1996–97 Slovak Extraliga season

The 1996–97 Slovak Extraliga season was the fourth season of the Slovak Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Slovakia. 10 teams participated in the league, and Dukla Trencin won the championship.

1996–97 Slovak Extraliga season
LeagueSlovak Extraliga
SportIce hockey
Number of teams10
Regular season
League ChampionDukla Trenčín
  Runners-upHC Košice
Playoffs
Finals championsDukla Trenčín
  Runners-upHC Košice
Slovak Extraliga seasons

Regular season

First round

TeamGPPtsWTLGF:GADiff.
1.Dukla Trenčín36572736151:100+51
2.HC Košice365024210154:112+42
3.HC Slovan Bratislava364721510150:108+42
4.ŠKP PS Poprad364418810146:112+34
5.Martimex ZŤS Martin364419611111:92+19
6.HK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš362812420117:144-27
7.VTJ Spišská Nová Ves362812420111:140-29
8.Spartak Dubnica nad Váhom36249621116:161-45
9.MHC Nitra36208424106:143-37
10.ŠK Iskra Banská Bystrica3618662497:147-50

Final round

TeamGPPtsWTLGF:GADiff.
1.HC Košice102072144:27+17
2.Dukla Trenčín101550545:29+16
3.Martimex ZŤS Martin101461336:37-1
4.ŠKP PS Poprad101351436:39
5.HC Slovan Bratislava101140642:34+8
6.HK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš10210920:57-37

Relegation

TeamGPPtsWTLGF:GADiff.
1.MHC Nitra141983354:42+12
2.HK 36 Skalica141874344:37+7
3.VTJ Spišská Nová Ves141882452:34+18
4.HKm Zvolen141882452:34+18
5.ŠK Iskra Banská Bystrica141664446:39+7
6.HC MEZ VTJ Michalovce141034736:48-12
7.Spartak Dubnica nad Váhom141042836:49-13
8.HK Dragon Prešov143031127:64-37

Playoffs

Semifinals

  • HC Košice - ŠKP PS Poprad 3:0 (6:3,5:2,3:2 OT)
  • Dukla Trenčín - Martimex ZŤS Martin 3:0 (10:4,6:2,2:1)

5th place

  • Slovan Bratislava - HK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš 2:0 (7:2,7:5)

3rd place

  • Martimex ZŤS Martin-ŠKP PS Poprad 0:2 (0:2,3:4)

Final

  • Dukla Trenčín - HC Košice 3:1 (5:3,1:5,5:2,6:1)