# 2015–16 HC Slovan Bratislava season

The 2015–16 season was the 4th season of the Bratislava-based club HC Slovan Bratislava in the Kontinental Hockey League. On July 2 it was officially announced that Slovan would continue playing in the KHL, with Miloš Říha appointed head coach. Tomáš Surový was appointed team captain with Ladislav Nagy and Michal Sersen as alternate captains.

## Schedule and results
### Pre-season

The pre-season schedule was announced on July 12, 2015.
2015–16 Game Log :
Pre-season: 6–2–0–2 (Home: 0–2–0–1; Road: 3–0–0–1; Neutral: 3–0–0–0)
#DateHome teamScoreAway teamArenaAttendanceRecap
1July 22 Salavat Yulaev2–3Slovan BratislavaMaribor, Slovenia
2July 24 Salavat Yulaev2–3Slovan BratislavaMaribor, Slovenia
3July 28Slovan Bratislava2–1 Torpedo Nizhny NovgorodKajot Arena, Brno
4August 4Slovan Bratislava5 – 4 SO Kometa BrnoSlovnaft Arena6,355
5August 6Slovan Bratislava3 – 2 SO PSG ZlínSlovnaft Arena4,673
6August 8Slovan Bratislava1–3 Medveščak ZagrebSlovnaft Arena5,043
7August 11 Kometa Brno5–1Slovan BratislavaKajot Arena
8August 13 PSG Zlín2–3Slovan BratislavaZimní stadion Luďka Čajky
9August 18 Vítkovice Steel3–6Slovan BratislavaČEZ Aréna
10August 21 HKm Zvolen1–6Slovan BratislavaSteiger Aréna :
Win
  Overtime/shootout win
  Overtime/shootout loss
  Loss :

### Regular season

2015–16 Game Log :
August: 1–0–0–2 (Home: 1–0–0–2; Road: 0–0–0–0) Pts. 3
#DateHome teamScoreAway teamDecisionArenaAttendanceRecordRecap
126Slovan Bratislava1–3Admiral VladivostokGarnettSlovnaft Arena9,2700–0–0–1
228Slovan Bratislava0–1Amur KhabarovskGarnettSlovnaft Arena7,2180–0–0–2
330Slovan Bratislava6–0Metallurg NovokuznetskGarnettSlovnaft Arena6,8751–0–0–2 :
September: 3–3–1–5 (Home: 1–1–1–4; Road: 2–2–0–1) Pts. 16
#DateHome teamScoreAway teamDecisionArenaAttendanceRecordRecap
41Slovan Bratislava2–3Sibir NovosibirskGarnettSlovnaft Arena7,5471–0–0–3
56Slovan Bratislava3–2 Medveščak ZagrebBrustSlovnaft Arena8,1232–0–0–3
610Dynamo Moscow1–2Slovan BratislavaBrustLuzhniki6,1703–0–0–3
712HC Vityaz2–5Slovan BratislavaGarnettPodolsk Hero Arena3,5004–0–0–3
814 Medveščak Zagreb2 – 3 OTSlovan BratislavaBrustDom Sportova5,0004–1–0–3
917Slovan Bratislava1 – 2 OTSKA St. PetersburgGarnettSlovnaft Arena10,0554–1–1–3
1019Slovan Bratislava2–5Spartak MoscowGarnettSlovnaft Arena9,3294–1–1–4
1121Slovan Bratislava3 – 2 OT Dinamo RigaBrustSlovnaft Arena7,5774–2–1–4
1223 Jokerit Helsinki4–1Slovan BratislavaBrustHartwall Arena9,5034–2–1–5
1325 Dinamo Riga1 – 2 SOSlovan BratislavaGarnettArena Riga7,5864–3–1–5
1428Slovan Bratislava0–3Neftekhimik NizhnekamskBrustSlovnaft Arena7,0804–3–1–6
1530Slovan Bratislava1–3Traktor ChelyabinskGarnettSlovnaft Arena6,8834–3–1–7 :
October: 4–2–2–5 (Home: 2–1–2–3; Road: 2–1–0–2) Pts. 18
#DateHome teamScoreAway teamDecisionArenaAttendanceRecordRecap
162Slovan Bratislava3 – 4 OTSalavat Yulaev UfaBrustSlovnaft Arena7,8204–3–2–7
174Slovan Bratislava2–5Metallurg MagnitogorskGarnettSlovnaft Arena8,3424–3–2–8
187Salavat Yulaev Ufa3–2Slovan BratislavaGarnett, BrustUfa Arena5,5034–3–2–9
199Metallurg Magnitogorsk2–3Slovan BratislavaBrustArena Metallurg5,7855–3–2–9
2011Lada Togliatti2–1Slovan BratislavaBrustLada Arena3,2895–3–2–10
2113Ak Bars Kazan0–1Slovan BratislavaBrustTatNeft Arena7,1576–3–2–10
2217Slovan Bratislava6–0HC UgraBrustSlovnaft Arena8,4407–3–2–10
2319Slovan Bratislava4 – 3 SOAvtomobilist YekaterinburgBrustSlovnaft Arena7,1437–4–2–10
2421Slovan Bratislava5–3Barys AstanaGarnettSlovnaft Arena7,8628–4–2–10
2523Slovan Bratislava0–3Avangard OmskGarnettSlovnaft Arena10,0558–4–2–11
2626 Dinamo Minsk3 – 4 SOSlovan BratislavaBrustArena Metallurg9,7268–5–2–11
2728Slovan Bratislava2–5Lada TogliattiBrust, GarnettSlovnaft Arena7,8878–5–2–12
2830Slovan Bratislava1 – 2 SOAk Bars KazanBrustSlovnaft Arena8,8548–5–3–12 :
November: 5–1–0–3 (Home: 2–1–0–0; Road: 3–0–0–3) Pts. 16
#DateHome teamScoreAway teamDecisionArenaAttendanceRecordRecap
291 Medveščak Zagreb6–2Slovan BratislavaBrustDom Sportova5,3908–5–3–13
3010Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod5–3Slovan BratislavaGarnettTrade Union Sport Palace5,2008–5–3–14
3112 Dinamo Minsk2–1Slovan BratislavaBrustMinsk-Arena8,5298–5–3–15
3214Slovan Bratislava3 – 2 SOCSKA MoscowBrustSlovnaft Arena10,0558–6–3–15
3316Slovan Bratislava5–4Severstal CherepovetsBrustSlovnaft Arena9,2849–6–3–15
3419CSKA Moscow0–2Slovan BratislavaGarnettCSKA Ice Palace3,95610–6–3–15
3521Severstal Cherepovets1–2Slovan BratislavaGarnettIce Palace4,46311–6–3–15
3624Slovan Bratislava4–1 Dinamo MinskGarnettSlovnaft Arena9,33212–6–3–15
3729HC Ugra1–3Slovan BratislavaGarnettArena Ugra3,00013–6–3–15 :
December: 2–2–1–4 (Home: 2–0–0–2; Road: 0–2–1–2) Pts. 11
#DateHome teamScoreAway teamDecisionArenaAttendanceRecordRecap
381Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg4–3Slovan BratislavaGarnett, BrustKRK Uralets3,39013–6–3–16
393 Barys Astana5–4 OTSlovan BratislavaGarnettBarys Arena3,96413–6–4–16
405Avangard Omsk5–3Slovan BratislavaBrustOmsk Arena8,27013–6–4–17
419Slovan Bratislava4–5HC SochiBrustSlovnaft Arena9,10813–6–4–18
4211Slovan Bratislava0–1Lokomotiv YaroslavlBrustSlovnaft Arena10,05513–6–4–19
4322Slovan Bratislava4–2 Dinamo MinskBrustSlovnaft Arena10,05514–6–4–19
4426Slovan Bratislava3–0Torpedo Nizhny NovgorodBrustSlovnaft Arena10,05515–6–4–19
4528Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk0–1 SOSlovan BratislavaBrustNeftekhimik Ice Palace5,00015–7–4–19
4630Traktor Chelyabinsk1–2 SOSlovan BratislavaBrustTraktor Ice Arena7,00015–8–4–19 :
January: 5–1–0–3 (Home: 3–0–0–1; Road: 2–1–0–2) Pts. 17
#DateHome teamScoreAway teamDecisionArenaAttendanceRecordRecap
474 Dinamo Riga1–2 SOSlovan BratislavaBrustArena Riga3,88815–9–4–19
486Slovan Bratislava4–2 Jokerit HelsinkiBrustSlovnaft Arena10,05516–9–4–19
4911Spartak Moscow0–4Slovan BratislavaBrustSokolniki Arena4,10317–9–4–19
5013SKA Saint Petersburg3–2Slovan BratislavaGarnettIce Palace11,04617–9–4–20
5116Slovan Bratislava4–2VityazBrustSlovnaft Arena10,05518–9–4–20
5218Slovan Bratislava3–4Dynamo MoscowBrustSlovnaft Arena10,05518–9–4–21
5320Slovan Bratislava3–2 Medveščak ZagrebBrustSlovnaft Arena10,05519–9–4–21
5429Metallurg Novokuznetsk2–3Slovan BratislavaBrustSports Palace3,15020–9–4–21
5529Sibir Novosibirsk3–2Slovan BratislavaBrustIce Sports Palace7,40020–9–4–22 :
February: 1–2–0–2 (Home: 0–1–0–0; Road: 1–1–0–2) Pts. 7
#DateHome teamScoreAway teamDecisionArenaAttendanceRecordRecap
562Admiral Vladivostok1–3Slovan BratislavaGarnettFetisov Arena5,30921–9–4–22
574Amur Khabarovsk2–3 SOSlovan BratislavaGarnettPlatinum Arena6,90021–10–4–22
588Slovan Bratislava3–2 OT Dinamo RigaBrustSlovnaft Arena10,05521–11–4–22
5916HC Sochi5–2Slovan BratislavaGarnettBolshoy Ice Dome6,78921–11–4–23
6018Lokomotiv Yaroslavl5 – 1Slovan BratislavaGarnettArena 20008,15421–11–4–24 :
Win (3 points)
  Overtime/shootout win (2 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
  Loss (0 points) :

### Playoffs

2016 Gagarin Cup Playoffs :
Western Conference Quarterfinal vs. (1) CSKA Moscow – CSKA won 4–0
#DateHome teamScoreAway teamDecisionArenaAttendanceSeriesRecap
121 FebCSKA Moscow2 – 0Slovan BratislavaBrustCSKA Ice Palace4,4630 – 1
223 FebCSKA Moscow3 – 2 OTSlovan BratislavaBrustCSKA Ice Palace5,0730 – 2
325 FebSlovan Bratislava1 – 2CSKA MoscowBrustSlovnaft Arena10,0550 – 3
427 FebSlovan Bratislava1 – 3CSKA MoscowBrustSlovnaft Arena10,0550 – 4 :
Win
  Loss :

## Standings
### Western Conference

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | CSKA Moscow | 60 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 163 | 87 | +76 | 127 | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Jokerit | 60 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 167 | 140 | +27 | 108 | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 60 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 155 | 94 | +61 | 125 | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 4 | HC Sochi | 60 | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 175 | 149 | +26 | 108 | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 5 | Dynamo Moscow | 60 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 167 | 126 | +41 | 105 | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 6 | SKA Saint Petersburg | 60 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 176 | 149 | +27 | 100 | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 7 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | 60 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 163 | 137 | +26 | 100 | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 8 | Slovan Bratislava | 60 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 154 | 148 | +6 | 89 | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 9 | Dinamo Minsk | 60 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 147 | 168 | −21 | 83 | |
| 10 | Medveščak Zagreb | 60 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 144 | 172 | −28 | 78 | |
| 11 | Spartak Moscow | 60 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 139 | 172 | −33 | 77 | |
| 12 | Dinamo Riga | 60 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 129 | 151 | −22 | 75 | |
| 13 | Vityaz Podolsk | 60 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 129 | 166 | −37 | 70 | |
| 14 | Severstal Cherepovets | 60 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 124 | 167 | −43 | 58 | |
* ↑ Two winners of divisions hold the first two places in the conference

## Player statistics
### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | W | L | SOP | SOG | GA | SV | SV% | GAA | G | A | SO | PIM | TOI |
| Barry Brust | 37 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 929 | 74 | 855 | 92.0 | 2.08 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 2130:42 |
| Michael Garnett | 28 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 759 | 72 | 687 | 90.5 | 2.85 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1517:13 |

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| Lukáš Kašpar | 58 | 16 | 31 | 47 | +15 | 39 |
| Cam Barker | 55 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 0 | 75 |
| Rok Tičar | 57 | 14 | 17 | 31 | +1 | 24 |
| Žiga Jeglič | 60 | 7 | 18 | 25 | −2 | 24 |
| Václav Nedorost | 54 | 12 | 12 | 24 | +12 | 46 |
| Marek Viedenský | 57 | 10 | 13 | 23 | +6 | 26 |
| Andrej Šťastný | 43 | 13 | 9 | 22 | −3 | 76 |
| Milan Bartovič | 60 | 8 | 12 | 20 | +2 | 28 |
| Tomáš Surový | 59 | 3 | 13 | 16 | −5 | 42 |
| Michel Miklík | 40 | 12 | 3 | 15 | −2 | 16 |
| Ladislav Nagy | 48 | 7 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 34 |
| Michal Sersen | 57 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −7 | 57 |
| Tomáš Kundrátek | 16 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +4 | 14 |
| Tomáš Starosta | 51 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 26 |
| Ľubomír Višňovský | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +4 | 2 |
| Ivan Švarný | 59 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 32 |
| Pavol Skalický | 60 | 6 | 2 | 8 | −15 | 20 |
| Patrik Lušňák | 55 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −10 | 18 |
| Francis Paré | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −1 | 0 |
| Dávid Skokan | 27 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 18 |
| Vladimír Mihálik | 49 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 53 |
| Patrik Luža | 36 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −2 | 18 |
| Filip Novák | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 12 |
| Radovan Puliš | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anatoliy Protasenja | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 |
| Juraj Valach | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 26 |
| Lukáš Kozák | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 8 |
| Samuel Petráš | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrik Bačík | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 |
| Juraj Šiška | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| Marek Tvrdoň | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| Louis Leblanc | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | 16 |
| Mislav Rosandić | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |

## Team statistics

All statistics are for regular season only.
| Statistic | Value |
| Matches played | 60 |
| Total points | 89 |
| Record | 21–11–4–24 |
| Score | 154 – 148 |
| Biggest win | 6 – 0 (Round 3 vs. Metallurg Novokuznetsk & Round 22 vs. HC Ugra) |
| Biggest defeat | 2 – 6 (Round 29 vs. Medveščak Zagreb) 1 – 5 (Round 60 vs.Lokomotiv Yaroslavl) |
| Shots on goal % | 7.79% (154/1977) |
| Shutouts | 6 |
| Penalty in minutes | 840 |
| Powerplay % | 16.7% (39/234) |
| Penalty killing | 86.2% (225/261) |
| Average attendance | 8,819 |
| Number of sold-out home games | 11 |
| Most consecutive wins | 5 (Round 33 – Round 37) |
| Most consecutive wins + overtime wins | 7 (Round 43 – Round 49) |
| Most consecutive undefeated matches | 7 (Round 43 – Round 49) |
| Most consecutive losses | 3 (Round 29 – Round 31 & Round 40 – Round 42) |
| Most consecutive losses + overtime losses | 6 (Round 10 – Round 15) |
| Most consecutive matches without a win | 11 (Round 8 – Round 18) |
| Longest time between scored goals | 79:39 (Round 14 – Round 15) |
| Longest time without a conceded goal | 121:15 (Round 20 – Round 23) |
Notes
* ↑ Regular time wins.
* ↑ Games without a regular time loss.
* ↑ Regular time losses
* ↑ Games without a regular time win.
Source:

## Draft picks

Slovan's picks at the 2015 KHL Junior Draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (League) |
| 1 | 3 | Jakub Lacka | F | Slovakia | HK 99 Ružinov jr. (Slovak Extraliga jr.) |
| 2 | 31 | Martin Bodák | F | Slovakia | HK Spišská Nová Ves jr. (Slovak Extraliga jr.) |
| 3 | 58 | Samuel Rudý | D | Slovakia | HC Pardubice jr. (Czech Extraliga jr.) |
| 4 | 82 | Samuel Solenský | F | Slovakia | HC Bílí Tygři Liberec jr. (Czech Extraliga jr.) |
| 5 | Draft pick traded to Salavat Yulaev Ufa for rights for Tomáš Záborský | Draft pick traded to Salavat Yulaev Ufa for rights for Tomáš Záborský | Draft pick traded to Salavat Yulaev Ufa for rights for Tomáš Záborský | Draft pick traded to Salavat Yulaev Ufa for rights for Tomáš Záborský | Draft pick traded to Salavat Yulaev Ufa for rights for Tomáš Záborský |