The lightning introduction of the Lipták family and the turnover of Michalovce, Slovan strengthened its position

Hockey players of HC Slovan Bratislava strengthened their position in the 1st place of the Tipos extra league in the regional 49th round. On the ice, Nitra won with a wild result of 7: 5, in which the striker Andrew Yogan (3 + 1) took part in the hat-trick, who scored four points, as did his teammate from the elite formation of “whites” Marcel Haščák (1 + 3). In the absence of Michal Sersen, Haščák was the prime minister of the “white”

. Slovan striker Brant Harris, who is at the top of the Canadian scoring competition with 42 points, scored three. Nitra striker Samuel Buček twice overtook Samuel Hlavaj and with 18 accurate hits he became the leader of the shooters. For the second time in the season, the players of Nitra did not have enough five goals scored for their home victory over Slovan. In the first match at home, they lost to the “whites” 5: 8.

HC GROTTO Prešov players conquered Spišská Nová Ves for the first time in the season. In a nervous match full of personal fights, they benefited from a successful start, when they led 2: 0 from the 10th minute. In his 50th extra-league match, defender Spišiakov Dávid Romaňák scored the first goal. His shot came in from the right hand side, making the score 3 – 2.

The Liptovs made an even better start than the Prešov team. They did not allow Banská Bystrica goalkeeper Filip Belányi to catch even the first minute and drove him with two goals. In the 5th minute, they led Lukáš Handlovský 4: 0 and they did not let the valuable victory be taken away.

The hockey players of Michalovce forgot about the December crisis and the victory over Košice 3: 1 was the third in a row. After two thirds, they lost 0: 1, but an impressive solo with a goal ending by Pavel Regend started them to turn. Andrej Kukuča scored the winning goal

Results of the 49th round

Nitra HK Nitra – HC Slovan Bratislava 5: 7 (1: 1, 2: 3, 2: 3)
Goals: 15. Švarný (Buček, Baláž), 22. Varga (Hrnka, Rockwood), 33. Buček (Hrnka, Rockwood), 47. Buček, 60. Hrnka (Rockwood, Švarný) – 5. Yogan (Haščák, Harris), 23. Preisinger (Gachulinec, Beňo), 28. Yogan (Haščák, MacKenzie), 36. Harris (Belluš, Kytnár), 42. Haščák (Yogan, Rapuzzi), 49. Harris, 55. Yogan (Haščák). Judges: Korba, Žák – Beniač, Valo, suspension: 4: 6, power-ups: 2: 1, weakenings: 0: 0, no spectators

HC GROTTO Presov – HK Spisska Nova Ves 3: 2 (2: 0, 1: 1, 0: 1)
Goals: 2 Welychka (A. Nauš, Čacho), 10. Michnáč (Rajnoha, Šimun), 29. T. Nauš (Glazkov, Klíma) – 22. Petgrave (Strauch), 54. Romaňák (Beaudry, Ščurko). Judges: Štefik, Goga – Stanzel, Staššák, disqualification: 8: 7 for 2 min., In addition Ťavoda (Preš.) 5 min.

HK 32 Liptovsky Mikulas – HC05 Banska Bystrica 5: 2 (5: 1, 0: 1, 0: 0)
Goals: 1. Hovorka (Handlovský, Ventelä), 1. Walega (Karpinnen, Salija), 2. Murček (Matúš Paločko, Jurík), 5. Handlovský (Kriška, Hovorka), 20. Ventelä (Handlovský, Hovorka) – 14. Ščerbak (Michaud, Výhonský), 36. Cardwell. Judges: T. Orolín, Baluška – M. Orolín, Jurčiak, disqualification: 3: 6 for 2 min, power-ups and weakenings: 0: 0, no spectators.

HK Dukla Ingema Michalovce – HC Kosice 3: 1 (0: 1, 0: 0, 3: 0)
Goals: 46. Regenda (Cameranesi), 54. Kukuča (Žitný, Buc), 60. Pavlin – 15. Cibák (McPherson, Mrázik). Judges: Kalina, Snášel – Bogdaň, Hajnik, disqualification: 5: 5 for 2 min, power-ups and weakening: 0: 0, no spectators

Table after the regional 48th round