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Slovak Extraliga is the name of the highest-level ice hockey
Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team sport played on ice. It is a fast paced and physical sport. Ice hockey is most popular in areas that are sufficiently cold for natural reliable seasonal ice cover such as Canada, the northern United States, Scandinavia and Russia, though with the advent of indoor artificial ice r...
 league in Slovakia
Slovakia

Slovakia . It was amended in September 1998 to allow direct election of the president and again in February 2001 due to EU admission requirements....
. 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 changed to West Extraliga until the end of 2000/01 season. In 2001/02 its name was Boss Extraliga. Since 2002/03 season to 2004/05 the name changed to ST Extraliga and in 2005/06 to T-Com Extraliga.






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Slovak Extraliga is the name of the highest-level ice hockey
Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team sport played on ice. It is a fast paced and physical sport. Ice hockey is most popular in areas that are sufficiently cold for natural reliable seasonal ice cover such as Canada, the northern United States, Scandinavia and Russia, though with the advent of indoor artificial ice r...
 league in Slovakia
Slovakia

Slovakia . It was amended in September 1998 to allow direct election of the president and again in February 2001 due to EU admission requirements....
. 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 changed to West Extraliga until the end of 2000/01 season. In 2001/02 its name was Boss Extraliga. Since 2002/03 season to 2004/05 the name changed to ST Extraliga and in 2005/06 to T-Com Extraliga. From January 16th, 2007 the name changed to Slovnaft Extraliga when a general sponsor agreement with Slovnaft
Slovnaft

Slovnaft is the largest oil refinery in Slovakia. It was established in 1957 in Bratislava. In 2000, Slovnaft became part of the Hungary MOL Magyar Olaj- ?s G?zipari Nyrt., which owns 98.4 % of the shares....
 was signed.

The Slovak Extraliga is rooted in the Czechoslovak Extraliga
Czechoslovak Extraliga

The Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League was the elite ice hockey league in Czechoslovakia from 1930 until 1993, when the country split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia....
. The 1993/94 was the first season of Slovak Extraliga as Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe that existed from October 1918 until 1992 . On January 1, 1993, Czechoslovakia dissolution of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia....
 split into the Czech Republic
Czech Republic

The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....
 and Slovakia
Slovakia

Slovakia . It was amended in September 1998 to allow direct election of the president and again in February 2001 due to EU admission requirements....
 on January 1, 1993.

Organization

The league is played by 13 ice hockey teams. First 8 teams play the final play-offs.

Teams in the 2008-2009 league

  • HC 05 Banská Bystrica
    HC 05 Banská Bystrica

    HC 05 Bansk? Bystrica is a professional Slovak ice hockey team, currently for the first time playing in the Slovak Extraliga. They play their games at Zimn? Banska Bystrica in the Slovak town of Bansk? Bystrica....
  • HC Slovan Bratislava
    HC Slovan Bratislava

    Hockey Club Slovan Bratislava is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga from the Slovak capital Bratislava. They play their home games at Samsung Arena....
  • MHK Kežmarok
    MHK Kežmarok

    MHK Ke?marok is a professional Slovak ice hockey team, currently for the first time playing in the Slovak Extraliga. They play their games at Winter Sports Stadium Ke?marok in the Slovak town of Ke?marok. The club was founded in 1931....
  • HC Košice
    HC Košice

    Hockey Club Ko?ice is a professional ice hockey team playing in the Slovak Extraliga and is one of the most successful hockey teams in Slovakia and the former Czechoslovakia....
  • MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš
    MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš

    MHk 32 Liptovsk? Mikul? is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga. Their home town is Liptovsk? Mikul? in Slovakia. The team plays their home games at Liptovsk? Mikul? Winter Sports Stadium....
  • MHC Martin
    MHC Martin

    MHC Martin is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga.External links...
  • HK Ardo Nitra
  • HK Aquacity ŠKP Poprad
    HK Aquacity ŠKP Poprad

    HK Aquacity ?KP Poprad is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga, the slovak major ice hockey league. They play their games in Poprad, Slovakia....
  • Slovakia U20
    Slovakia U20

    Slovakia U20 is an ice hockey team, which plays in the Slovak Extraliga.Due to the disappointing performance in the previous world junior competition, beginning in the 2007/2008 season, the Slovakian U20 team will be playing in the Slovak Extraliga....
  • HK 36 Skalica
    HK 36 Skalica

    HK 36 Skalica is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga. They play their games in Skalica, Slovakia. They play their homes games at MAX Arena Skalica....
  • HC Dukla Trencín
    HC Dukla Trencín

    HC Dukla Trenc?n is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga, based in Trenc?n, Slovakia. They play their home games at Trenc?n Zimny Arena....
  • HKm Zvolen
    HKm Zvolen

    HKm Zvolen is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga. They play their home games at Zvolen Zimny Arena.:Slovak Extraliga championships: 1...
  • MsHK Žilina
    MsHK Žilina

    MsHK ?ilina is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga. They are based in ?ilina, Slovakia. They won the league championship in 2006....


Champions

  • 1994 HC Dukla Trencín
    HC Dukla Trencín

    HC Dukla Trenc?n is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga, based in Trenc?n, Slovakia. They play their home games at Trenc?n Zimny Arena....
  • 1995 HC Košice
    HC Košice

    Hockey Club Ko?ice is a professional ice hockey team playing in the Slovak Extraliga and is one of the most successful hockey teams in Slovakia and the former Czechoslovakia....
  • 1996 HC Košice
    HC Košice

    Hockey Club Ko?ice is a professional ice hockey team playing in the Slovak Extraliga and is one of the most successful hockey teams in Slovakia and the former Czechoslovakia....
  • 1997 HC Dukla Trencín
    HC Dukla Trencín

    HC Dukla Trenc?n is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga, based in Trenc?n, Slovakia. They play their home games at Trenc?n Zimny Arena....
  • 1998 HC Slovan Bratislava
    HC Slovan Bratislava

    Hockey Club Slovan Bratislava is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga from the Slovak capital Bratislava. They play their home games at Samsung Arena....
  • 1999 HC Košice
    HC Košice

    Hockey Club Ko?ice is a professional ice hockey team playing in the Slovak Extraliga and is one of the most successful hockey teams in Slovakia and the former Czechoslovakia....
  • 2000 HC Slovan Bratislava
    HC Slovan Bratislava

    Hockey Club Slovan Bratislava is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga from the Slovak capital Bratislava. They play their home games at Samsung Arena....
  • 2001 HKm Zvolen
    HKm Zvolen

    HKm Zvolen is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga. They play their home games at Zvolen Zimny Arena.:Slovak Extraliga championships: 1...
  • 2002 HC Slovan Bratislava
    HC Slovan Bratislava

    Hockey Club Slovan Bratislava is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga from the Slovak capital Bratislava. They play their home games at Samsung Arena....
  • 2003
    2002-03 Slovak Extraliga

    The Slovak Extraliga 2002-03 was the tenth regular season of the Slovak Extraliga, the top level of professional ice hockey in Slovakia....
     HC Slovan Bratislava
    HC Slovan Bratislava

    Hockey Club Slovan Bratislava is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga from the Slovak capital Bratislava. They play their home games at Samsung Arena....
  • 2004
    2003-04 Slovak Extraliga

    The Slovak Extraliga 2003-04 was the eleventh regular season of the Slovak Extraliga, the top level of professional ice hockey in Slovakia....
     HC Dukla Trencín
    HC Dukla Trencín

    HC Dukla Trenc?n is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga, based in Trenc?n, Slovakia. They play their home games at Trenc?n Zimny Arena....
  • 2005
    2004-05 Slovak Extraliga

    The Slovak Extraliga 2004-05 was the twelfth regular season of the Slovak Extraliga, the top level of professional ice hockey in Slovakia. During 2004?05 NHL lockout several Slovak players returned to the their homeland, including Pavol Demitra, Mari?n Hossa, Mari?n G?bor?k , Miroslav ?atan and Lubom?r Vi?novsk? , Michal Handzu?, Richard Zedn...
     HC Slovan Bratislava
    HC Slovan Bratislava

    Hockey Club Slovan Bratislava is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga from the Slovak capital Bratislava. They play their home games at Samsung Arena....
  • 2006
    2005-06 Slovak Extraliga

    The Slovak Extraliga 2005-06 was the thirteenth regular season of the Slovak Extraliga, the top level of professional ice hockey in Slovakia....
     MsHK Žilina
    MsHK Žilina

    MsHK ?ilina is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga. They are based in ?ilina, Slovakia. They won the league championship in 2006....
  • 2007
    2006-07 Slovak Extraliga

    The Slovak Extraliga 2006-07 was the fourteenth regular season of the Slovak Extraliga, the top level of professional ice hockey in Slovakia....
     HC Slovan Bratislava
    HC Slovan Bratislava

    Hockey Club Slovan Bratislava is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga from the Slovak capital Bratislava. They play their home games at Samsung Arena....
  • 2008
    2007-08 Slovak Extraliga

    The Slovak Extraliga 2007-08 was the fifteenth regular season of the Slovak Extraliga, the top level of professional ice hockey in Slovakia....
     HC Slovan Bratislava
    HC Slovan Bratislava

    Hockey Club Slovan Bratislava is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga from the Slovak capital Bratislava. They play their home games at Samsung Arena....


See also

  • Czech Extraliga
    Czech Extraliga

    The Czech Extraliga is the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. The name of the league is leased a general sponsor and changes frequently....
  • Czechoslovak Extraliga
    Czechoslovak Extraliga

    The Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League was the elite ice hockey league in Czechoslovakia from 1930 until 1993, when the country split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia....


External links

  • - Slovak Ice-Hockey Federation