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 liga Slovakia 2025-2026

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League naming history:

1993 - 2026Slovakia (Slovak Extraliga)

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2025-2026

2025-2026 Season

HK Nitra finished first in the 2025-26 Slovakia standings with 112 points. HC Slovan Bratislava (102 points) and HC Kosice (101 points) followed.

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2025-2026 Slovakia Standings

2025-2026 Slovakia — Standings
#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	HK Nitra	54	31	-	11	7	5	190	131	59	112	2.07	Champion
2.	HC Slovan Bratislava	54	26	-	13	9	6	176	139	37	102	1.89	Final loss
3.	HC Kosice	54	29	-	14	3	8	155	127	28	101	1.87	Semifinal loss
4.	Vlci Zilina	54	25	-	17	6	6	163	143	20	93	1.72	Quarterfinal loss
5.	HK Poprad	54	20	-	18	10	6	177	141	36	86	1.59	Semifinal loss
6.	HC Banska Bystrica	54	23	-	22	5	4	169	155	14	83	1.54	Quarterfinal loss
7.	HK Spisska Nova Ves	54	21	-	23	5	5	138	148	-10	78	1.44	Eighth Final Loss
8.	HK 32 Liptovsky Mikulas	54	18	-	22	6	8	160	174	-14	74	1.37	Quarterfinal loss
9.	HKM Zvolen	54	15	-	23	11	5	167	175	-8	72	1.33	Eighth Final Loss
10.	HK Dukla Michalovce	54	19	-	24	4	7	164	179	-15	72	1.33	Quarterfinal loss
11.	HK Dukla Trencin	54	15	-	26	3	10	125	160	-35	61	1.13	Relegation Play
12.	HC Presov	54	9	-	38	4	3	103	215	-112	38	0.70	Relegation Play
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1.	HK Dukla Trencin	11	7	-	1	1	2	41	27	14	25	2.27	Saved in relegation
2.	HC Presov	12	7	-	3	1	1	43	37	6	24	2.00	Saved in relegation
3.	HC 19 Humenné	12	3	-	6	2	1	37	43	-6	14	1.17	Qualification loss
4.	HK Skalica	11	1	-	8	1	1	32	46	-14	6	0.55	Qualification loss

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2025-2026 Slovakia Player Stats

2025-2026 Slovakia — Player Stats
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Carter Turnbull (F)	51	32	33	65	14
2.	Jordan Martel (F)	50	27	31	58	52
3.	Adam Cracknell (F)	53	24	34	58	72
4.	Marc-Olivier Roy (F)	51	14	43	57	38
5.	Jake Virtanen (F)	53	30	25	55	87

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2025-2026 Slovakia Goalie Stats

2025-2026 Slovakia — Goalie Stats
#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Jasper Patrikainen (G)	30	2.02	.930
2.	Julian Junca (G)	28	2.54	.925
3.	Eugen Rabcan (G)	40	2.52	.921
4.	Tyler Parks (G)	21	2.18	.921
5.	Vladimir Glosar (G)	40	3.03	.918

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Extraliga Games

Extraliga — Games
date	home	visiting	score
10/28/2026 05:30 PM UTC	HC Slovan Bratislava	HK Dukla Trencin	-
10/25/2026 04:00 PM UTC	HKM Zvolen	HK Dukla Michalovce	5 - 1
10/25/2026 03:30 PM UTC	HK Spisska Nova Ves	HC Banska Bystrica	4 - 5 (OT 65:00)
10/25/2026 03:30 PM UTC	HC Presov	Vlci Zilina	2 - 3 (SO)
10/25/2026 03:00 PM UTC	HC Slovan Bratislava	HC Kosice	3 - 0

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Extraliga Transactions

Extraliga — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
10/25/2026	Confirmed	Oskar Drugge (D)	Frederikshavn White Hawks	HC Banska Bystrica	Details
10/19/2026	Confirmed	Tomas Zaborsky (F)	HK 32 Liptovsky Mikulas	Rytieri Martin	Details
10/19/2026	Confirmed	Matthew Sop (F)	HK Dukla Trencin	Unknown	Details
10/19/2026	Confirmed	Adam Stransky (F)	HK Dukla Trencin	HC Přerov	Details
10/15/2026	Confirmed	Matej Gajan (G)	HC Presov	HC Banska Bystrica	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
HC Slovan Bratislava	Liam Pecararo (F)
HK Poprad	Adam Cracknell (F)
HK Spisska Nova Ves	Danick Martel (F)
HK Poprad	Andrew Calof (F)
HC Kosice	Mislav Rosandic (D)

Extraliga Team Comparison (Averages)

2025-2026 Slovakia — Team Comparison
#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	HC 19 Humenné	25	4 638	6'0"	185 lbs	27.84
2.	HC Banska Bystrica	40	6 659	6'0"	190 lbs	25.63
3.	HC Kosice	36	7 096	6'0"	185 lbs	26.75
4.	HC Presov	62	8 174	6'1"	190 lbs	27.56
5.	HC Slovan Bratislava	46	5 978	6'1"	192 lbs	26.20
6.	HK 32 Liptovsky Mikulas	41	5 600	6'0"	183 lbs	25.98
7.	HK Dukla Michalovce	37	6 124	6'0"	187 lbs	27.30
8.	HK Dukla Trencin	48	8 046	6'1"	192 lbs	27.60
9.	HK Nitra	38	5 443	6'1"	187 lbs	26.11
10.	HK Poprad	43	5 976	6'1"	190 lbs	26.74
11.	HK Skalica	27	5 346	6'0"	181 lbs	27.56
12.	HK Spisska Nova Ves	49	6 602	6'0"	185 lbs	26.63
13.	HKM Zvolen	47	8 180	6'0"	185 lbs	26.91
14.	Vlci Zilina	39	6 033	6'0"	183 lbs	27.77

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	PTS	PIM
1.	Yevgeni Rymarev (F)	2026-2027	HK Almaty	Kazakhstan	20	12	13	25	2
2.	Nicklas Heinerö (F)	2026-2027	Elbolaget	IAHL	2	15	9	24	-
3.	Guillaume Asselin (F)	2026-2027	EHC Olten	SL	11	11	13	24	10
4.	Milan Paucik (F)	2026-2027	Barani Banska Bystrica U20	Extraliga juniorov	15	8	16	24	6
5.	Dante Salituro (F)	2026-2027	Sheffield Steeldogs	NIHL	12	13	10	23	10
6.	Stanislav Kuchkin (F)	2026-2027	HK Brest	Belarus	16	7	16	23	2
7.	Tim Danielcak (F)	2026-2027	HC Topolcany	1. liga	13	11	11	22	4
8.	Pavel Klhufek (F)	2026-2027	VHK Vsetín	1. liga	14	5	17	22	6
9.	Ethan Szypula (F)	2026-2027	Asiago	Alps Hockey League	11	10	11	21	10
10.	Janne Seppänen (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Ahma	II-divisioona	5	9	12	21	4

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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.	Rene Skoliak (F)	895	212	445	657
5.	Michal Chovan (F)	748	198	459	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)	748	198	459	657
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)	864	68	224	292

Extraliga All-Time Points Per Game

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

Extraliga — All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	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	PPG	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	PPG	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	PPG	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