The 2014–15 HC Slovan Bratislava season has been the 3rd season for

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based club in Kontinental Hockey League. Slovan started the season with a series of three wins, which was the best start since Slovan joined KHL. Then, after a series of three games without a win the head coach Rostislav Čada asked for release from his contract, which was accepted by Slovan's executives. In the following home game against CSKA Moscow the team was led by

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, former assistant coach. On September 23 it was announced that a Finnish coach

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would lead Slovan until the end of this season.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Pre-season schedule was announced on June 16, 2014. , - style="background:#d0e7ff;" , 1, , July 22, , Metallurg Novokuznetsk, , 2 – 3 OT, , Slovan Bratislava, , Tipsport Arena,

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, , N/A, , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2, , August 1, , Dinamo Minsk, , 6–0, , Slovan Bratislava, ,

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, , N/A, , , - style="background:#dfd;" , 3, , August 6, ,

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, , 1–3, , Slovan Bratislava, , Steel Aréna, , 8,347, , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 4, , August 8, , Slovan Bratislava, , 1–2, , Amur Khabarovsk , ,

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, , 7,339, , , - style="background:#fea;" , 5, , August 14, , Vityaz Podolsk, , 3 – 2 SO, , Slovan Bratislava, , Centro Sportivo, Bellinzona, , N/A, , , - style="background:#d0e7ff;" , 6, , August 16, ,

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, , 2 – 3 SO, , Slovan Bratislava, , Pista La Resega, , ~ 3,000, , , - style="background:#d0e7ff;" , 7, , August 17, , CSKA Moscow, , 2 – 3 OT, , Slovan Bratislava, , Sportzentrum Herisau, , N/A, , , - style="background:#dfd;" , 8, , August 22, , HC '05 Banská Bystrica , , 1–4, , Slovan Bratislava , , Aréna Brezno, , ~ 3,000, , , - style="background:#d0e7ff;" , 9, , August 26, , HC Kometa Brno, Kometa Brno, , 2 – 3 SO, , Slovan Bratislava, , Kajot Arena, , 6,744, , , - style="background:#fea;" , 10, , August 28 , , Slovan Bratislava , , 1 – 2 OT , , HC Vítkovice Steel, HC Vítkovice , ,

, , 4,544 , , , - , - , style="text-align:center;", Notes

Regular season

, - style="background:#dfd;" , 1, , 4, , Slovan Bratislava, , 5–2, , KHL Medveščak Zagreb, Medveščak Zagreb , ,

, , 10,055 , , 1–0–0–0, , , - style="background:#dfd;" , 2, , 6, , Metallurg Magnitogorsk, , 2–3, , Slovan Bratislava, , Magnitogorsk Arena, , 6,614 , , 2–0–0–0, , , - style="background:#dfd;" , 3, , 8, , Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg, , 1–3, , Slovan Bratislava, , Yekaterinburg Sports Palace, KRK Uralets, , 2,500 , , 3–0–0–0, , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 4, , 10, , Ak Bars Kazan, , 4–3 , , Slovan Bratislava, , TatNeft Arena, , 6,248 , , 3–0–0–1 , , , - style="background:#fea;" , 5, , 14, , Slovan Bratislava, , 2 – 3 SO , , Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, ,

, , 10,055, , 3–0–1–1, , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 6, , 16, , Slovan Bratislava, , 0–3, , Severstal Cherepovets, ,

, , 8,832, , 3–0–1–2, , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 7, , 20, , Slovan Bratislava, , 1–4, , CSKA Moscow, ,

, , 10,055, , 3–0–1–3 , , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 8, , 24, , Slovan Bratislava, , 1–4, , KHL Medveščak Zagreb, Medveščak Zagreb , ,

, , 7,985, , 3–0–1–4, , , - style="background:#dfd;" , 9, , 26, , KHL Medveščak Zagreb, Medveščak Zagreb, , 1–3, , Slovan Bratislava, , Dom Sportova, , 5,800, , 4–0–1–4, , , - style="background:#d0e7ff;" , 10, , 29, , Slovan Bratislava, , 3 – 2 SO, , Dinamo Minsk , ,

, , 8,025, , 4–1–1–4, , , - , - style="background:#dfd;" , 11, , 1, , Slovan Bratislava, , 5–1, , Dinamo Riga , ,

, , 8,611, , 5–1–1–4, , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 12, , 6, , SKA Saint Petersburg, , 7–2 , , Slovan Bratislava, , Ice Palace Saint Petersburg, Ice Palace, , 11,589, , 5–1–1–5, , , - style="background:#dfd;" , 13, , 8, , Dinamo Riga, , 1–4, , Slovan Bratislava, , Arena Riga, , 3,550, , 6–1–1–5, , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 14, , 10, , Dinamo Minsk, , 4–1 , , Slovan Bratislava, , Minsk-Arena, , 14,755, , 6–1–1–6, , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 15, , 12, , Slovan Bratislava, , 2–4, , Jokerit, Jokerit Helsinki , ,

, , 10,055, , 6–1–1–7, , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 16, , 14, , KHL Medveščak Zagreb, Medveščak Zagreb, , 1–0 , , Slovan Bratislava, , Dom Sportova , , 5,500, , 6–1–1–8, , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 17, , 18, , Traktor Chelyabinsk, , 3–2 , , Slovan Bratislava, , Traktor Sport Palace , , 5,700, , 6–1–1–9, , , - style="background:#d0e7ff;" , 18, , 20, , HC Yugra, Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk, , 3 – 4 SO , , Slovan Bratislava, , Arena Ugra , , 2,250 , , 6–2–1–9, , , - style="background:#dfd;" , 19, , 22, , HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, , 1–3, , Slovan Bratislava, , Neftekhimik Ice Palace, SCC Arena , , 3,800, , 7–2–1–9, , , - style="background:#dfd;" , 20, , 24, , HC Lada Togliatti, Lada Togliatti, , 3–6, , Slovan Bratislava, , Lada Arena, , 5,432, , 8–2–1–9, , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 21, , 30, , Slovan Bratislava, , 2–3, , HC Sibir Novosibirsk, Sibir Novosibirsk, ,

, , 9,681, , 8–2–1–10, , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 22, , 31, , Slovan Bratislava, , 1–3, , Amur Khabarovsk, ,

, , 9,619, , 8–2–1–11, , , - , - style="background:#dfd;" , 23, , 2, , Slovan Bratislava, , 4–1, , Admiral Vladivostok, ,

, , 8,902, , 9–2–1–11, , , - style="background:#fea;" , 24, , 5, , HC Sibir Novosibirsk, Sibir Novosibirsk, , 1 – 0 SO, , Slovan Bratislava, , Ice Sports Palace Sibir, , 5,500, , 9–2–2–11, , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 25, , 7, , Barys Astana, , 6–1, , Slovan Bratislava, , Kazakhstan Sports Palace, , 4,011, , 9–2–2–12, , , - style="background:#fea;" , 26, , 12, , Slovan Bratislava, , 1 – 2 SO, , KHL Medveščak Zagreb, Medveščak Zagreb , ,

, , 8,728, , 9–2–3–12, , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 27, , 16, , Jokerit, Jokerit Helsinki, , 2–1, , Slovan Bratislava, , Hartwall Areena, Hartwall Arena, , 9,319, , 9–2–3–13, , , - style="background:#dfd;" , 28, , 18, , Atlant Moscow Oblast, Atlant Mytishchi, , 1–2 , , Slovan Bratislava, , Mytishchi Arena, , 5,800, , 10–2–3–13, , , - style="background:#fea;" , 29, , 20, , Dinamo Riga, , 1 – 0 SO, , Slovan Bratislava, , Arena Riga, , 3,480, , 10–2–4–13, , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 30, , 25, , Slovan Bratislava, , 1–3, , Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, ,

, , 9,135, , 10–2–4–14, , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 31, , 27, , Slovan Bratislava, , 0–2, , Vityaz Podolsk, ,

, , 7,719, , 10–2–4–15, , , - style="background:#d0e7ff;" , 32, , 29, , Slovan Bratislava, , 2 – 1 SO, , Atlant Moscow Oblast, Atlant Mytishchi, ,

, , 10,055, , 10–3–4–15, , , - , - style="background:#dfd;" , 33, , 1, , Slovan Bratislava, , 5–0, , Metallurg Novokuznetsk, ,

, , 7,441, , 11–3–4–15, , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 34, , 3, , HC Sochi, , 4–1, , Slovan Bratislava, , Bolshoy Ice Dome, , 6,537, , 11–3–4–16, , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 35, , 5, , HC Dynamo Moscow, Dynamo Moscow, , 7–2, , Slovan Bratislava, , Minor Arena, , 4,672, , 11–3–4–17, , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 36, , 8, , Slovan Bratislava, , 3–5, , Avangard Omsk, ,

, , 7,504, , 11–3–4–18, , , - style="background:#dfd;" , 37, , 10, , Slovan Bratislava, , 3–2, , Barys Astana , ,

, , 7,240, , 12–3–4–18, , , - style="background:#d0e7ff;" , 38, , 12, , Slovan Bratislava, , 3 – 2 SO, , Salavat Yulaev Ufa, ,

, , 8,739, , 12–4–4–18, , , - style="background:#dfd;" , 39, , 15, , Slovan Bratislava, , 6–2, , Jokerit, Jokerit Helsinki , ,

, , 9,058, , 13–4–4–18, , , - style="background:#fea;" , 40, , 22, , Slovan Bratislava, , 2 – 3 SO, , HC Lada Togliatti, Lada Togliatti, ,

, , 10,055, , 13–4–5–18, , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 41, , 24, , Slovan Bratislava, , 4–6, , HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, ,

, , 10,055, , 13–4–5–19, , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 42, , 26, , Slovan Bratislava, , 1–6, , SKA Saint Petersburg, ,

, , 10,055, , 13–4–5–20, , , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 43, , 4, , KHL Medveščak Zagreb, Medveščak Zagreb, , 5–4, , Slovan Bratislava, , Dom Sportova, , 5,754, , 13–4–5–21, , , - style="background:#fea;" , 44, , 8, , Dinamo Minsk, , 3 – 2 SO, , Slovan Bratislava, , Minsk-Arena, , 15,086, , 13–4–6–21, , , - style="background:#dfd;" , 45, , 10, , Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, , 0–2, , Slovan Bratislava, , Arena 2000, , 9,015, , 14–4–6–21, , , - style="background:#fea;" , 46, , 12, , Vityaz Podolsk, , 2 – 1 OT, , Slovan Bratislava, , Vityaz Ice Palace, Podolsk Hero Arena, , 1,500, , 14–4–7–21, , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 47, , 15, , Slovan Bratislava, , 3–5, , HC Sochi, ,

, , 8,784, , 14–4–7–22, , , - style="background:#ffbbb2;" , 48, , 17, , Slovan Bratislava, , 0–2, , HC Dynamo Moscow, Dynamo Moscow, ,

, , 10,055, , 14–4–7–23, , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 49, , 20, , Slovan Bratislava, , 4–6, , Dinamo Minsk , ,

, , 7,856, , 14–4–7–24, , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 50, , 22, , Slovan Bratislava, , 4–5, , Atlant Moscow Oblast, Atlant Mytishchi, ,

, , 7,574, , 14–4–7–25, , , - style="background:#d0e7ff;" , 51, , 28, , SKA Saint Petersburg, , 1 – 2 SO, , Slovan Bratislava, , Ice Palace Saint Petersburg, Ice Palace, , 12,192, , 14–5–7–25, , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 52, , 30, , Jokerit, Jokerit Helsinki, , 4–0, , Slovan Bratislava, , Hartwall Areena, Hartwall Arena, , 12,472, , 14–5–7–26, , , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 53, , 1, , Dinamo Riga, , 6–0, , Slovan Bratislava, , Arena Riga, , 6,270, , 14–5–7–27, , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 54, , 3, , Atlant Moscow Oblast, Atlant Mytishchi, , 3–4, , Slovan Bratislava, , Mytishchi Arena, , 4,700, , 14–5–7–28, , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 55, , 11, , CSKA Moscow, , 12–0, , Slovan Bratislava, , CSKA Ice Palace, , 3,547, , 14–5–7–29, , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 56, , 13, , Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, , 3–1, , Slovan Bratislava, , Trade Union Sport Palace, , 5,550, , 14–5–7–30, , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 57, , 15, , Severstal Cherepovets, , 4–2, , Slovan Bratislava, , Ice Palace (Cherepovets), Ice Palace, , 4,182, , 14–5–7–31, , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 58, , 18, , Slovan Bratislava, , 3–4, , Dinamo Riga , ,

, , 7,307, , 14–5–7–32, , , - style="background:#dfd;" , 59, , 22, , Slovan Bratislava, , 5–2, , SKA Saint Petersburg, ,

, , 9,954, , 15–5–7–32, , , - style="background:#fea;" , 60, , 24, , Slovan Bratislava, , 2 – 3 OT, , Jokerit, Jokerit Helsinki , ,

, , 10,055, , 15–5–8–32, , , - , - , style="text-align:center;",

Detailed records

Standings

Source: khl.ru
After games of October 26, 2014

Bobrov Division

Western Conference

*– Division leader;
''BOB'' – Bobrov Division, ''TAR'' – Tarasov Division

Player statistics

Source:

Skaters

Goaltenders

Team statistics

All statistics are for regular season only. Notes Source:

Roster

Source: hcslovan.sk
Source: eliteprospects.com
Source: khl.ru
As of February 1, 2015

Roster changes

Players Joining

Players Leaving

Player signings

This is the list of all players that extended their contracts with HC Slovan Bratislava:

Players lost via retirement

Draft picks

Slovan's picks at the 2014 KHL Junior Draft in Saint Petersburg.

References

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