The TIPOS Slovenská hokejová liga (TIPOS Slovak Hockey League) is a

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league comprising twelve teams in

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. It is the second highest ice hockey league in Slovakia.

Game

Every regular season game has three 20-minute periods, with a maximum intermission of 18 minutes between periods. If the game is tied after the 60-minute regulation, a five-minute three-on-three sudden death

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period is played. If the game remains tied after the overtime period, a

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decides the game. In a shootout, the team that scores the most penalty shots out of five attempts wins. If the game is still tied after the first five penalty-shot rounds, the shootout continues round by round, until one team scores while the other fails to score.

Teams

Twelve teams play in the 2025–26 Slovak 1. Liga season.

2025–26 season

Previous winners

Slovak Hockey League Champions

*1994 – HK Spartak Dubnica nad Váhom *1995 – ŠK Iskra Banská Bystrica *1996 – HK VTJ Spišská Nová Ves *1997 –

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*1998 – ŠK Iskra Banská Bystrica *1999 – HK Spartak Dubnica nad Váhom *2000 – HC Martimex ZŤS Martin *2001 – MsHK ŠKP Žilina *2002 – HK VTJ Spišská Nová Ves *2003 – MHC Nitra *2004 – HK Dubnica nad Váhom *2005 – HKm Detva *2006 –

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*2007 – MHK SkiPark Kežmarok *2008 –

*2009 –

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*2010 –

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*2011 –

*2012 –

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*2013 –

*2014 –

*2015 – HC 07 Detva *2016 –

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*2017 – HC 07 Orin Detva *2018 – HK Dukla Ingema Michalovce *2019 – HK Dukla Ingema Michalovce *2020 – ''Not held due to

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'' *2021 –

*2022 –

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*2023 – HC 19 Humenné *2024 –

References

External links

SZĽH
– Slovak Ice-Hockey Federation

– 1. Hokejova liga statistics
EliteProspects.com: Slovak 1.liga standingsSlovak 1 Liga Hockey
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