2021–22 Slovak 1. Liga season

The 2021–22 Slovak 1. Liga season was the 29th season of the Slovak 1. Liga, the second level of ice hockey in Slovakia.[1]

2021–22 Slovak 1. Liga season
LeagueSlovakia Slovak 1. Liga
SportIce hockey
Duration
  • 22 September 2021 – 27 February 2022
  • (Regular season)
  • 1 March – 13 April 2022
    (playoffs)
Number of teams13
Regular season
League ChampionVlci Žilina
Top scorer
  • Daniel Štumpf (Skalica)
  • (72 points)
Playoffs
Finals
ChampionsVlci Žilina (2nd title)
  Runners-upHK Martin
Slovak 1. Liga seasons

Regular season

Standings

Each team played 44 games: playing each of the other eleven teams four times – 2x at home, 2x away. At the end of the regular season, the team that finished with the most points was crowned the league champion. Each 1HL team played two matches with SR 18 (1x at home and 1x outside) to support the preparation of the SR team for MS U18.[2]

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Žilina453445218876+112115Qualification to Quarter-finals
2Skalica45256311192124+6890
3Martin46263512161123+3889
4Humenné44216215138103+3577
5Topoľčany43224215140110+3076
6Dubnica43177415145126+1969
7Považská Bystrica45202419121137−1668Qualification to
Wild card round
8Trnava46165520155174−1963
9Žiar nad Hronom46171622108142−3459
10Modré krídla Slovan45136422115147−3255
11Levice4611233098158−6040
12Brezno46101431106175−6936Qualification to Play Out
 SR 18242112044116−729
Source: Slovenská hokejová liga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points

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.

Bracket

Wild-card round (best-of-5)Quarter-finals (best-of-7)Semi-finals (best-of-7)Finals (best-of-7)
1Žilina4
7Považská Bystrica110Modré krídla Slovan0
10Modré krídla Slovan31Žilina4
5Topoľčany0
4Humenné1(Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round)
5Topoľčany4
1Žilina4
3Martin2
2Skalica4
8Trnava38Trnava3
9Žiar nad Hronom12Skalica1
3Martin4
3Martin4
6Dubnica3


Wild card round

TrnavaŽiar nad Hronom 3–1
1.3.2022 Trnava Žiar nad Hronom 5-4
2.3.2022 Trnava Žiar nad Hronom 3-1
4.3.2022 Žiar nad Hronom Trnava 5-2
5.3.2022 Žiar nad Hronom Trnava 3-5
Trnava won the series 3–1.

Quarterfinals


MartinDubnica 4–3
8.3.2022 Martin Dubnica 2-3 OT1
9.3.2022 Martin Dubnica 4-1
12.3.2022 Dubnica Martin 1-0 SO
13.3.2022 Dubnica Martin 2-3 OT1
16.3.2022 Martin Dubnica 4-1
18.3.2022 Dubnica Martin 3-0
20.3.2022 Martin Dubnica 4-1
Martin won the series 4–3.
SkalicaTrnava 4–3
10.3.2022 Skalica Trnava 3-4
11.3.2022 Skalica Trnava 5-3
14.3.2022 Trnava Skalica 2-4
15.3.2022 Trnava Skalica 5-2
17.3.2022 Skalica Trnava 2-1
19.3.2022 Trnava Skalica 2-1 OT1
21.3.2022 Skalica Trnava 3-2 OT1
Skalica won the series 4–3.


HumennéTopoľčany 1–4
8.3.2022 Humenné Topoľčany 1-3
9.3.2022 Humenné Topoľčany 0-3
12.3.2022 Topoľčany Humenné 2-3 SO
13.3.2022 Topoľčany Humenné 5-3
16.3.2022 Humenné Topoľčany 2-5
Topoľčany won the series 4–1.

Semifinals

SkalicaMartin 1–4
24.3.2022 Skalica Martin 2-3 OT1
25.3.2022 Skalica Martin 2-4
28.3.2022 Martin Skalica 2-3 OT1
29.3.2022 Martin Skalica 3-0
1.4.2022 Skalica Martin 1-5
Martin won the series 4–1.

Finals

4 April 2022
17:00 (UTC+2)
Žilina2–3
(1–0, 1–2, 0–1)
score in the series: 0–1
MartinNiké Aréna, Žilina
Attendance: 3,084
Game reference
Stanislav ŠkorvánekGoaliesVladimír GlosárReferees:
Milan Adamec
Michal Smrek
Linesmen:
Lukáš Beniač
Maroš Pribula
Koyš (Drtina) (PP) – 01:211–0
1–121:44 – Makarov (Nauš)
1–223:53 – Tiainen (Charvát, Makarov) (PP)
Petran (Safaraleev, Šidlík) – 38:192–2
2–356:10 – Poliaček (Makarov)
8 minPenalties6 min
35Shots41
5 April 2022
17:30 (UTC+2)
Žilina0–1
(0–1, 0–0, 0–0)
score in the series: 0–2
MartinNiké Aréna, Žilina
Attendance: 3,096
Game reference
Stanislav ŠkorvánekGoaliesVladimír GlosárReferees:
Roman Výleta
Michal Mĺkvy
Linesmen:
Ivan Haringa
Juraj Šefčík
0–110:29 – Poliaček (Toma, Charvát) (PP)
6 minPenalties6 min
16Shots18
8 April 2022
17:30 (UTC+2)
Martin3–4 GWS
(0–1, 3–0, 0–2)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
score in the series: 2–1
ŽilinaMartin Ice Stadium, Martin
Attendance: 3,180
Game reference
Vladimír GlosárGoaliesStanislav ŠkorvánekReferees:
Martin Jobbágy
Vladimír Fridrich
Linesmen:
Matej Janiga
Michal Orolin
0–114:32 – Safaraleev (Drtina) (PP)
Poliaček (Toma, Juščák) (PP) – 28:001–1
Poliaček (Makarov) – 31:462–1
Murček (Tiainen, Makarov) (PP) – 35:323–1
3–240:22 – Koyš (Safaraleev, Jansons) (PP)
3–359:42 – Markovič (Drtina, Macek)
Poliaček
Makarov
Huhtela
Dírer
Nauš
Dírer
Huhtela
Dírer
Charvát
Fafrák
Makarov
Huhtela
Shootout Petráš
Koyš
Halama
Markovič
Mikula
Mikula
Petráš
Mikula
Petráš
Markovič
Halama
Linet
9 April 2022
18:00 (UTC+2)
Martin2–3 GWS
(0–1, 0–1, 2–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
score in the series: 2–2
ŽilinaMartin Ice Stadium, Martin
Attendance: 3,498
Game reference
Vladimír GlosárGoaliesStanislav ŠkorvánekReferees:
Martin Korba
Peter Stano
Linesmen:
Jaroslav Riš
Andrej Bogdaň
0–109:03 – Safaraleev (Šmída)
0–223:27 – Petráš (Halama, Pišoja)
Makarov (Huhtela) – 50:201–2
Huhtela (Makarov) – 54:122–2
Poliaček
Tiainen
Huhtela
Charvát
Shootout Petráš
Safaraleev
Linet
Mikula
Koyš
33 minPenalties31 min
44Shots34
11 April 2022
17:30 (UTC+2)
Žilina3–2 OT
(0–1, 1–0, 1–1)
(OT: 1–0)
score in the series: 3–2
MartinNiké Aréna, Žilina
Attendance: 4,116
Game reference
Stanislav ŠkorvánekGoaliesVladimír GlosárReferees:
Róbert Müllner
Juraj Konc Jr.
Linesmen:
Adam Jurčiak
Tomáš Knižka
0–114:21 – Murček (Fafrák, Tiainen)
Petráš (Halama, Šidlík) – 26:421–1
Petráš (Šidlík) – 45:542–1
2–255:44 – Toma (Juščák)
Safaraleev (Drtina, Koyš) – 66:263–2
6 minPenalties4 min
26Shots24
13 April 2022
18:00 (UTC+2)
Martin2–3 OT
(0–0, 0–2, 2–0)
(OT: 0–1)
score in the series: 2–4
ŽilinaMartin Ice Stadium, Martin
Attendance: 2,899
Game reference
Vladimír GlosárGoaliesStanislav ŠkorvánekReferees:
Ondrej Kalina
Miroslav Štefik
Linesmen:
Martin Ordzovenský
Martin Staššák
0–128:52 – Jansons (PP)
0–236:18 – Cíger (Skladaný, Jansons)
Juščák (Dírer) – 49:401–2
Poliaček (Charvát) (PP2) – 55:382–2
2–360:25 – Halama (Jansons)
10 minPenalties10 min
22Shots16

Relegation

Regular season 12th placed Brezno will play a best-of-7 series against the 2. Liga winner Trebišov.

BreznoTrebišov 4–3
13.04.2022 Trebišov Brezno 5-6 OT
14.04.2022 Trebišov Brezno 2-1
17.04.2022 Brezno Trebišov 5-2
18.04.2022 Brezno Trebišov 1-4
20.04.2022 Trebišov Brezno 2-3 SO
22.04.2022 Brezno Trebišov 1-2
24.04.2022 Trebišov Brezno 2-3 OT
Brezno won the series 4–3.

Final rankings

Žilina
Martin
Skalica
4Topoľčany
5Humenné
6Dubnica
7Trnava
8Modré krídla Slovan
9Považská Bystrica
10Žiar nad Hronom
11Levice
12Brezno
 SR 18

References