2009–10 Slovak Extraliga season explained

2009–10 Slovak Extraliga
League:	Slovak Extraliga
Sport:	Ice hockey
Duration:	September 11, 2009  - April 2010
No Of Teams:	13
Season:	Regular season
Season Champs:	HC Slovan Bratislava
Season Champ Name:	Champions
Top Scorer:	Martin Kuľha (Slovan Bratislava)
Relegate:	MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš, HK Spišská Nová Ves
Relegate To:	1. Liga
Playoffs:	Playoffs
Finals:	Finals
Finals Champ:	HC Košice
Finals Runner-Up:	HC Slovan Bratislava
Nextseason Year:	2010–11
Prevseason Year:	2008–09
Seasonslistnames:	Slovak Extraliga

The 2009–10 Slovak Extraliga season was the 17th season of the Slovak Extraliga since its creation after the breakup of Czechoslovakia and the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League in 1993.

Regular season

Standings

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1.		47	35	5	2	5	199	101	+98	117
2.		47	24	10	4	9	179	133	+46	96
3.		47	24	3	3	17	179	126	+53	81
4.		47	22	4	5	16	139	131	+8	79
5.		47	23	3	4	17	153	137	+16	79
6.		47	24	0	5	18	155	132	+23	77
7.		47	21	5	3	18	127	130	-3	76
8.		47	20	3	5	19	132	126	+6	71
9.	HK Dukla Trenčín	47	17	3	4	23	159	167	-8	61
10.		47	12	8	4	23	126	158	-32	56
11.		47	13	2	5	27	125	168	-43	48
12.		47	12	2	5	28	129	185	-56	45
13.	HK Orange 20	36	4	1	0	31	70	178	-108	14

	clinched playoff spot
	will play in relegation series
	relegated to the second division

Key - GP: Games played, W: Wins, OTW/SOW: Overtime/Shootout wins, OTL/SOL: Overtime/Shootout losses, L: Losses, GF: Goals for, GA: Goals against, PTS: Points.

Statistics

Scoring leaders

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes^[1]

Player	Team
		43	23	34	57	+45	40
		46	17	40	57	+24	50
		45	27	28	55	+29	12
		44	23	31	54	+30	34
		46	15	39	54	+55	30
		36	17	36	53	+38	28
		46	17	34	51	+18	48
		47	28	21	49	+6	30
		47	24	25	49	+18	16
		46	15	34	49	+9	105
		46	14	35	49	+14	34

Leading goaltenders

These are the leaders in GAA among goaltenders that have played at least 1200 minutes.^[2]

GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); GA = Goals against; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player	Team
		36	2169:20	73	.940	2.02
		27	1588:17	60	.934	2.27
		26	1324:27	54	.925	2.45
		33	1759:29	73	.920	2.49
		35	1981:46	86	.910	2.60

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

• Slovan – Zvolen 4–1 (8–2, 1–6, 4–1, 3–2PS, 3–2OT)
• Banská Bystrica – Nitra 2–4 (3–4PS, 2–1, 3–0, 1–4, 2–4, 3–4PS)
• Košice – Poprad 4–1 (1–0PS, 4–2, 2–4, 5–1, 8–1)
• Martin - Skalica 4–3 (2–6, 4–5PS, 7–3, 3–1, 1–3, 2–0, 4–3)

Semifinals

• Slovan – Nitra 4–0 (4–0, 5–3, 9–2, 5–2)
• Košice – Martin 4–1 (5–2, 5–3, 2–0, 1–2, 5–2)

Finals

• Slovan – Košice 2–4 (2–5, 3–6, 2–1PS, 2–3, 4–1, 2–5)

Relegation round

• Žilina – Piešťany 4–1 (4–0, 3–1, 3–2, 2–3PS, 3–1)

Playoff statistics

Playoff scoring leaders

^[3]

Player	Team
		15	5	14	19	20
		15	8	8	16	34
		16	7	7	14	2
		15	2	12	14	16
		16	2	12	14	18

Final rankings

	Košice
	Slovan Bratislava
	Martin
4	Nitra
5	Banská Bystrica
6	Skalica
7	Poprad
8	Zvolen
9	Trenčín
10	Žilina
11	Spišská Nová Ves
12	Liptovský Mikuláš

Notes and References

1. Web site: Stats. https://archive.today/20130418163255/http://statistiky.szlh.sk/liga/266/i-action!61scoring!38seria!611138. dead. April 18, 2013. SZĽH.
2. Web site: Goalies statistics. https://archive.today/20130418145423/http://statistiky.szlh.sk/liga/266/i-action!61goals!95against!95percentage!38seria!611138. dead. April 18, 2013. SZĽH.
3. Web site: Player statistics. Elite Prospects.