Each team played 44 games: playing each of the other eleven teams four times – 2x at home, 2x away. At the end of the regular season, the team that finished with the most points was crowned the league champion. Each 1HL team played two matches with SR 18 (1x at home and 1x outside) to support the preparation of the SR team for MS U18.[2]
Updated to match(es) played on 20 October 2022. Source: Slovenská hokejová liga Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points
Playoffs
Ten teams qualify for the playoffs: the top six teams in the regular season have a bye to the quarterfinals, while teams ranked seventh to tenth meet each other (7 versus 10, 8 versus 9) in a preliminary playoff round.
Bracket
Wild-card round (best-of-5)
Quarter-finals (best-of-7)
Semi-finals (best-of-7)
Finals (best-of-7)
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7
10
4
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round)
Slovak 1. Liga
