52nd ELH round: Hradec made it to the quarterfinals, Vítkovice retained second place

52nd round of the hockey extra league: HC Kometa Brno – HC Sparta Prague, March 5, 2023 Brno. In the back, Martin Jandus from Sparta scored a goal.

Prague – The hockey players of Hradec Králové secured fourth place in the final 52nd round of the extra league regular season and direct progress to the playoff quarterfinals. In the East Bohemian derby, they beat leaders Pardubice 3:1 and, due to their better balance, did not have to look back at the result of Liberec, which had the same number of points after Friday's round. The North Bohemians defeated Vítkovice 2:1 after separate raids.

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The fight for second place was decided by Vítkovice, because the third Sparta lost 2:5 in Brno. This earned the Ostravans the right to participate in the next year's Champions League.

In the preliminary round of the playoffs, Liberec will face Pilsen, champion Třinec will face Litvínov, Kometa Brno will face Mladá Boleslav and Olomouc will face Karlovy Vary. The series will begin on Wednesday and will be played on a best-of-three basis to determine the quarter-final opponents for the top quartet. It was already clear after Friday about the 13th place of České Budějovice, the last Kladno awaits an April playoff with the winner of the first league.

Liberec did not reach the top four, although it scored its ninth win in a row. Jaroslav Vlach decided it in the ninth series of separate raids. Litvínov also ended the regular season with a long string of successes, the 5:1 win over Olomouc was the sixth victory in a row. On the other hand, the winner of the regular season, Dynamo from Pardubice, lost for the fourth time in a row.

Mladá Boleslav won 3:2 on the Třinec ice, the match was decided by Ondřej Roman in the 57th minute. The strikers of the elite line of the Steelers did not succeed, but Martin Růžička won the Canadian with 52 points (23+29)scoring in the extra league and Marko Daňo became the best scorer of the season with 29 goals.

The thirteenth South Bohemians and the last Kladno succeeded in the final round. Motor ended the season with a 5:3 victory in Pilsen, Kladno beat Karlovy Vary 5:4 at home.

Results of the 52nd round of the hockey extra league

HC Kometa Brno – HC Sparta Prague 5:2 ( 1:1, 3:0, 1:1)

Goals and assists: 19. Horký (Holík), 22. A. Zbořil, 32. Flek (Horký), 33. Kundrátek (Holík, A. Zbořil), 58. Flek – 12. Vauhkonen (M. Jandus), 43. Vauhkonen (Polašek). Referee: Mrkva, Ondráček – Lederer, Axman. Exclusion: 1:3. Usage: 1:0. Spectators: 7700 (sold out).

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Mountfield Hradec Králové – HC Dynamo Pardubice 3:1 (1:0, 1:1, 1:0)

Goals and assists: 18. F. Pavlík (Lalancette), 22. Zachar (Cingeľ), 45. Lalancette (Okuliar) – 23. Cienciala (L. Sedlák, Říčka). Referee: Pražák, Kika – Lhotský, Zíka. Exclusion: 3:5, in addition Smoleňák – A. Had to both 5 min. Usage: 0:1. In weakening: 1:0. Viewers: 6890.

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Rytíři Kladno – HC Energie Karlovy Vary 5:4 (1:0, 2:2, 2:2)

Goals and assists: 15. Babka (Kubík, Plekanec), 27. Indrák (Klepiš, Brodecki ), 35. Filip, 41. Klepiš (Brodecki, Indrák), 48. Plekanec (Kubík) – 24. Stříteský (Hladonik, T. Rachůnek), 28. Koblasa (Havlín, Černoch), 49. Kofroň (Dlapa, Havlín) , 59. Koblasa (Černoch, O. Beránek). Referee: Hribik, Jaroš – Ondráček, Hnát. Exclusion: 5:3. Usage: 0:2. In weakening: 1:0. Spectators: 1814.

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White Tigers Liberec – HC Vítkovice Ridera 2:1 after sam. raids (0:1, 0:0, 1:0 – 0:0)

Goals and assists: 42. M. Ivan (Rychlovský), deciding single, raids by J. Vlach – 15. Lindberg (Mueller). Referee: Jeřábek, Hradil – Rampír, Šimánek. Exclusion: 4:2. Usage: 0:1. Spectators: 6901.

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HC Verva Litvínov – HC Olomouc 5:1 (1:1, 2:0, 2:0)

Goals and assists: 6. Kudrna (Hlava, M. Sukeľ), 28. Š. Stránský, 33. Hlava (Jaks, Š. Stránský), 51. Jaks (Gut, Kudrna), 52. Hlava (Š. Stránský, Freibergs ) – 8. Mareš (Kusko, P. Musil). Referee: Hejduk, Šindel – Frodl, Hynek. Exclusion: 5:4, in addition Škůrek (Olomouc) 5 min. and until the end of the match. Usage: 3:0. Spectators: 3884.

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HC Škoda Plzeň – HC Motor České Budějovice 3:5 (1:1, 1:2, 1:2)

< p>Goals and assists: 1. Rekonen (Holešinský, Zámorský), 29. Mertl (Pour, Pavlát), 55. Mertl (Zámorský) – 4. Šenkeřík (Raška), 21. Gulaš (Štencel), 36. F. Přikryl (Valský , Vondrka), 41. Z. Doležal (Percy), 60. F. Přikryl (Dzierkals). Referee: Sýkora, T. Veselý – Brejcha, Klouček. Exclusion: 4:5. Usage: 0:1. Spectators: 4219.

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HC Steelers Třinec – BK Mladá Boleslav 2:3 (2:1, 0:1, 0:1)

Goals and assists: 5. Buček, 17. J. Jeřábek (Miloš Roman, Kurovský) – 4. Söderlund (Šťastný, Jánošík), 28. Kelly Klíma (Bičevskis). 57. O. Roman. Referee: Cabák, Šír – Gebauer, Hlavatý. Exclusion: 3:2. No use. Viewers: 4691.

Final table:

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Note: The ranking in 10th and 11th place was decided by the balance in the matches between Mladá Boleslav and Litvínov (4:3, 6:4, 3:4, 1:2).

Pairs for the preliminary round of the play off: Liberec – Plzeň, Třinec – Litvínov, Brno – Mladá Boleslav, Olomouc – Karlovy Vary.