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| 2022–23 Slovak Extraliga season | |
|---|---|
| League | Slovak Extraliga |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration |
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| Number of games | 50 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Regular season | |
| League Champion | HC Košice |
| Top scorer |
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| Playoffs | |
| Playoffs MVP | Dominik Riečický (Košice) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | HC Košice |
| Runners-up | HKM Zvolen |
The 2022–23 Slovak Extraliga season was the 30th season of the Slovak Extraliga, the highest ice hockey league in Slovakia.[1]
Regular season
Standings
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 (20.12.2022 – 4.1.2023) 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 | Košice | 50 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 163 | 114 | +49 | 96 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Slovan Bratislava | 50 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 162 | 115 | +47 | 93 | |
| 3 | Zvolen | 50 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 168 | 141 | +27 | 87 | |
| 4 | Banská Bystrica | 50 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 147 | 156 | −9 | 79 | |
| 5 | Spišská Nová Ves | 50 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 146 | 144 | +2 | 79 | |
| 6 | Nové Zámky | 50 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 143 | 132 | +11 | 77 | |
| 7 | Poprad | 50 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 151 | 153 | −2 | 72 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 8 | Michalovce | 50 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 124 | 129 | −5 | 72 | |
| 9 | Trenčín | 50 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 130 | 155 | −25 | 68 | |
| 10 | Nitra | 50 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 125 | 157 | −32 | 61 | |
| 11 | Liptovský Mikuláš | 50 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 124 | 149 | −25 | 61 | |
| 12 | Prešov | 50 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 129 | 167 | −38 | 55 | Relegated to Slovak 1. Liga |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
Statistics
Scoring leaders
The following shows the top ten players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of the regular season.[2]
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Max Gerlach
|
HC 21 Prešov | 50 | 34 | 25 | 59 | +8 | 26 |
 Brant Harris
|
HC Slovan Bratislava | 48 | 29 | 27 | 56 | +17 | 26 |
| Robby Jackson
|
HC Nové Zámky | 49 | 30 | 21 | 51 | +16 | 10 |
| Liam Pecararo
|
HC Slovan Bratislava | 50 | 25 | 25 | 50 | +22 | 36 |
| Mike Huntebrinker
|
HKM Zvolen | 50 | 13 | 37 | 50 | +15 | 43 |
 Joona Jääskeläinen
|
HC Košice | 47 | 22 | 23 | 45 | −11 | 16 |
| Austin Farley
|
HC Nové Zámky | 48 | 15 | 30 | 45 | +10 | 47 |
| Kale Kerbashian
|
HK Spišská Nová Ves | 46 | 20 | 24 | 44 | −3 | 10 |
 Tomáš Záborský
|
HK Poprad | 50 | 20 | 24 | 44 | −5 | 14 |
| Branden Troock
|
HC '05 Banská Bystrica | 44 | 29 | 14 | 43 | +6 | 47 |
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 matches played on 20 January 2023.[3]
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaroslav Janus
|
HC Košice | 16 | 865:48 | 11 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 93.48 | 1.87 |
| Jared Coreau
|
HC Slovan Bratislava | 25 | 1486:23 | 17 | 8 | 47 | 6 | 93.90 | 1.90 |
| Stanislav Škorvánek
|
HK Dukla Michalovce | 22 | 1305:10 | 12 | 10 | 49 | 1 | 93.35 | 2.25 |
| Dominik Riečický
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HC Košice | 19 | 930:14 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 1 | 91.76 | 2.39 |
 Pavel Kantor
|
HC Nové Zámky | 37 | 2218:30 | 20 | 17 | 89 | 1 | 93.04 | 2.41 |
| Adam Trenčan
|
HKM Zvolen | 25 | 1457:21 | 17 | 8 | 61 | 4 | 92.08 | 2.51 |
| Anthony Peters
|
HK Poprad | 28 | 1635:46 | 16 | 12 | 69 | 1 | 91.82 | 2.53 |
| Connor LaCouvee
|
HK Dukla Trenčín | 29 | 1644:13 | 13 | 16 | 71 | 3 | 92.90 | 2.59 |
| Marcel Melicherčík
|
HK Spišská Nová Ves | 29 | 1729:46 | 15 | 14 | 76 | 1 | 90.98 | 2.64 |
| Michal Valent
|
MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš | 33 | 1727:57 | 13 | 20 | 80 | 3 | 90.85 | 2.78 |
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.