# 2014–15 HC Slovan Bratislava season

The 2014–15 HC Slovan Bratislava season has been the 3rd season for Bratislava based club in Kontinental Hockey League. Slovan started the season with a series of three wins, which was the best start since Slovan joined KHL. Then, after a series of three games without a win the head coach Rostislav Čada asked for release from his contract, which was accepted by Slovan's executives. In the following home game against CSKA Moscow the team was led by Vladimír Országh, former assistant coach. On September 23 it was announced that a Finnish coach Petri Matikainen would lead Slovan until the end of this season.

## Schedule and results
### Pre-season

Pre-season schedule was announced on June 16, 2014.
2014–15 Game Log :
Pre-season: 2–4–2–2 (Home: 0–0–1–1; Road: 1–2–0–0; Neutral: 1–2–1–1)
#DateHome teamScoreAway teamArenaAttendanceRecap
1July 22 Metallurg Novokuznetsk2 – 3 OTSlovan BratislavaTipsport Arena, LiberecN/A
2August 1 Dinamo Minsk6–0Slovan BratislavaBuly Arena KravařeN/A
3August 6 HC Košice1–3Slovan BratislavaSteel Aréna8,347
4August 8Slovan Bratislava1–2Amur Khabarovsk Slovnaft Arena7,339
5August 14 Vityaz Podolsk3 – 2 SOSlovan BratislavaCentro Sportivo, BellinzonaN/A
6August 16 HC Lugano2 – 3 SOSlovan BratislavaPista La Resega~ 3,000
7August 17 CSKA Moscow2 – 3 OTSlovan BratislavaSportzentrum HerisauN/A
8August 22 HC '05 Banská Bystrica1–4Slovan BratislavaAréna Brezno~ 3,000
9August 26 Kometa Brno2 – 3 SOSlovan BratislavaKajot Arena6,744
10August 28Slovan Bratislava1 – 2 OTHC Vítkovice Slovnaft Arena4,544 :
Win
  Overtime/shootout win
  Overtime/shootout loss
  Loss :
Notes
* ↑ The match was relocated due to a reconstruction taking place at Banská Bystrica Ice Stadium.
* ↑ No overtime was played. The shootout followed immediately after regular time.

### Regular season

2014–15 Game Log :
September: 4–1–1–4 (Home: 1–1–1–3; Road: 3–0–0–1) Pts. 15
#DateHome teamScoreAway teamArenaAttendanceRecordRecap
14Slovan Bratislava5–2Medveščak Zagreb Slovnaft Arena10,0551–0–0–0
26Metallurg Magnitogorsk2–3Slovan BratislavaMagnitogorsk Arena6,6142–0–0–0
38Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg1–3Slovan BratislavaKRK Uralets2,5003–0–0–0
410Ak Bars Kazan4–3Slovan BratislavaTatNeft Arena6,2483–0–0–1
514Slovan Bratislava2 – 3 SOTorpedo Nizhny NovgorodSlovnaft Arena10,0553–0–1–1
616Slovan Bratislava0–3Severstal CherepovetsSlovnaft Arena8,8323–0–1–2
720Slovan Bratislava1–4CSKA MoscowSlovnaft Arena10,0553–0–1–3
824Slovan Bratislava1–4Medveščak Zagreb Slovnaft Arena7,9853–0–1–4
926 Medveščak Zagreb1–3Slovan BratislavaDom Sportova5,8004–0–1–4
1029Slovan Bratislava3 – 2 SODinamo Minsk Slovnaft Arena8,0254–1–1–4 :
October: 4–1–0–7 (Home: 1–0–0–3; Road: 3–1–0–4) Pts. 14
#DateHome teamScoreAway teamArenaAttendanceRecordRecap
111Slovan Bratislava5–1Dinamo Riga Slovnaft Arena8,6115–1–1–4
126SKA Saint Petersburg7–2Slovan BratislavaIce Palace11,5895–1–1–5
138 Dinamo Riga1–4Slovan BratislavaArena Riga3,5506–1–1–5
1410 Dinamo Minsk4–1Slovan BratislavaMinsk-Arena14,7556–1–1–6
1512Slovan Bratislava2–4Jokerit Helsinki Slovnaft Arena10,0556–1–1–7
1614 Medveščak Zagreb1–0Slovan BratislavaDom Sportova5,5006–1–1–8
1718Traktor Chelyabinsk3–2Slovan BratislavaTraktor Sport Palace5,7006–1–1–9
1820Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk3 – 4 SOSlovan BratislavaArena Ugra2,2506–2–1–9
1922Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk1–3Slovan BratislavaSCC Arena3,8007–2–1–9
2024Lada Togliatti3–6Slovan BratislavaLada Arena5,4328–2–1–9
2130Slovan Bratislava2–3Sibir NovosibirskSlovnaft Arena9,6818–2–1–10
2231Slovan Bratislava1–3Amur KhabarovskSlovnaft Arena9,6198–2–1–11 :
November: 2–1–3–4 (Home: 1–1–1–2; Road: 1–0–2–2) Pts. 11
#DateHome teamScoreAway teamArenaAttendanceRecordRecap
232Slovan Bratislava4–1Admiral VladivostokSlovnaft Arena8,9029–2–1–11
245Sibir Novosibirsk1 – 0 SOSlovan BratislavaIce Sports Palace Sibir5,5009–2–2–11
257 Barys Astana6–1Slovan BratislavaKazakhstan Sports Palace4,0119–2–2–12
2612Slovan Bratislava1 – 2 SOMedveščak Zagreb Slovnaft Arena8,7289–2–3–12
2716 Jokerit Helsinki2–1Slovan BratislavaHartwall Arena9,3199–2–3–13
2818Atlant Mytishchi1–2Slovan BratislavaMytishchi Arena5,80010–2–3–13
2920 Dinamo Riga1 – 0 SOSlovan BratislavaArena Riga3,48010–2–4–13
3025Slovan Bratislava1–3Lokomotiv YaroslavlSlovnaft Arena9,13510–2–4–14
3127Slovan Bratislava0–2Vityaz PodolskSlovnaft Arena7,71910–2–4–15
3229Slovan Bratislava2 – 1 SOAtlant MytishchiSlovnaft Arena10,05510–3–4–15 :
December: 3–1–1–5 (Home: 3–1–1–3; Road: 0–0–0–2) Pts. 12
#DateHome teamScoreAway teamArenaAttendanceRecordRecap
331Slovan Bratislava5–0Metallurg NovokuznetskSlovnaft Arena7,44111–3–4–15
343HC Sochi4–1Slovan BratislavaBolshoy Ice Dome6,53711–3–4–16
355Dynamo Moscow7–2Slovan BratislavaMinor Arena4,67211–3–4–17
368Slovan Bratislava3–5Avangard OmskSlovnaft Arena7,50411–3–4–18
3710Slovan Bratislava3–2Barys Astana Slovnaft Arena7,24012–3–4–18
3812Slovan Bratislava3 – 2 SOSalavat Yulaev UfaSlovnaft Arena8,73912–4–4–18
3915Slovan Bratislava6–2Jokerit Helsinki Slovnaft Arena9,05813–4–4–18
4022Slovan Bratislava2 – 3 SOLada TogliattiSlovnaft Arena10,05513–4–5–18
4124Slovan Bratislava4–6Neftekhimik NizhnekamskSlovnaft Arena10,05513–4–5–19
4226Slovan Bratislava1–6SKA Saint PetersburgSlovnaft Arena10,05513–4–5–20 :
January: 1–1–2–6 (Home: 0–0–0–4; Road: 1–1–2–2) Pts. 7
#DateHome teamScoreAway teamArenaAttendanceRecordRecap
434 Medveščak Zagreb5–4Slovan BratislavaDom Sportova5,75413–4–5–21
448 Dinamo Minsk3 – 2 SOSlovan BratislavaMinsk-Arena15,08613–4–6–21
4510Lokomotiv Yaroslavl0–2Slovan BratislavaArena 20009,01514–4–6–21
4612Vityaz Podolsk2 – 1 OTSlovan BratislavaPodolsk Hero Arena1,50014–4–7–21
4715Slovan Bratislava3–5HC SochiSlovnaft Arena8,78414–4–7–22
4817Slovan Bratislava0–2Dynamo MoscowSlovnaft Arena10,05514–4–7–23
4920Slovan Bratislava4–6Dinamo Minsk Slovnaft Arena7,85614–4–7–24
5022Slovan Bratislava4–5Atlant MytishchiSlovnaft Arena7,57414–4–7–25
5128SKA Saint Petersburg1 – 2 SOSlovan BratislavaIce Palace12,19214–5–7–25
5230 Jokerit Helsinki4–0Slovan BratislavaHartwall Arena12,47214–5–7–26 :
February: 1–0–1–6 (Home: 1–0–1–1; Road: 0–0–0–5) Pts. 4
#DateHome teamScoreAway teamArenaAttendanceRecordRecap
531 Dinamo Riga6–0Slovan BratislavaArena Riga6,27014–5–7–27
543Atlant Mytishchi3–4Slovan BratislavaMytishchi Arena4,70014–5–7–28
5511CSKA Moscow12–0Slovan BratislavaCSKA Ice Palace3,54714–5–7–29
5613Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod3–1Slovan BratislavaTrade Union Sport Palace5,55014–5–7–30
5715Severstal Cherepovets4–2Slovan BratislavaIce Palace4,18214–5–7–31
5818Slovan Bratislava3–4Dinamo Riga Slovnaft Arena7,30714–5–7–32
5922Slovan Bratislava5–2SKA Saint PetersburgSlovnaft Arena9,95415–5–7–32
6024Slovan Bratislava2 – 3 OTJokerit Helsinki Slovnaft Arena10,05515–5–8–32 :
Win (3 points)
  Overtime/shootout win (2 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
  Loss (0 points) :

### Detailed records
## Standings

Source: khl.ru After games of October 26, 2014

### Bobrov Division

| R | | GP | W | OTW | SOW | SOL | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | SKA Saint Petersburg | 21 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 44 | 59 |
| 2 | Jokerit Helsinki | 21 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 69 | 52 | 44 |
| 3 | Dinamo Minsk | 19 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 46 | 35 |
| 4 | Slovan Bratislava | 20 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 53 | 54 | 29 |
| 5 | Medveščak Zagreb | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 49 | 69 | 24 |
| 6 | Dinamo Riga | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 44 | 60 | 23 |
| 7 | Atlant Mytishchi | 19 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 49 | 55 | 23 |

### Western Conference

| R | | Div | GP | W | OTW | SOW | SOL | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | SKA Saint Petersburg * | BOB | 21 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 44 | 59 |
| 2 | CSKA Moscow * | TAR | 21 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 31 | 52 |
| 3 | Jokerit Helsinki | BOB | 21 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 69 | 52 | 44 |
| 4 | Dynamo Moscow | TAR | 20 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 43 | 43 |
| 5 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | TAR | 22 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 62 | 50 | 40 |
| 6 | Dinamo Minsk | BOB | 19 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 46 | 35 |
| 7 | Slovan Bratislava | BOB | 20 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 53 | 54 | 29 |
| 8 | Vityaz Podolsk | TAR | 19 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 55 | 62 | 29 |
| 9 | Severstal Cherepovets | TAR | 22 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 61 | 63 | 28 |
| 10 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | TAR | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 51 | 52 | 27 |
| 11 | Medveščak Zagreb | BOB | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 49 | 69 | 24 |
| 12 | Dinamo Riga | BOB | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 44 | 60 | 23 |
| 13 | Atlant Mytishchi | BOB | 19 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 49 | 55 | 23 |
| 14 | HC Sochi | TAR | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 51 | 16 |
*– Division leader; BOB – Bobrov Division, TAR – Tarasov Division

## Player statistics

Source:

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| Ladislav Nagy | 51 | 23 | 18 | 41 | −6 | 60 |
| Rok Tičar | 59 | 11 | 19 | 30 | +1 | 30 |
| Matt Murley | 46 | 11 | 13 | 24 | −19 | 75 |
| Tomáš Netík | 56 | 11 | 13 | 24 | −5 | 28 |
| Žiga Jeglič | 57 | 8 | 15 | 23 | +4 | 39 |
| Michal Sersen | 59 | 5 | 17 | 22 | −21 | 79 |
| Milan Bartovič | 54 | 10 | 11 | 21 | −9 | 22 |
| Libor Hudáček | 45 | 10 | 10 | 20 | −15 | 20 |
| Michal Vondrka | 45 | 7 | 12 | 19 | −2 | 28 |
| Václav Nedorost | 37 | 10 | 8 | 18 | −6 | 42 |
| Tomáš Surový | 56 | 7 | 6 | 13 | −20 | 55 |
| Ivan Baranka | 45 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −3 | 46 |
| Cam Barker | 18 | 0 | 9 | 9 | −13 | 19 |
| Tomáš Starosta | 42 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −4 | 22 |
| Andrej Šťastný | 43 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −11 | 37 |
| Martin Štajnoch | 49 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −19 | 71 |
| Štefan Ružička | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −3 | 12 |
| Andrej Kudrna | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −8 | 0 |
| Vladimír Mihálik | 33 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −8 | 28 |
| Mário Bližňák | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −13 | 6 |
| Peter Ölvecký | 31 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −6 | 6 |
| Ján Brejčák | 40 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −7 | 47 |
| Dominik Rehák | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 4 |
| Lukáš Kozák | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 6 |
| Kurtis Foster | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −8 | 18 |
| Patrik Luža | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 2 |
| Mário Lunter | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −5 | 12 |
| Jonathan Sigalet | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 38 |
| Tomáš Rachůnek | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 |
| Patrick White | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | 6 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | W | L | SOP | SOG | GA | SV | SV% | GAA | G | A | SO | PIM | TOI |
| Johan Backlund | 36 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 908 | 91 | 817 | 90.0 | 2.64 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2066:44 |
| Jaroslav Janus | 25 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 612 | 67 | 545 | 89.1 | 3.01 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1337:37 |
| Samuel Baroš | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 21 | 87.5 | 3.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51:57 |
| Denis Godla | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 93 | 15 | 78 | 83.9 | 5.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173:57 |
| David LeNeveu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 71.4 | 13.87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:39 |

## Team statistics

All statistics are for regular season only.
| Statistic | Value |
| Matches played | 60 |
| Total points | 63 |
| Record | 15–5–8–32 |
| Score | 136 – 188 |
| Biggest win | 5 – 0 (Round 33 vs. Metallurg Novokuznetsk) |
| Biggest defeat | 0 – 12 (Round 55 vs. CSKA Moscow) |
| Shots on goal % | 7.50% (136/1,814) |
| Shutouts | 2 |
| Penalty in minutes | 876 |
| Powerplay % | 15.4% (37/241) |
| Penalty killing | 84.9% (225/265) |
| Average attendance | 8,975 |
| Number of sold-out home games | 10 |
| Most consecutive wins | 3 (Round 1 – Round 3) |
| Most consecutive wins + overtime wins | 3 (Round 1 – Round 3 & Round 44 – Round 46) |
| Most consecutive undefeated matches | 4 (Round 37 – Round 40 ) |
| Most consecutive losses | 7 (Round 52 – Round 58) |
| Most consecutive losses + overtime losses | 7 (Round 52 – Round 58) |
| Most consecutive matches without a win | 12 (Round 47 – Round 58) |
| Longest time between scored goals | 149:00 (Round 52 – Round 54) |
| Longest time without a conceded goal | 113:30 (Round 45 – Round 46) |
Notes
* ↑ Regular time wins.
* ↑ Games without a regular time loss.
* ↑ Regular time losses
* ↑ Games without a regular time win.
Source:

## Roster

Source: hcslovan.sk Source: eliteprospects.com Source: khl.ru As of February 1, 2015
| No. | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 30 | Denis Godla | G | L | 29 | 2015 | Kežmarok, Slovakia |
| 3 | Martin Štajnoch | D | R | 34 | 2008 | Bojnice, Czechoslovakia |
| 72 | Lukáš Kozák | D | L | 33 | 2014 | Martin, Slovakia |
| 51 | Cam Barker | D | L | 38 | 2014 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| 90 | Libor Hudáček | RW | R | 34 | 2014 | Levoča, Czechoslovakia |
| 26 | Johan Backlund | G | L | 43 | 2014 | Skellefteå, Sweden |
| 7 | Ivan Baranka | D | L | 39 | 2014 | Ilava, Czechoslovakia |
| 31 | Samuel Baroš | G | L | 31 | 2014 | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 61 | Milan Bartovič | LW | L | 43 | 2012 | Trenčín, Czechoslovakia |
| 91 | Ján Brejčák | D | L | 35 | 2013 | Poprad, Czechoslovakia |
| 13 | Žiga Jeglič | RW | R | 37 | 2014 | Kranj, Slovenia |
| 33 | Mário Lunter | RW | L | 30 | 2014 | Banská Bystrica, Slovakia |
| 4 | Patrik Luža | D | R | 30 | 2011 | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 56 | Vladimír Mihálik | D | L | 38 | 2012 | Prešov, Czechoslovakia |
| 19 | Matt Murley | C | L | 45 | 2014 | Troy, NY, USA |
| 27 | Ladislav Nagy | RW | L | 45 | 2014 | Košice, Slovakia |
| 14 | Václav Nedorost | C | L | 42 | 2014 | České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia |
| 71 | Tomáš Netík | RW | L | 42 | 2014 | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| 85 | Peter Ölvecký | C | L | 39 | 2012 | Nové Zámky, Czechoslovakia |
| 8 | Michal Sersen | D | L | 39 | 2012 | Gelnica, Czechoslovakia |
| 97 | Tomáš Starosta | D | L | 43 | 2014 | Trenčín, Czechoslovakia |
| 43 | Tomáš Surový | C | L | 43 | 2014 | Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia |
| 59 | Andrej Šťastný | C | L | 34 | 2012 | Považská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia |
| 24 | Rok Tičar | RW | L | 35 | 2014 | Jesenice, Slovenia |
| 67 | Patrick White | C | R | 36 | 2014 | Grand Rapids, MN, USA |
| 12 | Dominik Rehák | RW | L | 30 | 2015 | Žilina, Slovakia |

## Draft picks

Slovan's picks at the 2014 KHL Junior Draft in Saint Petersburg.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (League) |
| 1 | 14 | Erik Černák | D | Slovakia | HC Košice (Slovak Extraliga) |
| 2 | 59 | Radovan Bondra | F | Slovakia | HC Košice jr. (Slovak Extraliga jr.) |
| 3 | 105 | Peter Valent | F | Slovakia | HC '05 Banská Bystrica (Slovak Extraliga) |
| 4 | 145 | Martin Andrisík | F | Slovakia | HC '05 Banská Bystrica jr. (Slovak Extraliga jr.) |
| 5 | 180 | Denis Pätoprstý | F | Slovakia | BK Mladá Boleslav (Czech Extraliga) |