# 1972–73 1. Slovenská národná hokejová liga season

The 1972–73 1. Slovenská národná hokejová liga season was the 4th season of the 1. Slovenská národná hokejová liga, the second level of ice hockey in Czechoslovakia alongside the 1. Česká národní hokejová liga. 12 teams participated in the league, and TJ Lokomotíva Bučina Zvolen won the championship. TJ ZPA Prešov and VTJ Dukla Trnava relegated.

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | TJ Lokomotíva Bučina Zvolen | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 98 | 67 | +31 | 32 | Qualification to Group 1–6 |
| 2 | ŠK Liptovský Mikuláš | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 120 | 77 | +43 | 29 | Qualification to Group 1–6 |
| 3 | TJ Spartak SMZ Dubnica nad Váhom | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 113 | 68 | +45 | 28 | Qualification to Group 1–6 |
| 4 | AŠD Dukla Trenčín | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 90 | 64 | +26 | 25 | Qualification to Group 1–6 |
| 5 | TJ Spartak BEZ Bratislava | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 96 | 80 | +16 | 25 | Qualification to Group 1–6 |
| 6 | TJ Strojárne Martin | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 71 | 70 | +1 | 24 | Qualification to Group 1–6 |
| 7 | TJ Iskra Smrečina Banská Bystrica | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 76 | 84 | −8 | 24 | Qualification to Group 7–12 |
| 8 | TJ ZVL Žilina | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 93 | 80 | +13 | 21 | Qualification to Group 7–12 |
| 9 | TJ LVS Poprad | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 73 | 85 | −12 | 21 | Qualification to Group 7–12 |
| 10 | TJ Slovan CHZJD Bratislava B | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 74 | 108 | −34 | 17 | Qualification to Group 7–12 |
| 11 | VTJ Dukla Trnava | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 63 | 118 | −55 | 11 | Qualification to Group 7–12 |
| 12 | TJ ZPA Prešov | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 60 | 126 | −66 | 7 | Qualification to Group 7–12 |

### Group 1–6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | TJ Lokomotíva Bučina Zvolen | 32 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 152 | 99 | +53 | 47 | Champion |
| 2 | ŠK Liptovský Mikuláš | 32 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 164 | 114 | +50 | 40 | |
| 3 | TJ Spartak SMZ Dubnica nad Váhom | 32 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 152 | 102 | +50 | 39 | |
| 4 | AŠD Dukla Trenčín | 32 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 138 | 99 | +39 | 37 | |
| 5 | TJ Strojárne Martin | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 105 | 125 | −20 | 31 | |
| 6 | TJ Spartak BEZ Bratislava | 32 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 123 | 133 | −10 | 29 | |

### Group 7–12

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 7 | TJ Iskra Smrečina Banská Bystrica | 32 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 130 | 127 | +3 | 38 | |
| 8 | TJ ZVL Žilina | 32 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 150 | 112 | +38 | 37 | |
| 9 | TJ LVS Poprad | 32 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 114 | 129 | −15 | 28 | |
| 10 | TJ Slovan CHZJD Bratislava B | 32 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 114 | 161 | −47 | 24 | |
| 11 | TJ ZPA Prešov | 32 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 105 | 176 | −71 | 18 | Relegated |
| 12 | VTJ Dukla Trnava | 32 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 100 | 170 | −70 | 16 | Relegated |

## Qualification to 1973–74 Czechoslovak Extraliga

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | TJ VŽKG Ostrava | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 20 | +36 | 12 | Qualify |
| 2 | TJ Motor České Budějovice | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 12 | Qualify |
| 3 | TJ VTŽ Chomutov | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 9 | Qualify |
| 4 | TJ ZVVZ Milevsko | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 5 | |
| 5 | TJ Lokomotíva Bučina Zvolen | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 54 | −37 | 2 | |