The 2023–24 Slovak 1. Liga season was the 31st season of the Slovak 1. Liga, the second level of ice hockey in Slovakia. With a record-breaking number of points, Vlci Žilina topped the regular season standings. They advanced to the playoff finals, where they beat second-seeded HC Prešov in four straight games to secure promotion to the 2024–25 Slovak Extraliga.
Regular season Standings Each team played 46 games: playing each of the other eleven teams four times – twice at home, twice away. There were also two matches each against the Slovakia men's national under-18 ice hockey team, which counted towards the standings; these matches were designed to support the preparation of the junior national team for 2024 IIHF World U18 Championships. At the end of the regular season, the team that finished with the most points was crowned the league champion. Vlci Žilina topped the regular season standings, losing just three times in 46 games. Their total of 123 points set a league record.
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. In the final, Žilina beat HC Prešov 4–0 in a best-of-seven series to win the playoffs and secure promotion to the following season's Extraliga. It symbolised their return to the top tier of Slovak ice hockey for the first time since the 2018–19 season.
Bracket
Wild card round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Final rankings Žilina Prešov Považská Bystrica4 Dubnica5 Topoľčany6 Skalica7 Modré krídla Slovan8 Žiar nad Hronom9 Trebišov10 AquaCity Pikes11 Trnava12 Rimavská Sobota SR 18
References
External links Official website