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Hockeyslovakia
Slovakia
Association Slovak Ice Hockey Federation
GM Flag of Slovakia Miroslav Šatan
Head coach Flag of Canada Craig Ramsay
Assistants Flag of Slovakia Michal Handzuš
Flag of Slovakia Róbert Petrovický
Captain Marek Ďaloga
Most games Miroslav Šatan (149)
Top scorer Miroslav Šatan (67)
Most points Miroslav Šatan (126)
IIHF code SVK
IIHF ranking 9
Highest IIHF ranking 3 (2004)
Lowest IIHF ranking 11 (2017)
Team colours               
First international
1stslovakia flag large Slovakia 0-12 Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia Flag of Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia
(Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany; February 1, 1940)
Biggest win
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 20-0 Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria
(Poprad, Slovakia; March 18, 1994)
Biggest defeat
1stslovakia flag large Slovakia 0-12 Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia Flag of Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia
(Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany; February 1, 1940)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances 25 (first in 1996)
Best result Med 1 Gold: 1 - 2002
World Cup of Hockey
Appearances 2 (first in 1996)
Best result Lost in quarterfinals: 1 - 2004
Olympics
Appearances 7 (first in 1994)
Medals none
International record (W-L-T)
335-282-49

The Slovak men's national ice hockey team used to be one of the major ice hockey powers in the world. The team is currently ranked 9th in the IIHF World Ranking. The team is operated by the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation. Slovak best years were the early 2000s when they won one gold, one silver and one bronze medal at the World Championships. Since 2008, level of their performance went rapidly down. Their last successes were the 4th place at the 2010 Olympics and one more silver medal at 2012 World Championship. Last time they made it into the play-offs was 2013.

Slovakia has a total of 11,394 hockey players (0.21 % of its population).

The very first Slovak national ice hockey team was formed during the WWII when the Czechoslovakia was broken into the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia and Slovakia. But with the end of the WWII, the Czechoslovakia reunited again and the Slovak national team was dissolved. The current Slovak national team was formed following the breakup of Czechoslovakia on January 1, 1993, as the country was split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. For years, the Czechs kept control over how the national team was run, and even had quotas instituted to ensure a minimal participation of Slovak players on the Czechoslovakian national team. While the Czechs were allowed to compete at the highest pool (A), the IIHF ruled that because fewer players of the former Czechoslovak team were Slovaks, Slovakia had to start international play in pool C. However, in 1996 they were back in the pool A.

In the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, the Slovak team was unable to use its NHL players in the preliminary round due to a scheduling conflict. This effected all of the smaller countries, but devastated the Slovak team as most of their players were coming from NHL teams. The NHL had decided to only allow their players to participate in the final medal round, and thus Slovakia failed to qualify finishing a disappointing 13th. This turn of events was troubling to the entire hockey community, and the rules were changed for the 2006 Winter games in Torino.

Olympic Record[]

Olympic medal record
Olympic Games
  • 1920-1992 - Did not participate
  • 1994 - Finished in 6th place
  • 1998 - Finished in 10th place
  • 2002 - Finished in 13th place
  • 2006 - Finished in 5th place
  • 2010 - Finished in 4th place
  • 2014 - Finished in 11th place
  • 2018 - Finsihed in 11th place

World Cup of Hockey Record[]

  • 1996 - Did qualify
  • 2004 - Lost quarter-finals
  • 2016 - Did not participate (Slovak players participated as a part of Team Europe)

World Championship Record[]

World Championships medal record
World Championship
Silver 2000 Russia Slovakia
Gold 2002 Sweden Slovakia
Bronze 2003 Finland Slovakia
Silver 2012 Finland, Sweden Slovakia
Slovakia men's ice hockey team in 2002

Slovakia's team at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

  • 1920-1993 - Did not participate
  • 1994 - Finished in 21st place (1st in "Pool C")
  • 1995 - Finished in 13th place (1st in "Pool B")
  • 1996 - Finished in 10th place
  • 1997 - Finished in 9th place
  • 1998 - Finished in 7th place
  • 1999 - Finished in 7th place
  • 2000 - 2Silver medal icon Silver
  • 2001 - Finished in 7th place
  • 2002 - 11 Gold
  • 2003 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 2004 - Finished in 4th place
  • 2005 - Finished in 5th place
  • 2006 - Finished in 8th place
  • 2007 - Finished in 6th place
  • 2008 - Finished in 13th place
  • 2009 - Finished in 10th place
  • 2010 - Finished in 12th place
  • 2011 - Finished in 10th place
  • 2012 - 2Silver medal icon Silver
  • 2013 - Finished in 8th place
  • 2014 - Finished in 9th place
  • 2015 - Finished in 9th place
  • 2016 - Finished in 9th place
  • 2017 - Finished in 14th place
  • 2018 - Finished in 9th place
  • 2019 - Finished in 9th place
  • 2020 - canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Retired Numbers[]

Actual Roster[]

Position Number Name Born Height Weight Shoots/Catches
G #33 Július Hudáček August 9, 1988 6ft 1in (186cm) 187lb (85kg) R
G #42 Branislav Konrád October 10, 1987 6ft 2in (188cm) 192lb (87kg) R
G #30 Matej Tomek May 24, 1997 6ft 3in (191cm) 181lb (82kg) L
D #25 Martin Bučko May 13, 2000 6ft 3in (190cm) 190lb (86kg) R
D #71 Marek Ďaloga March 10, 1989 6ft 4in (194cm) 190lb (86kg) L
D #48 Daniel Gachulinec February 16, 1994 5ft 10in (177cm) 163lb (74kg) R
D #28 Martin Gernát April 11, 1993 6ft 4in (193cm) 203lb (92kg) L
D #7 Mário Grman April 11, 1997 6ft 1in (185cm) 196lb (89kg) R
D #3 Adam Jánošík September 7, 1992 5ft 11in (180cm) 187lb (85kg) L
D #22 Samuel Kňažko August 7, 2002 6ft 1in (185cm) 190lb (86kg) L
D #64 Patrik Koch December 8, 1996 6ft 1in (186cm) 190lb (86kg) L
D #15 Šimon Nemec February 15, 2004 6ft 1in (185cm) 192lb (87kg) R
D #44 Mislav Rodandič January 26, 1995 5ft 11in (181cm) 176lb (80kg) L
F #17 Dávid Buc January 22, 1987 6ft 2in (187cm) 207lb (94kg) L
F #34 Peter Cehlárik August 2, 1995 6ft 2in (188cm) 201lb (91kg) L
F #77 Martin Faško-Rudáš August 10, 2000 6ft 0in (184cm) 172lb (78kg) R
F #8 Daniil Fominykh March 12, 1998 6ft 1in (185cm) 165lb (75kg) R
F #89 Adrián Holešinský February 11, 1996 6ft 0in (182cm) 190lb (86kg) L
F #61 Patrik Hrehorčák March 18, 1999 5ft 9in (175cm) 172lb (78kg) L
F #29 Marek Hrivík August 28, 1991 6ft 2in (188cm) 196lb (89kg) L
F #27 Andrej Kollár November 4, 1999 6ft 2in (187cm) 190lb (86kg) R
F #13 Michal Krištof October 11, 1993 5ft 9in (176cm) 159lb (72kg) L
F #23 Adam Liška October 14, 1999 5ft 11in (181cm) 183lb (83kg) L
F #87 Pavol Regenda December 7, 1999 6ft 4in (192cm) 205lb (93kg) L
F #40 Miloš Roman November 6, 1999 6ft 0in (182cm) 187lb (85kg) L
F #60 Juraj Slafkovský March 30, 2004 6ft 4in (192cm) 218lb (99kg) L
F #19 Matúš Sukeľ January 23, 1996 5ft 9in (176cm) 172lb (78kg) L

Team Staff[]

Role Name Born
General manager Miroslav Šatan October 22, 1974
Team manager Zuzana Chrenková
Head coach Craig Ramsay March 17, 1951
Assistant coach Michal Handzuš March 11, 1977
Asisstant coach Róbert Petrovický October 26, 1973
Goalie coach Ján Lašák April 10, 1979
Conditioning coach Róbert Bereš December 16, 1973
Videoanalyst Igor Andrejkovič May 14, 1980
Physiotherapist Andrej Foltýn
Doctor Ján Grauzel
Doctor František Okál
Doctor Milan Petro
Equipment manager Ľuboš Ondrejka May 11, 1977
Equipment manager Marek Jenčík
Equipment manager Juraj Stopka September 18, 1986
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