What does Slovakia stand for?

Slovakia stands for Tipsport liga.

When was the Slovakia founded?

The Slovakia was founded in 1993.

How many teams play in the Slovakia?

The Slovakia currently consists of 12 teams.

Which country is the Slovakia based in?

The Slovakia is based in Slovakia.

Who won the most recent Slovakia championship?

HK Nitra won the most recent Slovakia championship in 2026.

Slovak Extraliga Slovakia 1996-1997

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League naming history:

1993 - 2026Slovakia (Slovak Extraliga)

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1996-1997

1996-1997 Season

HK Dukla Trencin finished first in the 1996-97 Slovakia standings with 57 points. HC Kosice (50 points) and HC Slovan Bratislava (47 points) followed.

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1996-1997 Slovakia Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	HK Dukla Trencin	36	27	3	6	-	-	151	100	51	57	1.58	Champion
2.	HC Kosice	36	24	2	10	-	-	154	112	42	50	1.39	Final loss
3.	HC Slovan Bratislava	36	21	5	10	-	-	150	108	42	47	1.31	Placement game win
4.	HC SKP PS Poprad	36	18	8	10	-	-	146	112	34	44	1.22	Bronze game win
5.	MHC Martin	36	19	6	11	-	-	111	92	19	44	1.22	Bronze game loss
6.	HK 32 Liptovsky Mikulas	36	12	4	20	-	-	117	144	-27	28	0.78	Placement game loss
7.	HK Spisska Nova Ves	36	12	4	20	-	-	111	140	-29	28	0.78	Saved in relegation
8.	HK Spartak Dubnica	36	9	6	21	-	-	116	161	-45	24	0.67	Relegated
9.	AC/HC Nitra	36	8	4	24	-	-	106	143	-37	20	0.56	Saved in relegation
10.	IZB Banska Bystrica	36	6	6	24	-	-	97	147	-50	18	0.50	Relegated

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1996-1997 Slovakia Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Ján Pardavý (F)	53	42	44	86	60
2.	Branislav Janos (F)	52	33	45	78	121
3.	Vlastimil Plavucha (F)	52	33	41	74	58
4.	Lubomir Kolnik (F)	48	34	29	63	12
5.	Martin Miklik (F)	50	33	27	60	20

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1996-1997 Slovakia Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Pavol Rybar (G)	15	4.00	.929
2.	Jaromir Dragan (G)	46	3.15	.904
3.	Eduard Hartmann (G)	45	3.47	.902
4.	Ivan Harvanek (G)	15	3.60	.885
5.	Roman Mega (G)	19	3.36	.881

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1996-1997 Slovakia Demographics

Extraliga Games

date	home	visiting	score
09/27/2026 02:00 PM UTC	HK Poprad	HC Slovan Bratislava	-
09/26/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Vlci Zilina	HC Kosice	3 - 1
09/25/2026 04:30 PM UTC	HC Presov	HC Banska Bystrica	1 - 3
09/25/2026 04:00 PM UTC	HKM Zvolen	HC Slovan Bratislava	1 - 6
09/25/2026 04:00 PM UTC	HK Dukla Trencin	HK Dukla Michalovce	3 - 1

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2026-2027 Extraliga Free Agents

Team	Player
HK Spisska Nova Ves	Jared McIsaac (D)
HC Presov	Rihards Bukarts (F)
HC Presov	Miks Indrasis (F)
HK Spisska Nova Ves	Gavin Hain (F)
HK Dukla Trencin	Ville Leskinen (F)

2027-2028 Extraliga Free Agents

Team	Player
HC Slovan Bratislava	Liam Pecararo (F)
HC Kosice	Mislav Rosandic (D)
HC Slovan Bratislava	Robert Varga (F)
HKM Zvolen	Jakub Kolenic (F)
HC Kosice	Simon Jellus (F)

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Extraliga Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	HC Banska Bystrica	25	1 249	6'2"	205 lbs	24.32
2.	HC Kosice	22	2 600	5'11"	192 lbs	25.45
3.	HC Presov	6	1 695	5'11"	183 lbs	22.83
4.	HC Slovan Bratislava	28	3 535	6'0"	192 lbs	23.43
5.	HK 32 Liptovsky Mikulas	22	1 406	5'11"	187 lbs	22.50
6.	HK Dukla Michalovce	11	920	5'10"	185 lbs	23.00
7.	HK Dukla Trencin	28	2 560	5'11"	192 lbs	25.32
8.	HK Martin	22	1 747	6'0"	192 lbs	25.05
9.	HK Nitra	30	2 388	6'0"	192 lbs	23.37
10.	HK Poprad	21	1 917	6'0"	187 lbs	24.19
11.	HK Skalica	10	839	5'11"	194 lbs	25.20
12.	HK Spartak Dubnica	27	1 481	6'0"	192 lbs	22.70
13.	HK Spisska Nova Ves	25	1 401	6'0"	187 lbs	24.72

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Yevgeni Rymarev (F)	2026-2027	HK Almaty	Kazakhstan	10	4	10	14	0
2.	Milan Paucik (F)	2026-2027	Barani Banska Bystrica U20	Extraliga juniorov	8	6	7	13	2
3.	Lukas Knapik (F)	2026-2027	HK Poprad U20	Extraliga juniorov	8	6	7	13	2
4.	Atte Karppinen (F)	2026-2027	Frederikshavn White Hawks	Metal Ligaen	8	6	5	11	4
5.	Jouka Juhola (F)	2026-2027	KuKi	II-divisioona	4	5	6	11	0
6.	Christopher Tayler Podkonicky (F)	2026-2027	HKM Zvolen U20	Extraliga juniorov	9	6	4	10	4
7.	Alex Marek (F)	2026-2027	HC Sparta Praha U20	Extraliga junioru	8	3	7	10	8
8.	Scott Conway (F)	2026-2027	Belfast Giants	-	5	5	4	9	0
9.	Artyom Zhelezkov (F)	2026-2027	HC 19 Humenné	1. liga	4	4	5	9	0
10.	Petr Kafka (F)	2026-2027	HC Baník Příbram	2. liga	3	3	6	9	0

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Regular Season

Extraliga All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Arne Kroták (F)	1110	460	561	1021
2.	Richard Sechny (F)	729	258	448	706
3.	Peter Bartos (F)	833	288	376	664
4.	Rene Skoliak (F)	895	212	445	657
5.	Michal Chovan (F)	738	196	452	648

Extraliga All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Arne Kroták (F)	1110	460	561	1021
2.	Lubomir Kolnik (F)	681	318	271	589
3.	Peter Bartos (F)	833	288	376	664
4.	Martin Kulha (F)	669	285	254	539
5.	Martin Hujsa (F)	632	262	278	540

Extraliga All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Arne Kroták (F)	1110	460	561	1021
2.	Michal Chovan (F)	738	196	452	648
3.	Richard Sechny (F)	729	258	448	706
4.	Rene Skoliak (F)	895	212	445	657
5.	Peter Klouda (F)	771	169	425	594

Extraliga All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Miroslav Lazo (F)	520	200	390	1831
2.	Peter Klepac (D)	786	88	319	1445
3.	Lukas Bambuch (D)	620	34	165	1407
4.	Marcel Hanzal (F)	543	152	314	1272
5.	Arne Kroták (F)	1110	460	1021	1267

Extraliga All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Arne Kroták (F)	1110	460	561	1021
2.	Stefan Fabian (D)	972	56	182	238
3.	Rene Skoliak (F)	895	212	445	657
4.	Ivan Datelinka (D)	874	96	158	254
5.	Adam Drgon (D)	856	68	224	292

Extraliga All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Nick Shore (F)	5	4	10	2.00
2.	Drew Shore (F)	5	3	10	2.00
3.	Zigmund Pálffy (F)	241	172	416	1.73
4.	Pavol Demitra (F)	55	29	84	1.53
5.	Mitchell Miller (D)	19	6	29	1.53

Extraliga All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Zigmund Pálffy (F)	2008-2009	53	52	99
2.	Juraj Mikus (F)	2008-2009	56	31	90
3.	Ján Pardavý (F)	1996-1997	53	42	86
4.	Zigmund Pálffy (F)	2011-2012	48	26	83
5.	Pavol Demitra (F)	2004-2005	54	28	82

Extraliga All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Zigmund Pálffy (F)	2008-2009	53	52	99
2.	Vlastimil Plavucha (F)	1999-2000	54	43	72
3.	Ján Pardavý (F)	1996-1997	53	42	86
4.	Miroslav Satan (F)	1993-1994	39	42	64
5.	Samuel Bucek (F)	2021-2022	50	41	64

Extraliga All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Juraj Mikus (F)	2008-2009	56	59	90
2.	Zigmund Pálffy (F)	2011-2012	48	57	83
3.	Pavol Demitra (F)	2004-2005	54	54	82
4.	Jozef Stümpel (F)	2013-2014	54	51	67
5.	Rene Skoliak (F)	2006-2007	53	50	70

Extraliga All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Miroslav Lazo (F)	2005-2006	52	37	222
2.	Igor Majesky (F)	2002-2003	50	33	215
3.	Miroslav Lazo (F)	2007-2008	50	47	210
4.	Jozef Sládok (D)	2017-2018	51	11	210
5.	Marcel Petran (D)	2007-2008	51	9	205

Slovak Extraliga Slovakia 1996-1997

Extraliga Team Rosters

1996-1997 Season

1996-1997 Slovakia Standings

1996-1997 Slovakia Player Stats

1996-1997 Slovakia Goalie Stats

Extraliga Stories

1996-1997 Slovakia Demographics

Extraliga Games

Extraliga Transactions

2026-2027 Extraliga Free Agents

2027-2028 Extraliga Free Agents

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Extraliga Team Comparison (Averages)

Where Are They Now?

Extraliga All-Time Points

Extraliga All-Time Goals

Extraliga All-Time Assists

Extraliga All-Time Penalty Min.

Extraliga All-Time Games Played

Extraliga All-Time Points Per Game

Extraliga All-Time Points Per Season

Extraliga All-Time Goals Per Season

Extraliga All-Time Assists Per Season

Extraliga All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

List of Extraliga Champions

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