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.

Tipsport Extraliga Slovakia 2018-2019

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League naming history:

1993 - 2026Slovakia (Slovak Extraliga)

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2018-2019

2018-2019 Season

HC Banska Bystrica finished first in the 2018-19 Slovakia standings with 115 points. HKM Zvolen (111 points) and HK Nitra (110 points) followed.

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2018-2019 Slovakia Standings

2018-2019 Slovakia — Standings
#	Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	+/-	P/GP	Postseason
1.	HC Banska Bystrica	57	32	7	5	13	115	196	139	57	2.02	Champion
2.	HKM Zvolen	57	30	7	7	13	111	193	128	65	1.95	Semifinal loss
3.	HK Nitra	57	32	5	4	16	110	217	138	79	1.93	Final loss
4.	HC Kosice	57	32	4	5	16	109	190	135	55	1.91	Quarterfinal loss
5.	HK Poprad	57	28	9	3	17	105	168	147	21	1.84	Semifinal loss
6.	HK Dukla Trencin	57	25	7	4	21	93	152	131	21	1.63	Quarterfinal loss
7.	HC Nove Zamky	57	25	6	5	21	92	142	130	12	1.61	16th final loss
8.	DVTK Jegesmedvék	57	22	6	9	20	87	147	151	-4	1.53	16th final loss
9.	MAC Újbuda	57	17	4	7	29	66	158	197	-39	1.16	Quarterfinal loss
10.	HC Detva	57	16	3	8	30	62	149	198	-49	1.09	Quarterfinal loss
11.	HK 32 Liptovsky Mikulas	57	17	2	3	35	58	129	178	-49	1.02	Did not make playoffs
12.	MsHK Zilina	57	11	7	5	34	52	151	222	-71	0.91	Relegated
13.	Team Slovakia U20	24	0	0	2	22	2	30	128	-98	0.08	-

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2018-2019 Slovakia Player Stats

2018-2019 Slovakia — Player Stats
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Éric Faille (F)	52	24	48	72	36
2.	Michal Chovan (F)	56	20	48	68	34
3.	Ladislav Nagy (F)	48	34	27	61	28
4.	Brock Higgs (F)	42	24	35	59	28
5.	Robert Lantosi (F)	56	20	38	58	12

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2018-2019 Slovakia Goalie Stats

2018-2019 Slovakia — Goalie Stats
#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Matej Kristín (G)	14	1.65	.953
2.	Adam Vay (G)	32	1.84	.949
3.	Andrej Kosaristan (G)	47	2.26	.933
4.	Vladislav Habal (G)	45	2.22	.932
5.	Tomas Vosvrda (G)	40	2.43	.931

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Extraliga Games

Extraliga — Games
date	home	visiting	score
11/13/2026 05:30 PM GMT+1	HK Poprad	HC Banska Bystrica	-
11/11/2026 06:30 PM GMT+1	HC Slovan Bratislava	HK Dukla Trencin	5 - 3
11/11/2026 06:00 PM GMT+1	HK 32 Liptovsky Mikulas	HK Nitra	6 - 3
11/11/2026 06:00 PM GMT+1	HKM Zvolen	HK Spisska Nova Ves	3 - 4
11/11/2026 05:30 PM GMT+1	HC Banska Bystrica	HC Kosice	6 - 3

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Extraliga Transactions

Extraliga — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
11/09/2026	Confirmed	Dominik Lakatos (F)	HK Dukla Trencin	Ilves	Details
11/09/2026	Confirmed	Danny Katic (F)	HC Plzeň	HKM Zvolen	Details
11/07/2026	Confirmed	Adam Drgon (D)	HC Presov	HK Gladiators Trnava	Details
11/07/2026	Confirmed	Adam Lukosik (F)	Energie Karlovy Vary	HC Slovan Bratislava	Details
11/07/2026	Confirmed	Ture Linden (F)	HK Dukla Trencin	KooKoo	Details

2026-2027 Extraliga Free Agents

2026-2027 Extraliga — Free Agents
Team	Player
HK Spisska Nova Ves	Jared McIsaac (D)
HC Presov	Rihards Bukarts (F)
HK Spisska Nova Ves	Gavin Hain (F)
HK Dukla Trencin	Ville Leskinen (F)
HC Presov	Jakub Suja (F)

2027-2028 Extraliga Free Agents

2027-2028 Extraliga — Free Agents
Team	Player
HK Spisska Nova Ves	Danick Martel (F)
HC Slovan Bratislava	Liam Pecararo (F)
HK Nitra	Robby Jackson (F)
HC Slovan Bratislava	Ryan Dmowski (F)
HK Poprad	Adam Cracknell (F)

Extraliga Team Comparison (Averages)

2018-2019 Slovakia — Team Comparison
#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Budapest Jégkorong Akadémia HC	30	2 342	6'0"	190 lbs	25.13
2.	DVTK Jegesmedvék	28	1 395	6'0"	187 lbs	28.18
3.	HC Banska Bystrica	48	12 552	6'1"	196 lbs	26.73
4.	HC Detva	38	5 000	6'0"	190 lbs	26.32
5.	HC Kosice	37	6 121	6'0"	190 lbs	28.70
6.	HC Nove Zamky	34	6 181	6'0"	192 lbs	27.71
7.	HK 32 Liptovsky Mikulas	40	6 674	6'0"	185 lbs	25.55
8.	HK Dukla Trencin	43	6 604	6'1"	196 lbs	27.79
9.	HK Nitra	34	4 639	6'0"	194 lbs	26.53
10.	HK Poprad	40	6 735	6'0"	192 lbs	26.08
11.	HKM Zvolen	36	6 172	6'1"	194 lbs	27.83
12.	Team Slovakia U20	33	1 331	6'2"	194 lbs	19.48
13.	Vlci Zilina	40	11 609	6'0"	187 lbs	26.78

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

Extraliga — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Nicklas Heinerö (F)	2026-2027	Elbolaget	IAHL	4	28	19	47	-
2.	Guillaume Asselin (F)	2026-2027	EHC Olten	SL	14	16	15	31	14
3.	Milan Paucik (F)	2026-2027	Barani Banska Bystrica U20	Extraliga juniorov	18	11	19	30	8
4.	Dante Salituro (F)	2026-2027	Sheffield Steeldogs	NIHL	16	19	10	29	12
5.	Yevgeni Rymarev (F)	2026-2027	HK Almaty	Kazakhstan	23	14	15	29	2
6.	Petr Kafka (F)	2026-2027	HC Baník Příbram	2. liga	14	9	20	29	4
7.	Stanislav Kuchkin (F)	2026-2027	HK Brest	Belarus	21	9	20	29	6
8.	Pavel Klhufek (F)	2026-2027	VHK Vsetín	1. liga	18	6	21	27	8
9.	Zdeněk Král (F)	2026-2027	HC Caslav	Czechia4	9	8	18	26	2
10.	Aron Chmielewski (F)	2026-2027	Zaglebie Sosnowiec	PHL	14	8	18	26	2

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Extraliga All-Time Points

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.	Michal Chovan (F)	751	199	461	660
5.	Rene Skoliak (F)	895	212	445	657

Extraliga All-Time Goals

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

Extraliga — All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Arne Kroták (F)	1110	460	561	1021
2.	Michal Chovan (F)	751	199	461	660
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.

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

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)	866	68	224	292

Extraliga All-Time Points Per Game

Extraliga — All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	P/GP
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

Extraliga — All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Zigmund Pálffy (F)	2008-2009	Slovakia	53	52	47	99	1.87	46
2.	Juraj Mikus (F)	2008-2009	Slovakia	56	31	59	90	1.61	52
3.	Ján Pardavý (F)	1996-1997	Slovakia	53	42	44	86	1.62	60
4.	Zigmund Pálffy (F)	2011-2012	Slovakia	48	26	57	83	1.73	76
5.	Pavol Demitra (F)	2004-2005	Slovakia	54	28	54	82	1.52	39

Extraliga All-Time Goals Per Season

Extraliga — All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Zigmund Pálffy (F)	2008-2009	Slovakia	53	52	47	99	1.87	46
2.	Vlastimil Plavucha (F)	1999-2000	Slovakia	54	43	29	72	1.33	76
3.	Ján Pardavý (F)	1996-1997	Slovakia	53	42	44	86	1.62	60
4.	Miroslav Satan (F)	1993-1994	Slovakia	39	42	22	64	1.64	16
5.	Samuel Bucek (F)	2021-2022	Slovakia	50	41	23	64	1.28	34

Extraliga All-Time Assists Per Season

Extraliga — All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Juraj Mikus (F)	2008-2009	Slovakia	56	31	59	90	1.61	52
2.	Zigmund Pálffy (F)	2011-2012	Slovakia	48	26	57	83	1.73	76
3.	Pavol Demitra (F)	2004-2005	Slovakia	54	28	54	82	1.52	39
4.	Jozef Stümpel (F)	2013-2014	Slovakia	54	16	51	67	1.24	12
5.	Rene Skoliak (F)	2006-2007	Slovakia	53	20	50	70	1.32	97

Extraliga All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Extraliga — All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Miroslav Lazo (F)	2005-2006	Slovakia	52	24	13	37	0.71	222
2.	Igor Majesky (F)	2002-2003	Slovakia	50	12	21	33	0.66	215
3.	Miroslav Lazo (F)	2007-2008	Slovakia	50	25	22	47	0.94	210
4.	Jozef Sládok (D)	2017-2018	Slovakia	51	1	10	11	0.22	210
5.	Marcel Petran (D)	2007-2008	Slovakia	51	3	6	9	0.18	205

List of Extraliga Champions

Extraliga — Champions
Year	Team
2026	HK Nitra
2025	HC Kosice
2024	HK Nitra
2023	HC Kosice
2022	HC Slovan Bratislava
2021	HKM Zvolen
2019	HC Banska Bystrica
2018	HC Banska Bystrica
2017	HC Banska Bystrica
2016	HK Nitra
2015	HC Kosice
2014	HC Kosice
2013	HKM Zvolen
2012	HC Slovan Bratislava
2011	HC Kosice
2010	HC Kosice
2009	HC Kosice
2008	HC Slovan Bratislava
2007	HC Slovan Bratislava
2006	MsHK Zilina
2005	HC Slovan Bratislava
2004	HK Dukla Trencin
2003	HC Slovan Bratislava
2002	HC Slovan Bratislava
2001	HKM Zvolen
2000	HC Slovan Bratislava
1999	HC Kosice
1998	HC Slovan Bratislava
1997	HK Dukla Trencin
1996	HC Kosice
1995	HC Kosice
1994	HK Dukla Trencin