2016–17 HC Slovan Bratislava season

2016–17 HC Slovan Bratislava
Division	4th Bobrov
Conference	10th Western
2016–17 record	22–7–5–26
Home record	12–5–4–9
Road record	10–2–1–17
Goals for	144
Goals against	166
Team information
General manager	Maroš Krajči
Coach	Miloš Říha
Assistant coach	Roman Stantien
Captain	Andrej Meszároš
Arena	Slovnaft Arena
Average attendance	8,804 (87.56%)
Team leaders
Goals	Jeff Taffe (18)
Assists	Jonathan Cheechoo (26)
Points	Jeff Taffe (43)
Penalty minutes	Andrej Meszároš (63)
Plus/minus	(+) Michal Hlinka (+5) (–) Patrik Lušňák (-14)
Wins	Barry Brust (19)
Goals against average	Barry Brust (2.42)
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The 2016–17 HC Slovan Bratislava season will be the 5th season for Bratislava based club in Kontinental Hockey League.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2016–17 Game Log
Pre-season: 6–0–1–3 (Home: 2–0–1–0 ; Road: 2–0–0–2 ; Neutral: 2–0–0–1) # Date Home team Score Away team Arena Attendance Recap 1 July 27 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 2–3 Slovan Bratislava Maribor, Slovenia 2 July 29 PSG Zlín 2–3 Slovan Bratislava Zimní stadion Luďka Čajky 2,700 3 August 3 HC Sparta Praha 4–2 Slovan Bratislava O2 Arena 4 August 4 HC Kometa Brno 5–3 Slovan Bratislava DRFG Arena 5,212 5 August 9 Slovan Bratislava 2–1 HC Kometa Brno Ondrej Nepela Arena 5,260 6 August 11 Linköpings HC 4–2 Slovan Bratislava Werk Arena 511 7 August 12 HC Oceláři Třinec 2–3 Slovan Bratislava Werk Arena 2,925 8 August 14 HC Vítkovice Steel 0–2 Slovan Bratislava Werk Arena 9 August 16 Slovan Bratislava 2–3 SO KHL Medveščak Zagreb Ondrej Nepela Arena 5,127 10 August 18 Slovan Bratislava 5–2 PSG Zlín Ondrej Nepela Arena 3,730
Win  Overtime/shootout win  Overtime/shootout loss  Loss

Regular season

2016–17 Game Log
August: 2–0–0–2 (Home: 2–0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0–2) Pts. 6 # Date Home team Score Away team Decision Arena Attendance Record Recap 1 23 Ak Bars 2–1 Slovan Bratislava Pogge TatNeft Arena 8,890 0–0–0–1 2 25 Lada Togliatti 5–2 Slovan Bratislava Brust Lada Arena 4,550 0–0–0–2 3 29 Slovan Bratislava 7–4 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Pogge Ondrej Nepela Arena 8,773 1–0–0–2 4 31 Slovan Bratislava 3–1 HC Sochi Brust Ondrej Nepela Arena 8,697 2–0–0–2
September: 2–1–1–5 (Home: 0–1–0–1 ; Road: 2–0–1–4) Pts. 9 # Date Home team Score Away team Decision Arena Attendance Record Recap 5 4 Slovan Bratislava 1–2 Spartak Moscow Brust Ondrej Nepela Arena 9,254 2–0–0–3 6 9 Metallurg Novokuznetsk 2–1 Slovan Bratislava Pogge Sports Palace 2,395 2–0–0–4 7 11 Avangard Omsk 3–4 Slovan Bratislava Brust Arena Omsk 9,870 3–0–0–4 8 13 Sibir Novosibirsk 3–2 SO Slovan Bratislava Brust Ice Sports Palace 7,400 3–0–1–4 9 17 Slovan Bratislava 3–2 SO Medveščak Zagreb Pogge, Brust Ondrej Nepela Arena 9,580 3–1–1–4 10 20 Metallurg Magnitogorsk 4–2 Slovan Bratislava Pogge Arena Metallurg 6,370 3–1–1–5 11 22 Salavat Yulaev Ufa 6–3 Slovan Bratislava Pogge Ufa Arena 6,537 3–1–1–6 12 24 Traktor Chelyabinsk 1–3 Slovan Bratislava Brust Traktor Ice Arena 7,000 4–1–1–6 13 30 Medveščak Zagreb 6–0 Slovan Bratislava Brust, Pogge Arena Zagreb 5,026 4–1–1–7
October: 4–2–1–5 (Home: 2–1–1–2 ; Road: 2–1–0–3) Pts. 17 # Date Home team Score Away team Decision Arena Attendance Record Recap 14 2 Slovan Bratislava 1–2 OT CSKA Moscow Brust Ondrej Nepela Arena 10,055 4–1–2–7 15 4 Slovan Bratislava 0–6 SKA Saint Petersburg Brust Ondrej Nepela Arena 10,055 4–1–2–8 16 6 Slovan Bratislava 3–2 Severstal Cherepovets Brust Ondrej Nepela Arena 7,613 5–1–2–8 17 10 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 2–3 OT Slovan Bratislava Pogge Arena 2000 7,986 5–2–2–8 18 12 Dynamo Moscow 3–5 Slovan Bratislava Brust VTB Ice Palace 4,653 6–2–2–8 19 14 Vityaz 3–2 Slovan Bratislava Brust Vityaz Ice Palace 3,250 6–2–2–9 20 17 Slovan Bratislava 2–5 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Pogge, Brust Ondrej Nepela Arena 7,576 6–2–2–10 21 19 Slovan Bratislava 2–1 OT Ak Bars Kazan Brust Ondrej Nepela Arena 8,187 6–3–2–10 22 21 Slovan Bratislava 3–2 Lada Togliatti Brust Ondrej Nepela Arena 9,729 7–3–2–10 23 25 SKA Saint Petersburg 6–1 Slovan Bratislava Brust, Pogge Ice Palace 11,981 7–3–2–11 24 27 CSKA Moscow 4–2 Slovan Bratislava Pogge CSKA Ice Palace 3,300 7–3–2–12 25 29 Severstal Cherepovets 1–3 Slovan Bratislava Brust Ice Palace 3,960 8–3–2–12
November: 3–0–1–6 (Home: 1–0–1–2 ; Road: 2–0–0–4) Pts. 10 # Date Home team Score Away team Decision Arena Attendance Record Recap 26 8 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 1–4 Slovan Bratislava Pogge KRK Uralets 3,700 9–3–2–12 27 10 Barys Astana 5–1 Slovan Bratislava Pogge Barys Arena 4,220 9–3–2–13 28 12 HC Ugra 2–1 Slovan Bratislava Brust Arena Ugra 3,300 9–3–2–14 29 15 Slovan Bratislava 2–1 Jokerit Brust Ondrej Nepela Arena 10,055 10–3–2–14 30 17 Slovan Bratislava 1–2 SO Dinamo Riga Brust Ondrej Nepela Arena 10,055 10–3–3–14 31 19 Slovan Bratislava 1–2 Dinamo Minsk Brust Ondrej Nepela Arena 10,055 10–3–3–15 32 22 Sochi 3–0 Slovan Bratislava Brust Bolshoy Ice Dome 5,238 10–3–3–16 33 24 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 1–4 Slovan Bratislava Pogge CEC Nagorny 5,500 11–3–3–16 34 26 Spartak Moscow 4–2 Slovan Bratislava Pogge Luzhniki Small Arena 7,511 11–3–3–17 35 30 Slovan Bratislava 2–5 Sibir Novosibirsk Brust Ondrej Nepela Arena 7,458 11–3–3–18
December: 3–1–1–4 (Home: 2–1–1–2 ; Road: 1–0–0–2) Pts. 12 # Date Home team Score Away team Decision Arena Attendance Record Recap 36 2 Slovan Bratislava 4–5 SO Metallurg Novokuznetsk Brust Ondrej Nepela Arena 7,360 11–3–4–18 37 3 Slovan Bratislava 3–5 Avangard Omsk Pogge Ondrej Nepela Arena 9,833 11–3–4–19 38 6 Dinamo Minsk 4–1 Slovan Bratislava Brust Minsk-Arena 10,869 11–3–4–20 39 8 Jokerit 1–3 Slovan Bratislava Pogge Hartwall Arena 8,689 12–3–4–20 40 10 Dinamo Riga 3–2 Slovan Bratislava Pogge Inbox.lv ledus halle 1,184 12–3–4–21 41 20 Slovan Bratislava 4–1 Salavat Yulaev Ufa Brust Ondrej Nepela Arena 6,770 13–3–4–21 42 21 Slovan Bratislava 1–0 Traktor Chelyabinsk Brust Ondrej Nepela Arena 6,844 14–3–4–21 43 23 Slovan Bratislava 2–4 Metallurg Magnitogorsk Pogge Ondrej Nepela Arena 10,055 14–3–4–22 44 26 Slovan Bratislava 5–4 SO Spartak Moscow Brust Ondrej Nepela Arena 10,055 14–4–4–22
January: 7–2–1–2 (Home: 4–2–1–0 ; Road: 3–0–0–2) Pts. 26 # Date Home team Score Away team Decision Arena Attendance Record Recap 45 3 Slovan Bratislava 2–0 Amur Khabarovsk Brust Ondrej Nepela Arena 9,205 15–4–4–22 46 5 Slovan Bratislava 1–2 OT Kunlun Red Star Pogge Ondrej Nepela Arena 10,055 15–4–5–22 47 8 Slovan Bratislava 3–2 Admiral Vladivostok Brust Ondrej Nepela Arena 8,681 16–4–5–22 48 11 Slovan Bratislava 3–2 OT Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg Brust Ondrej Nepela Arena 7,624 16–5–5–22 49 13 Slovan Bratislava 4–1 Barys Astana Brust Ondrej Nepela Arena 9,566 17–5–5–22 50 15 Slovan Bratislava 3–2 HC Ugra Brust Ondrej Nepela Arena 9,708 18–5–5–22 51 17 Spartak Moscow 0–3 Slovan Bratislava Brust Luzhniki Small Arena 7,284 19–5–5–22 52 19 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 2–3 Slovan Bratislava Brust SCC Arena 5,300 20–5–5–22 53 24 Amur Khabarovsk 1–2 Slovan Bratislava Brust Platinum Arena 7,000 21–5–5–22 54 26 Kunlun Red Star 2–0 Slovan Bratislava Brust LeSports Center 2,400 21–5–5–23 55 28 Admiral Vladivostok 2–1 Slovan Bratislava Brust Fetisov Arena 5,841 21–5–5–24 56 31 Slovan Bratislava 3–2 SO Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Brust Ondrej Nepela Arena 10,055 21–6–5–24
February: 1–1–0–2 (Home: 1–0–0–2 ; Road: 0–1–0–0) Pts. 5 # Date Home team Score Away team Decision Arena Attendance Record Recap 57 2 Slovan Bratislava 1–2 Dynamo Moscow Pogge Ondrej Nepela Arena 10,055 21–6–5–25 58 3 Slovan Bratislava 1–6 Vityaz Brust Ondrej Nepela Arena 10,055 21–6–5–26 59 14 Medveščak Zagreb 4–5 OT Slovan Bratislava Brust, Pogge Ondrej Nepela Arena 6,814 21–7–5–26 60 15 Slovan Bratislava 7–5 Medveščak Zagreb Pogge Ondrej Nepela Arena 10,055 22–7–5–26
Win (3 points)  Overtime/shootout win (2 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)  Loss (0 points)

Standings

Western Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	CSKA Moscow	60	41	3	8	8	183	110	+73	137	Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs [lower-alpha 1]
2	SKA Saint Petersburg	60	39	7	6	8	249	114	+135	137
3	Dynamo Moscow	60	29	10	5	16	164	111	+53	112	Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs
4	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	60	32	4	6	18	163	130	+33	110
5	Dinamo Minsk	60	27	10	4	19	171	150	+21	105
6	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	60	27	8	7	18	145	124	+21	104
7	Vityaz Podolsk	60	26	7	5	22	162	158	+4	97
8	Jokerit	60	23	6	12	19	149	165	−16	93
9	HC Sochi	60	24	7	2	27	139	145	−6	88
10	Slovan Bratislava	60	22	7	5	26	144	166	−22	85
11	Severstal Cherepovets	60	18	5	10	27	133	163	−30	74
12	Medveščak Zagreb	60	19	4	4	33	138	186	−48	69
13	Spartak Moscow	60	18	3	6	33	125	168	−43	66
14	Dinamo Riga	60	11	10	5	34	116	158	−42	58

Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2017. Source: KHL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) a higher number of wins in the regular time; 3) a higher number of wins in overtime and shootouts; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots.
Notes:

1. Teams leading a division hold one of the first two places of their conference.

Team statistics

All statistics are for regular season only.

Statistic	Value
Matches played	60
Total points	85
Record	22–7–5–26
Score	144 – 166
Biggest win	7 – 4
Biggest defeat	0 – 6
Shots on goal %	7.82% (144/1841)
Shutouts	3
Penalty in minutes	918
Powerplay %	17.6% (40/227)
Penalty killing	83.3% (205/246)
Average attendance	8,804
Number of sold-out home games	12
Most consecutive wins [note 1]	5(Round 49 - Round 53)
Most consecutive wins + overtime wins	7(Round 47 - Round 53)
Most consecutive undefeated matches [note 2]	10(Round 44 - Round 53)
Most consecutive losses [note 3]	2(multiple occasions)
Most consecutive losses + overtime losses	5(Round 34 - Round 38)
Most consecutive matches without a win [note 4]	6(Round 54 - Round 59)
Longest time between scored goals	131:24(Round 31 - Round 33)
Longest time without a conceded goal	111:25(Round 45 - Round 46)

Notes

1. Regular time wins.
2. Games without a regular time loss.
3. Regular time losses
4. Games without a regular time win.

Source: ^[1]

Roster changes

Players Joining Date Player Former team Contract terms 2 May 2016 Radek Smoleňák KHL Medveščak Zagreb 1 year [2] 3 May 2016 Justin Pogge Färjestad BK 1 year [3] 5 May 2016 Tomáš Kubalík ERC Ingolstadt 1 year [4] 10 May 2016 Jonathan Cheechoo HC Dinamo Minsk 1 year [5]

Players Leaving Date Player New team Contract terms

Player signings This is the list of all players that extended their contracts with HC Slovan Bratislava: Date Player Contract prolonged until Players lost via retirement Date Player 30 April 2016 Ľubomír Višňovský See also HC Slovan Bratislava all-time KHL record List of HC Slovan Bratislava seasons References "Team Statistics". KHL. Retrieved September 15, 2015. "Radek Smoleňák prvou novou posilou Slovana! | Správy | HC SLOVAN Bratislava". "V bránkovisku sa budeme opierať o duo Kanaďanov | Správy | HC SLOVAN Bratislava". "Útočník Tomáš Kubalík oblečie dres Slovana | Správy | HC SLOVAN Bratislava". "Do Slovana prichádza Jonathan Cheechoo! | Správy | HC SLOVAN Bratislava".