CZECH EXTRALIGA

The 'Czech Extraliga' is the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. The name of the league is leased a general sponsor and changes frequently. In the 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons it was known as the Tipsport Extraliga; for 2001-01 and 2001-02 it was called the Český Telecom Extraliga, and in 1999-00 the Staropramen Extraliga. During the 2006-07 season it was known as the O₂ Extraliga.
The Czech Extraliga is rooted in the Czechoslovak Extraliga. The Czech Extraliga was spun off in 1993 following the administrative break-up of Czechoslovakia.

Contents

Format

2006-07 teams

The playoffs

Champions

See also

External links

Format

The league used to have 14 teams until 2007, for 2007/08 season 15 teams will compete. Top 10 teams at the end of the regular season advance to the final play-offs. After the regular season, the teams that finished 7th to 10th will play a pre-quarter final playoff series (best-of-five) to determine who will join the top six into the quarter finals (best-of-seven).
Since 2006-07 season three points has been be awarded for a win in regular time, and 2 points for overtime wictory, while defeated team in overtime gets one point. If necessary, penalty shots are used to decide games after overtime,.
There is also only one assist credited for each goal instead of two since 2006-07, which affects the league statistics.

2006-07 teams

Note: The names of the teams are leased to general sponsors and change frequently.

Team	2005-06 league position
HC Bílí Tygři Liberec	1st
HC České Budějovice	8th
HC Energie Karlovy Vary	10th
HC Moeller Pardubice	9th
HC Lasselsberger Plzeň	8th
HC Hamé Zlín	3rd
HC Chemopetrol Litvínov	12th
HC Rabat Kladno	13th
HC Slavia Praha	2nd
HC Sparta Praha	6th
HC Oceláři Třinec	7th
HC Vítkovice	4th
Vsetínská Hokejová	14th
HC Znojemští Orli	5th

The playoffs

The top 10 teams at the end of the regular season play in the final play-offs.
Starting from the 2003-04 season, the play-offs has its own general sponsor, with the play-offs' official name being ''Česká pojišťovna play-off Tipsport extraligy''. The play-offs determine the league championship.

Champions

★ 1994 HC Olomouc

★ 1995 HC Petra Vsetín

★ 1996 HC Petra Vsetín

★ 1997 HC Petra Vsetín

★ 1998 HC Slovnaft Vsetín

★ 1999 HC Slovnaft Vsetín

★ 2000 HC Sparta Prague

★ 2001 HC Vsetín

★ 2002 HC Sparta Prague

★ 2003 HC Slavia Prague

★ 2004 HC Hame Zlin

★ 2005 HC Moeller Pardubice

★ 2006 HC Sparta Prague

★ 2007 HC Sparta Prague

See also

★ Hockeyarenas.net

★ Sports attendances

External links

★ http://www.hokej.cz

★ http://hokej.idnes.cz