2015–16 HC Slovan Bratislava season

2015–16 HC Slovan Bratislava season
Division	3rd Bobrov
Conference	8th Western
2015–16 record	20–9–4–21
Home record	11–3–3–12
Road record	9–6–1–9
Goals for	140
Goals against	8130
Team information
General Manager	Maroš Krajči
Coach	Miloš Říha
Captain	Tomáš Surový
Alternate captains	Ladislav Nagy Michal Sersen
Arena	Slovnaft Arena
Average attendance	8,819 (87.71%)
Team leaders
Goals	Lukáš Kašpar (14)
Assists	Cam Barker (29)
Points	Lukáš Kašpar (42)
Penalties in minutes	Andrej Šťastný (64)
Plus/minus	(+) 2 players (+16) (–) Pavol Skalický (−11)
Wins	Barry Brust (15)
Goals against average	Barry Brust (2.06)
<2014–15

The 2015–16 HC Slovan Bratislava season will be the 4th season for Bratislava based club in Kontinental Hockey League. On July 2 it was officially announced that Slovan will continue playing in KHL,^[1] with Miloš Říha being appointed a head coach.^[2] Tomáš Surový was appointed a team Capitan with Ladislav Nagy and Michal Sersen as alternative captains.^[3]

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Pre-season schedule was announced on July 12, 2015.^[4]

2015–16 Game Log
Pre-season: 6–2–0–2 (Home: 0–2–0–1 ; Road: 3–0–0–1 ; Neutral: 3–0–0–0) # Date Home team Score Away team Arena Attendance Recap 1 July 22 Salavat Yulaev 2–3 Slovan Bratislava Maribor, Slovenia 2 July 24 Salavat Yulaev 2–3 Slovan Bratislava Maribor, Slovenia 3 July 28 Slovan Bratislava 2–1 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Kajot Arena, Brno 4 August 4 Slovan Bratislava 5 – 4 SO Kometa Brno Slovnaft Arena 6,355 5 August 6 Slovan Bratislava 3 – 2 SO PSG Zlín Slovnaft Arena 4,673 6 August 8 Slovan Bratislava 1–3 Medveščak Zagreb Slovnaft Arena 5,043 7 August 11 Kometa Brno 5–1 Slovan Bratislava Kajot Arena 8 August 13 PSG Zlín 2–3 Slovan Bratislava Zimní stadion Luďka Čajky 9 August 18 Vítkovice Steel 3–6 Slovan Bratislava ČEZ Aréna 10 August 21 HKm Zvolen 1–6 Slovan Bratislava Steiger Aréna
Win       Overtime/shootout win       Overtime/shootout loss       Loss

Regular season

2015–16 Game Log
August: 1–0–0–2 (Home: 1–0–0–2 ; Road: 0–0–0–0) Pts. 3 # Date Home team Score Away team Decision Arena Attendance Record Recap 1 26 Slovan Bratislava 1–3 Admiral Vladivostok Garnett Slovnaft Arena 9,270 0–0–0–1 2 28 Slovan Bratislava 0–1 Amur Khabarovsk Garnett Slovnaft Arena 7,218 0–0–0–2 3 30 Slovan Bratislava 6–0 Metallurg Novokuznetsk Garnett Slovnaft Arena 6,875 1–0–0–2
September: 3–3–1–5 (Home: 1–1–1–4 ; Road: 2–2–0–1) Pts. 16 # Date Home team Score Away team Decision Arena Attendance Record Recap 4 1 Slovan Bratislava 2–3 Sibir Novosibirsk Garnett Slovnaft Arena 7,547 1–0–0–3 5 6 Slovan Bratislava 3–2 Medveščak Zagreb Brust Slovnaft Arena 8,123 2–0–0–3 6 10 Dynamo Moscow 1–2 Slovan Bratislava Brust Luzhniki 6,170 3–0–0–3 7 12 HC Vityaz 2–5 Slovan Bratislava Garnett Podolsk Hero Arena 3,500 4–0–0–3 8 14 Medveščak Zagreb 2 – 3 OT Slovan Bratislava Brust Dom Sportova 5,000 4–1–0–3 9 17 Slovan Bratislava 1 – 2 OT SKA St. Petersburg Garnett Slovnaft Arena 10,055 4–1–1–3 10 19 Slovan Bratislava 2–5 Spartak Moscow Garnett Slovnaft Arena 9,329 4–1–1–4 11 21 Slovan Bratislava 3 – 2 OT Dinamo Riga Brust Slovnaft Arena 7,577 4–2–1–4 12 23 Jokerit Helsinki 4–1 Slovan Bratislava Brust Hartwall Arena 9,503 4–2–1–5 13 25 Dinamo Riga 1 – 2 SO Slovan Bratislava Garnett Arena Riga 7,586 4–3–1–5 14 28 Slovan Bratislava 0–3 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Brust Slovnaft Arena 7,080 4–3–1–6 15 30 Slovan Bratislava 1–3 Traktor Chelyabinsk Garnett Slovnaft Arena 6,883 4–3–1–7
October: 4–2–2–5 (Home: 2–1–2–3 ; Road: 2–1–0–2) Pts. 18 # Date Home team Score Away team Decision Arena Attendance Record Recap 16 2 Slovan Bratislava 3 – 4 OT Salavat Yulaev Ufa Brust Slovnaft Arena 7,820 4–3–2–7 17 4 Slovan Bratislava 2–5 Metallurg Magnitogorsk Garnett Slovnaft Arena 8,342 4–3–2–8 18 7 Salavat Yulaev Ufa 3–2 Slovan Bratislava Garnett, Brust Ufa Arena 5,503 4–3–2–9 19 9 Metallurg Magnitogorsk 2–3 Slovan Bratislava Brust Arena Metallurg 5,785 5–3–2–9 20 11 Lada Togliatti 2–1 Slovan Bratislava Brust Lada Arena 3,289 5–3–2–10 21 13 Ak Bars Kazan 0–1 Slovan Bratislava Brust TatNeft Arena 7,157 6–3–2–10 22 17 Slovan Bratislava 6–0 HC Ugra Brust Slovnaft Arena 8,440 7–3–2–10 23 19 Slovan Bratislava 4 – 3 SO Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg Brust Slovnaft Arena 7,143 7–4–2–10 24 21 Slovan Bratislava 5–3 Barys Astana Garnett Slovnaft Arena 7,862 8–4–2–10 25 23 Slovan Bratislava 0–3 Avangard Omsk Garnett Slovnaft Arena 10,055 8–4–2–11 26 26 Dinamo Minsk 3 – 4 SO Slovan Bratislava Brust Arena Metallurg 9,726 8–5–2–11 27 28 Slovan Bratislava 2–5 Lada Togliatti Brust, Garnett Slovnaft Arena 7,887 8–5–2–12 28 30 Slovan Bratislava 1 – 2 SO Ak Bars Kazan Brust Slovnaft Arena 8,854 8–5–3–12
November: 5–1–0–3 (Home: 2–1–0–0 ; Road: 3–0–0–3) Pts. 16 # Date Home team Score Away team Decision Arena Attendance Record Recap 29 1 Medveščak Zagreb 6–2 Slovan Bratislava Brust Dom Sportova 5,390 8–5–3–13 30 10 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 5–3 Slovan Bratislava Garnett Trade Union Sport Palace 5,200 8–5–3–14 31 12 Dinamo Minsk 2–1 Slovan Bratislava Brust Minsk-Arena 8,529 8–5–3–15 32 14 Slovan Bratislava 3 – 2 SO CSKA Moscow Brust Slovnaft Arena 10,055 8–6–3–15 33 16 Slovan Bratislava 5–4 Severstal Cherepovets Brust Slovnaft Arena 9,284 9–6–3–15 34 19 CSKA Moscow 0–2 Slovan Bratislava Garnett CSKA Ice Palace 3,956 10–6–3–15 35 21 Severstal Cherepovets 1–2 Slovan Bratislava Garnett Ice Palace 4,463 11–6–3–15 36 24 Slovan Bratislava 4–1 Dinamo Minsk Garnett Slovnaft Arena 9,332 12–6–3–15 37 29 HC Ugra 1–3 Slovan Bratislava Garnett Arena Ugra 3,000 13–6–3–15
December: 2–2–1–4 (Home: 2–0–0–2 ; Road: 0–2–1–2) Pts. 11 # Date Home team Score Away team Decision Arena Attendance Record Recap 38 1 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 4–3 Slovan Bratislava Garnett, Brust KRK Uralets 3,390 13–6–3–16 39 3 Barys Astana 5–4 OT Slovan Bratislava Garnett Barys Arena 3,964 13–6–4–16 40 5 Avangard Omsk 5–3 Slovan Bratislava Brust Omsk Arena 8,270 13–6–4–17 41 9 Slovan Bratislava 4–5 HC Sochi Brust Slovnaft Arena 9,108 13–6–4–18 42 11 Slovan Bratislava 0–1 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Brust Slovnaft Arena 10,055 13–6–4–19 43 22 Slovan Bratislava 4–2 Dinamo Minsk Brust Slovnaft Arena 10,055 14–6–4–19 44 26 Slovan Bratislava 3–0 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Brust Slovnaft Arena 10,055 15–6–4–19 45 28 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 0–1 SO Slovan Bratislava Brust Neftekhimik Ice Palace 5,000 15–7–4–19 46 30 Traktor Chelyabinsk 1–2 SO Slovan Bratislava Brust Traktor Ice Arena 7,000 15–8–4–19
January: 5–1–0–3 (Home: 3–0–0–1 ; Road: 2–1–0–2) Pts. 17 # Date Home team Score Away team Decision Arena Attendance Record Recap 47 4 Dinamo Riga 1–2 SO Slovan Bratislava Brust Arena Riga 3,888 15–9–4–19 48 6 Slovan Bratislava 4–2 Jokerit Helsinki Brust Slovnaft Arena 10,055 16–9–4–19 49 11 Spartak Moscow 0–4 Slovan Bratislava Brust Sokolniki Arena 4,103 17–9–4–19 50 13 SKA Saint Petersburg 3–2 Slovan Bratislava Garnett Ice Palace 11,046 17–9–4–20 51 16 Slovan Bratislava 4–2 Vityaz Brust Slovnaft Arena 10,055 18–9–4–20 52 18 Slovan Bratislava 3–4 Dynamo Moscow Brust Slovnaft Arena 10,055 18–9–4–21 53 20 Slovan Bratislava 3–2 Medveščak Zagreb Brust Slovnaft Arena 10,055 19–9–4–21 54 29 Metallurg Novokuznetsk 2–3 Slovan Bratislava Brust Sports Palace 3,150 20–9–4–21 55 29 Sibir Novosibirsk 3–2 Slovan Bratislava Brust Ice Sports Palace 7,400 20–9–4–22
February: 1–2–0–2 (Home: 0–1–0–0 ; Road: 1–1–0–2) Pts. 7 # Date Home team Score Away team Decision Arena Attendance Record Recap 56 2 Admiral Vladivostok 1–3 Slovan Bratislava Garnett Fetisov Arena 5,309 21–9–4–22 57 4 Amur Khabarovsk 2–3 SO Slovan Bratislava Garnett Platinum Arena 6,900 21–10–4–22 58 8 Slovan Bratislava 3–2 OT Dinamo Riga Brust Slovnaft Arena 10,055 21–11–4–22 59 16 HC Sochi 5 –2 Slovan Bratislava Garnett Bolshoy Ice Dome 6,789 21–11–4–23 60 18 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 5 – 1 Slovan Bratislava Garnett Arena 2000 8,154 21–11–4–24
Win (3 points)       Overtime/shootout win (2 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)       Loss (0 points)

Playoffs

2016 Gagarin Cup Playoffs
Western Conference Quarterfinal vs. (1) CSKA Moscow – CSKA won 4–0 # Date Home team Score Away team Decision Arena Attendance Series Recap 1 21 Feb CSKA Moscow 2 – 0 Slovan Bratislava Brust CSKA Ice Palace 4,463 0 – 1 2 23 Feb CSKA Moscow 3 – 2 OT Slovan Bratislava Brust CSKA Ice Palace 5,073 0 – 2 3 25 Feb Slovan Bratislava 1 – 2 CSKA Moscow Brust Slovnaft Arena 10,055 0 – 3 4 27 Feb Slovan Bratislava 1 – 3 CSKA Moscow Brust Slovnaft Arena 10,055 0 – 4 []
Win       Loss

Standings

Western Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	CSKA Moscow	56	37	5	3	11	157	78	+79	124	Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs[lower-alpha 1]
2	Jokerit	54	29	5	4	16	150	125	+25	101
3	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	57	34	6	2	15	143	89	+54	116	Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs
4	HC Sochi	56	27	3	10	16	156	140	+16	97
5	Dynamo Moscow	56	24	8	8	16	157	121	+36	96
6	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	55	22	10	9	14	150	120	+30	95
7	SKA Saint Petersburg	55	25	6	6	18	162	136	+26	93
8	Slovan Bratislava	55	20	9	4	22	142	133	+9	82
9	Dinamo Minsk	54	20	4	8	22	131	148	−17	76
10	Medveščak Zagreb	56	18	6	8	24	128	154	−26	74
11	Spartak Moscow	56	18	5	7	26	128	161	−33	71
12	Dinamo Riga	54	14	8	7	25	117	135	−18	65
13	Vityaz Podolsk	57	15	8	3	31	120	160	−40	64
14	Severstal Cherepovets	55	12	7	6	30	113	149	−36	56

Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 2016. 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. Two winners of divisions hold the first two places in the conference

Team statistics

All statistics are for regular season only.

Statistic	Value
Matches played	60
Total points	89
Record	21–11–4–24
Score	154 – 148
Biggest win	6 – 0 (Round 3 vs. Metallurg Novokuznetsk & Round 22 vs. HC Ugra)
Biggest defeat	2 – 6 (Round 29 vs. Medveščak Zagreb) 1 – 5 (Round 60 vs. Lokomotiv Yaroslavl)
Shots on goal %	7.79% (154/1977)
Shutouts	6
Penalty in minutes	840
Powerplay %	16.7% (39/234)
Penalty killing	86.2% (225/261)
Average attendance	8,819
Number of sold-out home games	11
Most consecutive wins[note 1]	5 (Round 33 – Round 37)
Most consecutive wins + overtime wins	7 (Round 43 – Round 49)
Most consecutive undefeated matches[note 2]	7 (Round 43 – Round 49)
Most consecutive losses [note 3]	3 (Round 29 – Round 31 & Round 40 – Round 42)
Most consecutive losses + overtime losses	6 (Round 10 – Round 15)
Most consecutive matches without a win[note 4]	11 (Round 8 – Round 18)
Longest time between scored goals	79:39 (Round 14 – Round 15)
Longest time without a conceded goal	121:15 (Round 20 – Round 23)

Notes

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

Source:^[5]

Roster changes

Players Joining Date Player Former team Contract terms 3 July 2015 Michael Garnett Traktor Chelyabinsk 1 year[6] 6 July 2015 Rastislav Špirko Amur Khabarovsk 1 year[7] 7 July 2015 Ivan Švarný Dinamo Minsk 1 year[8] Marek Viedenský HPK 1 year[9] 9 July 2015 Pavol Skalický HC Košice 1 year[10] Mislav Rosandić HC '05 Banská Bystrica 1 year[10] 13 July 2015 Barry Brust HC Ugra 1 year[11] 27 July 2015 Juraj Valach HC Slavia Prague 1 year[12] 17 August 2015 Radovan Puliš HKm Zvolen 1 year[13] 21 August 2015 Lukáš Kašpar Oulun Kärpät [14] Anatoliy Protasenja Yunost Minsk [15] 5 September 2015 Filip Novák HC Dynamo Moscow 1 year[16] 20 September 2015 Michel Miklík Amur Khabarovsk 2 years[17] 16 October 2015 Francis Paré Traktor Chelyabinsk [18] 20 October 2015 Louis Leblanc Norfolk Admirals (AHL) [19] 27 October 2015 Ľubomír Višňovský New York Islanders 1 year[20] 21 December 2015 Tomáš Kundrátek Dinamo Riga 2 years[21] 22 December 2015 Marek Tvrdoň Toledo Walleye (ECHL) 1 year[22] 25 December 2015 Juraj Šiška HK Orange 20 2 years[23] Boris Sadecký HK Orange 20 3 years[24]

Players Leaving Date Player New team Contract terms 17 April 2015 Samuel Baroš HKm Zvolen [25] 18 May 2015 Libor Hudáček Örebro HK [26] 1 June 2015 Tomáš Netík HC Sparta Prague [27] 5 June 2015 Mário Lunter HC '05 Banská Bystrica [28] 19 June 2015 Andrej Kudrna HC Sparta Prague [29] 15 July 2015 Denis Godla [30] 28 July 2015 Martin Štajnoch HC Pardubice [31] Peter Ölvecký [32] 31 July 2015 Rastislav Špirko [33] 5 July 2015 Patrick White Graz 99ers [34] Ján Brejčák HC Davos [35] 12 August 2015 Ivan Baranka Rögle BK [36] 24 August 2015 Matt Murley Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers [37] 29 September 2015 Denis Godla Hermes Kokkola [38] 1 October 2015 Anatoliy Protasenja [39] 16 October 2015 Filip Novák Traktor Chelyabinsk [40] 25 December 2015 Juraj Valach [41] 15 January 2016 Louis Leblanc Lausanne HC [42] 22 January 2016 Francis Paré TPS [43] 29 January 2016 Lukáš Kozák Kometa Brno [44]

Player signings This is the list of all players that extended their contracts with HC Slovan Bratislava: Date Player Contract prolonged until 6 July 2015 Vladimír Mihálik 30 April 2016[45] Patrik Luža 30 April 2017[45] Tomáš Starosta 30 April 2017[46] 7 July 2015 Žiga Jeglič 30 April 2016[8] Rok Tičar 30 April 2016[8] Václav Nedorost 30 April 2016[8] 10 July 2015 Cam Barker 30 April 2016[47] 29 July 2015 Tomáš Surový 30 April 2016[48] 8 August 2015 Michal Sersen 30 April 2016[49] Players lost via retirement Date Player Draft picks Slovan's picks at the 2015 KHL Junior Draft. Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (League) 1 3 Jakub Lacka F  Slovakia HK 99 Ružinov jr. (Slovak Extraliga jr.) 2 31 Martin Bodák F  Slovakia HK Spišská Nová Ves jr. (Slovak Extraliga jr.) 3 58 Samuel Rudý D  Slovakia HC Pardubice jr. (Czech Extraliga jr.) 4 82 Samuel Solenský F  Slovakia HC Bílí Tygři Liberec jr. (Czech Extraliga jr.) 5 Draft pick traded to Salavat Yulaev Ufa for rights for Tomáš Záborský[50] See also HC Slovan Bratislava all-time KHL record List of HC Slovan Bratislava seasons References "Oficiálne potvrdené, Slovan pokračuje v KHL". HC Slovan. "Miloš Říha hlavným trénerom HC SLOVAN". HC Slovan. http://www.slovanpositive.com/s-pripravou-absolutna-spokojnost-na-lane-este-dvaja-hraci/ http://www.slovanpositive.com/pripravne-zapasy-hc-slovan/ "Team Statistics". KHL. Retrieved September 15, 2015. "Výrazná posila do bránkoviska!". HC Slovan. "Slovan oznámil ďalšiu posilu, do útoku prichádza ostrieľaný hráč". aktuality.sk. "Slovan pokračuje v podpisovaní, ostávajú aj Tičar s Jegličom". aktuality.sk. "HC Slovan sa naďalej posilňuje, ulovil ďalšieho reprezentanta". aktuality.sk. http://www.hcslovan.sk/sk/spravy/priprava-aj-s-bronzovymi-medailistami/ http://www.hcslovan.sk/sk/spravy/druha-posila-na-brankarsky-post/ http://www.hcslovan.sk/sk/spravy/obranu-posilni-juraj-valach/ http://www.slovanpositive.com/pulis-presvedcil-rihu-slovanom-podpisal-rocny-kontrakt/ http://sport.aktuality.sk/c/191891/hc-slovan-ziskal-vyraznu-posilu-do-utoku-prichadza-lukas-kaspar/ http://junost.org/news/2100-anatolij-protasenya-podpisal-kontrakt-so-slovanom http://www.hcslovan.sk/sk/spravy/drzitel-gagarinovho-pohara-v-slovane/ https://twitter.com/hcslovanba/status/645596018537533440 http://www.hcslovan.sk/sk/spravy/zamena-vitazov-gagarinovho-pohara/ http://www.hcslovan.sk/sk/spravy/tesime-sa-na-dvoch-kanadanov/ http://www.hcslovan.sk/sk/spravy/l-visnovsky-sa-dohodol-so-slovanom/ http://www.hcslovan.sk/sk/spravy/tomas-kundratek-novou-posilou-defenzivy-slovana/ http://www.hcslovan.sk/sk/spravy/slovan-da-prilezitost-m-tvrdonovi/ http://www.hcslovan.sk/sk/spravy/perspektivni-mladici-so-zmluvami/ http://www.hcslovan.sk/sk/spravy/perspektivni-mladici-so-zmluvami/ MONOGRAM. "Baroš v bráne HKM aj v novej sezóne". tipsportextraliga.sk. "Libor Hudacek klar för Örebro Hockey". Örebro Hockey. "HC Sparta Praha " Sparta posiluje útok, přichází Tomáš Netík!". hcsparta.cz. "Lunter bude pokračovať v HC '05 Banská Bystrica". hokej.sk. "HC Sparta Praha " Přichází slovenští hráči Kudrna a Čajkovský". hcsparta.cz. http://www.hcslovan.sk/sk/spravy/denis-godla-konci-v-slovane/ http://www.hcdynamo.cz/clanek.asp?id=Dynamo-ziskalo-obrance-Martina-Stajnocha-7265 http://www.hcslovan.sk/sk/spravy/slovan-sa-dohodol-na-ukonceni-spoluprace-s-petrom-oelveckym/ http://hn.hnonline.sk/sport-121/spirko-vydrzal-v-slovane-len-styri-tyzdne-konci-z-osobnych-dovodov-861994 http://erstebankliga.at/news/transfers/1645-99ers-holen-us-center-und-verteidiger http://sport.aktuality.sk/c/191244/jan-brejcak-uspel-na-skuske-vo-svajciarskom-davose/ http://www.roglebk.se/artikel/67979/ https://twitter.com/hcslovanba/status/635804362732871680 http://www.kokkolanhermes.fi/index.php/uutiset/409-denis-godla-ja-kristaps-bazevics-hermekseen http://www.khl.ru/news/2015/10/01/237443.html http://www.hcslovan.sk/sk/spravy/zamena-vitazov-gagarinovho-pohara/ http://www.pluska.sk/sport/hokej/slovan-rozdaval-darceky-valach-si-nasiel-ten-najhorsi.html http://www.lausannehc.ch/louis-leblanc-et-sven-ryser-a-lausanne/ http://hc.tps.fi/uutiset/ajankohtaista/francis-pare-palaa-turun-palloseuraan/ http://hc-kometa.cz/clanek.asp?id=Reakce-na-rozsahlou-marodku-prichazi-slovensky-obrance-Lukas-Kozak-7688 "V Slovane pokračuje aj obranca Vladimír Mihálik a mladý Luža". aktuality.sk. "Tomáš Starosta ostáva v Slovane, predĺžil zmluvu o rok". aktuality.sk. http://www.hcslovan.sk/sk/spravy/obranny-pilier-s-novym-kontraktom/ http://www.hcslovan.sk/sk/spravy/v-novej-sezone-aj-s-tomasom-surovym/ http://sport.aktuality.sk/c/191397/sersen-zostava-v-slovane-zmluvu-predlzil-o-dalsi-rok/ "Výbery HC SLOVAN na drafte KHL". HC Slovan.