2016–17 Slovak Extraliga season

The 2016–17 Slovak Extraliga season was the 24th season of the Slovak Extraliga, the highest level of ice hockey in Slovakia.

2016–17 Slovak Extraliga season
League	Slovak Extraliga
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	September 2016 – April 2017
Regular season
League Champion	HC ’05 Banská Bystrica
Runners-up	HK Nitra
Top scorer	Ladislav Nagy (Košice)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVP	Mathieu Corbeil (Martin)
Finals champions	HC ’05 Banská Bystrica
Runners-up	HK Nitra

Teams

The following teams are participating in the 2016–17 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.

Nové Zámky

Trenčín

Nitra

Žilina

Martin

Banská Bystrica

Zvolen

Poprad

Košice

Piešťany

Liptovský Mikuláš

Location of teams in 2016–2017 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
MHC Martin	Martin	Martin Ice Stadium	4,200
MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš	Liptovský Mikuláš	Zimný štadión Liptovský Mikuláš	3,680
HK Orange 20	Piešťany	EASTON Aréna	3,050

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final Result
1	Banská Bystrica	56	34	6	5	11	191	120	+71	119	Advance to Quarterfinals
2	Nitra	56	33	4	5	14	196	154	+42	112
3	Košice	56	28	10	3	15	186	121	+65	107
4	Žilina	56	23	7	7	19	175	158	+17	90
5	Zvolen	56	23	5	5	23	163	174	−11	84
6	Martin	56	19	5	8	24	141	166	−25	75
7	Poprad	56	18	6	9	23	153	167	−14	75
8	Nové Zámky	56	18	5	10	23	146	154	−8	74
9	Trenčín	56	17	7	7	25	140	164	−24	72	Relegation series
10	Liptovský Mikuláš	56	14	6	2	34	138	189	−51	56
	HK Orange 20	20	2	0	0	18	20	82	−62	6

Source: Tipsport Liga

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

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals (best-of-7)					Semifinals (best-of-7)					Finals (best-of-7)
	1	Banská Bystrica	4
	8	Nové Zámky	1
						1	Banská Bystrica	4
						6	Martin	1
	3	Košice	2
	6	Martin	4
											1	Banská Bystrica	4
											2	Nitra	1
	2	Nitra	4
	7	Poprad	0
						2	Nitra	4
						4	Žilina	0
	4	Žilina	4
	5	Zvolen	3

Relegation series (PlayOut)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final Result
1	Liptovský Mikuláš	12	7	3	0	2	41	26	+15	27	Will play in 2017–18 Slovak Extraliga season
2	Trenčín	12	6	0	4	2	35	27	+8	22
3	Detva	12	5	1	1	5	32	29	+3	18	Will play in 2017–18 Slovak 1. Liga season
4	Skalica	12	1	1	0	10	22	48	−26	5

Source: Tipsport Liga

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

External links

• Official website Archived 2016-03-28 at the Wayback Machine

Final rankings

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