2019–20 Slovak Extraliga season

The 2019–20 Slovak Extraliga season was the 27th season of the Slovak Extraliga, the highest ice hockey league in Slovakia. Since the 2018–19 season, the league also includes two teams from Hungary.[1]

2019–20 Slovak Extraliga season
League Slovak Extraliga
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 2019 – March 2020
Number of teams13
Regular season
League ChampionHC '05 Banská Bystrica
Runners-upHC Slovan Bratislava
Top scorerMarcel Haščák (Košice)
Playoffs

The season was ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia, the season was curtailed on 11 March.[2]HC '05 Banská Bystrica, which had won the regular season, was declared the season champion by Tipsport liga for 2020-21 Champions Hockey League purposes, as final regular season standings in lieu of playoffs were used to determine Tipsport liga nominations to the league.

Team changes

HC Slovan Bratislava returns to the league in this season since it was not able to continue in the KHL due to financial problems. The club has won eight Slovak championships (most recently in 2012) and one Czechoslovak championship (1979), making it the second most successful ice hockey club in Slovak history after their biggest rival HC Košice. In the season 2019–20 no team will be relegated. The winner of the Slovak 1. Liga will play in the Slovak Extraliga in the season 2020–21, so the league will have 14 teams.[3]

HK Dukla Michalovce are playing in the league for the first time after winning promotion from the Slovak 1. Liga in a best-of-seven playoff against MsHK Žilina, which was therefore relegated.[4]

HK Orange 20, who had participated in the league as a project to prepare the Slovakia junior ice hockey team for the IIHF World U20 Championship, were removed from the league.

Regular season

Each team played 48 games, playing each of the other twelve teams four times. Points were awarded for each game, where three points werere awarded for winning in regulation time, two points for winning in overtime or shootouts, one point for losing in overtime or shootouts and zero points for losing in regulation time.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Banská Bystrica 48 27 9 3 9 154 93 +61 102 Qualification to Group 1–6
2 Slovan Bratislava 48 28 6 4 10 173 95 +78 100
3 Košice 48 25 9 4 10 146 98 +48 97
4 Poprad 48 24 5 5 14 148 114 +34 87
5 Zvolen 48 28 0 3 17 173 127 +46 87
6 Trenčín 48 22 5 5 16 148 121 +27 81
7 Michalovce 48 18 4 7 19 125 136 −11 69 Qualification to Group 7–12
8 Nitra 48 18 2 7 21 124 136 −12 65
9 Miskolc 48 17 5 3 23 127 143 −16 64
10 Budapest 48 14 2 5 27 139 184 −45 51
11 Nové Zámky 48 11 6 5 26 125 166 −41 50
12 Detva 48 14 2 2 30 112 173 −61 48
13 Liptovský Mikuláš 48 8 3 5 32 78 186 −108 35
Source: Tipsport Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points

Group 1–6

Each team played 10 games, playing each of the other five teams two times. Points were awarded for each game, where three points were awarded for winning in regulation time, two points for winning in overtime or shootouts, one point for losing in overtime or shootouts 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.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Banská Bystrica 55 32 10 4 9 180 109 +71 120 Qualification to Quarter-finals
2 Slovan Bratislava 55 29 8 5 13 191 118 +73 108
3 Košice 55 28 9 4 14 163 114 +49 106
4 Poprad 55 28 5 5 17 170 131 +39 99
5 Trenčín 55 26 5 5 19 167 139 +28 93
6 Zvolen 55 29 0 4 22 186 152 +34 91
Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 2020. Source: Tipsport Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points

Group 7–12

Each team played 10 games, playing each of the other five teams two times. Points were awarded for each game, where three points were awarded for winning in regulation time, two points for winning in overtime or shootouts, one point for losing in overtime or shootouts and zero points for losing in regulation time.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 Michalovce 55 20 5 8 22 152 157 −5 78 Qualification to Quarter-finals
8 Nitra 55 21 3 8 23 149 157 −8 77
9 Miskolc 55 20 7 3 25 148 158 −10 77
10 Budapest 55 18 2 5 30 158 201 −43 63
11 Nové Zámky 55 13 6 8 28 143 188 −45 59
12 Detva 55 16 3 2 34 131 206 −75 56
Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 2020. Source: Tipsport Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points

Playoffs

The playoffs were cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia.[5]

Statistics

Scoring leaders

The following shows the top ten players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of the regular season.[6]

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Jindřich Abdul HC Slovan Bratislava 53 23 39 62 +41 58
Brock Trotter HKM Zvolen 51 14 46 60 +4 78
Alan McPherson HKM Zvolen 51 21 38 59 +28 46
Marcel Haščák HC Košice 45 33 22 55 +19 36
Josef Mikyska HK Dukla Trenčín 53 14 41 55 –7 50
Jordan Hickmott HC '05 Banská Bystrica 55 21 33 54 +24 12
Dávid Skokan HC Košice 53 18 35 53 +3 76
Jordon Southorn HC '05 Banská Bystrica 51 13 38 51 +20 116
Tomáš Zigo HC Slovan Bratislava 51 27 22 49 +37 80
István Sofron MAC Budapest 54 24 24 48 –6 68

Leading goaltenders

The following shows the top ten goaltenders who 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.[7]

Player Team GP TOI W L GA SO Sv% GAA
Barry Brust HC Slovan Bratislava 29 1707:31 21 8 49 5 93.67 1.72
Andrej Košarišťan HC Košice 42 2557:15 31 11 77 5 93.37 1.81
Tyler Beskorowany HC '05 Banská Bystrica 44 2618:48 33 11 89 2 92.98 2.04
Tomáš Vošvrda HK Poprad 44 2641:34 26 18 97 6 92.51 2.20
Matej Tomek HK Dukla Trenčín 32 1899:41 20 12 74 2 92.72 2.34
Vladislav Habal HC Slovan Bratislava 27 1592:25 16 11 64 1 91.72 2.41
Tomáš Tomek HKM Zvolen 42 2465:42 21 21 101 2 91.46 2.46
Michal Valent HK Dukla Trenčín 25 1420:49 12 13 59 4 92.12 2.49
Adam Trenčan HK Dukla Michalovce 44 2098:00 21 23 106 2 91.53 2.57
Miklós Rajna DVTK Jegesmedvék 37 2131:14 18 19 99 2 91.62 2.79

References
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