2004–05 Slovak Extraliga season
The Slovak Extraliga 2004–05 was the twelfth
regular season of the Slovak Extraliga, the top level of professional ice hockey in Slovakia. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout several Slovak players returned to their homeland, including Pavol Demitra, Marián Hossa, Marián Gáborík (all in HK Dukla Trenčín), Miroslav Šatan and Ľubomír Višňovský (both in HC Slovan Bratislava), Michal Handzuš, Richard Zedník and Vladimír Országh (all in HKm Zvolen), Ladislav Nagy and Martin Štrbák (both in HC Košice), and Žigmund Pálffy (in HK 36 Skalica
).
Regular season
Final standings
| Po. | Club | GP | W | OTW | T | OTL | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | HKm Zvolen
|
54 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 185 | 128 | 107 |
| 2. | HC Slovan Bratislava | 54 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 184 | 115 | 107 |
| 3. | HC Dukla Trenčín
|
54 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 200 | 127 | 102 |
| 4. | HC Košice | 54 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 156 | 124 | 95 |
| 5. | HK Nitra
|
54 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 152 | 146 | 87 |
| 6. | MsHK Žilina
|
54 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 148 | 138 | 79 |
| 7. | HK Poprad
|
54 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 21 | 133 | 134 | 72 |
| 8. | MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš | 54 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 139 | 166 | 64 |
| 9. | HK 36 Skalica | 54 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 129 | 205 | 39 |
| 10. | HK Dubnica
|
54 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 93 | 236 | 14 |
Key - GP: Games played, W: Wins, OTW: Over time wins, T: Ties, OTL: Over time losses, L: Losses, GF: Goals for, GA: Goals against, PTS: Points.
Playoffs
Playoff bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1. | HKm Zvolen | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 8. | MHk 32 Lipt. Mikuláš | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1. | HKm Zvolen | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4. | HC Košice | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4. | HC Košice | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5. | HK Nitra | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1. | HKm Zvolen | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2. | HC Slovan | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2. | HC Slovan | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 7. | HK Poprad | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2. | HC Slovan | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3. | Dukla Trenčín | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3. | Dukla Trenčín | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 6. | MsHK Žilina | 1 | ||||||||||||
Playout
| Extraliga Last Team | Score | 1st. League Winner |
| HK Dubnica* | 4:2 | HC Topoľčany |
| 7:1, 2:4, 1:2, 3:0, 8:0, 7:1 |
* Dubnica sold license for the Martin due to financial troubles.
Scoring Leaders
|
Regular season
Key - GP: Games played, G: Goals, A: Assists, PTS: Points. |
Play-off
|
2004-05 All Star Team
| Player | Post | Club |
 Karol Križan
|
G | Zvolen |
| Ľubomír Višňovský
|
D
|
Slovan |
| René Vydarený
|
D
|
Slovan |
| Miroslav Šatan
|
LW | Slovan |
| Michal Handzuš
|
C | Zvolen |
| Pavol Demitra
|
RW | Trenčín |
| Coach | Club |
 Miloš Říha
|
Slovan |