2009–10 Czech Extraliga
LeagueCzech Extraliga
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 2009 – April 2010
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)Česká televize
Regular season
Presidential CupPlzeň 1929
Top scorerRoman Červenka (Slavia Prague)
Playoffs
Finals
ChampionsPardubice
  Runners-upVítkovice

The 2009–10 Czech Extraliga season was the 17th season of the Czech Extraliga since its creation after the breakup of Czechoslovakia and the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League in 1993. In the regular season, Plzeň 1929 finished atop the league, Roman Červenka led the league in points and assists, and Petr Ton led the league in goals.

Team overview

TeamCityArenaHead coach(es)Captain
Bílí Tygři LiberecLiberecTipsport ArenaJiří KalousPetr Nedvěd
České BudějoviceČeské BudějoviceBudvar ArenaFrantišek VýbornýOndřej Veselý
Karlovy VaryKarlovy VaryKV ArenaJosef PalečekVáclav Skuhravý
KladnoKladnoZimní stadionZdeněk MüllerPavel Patera
Kometa BrnoBrnoHala RondoVladimír JeřábekKamil Brabenec
LitvínovLitvínovIvan Hlinka StadionJaroslav Hübl, Sr.
Petr Rosol
Robert Reichel
Mladá BoleslavMladá BoleslavMetrostav ArénaVladimír ČermákRichard Král
Oceláři TřinecTřinecWerk ArenaBřetislav KopřivaJan Peterek
PardubicePardubiceČEZ ArenaVáclav SýkoraPetr Koukal
Plzeň 1929PlzeňČEZ ArénaMarian Jelínek
Milan Razým
Martin Straka
Slavia PraguePragueO2 ArenaVladimír RůžičkaJosef Beránek
Sparta PraguePragueTesla ArenaDavid Volek
Miloš Holaň
David Výborný
Vítkovice SteelOstravaČEZ ArénaAlois HadamczikJiří Burger
ZlínZlínZimní stadion Luďka ČajkyZdeněk VeneraJaroslav Balaštík

Regular season

Standings

Regular season standings[1]
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA P Notes
Plzeň 1929 (Q) 52296710162128106 Qualified to
first round
of playoffs
Zlín (Q) 5225931515412996
Pardubice (Q) 5227471417913196
Vítkovice Steel (Q) 5221971516113688
Sparta Prague (Q) 5221961615713287
Oceláři Třinec (Q) 5220871715314883
Slavia Prague (Q) 5220622414215174 Qualified to
preliminary round
of playoffs
Bílí Tygři Liberec (Q) 5221252414115172
České Budějovice (Q) 52157121813015171
Litvínov (Q) 5219452415219370
Karlovy Vary (RP) (O) 5217392313515266 Entered into
relegation round
Kometa Brno (RP) (O) 5216552612315063
Mladá Boleslav (RP) (R) 52121062413514862
Kladno (RP) (O) 5215452813315758
Key

(C) = Playoff champions; (Q) = Qualified to playoffs; (RP) = Relegation playoff; (O) = Relegation playoff winner; (R) = Relegated.

Season summary

The regular season consisted of 52 games for each team. Every team plays each of the other 13 teams four times, twice at home and twice on the road. Each game is worth three points in the standings. A game won in regulation nets the victor three points and the loser none. A game the ends in a tie at the end of regulation goes into overtime and, if necessary, a shootout. In an overtime or shootout game, the winner earns two points while the loser is awarded one point.

Playoffs

Bracket

The playoff bracket is not a fixed bracket. Like the intraconference bracket in the NHL, the matchups are adjusted in each successive round in order to place the top-ranked team against the bottom-ranked team.

First round
March 814
Quarterfinals
March 1629
Semifinals
April 19
Finals
April 1722
1 Plzeň 2
8 Liberec 3 8 Liberec 4
9 České Budějovice 2 8 Liberec 0
3 Pardubice 4
3 Pardubice 4
6 Třinec 1
3 Pardubice 4
4 Vítkovice 0
4 Vítkovice 4
7 Slavia 3 5 Sparta 3
10 Litvínov 2 4 Vítkovice 4
7 Slavia 1
2 Zlín 2
7 Slavia 4

Playoff summary

At the end of the regular season, the seventh through tenth-placed teams played in a best-of-five, preliminary playoff round. In the preliminary round Bílí Tygři Liberec defeated České Budějovice and Slavia Prague defeated Litvínov, both series going the 5-game distance. Liberec was then paired against Plzeň, and Slavia were paired against Zlín. Other first round matchups included VítkoviceSparta and PardubiceTřinec.

The quarterfinal round saw two major upsets as the preliminary round winners knocked off the two highest-seeded teams from the regular season. Eighth-seeded Liberec knocked off top seed Plzeň in six games, 42, capped off by a 72 victory in game 6. The other first round upset saw Slavia knock off Zlín, also in six games and in front of their home crowd. Third-seeded Pardubice, after dropping the first game at home, ran off four straight victories to defeat Třinec 41. The only first round series to go the seven-game distance saw Vitkovice win at home to hold off Sparta.

In the semifinal round, Pardubice, the highest-remaining seed, were placed against Liberec, and Vitkovice were paired against Slavia.

Relegation

Play-out round

The bottom four teams from the regular season Karlovy Vary, Kometa Brno, Mladá Boleslav, Kladno were placed in a "play-out" relegation group.[2] The group is structured like a mini-season in which each of the four teams played each of the other four times, twice at home and twice on the road, the same as the regular season format. The results from the regular season standings are retained, and the additional relegation round match results are added to the table in order to determine which team is relegated to the Czech First League. Mladá Boleslav won only two of their twelve relegation round games, one in regulation and one in a shootout, and faced the 1. národní hokejová liga winner KLH Chomutov in best-of-seven series.

Relegation round standings
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA P
Kometa Brno (O) 6422862815917888
Kladno (O) 6422573016918683
Karlovy Vary (O) 6420511281608181
Mladá Boleslav (RP) 64131183215818469
Key
(C) = Playoff champions; (Q) = Qualified to playoffs; (RP) = Relegation playoff; (O) = Relegation playoff winner; (R) = Relegated.

Play-off round

Mladá Boleslav were paired against KLH Chomutov, playoff winners of the 2009-10 playoffs of the 1. národní hokejová liga, with the winner of the best of seven series earning a place in the 2010–11 Czech Extraliga season.[3] Mladá Boleslav won the series 41 and retained their position in the Extraliga.

DateHomeScoreAway
April 10Mladá Boleslav5 3Chomutov
April 11Mladá Boleslav1 2Chomutov
April 14Chomutov2 4Mladá Boleslav
April 15Chomutov3 4Mladá Boleslav
April 18Mladá Boleslav5 1Chomutov

References

  1. "Tabulka: O2 extraliga 2009/10". sport.cz (in Czech). Seznam. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
  2. "Výsledsky: Play-out extraligy 09/10". sport.cz (in Czech). Seznam. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
  3. "Hokej.cz". hokej.cz (in Czech). hokej.cz. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
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