# 2019–20 Slovak Extraliga season

The 2019–20 Slovak Extraliga season was the 27th season of the Slovak Extraliga, the highest ice hockey league in Slovakia. Since the 2018–19 season, the league also includes two teams from Hungary.
The season was ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia, the season was curtailed on 11 March.

## Team changes

HC Slovan Bratislava returns to the league in this season since it was not able to continue in the KHL due to financial problems. The club has won eight Slovak championships (most recently in 2012) and one Czechoslovak championship (1979), making it the second most successful ice hockey club in Slovak history after their biggest rival HC Košice. In the season 2019–20 no team will be relegated.
HK Dukla Michalovce are playing in the league for the first time after winning promotion from the Slovak 1. Liga in a best-of-seven playoff against MsHK Žilina, which was therefore relegated.
HK Orange 20, who had participated in the league as a project to prepare the Slovakia junior ice hockey team for the IIHF World Junior Championship, were removed from the league.

## Regular season

Each team played 48 games, playing each of the other twelve teams four times. Points were awarded for each game, where three points were awarded for winning in regulation time, two points for winning in overtime or shootouts, one point for losing in overtime or shootouts and zero points for losing in regulation time.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Banská Bystrica | 48 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 154 | 93 | +61 | 102 | Qualification to Group 1–6 |
| 2 | Slovan Bratislava | 48 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 173 | 95 | +78 | 100 | Qualification to Group 1–6 |
| 3 | Košice | 48 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 146 | 98 | +48 | 97 | Qualification to Group 1–6 |
| 4 | Poprad | 48 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 148 | 114 | +34 | 87 | Qualification to Group 1–6 |
| 5 | Zvolen | 48 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 173 | 127 | +46 | 87 | Qualification to Group 1–6 |
| 6 | Trenčín | 48 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 148 | 121 | +27 | 81 | Qualification to Group 1–6 |
| 7 | Michalovce | 48 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 125 | 136 | −11 | 69 | Qualification to Group 7–12 |
| 8 | Nitra | 48 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 124 | 136 | −12 | 65 | Qualification to Group 7–12 |
| 9 | Miskolc | 48 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 127 | 143 | −16 | 64 | Qualification to Group 7–12 |
| 10 | Budapest | 48 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 139 | 184 | −45 | 51 | Qualification to Group 7–12 |
| 11 | Nové Zámky | 48 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 125 | 166 | −41 | 50 | Qualification to Group 7–12 |
| 12 | Detva | 48 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 112 | 173 | −61 | 48 | Qualification to Group 7–12 |
| 13 | Liptovský Mikuláš | 48 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 78 | 186 | −108 | 35 | |

### Group 1–6

Each team played 10 games, playing each of the other five teams two times. Points were awarded for each game, where three points were awarded for winning in regulation time, two points for winning in overtime or shootouts, one point for losing in overtime or shootouts and zero points for losing in regulation time.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Banská Bystrica | 55 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 180 | 109 | +71 | 120 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Slovan Bratislava | 55 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 191 | 118 | +73 | 108 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Košice | 55 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 163 | 114 | +49 | 106 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Poprad | 55 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 170 | 131 | +39 | 99 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Trenčín | 55 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 167 | 139 | +28 | 93 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 6 | Zvolen | 55 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 186 | 152 | +34 | 91 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |

### Group 7–12

Each team played 10 games, playing each of the other five teams two times. Points were awarded for each game, where three points were awarded for winning in regulation time, two points for winning in overtime or shootouts, one point for losing in overtime or shootouts and zero points for losing in regulation time.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 7 | Michalovce | 55 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 152 | 157 | −5 | 78 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 8 | Nitra | 55 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 149 | 157 | −8 | 77 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 9 | Miskolc | 55 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 148 | 158 | −10 | 77 | |
| 10 | Budapest | 55 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 158 | 201 | −43 | 63 | |
| 11 | Nové Zámky | 55 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 143 | 188 | −45 | 59 | |
| 12 | Detva | 55 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 131 | 206 | −75 | 56 | |

## Playoffs

The playoffs were cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia.

## Statistics
### Scoring leaders

The following shows the top ten players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of the regular season.
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| Jindřich Abdul | HC Slovan Bratislava | 53 | 23 | 39 | 62 | +41 | 58 |
| Brock Trotter | HKM Zvolen | 51 | 14 | 46 | 60 | +4 | 78 |
| Alan McPherson | HKM Zvolen | 51 | 21 | 38 | 59 | +28 | 46 |
| Marcel Haščák | HC Košice | 45 | 33 | 22 | 55 | +19 | 36 |
| Josef Mikyska | HK Dukla Trenčín | 53 | 14 | 41 | 55 | –7 | 50 |
| Jordan Hickmott | HC '05 Banská Bystrica | 55 | 21 | 33 | 54 | +24 | 12 |
| Dávid Skokan | HC Košice | 53 | 18 | 35 | 53 | +3 | 76 |
| Jordon Southorn | HC '05 Banská Bystrica | 51 | 13 | 38 | 51 | +20 | 116 |
| Tomáš Zigo | HC Slovan Bratislava | 51 | 27 | 22 | 49 | +37 | 80 |
| István Sofron | MAC Budapest | 54 | 24 | 24 | 48 | –6 | 68 |

### Leading goaltenders

The following shows the top ten goaltenders who led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of the regular season.
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
| Barry Brust | HC Slovan Bratislava | 29 | 1707:31 | 21 | 8 | 49 | 5 | 93.67 | 1.72 |
| Andrej Košarišťan | HC Košice | 42 | 2557:15 | 31 | 11 | 77 | 5 | 93.37 | 1.81 |
| Tyler Beskorowany | HC '05 Banská Bystrica | 44 | 2618:48 | 33 | 11 | 89 | 2 | 92.98 | 2.04 |
| Tomáš Vošvrda | HK Poprad | 44 | 2641:34 | 26 | 18 | 97 | 6 | 92.51 | 2.20 |
| Matej Tomek | HK Dukla Trenčín | 32 | 1899:41 | 20 | 12 | 74 | 2 | 92.72 | 2.34 |
| Vladislav Habal | HC Slovan Bratislava | 27 | 1592:25 | 16 | 11 | 64 | 1 | 91.72 | 2.41 |
| Tomáš Tomek | HKM Zvolen | 42 | 2465:42 | 21 | 21 | 101 | 2 | 91.46 | 2.46 |
| Michal Valent | HK Dukla Trenčín | 25 | 1420:49 | 12 | 13 | 59 | 4 | 92.12 | 2.49 |
| Adam Trenčan | HK Dukla Michalovce | 44 | 2098:00 | 21 | 23 | 106 | 2 | 91.53 | 2.57 |
| Miklós Rajna | DVTK Jegesmedvék | 37 | 2131:14 | 18 | 19 | 99 | 2 | 91.62 | 2.79 |