2021–22 Slovak 1. Liga season

The 2021–22 Slovak 1. Liga season was the 29th season of the Slovak 1. Liga, the second level of ice hockey in Slovakia.[1]

2021–22 Slovak 1. Liga season
League	Slovak 1. Liga
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	22 September 2021 – 27 February 2022 (Regular season) 1 March – 13 April 2022 (playoffs)
Number of teams	13
Regular season
League Champion	Vlci Žilina
Top scorer	Daniel Štumpf (Skalica) (72 points)
Playoffs
Finals
Champions	Vlci Žilina (2nd title)
Runners-up	HK Martin

Regular season

Standings

Each team played 44 games: playing each of the other eleven teams four times – 2x at home, 2x away. At the end of the regular season, the team that finished with the most points was crowned the league champion. Each 1HL team played two matches with SR 18 (1x at home and 1x outside) to support the preparation of the SR team for MS U18.[2]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Žilina	45	34	4	5	2	188	76	+112	115	Qualification to Quarter-finals
2	Skalica	45	25	6	3	11	192	124	+68	90
3	Martin	46	26	3	5	12	161	123	+38	89
4	Humenné	44	21	6	2	15	138	103	+35	77
5	Topoľčany	43	22	4	2	15	140	110	+30	76
6	Dubnica	43	17	7	4	15	145	126	+19	69
7	Považská Bystrica	45	20	2	4	19	121	137	−16	68	Qualification to Wild card round
8	Trnava	46	16	5	5	20	155	174	−19	63
9	Žiar nad Hronom	46	17	1	6	22	108	142	−34	59
10	Modré krídla Slovan	45	13	6	4	22	115	147	−32	55
11	Levice	46	11	2	3	30	98	158	−60	40
12	Brezno	46	10	1	4	31	106	175	−69	36	Qualification to Play Out
	SR 18	24	2	1	1	20	44	116	−72	9

Source: Slovenská hokejová liga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points

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.

Bracket

	Wild-card round (best-of-5)					Quarter-finals (best-of-7)					Semi-finals (best-of-7)					Finals (best-of-7)

						1	Žilina	4
	7	Považská Bystrica	1			10	Modré krídla Slovan	0
	10	Modré krídla Slovan	3								1	Žilina	4
											5	Topoľčany	0
						4	Humenné	1			(Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round)
						5	Topoľčany	4
																1	Žilina	4
																3	Martin	2
						2	Skalica	4
	8	Trnava	3			8	Trnava	3
	9	Žiar nad Hronom	1								2	Skalica	1
											3	Martin	4
						3	Martin	4
						6	Dubnica	3

Wild card round

Považská Bystrica – Modré krídla Slovan 1–3
1.3.2022	Považská Bystrica	Modré krídla Slovan	5-2
2.3.2022	Považská Bystrica	Modré krídla Slovan	1-3
4.3.2022	Modré krídla Slovan	Považská Bystrica	3-2
5.3.2022	Modré krídla Slovan	Považská Bystrica	2-1
Modré krídla Slovan won the series 3–1.

Trnava – Žiar nad Hronom 3–1
1.3.2022	Trnava	Žiar nad Hronom	5-4
2.3.2022	Trnava	Žiar nad Hronom	3-1
4.3.2022	Žiar nad Hronom	Trnava	5-2
5.3.2022	Žiar nad Hronom	Trnava	3-5
Trnava won the series 3–1.

Quarterfinals

Žilina – Modré krídla Slovan 4–0
10.3.2022	Žilina	Modré krídla Slovan	1-0
11.3.2022	Žilina	Modré krídla Slovan	4-0
14.3.2022	Modré krídla Slovan	Žilina	3-7
15.3.2022	Modré krídla Slovan	Žilina	0-1
Žilina won the series 4–0.

Martin – Dubnica 4–3
8.3.2022	Martin	Dubnica	2-3 OT1
9.3.2022	Martin	Dubnica	4-1
12.3.2022	Dubnica	Martin	1-0 SO
13.3.2022	Dubnica	Martin	2-3 OT1
16.3.2022	Martin	Dubnica	4-1
18.3.2022	Dubnica	Martin	3-0
20.3.2022	Martin	Dubnica	4-1
Martin won the series 4–3.

Skalica – Trnava 4–3
10.3.2022	Skalica	Trnava	3-4
11.3.2022	Skalica	Trnava	5-3
14.3.2022	Trnava	Skalica	2-4
15.3.2022	Trnava	Skalica	5-2
17.3.2022	Skalica	Trnava	2-1
19.3.2022	Trnava	Skalica	2-1 OT1
21.3.2022	Skalica	Trnava	3-2 OT1
Skalica won the series 4–3.

Humenné – Topoľčany 1–4
8.3.2022	Humenné	Topoľčany	1-3
9.3.2022	Humenné	Topoľčany	0-3
12.3.2022	Topoľčany	Humenné	2-3 SO
13.3.2022	Topoľčany	Humenné	5-3
16.3.2022	Humenné	Topoľčany	2-5
Topoľčany won the series 4–1.

Semifinals

Žilina – Topoľčany 4–0
26.3.2022	Žilina	Topoľčany	3-2
27.3.2022	Žilina	Topoľčany	5-1
30.3.2022	Topoľčany	Žilina	0-1
31.3.2022	Topoľčany	Žilina	1-2 SO
Žilina won the series 4–0.

Skalica – Martin 1–4
24.3.2022	Skalica	Martin	2-3 OT1
25.3.2022	Skalica	Martin	2-4
28.3.2022	Martin	Skalica	2-3 OT1
29.3.2022	Martin	Skalica	3-0
1.4.2022	Skalica	Martin	1-5
Martin won the series 4–1.

Finals

4 April 2022
17:00 (UTC+2)

2–3
(1–0, 1–2, 0–1)
score in the series: 0–1

Martin

Niké Aréna, Žilina
Attendance: 3,084

Stanislav Škorvánek

Goalies

Vladimír Glosár

Referees:
Milan Adamec
Michal Smrek
Linesmen:
Lukáš Beniač
Maroš Pribula

Koyš (Drtina) (PP) – 01:21	1–0
	1–1	21:44 – Makarov (Nauš)
	1–2	23:53 – Tiainen (Charvát, Makarov) (PP)
Petran (Safaraleev, Šidlík) – 38:19	2–2
	2–3	56:10 – Poliaček (Makarov)

8 min

Penalties

6 min

35

Shots

41

5 April 2022
17:30 (UTC+2)

0–1
(0–1, 0–0, 0–0)
score in the series: 0–2

Martin

Niké Aréna, Žilina
Attendance: 3,096

Stanislav Škorvánek

Goalies

Vladimír Glosár

Referees:
Roman Výleta
Michal Mĺkvy
Linesmen:
Ivan Haringa
Juraj Šefčík

0–1

10:29 – Poliaček (Toma, Charvát) (PP)

6 min

Penalties

6 min

16

Shots

18

8 April 2022
17:30 (UTC+2)

3–4 GWS
(0–1, 3–0, 0–2)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
score in the series: 2–1

Žilina

Martin Ice Stadium, Martin
Attendance: 3,180

Vladimír Glosár

Goalies

Stanislav Škorvánek

Referees:
Martin Jobbágy
Vladimír Fridrich
Linesmen:
Matej Janiga
Michal Orolin

	0–1	14:32 – Safaraleev (Drtina) (PP)
Poliaček (Toma, Juščák) (PP) – 28:00	1–1
Poliaček (Makarov) – 31:46	2–1
Murček (Tiainen, Makarov) (PP) – 35:32	3–1
	3–2	40:22 – Koyš (Safaraleev, Jansons) (PP)
	3–3	59:42 – Markovič (Drtina, Macek)

Poliaček

Makarov

Huhtela

Dírer

Nauš

Dírer

Huhtela

Dírer

Charvát

Fafrák

Makarov

Huhtela

Shootout

Petráš

Koyš

Markovič

Mikula

Petráš

Mikula

Petráš

Markovič

Halama

Linet

9 April 2022
18:00 (UTC+2)

2–3 GWS
(0–1, 0–1, 2–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
score in the series: 2–2

Žilina

Martin Ice Stadium, Martin
Attendance: 3,498

Vladimír Glosár

Goalies

Stanislav Škorvánek

Referees:
Martin Korba
Peter Stano
Linesmen:
Jaroslav Riš
Andrej Bogdaň

	0–1	09:03 – Safaraleev (Šmída)
	0–2	23:27 – Petráš (Halama, Pišoja)
Makarov (Huhtela) – 50:20	1–2
Huhtela (Makarov) – 54:12	2–2

Poliaček

Tiainen

Huhtela

Charvát

Shootout

Petráš

Safaraleev

Linet

33 min

Penalties

31 min

44

Shots

34

11 April 2022
17:30 (UTC+2)

Žilina

3–2 OT
(0–1, 1–0, 1–1)
(OT: 1–0)
score in the series: 3–2

Niké Aréna, Žilina
Attendance: 4,116

Stanislav Škorvánek

Goalies

Vladimír Glosár

Referees:
Róbert Müllner
Juraj Konc Jr.
Linesmen:
Adam Jurčiak
Tomáš Knižka

	0–1	14:21 – Murček (Fafrák, Tiainen)
Petráš (Halama, Šidlík) – 26:42	1–1
Petráš (Šidlík) – 45:54	2–1
	2–2	55:44 – Toma (Juščák)
Safaraleev (Drtina, Koyš) – 66:26	3–2

6 min

Penalties

4 min

26

Shots

24

13 April 2022
18:00 (UTC+2)

2–3 OT
(0–0, 0–2, 2–0)
(OT: 0–1)
score in the series: 2–4

Žilina

Martin Ice Stadium, Martin
Attendance: 2,899

Vladimír Glosár

Goalies

Stanislav Škorvánek

Referees:
Ondrej Kalina
Miroslav Štefik
Linesmen:
Martin Ordzovenský
Martin Staššák

	0–1	28:52 – Jansons (PP)
	0–2	36:18 – Cíger (Skladaný, Jansons)
Juščák (Dírer) – 49:40	1–2
Poliaček (Charvát) (PP2) – 55:38	2–2
	2–3	60:25 – Halama (Jansons)

10 min

Penalties

10 min

22

Shots

16

Relegation

Regular season 12th placed Brezno will play a best-of-7 series against the 2. Liga winner Trebišov.

Brezno – Trebišov 4–3
13.04.2022	Trebišov	Brezno	5-6 OT
14.04.2022	Trebišov	Brezno	2-1
17.04.2022	Brezno	Trebišov	5-2
18.04.2022	Brezno	Trebišov	1-4
20.04.2022	Trebišov	Brezno	2-3 SO
22.04.2022	Brezno	Trebišov	1-2
24.04.2022	Trebišov	Brezno	2-3 OT
Brezno won the series 4–3.

Final rankings

	Žilina
	Martin
	Skalica
4	Topoľčany
5	Humenné
6	Dubnica
7	Trnava
8	Modré krídla Slovan
9	Považská Bystrica
10	Žiar nad Hronom
11	Levice
12	Brezno
	SR 18

References

"Slovenská hokejová liga". hockeyslovakia.sk (in Slovak).
"Smernica pre prvú ligu seniorov" (PDF). hockeyslovakia.sk (in Slovak).

External links

Official website

Slovak 1. Liga
Teams	HC 21 Prešov HKM Rimavská Sobota HK Skalica HK Levice HK Dubnica HK Martin HC Topoľčany HK 95 Panthers Považská Bystrica Vlci Žilina HK Trnava HK MŠK Indian Žiar nad Hronom HK Brezno HC Slovan Bratislava B SR 18
Arenas	Trnava Ice Stadium Ondrej Nepela Arena Patrícia Ice Arena 37 Dubnica Ice Stadium Levice Ice Stadium Garmin Arena Topvar Aréna Humenné Ice Stadium Skalica Ice Stadium Považská Bystrica Ice Stadium Slovalco aréna Aréna Brezno Martin Ice Stadium
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Related topics	Slovak Ice Hockey Federation Slovak 2. Liga Slovak Extraliga National men's team National women's team
See also: IIHF IIHF Continental Cup IIHF European Champions Cup

2021–22 in men's ice hockey

International

Leagues

International	National Hockey League AHL ECHL Kontinental Hockey League Supreme Hockey League Champions Hockey League Continental Cup Austria League ~~Asia League~~ Erste Liga Alps Hockey League
Domestic	Australia '21 '22 Belarus Bulgaria Czech Republic 2nd tier Denmark Estonia Finland 2nd tier France 2nd tier Germany 2nd tier Italy Kazakhstan Latvia New Zealand '21 '22 Norway 2nd tier Poland Slovakia 2nd tier Spain Sweden 2nd tier Switzerland 2nd tier Turkey Ukraine Championship Super League United Kingdom

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