1997–98 Slovak Extraliga season

1997–98 Slovak Extraliga season
League	Slovak Extraliga
Sport	Ice hockey
Number of games	36
Number of teams	10
Regular season
League Champion	HC Slovan Bratislava
Runners-up	HC Košice
Playoffs
Finals champions	HC Slovan Bratislava
Runners-up	HC Košice

The 1997–98 Slovak Extraliga season was the fifth season of the Slovak Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Slovakia. 10 teams participated in the league, and HC Slovan Bratislava won the championship.

Standings

	Team	GP	Pts	W	T	L	GF:GA	Diff.
1	HC Slovan Bratislava	36	58	28	2	6	170-72	+98
2	HC Košice	36	56	27	2	7	174-87	+87
3	HC ŠKP Poprad	36	43	18	7	11	122-106	+16
4	Dukla Trenčín	36	42	19	4	13	177-103	+74
5	HKm Zvolen	36	32	15	2	19	92-112	-20
6	HK 36 Skalica	36	31	13	5	18	100-124	-24
7	Martimex ZŤS Martin	36	30	12	6	18	112-120	-8
8	HK VTJ Spišská Nová Ves	36	26	10	6	20	93-121	-28
9	MHC Nitra	36	24	8	8	20	81-144	-63
10	HK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš	36	18	7	4	25	87-159	-72

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

• HC Slovan Bratislava - HK VTJ Spišská Nová Ves 3:0 (8:1,8:2,6:4)
• HC Košice - Martimex ZŤS Martin 3:0 (4:2,5:1,2:0)
• ŠKP PS Poprad - HK 36 Skalica 3:0 (7:1,7:4,5:4)
• Dukla Trenčín - HKm Zvolen 3:2 (4:2,7:4,2:3 OT,1:4,4:3)

Semifinals

• HC Slovan Bratislava - Dukla Trenčín 3:0 (5:1,4:0,6:3)
• HC Košice - HC ŠKP Poprad 3:0 (6:2,3:2,3:1)

3rd place

• HC ŠKP Poprad - Dukla Trenčín 2:0 (6:3,3:2)

Final

• HC Slovan Bratislava - HC Košice 3:2 (3:2 OT,5:4 OT,1:2,1:4,3:2 OT)

Relegation

• HK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš - HK Spartak Dubnica nad Váhom 3:2 (2:3 OT,1:2,5:1,2:1,3:2 OT)

External links

• Slovak Ice Hockey Federation