2024–25 Slovenská hokejová liga season
| 2024–25 TIPOS SHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Slovenská hokejová liga |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 19 September 2024 – 24 April 2025 |
| Games | Regular season: 288 Postseason: 45 |
| Teams | 13 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | HC Prešov |
| Runners-up | HK MŠK Indian Žiar nad Hronom |
| Promoted to Slovak Extraliga | HC Prešov |
| Relegated to 2. hokejová liga | HK Steel Team Trebišov |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | HC Prešov |
| Runners-up | HK Skalica |
The 2024–25 TIPOS SHL season was the 32nd season of the Slovenská hokejová liga (second Slovak league). The league was officially known as 'TIPOS SHL' due to sponsorship by the TIPOS national lottery.[1] The regular season ran from 19 September 2024 to 5 March 2025. HC Prešov finished atop the standings. The postseason ran from 8 March to 24 April 2025.
Membership changes
- Vlci Žilina was promoted to the Slovak Extraliga and replaced by HC 19 Humenné.
- HKM Rimavská Sobota was relegated to the 2. hokejová liga and replaced by HK Detva.
- HK Levice, which had played the previous season in Poprad under the name AquaCity Pikes due to rink construction, returned to Levice and resumed their original name.[1]
Teams
Standings
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HC 21 Prešov | 46 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 180 | 69 | +111 | 116 | Qualified to quarterfinals |
| 2 | HK MŠK Indian Žiar nad Hronom | 46 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 182 | 117 | +65 | 103 | |
| 3 | HK Spartak Dubnica nad Váhom | 46 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 139 | 116 | +23 | 93 | |
| 4 | HK 36 Skalica | 46 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 182 | 116 | +66 | 91 | |
| 5 | HC 19 Humenné | 46 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 156 | 110 | +46 | 85 | |
| 6 | HC Topoľčany | 46 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 165 | 154 | +11 | 71 | |
| 7 | HK 95 Panthers Považská Bystrica | 46 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 146 | 140 | +6 | 70 | Qualified to eighthfinals |
| 8 | HK Levice | 46 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 149 | 164 | −15 | 55 | |
| 9 | HK Detva | 46 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 127 | 167 | −40 | 53 | |
| 10 | HC TEBS Bratislava | 46 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 124 | 168 | −44 | 47 | |
| 11 | HK Trnava | 46 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 87 | 178 | −91 | 40 | |
| 12 | HK 2016 Trebišov | 46 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 100 | 168 | −68 | 31 | relegated |
| 13 | Slovakia U18 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 41 | 111 | −70 | 9 | Ineligible for Promotion and relegation |
Statistics
Scoring leaders
| Player | Team | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Jakúbek | HK MŠK Indian Žiar nad Hronom | LW/RW | 41 | 22 | 41 | 63 | 49 |
| Alexander Peresunko | HC 21 Prešov | LW/RW | 44 | 29 | 25 | 54 | 2 |
| Oleksandr Plokhotnik | HC Topoľčany | F | 42 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 4 |
| Patrik Lušňák | HK 95 Panthers Považská Bystrica | LW/RW | 46 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 70 |
| Radoslav Tybor | HK Spartak Dubnica nad Váhom | RW | 42 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 8 |
| Aapo Alapuranen | HK Levice | F | 43 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 28 |
| Igor Safaraleyev | HC 19 Humenné | LW | 42 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 51 |
| Vladimir Vybiral | HC Topoľčany | LW | 43 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 6 |
| Alex Kupka | HK Levice | RW | 44 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 18 |
| David Gergel | HC Topoľčany | RW | 42 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 12 |
| Filip Vasko | HC 19 Humenné | LW/RW | 45 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 20 |
| Filip Vrábeľ | HC 19 Humenné | C/LW | 45 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 53 |
Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 1/3 of their team's minutes.
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juraj Ovečka | HC 21 Prešov | 17 | 975 | 14 | 3 | 27 | .933 | 1.66 |
| Patrik Lietava | HK Spartak Dubnica nad Váhom | 28 | 1626 | 18 | 10 | 55 | .940 | 2.03 |
| Michal Vojvoda | HK 36 Skalica | 24 | 1422 | 14 | 10 | 56 | .923 | 2.36 |
| Juraj Berzinec | HK 36 Skalica | 22 | 1328 | 17 | 5 | 55 | .930 | 2.49 |
| Patrik Kozel | HC 19 Humenné | 21 | 1210 | 11 | 10 | 51 | .905 | 2.53 |
Playoffs
Bracket
| Eighthfinals (best-of-3) | Quarterfinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Championship (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | HC 21 Prešov | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | HK 95 Panthers Považská Bystrica | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | HK Levice | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | HC TEBS Bratislava | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | HC 21 Prešov | 6 | 4*^ | 2 | 4*^ | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | HK 95 Panthers Považská Bystrica | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | HK MŠK Indian Žiar nad Hronom | 3* | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | HK 95 Panthers Považská Bystrica | 2 | 4* | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | HC 21 Prešov | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | HK 36 Skalica | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | HK Spartak Dubnica nad Váhom | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | HK Levice | 3 | 5* | 3* | - | - | 6 | HC Topoľčany | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | HK Detva | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 3 | HK Spartak Dubnica nad Váhom | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3* | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | HK 36 Skalica | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2**** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | HK 36 Skalica | 1 | 5 | 3*^ | 4 | 4 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | HC 19 Humenné | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Note: ^ denotes shootout
References
- ^ "Kluby podali prihlášky do súťaží SZĽH, nasleduje schvaľovanie licencií". Spravy (in Slovak). 19 June 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ league schedule
- ^ "Slovakia2 - 2024-2025". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 9 September 2025.