2020–21 Czech Extraliga season

The 2020–21 Czech Extraliga season was the 28th season of the Czech Extraliga since its creation after the breakup of Czechoslovakia and the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League in 1993.[1]

2020–21 Czech Extraliga season
LeagueCzech Extraliga
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 2020 – April 2021
Number of games52
Number of teams14
Regular Season
Presidential CupSparta Praha
Top scorer
Playoffs
Finals
ChampionsHC Oceláři Třinec
  Runners-upHC Bílí Tygři Liberec
Czech Extraliga seasons
← 2019–20

Regular season

Standings

Each team played 52 games, playing each of the other thirteen teams four times. Points were awarded for each game, where three points were 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.

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Sparta Praha52323611194116+78108Qualification to Quarter-finals
2Třinec52314512187130+57106
3Mladá Boleslav52266713167126+4197
4Liberec52248515152118+3493
5Plzeň52246715170128+4291Qualification to
Wild card round
6Mountfield HK52264319144127+1789
7Pardubice52217420141146−581
8Vítkovice52204622130142−1274
9Kometa Brno52195622144152−873
10Karlovy Vary52178621145176−3173
11Litvínov52178522133146−1372
12Olomouc52146527105156−5159
13Zlín52113434108178−7043
14České Budějovice5264735128207−7933
Source: Tipsport Extraliga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.

Playoffs

Twelve teams qualify for the playoffs: the top four teams in the regular season have a bye to the quarterfinals, while teams ranked fifth to twelfth meet each other (5 versus 12, 6 versus 11, 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)
2Třinec4
8Vítkovice29Kometa Brno0
9Kometa Brno32Třinec4
3Mladá Boleslav3
3Mladá Boleslav4
7Pardubice37Pardubice0
10Karlovy Vary12Třinec4
4Liberec1
1Sparta Praha4
5Plzeň012Olomouc0
12Olomouc31Sparta Praha3
4Liberec4
4Liberec4
6Mountfield HK36Mountfield HK0
11Litvínov0

Wild card round


PardubiceKarlovy Vary 3-1
10.3.2021 Pardubice Karlovy Vary 2-1
11.3.2021 Pardubice Karlovy Vary 11-3
13.3.2021 Karlovy Vary Pardubice 2-1 OT1
14.3.2021 Karlovy Vary Pardubice 1-5
Pardubice wins the series 3-1.
Mountfield HKLitvínov 3-0
10.3.2021 Mountfield HK Litvínov 2-0
11.3.2021 Mountfield HK Litvínov 3-1
13.3.2021 Litvínov Mountfield HK 1-5
Mountfield HK wins the series 3-0.


VítkoviceKometa Brno 2-3
10.3.2021 Vítkovice Kometa Brno 2-1 OT1
11.3.2021 Vítkovice Kometa Brno 2-1
13.3.2021 Kometa Brno Vítkovice 2-1 OT1
14.3.2021 Kometa Brno Vítkovice 2-1 OT1
16.3.2021 Vítkovice Kometa Brno 1-3
Kometa Brno wins the series 3-2.

Quarterfinals


Mladá BoleslavPardubice 4-0
18.3.2021 Mladá Boleslav Pardubice 2-0
19.3.2021 Mladá Boleslav Pardubice 5-0
22.3.2021 Pardubice Mladá Boleslav 2-4
23.3.2021 Pardubice Mladá Boleslav 3-5
Mladá Boleslav wins the series 4-0.
TřinecKometa Brno 4-0
20.3.2021 Třinec Kometa Brno 5-0
21.3.2021 Třinec Kometa Brno 7-2
24.3.2021 Kometa Brno Třinec 1-4
25.3.2021 Kometa Brno Třinec 1-4
Třinec wins the series 4-0.


LiberecMountfield HK 4-0
18.3.2021 Liberec Mountfield HK 4-3 OT1
19.3.2021 Liberec Mountfield HK 3-0
22.3.2021 Mountfield HK Liberec 0-3
23.3.2021 Mountfield HK Liberec 1-3
Liberec wins the series 4-0.

Semifinals

TřinecMladá Boleslav 4-3
3.4.2021 Třinec Mladá Boleslav 2-0
4.4.2021 Třinec Mladá Boleslav 1-3
7.4.2021 Mladá Boleslav Třinec 1-3
8.4.2021 Mladá Boleslav Třinec 2-1
11.4.2021 Třinec Mladá Boleslav 3-0
13.4.2021 Mladá Boleslav Třinec 4-2
15.4.2021 Třinec Mladá Boleslav 3-0
Třinec wins the series 4-3.

Finals

18 April 2021
18:00
Třinec6–2
(3–0, 3–2, 0–0)
score in the series: 1–0
LiberecWerk Arena, Třinec
Attendance: 477
Game reference
19 April 2021
17:00
Třinec3–1
(0–0, 2–0, 1–1)
score in the series: 2–0
LiberecWerk Arena, Třinec
Attendance: 424
Game reference
22 April 2021
18:30
Liberec3–0
(2–0, 0–0, 1–0)
score in the series: 1–2
TřinecHome Credit Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 300
Game reference
23 April 2021
17:00
Liberec0–1 OT
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–1)
score in the series: 1–3
TřinecHome Credit Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 300
Game reference
26 April 2021
17:00
Třinec3–0
(0–0, 1–0, 2–0)
score in the series: 4–1
LiberecWerk Arena, Třinec
Attendance: 879
Game reference

Třinec wins the finals 4–1.

Final rankings

Třinec
Liberec
Sparta Praha
4Mladá Boleslav
5Mountfield HK
6Pardubice
7Kometa Brno
8Olomouc
9Plzeň
10Vítkovice
11Karlovy Vary
12Litvínov
13Zlín
14České Budějovice

References