzi (MacKenzie, Takáč) / 38:04 – Haščák (Yogan, Rapuzzi)
6 min	Penalties	12 min
18	Shots	28

4/27/2022
18:30

Nitra

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

Slovan Bratislava

Nitra Aréna, Nitra
Attendance: 3,600


David Honzík Matthew O'Connor	Goalies	Clint Windsor	Referees: Peter Stano Martin Korba Linesmen: Matúš Stanzel Andrej Bogdaň
Hrnka (Holešinský, Bajtek) (PP1) – 01:24 / Hrnka (Raskob, Baláž) – 25:06 / Buček (Baláž, Nemec) – 39:12 / Buncis (Buček, Nemec) – 41:05	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 4–1	55:07 - Takáč (Sersen)
31 min	Penalties	48 min
22	Shots	20

4/29/2022
18:30

Slovan Bratislava

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

Nitra

Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 10,016


Anthony Peters	Goalies	David Honzík	Referees: Peter Stano Miroslav Štefik Linesmen: Oto Durmis Tomáš Gegáň
Yogan (Rapuzzi, Haščák) – 21:41 / Lukošik (Kytnár, Sukeľ) – 26:53 / Harris (Rapuzzi, Haščák) (PP1) – 47:57	1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1	39:02 – Mezei (Buček, Buncis)
8 min	Penalties	33 min
38	Shots	20

5/1/2022
18:30

Nitra

2–5
(0–0, 1–1, 1–4)
score in the series: 2–4

Slovan Bratislava

Nitra Aréna, Nitra
Attendance: 3,600


David Honzík	Goalies	Anthony Peters	Referees: Martin Korba Miroslav Štefik Linesmen: Oto Durmis Lukáš Kacej
Mezei (Varga, Nemec) – 37:28 / Nemec (Mezei) (PP1) – 44:22	0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 2–4 / 2–5	29:02 – Takáč (Harris) / 44:03 – Haščák (Gachulinec) / 45:13 – Golian (Jääskeläinen, Takáč) / 58:03 – Kytnár (Takáč, Sersen) / 59:15 – Takáč (Harris, Sersen)
4 min	Penalties	4 min
36	Shots	32

Final rankings

	Slovan Bratislava
	Nitra
	Zvolen
4	Košice
5	Michalovce
6	Poprad
7	Banská Bystrica
8	Prešov
9	Spišská Nová Ves
10	Trenčín
11	Nové Zámky
12	Liptovský Mikuláš

2021–22 Slovak Extraliga season winners
HC Slovan Bratislava 9th title

References

↑ "V prvom kole TIPOS Extraligy privíta majster nováčika zo Spiša, Prešov doma proti Bystrici" (in Slovak). hockeyslovakia.sk. https://www.hockeyslovakia.sk/sk/article/v-prvom-kole-tipos-extraligy-privita-majster-novacika-zo-spisa-presov-doma-proti-bystrici.
↑ "Nový ročník hokejovej extraligy sa začne v septembri" (in slovak). sport.aktuality.sk. https://sport.aktuality.sk/c/mf513bx/novy-rocnik-hokejovej-extraligy-sa-zacne-v-septembri/.

External links

Official website

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[1] "V prvom kole TIPOS Extraligy privíta majster nováčika zo Spiša, Prešov doma proti Bystrici" (in Slovak). hockeyslovakia.sk. https://www.hockeyslovakia.sk/sk/article/v-prvom-kole-tipos-extraligy-privita-majster-novacika-zo-spisa-presov-doma-proti-bystrici.

[2] "Nový ročník hokejovej extraligy sa začne v septembri" (in slovak). sport.aktuality.sk. https://sport.aktuality.sk/c/mf513bx/novy-rocnik-hokejovej-extraligy-sa-zacne-v-septembri/.

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2021–22 Slovak Extraliga season
League	Slovak Extraliga
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	24 September 2021 – 13 March 2022 (regular season) 16 March – 1 May 2022 (playoffs)
Number of games	50
Number of teams	12
Regular season
League Champion	HC Slovan Bratislava
Top scorer	Samuel Buček (Nitra) (64 points)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVP	Samuel Buček (Nitra)
Finals
Finals champions	HC Slovan Bratislava
Runners-up	HK Nitra
Slovak Extraliga seasons
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Slovak Extraliga season

Contents

Regular season

Relegation series