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2023–24 Slovak 1. Liga season

The 2023–24 Slovak 1. Liga season was the 31st season of the Slovak 1. Liga, the second level of ice hockey in Slovakia.[1]

2023–24 Slovak 1. Liga season
LeagueSlovakia Slovak 1. Liga
SportIce hockey
Duration
  • 22 September 2023 – 3 March 2024
  • (Regular season)
  • 6 March – 19 April 2024
    (playoffs)
Number of teams12+1
Total attendance247 413
Average attendance749
TV partner(s)JOJ Šport, Niké TV
Regular season
League ChampionVlci Žilina
  Runners-upHC Prešov
Top scorerAndrei Legalin (Topoľčany) (68 points)
Playoffs
Finals
ChampionsVlci Žilina (3rd title)
  Runners-upHC Prešov
Slovak 1. Liga seasons
2024–25 →

Regular season

Standings

Each team played 44 games: playing each of the other eleven teams four times – twice at home, twice away. At the end of the regular season, the team that finished with the most points was crowned the league champion. Each team played two matches with Slovakia U18 (home and away) to support the preparation of the SR team for 2024 IIHF World U18 Championships.[2]

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Žilina463760321274+138123Qualification to Quarter-finals
2Prešov46245710186127+5989
3Topoľčany46244513175143+3285
4Považská Bystrica46225316147145+276
5Skalica46224119149148+175
6Dubnica46186517128128071
7Modré krídla Slovan46193420133119+1467Qualification to
Wild card round
8Žiar nad Hronom46193321145145066
9Trebišov46163324138175−3757[a]
10AquaCity Pikes46145522130158−2857[a]
11Trnava46115723148182−3450
12Rimavská Sobota46111628121180−5941Relegated to Slovak 2. Liga
 SR 18241122041129−887
Source: Slovenská hokejová liga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points
Notes:

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.

Bracket

Wild-card round (best-of-5)Quarter-finals (best-of-7)Semi-finals (best-of-7)Finals (best-of-7)
1Žilina4
8Žiar nad Hronom38Žiar nad Hronom1
9Trebišov01Žilina4
6Dubnica2
3Topoľčany2(Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round)
6Dubnica4
1Žilina4
2Prešov0
2Prešov4
7Modré krídla Slovan37Modré krídla Slovan0
10AquaCity Pikes12Prešov4
4Považská Bystrica1
4Považská Bystrica4
5Skalica1


Wild card round

Žiar nad Hronom – Trebišov 3–0
6.3.2024 Žiar nad Hronom Trebišov 11-3
7.3.2024 Žiar nad Hronom Trebišov 4-2
9.3.2024 Trebišov Žiar nad Hronom 2-3 OT
Žiar nad Hronom won the series 3–0.

Quarterfinals


Topoľčany – Dubnica 2–4
13.3.2024 Topoľčany Dubnica 3-2
14.3.2024 Topoľčany Dubnica 0-1
17.3.2024 Dubnica Topoľčany 6-2
18.3.2024 Dubnica Topoľčany 1-2 OT
21.3.2024 Topoľčany Dubnica 2-4
23.3.2024 Dubnica Topoľčany 5-2
Dubnica won the series 4–2.
Prešov – Modré krídla Slovan 4–0
15.3.2024 Prešov Modré krídla Slovan 4-1
16.3.2024 Prešov Modré krídla Slovan 2-1 OT
19.3.2024 Modré krídla Slovan Prešov 1-7
20.3.2024 Modré krídla Slovan Prešov 1-5
Prešov won the series 4–0.


Považská Bystrica – Skalica 4–1
13.3.2024 Považská Bystrica Skalica 5-0
14.3.2024 Považská Bystrica Skalica 1-7
17.3.2024 Skalica Považská Bystrica 0-4
18.3.2024 Skalica Považská Bystrica 3-5
21.3.2024 Považská Bystrica Skalica 6-2
Považská Bystrica won the series 4–1.

Semifinals

Prešov – Považská Bystrica 4–1
31.3.2024 Prešov Považská Bystrica 5-3
1.4.2024 Prešov Považská Bystrica 3-4 OT
4.4.2024 Považská Bystrica Prešov 2-5
5.4.2024 Považská Bystrica Prešov 4-5 OT
7.4.2024 Prešov Považská Bystrica 3-0
Prešov won the series 4–1.

Finals

14 April 2024
17:30 (CEST)		Žilina8–1
(0–1, 5–0, 3–0)
score in the series: 1–0		PrešovNiké Aréna, Žilina
Attendance: 4,900
Game reference
Michal ValentGoaliesJuraj Ovečka
Juraj Hollý
0–118:11 – Hrabčák (Sigaryov, Jerofejevs) (PP2)
Safaraleev (Rajnoha) – 23:271–1
Belluš (Jansons, Malina) – 28:382–1
Galamboš (Bezúch, Varga) – 30:563–1
Mráz (Koyš, Melcher) – 34:424–1
Koyš (Dyakov) – 37:535–1
Jakúbek (Paukovček) – 44:016–1
Varga (Galamboš, Bezúch) – 44:247–1
Varga (SH) – 53:118–1
18 minPenalties10 min
32Shots38
15 April 2024
17:30 (CEST)		Žilina5–0
(2–0, 0–0, 3–0)
score in the series: 2–0		PrešovNiké Aréna, Žilina
Attendance: 4,063
Game reference
Michal ValentGoaliesJuraj Ovečka
Bezúch (Varga, Pobežal) – 00:361–0
Bezúch (Dyakov, Mráz) (PP) – 08:042–0
Koyš (EN) – 54:203–0
Paukovček (Beták, Belluš) – 56:244–0
Belluš (Beták, Galamboš) (SH, EN) – 58:545–0
12 minPenalties27 min
30Shots28
18 April 2024
17:30 (CEST)		Prešov0–1
(0–0, 0–0, 0–1)
score in the series: 0–3		Žilina
Attendance: 2,502
Game reference
29 minPenalties31 min
35Shots27
19 April 2024
18:00 (CEST)		Prešov1–5
(1–0, 0–4, 0–1)
score in the series: 0–4		Žilina
Attendance: 3,117
Game reference
6 minPenalties6 min
32Shots35

Final rankings

Žilina
Prešov
Považská Bystrica
4Dubnica
5Topoľčany
6Skalica
7Modré krídla Slovan
8Žiar nad Hronom
9Trebišov
10AquaCity Pikes
11Trnava
12Rimavská Sobota
 SR 18

References

External links

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