Slovakia men's national ice hockey team

The Slovakia men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Slovakia and is controlled by the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation. A successor to the Czechoslovakia national team, it is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world. The team's general manager is Miroslav Šatan and their head coach is Craig Ramsay.

Slovakia
Nickname(s)Naši chlapci (Our Boys)
AssociationSlovak Ice Hockey Federation
General managerMiroslav Šatan
Head coachCraig Ramsay
AssistantsPeter Frühauf
Ján Pardavý
Andrej Podkonický
CaptainTomáš Tatar
Most gamesDominik Graňák (184)
Top scorerMiroslav Šatan (85)
Most pointsMiroslav Šatan (162)
Home stadiumOndrej Nepela Arena
Team colors     
IIHF codeSVK
Ranking
Current IIHF9 (27 May 2024)[1]
Highest IIHF3 (2004)
Lowest IIHF11 (2017)
First international
Slovakia  2–2  France
(Rouen, France; 12 February 1993)
Biggest win
Slovakia  20–0  Bulgaria
(Poprad, Slovakia; 18 March 1994)
Biggest defeat
Czech Republic  8–0  Slovakia
(Kloten, Switzerland; 2 May 2009)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances30 (first in 1994)
Best result Gold: (2002)
Olympics
Appearances8 (first in 1994)
Medals Bronze: (2022)
International record (W–L–T)
375–300–49
Medal record
Olympic Games
2022 BeijingTeam
World Championships
2002 Sweden
2000 Russia
2012 Finland/Sweden
2003 Finland

Slovakia has won four medals at the World Championships, including a gold medal in 2002 in Sweden, and a bronze medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

History

The Slovak national team was formed following the breakup of Czechoslovakia, as the country was split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Although the Czechs were allowed to compete in the highest pool (A), the IIHF ruled that because fewer players of the former Czechoslovak team were Slovaks, Slovakia would be required to start international play in pool C. However, Slovakia's play in the lower pools won back-to-back promotions to pool A by 1996. See also Post-Cold War period of the IIHF World Championships.[2][3][4][5]

Tournament record

Olympic Games
Games GP W OW T OL L GF GA Coach Captain Finish
1920–1992Part of  Czechoslovakia
1994 Lillehammer 8 4 0 2 1 1 35 29 Július Šupler Peter Šťastný 6th
1998 Nagano 4 1 0 1 0 2 11 13 Ján Šterbák Zdeno Cíger 10th
2002 Salt Lake City 4 1 0 2 0 1 15 13 Ján Filc Miroslav Šatan 13th
2006 Turin 6 5 0 0 0 1 19 11 František Hossa Pavol Demitra 5th
2010 Vancouver 7 3 1 — 0 3 22 18 Ján Filc Zdeno Chára 4th
2014 Sochi 4 0 0 — 1 3 5 16 Vladimír Vůjtek Zdeno Chára 11th
2018 Pyeongchang 4 1 0 — 1 2 7 12 Craig Ramsay Tomáš Surový 11th
2022 Beijing 7 3 1 — 0 3 19 16 Craig Ramsay Marek Hrivík Bronze
Totals
GamesGoldSilverBronzeTotal
80011

Lower divisions
Division Championship GP W OW T OL L GF GA Coach Captain Finish Rank
C1 1994 Poprad, Spišská Nová Ves64–2–0433Július ŠuplerOto HaščákWinner, Promoted1st
B 1995 Bratislava77–0–06015Július ŠuplerPeter ŠťastnýWinner, Promoted1st

Top division
ChampionshipGPWOTWTOTLLGFGACoachCaptainFinishRank
1920–1992As part of  Czechoslovakia
1996 Vienna51–1–31316Július ŠuplerOto HaščákGroup Round10th
1997 Helsinki, Tampere, Turku83–1–42023Jozef GolonkaZdeno CígerConsolation Round9th
1998 Basel, Zürich62–2–21112Ján ŠterbákZdeno CígerSecond round7th
1999 Oslo, Hamar, Lillehammer62–1–32221Ján ŠterbákZdeno CígerSecond round7th
2000 St. Petersburg9501033422Ján FilcMiroslav ŠatanFinal Silver
2001 Nuremberg, Cologne, Hanover7300042018Ján FilcZdeno CháraQuarter-finals7th
2002 Gothenburg, Karlstad, Jönköping9710013722Ján FilcMiroslav ŠatanChampions Gold
2003 Helsinki, Tampere, Turku9701014517František HossaMiroslav Šatan3rd Place Game Bronze
2004 Prague, Ostrava950211249František HossaMiroslav Šatan3rd Place Game4th
2005 Vienna, Innsbruck7401021917František HossaMiroslav ŠatanQuarter-finals5th
2006 Riga7301032614František HossaMarián HossaQuarter-finals8th
2007 Moscow740–032423Július ŠuplerMiroslav Šatan Quarter-finals6th
2008 Quebec City, Halifax521–021812Július ŠuplerRóbert PetrovickýRelegation Round13th
2009 Bern, Kloten611–221224Ján FilcĽuboš BartečkoSecond round10th
2010 Cologne, Mannheim, Gelsenkirchen620–041319 Glen HanlonRichard LintnerSecond round12th
2011 Bratislava, Košice620–041615 Glen HanlonPavol DemitraSecond round10th
2012 Helsinki, Stockholm1070–033023 Vladimír VůjtekZdeno CháraFinal Silver
2013 Stockholm, Helsinki830–142220 Vladimír VůjtekMiroslav ŠatanQuarter-finals8th
2014 Minsk730–132021 Vladimír VůjtekMiroslav ŠatanGroup stage9th
2015 Prague, Ostrava712–221719 Vladimír VůjtekTomáš KopeckýGroup stage9th
2016 Moscow, St. Petersburg721–041523Zdeno CígerAndrej SekeraGroup stage9th
2017 Cologne, Paris701–241228Zdeno Cíger Vladimír DraveckýGroup stage14th
2018 Copenhagen, Herning730–221920 Craig RamsayAndrej SekeraGroup stage9th
2019 Bratislava, Košice731–032819 Craig RamsayAndrej SekeraGroup stage9th
2020Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic[6]
2021 Riga840–041828 Craig RamsayMarek ĎalogaQuarter-finals8th
2022 Helsinki, Tampere840–042523 Craig RamsayTomáš TatarQuarter-finals8th
2023 Tampere, Riga730–221515 Craig RamsayMarek HrivíkGroup stage9th
2024 Prague, Ostrava831–132929 Craig RamsayTomáš TatarQuarter-finals7th

World Cup
Year GP W OW T OL L GF GA Coach Captain Finish Rank
1996 3 0 – 0 – 3 9 19 Jozef Golonka Round 1 7th
2004 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 18 Ján Filc Quarter-finals 8th

At the 2016 edition, Slovakia was not represented. Instead 6 Slovak players were a part of Team Europe, which was led by Slovak general manager Miroslav Šatan.

Deutschland Cup
  • Gold medal (1997, 2006, 2011, 2016)
  • Silver medal (1994, 2001, 2017, 2021, 2023)
  • Bronze medal (2000, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2018)

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2024 IIHF World Championship.[7][8]

Head coach: Craig Ramsay

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
6FLukáš Cingel1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)88 kg (194 lb) (1992-06-10) 10 June 1992 Kometa Brno
7DMário Grman1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)89 kg (196 lb) (1997-04-11) 11 April 1997 HC Vítkovice
13DFrantišek Gajdoš1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)85 kg (187 lb) (2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 HK Nitra
14DPeter Čerešňák – A1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)95 kg (209 lb) (1993-01-26) 26 January 1993 Dynamo Pardubice
17DŠimon Nemec1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)92 kg (203 lb) (2004-02-15) 15 February 2004 New Jersey Devils
18FAndrej Kudrna1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)95 kg (209 lb) (1991-05-11) 11 May 1991 HC Litvínov
20FJuraj Slafkovský1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)103 kg (227 lb) (2004-03-30) 30 March 2004 Montreal Canadiens
21FMiloš Kelemen1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)96 kg (212 lb) (1999-07-06) 6 July 1999 Tucson Roadrunners
27FMarek Hrivík – A1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)89 kg (196 lb) (1991-08-28) 28 August 1991 Leksands IF
29DMichal Ivan1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)90 kg (200 lb) (1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 Bílí Tygři Liberec
30GMatej Tomek1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)83 kg (183 lb) (1997-05-24) 24 May 1997 HC Litvínov
31GSamuel Hlavaj1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)99 kg (218 lb) (2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 Škoda Plzeň
33GStanislav Škorvánek1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)87 kg (192 lb) (1996-01-31) 31 January 1996 Dukla Michalovce
34FPeter Cehlárik1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)94 kg (207 lb) (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 Leksands IF
42DMartin Fehérváry1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)92 kg (203 lb) (1999-10-06) 6 October 1999 Washington Capitals
48FViliam Čacho1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)82 kg (181 lb) (1998-10-14) 14 October 1998 Oceláři Třinec
56FMarko Daňo1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)96 kg (212 lb) (1994-11-30) 30 November 1994 Oceláři Třinec
64DPatrik Koch1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)86 kg (190 lb) (1996-12-08) 8 December 1996 Arizona Coyotes
76FMartin Pospíšil1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)82 kg (181 lb) (1999-11-19) 19 November 1999 Calgary Flames
77FMartin Faško-Rudáš1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)82 kg (181 lb) (2000-08-10) 10 August 2000 Bílí Tygři Liberec
79FLibor Hudáček1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)80 kg (180 lb) (1990-09-07) 7 September 1990 Oceláři Třinec
87FPavol Regenda1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)99 kg (218 lb) (1999-12-07) 7 December 1999 San Diego Gulls
90FTomáš Tatar – C1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)82 kg (181 lb) (1990-12-01) 1 December 1990 Seattle Kraken
91FMatúš Sukeľ1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)77 kg (170 lb) (1996-01-23) 23 January 1996 HC Litvínov
98DAndrej Golian1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)82 kg (181 lb) (2001-03-07) 7 March 2001 Slovan Bratislava

2002 World Championship: Gold winning roster
Main article: 2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
Goalies
Defensemen
Forwards

2012 World Championship
Main article: 2012 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
Goalies
Defensemen
Forwards

2022 Winter Olympics
Main article: Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament
Goalies
Defensemen
Forwards

Player statistics

Source:

As of 7 May 2023

Players in bold are still active.

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; GPG = Goal per game;

Head coaches

This table shows all Slovakia national team head coaches and their record at the IIHF World Championships, World Cup of Hockey and Winter Olympic Games (including qualifying tournaments). Data correct as of match played on 26 May 2022.

Source:[9]

NameYearsGWOWTOLLGFGAW%PPG
Július Šupler1993–1996291605171609255.21.31
Jozef Golonka1996–1997830104202337.50.88
Ján Šterbák1997–19991650407444631.30.88
Ján Filc1999–2002291613091067558.61.24
František Hossa2002–2006382405181336863.21.39
Ján Filc[note 1]2004400004418.0000.00
Július Šupler2006–20081251–06423550.01.42
Ján Filc2008–20101342–25344246.21.38
Glen Hanlon2010–20111240–08293433.31.00
Vladimír Vůjtek2011–201536142–515949944.41.42
Zdeno Cíger2015–20171422–28275128.60.86
Craig Ramsay2017–44212–31812512152.31.59
  1. Managed the team during 2004 World Cup of Hockey

Team managers

Paul Loicq Award recipient Juraj Okoličány managed the team from 1993 to 1998.[10][11][12][13]

Retired numbers

All-time record

The following table shows Slovakia's international record against other national teams from 1940 to 1945 and since 1993, correct as of 15 May 2024 after a match against Poland. Teams in italics are no longer actively competing. Overtime and game winning shot victories and losses are counted towards wins and losses.

Source:[14]

Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
 Austria42322816776+91
 Belarus372411210772+35
 Bulgaria1100200+20
 Canada5120427145158−13
 Croatia110061+5
 Czech Republic7516752150261−111
 Denmark2316079048+42
 Finland38732862123−61
 France34263514962+87
 Germany8246234215200+15
 Great Britain5500297+22
 Hungary86025019+31
 Italy1814137742+35
 Japan55003912+27
 Kazakhstan129125524+31
 Latvia352321011771+46
 Netherlands2200244+20
 Norway36272714065+75
 Poland98105112+39
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia1001012−12
 Romania7511537+46
 Russia34952072108−36
 Slovenia1210024318+25
 South Korea110021+1
 Sweden411132790134−44
  Switzerland7934738197182+15
 Ukraine109104918+31
 United States321131875112−37
 Yugoslavia110041+3
Total732379493042 2751 850+425

Uniform evolution
  • National team jerseys
  • 1994 Olympic jerseys
  • IIHF jerseys 1994
  • IIHF jerseys 1995
  • IIHF jerseys 1996, 1997
  • 1998–2000 IIHF jerseys
  • 2002 Olympic jerseys, 2001–2004 IIHF jerseys
  • 2004 WCH jerseys
  • IIHF jerseys 2005
  • 2006 Olympic jerseys, later used at IIHF tournaments 2006
  • IIHF jerseys 2007, 2008
  • 2010 Olympic jerseys, 2009–2013 IIHF jerseys
  • 2014 Olympic jerseys, later used at IIHF tournaments 2014–2017
  • 2018 Olympic jerseys
  • 2018–2021 IIHF jerseys
  • 2022 Olympic jerseys
  • 2022– IIHF jerseys

See also

References
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  2. "Story #22". IIHF Archive. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  3. "Story #75". IIHF Archive. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  4. Szemberg, Szymon; Podnieks, Andrew. "Story #77–Recently separated, Czechs and Slovaks meet in World Championships final". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
  5. "IIHF - Brotherly but divided". IIHF. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  6. Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". iihf.com. IIHF. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  7. "MS 2024: V záverečnej nominácii 25 hráčov, tím opustili Petrovický, Takáč a Lantoši" (in Slovak). hockeyslovakia.sk. 7 May 2024.
  8. "Team roster: Slovakia" (PDF). iihf.com. 10 May 2024.
  9. "Slovenských hokejistov povedie Čech Vladimír Vůjtek" (in Slovak). 17 August 2011. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  10. "Juraj Okolicany 1943–2008". International Ice Hockey Federation. 10 September 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  11. "IIHF HoF 2008". International Ice Hockey Federation. 16 May 2008. Archived from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  12. "Vo veku 65 rokov zomrel Juraj Okoličány, Golonka zarmútený". HokejPortal.sk (in Slovak). 10 September 2008. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  13. Magáth, Tomáš (10 September 2008). "Zomrel Juraj Okoličány". Noviny.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
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