| 2022–23 Slovak 1. Liga season | |
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| League |  Slovak 1. Liga |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration |
(playoffs) |
| Number of teams | 12+1 |
| Total attendance | 220,134 |
| Average attendance | 669 |
| TV partner(s) | JOJ Šport, Niké TV |
| Regular season | |
| League Champion | Vlci Žilina |
| Top scorer |
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| Playoffs | |
| Finals | |
| Champions | HC 19 Humenné (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Vlci Žilina |
| Slovak 1. Liga seasons | |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → | |
The 2022–23 Slovak 1. Liga season was the 30th season of the Slovak 1. Liga, the second level of ice hockey in Slovakia.[1]
Each team played 44 games: playing each of the other eleven teams four times – twice at home, twice away. At the end of the regular season, the team that finished with the most points was crowned the league champion. Each team played two matches with Slovakia U18 (home and away) to support the preparation of the SR team for 2023 IIHF World U18 Championships.[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Žilina | 46 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 181 | 113 | +68 | 94 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Dubnica | 46 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 148 | 123 | +25 | 85 | |
| 3 | Humenné | 46 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 172 | 127 | +45 | 85 | |
| 4 | Trnava | 46 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 175 | 149 | +26 | 80 | |
| 5 | Martin | 46 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 140 | 112 | +28 | 80 | |
| 6 | Modré krídla Slovan | 46 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 126 | 131 | −5 | 69 | |
| 7 | Skalica | 46 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 130 | 135 | −5 | 68 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 8 | Považská Bystrica | 46 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 155 | 153 | +2 | 67 | |
| 9 | Žiar nad Hronom | 46 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 142 | 142 | 0 | 64 | |
| 10 | Topoľčany | 46 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 116 | 138 | −22 | 62 | |
| 11 | Levice | 46 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 138 | 152 | −14 | 62 | |
| 12 | Brezno | 46 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 90 | 172 | −82 | 33 | Relegated to Slovak 2. Liga |
| SR 18 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 47 | 113 | −66 | 12 |
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.
| Wild-card round (best-of-5) | Quarter-finals (best-of-7) | Semi-finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Žilina | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Skalica | 1 | 10 | Topoľčany | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Topoľčany | 3 | 1 | Žilina | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Žiar nad Hronom | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Dubnica | 3 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Žiar nad Hronom | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Žilina | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Humenné | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Humenné | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Považská Bystrica | 2 | 6 | Modré krídla Slovan | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Žiar nad Hronom | 3 | 3 | Humenné | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Martin | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Trnava | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Martin | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 15 April 2022 18:30 (CEST) | Žilina | 2–5 (0–0, 1–3, 1–2) score in the series: 0–1 | Humenné | Niké Aréna, Žilina Attendance: 4,636 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Patrik Romančík | Goalies | Roman Durný | Referees: Juraj Konc Jr. Roman Výleta Linesmen: Adam Jurčiak Drahoslav Vyšný | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 39 min | Penalties | 33 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 45 | Shots | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 April 2022 18:30 (CEST) | Žilina | 7–0 (3–0, 2–0, 2–0) score in the series: 1–1 | Humenné | Niké Aréna, Žilina Attendance: 3,342 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Patrik Romančík | Goalies | Roman Durný Filip Krasanovský | Referees: Filip Crman Milan Novák Linesmen: Róbert Frimmel Michal Klejna | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Shots | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 April 2022 19:00 (CEST) | Humenné | 2–1 (0–0, 2–0, 0–1) score in the series: 2–1 | Žilina | Humenné Ice Stadium, Humenné Attendance: 2,640 |
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| Roman Durný | Goalies | Patrik Romančík | Referees: Martin Korba Martin Smrek Linesmen: Andrej Bogdaň Michal Drblík | ||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 31 | |||||||||
| 20 April 2022 18:00 (CEST) | Humenné | 4–3 GWS (1–2, 1–0, 1–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0) score in the series: 3–1 | Žilina | Humenné Ice Stadium, Humenné Attendance: 2,480 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Roman Durný | Goalies | Patrik Romančík | Referees: Peter Rojík Tomáš Orolin Linesmen: Tomáš Knižka Martin Ordzovenský | |||||||||||||||||
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Lačný  Krajňák Legalin Lenďák  Markuš | Shootout | Pohl Halama Varga Růžička Mráz | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 22 April 2022 18:30 (CEST) | Žilina | 9–1 (2–1, 6–0, 1–0) score in the series: 2–3 | Humenné | Niké Aréna, Žilina Attendance: 4,620 |
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| Patrik Romančík | Goalies | Roman Durný Filip Krasanovský | Referees: Vladimír Fridrich Martin Korba Linesmen: Martin Hercog Peter Tvrdoň | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 22 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Shots | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 April 2022 16:00 (CEST) | Humenné | 1–2 OT (1–0, 0–1, 1–1) (OT: 0–1) score in the series: 3–3 | Žilina | Humenné Ice Stadium, Humenné Attendance: 2,294 |
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| Roman Durný | Goalies | Patrik Romančík | Referees: Tomáš Orolin Filip Crman Linesmen: Lukáš Kacej Andrej Bogdaň | ||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||
| 18 | Shots | 41 | |||||||||
| 26 April 2022 17:30 (CEST) | Žilina | 2–3 GWS (1–0, 0–0, 1–2) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1) score in the series: 3–4 | Humenné | Niké Aréna, Žilina Attendance: 5,036 |
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| Patrik Romančík | Goalies | Roman Durný | Referees: Vladimír Baluška Daniel Konc Sr. Linesmen: Tomáš Knižka Tomáš Gegáň | |||||||||||
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| Pohl Sýkora Mráz Varga Macek | Shootout | Lačný Krajňák Legalin Lenďák | ||||||||||||
| 0 min | Penalties | 0 min | ||||||||||||
| 43 | Shots | 36 | ||||||||||||
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Humenné |
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Žilina |
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Martin |
| 4 | Žiar nad Hronom |
| 5 | Dubnica |
| 6 | Trnava |
| 7 | Modré krídla Slovan |
| 8 | Topoľčany |
| 9 | Skalica |
| 10 | Považská Bystrica |
| 11 | Levice |
| 12 | Brezno |
| SR 18 |
