The 2015–16 Slovak Extraliga season was the 23rd season of the
Slovak Extraliga, the highest level of ice hockey in
Slovakia.
Teams
The following teams are participating in the 2015–16 season. The
HK Orange 20 is a project for preparation of the
Slovakia junior ice hockey team for the
IIHF World U20 Championship. The team do not play complete
regular season and cannot promote to the
playoffs or get relegated. First 8 teams in table after the regular season (50 games) will promote to the playoffs.
Denied an "elite license" for financial reasons, relegated
Source:
Tipsport Liga Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
Playoffs
The seeding in Play-off is based on the ranking in Regular season. All Play-off rounds are played in the
best-of-seven format, with the higher seeded team having the home advantage for the possible seventh game.