2014–15 HC Slovan Bratislava season

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2014–15 HC Slovan Bratislava
Division7th Bobrov
Conference14th Western
2014–15 record15–5–8–32
Home record7–3–4–16
Road record8–2–4–16
Goals for136
Goals against188
Team information
General managerMaroš Krajči
CoachRostislav Čada (Sep 2014)
Slovakia Vladimír Országh (caretaker manager)
Finland Petri Matikainen (Sep 2014 – Apr 2015)
Assistant coachVladimír Országh
CaptainMilan Bartovič
Alternate captainsLadislav Nagy
Slovakia Michal Sersen
ArenaSlovnaft Arena
Average attendance8,975 (89.26%) Decrease
Team leaders
GoalsSlovakia Ladislav Nagy (23)
AssistsSlovenia Rok Tičar (19)
PointsSlovakia Ladislav Nagy (40)
Penalty minutesSlovakia Michal Sersen (79)
Plus/minus(+) Slovenia Žiga Jeglič (+4)
(−) Slovakia Michal Sersen (−21)
WinsSweden Johan Backlund (9)
Goals against averageSweden Johan Backlund (2.64)

The 2014–15 HC Slovan Bratislava season has been the 3rd season for Bratislava based club in Kontinental Hockey League. Slovan started the season with a series of three wins, which was the best start since Slovan joined KHL. Then, after a series of three games without a win the head coach Rostislav Čada asked for release from his contract, which was accepted by Slovan's executives.[1] In the following home game against CSKA Moscow the team was led by Vladimír Országh, former assistant coach.[2] On September 23 it was announced that a Finnish coach Petri Matikainen would lead Slovan until the end of this season.[3]

Schedule and results[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

Pre-season schedule was announced on June 16, 2014.[4]

2014–15 Game Log
Pre-season: 2–4–2–2 (Home: 0–0–1–1 ; Road: 1–2–0–0 ; Neutral: 1–2–1–1)
# Date Home team Score Away team Arena Attendance Recap
1 July 22 Russia Metallurg Novokuznetsk 2 – 3 OT Slovan Bratislava Tipsport Arena, Liberec N/A [5]
2 August 1 Belarus Dinamo Minsk 6–0 Slovan Bratislava Buly Arena Kravaře N/A [6]
3 August 6 Slovakia HC Košice 1–3 Slovan Bratislava Steel Aréna 8,347 [7]
4 August 8 Slovan Bratislava 1–2 Amur Khabarovsk Russia Slovnaft Arena 7,339 [8]
5 August 14 Russia Vityaz Podolsk 3 – 2 SO Slovan Bratislava Centro Sportivo, Bellinzona N/A [9]
6 August 16 Switzerland HC Lugano 2 – 3 SO Slovan Bratislava Pista La Resega ~ 3,000 [10]
7 August 17 Russia CSKA Moscow 2 – 3 OT Slovan Bratislava Sportzentrum Herisau N/A [11]
8 August 22 Slovakia HC '05 Banská Bystrica 1–4 Slovan Bratislava Aréna Brezno[a] ~ 3,000 [12]
9 August 26 Czech Republic Kometa Brno 2 – 3 SO[b] Slovan Bratislava Kajot Arena 6,744 [13]
10 August 28 Slovan Bratislava 1 – 2 OT HC Vítkovice Czech Republic Slovnaft Arena 4,544 [14]

  Win   Overtime/shootout win   Overtime/shootout loss   Loss

Notes

  1. ^ The match was relocated due to a reconstruction taking place at Banská Bystrica Ice Stadium.
  2. ^ No overtime was played. The shootout followed immediately after regular time.

Regular season[edit]

2014–15 Game Log
September: 4–1–1–4 (Home: 1–1–1–3 ; Road: 3–0–0–1) Pts. 15
# Date Home team Score Away team Arena Attendance Record Recap
1 4 Slovan Bratislava 5–2 Medveščak Zagreb Croatia Slovnaft Arena 10,055 1–0–0–0 [15]
2 6 Metallurg Magnitogorsk 2–3 Slovan Bratislava Magnitogorsk Arena 6,614 2–0–0–0 [16]
3 8 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 1–3 Slovan Bratislava KRK Uralets 2,500 3–0–0–0 [17]
4 10 Ak Bars Kazan 4–3 Slovan Bratislava TatNeft Arena 6,248 3–0–0–1 [18]
5 14 Slovan Bratislava 2 – 3 SO Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Slovnaft Arena 10,055 3–0–1–1 [19]
6 16 Slovan Bratislava 0–3 Severstal Cherepovets Slovnaft Arena 8,832 3–0–1–2 [20]
7 20 Slovan Bratislava 1–4 CSKA Moscow Slovnaft Arena 10,055 3–0–1–3 [21]
8 24 Slovan Bratislava 1–4 Medveščak Zagreb Croatia Slovnaft Arena 7,985 3–0–1–4 [22]
9 26 Croatia Medveščak Zagreb 1–3 Slovan Bratislava Dom Sportova 5,800 4–0–1–4 [23]
10 29 Slovan Bratislava 3 – 2 SO Dinamo Minsk Belarus Slovnaft Arena 8,025 4–1–1–4 [24]
October: 4–1–0–7 (Home: 1–0–0–3 ; Road: 3–1–0–4) Pts. 14
# Date Home team Score Away team Arena Attendance Record Recap
11 1 Slovan Bratislava 5–1 Dinamo Riga Latvia Slovnaft Arena 8,611 5–1–1–4 [25]
12 6 SKA Saint Petersburg 7–2 Slovan Bratislava Ice Palace 11,589 5–1–1–5 [26]
13 8 Latvia Dinamo Riga 1–4 Slovan Bratislava Arena Riga 3,550 6–1–1–5 [27]
14 10 Belarus Dinamo Minsk 4–1 Slovan Bratislava Minsk-Arena 14,755 6–1–1–6 [28]
15 12 Slovan Bratislava 2–4 Jokerit Helsinki Finland Slovnaft Arena 10,055 6–1–1–7 [29]
16 14 Croatia Medveščak Zagreb 1–0 Slovan Bratislava Dom Sportova 5,500 6–1–1–8 [30]
17 18 Traktor Chelyabinsk 3–2 Slovan Bratislava Traktor Sport Palace 5,700 6–1–1–9 [31]
18 20 Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk 3 – 4 SO Slovan Bratislava Arena Ugra 2,250 6–2–1–9 [32]
19 22 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 1–3 Slovan Bratislava SCC Arena 3,800 7–2–1–9 [33]
20 24 Lada Togliatti 3–6 Slovan Bratislava Lada Arena 5,432 8–2–1–9 [34]
21 30 Slovan Bratislava 2–3 Sibir Novosibirsk Slovnaft Arena 9,681 8–2–1–10 [35]
22 31 Slovan Bratislava 1–3 Amur Khabarovsk Slovnaft Arena 9,619 8–2–1–11 [36]
November: 2–1–3–4 (Home: 1–1–1–2 ; Road: 1–0–2–2) Pts. 11
# Date Home team Score Away team Arena Attendance Record Recap
23 2 Slovan Bratislava 4–1 Admiral Vladivostok Slovnaft Arena 8,902 9–2–1–11 [37]
24 5 Sibir Novosibirsk 1 – 0 SO Slovan Bratislava Ice Sports Palace Sibir 5,500 9–2–2–11 [38]
25 7 Kazakhstan Barys Astana 6–1 Slovan Bratislava Kazakhstan Sports Palace 4,011 9–2–2–12 [39]
26 12 Slovan Bratislava 1 – 2 SO Medveščak Zagreb Croatia Slovnaft Arena 8,728 9–2–3–12 [40]
27 16 Finland Jokerit Helsinki 2–1 Slovan Bratislava Hartwall Arena 9,319 9–2–3–13 [41]
28 18 Atlant Mytishchi 1–2 Slovan Bratislava Mytishchi Arena 5,800 10–2–3–13 [42]
29 20 Latvia Dinamo Riga 1 – 0 SO Slovan Bratislava Arena Riga 3,480 10–2–4–13 [43]
30 25 Slovan Bratislava 1–3 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Slovnaft Arena 9,135 10–2–4–14 [44]
31 27 Slovan Bratislava 0–2 Vityaz Podolsk Slovnaft Arena 7,719 10–2–4–15 [45]
32 29 Slovan Bratislava 2 – 1 SO Atlant Mytishchi Slovnaft Arena 10,055 10–3–4–15 [46]
December: 3–1–1–5 (Home: 3–1–1–3 ; Road: 0–0–0–2) Pts. 12
# Date Home team Score Away team Arena Attendance Record Recap
33 1 Slovan Bratislava 5–0 Metallurg Novokuznetsk Slovnaft Arena 7,441 11–3–4–15 [47]
34 3 HC Sochi 4–1 Slovan Bratislava Bolshoy Ice Dome 6,537 11–3–4–16 [48]
35 5 Dynamo Moscow 7–2 Slovan Bratislava Minor Arena 4,672 11–3–4–17 [49]
36 8 Slovan Bratislava 3–5 Avangard Omsk Slovnaft Arena 7,504 11–3–4–18 [50]
37 10 Slovan Bratislava 3–2 Barys Astana Kazakhstan Slovnaft Arena 7,240 12–3–4–18 [51]
38 12 Slovan Bratislava 3 – 2 SO Salavat Yulaev Ufa Slovnaft Arena 8,739 12–4–4–18 [52]
39 15 Slovan Bratislava 6–2 Jokerit Helsinki Finland Slovnaft Arena 9,058 13–4–4–18 [53]
40 22 Slovan Bratislava 2 – 3 SO Lada Togliatti Slovnaft Arena 10,055 13–4–5–18 [54]
41 24 Slovan Bratislava 4–6 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Slovnaft Arena 10,055 13–4–5–19 [55]
42 26 Slovan Bratislava 1–6 SKA Saint Petersburg Slovnaft Arena 10,055 13–4–5–20 [56]
January: 1–1–2–6 (Home: 0–0–0–4 ; Road: 1–1–2–2) Pts. 7
# Date Home team Score Away team Arena Attendance Record Recap
43 4 Croatia Medveščak Zagreb 5–4 Slovan Bratislava Dom Sportova 5,754 13–4–5–21 [57]
44 8 Belarus Dinamo Minsk 3 – 2 SO Slovan Bratislava Minsk-Arena 15,086 13–4–6–21 [58]
45 10 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 0–2 Slovan Bratislava Arena 2000 9,015 14–4–6–21 [59]
46 12 Vityaz Podolsk 2 – 1 OT Slovan Bratislava Podolsk Hero Arena 1,500 14–4–7–21 [60]
47 15 Slovan Bratislava 3–5 HC Sochi Slovnaft Arena 8,784 14–4–7–22 [61]
48 17 Slovan Bratislava 0–2 Dynamo Moscow Slovnaft Arena 10,055 14–4–7–23 [62]
49 20 Slovan Bratislava 4–6 Dinamo Minsk Belarus Slovnaft Arena 7,856 14–4–7–24 [63]
50 22 Slovan Bratislava 4–5 Atlant Mytishchi Slovnaft Arena 7,574 14–4–7–25 [64]
51 28 SKA Saint Petersburg 1 – 2 SO Slovan Bratislava Ice Palace 12,192 14–5–7–25 [65]
52 30 Finland Jokerit Helsinki 4–0 Slovan Bratislava Hartwall Arena 12,472 14–5–7–26 [66]
February: 1–0–1–6 (Home: 1–0–1–1 ; Road: 0–0–0–5) Pts. 4
# Date Home team Score Away team Arena Attendance Record Recap
53 1 Latvia Dinamo Riga 6–0 Slovan Bratislava Arena Riga 6,270 14–5–7–27 [67]
54 3 Atlant Mytishchi 3–4 Slovan Bratislava Mytishchi Arena 4,700 14–5–7–28 [68]
55 11 CSKA Moscow 12–0 Slovan Bratislava CSKA Ice Palace 3,547 14–5–7–29 [69]
56 13 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 3–1 Slovan Bratislava Trade Union Sport Palace 5,550 14–5–7–30 [70]
57 15 Severstal Cherepovets 4–2 Slovan Bratislava Ice Palace 4,182 14–5–7–31 [71]
58 18 Slovan Bratislava 3–4 Dinamo Riga Latvia Slovnaft Arena 7,307 14–5–7–32 [72]
59 22 Slovan Bratislava 5–2 SKA Saint Petersburg Slovnaft Arena 9,954 15–5–7–32 [73]
60 24 Slovan Bratislava 2 – 3 OT Jokerit Helsinki Finland Slovnaft Arena 10,055 15–5–8–32 [74]

  Win (3 points)   Overtime/shootout win (2 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)   Loss (0 points)

Detailed records[edit]

Standings[edit]

Source: khl.ru[75]
After games of October 26, 2014

Bobrov Division[edit]

R GP W OTW SOW SOL OTL L GF GA Pts
1 Russia SKA Saint Petersburg 21 19 1 0 0 0 1 98 44 59
2 Finland Jokerit Helsinki 21 13 2 0 0 1 5 69 52 44
3 Belarus Dinamo Minsk 19 9 2 0 3 1 4 55 46 35
4 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 20 8 0 2 1 0 9 53 54 29
5 Croatia Medveščak Zagreb 22 7 1 0 1 0 13 49 69 24
6 Latvia Dinamo Riga 21 6 0 1 2 1 11 44 60 23
7 Russia Atlant Mytishchi 19 5 0 3 1 1 9 49 55 23

Western Conference[edit]

R Div GP W OTW SOW SOL OTL L GF GA Pts
1 Russia SKA Saint Petersburg * BOB 21 19 1 0 0 0 1 98 44 59
2 Russia CSKA Moscow * TAR 21 17 0 0 1 0 3 70 31 52
3 Finland Jokerit Helsinki BOB 21 13 2 0 0 1 5 69 52 44
4 Russia Dynamo Moscow TAR 20 13 1 0 2 0 4 55 43 43
5 Russia Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod TAR 22 10 0 3 2 2 5 62 50 40
6 Belarus Dinamo Minsk BOB 19 9 2 0 3 1 4 55 46 35
7 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava BOB 20 8 0 2 1 0 9 53 54 29
8 Russia Vityaz Podolsk TAR 19 8 0 2 0 1 8 55 62 29
9 Russia Severstal Cherepovets TAR 22 6 0 4 2 0 10 61 63 28
10 Russia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl TAR 19 7 0 1 4 0 7 51 52 27
11 Croatia Medveščak Zagreb BOB 22 7 1 0 1 0 13 49 69 24
12 Latvia Dinamo Riga BOB 21 6 0 1 2 1 11 44 60 23
13 Russia Atlant Mytishchi BOB 19 5 0 3 1 1 9 49 55 23
14 Russia HC Sochi TAR 18 4 1 0 1 1 11 27 51 16

*– Division leader;
BOBBobrov Division, TARTarasov Division

Player statistics[edit]

Source:[76]

Skaters[edit]

Goaltenders[edit]

Regular season
Player GP W L SOP SOG GA SV SV% GAA G A SO PIM TOI
Johan Backlund 36 9 17 6 908 91 817 90.0 2.64 0 0 2 0 2066:44
Jaroslav Janus 25 6 12 5 612 67 545 89.1 3.01 0 0 2 2 1337:37
Samuel Baroš 1 0 1 0 34 3 21 87.5 3.46 0 0 0 0 51:57
Denis Godla 4 0 3 0 93 15 78 83.9 5.17 0 0 0 0 173:57
David LeNeveu 1 0 1 0 7 2 5 71.4 13.87 0 0 0 0 8:39

Team statistics[edit]

All statistics are for regular season only.

Statistic Value
Matches played 60
Total points 63
Record 15–5–8–32
Score 136 – 188
Biggest win 5 – 0 (Round 33 vs. Metallurg Novokuznetsk)
Biggest defeat 0 – 12 (Round 55 vs. CSKA Moscow)
Shots on goal % 7.50% (136/1,814)
Shutouts 2
Penalty in minutes 876
Powerplay % 15.4% (37/241)
Penalty killing 84.9% (225/265)
Average attendance 8,975
Number of sold-out home games 10
Most consecutive wins[note 1] 3 (Round 1 – Round 3)
Most consecutive wins + overtime wins 3 (Round 1 – Round 3 & Round 44 – Round 46)
Most consecutive undefeated matches[note 2] 4 (Round 37 – Round 40 )
Most consecutive losses[note 3] 7 (Round 52 – Round 58)
Most consecutive losses + overtime losses 7 (Round 52 – Round 58)
Most consecutive matches without a win[note 4] 12 (Round 47 – Round 58)
Longest time between scored goals 149:00 (Round 52 – Round 54)
Longest time without a conceded goal 113:30 (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:[77]

Roster[edit]

Source: hcslovan.sk[78]
Source: eliteprospects.com[79]
Source: khl.ru[80]
As of February 1, 2015

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
30 Slovakia Denis Godla G L 29 2015 Kežmarok, Slovakia
3 Slovakia Martin Štajnoch D R 33 2008 Bojnice, Czechoslovakia
72 Slovakia Lukáš Kozák D L 32 2014 Martin, Slovakia
51 Canada Cam Barker D L 38 2014 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
90 Slovakia Libor Hudáček RW R 33 2014 Levoča, Czechoslovakia
26 Sweden Johan Backlund G L 42 2014 Skellefteå, Sweden
7 Slovakia Ivan Baranka Injured Reserve D L 38 2014 Ilava, Czechoslovakia
31 Slovakia Samuel Baroš G L 30 2014 Bratislava, Slovakia
61 Slovakia Milan Bartovič LW L 43 2012 Trenčín, Czechoslovakia
91 Slovakia Ján Brejčák D L 34 2013 Poprad, Czechoslovakia
13 Slovenia Žiga Jeglič RW R 36 2014 Kranj, Slovenia
33 Slovakia Mário Lunter RW L 29 2014 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
4 Slovakia Patrik Luža D R 29 2011 Bratislava, Slovakia
56 Slovakia Vladimír Mihálik Injured Reserve D L 37 2012 Prešov, Czechoslovakia
19 United States Matt Murley C L 44 2014 Troy, NY, USA
27 Slovakia Ladislav Nagy RW L 44 2014 Košice, Slovakia
14 Czech Republic Václav Nedorost Injured Reserve C L 42 2014 České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia
71 Czech Republic Tomáš Netík RW L 41 2014 Prague, Czechoslovakia
85 Slovakia Peter Ölvecký C L 38 2012 Nové Zámky, Czechoslovakia
8 Slovakia Michal Sersen D L 38 2012 Gelnica, Czechoslovakia
97 Slovakia Tomáš Starosta D L 42 2014 Trenčín, Czechoslovakia
43 Slovakia Tomáš Surový C L 42 2014 Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
59 Slovakia Andrej Šťastný C L 33 2012 Považská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
24 Slovenia Rok Tičar RW L 34 2014 Jesenice, Slovenia
67 United States Patrick White C R 35 2014 Grand Rapids, MN, USA
12 Slovakia Dominik Rehák RW L 29 2015 Žilina, Slovakia

Roster changes[edit]