2023–24 Slovak 1. Liga season explained

2023–24 Slovak 1. Liga season
League: Slovak 1. Liga
Sport:Ice hockey
No Of Teams:12+1
Season:Regular season
Season Champ Name:League Champion
Season Champs:Vlci Žilina
Second Place:HC Prešov
Top Scorer:Andrei Legalin (Topoľčany) (68 points)
Attendance:247 413
Average Attendance:749
Tv:JOJ Šport, Niké TV
Playoffs:Playoffs
Playoffs Link:
  1. Playoffs
Finals:Finals
Finals Champ:Vlci Žilina (3rd title)
Finals Runner-Up:HC Prešov
Nextseason Year:2024–25
Prevseason Year:2022–23
Seasonslistnames:Slovak 1. Liga

The 2023–24 Slovak 1. Liga season was the 31st season of the Slovak 1. Liga, the second level of ice hockey in Slovakia.[1]

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 2024 IIHF World U18 Championships.[2]

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.

Finals

Final rankings

Žilina
Prešov
Považská Bystrica
4Dubnica
5Topoľčany
6Skalica
7Modré krídla Slovan
8Žiar nad Hronom
9Trebišov
10AquaCity Pikes
11Trnava
12Rimavská Sobota
 SR 18

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Slovenská hokejová liga. Slovak. hockeyslovakia.sk.
  2. Web site: Smernica pre prvú ligu seniorov. Slovak. hockeyslovakia.sk.