2017–18 Czech Extraliga season

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The 2017–18 Czech Extraliga season was the 25th season of the Czech Extraliga since its creation after the breakup of Czechoslovakia and the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League in 1993. Defending champions HC Kometa Brno won their second consecutive title and 13th national title in all, after beating HC Oceláři Třinec by 4 games to 1.[1]

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2017–18 Czech Extraliga
LeagueCzech Extraliga
SportIce hockey
Teams14
TV partnerCzech Television
Regular Season
Presidential CupHC Plzeň
Top scorerMilan Gulaš (HC Plzeň)
Playoffs
Finals
ChampionsHC Kometa Brno
  Runners-upHC Oceláři Třinec
Czech Extraliga seasons
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Regular season

More information Pl., Team ...
Pl. Team GP W OTW OTL L Goals Pts
1.HC PlzeňCHL 5228798172:123107
2.Mountfield HKCHL52267712146:10199
3.HC Oceláři Třinec52246814143:12292
4.HC Vítkovice Ridera 52264616157:11992
5.HC Kometa Brno52236914148:12190
6.HC Dynamo Pardubice 52205621148:12176
7.HC Bílí Tygři Liberec 52189421132:13876
8.HC Olomouc 521610719129:13675
9.PSG Berani Zlín52188422121:14074
10.HC Sparta Praha 52185722140:15071
11.Piráti Chomutov 521310920132:15568
12.BK Mladá Boleslav52156823118:13965
13.HC Dukla Jihlava52127726106:13957
14.HC Litvínov52107629118:16850
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Scoring leaders

List shows the ten best skaters based on the number of points during the regular season. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown. [2]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

More information Player, Team ...
Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Czech Republic Milan GulašHC Škoda Plzeň48233861+2050
Czech Republic Tomáš MertlHC Škoda Plzeň50302757+1859
Czech Republic Martin RůžičkaHC Oceláři Třinec49292554+442
Latvia Roberts BukartsPSG Berani Zlín50212849+1556
Czech Republic Martin EratHC Kometa Brno49123446020
Czech Republic Michal VondrkaPiráti Chomutov52182543-620
Czech Republic Jaroslav BednářMountfield HK46152742+1220
Slovakia Martin BakošBílí Tygři Liberec52142640034
Czech Republic Viktor HüblHC Litvínov45152439+634
Czech Republic Rudolf ČervenýMountfield HK48211738+1954
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Leading goaltenders

These were the leaders in GAA among goaltenders who played at least 40% of the team's minutes. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.[3] GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

More information Player, Team ...
Player Team GP TOI GA SO Sv% GAA
Slovakia Patrik RybárMountfield HK36207860793.191.73
Czech Republic Šimon HrubecHC Oceláři Třinec44254686492.822.03
Czech Republic Miroslav SvobodaHC Škoda Plzeň47277097592.572.10
Czech Republic Patrik BartošákHC Vítkovice Ridera47278198593.342.11
Slovakia Marek ČiliakHC Kometa Brno37224985691.602.27
Czech Republic Roman WillBílí Tygři Liberec45253699691.292.34
Finland Sami AittokallioHC Sparta Praha28158062191.832.35
Czech Republic Ondřej KacetlHC Dynamo Pardubice41239898391.812.45
United States Brandon MaxwellBK Mladá Boleslav38212687391.712.46
Slovakia Branislav KonrádHC Olomouc482841117790.532.47
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Playoffs

Ten teams qualified for the playoffs, with 1–6 walked over to the quarterfinals while teams 7–10 meeting each other in a preliminary playoff round.

Playoff bracket

In the first round, the seventh-ranked team met the tenth-ranked team, while eighth-ranked team met the ninth-ranked team for a place in the second round. In the second round, the top-ranked team met the lowest-ranked winner of the first round, the second-ranked team faced the other winner of the first round, the third-ranked team faced the sixth-ranked team, and the fourth-ranked team faced the fifth-ranked team. In the third round, the highest remaining seed faced the lowest remaining seed. In each round, the higher-seeded team is awarded home advantage. The first round meetings were played as best-of-five series and the rest was best-of-seven series that follows an alternating home team format: the higher-seeded team played at home for the first and second matches, whilst lower-seeded one played at home for the third and fourth matches.

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 HC Plzeň 4
7 HC Bílí Tygři Liberec 3 8 HC Olomouc 1
10 HC Sparta Praha 0 1 HC Plzeň 1
5 HC Kometa Brno 4
2 Mountfield HK 4 (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round)
7 HC Bílí Tygři Liberec 3
5 HC Kometa Brno 4
3 HC Oceláři Třinec 1
3 HC Oceláři Třinec 4
8 HC Olomouc 3 6 HC Dynamo Pardubice 3
9 PSG Berani Zlín 1 2 Mountfield HK 2
3 HC Oceláři Třinec 4
4 HC Vítkovice Ridera 0
5 HC Kometa Brno 4


Play-off final: HC Oceláři Třinec - HC Kometa Brno 1:4 (5:1, 2:3, 2:3, 2:5, 1:4). HC Kometa Brno won its second Czech league title (and 13th overall title).

Relegation

More information Place, Team ...
PlaceTeamGPWOTWOTLLGFGAPts
1HC Litvínov125214272720
2HC Karlovy Vary124323302420
3HC Dukla Jihlava125124292519
4HC Kladno124017172713
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