2015–16 Slovak Extraliga season
The 2015–16 Slovak Extraliga season is 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 will promote to the playoffs.Team Name | Location | Venue | Capacity | Titles | 2014-15 |
HKm Zvolen | Zvolen | Zvolen Ice Stadium | 7,038 | 2 | Quarterfinalists |
HC Košice | Košice | Steel Aréna | 8,378 | 7 | Champions |
HK Nitra | Nitra | Nitra Aréna | 3,600 | 0 | Semifinalists |
ŠHK 37 Piešťany | Piešťany | EASTON Aréna | 3,050 | 0 | Quarterfinalists |
HC ’05 Banská Bystrica | Banská Bystrica | Banská Bystrica Ice Stadium | 3,518 | 0 | Finalists |
HK 36 Skalica | Skalica | Skalica Ice Stadium | 4,100 | 0 | 9th |
HK Dukla Trenčín | Trenčín | Pavol Demitra Ice Stadium | 6,150 | 3 | Quarterfinalists |
HK Poprad | Poprad | Poprad Ice Stadium | 4,050 | 0 | Semifinalists |
MsHK Žilina | Žilina | Garmin Arena | 6,200 | 1 | 10th |
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.