The 2017–18 Slovak Extraliga season was the 25th season of the Slovak Extraliga, the highest level of ice hockey in Slovakia.
Teams The following teams are participating in the 2017–18 season. HK Orange 20 is a project to prepare the Slovakia junior ice hockey team for the IIHF World U20 Championship. The team does not play a complete regular season and cannot advance to the playoffs or get relegated. The first eight teams in standings after the regular season (56 games) will advance to the playoffs.
Team name City Arena Capacity HKm Zvolen Zvolen Zvolen Ice Stadium 7,038 HC Košice Košice Steel Aréna 8,378 HK Nitra Nitra Nitra Aréna 3,600 HC ’05 Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica Ice Stadium 3,518 HC Nové Zámky Nové Zámky Zimný štadión Nové Zámky 3,500 HK Dukla Trenčín Trenčín Pavol Demitra Ice Stadium 6,150 HK Poprad Poprad Poprad Ice Stadium 4,050 MsHK Žilina Žilina Garmin Arena 6,200 MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš Liptovský Mikuláš Zimný štadión Liptovský Mikuláš 3,680 HC 07 Detva Detva Zimný štadión Detva 1,800 HK Orange 20 Piešťany EASTON Aréna 3,050
Regular season
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
Relegation series (PlayOut)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
Playoffs
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Banská Bystrica wins the series 4-3 and wins the championship.
Final rankings Banská Bystrica Trenčín Nitra4 Zvolen5 Košice6 Poprad7 Žilina8 Nové Zámky9 Liptovský Mikuláš10 Detva
External links Official website