Current season or competition: 2011–12 Czech Extraliga season |
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Sport | Ice hockey |
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Founded | 1993 |
No. of teams | 14 |
Country(ies) | Czech Republic |
Most recent champion(s) | HC Oceláři Třinec |
Most titles | HC Vsetín (6) |
TV partner(s) | Česká televize |
Related competitions | Czech 1.liga Czech 2.liga |
Official website | http://www.hokej.cz/ |
The Czech Extraliga (Czech: Extraliga ledního hokeje, ELH) is the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. As of 2009, it is ranked by the IIHF as the third strongest league in Europe.[1]
The Czech Extraliga is rooted in the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League. The Czech Extraliga was spun off in 1993 following the administrative break-up of Czechoslovakia. A lot of Extraliga players leave every year on transfers to the North American NHL and Eurasian league, the KHL. There are currently 57 Czech ice hockey players based in the National Hockey League, making Czechs the third largest nationality represented in the league, after Canadians and Americans.
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The name of the league is leased a general sponsor and changes frequently.
14 teams compete in the league. Since the 2006-07 season, 3 points have been awarded for a regulation win and 2 points for an overtime victory, while the defeated team in overtime gets 1 point. If necessary, penalty shots are used to decide games after overtime.
There is also only one assist credited for each goal instead of two since 2006-07, which affected the league statistics, so the rule was cancelled in the 2008-09 season. Two assists are counted now.
The top 6 teams at the end of the regular season play qualify for the playoffs, known as the Česká pojišťovna play-off Tipsport extraligy to determine the league champion. The teams that finish 7th thru 10th play a play-in series (best-of-five) to determine who will join the top six into the playoff quarter-finals (best-of-seven).
The four lowest ranked teams (11–14) after the regular season play in a play-out group (12 games, all regular-season matches are counted into the ranking). The last-place team after the play-out group plays with the winner of the First League playoff series (best-of-seven). The winner of this series will play in the Extraliga the following season. The loser will play in the First League.
Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
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Kometa Brno | Brno | Hala Rondo | 7,200 |
Mountfield České Budějovice | České Budějovice | Budvar Arena | 6,421 |
Energie Karlovy Vary | Karlovy Vary | KV Arena | 6,000 |
Rytíři Kladno | Kladno | Zimní Kladno Stadion | 8,600 |
Bílí Tygři Liberec | Liberec | Tipsport Arena | 7,500 |
Verva Litvínov | Litvínov | Ivan Hlinka Stadion | 7,000 |
BK Mladá Boleslav | Mladá Boleslav | Ško-Energo Aréna | 4,200 |
ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice | Pardubice | ČEZ Aréna (Pardubice) | 10,194 |
HC Plzeň 1929 | Plzeň | ČEZ Aréna (Plzeň) | 8,420 |
Slavia Praha | Prague | O2 Arena | 17,360 |
Sparta Praha | Prague | Tesla Arena | 13,995 |
Oceláři Třinec | Třinec | Werk Arena | 5,200 |
Vítkovice Steel | Ostrava | ČEZ Aréna (Ostrava) | 7,719 |
PSG Zlín | Zlín | Zimní stadion Luďka Čajky | 7,500 |
Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years |
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VHK Vsetín |
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1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 |
HC Sparta Praha |
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2000, 2002, 2006, 2007 |
HC Slavia Praha |
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2003, 2008 |
HC Pardubice |
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2005, 2010 |
PSG Zlín |
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2004 |
HC Energie Karlovy Vary |
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2009 |
HC Oceláři Třinec |
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2011 |
HC Olomouc |
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1994 |
Region | Titles | Winning Clubs |
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Zlín Region |
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VHK Vsetín (6), PSG Zlín (1) |
Prague |
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HC Sparta Praha (4), HC Slavia Praha (2) |
Pardubice Region |
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HC Pardubice (2) |
Olomouc Region |
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HC Olomouc (1) |
Karlovy Vary Region |
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HC Energie Karlovy Vary (1) |
Moravian-Silesian Region |
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HC Oceláři Třinec (1) |
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