2018–19 Slovak Extraliga season

Sports season

2018–19 Slovak Extraliga season

League| Slovak Extraliga
Sport| Ice hockey
Duration| September 2018 – April 2019
Number of teams| 13
Average attendance| 1,1814 [1]
Regular season
League Champion| HC '05 Banská Bystrica
Runners-up| HKm Zvolen
Top scorer| Ladislav Nagy (Košice)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVP| Samuel Buček (Nitra)
Finals
Champions| HC '05 Banská Bystrica
Runners-up| HK Nitra
Slovak Extraliga seasons

← 2017–18

2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Slovak Extraliga season was the 26th season of the Slovak Extraliga, the highest level of ice hockey in Slovakia. 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. Since the 2018–19 season, the league also includes two teams from Hungary.[2]

## Regular season

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### Standings

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Each team played 55 games, playing each of the other eleven teams five times. 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 finishes with the most points was crowned the league champion.

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1  | Banská Bystrica | 57  | 32  | 7  | 5  | 13  | 196  | 139  | +57  | 115  | Qualification to Quarter-finals
2  | Zvolen | 57  | 30  | 7  | 7  | 13  | 193  | 128  | +65  | 111
3  | Nitra | 57  | 32  | 5  | 4  | 16  | 217  | 138  | +79  | 110
4  | Košice | 57  | 32  | 4  | 5  | 16  | 190  | 135  | +55  | 109
5  | Poprad | 57  | 28  | 9  | 3  | 17  | 168  | 147  | +21  | 102
6  | Trenčín | 57  | 25  | 7  | 4  | 21  | 152  | 131  | +21  | 93
7  | Nové Zámky | 57  | 25  | 6  | 5  | 21  | 142  | 130  | +12  | 92  | Qualification to
Wild card round
8  | Miskolc | 57  | 22  | 6  | 9  | 20  | 147  | 151  | −4  | 87
9  | Budapest | 57  | 17  | 4  | 7  | 29  | 158  | 197  | −39  | 66
10  | Detva | 57  | 16  | 3  | 8  | 30  | 149  | 198  | −49  | 62
11  | Liptovský Mikuláš | 57  | 17  | 2  | 3  | 35  | 129  | 178  | −49  | 58  |
12  | Žilina | 57  | 11  | 7  | 5  | 34  | 151  | 222  | −71  | 52  | Qualification to Relegation playoffs
| HK Orange 20 | 24  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 22  | 30  | 128  | −98  | 2  |

Source: Tipsport Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points

### Statistics

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#### Scoring leaders

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The following players led the league in points, at the conclusion of the regular season.[3]

Player  | Team  | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM

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Éric Faille | HC '05 Banská Bystrica | 52  | 24  | 48  | 72  | +7  | 36
Michal Chovan | HKm Zvolen | 56  | 20  | 48  | 68  | +16  | 34
Ladislav Nagy | HC Košice | 48  | 34  | 27  | 61  | +25  | 28
Brock Higgs | HC '05 Banská Bystrica | 42  | 24  | 35  | 59  | +19  | 28
Róbert Lantoši | HK Nitra | 56  | 20  | 38  | 58  | +17  | 12
Guillaume Asselin | HC '05 Banská Bystrica | 55  | 29  | 26  | 55  | +4  | 68
Patrik Svitana | HK Poprad | 56  | 19  | 33  | 52  | +18  | 16
Samuel Buček | HK Nitra | 53  | 30  | 21  | 51  | +26  | 20
Bálint Magosi | DVTK Jegesmedvék | 57  | 27  | 22  | 49  | +16  | 48
Rastislav Špirko | HKm Zvolen | 48  | 18  | 31  | 49  | +15  | 8

#### Leading goaltenders

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The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of the regular season.[4]

Player  | Team  | GP | TOI | W | T | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA

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Ádám Vay | DVTK Jegesmedvék | 31  | 1886:22  | 15  | 8  | 8  | 58  | 7  | 94.85  | 1.84
Michal Valent | HK Dukla Trenčín | 49  | 2887:33  | 22  | 10  | 17  | 97  | 2  | 92.58  | 2.02
Mackenzie Skapski | HKm Zvolen | 33  | 1916:31  | 15  | 10  | 8  | 68  | 4  | 92.80  | 2.13
Tomáš Tomek | HKm Zvolen | 26  | 1529:42  | 15  | 5  | 6  | 55  | 5  | 92.48  | 2.16
Stephon Williams | HC '05 Banská Bystrica | 43  | 2493:23  | 24  | 10  | 9  | 91  | 2  | 91.85  | 2.19
Vladislav Habal | HC Košice | 44  | 2590:36  | 25  | 7  | 12  | 96  | 5  | 93.22  | 2.22
Andrej Košarišťan | HC Nové Zámky | 47  | 2790:01  | 19  | 9  | 19  | 105  | 6  | 93.30  | 2.26
Juraj Šimboch | HK Nitra | 39  | 2208:20  | 22  | 7  | 10  | 85  | 2  | 92.09  | 2.31
Tomáš Vošvrda | HK Poprad | 38  | 2225:10  | 18  | 9  | 11  | 90  | 5  | 93.11  | 2.43
Bence Bálizs | MAC Budapest | 32  | 1825:19  | 10  | 7  | 16  | 86  | 3  | 91.63  | 2.83

## Relegation series

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Relegation series played between MsHK Žilina, the 12th team in regular season, and HK Dukla Michalovce, the winner of 1.liga. The winner of best-of-seven series played in Extraliga in 2019–20 season.

### PlayOut

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12 March 2019
19:00| Žilina| 3–1
(0–0, 3–0, 0–1)| Michalovce| Garmin Arena, Žilina
Attendance: 1,012

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6 min| Penalties| 4 min
28| Shots| 24
13 March 2019
17:30| Žilina| 4–1
(1–1, 0–0, 3–0)| Michalovce| Garmin Arena, Žilina
Attendance: 1,059

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8 min| Penalties| 29 min
45| Shots| 36
16 March 2019
17:30| Michalovce| 3–2 OT1
(0–2, 2–0, 0–0, 1–0)| Žilina| Michalovce Ice Stadium, Michalovce
Attendance: 3,955

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18 min| Penalties| 22 min
31| Shots| 27
17 March 2019
17:30| Michalovce| 3–0
(2–0, 0–0, 1–0)| Žilina| Michalovce Ice Stadium, Michalovce
Attendance: 4,167

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52 min| Penalties| 93 min
32| Shots| 25
19 March 2019
17:30| Žilina| 4–1
(2–1, 0–0, 2–0)| Michalovce| Garmin Arena, Žilina
Attendance: 1,252

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12 min| Penalties| 22 min
46| Shots| 37
21 March 2019
17:30| Michalovce| 2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)| Žilina| Michalovce Ice Stadium, Michalovce
Attendance: 4,327

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8 min| Penalties| 4 min
30| Shots| 34
23 March 2019
17:00| Žilina| 1–2
(1–2, 0–0, 0–0)| Michalovce| Garmin Arena, Žilina
Attendance: 2,551

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29 min| Penalties| 10 min
56| Shots| 31

Michalovce wins the series 4-3 and will play in 2019–20 Slovak Extraliga season

## Playoffs

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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

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| Wild-card round (best-of-5) | | | Quarter-finals (best-of-7) | | | Semi-finals (best-of-7) | | | Finals (best-of-7) |

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| | | | 1 | Banská Bystrica | 4 | | |
| 7 | Nové Zámky | 1 | | | 10 | Detva | 1 |
| 10 | Detva | 3 | | | | | | 1 | Banská Bystrica | 4 |
| | | | | | 5 | Poprad | 2 |
| | | | 4 | Košice | 2 | | | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round)|
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| | | | | 1 | Banská Bystrica | 4 |
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| | | | 2 | Zvolen | 4 | | | |
| 8 | Miskolc | 0 | | | 9 | Budapest | 1 |
| 9 | Budapest | 3 | | | | | | 2 | Zvolen | 3 |
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### Wild card round

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| Nové Zámky – Detva 1-3

1.3.2019 |  Nové Zámky |  Detva |  4-2
2.3.2019 |  Nové Zámky |  Detva |  3-4 OT1
4.3.2019 |  Detva |  Nové Zámky |  4-2
5.3.2019 |  Detva |  Nové Zámky |  2-1
Detva wins the series 3-1.
| Miskolc – Budapest 0-3

1.3.2019 |  Miskolc |  Budapest |  1-3
2.3.2019 |  Miskolc |  Budapest |  2-3 OT1
4.3.2019 |  Budapest |  Miskolc |  4-2
Budapest wins the series 3-0.

### Quarter-finals

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| Banská Bystrica – Detva 4-1

9.3.2019 |  Banská Bystrica |  Detva |  5-0
10.3.2019 |  Banská Bystrica |  Detva |  2-4
13.3.2019 |  Detva |  Banská Bystrica |  0-1 OT1
14.3.2019 |  Detva |  Banská Bystrica |  0-3
17.3.2019 |  Banská Bystrica |  Detva |  4-0
Banská Bystrica wins the series 4-1.

Nitra – Trenčín 4-2

11.3.2019 |  Nitra |  Trenčín |  2-3 OT1
12.3.2019 |  Nitra |  Trenčín |  4-1
15.3.2019 |  Trenčín |  Nitra |  5-3
16.3.2019 |  Trenčín |  Nitra |  1-4
18.3.2019 |  Nitra |  Trenčín |  2-0
20.3.2019 |  Trenčín |  Nitra |  0-2
Nitra wins the series 4-2.
| Zvolen – Budapest 4-1

9.3.2019 |  Zvolen |  Budapest |  4-0
10.3.2019 |  Zvolen |  Budapest |  3-2 SO
13.3.2019 |  Budapest |  Zvolen |  1-2
14.3.2019 |  Budapest |  Zvolen |  2-0
17.3.2019 |  Zvolen |  Budapest |  3-1
Zvolen wins the series 4-1.

Košice – Poprad 2-4

11.3.2019 |  Košice |  Poprad |  2-3
12.3.2019 |  Košice |  Poprad |  1-2 OT1
15.3.2019 |  Poprad |  Košice |  4-2
16.3.2019 |  Poprad |  Košice |  1-5
18.3.2019 |  Košice |  Poprad |  4-3 OT1
20.3.2019 |  Poprad |  Košice |  4-2
Poprad wins the series 4-2.

### Semi-finals

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| Banská Bystrica – Poprad 4-2

23.3.2019 |  Banská Bystrica |  Poprad |  5-4
24.3.2019 |  Banská Bystrica |  Poprad |  4-3
27.3.2019 |  Poprad |  Banská Bystrica |  3-0
28.3.2019 |  Poprad |  Banská Bystrica |  2-1 SO
31.3.2019 |  Banská Bystrica |  Poprad |  2-1
2.4.2019 |  Poprad |  Banská Bystrica |  0-2
Banská Bystrica wins the series 4-2.
| Zvolen – Nitra 3-4

25.3.2019 |  Zvolen |  Nitra |  2-4
26.3.2019 |  Zvolen |  Nitra |  3-2 OT1
29.3.2019 |  Nitra |  Zvolen |  3-1
30.3.2019 |  Nitra |  Zvolen |  1-2
1.4.2019 |  Zvolen |  Nitra |  2-3
3.4.2019 |  Nitra |  Zvolen |  1-4
5.4.2019 |  Zvolen |  Nitra |  1-4
Nitra wins the series 4-3.

### Finals

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9 April 2019
18:00| Banská Bystrica| 3–2 OT1
(1–1, 0–1, 1–0, 1–0)| Nitra| Banská Bystrica Ice Stadium, Banská Bystrica
Attendance: 2,763

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10 April 2019
18:00| Banská Bystrica| 3–1
(0–0, 2–1, 1–0)| Nitra| Banská Bystrica Ice Stadium, Banská Bystrica
Attendance: 2,813

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13 April 2019
18:00| Nitra| 3–7
(1–2, 2–3, 0–2)| Banská Bystrica| Nitra Aréna, Nitra
Attendance: 3,600

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14 April 2019
19:00| Nitra| 2–1 SO
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1, 0–0, 1–0)| Banská Bystrica| Nitra Aréna, Nitra
Attendance: 3,600

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16 April 2019
18:00| Banská Bystrica| 6–2
(3–1, 2–1, 1–0)| Nitra| Banská Bystrica Ice Stadium, Banská Bystrica
Attendance: 2,841

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## Final rankings

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| Banská Bystrica

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| Nitra
| Zvolen
4 | Poprad
5 | Košice
6 | Trenčín
7 | Budapest
8 | Detva
9 | Nové Zámky
10 | Miskolc
11 | Liptovský Mikuláš
12 | Žilina

## References

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1. ^ "Pohľad na návštevnosť hokejovej extraligy - najväčší skok urobili v Poprade a vo Zvolene". Sport.aktuality.sk. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
2. ^ "VIDEO: Potvrdené, dva kluby z Maďarska rozšíria slovenskú Tipsport ligu". Retrieved 14 Jun 2018.
3. ^ "Súťaže a štatistiky, Tipsport liga, Hráči, Produktivita" (in Slovak). hockeyslovakia. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
4. ^ "Súťaže a štatistiky, Tipsport liga, Brankári" (in Slovak). hockeyslovakia. Retrieved 26 February 2019.

## External links

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Slovak Extraliga

Teams|

* HC Košice
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* HC '05 Banská Bystrica
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* HC Nové Zámky
* HKM Zvolen
* HK Dukla Michalovce
* MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš
* HK Spišská Nová Ves

Arenas|

* Poprad Ice Stadium
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* List of Slovak ice hockey champions
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