# 2022–23 Slovak 1. Liga season

The 2022–23 Slovak 1. Liga season was the 30th season of the Slovak 1. Liga, the second level of ice hockey in Slovakia.

## Regular season
### Standings

Each team played 44 games: playing each of the other eleven teams four times – twice at home, twice away. At the end of the regular season, the team that finished with the most points was crowned the league champion. Each team played two matches with Slovakia U18 (home and away) to support the preparation of the SR team for 2023 IIHF World U18 Championships.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Žilina | 46 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 181 | 113 | +68 | 94 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Dubnica | 46 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 148 | 123 | +25 | 85 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Humenné | 46 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 172 | 127 | +45 | 85 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Trnava | 46 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 175 | 149 | +26 | 80 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Martin | 46 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 140 | 112 | +28 | 80 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 6 | Modré krídla Slovan | 46 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 126 | 131 | −5 | 69 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 7 | Skalica | 46 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 130 | 135 | −5 | 68 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 8 | Považská Bystrica | 46 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 155 | 153 | +2 | 67 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 9 | Žiar nad Hronom | 46 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 142 | 142 | 0 | 64 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 10 | Topoľčany | 46 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 116 | 138 | −22 | 62 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 11 | Levice | 46 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 138 | 152 | −14 | 62 | |
| 12 | Brezno | 46 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 90 | 172 | −82 | 33 | Relegated to Slovak 2. Liga |
| | SR 18 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 47 | 113 | −66 | 12 | |

## Playoffs

Ten teams qualify for the playoffs: the top six teams in the regular season have a bye to the quarterfinals, while teams ranked seventh to tenth meet each other (7 versus 10, 8 versus 9) in a preliminary playoff round.

### Bracket

| Wild-card round (best-of-5) | Wild-card round (best-of-5) | Wild-card round (best-of-5) | Quarter-finals (best-of-7) | Quarter-finals (best-of-7) | Quarter-finals (best-of-7) | Semi-finals (best-of-7) | Semi-finals (best-of-7) | Semi-finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) |
| | | | 1 | Žilina | 4 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Skalica | 1 | 10 | Topoľčany | 1 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Topoľčany | 3 | | | | 1 | Žilina | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | 9 | Žiar nad Hronom | 2 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Dubnica | 3 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | | | |
| | | | 9 | Žiar nad Hronom | 4 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | | | |
| | | | | | | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | 1 | Žilina | 3 |
| | | | | | | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | 3 | Humenné | 4 |
| | | | 3 | Humenné | 4 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | | | |
| 8 | Považská Bystrica | 2 | 6 | Modré krídla Slovan | 2 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | | | |
| 9 | Žiar nad Hronom | 3 | | | | 3 | Humenné | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Martin | 2 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Trnava | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Martin | 4 | | | | | | |

### Wild card round

Skalica – Topoľčany 1–3 :
| 7.3.2023 | Skalica | Topoľčany | 7-2 |
| 8.3.2023 | Skalica | Topoľčany | 1-5 |
| 10.3.2023 | Topoľčany | Skalica | 4-3 |
| 11.3.2023 | Topoľčany | Skalica | 2-1 |
| Topoľčany won the series 3–1. ||||
Považská Bystrica – Žiar nad Hronom 2–3 :
| 7.3.2023 | Považská Bystrica | Žiar nad Hronom | 3-4 |
| 8.3.2023 | Považská Bystrica | Žiar nad Hronom | 3-1 |
| 10.3.2023 | Žiar nad Hronom | Považská Bystrica | 2-4 |
| 11.3.2023 | Žiar nad Hronom | Považská Bystrica | 7-1 |
| 13.3.2023 | Považská Bystrica | Žiar nad Hronom | 2-5 |
| Žiar nad Hronom won the series 3–2. ||||

### Quarterfinals

Žilina – Topoľčany 4–1 :
| 16.3.2023 | Žilina | Topoľčany | 8-0 |
| 17.3.2023 | Žilina | Topoľčany | 7-2 |
| 20.3.2023 | Topoľčany | Žilina | 6-7 |
| 21.3.2023 | Topoľčany | Žilina | 5-4 OT |
| 23.3.2023 | Žilina | Topoľčany | 7-3 |
| Žilina won the series 4–1. ||||
Humenné – Modré krídla Slovan 4–2 :
| 14.3.2023 | Humenné | Modré krídla Slovan | 4-1 |
| 15.3.2023 | Humenné | Modré krídla Slovan | 0-1 |
| 18.3.2023 | Modré krídla Slovan | Humenné | 1-5 |
| 19.3.2023 | Modré krídla Slovan | Humenné | 4-3 OT |
| 22.3.2023 | Humenné | Modré krídla Slovan | 4-3 SO |
| 24.3.2023 | Modré krídla Slovan | Humenné | 2-3 OT |
| Humenné won the series 4–2. ||||
Dubnica – Žiar nad Hronom 3–4 :
| 16.3.2023 | Dubnica | Žiar nad Hronom | 2-1 |
| 17.3.2023 | Dubnica | Žiar nad Hronom | 4-0 |
| 20.3.2023 | Žiar nad Hronom | Dubnica | 0-1 |
| 21.3.2023 | Žiar nad Hronom | Dubnica | 4-3 |
| 23.3.2023 | Dubnica | Žiar nad Hronom | 3-4 SO |
| 25.3.2023 | Žiar nad Hronom | Dubnica | 3-2 SO |
| 27.3.2023 | Dubnica | Žiar nad Hronom | 3-4 |
| Žiar nad Hronom won the series 4–3. ||||
Trnava – Martin 3–4 :
| 14.3.2023 | Trnava | Martin | 5-1 |
| 15.3.2023 | Trnava | Martin | 0-4 |
| 18.3.2023 | Martin | Trnava | 4-1 |
| 19.3.2023 | Martin | Trnava | 3-5 |
| 22.3.2023 | Trnava | Martin | 5-2 |
| 24.3.2023 | Martin | Trnava | 2-1 OT |
| 26.3.2023 | Trnava | Martin | 2-3 |
| Martin won the series 4–3. ||||

### Semifinals

Žilina – Žiar nad Hronom 4–2 :
| 30.3.2023 | Žilina | Žiar nad Hronom | 6-3 |
| 31.3.2023 | Žilina | Žiar nad Hronom | 2-1 |
| 3.4.2023 | Žiar nad Hronom | Žilina | 5-4 SO |
| 4.4.2023 | Žiar nad Hronom | Žilina | 2-6 |
| 7.4.2023 | Žilina | Žiar nad Hronom | 1-2 |
| 9.4.2023 | Žiar nad Hronom | Žilina | 2-4 |
| Žilina won the series 4–2. ||||
Humenné – Martin 4–2 :
| 1.4.2023 | Humenné | Martin | 3-1 |
| 2.4.2023 | Humenné | Martin | 0-5 |
| 5.4.2023 | Martin | Humenné | 2-3 |
| 6.4.2023 | Martin | Humenné | 6-2 |
| 8.4.2023 | Humenné | Martin | 5-0 |
| 10.4.2023 | Martin | Humenné | 1-4 |
| Humenné won the series 4–2. ||||

### Finals
## Final rankings

| | Humenné |
| | Žilina |
| | Martin |
| 4 | Žiar nad Hronom |
| 5 | Dubnica |
| 6 | Trnava |
| 7 | Modré krídla Slovan |
| 8 | Topoľčany |
| 9 | Skalica |
| 10 | Považská Bystrica |
| 11 | Levice |
| 12 | Brezno |
| | SR 18 |