2022–23 Slovak 1. Liga season

The 2022–23 Slovak 1. Liga season was the 30th season of the Slovak 1. Liga, the second level of ice hockey in Slovakia.[1]

2022–23 Slovak 1. Liga season
LeagueSlovakia Slovak 1. Liga
SportIce hockey
Duration
  • 24 September 2022 – 3 March 2023
  • (Regular season)
  • 7 March – 26 April
    (playoffs)
Number of teams12+1
Total attendance220,134
Average attendance669
TV partner(s)JOJ Šport, Niké TV
Regular season
League ChampionVlci Žilina
Top scorer
Playoffs
Finals
ChampionsHC 19 Humenné (1st title)
  Runners-upVlci Žilina
Slovak 1. Liga seasons

Regular season

Standings

Each team played 44 games: playing each of the other eleven teams four times – twice at home, twice away. At the end of the regular season, the team that finished with the most points was crowned the league champion. Each team played two matches with Slovakia U18 (home and away) to support the preparation of the SR team for 2023 IIHF World U18 Championships.[2]

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Žilina46258310181113+6894Qualification to Quarter-finals
2Dubnica46243712148123+2585
3Humenné46236413172127+4585
4Trnava46199513175149+2680
5Martin46208414140112+2880
6Modré krídla Slovan46184717126131−569
7Skalica46185419130135−568Qualification to
Wild card round
8Považská Bystrica46184519155153+267
9Žiar nad Hronom46191521142142064
10Topoľčany46181621116138−2262
11Levice46183223138152−1462
12Brezno468523190172−8233Relegated to Slovak 2. Liga
 SR 18242141747113−6612
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
7Skalica110Topoľčany1
10Topoľčany31Žilina4
9Žiar nad Hronom2
2Dubnica3(Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round)
9Žiar nad Hronom4
1Žilina3
3Humenné4
3Humenné4
8Považská Bystrica26Modré krídla Slovan2
9Žiar nad Hronom33Humenné4
5Martin2
4Trnava3
5Martin4


Wild card round

Quarterfinals


Humenné – Modré krídla Slovan 4–2
14.3.2023 Humenné Modré krídla Slovan 4-1
15.3.2023 Humenné Modré krídla Slovan 0-1
18.3.2023 Modré krídla Slovan Humenné 1-5
19.3.2023 Modré krídla Slovan Humenné 4-3 OT
22.3.2023 Humenné Modré krídla Slovan 4-3 SO
24.3.2023 Modré krídla Slovan Humenné 2-3 OT
Humenné won the series 4–2.
DubnicaŽiar nad Hronom 3–4
16.3.2023 Dubnica Žiar nad Hronom 2-1
17.3.2023 Dubnica Žiar nad Hronom 4-0
20.3.2023 Žiar nad Hronom Dubnica 0-1
21.3.2023 Žiar nad Hronom Dubnica 4-3
23.3.2023 Dubnica Žiar nad Hronom 3-4 SO
25.3.2023 Žiar nad Hronom Dubnica 3-2 SO
27.3.2023 Dubnica Žiar nad Hronom 3-4
Žiar nad Hronom won the series 4–3.


TrnavaMartin 3–4
14.3.2023 Trnava Martin 5-1
15.3.2023 Trnava Martin 0-4
18.3.2023 Martin Trnava 4-1
19.3.2023 Martin Trnava 3-5
22.3.2023 Trnava Martin 5-2
24.3.2023 Martin Trnava 2-1 OT
26.3.2023 Trnava Martin 2-3
Martin won the series 4–3.

Semifinals

HumennéMartin 4–2
1.4.2023 Humenné Martin 3-1
2.4.2023 Humenné Martin 0-5
5.4.2023 Martin Humenné 2-3
6.4.2023 Martin Humenné 6-2
8.4.2023 Humenné Martin 5-0
10.4.2023 Martin Humenné 1-4
Humenné won the series 4–2.

Finals

15 April 2022
18:30 (CEST)
Žilina2–5
(0–0, 1–3, 1–2)
score in the series: 0–1
HumennéNiké Aréna, Žilina
Attendance: 4,636
Game reference
Patrik RomančíkGoaliesRoman DurnýReferees:
Juraj Konc Jr.
Roman Výleta
Linesmen:
Adam Jurčiak
Drahoslav Vyšný
Halama (Grebenschikov, Varga) – 27:081–0
1–131:40 – Borov (Krajňák, Legalin) (PP)
1–233:45 – Lačný
1–339:47 – Frič (Markuš, Novota)
1–451:12 – Lenďák (Safaraleev, Vrábeľ) (PP)
1–556:25 – Lačný (Trandin)
Rehák (Bečka, Lopušan) – 59:242–5
39 minPenalties33 min
45Shots29
16 April 2022
18:30 (CEST)
Žilina7–0
(3–0, 2–0, 2–0)
score in the series: 1–1
HumennéNiké Aréna, Žilina
Attendance: 3,342
Game reference
Patrik RomančíkGoaliesRoman Durný
Filip Krasanovský
Referees:
Filip Crman
Milan Novák
Linesmen:
Róbert Frimmel
Michal Klejna
Sýkora (Koyš, Pohl) (PP) – 03:141–0
Halama (Novák, Varga) (PP) – 07:362–0
Varga (Halama, Šidlík) (PP) – 13:253–0
Varga (Pohl, Halama) – 22:584–0
Halama (Tibenský, Varga) (PP) – 39:195–0
Halama (Tibenský, Kluka) (PP) – 44:186–0
Jakubík (Macek, Kluka) – 48:127–0
8 minPenalties16 min
34Shots18
19 April 2022
19:00 (CEST)
Humenné2–1
(0–0, 2–0, 0–1)
score in the series: 2–1
ŽilinaHumenné Ice Stadium, Humenné
Attendance: 2,640
Game reference
Roman DurnýGoaliesPatrik RomančíkReferees:
Martin Korba
Martin Smrek
Linesmen:
Andrej Bogdaň
Michal Drblík
Lačný (Vrábeľ, Vaško) – 23:011–0
Krajňák – 30:172–0
2–149:17 – Koyš (Sýkora, Šidlík)
8 minPenalties10 min
30Shots31
20 April 2022
18:00 (CEST)
Humenné4–3 GWS
(1–2, 1–0, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
score in the series: 3–1
ŽilinaHumenné Ice Stadium, Humenné
Attendance: 2,480
Game reference
Roman DurnýGoaliesPatrik RomančíkReferees:
Peter Rojík
Tomáš Orolin
Linesmen:
Tomáš Knižka
Martin Ordzovenský
0–101:15 – Grebenschikov
0–206:36 – Macek (Paukovček, Mráz) (PP)
Trandin (Vrábeľ, Lenďák) (PP) – 12:231–2
Safaraleev (Lenďák, Vrábeľ) (PP) – 20:562–2
2–355:10 – Mráz (Pohl)
Vrábeľ (Safaraleev, Lenďák) (PP, EN) – 58:193–3
Lačný
Krajňák
Legalin
Lenďák
Markuš
Shootout Pohl
Halama
Varga
Růžička
Mráz
8 minPenalties16 min
29Shots37
22 April 2022
18:30 (CEST)
Žilina9–1
(2–1, 6–0, 1–0)
score in the series: 2–3
HumennéNiké Aréna, Žilina
Attendance: 4,620
Game reference
Patrik RomančíkGoaliesRoman Durný
Filip Krasanovský
Referees:
Vladimír Fridrich
Martin Korba
Linesmen:
Martin Hercog
Peter Tvrdoň
Varga (Pacalaj, Melcher) – 06:161–0
Paukovček (Koyš, Pohl) (PP) – 08:422–0
2–118:45 – Ťavoda (Novický, Horvát)
Mráz (Koyš, Macek) (PP) – 20:313–1
Melcher (Varga, Novák) – 20:454–1
Růžička (Koyš, Lopušan) – 22:205–1
Sýkora – 29:046–1
Macek (Mráz, Pacalaj) – 30:397–1
Jakubík (Sýkora) – 32:188–1
Rehák (Macek) – 56:259–1
22 minPenalties18 min
38Shots30
24 April 2022
16:00 (CEST)
Humenné1–2 OT
(1–0, 0–1, 1–1)
(OT: 0–1)
score in the series: 3–3
ŽilinaHumenné Ice Stadium, Humenné
Attendance: 2,294
Game reference
Roman DurnýGoaliesPatrik RomančíkReferees:
Tomáš Orolin
Filip Crman
Linesmen:
Lukáš Kacej
Andrej Bogdaň
Safaraleev (Vaško, Lenďák) – 06:491–0
1–139:01 – Paukovček (Melcher, Varga) (PP)
1–262:43 – Pohl (Halama, Varga) (PP)
8 minPenalties12 min
18Shots41
26 April 2022
17:30 (CEST)
Žilina2–3 GWS
(1–0, 0–0, 1–2)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
score in the series: 3–4
HumennéNiké Aréna, Žilina
Attendance: 5,036
Game reference
Patrik RomančíkGoaliesRoman DurnýReferees:
Vladimír Baluška
Daniel Konc Sr.
Linesmen:
Tomáš Knižka
Tomáš Gegáň
Sýkora – 06:561–0
1–1Trandin (Ťavoda, Legalin) – 47:17
Mráz (Koyš, Šidlík) – 48:052–1
2–2Safaraleev (Trandin, Frič) – 54:36
Pohl
Sýkora
Mráz
Varga
Macek
Shootout Lačný
Krajňák
Legalin
Lenďák
0 minPenalties0 min
43Shots36

Final rankings

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

References