The 2023–24 Czech Extraliga season was the 31st season of the Czech Extraliga since its creation after the breakup of Czechoslovakia and the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League in 1993.[1]
2023–24 Czech Extraliga season | |
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League | Czech Extraliga |
Sport | Ice hockey |
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Number of games | 52 |
Number of teams | 14 |
Regular season | |
Pohár Jaroslava Pouzara | HC Dynamo Pardubice |
Playoffs | |
Finals | |
Champions | Třinec |
Runners-up | Pardubice |
Regular season
editStandings
editEach team played 52 games, playing each of the other 13 teams four times – twice at home, and twice away. Points were awarded for each game, where three points were awarded for winning in regulation time, two points for winning in overtime or shootout, one point for losing in overtime or shootout, and zero points for losing in regulation time. At the end of the regular season, the team that finished with the most points was crowned winner of the regular season.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Pardubice | 52 | 33 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 203 | 115 | +88 | 121 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
2 | Sparta Praha | 52 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 172 | 119 | +53 | 111 | |
3 | Třinec | 52 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 172 | 132 | +40 | 99 | |
4 | Kometa Brno | 52 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 160 | 139 | +21 | 86 | |
5 | Litvínov | 52 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 163 | 165 | −2 | 83 | Qualification to Wild card round |
6 | České Budějovice | 52 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 147 | 149 | −2 | 83 | |
7 | Liberec | 52 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 174 | 165 | +9 | 82 | |
8 | Mountfield HK | 52 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 135 | 137 | −2 | 75 | |
9 | Vítkovice | 52 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 132 | 138 | −6 | 72 | |
10 | Olomouc | 52 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 123 | 155 | −32 | 68 | |
11 | Karlovy Vary | 52 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 128 | 146 | −18 | 61 | |
12 | Plzeň | 52 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 130 | 155 | −25 | 58 | |
13 | Mladá Boleslav | 52 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 106 | 154 | −48 | 54 | |
14 | Kladno | 52 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 120 | 196 | −76 | 39 | Qualification to Play Out |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
Statistics
editScoring leaders
editThe following shows the top ten players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of the regular season.[2]
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
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Leading goaltenders
editThe following shows the top ten goaltenders who led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of the regular season.[3]
Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
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Relegation series
editThe promotion/relegation series featured Rytíři Kladno, the last-place team in the regular season, and VHK Vsetín, the 1. Liga winners. Kladno swept the best-of-seven series and will remain in the Extraliga in 2024–25.
17 April 2024 17:00 (CEST) | Kladno | 4–1 (0–0, 3–0, 1–1) score in the series: 1–0 | Vsetín | ČEZ Stadion, Kladno Attendance: 5,200 |
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Adam Brízgala | Goalies | Patrik Romančík | Referees: Adam Kika Luděk Pilný Linesmen: Miroslav Lhotský David Thuma | ||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
26 | Shots | 43 |
18 April 2024 18:00 (CEST) | Kladno | 7–2 (3–1, 4–1, 0–0) score in the series: 2–0 | Vsetín | ČEZ Stadion, Kladno Attendance: 5,200 |
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Adam Brízgala | Goalies | Patrik Romančík | Referees: Filip Vrba Jakub Šindel Linesmen: Tomáš Brejcha Josef Špůr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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20 min | Penalties | 39 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | Shots | 30 |
21 April 2024 17:00 (CEST) | Vsetín | 2–3 (0–1, 2–2, 0–0) score in the series: 0–3 | Kladno | Zimní stadion Na Lapači, Vsetín Attendance: 7,700 |
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Maksim Zhukov | Goalies | Adam Brízgala | Referees: Adam Kika Jiří Ondráček Linesmen: Lukáš Rampír Petr Šimánek | ||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
26 | Shots | 31 |
22 April 2024 18:00 (CEST) | Vsetín | 3–4 (1–0, 1–2, 1–2) score in the series: 0–4 | Kladno | Zimní stadion Na Lapači, Vsetín Attendance: 7,700 |
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Maksim Zhukov | Goalies | Adam Brízgala | Referees: Roman Mrkva Jakub Šindel Linesmen: Pavel Blažek Vít Lederer | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Shots | 37 |
Playoffs
editTwelve teams qualify for the playoffs: the top four teams in the regular season have a bye to the quarterfinals, while teams ranked fifth to twelfth meet each other (5 versus 12, 6 versus 11, 7 versus 10, 8 versus 9) in a preliminary playoff round.
Bracket
editWild-card round (best-of-5) | Quarter-finals (best-of-7) | Semi-finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Pardubice | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Mountfield HK | 3 | 8 | Mountfield HK | 1 | ||||||||||||||
9 | Vítkovice | 0 | 1 | Pardubice | 4 | ||||||||||||||
5 | Litvínov | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Kometa Brno | 2 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Litvínov | 3 | 5 | Litvínov | 4 | ||||||||||||||
12 | Plzeň | 0 | 1 | Pardubice | 3 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Třinec | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Sparta Praha | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Liberec | 3 | 7 | Liberec | 0 | ||||||||||||||
10 | Olomouc | 2 | 2 | Sparta Praha | 3 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Třinec | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Třinec | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | České Budějovice | 3 | 6 | České Budějovice | 3 | ||||||||||||||
11 | Karlovy Vary | 0 |
Wild card round
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Quarterfinals
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Finals
edit16 April 2024 | Pardubice | 1–2 (0–1, 1–1, 0–0) score in the series: 0–1 | Třinec | Enteria arena, Pardubice Attendance: 10,194 |
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Roman Will | Goalies | Ondřej Kacetl | ||
17 April 2024 | Pardubice | 6–3 (0–0, 2–1, 4–2) score in the series: 1–1 | Třinec | Enteria arena, Pardubice Attendance: 10,194 |
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Roman Will | Goalies | Ondřej Kacetl | ||
20 April 2024 | Třinec | 4–3 (2–1, 1–1, 1–1) score in the series: 2–1 | Pardubice | Werk Arena, Třinec Attendance: 5,400 |
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Ondřej Kacetl | Goalies | Roman Will | ||
21 April 2024 | Třinec | 2–6 (1–1, 0–2, 1–3) score in the series: 2–2 | Pardubice | Werk Arena, Třinec Attendance: 5,400 |
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Ondřej Kacetl | Goalies | Roman Will | ||
24 April 2024 | Pardubice | 3–0 (0–0, 3–0, 0–0) score in the series: 3–2 | Třinec | Enteria arena, Pardubice Attendance: 10,194 |
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26 April 2024 | Třinec | 4–1 (2–0, 1–0, 1–1) score in the series: 3–3 | Pardubice | Werk Arena, Třinec Attendance: 5,400 |
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Ondřej Kacetl | Goalies | Roman Will | ||
28 April 2024 | Pardubice | 1–2 OT2 (0–0, 1–1, 0–0) (OT: 0–1) score in the series: 3–4 | Třinec | Enteria arena, Pardubice Attendance: 10,194 |
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Roman Will | Goalies | Ondřej Kacetl | ||
8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
43 | Shots | 23 |
Final rankings
editTřinec | |
Pardubice | |
Sparta Praha | |
4 | Litvínov |
5 | Kometa Brno |
6 | České Budějovice |
7 | Liberec |
8 | Mountfield HK |
9 | Vítkovice |
10 | Olomouc |
11 | Karlovy Vary |
12 | Plzeň |
13 | Mladá Boleslav |
14 | Kladno |
Attendances
edit# | Ice hockey club | Average attendance[5] |
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1 | HC Sparta Praha | 11,586 |
2 | HC Dynamo Pardubice | 9,460 |
3 | HC Kometa Brno | 6,875 |
4 | Motor České Budějovice | 6,132 |
5 | HC Vítkovice Ridera | 5,350 |
6 | HC Bílí Tygři Liberec | 5,333 |
7 | HC Škoda Plzeň | 4,773 |
8 | HC Olomouc | 4,754 |
9 | HC Litvínov | 4,639 |
10 | HC Oceláři Třinec | 4,586 |
11 | Mountfield HK | 4,362 |
12 | HC Energie Karlovy Vary | 4,346 |
13 | BK Mladá Boleslav | 3,016 |
14 | Rytíři Kladno | 2,653 |
References
edit- ^ "Extraliga klepe na dveře! Hvězdy nebo porce inovací. Co všechno se mění?". hokej.cz (in Czech). 12 September 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Statistics – Hráči 2023/2024" (in Czech). hokej.cz. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ "Statistics – Brankári 2023/2024" (in Czech). hokej.cz. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ "HISTORICKÝ obrat! Třinec bude útočit na pátý titul v řadě". hokej.cz (in Czech). 13 April 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ https://www.hockeydb.com/nhl-attendance/att_graph_season.php?lid=Czech1999&sid=2024