2009–10 Slovak Extraliga season

The 2009 /10 of Slovnaft Extraliga was the 17th regular hosting of the top division of Slovakia. Reigning champion of Slovakia was the HC Košice. The only climber in the Extraliga was the HK Ves ​​.

  • 4.1 champion team of HC Košice

Game Mode

For the new season of the game mode, the League was changed again: In the main round of the twelve regular Extraliga participants completed each to the other 44 games. In addition, each of these teams came in three games against the Slovak U-20 national team, which 20 participated under the name HK Orange to prepare for international tournaments except scoring the game operating the Extraliga. The number of participants should be reduced to the following season from 13 to eleven, rose from the two last-place teams, while the third last took in the relegation against the champions of League 1.

Participant

The previous year's relegated MHK SkiPark Kežmarok was replaced before the 2009/10 season by the master of the first league, the HK Ves ​​,

  • MHC Martin
  • HK Orange 20 (Slovak U-20 national team)
  • HK Ardo Nitra
  • HK SKP Poprad Aqua City
  • HK 36 Skalica
  • HK Ves
  • HC Dukla Trenčín
  • Zvolen HKm
  • MsHK Žilina

Regular Season

The first round was clearly dominated by the Slovak capital club HC Slovan Bratislava. This showed both offensively and defensively, outstanding performance, so that it achieves end of the season both the most goals (199 ), as had also received the fewest goals (101) and could have a positive goal difference of 98. In addition Slovan lost only seven of his 47 games and had at the end of the preliminary round will have an advantage of 21 points at No. 2

Preliminary round

Play-offs

Master of the 2009/10 season as last year, the HC Košice, the 4-2 victory prevailed against HC Slovan Bratislava and won the overall title of the seventh Slovak club's history.

Champion team of HC Košice

Expulsion

In the League Relegation between Extraliga and 1 League of third last MsHK Žilina met the master of the first league, the SHK 37 Piestany. Here, the former prevailed over the team from Piešťany, reaching relegation in the Extraliga, while Piešťany remained second-rate.

  • MsHK Žilina - SHK 37 Piestany 4:1 (4:0, 3:1, 3:2, 2:3 nV, 3:1 )
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