The 2017–18 Slovak Extraliga season was the 25th season of the

Slovak Extraliga The Slovak Extraliga, known as the Tipsport liga since the 2025–26 season for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level ice hockey league in Slovakia. From 2018–19 to 2020–21, the league included one or two teams from Hungary. Teams fro ...

, the highest level of ice hockey in

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Teams

The following teams are participating in the 2017–18 season. HK Orange 20 is a project to prepare the Slovakia junior ice hockey team for the

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. The team does not play a complete

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and cannot advance to the

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or get relegated. The first eight teams in standings after the regular season (56 games) will advance to the playoffs.

Regular season

Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.

Relegation series (PlayOut)

Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Banská Bystrica wins the series 4-3 and wins the championship.

Final rankings

External links

Official website
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