Slovak 1.Liga
Encyclopedia
The Slovak 1.Liga is a 14-team professional
ice hockey
league based in Slovakia
that serves as the secondary league to the Slovak Extraliga
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Professional
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ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
league based in Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
that serves as the secondary league to the Slovak Extraliga
Slovak Extraliga
Slovak Extraliga is the name of the highest-level ice hockey league in Slovakia. As of 2009, it is ranked by the IIHF as the fifth strongest league in Europe. The name of the league is leased to sponsor and changes frequently. From 1993/94 to 1997/98 season it was called Extraliga, then the name...
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Teams
- BEMACO HC 46 BardejovHC 46 BardejovHC 46 Bardejov is an ice hockey team in Bardejov, Slovakia. They play in the Slovak 1.Liga, the second level of Slovak ice hockey. The team was founded in 1946....
- HC Dukla Senica
- HC Prešov 07 s.r.o.
- HC TopoľčanyHC TopoľčanyHC Topoľčany is an ice hockey team in Topoľčany, Slovakia. They play in the Slovak 1.Liga, the second level of ice hockey in the country. The club was founded in 1932....
- MHk 32 L. Mikuláš
- HK 95 Povazska Bystrica
- HK Brezno
- HC 07 Detva
- HK Dukla Michalovce
- HK Spiš.N.VesHK Spišská Nová VesHK Spišská Nová Ves is a professional Slovak ice hockey team, currently playing in the highest Slovak ice hockey league, after winning promotion during the 2009/09 season. They play their home games in Zimný štadión in the eastern Slovak town Spišská Nová Ves....
- HK TrebišovHK TrebišovHK Trebisov is an ice hockey team in Trebisov, Slovakia. They play in the Slovak 1.Liga, the second level of ice hockey in the country.The club was founded as AZD VTJ Trebisov in 1992. They changed their name to HK Trebisov in 2006....
- HK TrnavaHK TrnavaHK Trnava is an ice hockey team in Trnava, Slovakia. They play in the Slovak 1.Liga, the second level of ice hockey in Slovakia. The club was founded in 1957....
- MHK Dolný KubínMHK Dolný KubínMHK Dolny Kubin is an ice hockey team in Dolny Kubin, Slovakia. They play in the Slovak 1.Liga, the second level of ice hockey in Slovakia. The club was founded in 2003....
- ŠHK 37 Piešťany s.r.o.ŠHK 37 PiešťanySHK 37 Piestany is an ice hockey team in Piestany, Slovakia. They play in the Slovak 1.Liga, the second level of ice hockey in the country. The club was founded in 1937....
Slovak 1 Liga Champions
- 2010-11: SHK 37 Piestany
- 2009-10: SHK 37 Piestany
- 2008-09: HK Spisska Nova Ves
- 2007-08: Banska Bystrica
- 2006-07: SkiPark Kezmarok
- 2005-06: Banska Bystrica
- 2004-05: MHC Martin
- 2003-04: HK Dubnica
- 2002-03: Mestsky hokejovy club Nitra
- 2001-02: HK VTJ Spisska Nova Ves
- 2000-01: MsHK SKP Zilina
- 1999-00: Martin
- 1998-99: HK Spartak ZTS Dubnica
- 1997-98: Banska Bystrica
- 1996-97: HKm Zvolen
- 1995-96: Spisska Nova Ves
- 1994-95: Banska Bystrica
- 1993-94: HK Spartak Dubnica Vahom