The 2019–20 Slovak Extraliga season was the 27th season of the Slovak Extraliga, the highest ice hockey league in Slovakia. Since the 2018–19 season, the league also includes two teams from Hungary.
The season was ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia, the season was curtailed on 11 March.
Team changes HC Slovan Bratislava returns to the league in this season since it was not able to continue in the KHL due to financial problems. The club has won eight Slovak championships (most recently in 2012) and one Czechoslovak championship (1979), making it the second most successful ice hockey club in Slovak history after their biggest rival HC Košice. In the season 2019–20 no team will be relegated.Tipsport Liga 2019/20 odštartuje 12. septembra šlágrom Košice – Slovan
HK Dukla Michalovce are playing in the league for the first time after winning promotion from the Slovak 1. Liga in a best-of-seven playoff against MsHK Žilina, which was therefore relegated.Historický postup. Michalovce sa prvýkrát prebojovali medzi elitu
HK Orange 20, who had participated in the league as a project to prepare the Slovakia junior ice hockey team for the IIHF World Junior Championship, were removed from the league.
Regular season Each team played 48 games, playing each of the other twelve 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 shootouts, one point for losing in overtime or shootouts and zero points for losing in regulation time.
Standings
Group 1–6 Each team played 10 games, playing each of the other five teams two times. Points were awarded for each game, where three points were awarded for winning in regulation time, two points for winning in overtime or shootouts, one point for losing in overtime or shootouts and zero points for losing in regulation time.
Group 7–12 Each team played 10 games, playing each of the other five teams two times. Points were awarded for each game, where three points were awarded for winning in regulation time, two points for winning in overtime or shootouts, one point for losing in overtime or shootouts and zero points for losing in regulation time.
Playoffs The playoffs were cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia.
Statistics Scoring leaders
The following shows the top ten players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of the regular season. Player Team HC Slovan Bratislava 53 23 39 62 +41 58 HKM Zvolen 51 14 46 60 +4 78 HKM Zvolen 51 21 38 59 +28 46 HC Košice 45 33 22 55 +19 36 HK Dukla Trenčín 53 14 41 55 –7 50 HC '05 Banská Bystrica 55 21 33 54 +24 12 HC Košice 53 18 35 53 +3 76 HC '05 Banská Bystrica 51 13 38 51 +20 116 HC Slovan Bratislava 51 27 22 49 +37 80 MAC Budapest 54 24 24 48 –6 68
Leading goaltenders The following shows the top ten goaltenders who led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of the regular season.
Player Team HC Slovan Bratislava 29 1707:31 21 8 49 5 93.67 1.72 HC Košice 42 2557:15 31 11 77 5 93.37 1.81 44 2618:48 33 11 89 2 92.98 2.04 HK Poprad 44 2641:34 26 18 97 6 92.51 2.20 HK Dukla Trenčín 32 1899:41 20 12 74 2 92.72 2.34 HC Slovan Bratislava 27 1592:25 16 11 64 1 91.72 2.41 HKM Zvolen 42 2465:42 21 21 101 2 91.46 2.46 HK Dukla Trenčín 25 1420:49 12 13 59 4 92.12 2.49 HK Dukla Michalovce 44 2098:00 21 23 106 2 91.53 2.57 DVTK Jegesmedvék 37 2131:14 18 19 99 2 91.62 2.79
References
External links Official website