The 2015–16 Slovak Extraliga season was the 23rd season of the Slovak Extraliga, the highest level of ice hockey in Slovakia.
Teams The following teams are participating in the 2015–16 season. The HK Orange 20 is a project for preparation of the Slovakia junior ice hockey team for the IIHF World U20 Championship. The team do not play complete regular season and cannot promote to the playoffs or get relegated. First 8 teams in table after the regular season (50 games) will promote to the playoffs.
Team name Location Venue Capacity Titles2014-15 HKm Zvolen Zvolen Zvolen Ice Stadium 7,038 2Quarterfinalists HC Košice Košice Steel Aréna 8,378 7Champions HK Nitra Nitra Nitra Aréna 3,600 0Semifinalists ŠHK 37 Piešťany Piešťany EASTON Aréna 3,050 0 Quarterfinalists HC ’05 Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica Ice Stadium 3,518 0Finalists HK 36 Skalica Skalica Skalica Ice Stadium 4,100 0 9th HK Dukla Trenčín Trenčín Pavol Demitra Ice Stadium 6,150 3Quarterfinalists HK Poprad Poprad Poprad Ice Stadium 4,050 0 Semifinalists MsHK Žilina Žilina Garmin Arena 6,200 110th MHC Mountfield Martin Martin Ice Stadium 4,200 0 Quarterfinalists HK Orange 20 Bratislava Vladimír Dzurilla Ice Stadium 3,500 – –
Regular season
Playoffs The seeding in Play-off is based on the ranking in Regular season. All Play-off rounds are played in the best-of-seven format, with the higher seeded team having the home advantage for the possible seventh game.
Playoff bracket
Relegation series (PlayOut)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
External links Official website
Final rankings Nitra Banská Bystrica Košice4 Zvolen5 Trenčín6 Poprad7 Žilina8 Martin9 Piešťany