# 2021–22 Slovak 1. Liga season

The 2021–22 Slovak 1. Liga season was the 29th 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 – 2x at home, 2x away. At the end of the regular season, the team that finished with the most points was crowned the league champion. Each 1HL team played two matches with SR 18 (1x at home and 1x outside) to support the preparation of the SR team for MS U18.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Žilina | 45 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 188 | 76 | +112 | 115 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Skalica | 45 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 192 | 124 | +68 | 90 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Martin | 46 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 161 | 123 | +38 | 89 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Humenné | 44 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 138 | 103 | +35 | 77 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Topoľčany | 43 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 140 | 110 | +30 | 76 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 6 | Dubnica | 43 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 145 | 126 | +19 | 69 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 7 | Považská Bystrica | 45 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 121 | 137 | −16 | 68 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 8 | Trnava | 46 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 155 | 174 | −19 | 63 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 9 | Žiar nad Hronom | 46 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 108 | 142 | −34 | 59 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 10 | Modré krídla Slovan | 45 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 115 | 147 | −32 | 55 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 11 | Levice | 46 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 98 | 158 | −60 | 40 | |
| 12 | Brezno | 46 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 106 | 175 | −69 | 36 | Qualification to Play Out |
| | SR 18 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 44 | 116 | −72 | 9 | |

## 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 | Považská Bystrica | 1 | 10 | Modré krídla Slovan | 0 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Modré krídla Slovan | 3 | | | | 1 | Žilina | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Topoľčany | 0 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Humenné | 1 | (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) | | | |
| | | | 5 | Topoľčany | 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 | 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) | 3 | Martin | 2 |
| | | | 2 | Skalica | 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 | Trnava | 3 | 8 | Trnava | 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 | 1 | | | | 2 | Skalica | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Martin | 4 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Martin | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Dubnica | 3 | | | | | | |

### Wild card round

Považská Bystrica – Modré krídla Slovan 1–3 :
| 1.3.2022 | Považská Bystrica | Modré krídla Slovan | 5-2 |
| 2.3.2022 | Považská Bystrica | Modré krídla Slovan | 1-3 |
| 4.3.2022 | Modré krídla Slovan | Považská Bystrica | 3-2 |
| 5.3.2022 | Modré krídla Slovan | Považská Bystrica | 2-1 |
| Modré krídla Slovan won the series 3–1. ||||
Trnava – Žiar nad Hronom 3–1 :
| 1.3.2022 | Trnava | Žiar nad Hronom | 5-4 |
| 2.3.2022 | Trnava | Žiar nad Hronom | 3-1 |
| 4.3.2022 | Žiar nad Hronom | Trnava | 5-2 |
| 5.3.2022 | Žiar nad Hronom | Trnava | 3-5 |
| Trnava won the series 3–1. ||||

### Quarterfinals

Žilina – Modré krídla Slovan 4–0 :
| 10.3.2022 | Žilina | Modré krídla Slovan | 1-0 |
| 11.3.2022 | Žilina | Modré krídla Slovan | 4-0 |
| 14.3.2022 | Modré krídla Slovan | Žilina | 3-7 |
| 15.3.2022 | Modré krídla Slovan | Žilina | 0-1 |
| Žilina won the series 4–0. ||||
Martin – Dubnica 4–3 :
| 8.3.2022 | Martin | Dubnica | 2-3 OT1 |
| 9.3.2022 | Martin | Dubnica | 4-1 |
| 12.3.2022 | Dubnica | Martin | 1-0 SO |
| 13.3.2022 | Dubnica | Martin | 2-3 OT1 |
| 16.3.2022 | Martin | Dubnica | 4-1 |
| 18.3.2022 | Dubnica | Martin | 3-0 |
| 20.3.2022 | Martin | Dubnica | 4-1 |
| Martin won the series 4–3. ||||
Skalica – Trnava 4–3 :
| 10.3.2022 | Skalica | Trnava | 3-4 |
| 11.3.2022 | Skalica | Trnava | 5-3 |
| 14.3.2022 | Trnava | Skalica | 2-4 |
| 15.3.2022 | Trnava | Skalica | 5-2 |
| 17.3.2022 | Skalica | Trnava | 2-1 |
| 19.3.2022 | Trnava | Skalica | 2-1 OT1 |
| 21.3.2022 | Skalica | Trnava | 3-2 OT1 |
| Skalica won the series 4–3. ||||
Humenné – Topoľčany 1–4 :
| 8.3.2022 | Humenné | Topoľčany | 1-3 |
| 9.3.2022 | Humenné | Topoľčany | 0-3 |
| 12.3.2022 | Topoľčany | Humenné | 2-3 SO |
| 13.3.2022 | Topoľčany | Humenné | 5-3 |
| 16.3.2022 | Humenné | Topoľčany | 2-5 |
| Topoľčany won the series 4–1. ||||

### Semifinals

Žilina – Topoľčany 4–0 :
| 26.3.2022 | Žilina | Topoľčany | 3-2 |
| 27.3.2022 | Žilina | Topoľčany | 5-1 |
| 30.3.2022 | Topoľčany | Žilina | 0-1 |
| 31.3.2022 | Topoľčany | Žilina | 1-2 SO |
| Žilina won the series 4–0. ||||
Skalica – Martin 1–4 :
| 24.3.2022 | Skalica | Martin | 2-3 OT1 |
| 25.3.2022 | Skalica | Martin | 2-4 |
| 28.3.2022 | Martin | Skalica | 2-3 OT1 |
| 29.3.2022 | Martin | Skalica | 3-0 |
| 1.4.2022 | Skalica | Martin | 1-5 |
| Martin won the series 4–1. ||||

### Finals
## Relegation

Regular season 12th placed Brezno will play a best-of-7 series against the 2. Liga winner Trebišov.
Brezno – Trebišov 4–3 :
| 13.04.2022 | Trebišov | Brezno | 5-6 OT |
| 14.04.2022 | Trebišov | Brezno | 2-1 |
| 17.04.2022 | Brezno | Trebišov | 5-2 |
| 18.04.2022 | Brezno | Trebišov | 1-4 |
| 20.04.2022 | Trebišov | Brezno | 2-3 SO |
| 22.04.2022 | Brezno | Trebišov | 1-2 |
| 24.04.2022 | Trebišov | Brezno | 2-3 OT |
| Brezno won the series 4–3. ||||

## Final rankings

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