2023–24 Czech Extraliga season

The2023–24 Czech Extraliga seasonwas the 31st season of theCzech Extraligasince its creation after the breakup of Czechoslovakia and theCzechoslovak First Ice Hockey Leaguein 1993.[1]

2023–24 Czech Extraliga season
LeagueCzech Extraliga
SportIce hockey
Duration
  • 14 September 2023 – 3 March 2024 (regular season)
  • 6 March – 28 April (playoffs)
Number of games52
Number of teams14
Regular season
Pohár Jaroslava PouzaraHC Dynamo Pardubice
Playoffs
Finals
ChampionsTřinec
Runners-upPardubice
Czech Extraliga seasons

Regular season

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Standings

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Each 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
1 Pardubice 52 33 8 6 5 203 115 +88 121 Qualification toQuarter-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 toPlay Out
Source:Tipsport Extraliga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.

Statistics

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Scoring leaders

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The 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

Leading goaltenders

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The following shows the top ten goaltenders who led the league ingoals 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

Relegation series

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The promotion/relegation series featuredRytíři Kladno,the last-place team in the regular season, andVHK Vsetín,the1. Liga winners.Kladno swept the best-of-seven series and will remain in the Extraliga in2024–25.

17 April 2024
17:00 (CEST)
Kladno4–1
(0–0, 3–0, 1–1)
score in the series:1–0
VsetínČEZ Stadion,Kladno
Attendance:5,200
Game reference
Adam BrízgalaGoaliesPatrik RomančíkReferees:
Adam Kika
Luděk Pilný
Linesmen:
Miroslav Lhotský
David Thuma
Filip(Jarůšek,Tralmaks) – 28:161–0
Jarůšek (Melka,Frolík) – 31:002–0
Jarůšek (Filip,Procházka) – 37:133–0
Tralmaks (Smoleňák) – 50:564–0
4–157:28 –Matějček(Rob)
12 minPenalties4 min
26Shots43
18 April 2024
18:00 (CEST)
Kladno7–2
(3–1, 4–1, 0–0)
score in the series:2–0
VsetínČEZ Stadion,Kladno
Attendance:5,200
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Adam BrízgalaGoaliesPatrik RomančíkReferees:
Filip Vrba
Jakub Šindel
Linesmen:
Tomáš Brejcha
Josef Špůr
Jágr(Strnad) – 01:591–0
Tralmaks(Filip) – 08:112–0
2–109:19 –Jonák(Teper,Jenáček) (PP)
Melka(Strnad,Ticháček) – 19:443–1
Smoleňák(Tralmaks,Sideroff) – 21:024–1
Melka (Strnad, Jágr) – 22:115–1
5–226:26 –Klhůfek(Teper, Jenáček) (PP)
Procházka(Slováček) (PP) – 33:116–2
Procházka (Jarůšek) (PP) – 36:147–2
20 minPenalties39 min
36Shots30
21 April 2024
17:00 (CEST)
Vsetín2–3
(0–1, 2–2, 0–0)
score in the series:0–3
KladnoZimní stadion Na Lapači,Vsetín
Attendance:7,700
Game reference
Maksim ZhukovGoaliesAdam BrízgalaReferees:
Adam Kika
Jiří Ondráček
Linesmen:
Lukáš Rampír
Petr Šimánek
0–103:09 –Jarůšek(Filip,Slováček)
0–236:41 –Tralmaks(Klepiš,Pytlík) (PP)
Dědek– 38:001–2
1–339:33 –Procházka(Klepiš, Jarůšek)
Hrňa(Dědek) – 39:562–3
6 minPenalties10 min
26Shots31
22 April 2024
18:00 (CEST)
Vsetín3–4
(1–0, 1–2, 1–2)
score in the series:0–4
KladnoZimní stadion Na Lapači,Vsetín
Attendance:7,700
Game reference
Maksim ZhukovGoaliesAdam BrízgalaReferees:
Roman Mrkva
Jakub Šindel
Linesmen:
Pavel Blažek
Vít Lederer
Bláha(Machala) (SH) – 16:471–0
1–122:59 –Smoleňák(Ticháček,Klepiš) (PP)
1–232:51 –Sideroff(Slováček,Pytlík)
Machala (Klhůfek,Jenáček) (PP) – 35:422–2
Bláha (Matějček) – 41:113–2
3–347:47 –Procházka(Slováček,Filip) (PP)
3–452:42 – Filip (Slováček) (SH)
12 minPenalties10 min
23Shots37

Playoffs

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Twelve 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

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Wild-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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Semifinals

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Finals

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16 April 2024Pardubice1–2
(0–1, 1–1, 0–0)
score in the series:0–1
TřinecEnteria arena,Pardubice
Attendance:10,194
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Roman WillGoaliesOndřej Kacetl
17 April 2024Pardubice6–3
(0–0, 2–1, 4–2)
score in the series:1–1
TřinecEnteria arena,Pardubice
Attendance:10,194
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Roman WillGoaliesOndřej Kacetl
20 April 2024Třinec4–3
(2–1, 1–1, 1–1)
score in the series:2–1
PardubiceWerk Arena,Třinec
Attendance:5,400
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Ondřej KacetlGoaliesRoman Will
21 April 2024Třinec2–6
(1–1, 0–2, 1–3)
score in the series:2–2
PardubiceWerk Arena,Třinec
Attendance:5,400
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Ondřej KacetlGoaliesRoman Will
24 April 2024Pardubice3–0
(0–0, 3–0, 0–0)
score in the series:3–2
TřinecEnteria arena,Pardubice
Attendance:10,194
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26 April 2024Třinec4–1
(2–0, 1–0, 1–1)
score in the series:3–3
PardubiceWerk Arena,Třinec
Attendance:5,400
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Ondřej KacetlGoaliesRoman Will
28 April 2024Pardubice1–2OT2
(0–0, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT:0–1)
score in the series:3–4
TřinecEnteria arena,Pardubice
Attendance:10,194
Game reference
Roman WillGoaliesOndřej Kacetl
8 minPenalties8 min
43Shots23

Final rankings

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Třinec
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

References

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  1. ^"Extraliga klepe na dveře! Hvězdy nebo porce inovací. Co všechno se mění?".hokej.cz(in Czech). 12 September 2023.Retrieved23 June2024.
  2. ^"Statistics – Hráči 2023/2024"(in Czech). hokej.cz.Retrieved8 September2022.
  3. ^"Statistics – Brankári 2023/2024"(in Czech). hokej.cz.Retrieved8 September2022.
  4. ^"HISTORICKÝ obrat! Třinec bude útočit na pátý titul v řadě".hokej.cz(in Czech). 13 April 2024.Retrieved23 June2024.
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