2015–16 Slovak Extraliga season

{{Infobox sports season

| title = 2015–16 Slovak Extraliga season

| league = Slovak Extraliga

| sport = Ice hockey

| duration = September 2015 – April 2016

| season = Regular season

| season_champ_name = League Champion

| season_champs = HC Košice

| second_place = HK Nitra

| MVP =

| MVP_link =

| top_scorer = Lukáš Hvila (Banská Bystrica)

| top_scorer_link =

| average_attendance=

| playoffs = Playoffs

| playoffs_link = #Playoffs

| finals =

| finals_link =

| finals_champ = HK Nitra

| finals_runner-up = HC ’05 Banská Bystrica

| playoffs_MVP = David Laliberté (Nitra)

| playoffs_MVP_link= Golden Skate

| nextseason_year = 2016–17

| prevseason_year = 2014–15

| seasonslistnames = Slovak Extraliga

}}

The 2015–16 Slovak Extraliga season was the 23rd season of the Slovak Extraliga, the highest level of ice hockey in Slovakia.

Teams

The following teams are participating in the 2015–16 season. The HK Orange 20 is a project for preparation of the Slovakia junior ice hockey team for the IIHF World U20 Championship. The team do not play complete regular season and cannot promote to the playoffs or get relegated. First 8 teams in table after the regular season (50 games) will promote to the playoffs.

{{ Location map+

| Slovakia

| float=right

| width=400

| caption=Extraliga teams for the 2015-16 season.

| places=

{{ Location map~

| Slovakia

| label=Skalica

| position=top

| lat_deg=48 | lat_min=50 | lat_sec=32

| lon_deg=17 | lon_min=13 | lon_sec=36

| region=SK

}}

{{ Location map~

| Slovakia

| label=Trenčín

| position=right

| lat_deg=48 | lat_min=53 | lat_sec=31

| lon_deg=18 | lon_min=02 | lon_sec=12

| region=SK

}}

{{ Location map~

| Slovakia

| label=Nitra

| position=right

| lat_deg=48 | lat_min=18 | lat_sec=25

| lon_deg=18 | lon_min=05 | lon_sec=11

| region=SK

}}

{{ Location map~

| Slovakia

| label=Žilina

| position=right

| lat_deg=49 | lat_min=13 | lat_sec=22

| lon_deg=18 | lon_min=44 | lon_sec=24

| region=SK

}}

{{ Location map~

| Slovakia

| label=Martin

| position=right

| lat_deg=49 | lat_min=03 | lat_sec=54

| lon_deg=18 | lon_min=55 | lon_sec=19

| region=SK

}}

{{ Location map~

| Slovakia

| label=Banská Bystrica

| position=right

| lat_deg=48 | lat_min=43 | lat_sec=57

| lon_deg=19 | lon_min=08 | lon_sec=57

| region=SK

}}

{{ Location map~

| Slovakia

| label=Zvolen

| position=right

| lat_deg=48 | lat_min=34 | lat_sec=14

| lon_deg=19 | lon_min=07 | lon_sec=03

| region=SK

}}

{{ Location map~

| Slovakia

| label=Poprad

| position=right

| lat_deg=49 | lat_min=03 | lat_sec=34

| lon_deg=20 | lon_min=17 | lon_sec=51

| region=SK

}}

{{ Location map~

| Slovakia

| label=Košice

| position=right

| lat_deg=48 | lat_min=43 | lat_sec=

| lon_deg=21 | lon_min=15 | lon_sec=

| region=SK

}}

{{ Location map~

| Slovakia

| label=Piešťany

| position=left

| lat_deg=48 | lat_min=35 | lat_sec=03

| lon_deg=17 | lon_min=50 | lon_sec=01

| region=SK

}}

}}

class="wikitable sortable"
Team Name

! Location

! Venue

! Capacity

! Titles

!2014-15

HKm Zvolen

| Zvolen

| Zvolen Ice Stadium

| align="right"| 7,038

| 2

|Quarterfinalists

HC Košice

| Košice

| Steel Aréna

| align="right"| 8,378

| 7

|Champions

HK Nitra

| Nitra

| Nitra Aréna

| align="right"| 3,600

| 0

|Semifinalists

ŠHK 37 Piešťany

| Piešťany

| EASTON Aréna

| align="right"| 3,050

| 0

| Quarterfinalists

HC ’05 Banská Bystrica

| Banská Bystrica

| Banská Bystrica Ice Stadium

| align="right"| 3,518

| 0

|Finalists

HK 36 Skalica

| Skalica

| Skalica Ice Stadium

| align="right"| 4,100

| 0

| 9th

HK Dukla Trenčín

| Trenčín

| Pavol Demitra Ice Stadium

| align="right"| 6,150

| 3

|Quarterfinalists

HK Poprad

| Poprad

| Poprad Ice Stadium

| align="right"| 4,050

| 0

| Semifinalists

MsHK Žilina

| Žilina

| Garmin Arena

| align="right"| 6,200

| 1

|10th

MHC Mountfield

| Martin

| Martin Ice Stadium

| align="right"| 4,200

| 0

| Quarterfinalists

HK Orange 20

| Bratislava

| Vladimír Dzurilla Ice Stadium

| align="right"| 3,500

| –

| –

Regular season

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL OT

|pos_SR= 

|pos_HK36= 

|update=complete |start_date=9 September 2017

|source=[https://www.hockeyslovakia.sk/sk/stats/standings/525/extraliga-sr?StatsType=overall Tipsport Liga]

|team1=KOS |team2=NIT |team3=ZVO |team4=BBY |team5=TN |team6=POP |team7=ZIL |team8=MT

|team9=PIE |team10=SR |team11=HK36

|win_BBY=25 |OTwin_BBY=4 |OTloss_BBY=5 |loss_BBY=16 |gf_BBY=155 |ga_BBY=115

|win_NIT=30 |OTwin_NIT=3 |OTloss_NIT=1 |loss_NIT=16 |gf_NIT=160 |ga_NIT=129

|win_KOS=28 |OTwin_KOS=9 |OTloss_KOS=4 |loss_KOS=9 |gf_KOS=156 |ga_KOS=85

|win_ZVO=24 |OTwin_ZVO=7 |OTloss_ZVO=6 |loss_ZVO=13 |gf_ZVO=171 |ga_ZVO=131 |adjust_points_ZVO=-3

|win_TN=16 |OTwin_TN=7 |OTloss_TN=7 |loss_TN=20 |gf_TN=114 |ga_TN=143

|win_POP=18 |OTwin_POP=3 |OTloss_POP=11 |loss_POP=18 |gf_POP=139 |ga_POP=149 |adjust_points_POP=-3

|win_ZIL=18 |OTwin_ZIL=4 |OTloss_ZIL=6 |loss_ZIL=22 |gf_ZIL=117 |ga_ZIL=138

|win_PIE=11 |OTwin_PIE=7 |OTloss_PIE=4 |loss_PIE=28 |gf_PIE=115 |ga_PIE=156

|win_MT=14 |OTwin_MT=4 |OTloss_MT=5 |loss_MT=27 |gf_MT=106 |ga_MT=126

|win_SR=1 |OTwin_SR=1 |OTloss_SR=0 |loss_SR=16 |gf_SR=22 |ga_SR=83

|win_HK36=0 |OTwin_HK36=0 |OTloss_HK36=0 |loss_HK36=0 |gf_HK36=0 |ga_HK36=0

|name_BBY=Banská Bystrica

|name_NIT=Nitra

|name_KOS=Košice

|name_ZVO=Zvolen

|name_POP=Poprad

|name_TN=Trenčín

|name_ZIL=Žilina

|name_MT=Martin

|name_HK36=Skalica

|name_PIE=Piešťany

|name_SR=HK Orange 20

|split10=yes

|result1=playoffs |result2=playoffs |result3=playoffs |result4=playoffs |result5=playoffs |result6=playoffs

|result7=playoffs |result8=playoffs |result9=REL |result11=X

|res_col_header=Final Result

|col_playoffs=green1 |text_playoffs=Advance to Quarterfinals

|col_REL=red2 |text_REL=Relegation series

|col_X=red1 |text_X=Denied an "elite license" for financial reasons, relegated

|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.

}}

Playoffs

The seeding in Play-off is based on the ranking in Regular season. All Play-off rounds are played in the best-of-seven format, with the higher seeded team having the home advantage for the possible seventh game.

=Playoff bracket=

{{8TeamBracket

| RD1 = Quarterfinals

| RD2 = Semifinals

| RD3 = Finals

| RD1-seed1=2

| RD1-team1=Nitra

| RD1-score1=4

| RD1-seed2=7

| RD1-team2=Žilina

| RD1-score2=0

| RD1-seed3=3

| RD1-team3=Zvolen

| RD1-score3=4

| RD1-seed4=6

| RD1-team4=Poprad

| RD1-score4=1

| RD1-seed5=1

| RD1-team5=Košice

| RD1-score5=4

| RD1-seed6=8

| RD1-team6=Martin

| RD1-score6=0

| RD1-seed7=4

| RD1-team7= Banská Bystrica

| RD1-score7=4

| RD1-seed8=5

| RD1-team8=Trenčín

| RD1-score8=1

| RD2-seed1=2

| RD2-team1=Nitra

| RD2-score1=4

| RD2-seed2=3

| RD2-team2=Zvolen

| RD2-score2=3

| RD2-seed3=1

| RD2-team3=Košice

| RD2-score3=2

| RD2-seed4=4

| RD2-team4= Banská Bystrica

| RD2-score4=4

| RD3-seed1=2

| RD3-team1=Nitra

| RD3-score1=4

| RD3-seed2=4

| RD3-team2=Banská Bystrica

| RD3-score2=2

}}

Relegation series (PlayOut)

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL OT

|update=complete |start_date=9 September 2016

|source=[https://www.hockeyslovakia.sk/sk/stats/standings/525/extraliga-sr?StatsType=overall&TournamentPartID=2241 Tipsport Liga]

|team1=NZA |team2=PIE |team3=BJ |team4=SI

|win_NZA=4 |OTwin_NZA=0 |OTloss_NZA=1 |loss_NZA=3 |gf_NZA=26 |ga_NZA=22

|win_PIE=2 |OTwin_PIE=3 |OTloss_PIE=0 |loss_PIE=3 |gf_PIE=23 |ga_PIE=25

|win_BJ=3 |OTwin_BJ=0 |OTloss_BJ=2 |loss_BJ=3 |gf_BJ=17 |ga_BJ=19

|win_SI=0 |OTwin_SI=0 |OTloss_SI=0 |loss_SI=0 |gf_SI=0 |ga_SI=0

|name_PIE=Piešťany

|name_NZA=Nové Zámky

|name_BJ=Bardejov

|name_SI=Skalica

|split3=yes

|result1=playoffs |result2=playoffs |result3=REL|result4=X

|res_col_header=Final Result

|col_playoffs=green1 |text_playoffs=Will play in 2016–17 Slovak Extraliga season

|col_REL=red2 |text_REL=Will play in 2016–17 Slovak 1. Liga season

|col_X=red1 |text_X=Denied an "elite license" for financial reasons, relegated

}}

Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.

Final rankings

class="wikitable" style="width:200px;"
style="background:#F7F6A8;"

|align=center|Image:gold medal icon.svg

Nitra
style="background:#DCE5E5;"

|align=center|Image:silver medal icon.svg

Banská Bystrica
style="background:#FFDAB9;"

|align=center|Image:bronze medal icon.svg

Košice
align=center|4Zvolen
align=center|5Trenčín
align=center|6Poprad
align=center|7Žilina
align=center|8Martin
align=center|9Piešťany

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