No games for a week, but standings could change

Sunday was the last slate of games in the Tipsport Extraliga until next Tuesday, as the league takes an eight-day break for the Karjala Cup in Finland. By the time the teams return to the ice, however, the league standings could have a different look.

Last week, Stanislav Šulc, President of the ČSLH's Competition Commission stated his intention to deduct points accrued by Mladá Boleslav, Plzeň, and Kladno in games where they dressed improperly registered players. The affected teams requested 10 days to argue their case as to why that shouldn't happen, and that time period expires on Monday, November 15.  This Monday, however, Šulc appeared unwavered from his position. "My view has not changed. What I said remains true."

As of the break, this is what the standings currently look like:

Team GP W OW OL L Pts 1 HC Oceláři Třinec 20 11 3 2 4 41 2 HC Vítkovice Steel 20 11 2 1 6 38 3 Bílí Tygři Liberec 20 10 1 4 5 36 4 HC MOUNTFIELD 20 9 3 1 7 34 5 HC Eaton Pardubice 19 9 1 4 5 33 6 HC Kometa Brno 20 10 1 1 8 33 7 HC Plzeň 1929 20 9 2 0 9 31 8 HC Energie Karlovy Vary 19 7 3 3 6 30 9 PSG Zlín 20 6 3 4 7 28 10 HC BENZINA Litvínov 20 8 1 2 9 28 11 HC Slavia Praha 20 7 2 0 11 25 12 BK Mladá Boleslav 21 6 2 3 10 25 13 HC Sparta Praha 21 5 4 2 10 25 14 HC Vagnerplast Kladno 20 4 0 1 15 13

If nothing happens to change the Commission's mind between now and when teams return to the ice on November 16, it appears that things may look this way:

Team GP W OW OL L Pts 1 HC Oceláři Třinec 20 11 3 2 4 41 2 HC Vítkovice Steel 20 11 2 1 6 38 3 Bílí Tygři Liberec 20 10 1 4 5 36 4 HC MOUNTFIELD 20 9 3 1 7 34 5 HC Eaton Pardubice 19 9 1 4 5 33 6 HC Kometa Brno 20 10 1 1 8 33 7 HC Energie Karlovy Vary 19 7 3 3 6 30 8 PSG Zlín 20 6 3 4 7 28 9 HC BENZINA Litvínov 20 8 1 2 9 28 10 HC Slavia Praha 20 7 2 0 11 25 11 HC Sparta Praha 21 5 4 2 10 25 12 13 HC Plzeň 1929 HC Vagnerplast Kladno 20 20 4 2 0 0 0 1 16 17 12  7

14	BK Mladá Boleslav	21	0	1		1	19		3