Slovak Extraliga after quarterfinals
20 Mar 2012 | Lukas Gonda
Quartelfinals of the Slovakian Tipsport extraliga ended
HC Kosice (1.) - HC 05 Banska Bystrica (8.) 4:1 (4:3 OT, 4:3, 0:1, 3:1, 2:1)
Last
three times extaliga winner and regular season winner HC Kosice won
against HC 05 Banska Bystrica 4 to 1 on games. The games were quite equalized
thanks to great form of Sergei Khorosun in Banska Bystrica´s net.
HK 36 Skalica (2.) - HKM Zvolen (7.) 2:4 (3:4, 3:0, 2:4, 2:4, 3:1, 1:5)
First
suprise of the play offs. The second best team after the regular season HK
36 Skalica was unable to find a recipe to beat young HKM Zvolen´s goalie
Adam Trencan. According to Zigmund Palffy, scoring leader of slovak
extraliga, "It´s hard to comment, the whole season we bang away but HKM
Zvolen deserved promotion to the semifinal. They wanted more, they
played very well." The dream to play the final of the play offs melt already
after the quartefinals.
HC Slovan Bratislava (3.) - MsHK Zilina (6.) 4:1 (3:2, 4:2, 1:3, 5:2, 8:2)
This
series ended as expected. After the elimination of HK SKP Poprad and HK 36
Skalica now HC Slovan Bratislava is the main rival for HC Kosice in this
year's play offs.
HK Poprad (4.) - Dukla Trencin (5.) 2:4 (5:1, 4:5 SO, 1:4, 0:3, 2:1, 1:6)
Second
suprise of the play-offs. A 22 points difference in the regular season meant
nothing. HK Poprad dominated in the first game but after then Dukla Trencin
consolidated and lost only one game.
Semifinal of the play offs:
HC Kosice (1.) - HKM Zvolen (7.)
HC Slovan Bratislava (3.) - Dukla Trencin (5.)
Play off leaders: GP G A P PIM
1. Zigmund Palffy HK 36 Skalica 6 3 4 7 6
2. Robert Huna MsHK Zilina 5 3 4 7 6
3. Kamil Brabenec HKM Zvolen 6 4 2 6 16
4. Jan Pardavy Dukla Trencin 6 1 5 6 2
5. Martin Kulha HK SKP Poprad 6 4 1 5 22
HC
Bardejov won second Slovakian league, called 1.liga. HC Bardejov is
affiliated to HC Kosice so they can´t promote to Slovak extraliga. So
the last team of the Slovak extraliga HK Nitra avoid relegation battle
to HC Bardejov and stays in Slovak extraliga also for next season