# 2016–17 Slovak Extraliga season

The 2016–17 Slovak Extraliga season was the 24th season of the Slovak Extraliga, the highest level of ice hockey in Slovakia.

## Teams

The following teams are participating in the 2016–17 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 (50 games) will promote to the playoffs.
| Team name | City | Arena | Capacity |
| HKm Zvolen | Zvolen | Zvolen Ice Stadium | 7,038 |
| HC Košice | Košice | Steel Aréna | 8,378 |
| HK Nitra | Nitra | Nitra Aréna | 3,600 |
| HC ’05 Banská Bystrica | Banská Bystrica | Banská Bystrica Ice Stadium | 3,518 |
| HC Nové Zámky | Nové Zámky | Zimný štadión Nové Zámky | 3,500 |
| HK Dukla Trenčín | Trenčín | Pavol Demitra Ice Stadium | 6,150 |
| HK Poprad | Poprad | Poprad Ice Stadium | 4,050 |
| MsHK Žilina | Žilina | Garmin Arena | 6,200 |
| MHC Martin | Martin | Martin Ice Stadium | 4,200 |
| MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš | Liptovský Mikuláš | Zimný štadión Liptovský Mikuláš | 3,680 |
| HK Orange 20 | Piešťany | EASTON Aréna | 3,050 |

## Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
| 1 | Banská Bystrica | 56 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 191 | 120 | +71 | 119 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Nitra | 56 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 196 | 154 | +42 | 112 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Košice | 56 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 186 | 121 | +65 | 107 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Žilina | 56 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 175 | 158 | +17 | 90 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Zvolen | 56 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 163 | 174 | −11 | 84 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 6 | Martin | 56 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 141 | 166 | −25 | 75 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 7 | Poprad | 56 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 153 | 167 | −14 | 75 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 8 | Nové Zámky | 56 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 146 | 154 | −8 | 74 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 9 | Trenčín | 56 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 140 | 164 | −24 | 72 | Relegation series |
| 10 | Liptovský Mikuláš | 56 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 138 | 189 | −51 | 56 | Relegation series |
| | HK Orange 20 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 82 | −62 | 6 | |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.

## Playoffs
### Bracket

| Quarterfinals (best-of-7) | Quarterfinals (best-of-7) | Quarterfinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) |
| 1 | Banská Bystrica | 4 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Nové Zámky | 1 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Nové Zámky | 1 | 1 | Banská Bystrica | 4 | | | |
| | | | 6 | Martin | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Košice | 2 | 6 | Martin | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Martin | 4 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Martin | 4 | | | | 1 | Banská Bystrica | 4 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Nitra | 1 |
| 2 | Nitra | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | Nitra | 1 |
| 7 | Poprad | 0 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Poprad | 0 | 2 | Nitra | 4 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Žilina | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Žilina | 4 | 4 | Žilina | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Zvolen | 3 | | | | | | |

## Relegation series (PlayOut)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
| 1 | Liptovský Mikuláš | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 27 | Will play in 2017–18 Slovak Extraliga season |
| 2 | Trenčín | 12 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 22 | Will play in 2017–18 Slovak Extraliga season |
| 3 | Detva | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 18 | Will play in 2017–18 Slovak 1. Liga season |
| 4 | Skalica | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 48 | −26 | 5 | Will play in 2017–18 Slovak 1. Liga season |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.