2004–05 Slovak Extraliga season
The Slovak Extraliga 2004–05 was the twelfth regular season of the Slovak Extraliga, the top level of professional ice hockey in Slovakia. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout several Slovak players returned to their homeland, including Pavol Demitra, Marián Hossa, Marián Gáborík, Miroslav Šatan and Ľubomír Višňovský, Michal Handzuš, Richard Zedník and Vladimír Országh, Ladislav Nagy and Martin Štrbák.Final standings
Key - GP: Games played, W: Wins, OTW: Over time wins, T: Ties, OTL: Over time losses, L: Losses, GF: Goals for, GA: Goals against, PTS: Points.Playoffs
Playoff bracket
Playout
* Dubnica sold license for the 2005-06 season to Martin due to financial troubles.Scoring Leaders
Regular season
| # | Player | Club | GP | G | A | PTS |
| 1. |  Pavol Demitra | Trenčín | 54 | 28 | 54 | 82 |
| 2. | Jaroslav Kmiť | Košice | 53 | 23 | 33 | 56 |
| 3. | Richard Kapuš | Slovan | 52 | 17 | 37 | 54 |
| 4. | Marián Gáborík | Trenčín | 29 | 25 | 27 | 52 |
| 5. | Arne Kroták | Košice | 51 | 26 | 25 | 51 |
Key - GP: Games played, G: Goals, A: Assists, PTS: Points.
Play-off
| # | Player | Club | GP | G | A | PTS |
| 1. | Miroslav Šatan | Slovan | 18 | 15 | 7 | 22 |
| 2. | Zdeno Cíger | Slovan | 19 | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| 3. | Richard Zedník | Zvolen | 17 | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| 4. | Marián Gáborík | Trenčín | 12 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 4. | Pavol Demitra | Trenčín | 12 | 4 | 13 | 17 |
Miloš Říha