2021–22 Slovak 1. Liga season

The 2021–22 Slovak 1. Liga season was the 29th season of the Slovak 1. Liga, the second level of ice hockey in Slovakia.

2021–22 Slovak 1. Liga season
League	Slovak 1. Liga
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	22 September 2021 – 27 February 2022 (Regular season) 1 March – 13 April 2022 (playoffs)
Number of teams	13
Regular season
League Champion	Vlci Žilina
Top scorer	Daniel Štumpf (Skalica) (72 points)
Playoffs
Finals
Champions	Vlci Žilina (2nd title)
Runners-up	HK Martin

Regular season

Standings

Each team played 44 games: playing each of the other eleven teams four times – 2x at home, 2x away. At the end of the regular season, the team that finished with the most points was crowned the league champion. Each 1HL team played two matches with SR 18 (1x at home and 1x outside) to support the preparation of the SR team for MS U18.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Žilina	45	34	4	5	2	188	76	+112	115	Qualification to Quarter-finals
2	Skalica	45	25	6	3	11	192	124	+68	90
3	Martin	46	26	3	5	12	161	123	+38	89
4	Humenné	44	21	6	2	15	138	103	+35	77
5	Topoľčany	43	22	4	2	15	140	110	+30	76
6	Dubnica	43	17	7	4	15	145	126	+19	69
7	Považská Bystrica	45	20	2	4	19	121	137	−16	68	Qualification to Wild card round
8	Trnava	46	16	5	5	20	155	174	−19	63
9	Žiar nad Hronom	46	17	1	6	22	108	142	−34	59
10	Modré krídla Slovan	45	13	6	4	22	115	147	−32	55
11	Levice	46	11	2	3	30	98	158	−60	40
12	Brezno	46	10	1	4	31	106	175	−69	36	Qualification to Play Out
	SR 18	24	2	1	1	20	44	116	−72	9

Source: Slovenská hokejová liga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points

Playoffs

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.

Bracket

	Wild-card round (best-of-5)					Quarter-finals (best-of-7)					Semi-finals (best-of-7)					Finals (best-of-7)
						1	Žilina	4
	7	Považská Bystrica	1			10	Modré krídla Slovan	0
	10	Modré krídla Slovan	3								1	Žilina	4
											5	Topoľčany	0
						4	Humenné	1			(Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round)
						5	Topoľčany	4
																1	Žilina	4
																3	Martin	2
						2	Skalica	4
	8	Trnava	3			8	Trnava	3
	9	Žiar nad Hronom	1								2	Skalica	1
											3	Martin	4
						3	Martin	4
						6	Dubnica	3

Wild card round

Považská Bystrica – Modré krídla Slovan 1–3
1.3.2022	Považská Bystrica	Modré krídla Slovan	5-2
2.3.2022	Považská Bystrica	Modré krídla Slovan	1-3
4.3.2022	Modré krídla Slovan	Považská Bystrica	3-2
5.3.2022	Modré krídla Slovan	Považská Bystrica	2-1
Modré krídla Slovan won the series 3–1.

Trnava – Žiar nad Hronom 3–1
1.3.2022	Trnava	Žiar nad Hronom	5-4
2.3.2022	Trnava	Žiar nad Hronom	3-1
4.3.2022	Žiar nad Hronom	Trnava	5-2
5.3.2022	Žiar nad Hronom	Trnava	3-5
Trnava won the series 3–1.

Quarterfinals

Žilina – Modré krídla Slovan 4–0
10.3.2022	Žilina	Modré krídla Slovan	1-0
11.3.2022	Žilina	Modré krídla Slovan	4-0
14.3.2022	Modré krídla Slovan	Žilina	3-7
15.3.2022	Modré krídla Slovan	Žilina	0-1
Žilina won the series 4–0.

Martin – Dubnica 4–3
8.3.2022	Martin	Dubnica	2-3 OT1
9.3.2022	Martin	Dubnica	4-1
12.3.2022	Dubnica	Martin	1-0 SO
13.3.2022	Dubnica	Martin	2-3 OT1
16.3.2022	Martin	Dubnica	4-1
18.3.2022	Dubnica	Martin	3-0
20.3.2022	Martin	Dubnica	4-1
Martin won the series 4–3.

Skalica – Trnava 4–3
10.3.2022	Skalica	Trnava	3-4
11.3.2022	Skalica	Trnava	5-3
14.3.2022	Trnava	Skalica	2-4
15.3.2022	Trnava	Skalica	5-2
17.3.2022	Skalica	Trnava	2-1
19.3.2022	Trnava	Skalica	2-1 OT1
21.3.2022	Skalica	Trnava	3-2 OT1
Skalica won the series 4–3.

Humenné – Topoľčany 1–4
8.3.2022	Humenné	Topoľčany	1-3
9.3.2022	Humenné	Topoľčany	0-3
12.3.2022	Topoľčany	Humenné	2-3 SO
13.3.2022	Topoľčany	Humenné	5-3
16.3.2022	Humenné	Topoľčany	2-5
Topoľčany won the series 4–1.

Semifinals

Žilina – Topoľčany 4–0
26.3.2022	Žilina	Topoľčany	3-2
27.3.2022	Žilina	Topoľčany	5-1
30.3.2022	Topoľčany	Žilina	0-1
31.3.2022	Topoľčany	Žilina	1-2 SO
Žilina won the series 4–0.

Skalica – Martin 1–4
24.3.2022	Skalica	Martin	2-3 OT1
25.3.2022	Skalica	Martin	2-4
28.3.2022	Martin	Skalica	2-3 OT1
29.3.2022	Martin	Skalica	3-0
1.4.2022	Skalica	Martin	1-5
Martin won the series 4–1.

Finals

4 April 2022 17:00 (UTC+2)

Žilina

2–3 (1–0, 1–2, 0–1) score in the series: 0–1

Martin

Niké Aréna, Žilina Attendance: 3,084

Game reference
	Stanislav Škorvánek	Goalies	Vladimír Glosár	Referees: Milan Adamec Michal Smrek Linesmen: Lukáš Beniač Maroš Pribula
	Koyš (Drtina) (PP) – 01:21 1–0 1–1 21:44 – Makarov (Nauš) 1–2 23:53 – Tiainen (Charvát, Makarov) (PP) Petran (Safaraleev, Šidlík) – 38:19 2–2 2–3 56:10 – Poliaček (Makarov)
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	35	Shots	41

5 April 2022 17:30 (UTC+2)

Žilina

0–1 (0–1, 0–0, 0–0) score in the series: 0–2

Martin

Niké Aréna, Žilina Attendance: 3,096

Game reference
	Stanislav Škorvánek	Goalies	Vladimír Glosár	Referees: Roman Výleta Michal Mĺkvy Linesmen: Ivan Haringa Juraj Šefčík
	0–1 10:29 – Poliaček (Toma, Charvát) (PP)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	16	Shots	18

8 April 2022 17:30 (UTC+2)

Martin

3–4 GWS (0–1, 3–0, 0–2) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1) score in the series: 2–1

Žilina

Martin Ice Stadium, Martin Attendance: 3,180

Game reference
	Vladimír Glosár	Goalies	Stanislav Škorvánek	Referees: Martin Jobbágy Vladimír Fridrich Linesmen: Matej Janiga Michal Orolin
	0–1 14:32 – Safaraleev (Drtina) (PP) Poliaček (Toma, Juščák) (PP) – 28:00 1–1 Poliaček (Makarov) – 31:46 2–1 Murček (Tiainen, Makarov) (PP) – 35:32 3–1 3–2 40:22 – Koyš (Safaraleev, Jansons) (PP) 3–3 59:42 – Markovič (Drtina, Macek)
	Poliaček Makarov Huhtela Dírer Nauš Dírer Huhtela Dírer Charvát Fafrák Makarov Huhtela	Shootout	Petráš Koyš Halama Markovič Mikula Mikula Petráš Mikula Petráš Markovič Halama Linet

9 April 2022 18:00 (UTC+2)

Martin

2–3 GWS (0–1, 0–1, 2–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1) score in the series: 2–2

Žilina

Martin Ice Stadium, Martin Attendance: 3,498

Game reference
	Vladimír Glosár	Goalies	Stanislav Škorvánek	Referees: Martin Korba Peter Stano Linesmen: Jaroslav Riš Andrej Bogdaň
	0–1 09:03 – Safaraleev (Šmída) 0–2 23:27 – Petráš (Halama, Pišoja) Makarov (Huhtela) – 50:20 1–2 Huhtela (Makarov) – 54:12 2–2
	Poliaček Tiainen Huhtela Charvát	Shootout	Petráš Safaraleev Linet Mikula Koyš
	33 min	Penalties	31 min
	44	Shots	34

11 April 2022 17:30 (UTC+2)

Žilina

3–2 OT (0–1, 1–0, 1–1) (OT: 1–0) score in the series: 3–2

Martin

Niké Aréna, Žilina Attendance: 4,116

Game reference
	Stanislav Škorvánek	Goalies	Vladimír Glosár	Referees: Róbert Müllner Juraj Konc Jr. Linesmen: Adam Jurčiak Tomáš Knižka
	0–1 14:21 – Murček (Fafrák, Tiainen) Petráš (Halama, Šidlík) – 26:42 1–1 Petráš (Šidlík) – 45:54 2–1 2–2 55:44 – Toma (Juščák) Safaraleev (Drtina, Koyš) – 66:26 3–2
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	26	Shots	24

13 April 2022 18:00 (UTC+2)

Martin

2–3 OT (0–0, 0–2, 2–0) (OT: 0–1) score in the series: 2–4

Žilina

Martin Ice Stadium, Martin Attendance: 2,899

Game reference
	Vladimír Glosár	Goalies	Stanislav Škorvánek	Referees: Ondrej Kalina Miroslav Štefik Linesmen: Martin Ordzovenský Martin Staššák
	0–1 28:52 – Jansons (PP) 0–2 36:18 – Cíger (Skladaný, Jansons) Juščák (Dírer) – 49:40 1–2 Poliaček (Charvát) (PP2) – 55:38 2–2 2–3 60:25 – Halama (Jansons)
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	22	Shots	16

Relegation

Regular season 12th placed Brezno will play a best-of-7 series against the 2. Liga winner Trebišov.

Brezno – Trebišov 4–3
13.04.2022	Trebišov	Brezno	5-6 OT
14.04.2022	Trebišov	Brezno	2-1
17.04.2022	Brezno	Trebišov	5-2
18.04.2022	Brezno	Trebišov	1-4
20.04.2022	Trebišov	Brezno	2-3 SO
22.04.2022	Brezno	Trebišov	1-2
24.04.2022	Trebišov	Brezno	2-3 OT
Brezno won the series 4–3.

Final rankings

	Žilina
	Martin
	Skalica
4	Topoľčany
5	Humenné
6	Dubnica
7	Trnava
8	Modré krídla Slovan
9	Považská Bystrica
10	Žiar nad Hronom
11	Levice
12	Brezno
	SR 18

External links

• Official website