# 2017–18 Slovak Extraliga season

The 2017–18 Slovak Extraliga season was the 25th season of the Slovak Extraliga, the highest level of ice hockey in Slovakia.

## Teams

The following teams are participating in the 2017–18 season. HK Orange 20 is a project to prepare the Slovakia junior ice hockey team for the IIHF World U20 Championship. The team does not play a complete regular season and cannot advance to the playoffs or get relegated. The first eight teams in standings after the regular season (56 games) will advance to the playoffs.
| Team name | City | Arena | Capacity |
| HKm Zvolen | Zvolen | Zvolen Ice Stadium | 7,038 |
| HC Košice | Košice | Steel Aréna | 8,378 |
| HK Nitra | Nitra | Nitra Aréna | 3,600 |
| HC ’05 Banská Bystrica | Banská Bystrica | Banská Bystrica Ice Stadium | 3,518 |
| HC Nové Zámky | Nové Zámky | Zimný štadión Nové Zámky | 3,500 |
| HK Dukla Trenčín | Trenčín | Pavol Demitra Ice Stadium | 6,150 |
| HK Poprad | Poprad | Poprad Ice Stadium | 4,050 |
| MsHK Žilina | Žilina | Garmin Arena | 6,200 |
| MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš | Liptovský Mikuláš | Zimný štadión Liptovský Mikuláš | 3,680 |
| HC 07 Detva | Detva | Zimný štadión Detva | 1,800 |
| HK Orange 20 | Piešťany | EASTON Aréna | 3,050 |

## Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
| 1 | Nitra | 56 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 197 | 148 | +49 | 112 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Zvolen | 56 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 192 | 150 | +42 | 110 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Trenčín | 56 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 157 | 112 | +45 | 109 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Banská Bystrica | 56 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 213 | 134 | +79 | 108 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Košice | 56 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 175 | 143 | +32 | 98 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 6 | Poprad | 56 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 159 | 152 | +7 | 91 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 7 | Žilina | 56 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 146 | 164 | −18 | 71 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 8 | Nové Zámky | 56 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 125 | 185 | −60 | 60 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 9 | Liptovský Mikuláš | 56 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 122 | 162 | −40 | 57 | Relegation series |
| 10 | Detva | 56 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 120 | 207 | −87 | 40 | Relegation series |
| | HK Orange 20 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 38 | 87 | −49 | 14 | |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.

## Relegation series (PlayOut)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
| 1 | Liptovský Mikuláš | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 26 | +27 | 28 | Will play in 2018–19 Slovak Extraliga season |
| 2 | Detva | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 20 | Will play in 2018–19 Slovak Extraliga season |
| 3 | Michalovce | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 14 | Will play in 2018–19 Slovak 1. Liga season |
| 4 | Skalica | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 47 | −21 | 10 | Will play in 2018–19 Slovak 1. Liga season |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.

## Playoffs
### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 2 | Zvolen | 4 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Žilina | 2 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Žilina | 2 | 2 | Zvolen | 2 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Trenčín | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Trenčín | 4 | 3 | Trenčín | 4 | | | |
| 6 | Poprad | 0 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Poprad | 0 | | | | 3 | Trenčín | 3 |
| | | | | | | 4 | Banská Bystrica | 4 |
| 1 | Nitra | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | Banská Bystrica | 4 |
| 8 | Nové Zámky | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Nové Zámky | 0 | 1 | Nitra | 0 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Banská Bystrica | 4 | | | |
| 5 | Košice | 1 | 4 | Banská Bystrica | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Banská Bystrica | 4 | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

Nitra – Nové Zámky 4–0 :
| 15.3.2018 | Nitra | Nové Zámky | 8-1 |
| 16.3.2018 | Nitra | Nové Zámky | 4-1 |
| 19.3.2018 | Nové Zámky | Nitra | 4-5 OT1 |
| 20.3.2018 | Nové Zámky | Nitra | 1-3 |
| Nitra wins the series 4–0. ||||
Trenčín – Poprad 4–0 :
| 17.3.2018 | Trenčín | Poprad | 1-0 |
| 18.3.2018 | Trenčín | Poprad | 3-1 |
| 21.3.2018 | Poprad | Trenčín | 3-5 |
| 22.3.2018 | Poprad | Trenčín | 2-3 |
| Trenčín wins the series 4–0. ||||
Zvolen – Žilina 4–2 :
| 15.3.2018 | Zvolen | Žilina | 1-2 |
| 16.3.2018 | Zvolen | Žilina | 4-1 |
| 19.3.2018 | Žilina | Zvolen | 4-1 |
| 20.3.2018 | Žilina | Zvolen | 2-6 |
| 23.3.2018 | Zvolen | Žilina | 4-1 |
| 25.3.2018 | Žilina | Zvolen | 1-2 |
| Zvolen wins the series 4–2. ||||
Banská Bystrica – Košice 4–1 :
| 17.3.2018 | Banská Bystrica | Košice | 3-2 SO |
| 18.3.2018 | Banská Bystrica | Košice | 2-1 |
| 21.3.2018 | Košice | Banská Bystrica | 3-2 OT1 |
| 22.3.2018 | Košice | Banská Bystrica | 0-3 |
| 24.3.2018 | Banská Bystrica | Košice | 1-0 OT1 |
| Banská Bystrica wins the series 4–1. ||||

### Semifinals

Nitra – Banská Bystrica 0–4 :
| 29.3.2018 | Nitra | Banská Bystrica | 1-2 |
| 30.3.2018 | Nitra | Banská Bystrica | 2-4 |
| 2.4.2018 | Banská Bystrica | Nitra | 6-3 |
| 3.4.2018 | Banská Bystrica | Nitra | 5-2 |
| Banská Bystrica wins the series 4–0. ||||
Zvolen – Trenčín 2–4 :
| 31.3.2018 | Zvolen | Trenčín | 5-2 |
| 1.4.2018 | Zvolen | Trenčín | 3-4 SO |
| 4.4.2018 | Trenčín | Zvolen | 3-1 |
| 5.4.2018 | Trenčín | Zvolen | 3-4 SO |
| 7.4.2018 | Zvolen | Trenčín | 2-3 |
| 9.4.2018 | Trenčín | Zvolen | 3-2 |
| Trenčín wins the series 4–2. ||||

### Finals

Banská Bystrica wins the series 4-3 and wins the championship.

## Final rankings

| | Banská Bystrica |
| | Trenčín |
| | Nitra |
| 4 | Zvolen |
| 5 | Košice |
| 6 | Poprad |
| 7 | Žilina |
| 8 | Nové Zámky |
| 9 | Liptovský Mikuláš |
| 10 | Detva |