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{{Infobox national hockey team
| Name = Slovakia
| Badge = Coat of arms of Slovakia.svg
| Badge_size = 140px
| caption =
| Nickname = ''Naši chlapci'' (Our Boys)
| Association = ]
| General Manager = ]
| Coach = ]
| Asst Coach = ]<br>]<br>]
| Captain = ]
| Most games = ] (184)
| Top scorer = ] (85)
| Most points = ] (162)
| Home Stadium = ]
| IIHF code = SVK
| IIHF Rank = {{IIHF World Ranking|SVK}}
| IIHF max = 3
| IIHF max date = 2004
| IIHF min = 11
| IIHF min date = 2017
| Team_Colors = {{color box|white}} {{color box|#0B3C81}} {{color box|#B3261F}}
| Jerseys = ]
| First game = {{ih-rt|SVK}} 2–2 {{ih|FRA}}<br />{{small|(], France; 12 February 1993)}}
| Largest win = {{ih-rt|SVK}} 20–0 {{ih|BUL}}<br />{{small|(], Slovakia; 18 March 1994)}}
| Largest loss = {{ih-rt|CZE}} 8–0 {{ih|SVK}}<br />{{small|(], Switzerland; 2 May 2009)}}
| World champ apps = 30
| World champ first = 1994
| World champ best = {{World1}} Gold: (])
| Olympic apps = 8
| Olympic first = ]
| Olympic medals = ] Bronze: (])
| Record = 388–307–49
}}
{{MedalTableTop|name=|medals=
{{Medal|Comp|]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|]|]}}
{{Medal|Comp|]}}
{{Medal|Gold|]|}}
{{Medal|Silver|]|}}
{{Medal|Silver|]|}}
{{Medal|Bronze|]|}}
}}
The '''Slovakia men's national ice hockey team''' is the national ] team of ] and is controlled by the ]. A successor to the ], it is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world. The team's general manager is ] and their head coach is ].


Slovakia has won four medals at the ], including a gold medal in ], and a bronze medal at the ].
]


==History==
The '''] national (men's) ]''' team is one of the major ice hockey national teams in the world. As of ], the ] ranks them fourth behind ], ], and ]. The team is controlled by the ]. In the last six years, Slovakia has won three medals at the World Championships including a gold in ]. Slovakia has a total of 12,375 players. Their head coach is ], father of ] and ].
{{further|Ice Hockey World Championships#1993–present}}
The Slovak national team was formed following the breakup of ], as the country was split into the ] and Slovakia. Although the Czechs were allowed to compete in the highest pool (A), the IIHF ruled that because fewer players of the former ] 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Story #22|url=https://webarchive.iihf.com/iihf-home/the-iihf/100-year-anniversary/100-top-stories/story-22/index.html |website=IIHF Archive|access-date=21 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Story #75 |url=https://webarchive.iihf.com/iihf-home/the-iihf/100-year-anniversary/100-top-stories/story-75/index.html |website=IIHF Archive|access-date=21 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first1=Szymon|last1=Szemberg|first2=Andrew|last2=Podnieks|title=Story #77–Recently separated, Czechs and Slovaks meet in World Championships final |url=https://webarchive.iihf.com/iihf-home/the-iihf/100-year-anniversary/100-top-stories/story-77/index.html |access-date=11 March 2009 |website=International Ice Hockey Federation}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=IIHF - Brotherly but divided |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/wm20/news/41449/brotherly_but_divided |access-date=21 January 2024 |website=IIHF}}</ref>


Slovakia's first appearance in an elite ice hockey competition was at the ] in ]. With a lineup led by star ], the Slovaks finished first in their group with three wins and two ties before losing to Russia in overtime in the quarterfinals. In the ] in ] and the ] in ], the Slovak team was unable to use its ] (NHL) players in the preliminary round due to a scheduling conflict. This affected all of the smaller countries, but devastated the Slovaks as most of their best players were from NHL teams. The NHL only shut down its schedule in time for the second group stage, and thus Slovakia failed to qualify among the final eight teams both times. This turn of events was troubling to the entire hockey community, and the rules were changed for the ] in ], Italy.
The Slovak team formed after the country of ] split into the ] and ]. While the Czechs were allowed to compete at the highest pool (A), the IIHF ruled that because fewer players of the former ] team were Slovaks, the Slovakia would be required to start international play in
pool C. However, Slovakia's play in the lower pools won it promotion to pool A by ]. ''See also ] period of the ] ''.


Following the successful years for the Slovaks in the early 2000s at the World Championships, when they won the silver in ] at the ] edition after a loss to the ], winning the (so far) only title in ] at the ] edition and securing bronze in ] (]), the results of Slovakia worsened and Slovakia began to drop out in the quarterfinals. The closest Slovakia came to relegation into Division I was in ], when they avoided relegation only thanks to two victories over ] in the Relegation Round. Following was a series of three subsequent eliminations in the qualifying round (round of 12), including one at a ] edition Slovakia hosted in ] and ] for the first time, since the dissolution of Czechoslovakia.
==2006 Olympic team==


Largely unexpected, however, was Slovakia's silver medal at the ] edition, again won in Helsinki. This was the first tournament after the introduction of the new tournament format, followed by the quarterfinals. Due to the surprise this medal was after a number of unsuccessful tournaments, it was by many regarded as with a value of a triumphal gold. In the following years however, Slovakia again failed to repeat medal successes and even failed to qualify for the quarterfinals, with the exception of ].
'''Goaltenders'''
*37 ]
*60 ]
*25 ]


In the following years, the team narrowly missed out on a quarterfinal spot for three consecutive years. In ], Slovakia recorded its worst tournament in history by placing 14th, narrowly escaping elimination thanks to an overtime victory against ]. After the unsuccessful World Championships, ] was appointed as the head coach with the goal of improving the results and playstyle of the national team. Despite missing out on the quarterfinals again in ] in ] and a year later on home ice, the overall appearance of the team looked much better than the years prior. More recently, Slovakia reached the knockout stage on 3 out of 4 occasions.
'''Defensemen'''
*3 ]
*68 ]
*29 ]
*14 ]
*7 ]
*6 ]
*17 ]


In the ], Slovakia's highest achievement prior to 2022 was fourth place in ]. In the tournament they won against favourites ] and ], and lost against ] in the semi-finals and against ] in the bronze medal game. In ], the Slovaks claimed their first ever Olympic medal after defeating Sweden 4–0 in a bronze medal game.
'''Forwards'''
*23 ]
*12 ]-A
*38 ]-C
*10 ]
*91 ]
*81 ]
*22 ]
*28 ]
*43 ]
*18 ]-A
*15 ]
*40 ]
*20 ]


==Tournament record==
'''Taxi Squad'''
===Olympic Games===
*]
] during the ].]]
*]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
*]
|-
! Games
! GP
! W
! OW
! T
! OL
! L
! GF
! GA
! Coach
! Captain
! Finish
|-
|1920–1992 || colspan=13|''Part of {{ih|TCH}}''
|-
|{{flagicon|NOR}} ]
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 35
| 29
| ]
| ]
| 6th
|-
| {{flagicon|JPN}} ]
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 13
| ]
| ]
| 10th
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} ]
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 13
| ]
| ]
| 13th
|-
| {{flagicon|ITA}} ]
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 19
| 11
| ]
| ]
| 5th
|-
| style="background:#9acdff;"| {{flagicon|CAN}} ]
| 7
| 3
| 1
| —
| 0
| 3
| 22
| 18
| ]
| ]
| 4th
|-
| {{flagicon|RUS}} ]
| 4
| 0
| 0
| —
| 1
| 3
| 5
| 16
| {{flagicon|CZE}} ]
| ]
| 11th
|-
|{{flagicon|KOR}} ]
| 4
| 1
| 0
| —
| 1
| 2
| 7
| 12
| {{flagicon|CAN}} ]
| ]
| 11th
|-
| style="background:#c96;"| {{flagicon|CHN}} ]
| 7
| 3
| 1
| —
| 0
| 3
| 19
| 16
|{{flagicon|CAN}} ]
|]
|{{bronze3}} Bronze
|-
| {{flagicon|ITA}} ]
|colspan=11 align=center|''Qualified''
|}


{| class="wikitable"
==Olympic record==
|+Totals
* ] - Finished in 6th place
|-
* ] - Finished in 10th place
! Games !! style="background:gold"|Gold !! style="background:silver"|Silver !! style="background:#c96"|Bronze !! Total
* ] - Finished in 13th place
|-
* ] - Finished in 5th place
| 8 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|}


==World Cup record== ===World Championship===
====Lower divisions====
*] - Did not qualify for playoffs
{| class="wikitable sortable"
*] - Lost quarter-finals
|-
!Division
! Championship
! GP
! W
! OW
! T
! OL
! L
! GF
! GA
! Coach
! Captain
! Finish
! Rank
|-
|C1
|{{flagicon|SVK}} ] || 6 || 4 || – || 2 || – || 0 || 43 || 3 || ] || ] || bgcolor=gold| Winner, '''Promoted''' || bgcolor=gold|1st
|-
|B
|{{flagicon|SVK}} ] || 7 || 7 || – || 0 || – || 0 || 60 || 15 || ] || ] || bgcolor=gold|Winner, '''Promoted''' || bgcolor=gold|1st
|}


====Top division====
==World Championship record==
]: Slovakia vs. ]]]
*] - Finished in 21st place (winner of the "Pool C")
{| class="wikitable sortable"
*] - Finished in 13th place (winner of the "Pool B")
|-
*] - Finished in 9th place
! Championship !! GP !! W !! OTW !! T !! OTL !! L !! GF !! GA !! Coach !! Captain !! Finish !! Rank
*] - Finished in 8th place
|-
*] - Finished in 7th place
|]–] || colspan=12|''As part of {{ih|TCH}}''
*] - Finished in 7th place
|-
*] - Won silver medal
|{{flagicon|AUT}} ] || 5 || 1 || – || 1 || – || 3 || 13 || 16 || ] || ] || Group Round || 10th
*] - Finished in 7th place
|-
*] - '''Won gold medal'''
|{{flagicon|FIN}} ] || 8 || 3 || – || 1 || – || 4 || 20 || 23 || ] || ] || Consolation Round || 9th
*] - Won bronze medal
|-
*] - Finished in 4th place
|{{flagicon|SUI}} ] || 6 || 2 || – || 2 || – || 2 || 11 || 12 || ] || ] || Second round || 7th
*] - Finished in 5th place
|-
|{{flagicon|NOR}} ] || 6 || 2 || – || 1 || – || 3 || 22 || 21 || ] || ] || Second round || 7th
|-
| style="background:silver;"| {{flagicon|RUS}} ] || 9 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 34 || 22 || ] || ] || Final || {{silver2}} Silver
|-
|{{flagicon|GER}} ] || 7 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 20 || 18 || ] || ] || Quarter-finals || 7th
|-
| style="background:gold;"| {{flagicon|SWE}} ] || 9 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 37 || 22 || ] ||] || '''Champions''' || {{gold1}} Gold
|-
| style="background:#c96;"| {{flagicon|FIN}} ] || 9 || 7 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 45 || 17 || ] || ] || 3rd Place Game || {{bronze3}} Bronze
|-
| style="background:#9acdff;"| {{flagicon|CZE}} ] || 9 || 5 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 24 || 9 || ] || ] || 3rd Place Game || 4th
|-
|{{flagicon|AUT}} ] || 7 || 4 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 19 || 17 || ] || ] || Quarter-finals || 5th
|-
|{{flagicon|LAT}} ] || 7 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 26 || 14 || ] || ] || Quarter-finals || 8th
|-
|{{flagicon|RUS}} ] || 7 || 4 || 0 || – || 0 || 3 || 24 || 23 || ] || ]
|| Quarter-finals || 6th
|-
|{{flagicon|CAN}} ] || 5 || 2 || 1 || – || 0 || 2 || 18 || 12 || ] || ] || Relegation Round || 13th
|-
|{{flagicon|SUI}} ] || 6 || 1 || 1 || – || 2 || 2 || 12 || 24 || ] || ] || Second round || 10th
|-
|{{flagicon|GER}} ] || 6 || 2 || 0 || – || 0 || 4 || 13 || 19 || {{flagicon|CAN}} ] || ] || Second round || 12th
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|SVK}} ] || 6 || 2 || 0 || – || 0 || 4 || 16 || 15 || {{flagicon|CAN}} ] || ] || Second round || 10th
|-
| style="background:silver;"| {{flagicon|FIN}} {{flagicon|SWE}} ] || 10 || 7 || 0 || – || 0 || 3 || 30 || 23 || {{flagicon|CZE}} ] || ] || Final || {{silver2}} Silver
|-
|{{flagicon|SWE}} {{flagicon|FIN}} ] || 8 || 3 || 0 || – || 1 || 4 || 22 || 20 || {{flagicon|CZE}} ] || ] || Quarter-finals || 8th
|-
|{{flagicon|BLR}} ] || 7 || 3 || 0 || – || 1 || 3 || 20 || 21 || {{flagicon|CZE}} ] || ] || Group stage || 9th
|-
|{{flagicon|CZE}} ] || 7 || 1 || 2 || – || 2 || 2 || 17 || 19 || {{flagicon|CZE}} ] || ] || Group stage || 9th
|-
|{{flagicon|RUS}} ] || 7 || 2 || 1 || – || 0 || 4 || 15 || 23 || ] || ] || Group stage || 9th
|-
|{{flagicon|GER}} {{flagicon|FRA}} ] || 7 || 0 || 1 || – || 2 || 4 || 12 || 28 || ]
|| ] || Group stage || 14th
|-
|{{flagicon|DEN}} ] || 7 || 3 || 0 || – || 2 || 2 || 19 || 20 || {{flagicon|CAN}} ] || ] || Group stage || 9th
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|SVK}} ] || 7 || 3 || 1 || – || 0 || 3 || 28 || 19 || {{flagicon|CAN}} ] || ] || Group stage || 9th
|-
|] || colspan=12 align=center|Cancelled due to the ]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Steiss |first1=Adam |title=2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/wm/news/18344/2020-iihf-ice-hockey-world-championship-cancelled |website=iihf.com |publisher=IIHF |access-date=21 March 2020 |archive-date=21 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321150949/https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/wm/news/18344/2020-iihf-ice-hockey-world-championship-cancelled |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|LAT}} ] || 8 || 4 || 0 || – || 0 || 4 || 18 || 28 || {{flagicon|CAN}} ] || ] || Quarter-finals || 8th
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} ] || 8 || 4 || 0 || – || 0 || 4 || 25 || 23 || {{flagicon|CAN}} ]|| ] || Quarter-finals || 8th
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} {{flagicon|LAT}} ] || 7 || 3 || 0 || – || 2 || 2 || 15 || 15 || {{flagicon|CAN}} ] || ] || Group stage || 9th
|-
|{{flagicon|CZE}} ] || 8|| 3|| 1|| – || 1|| 3|| 29|| 29|| {{flagicon|CAN}} ] || ] || Quarter-finals||7th
|-
|{{flagicon|SWE}} {{flagicon|DEN}} ] || || || || – || || || || || || || ||
|}


===World Cup===
''see also ]''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
! GP
! W
!OW
! T
!OL
! L
! GF
! GA
! Coach
! Captain
! Finish
! Rank
|-
|]
|3
|0
|–
|0
|–
|3
|9
|19
|]
|
|Round 1
|7th
|-
|]
|4
|0
|0
|0
|0
|4
|4
|18
|]
|
|Quarter-finals
|8th
|}


At the ] edition, Slovakia was not represented. Instead 6 Slovak players were a part of ], which was led by Slovak general manager ].
]
]


===Deutschland Cup===
]
*{{gold1}} '''Gold medal''' (1997, 2006, 2011, ], ])
]
*{{silver2}} Silver medal (1994, 2001, ], ], ])
]
*{{bronze3}} Bronze medal (2000, 2004, 2005, 2012, ], ])
]

==Team==
===Current roster===
Roster for the ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hockeyslovakia.sk/sk/article/ms-2024-v-zaverecnej-nominacii-25-hracov-tim-opustili-petrovicky-takac-a-lantosi|title=MS 2024: V záverečnej nominácii 25 hráčov, tím opustili Petrovický, Takáč a Lantoši|publisher=hockeyslovakia.sk|date=7 May 2024|language=sk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/902/IHM9020SVK_33_1_0.pdf|title=Team roster: Slovakia|publisher=iihf.com|date=10 May 2024}}</ref>

Head coach: ]

{| width="80%" class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align: center;"
!No.
!Pos.
!Name
!Height
!Weight
!Birthdate
!Team
|-
| 6 || F || align=left|] || {{convert|1.87|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|88|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || {{birth date and age|1992|6|10|df=y}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CZE}} ]
|-
| 7 || D || align=left|] || {{convert|1.86|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|89|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || {{birth date and age|1997|4|11|df=y}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CZE}} ]
|-
| 13 || D || align=left|] || {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|85|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || {{birth date and age|2001|6|7|df=y}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SVK}} ]
|-
| 14 || D || align=left|] – ''']''' || {{convert|1.91|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|95|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || {{birth date and age|1993|1|26|df=y}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CZE}} ]
|-
| 17 || D || align=left|] || {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|92|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || {{birth date and age|2004|2|15|df=y}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
|-
| 18 || F || align=left|] || {{convert|1.89|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|95|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || {{birth date and age|1991|5|11|df=y}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CZE}} ]
|-
| 20 || F || align=left|] || {{convert|1.92|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|103|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || {{birth date and age|2004|3|30|df=y}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CAN}} ]
|-
| 21 || F || align=left|] || {{convert|1.88|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|96|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || {{birth date and age|1999|7|6|df=y}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
|-
| 27 || F || align=left|] – ''']''' || {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|89|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || {{birth date and age|1991|8|28|df=y}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SWE}} ]
|-
| 29 || D || align=left|] || {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|90|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || {{birth date and age|1999|11|18|df=y}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CZE}} ]
|-
| 30 || G || align=left|] || {{convert|1.91|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|83|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || {{birth date and age|1997|5|24|df=y}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CZE}} ]
|-
| 31 || G || align=left|] || {{convert|1.93|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|99|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || {{birth date and age|2001|5|29|df=y}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CZE}} ]
|-
| 33 || G || align=left|] || {{convert|1.87|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|87|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || {{birth date and age|1996|1|31|df=y}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SVK}} ]
|-
| 34 || F || align=left|] || {{convert|1.88|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|94|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || {{birth date and age|1995|8|2|df=y}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SWE}} ]
|-
| 42 || D || align=left|] || {{convert|1.87|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|92|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || {{birth date and age|1999|10|6|df=y}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
|-
| 48 || F || align=left|] || {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|82|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || {{birth date and age|1998|10|14|df=y}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CZE}} ]
|-
| 56 || F || align=left|] || {{convert|1.82|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|96|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || {{birth date and age|1994|11|30|df=y}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CZE}} ]
|-
| 64 || D || align=left|] || {{convert|1.86|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|86|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || {{birth date and age|1996|12|8|df=y}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
|-
| 76 || F || align=left|] || {{convert|1.88|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|82|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || {{birth date and age|1999|11|19|df=y}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CAN}} ]
|-
| 77 || F || align=left|] || {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|82|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || {{birth date and age|2000|8|10|df=y}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CZE}} ]
|-
| 79 || F || align=left|] || {{convert|1.77|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|80|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || {{birth date and age|1990|9|7|df=y}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CZE}} ]
|-
| 87 || F || align=left|] || {{convert|1.92|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|99|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || {{birth date and age|1999|12|7|df=y}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
|-
| 90 || F || align=left|] – ''']''' || {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|82|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || {{birth date and age|1990|12|1|df=y}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
|-
| 91 || F || align=left|] || {{convert|1.76|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|77|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || {{birth date and age|1996|1|23|df=y}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CZE}} ]
|-
| 98 || D || align=left|] || {{convert|1.92|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|82|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || {{birth date and age|2001|3|7|df=y}} || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SVK}} ]
|}

===2002 World Championship: Gold winning roster===
{{Main|2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships}}

{|
| valign=top |

;Goalies
* ]
* ]
* ]

;Defensemen
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
| valign=top |

;Forwards
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
|}

===2012 World Championship===
{{Main|2012 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships}}
{|
| valign=top |

;Goalies
* ]
* ]
* ]

;Defensemen
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
| valign=top |

;Forwards
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
|}

===2022 Winter Olympics===
{{Main|Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament}}
{|
| valign=top |

;Goalies
* ]
* ]
* ]

;Defensemen
* ]
* ]
* ]
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|}

===Player statistics===
<small>Source: </small>
{{Updated|7 May 2023}}
Players in '''bold''' are still active.

'''''Note:''''' Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; GPG = Goal per game;
{{col-begin|width=auto}}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ | Most caps
|-
! #!! Player !! GP !! G
|-
| 1. || ''']''' || 194 || 10
|-
| 2. || ] || 183 || 86
|-
| 3. || ] || 162 || 13
|-
| 4. || ] || 152 || 29
|-
| 5. || ] || 144 || 23
|-
| 6. || ''']''' || 144 || 6
|-
| 7. || ] || 141 || 18
|-
| 8. || ] || 136 || 16
|-
| 9. || ] || 128 || 9
|-
| 10. || ] || 124 || 21
|}
{{col-break|gap=1em}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ | Most goals
|-
! #!! Player !! GP !! G !! GPG
|-
| 1. || ] || 183 || '''86''' || .48
|-
| 2. || ] || 109 || '''59''' || .54
|-
| 3. || ] || 117 || '''45''' || .38
|-
| 4. || ] || 120 || '''45''' ||.38
|-
| 5. || ] || 119 || '''44''' || .37
|-
| 6. || ] || 88 || '''39''' || .44
|-
| 7. || ] || 74 || '''37''' || .50
|-
| 8. || ] || 117 || '''37''' || .32
|-
| 9. || ] || 122 || '''37''' || .30
|-
| 10. || ] || 47 || '''35''' || .74
|}
{{col-end}}

===Head coaches===
This table shows all Slovakia national team head coaches and their record at the ], ] and ] (including qualifying tournaments). Data correct as of match played on 26 May 2022.

<small>Source:<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pluska.sk/sport/hokej/reprezentacie/slovenskych-hokejistov-povedie-cech-vladimir-vujtek.html | title=Slovenských hokejistov povedie Čech Vladimír Vůjtek | date=17 August 2011 | access-date=10 March 2014 | language=sk | archive-date=10 March 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310182733/http://www.pluska.sk/sport/hokej/reprezentacie/slovenskych-hokejistov-povedie-cech-vladimir-vujtek.html | url-status=live }}</ref></small>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name !! Years !!! style="width:40px;"| {{Tooltip|G|Games coached}} !! style="width:40px;"|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}} !! style="width:40px;"| {{Tooltip|OW|Overtime wins}} !! style="width:40px;"| {{Tooltip|T|Ties}} !! style="width:40px;"| {{Tooltip|OL|Overtime losses}} !! style="width:40px;"| {{Tooltip|L|Losses}} !!style="width:40px;"| {{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !! style="width:40px;"| {{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !! style="width:40px;"| {{Tooltip|W%|Wins %}} !! style="width:40px;"| {{Tooltip|PPG|Points per Game}}
|-
| ] || 1993–1996 || 29 || 16 || 0 || 5 || 1 || 7 || 160 || 92 || 55.2 || 1.31
|-
| ] || 1996–1997 || 8 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 4 ||20 || 23 || 37.5 || 0.88
|-
|] || 1997–1999 || 16 || 5 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 7 || 44 || 46 || 31.3 || 0.88
|-
|] || 1999–2002 || 29 || 16 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 9 || 106 || 75 || 58.6 || 1.24
|-
|] || 2002–2006 || 38 || 24 || 0 || 5 || 1 || 8 || 133 || 68 || 63.2 || 1.39
|-
|]<ref name = filc2004 group = note>Managed the team during ]</ref> || 2004 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 18 || .000 || 0.00
|-
|] || 2006–2008 || 12 || 5 || 1 || – || 0 || 6 || 42 || 35 || 50.0 || 1.42
|-
|] || 2008–2010 || 13 || 4 || 2 || – || 2 || 5 || 34 || 42 || 46.2 || 1.38
|-
|] || 2010–2011 || 12 || 4 || 0 || – || 0 || 8 || 29 || 34 || 33.3 || 1.00
|-
|] || 2011–2015 || 36 || 14 || 2 || – || 5 || 15 || 94 || 99 || 44.4 || 1.42
|-
|] || 2015–2017 || 14 || 2 || 2 || – || 2 || 8 || 27 || 51 || 28.6 || 0.86
|-
|] || 2017– || 44 || 21 || 2 || – || 3 || 18 || 125 || 121 || 52.3 || 1.59
|}
{{reflist|group=note}}

===Team managers===
] recipient ] managed the team from 1993 to 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://webarchive.iihf.com/sk/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1477&cHash=8c3ef358e883d3ccae747e5ae851d498|title=Juraj Okolicany 1943–2008|date=10 September 2008|website=International Ice Hockey Federation|access-date=16 June 2019}}{{Dead link|date=April 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://webarchive.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/iihf-hof-2008.html|title=IIHF HoF 2008|date=16 May 2008|website=International Ice Hockey Federation|access-date=16 June 2019|archive-date=16 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616183045/http://webarchive.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/iihf-hof-2008.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hokejportal.net/?q=clanok/vo-veku-65-rokov-zomrel-juraj-okolicany-golonka-zarmuteny/16883|title=Vo veku 65 rokov zomrel Juraj Okoličány, Golonka zarmútený|date=10 September 2008|website=HokejPortal.sk|language=sk|access-date=17 July 2019|archive-date=30 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130070156/https://www.hokejportal.net/?q=clanok/vo-veku-65-rokov-zomrel-juraj-okolicany-golonka-zarmuteny/16883|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sport.noviny.sk/hokej/46432-zomrel-juraj-okolicany|title=Zomrel Juraj Okoličány|last=Magáth|first=Tomáš|date=10 September 2008|website=Noviny.sk|language=sk|access-date=17 July 2019|archive-date=16 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616183051/https://sport.noviny.sk/hokej/46432-zomrel-juraj-okolicany|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Retired numbers===
*'''38 '''– ''']''' A star of the national team and a victim of the ] – retired from the national team at the Slovak-hosted World Championship that year.

==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 13 December 2024 after a match against ]. Teams in italics are no longer actively competing. Overtime and game winning shot victories and losses are counted towards wins and losses.

<small>Source:<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 August 2016 |title=Slovakia - National Teams of Ice Hockey |url=https://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/slovakia/ |access-date=8 May 2023 |website=nationalteamsoficehockey.com |language=en-US}}</ref></small>
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! Opponent
! Played
! Won
! Drawn
! Lost
! GF
! GA
! GD
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|AUT}} || 44 || 34 || 2 || 8 || 170 || 77 || +93
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|BLR}} || 37 || 24 || 1 || 12 || 107 || 72 || +35
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|BUL}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 20 || 0 || +20
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|CAN}} || 52 || 20 || 4 || 28 || 148 || 164 || −17
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|CRO}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 1 || +5
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|CZE}} || 75 || 16 || 7 || 52 || 150 || 261 || −111
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|DEN}} || 24 || 17 || 0 || 7 || 93 || 50 || +43
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|FIN}} || 38 || 7 || 3 || 28 || 62 || 123 || −61
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|FRA}} || 35 || 27 || 3 || 5 || 153 || 64 || +89
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|GER}} || 83 || 47 || 2 || 34 || 221 || 202 || +19
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|GBR}} || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 29 || 7 || +22
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|HUN}} || 9 || 6 || 0 || 2 || 57 || 22 || +35
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|ITA}} || 18 || 14 || 1 || 3 || 77 || 42 || +35
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|JPN}} || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 39 || 12 || +27
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|KAZ}} || 13 || 10 || 1 || 2 || 58 || 25 || +33
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|LAT}} || 37 || 24 || 2 || 11 || 121 || 75 || +46
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|NED}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 24 || 4 || +20
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|NOR}} || 37 || 28 || 2 || 7 || 143 || 66 || +77
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|POL}} || 9 || 8 || 1 || 0 || 51 || 12 || +39
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|''{{flagicon|Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia}} ]'' || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 12 || −12
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|ROU}} || 7 || 5 || 1 || 1 || 53 || 7 || +46
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|RUS}} || 34 || 9 || 5 || 20 || 72 || 108 || −36
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|SLO}} || 12 || 10 || 0 || 2 || 43 || 18 || +25
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|KOR}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || +1
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|SWE}} || 42 || 11 || 3 || 28 || 91 || 140 || −49
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|SUI}} || 79 || 34 || 7 || 38 || 197 || 182 || +15
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|UKR}} || 10 || 9 || 1 || 0 || 49 || 18 || +31
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|USA}} || 32 || 11 || 3 || 18 || 75 || 112 || −37
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|''{{ih|YUG}}'' || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 1 || +3
|-
!Total !! 744 || 388 || 49 || 307 || 2 312 || 1 878 || +434
|}

==Uniform evolution==
<gallery class="center" widths="180" caption="National team jerseys">
File:Slovak national team jerseys 1994 (WOG).png|1994 Olympic jerseys
File:Slovak national team jerseys 1994 (WC).png|IIHF jerseys 1994
File:Slovak national team jerseys 1995.png|IIHF jerseys 1995
File:Slovak national team jerseys 1996.png|IIHF jerseys 1996, 1997
File:Slovak national team jerseys 1998.png|1998–2000 IIHF jerseys
File:Slovak national team jerseys 2001.png|2002 Olympic jerseys, 2001–2004 IIHF jerseys
File:Slovak national team jerseys 2004 (WCH).png|2004 WCH jerseys
File:Slovak national team jerseys 2005.png|IIHF jerseys 2005
File:Slovak national team jerseys 2006.png|2006 Olympic jerseys, later used at IIHF tournaments 2006
File:Slovak national team jerseys 2007.png|IIHF jerseys 2007, 2008
File:Slovak national team jerseys 2009.png|2010 Olympic jerseys, 2009–2013 IIHF jerseys
File:Slovak national team jerseys 2014.png|2014 Olympic jerseys, later used at IIHF tournaments 2014–2017
File:Slovakia national ice hockey team jerseys 2018 (WOG).png|2018 Olympic jerseys
File:Slovakia national ice hockey team jerseys 2021 IHWC.png|2018–2021 IIHF jerseys
File:Slovakia national ice hockey team jerseys 2022 (WOG).png|2022 Olympic jerseys
File:Slovakia national ice hockey team jerseys 2022 IHWC.png|2022– IIHF jerseys
</gallery>

==See also==
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==References==
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==External links==
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*{{Official website}}
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{{Slovak Extraliga}}
{{Ice hockey in Slovakia}}
{{Men's national ice hockey teams}}
{{National sports teams of Slovakia}}

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Slovakia
Shirt badge/Association crest
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 Steady (27 May 2024)
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)
Olympics
Appearances8 (first in 1994)
Medals Bronze: (2022)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances30 (first in 1994)
Best resultGold Gold: (2002)
International record (W–L–T)
388–307–49
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 2000 Russia
Silver medal – second place 2012 Finland/Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Finland

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 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

Further information: Ice Hockey World Championships § 1993–present

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.

Slovakia's first appearance in an elite ice hockey competition was at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. With a lineup led by star Peter Šťastný, the Slovaks finished first in their group with three wins and two ties before losing to Russia in overtime in the quarterfinals. In the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano and the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, the Slovak team was unable to use its National Hockey League (NHL) players in the preliminary round due to a scheduling conflict. This affected all of the smaller countries, but devastated the Slovaks as most of their best players were from NHL teams. The NHL only shut down its schedule in time for the second group stage, and thus Slovakia failed to qualify among the final eight teams both times. This turn of events was troubling to the entire hockey community, and the rules were changed for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy.

Following the successful years for the Slovaks in the early 2000s at the World Championships, when they won the silver in St. Petersburg at the 2000 edition after a loss to the Czechs, winning the (so far) only title in Goteburg at the 2002 edition and securing bronze in Helsinki (2003), the results of Slovakia worsened and Slovakia began to drop out in the quarterfinals. The closest Slovakia came to relegation into Division I was in 2008, when they avoided relegation only thanks to two victories over Slovenia in the Relegation Round. Following was a series of three subsequent eliminations in the qualifying round (round of 12), including one at a 2011 edition Slovakia hosted in Bratislava and Košice for the first time, since the dissolution of Czechoslovakia.

Largely unexpected, however, was Slovakia's silver medal at the 2012 edition, again won in Helsinki. This was the first tournament after the introduction of the new tournament format, followed by the quarterfinals. Due to the surprise this medal was after a number of unsuccessful tournaments, it was by many regarded as with a value of a triumphal gold. In the following years however, Slovakia again failed to repeat medal successes and even failed to qualify for the quarterfinals, with the exception of 2013.

In the following years, the team narrowly missed out on a quarterfinal spot for three consecutive years. In 2017, Slovakia recorded its worst tournament in history by placing 14th, narrowly escaping elimination thanks to an overtime victory against Italy. After the unsuccessful World Championships, Craig Ramsay was appointed as the head coach with the goal of improving the results and playstyle of the national team. Despite missing out on the quarterfinals again in 2018 in Denmark and a year later on home ice, the overall appearance of the team looked much better than the years prior. More recently, Slovakia reached the knockout stage on 3 out of 4 occasions.

In the Winter Olympic Games, Slovakia's highest achievement prior to 2022 was fourth place in Vancouver 2010. In the tournament they won against favourites Russia and Sweden, and lost against Canada in the semi-finals and against Finland in the bronze medal game. In 2022, the Slovaks claimed their first ever Olympic medal after defeating Sweden 4–0 in a bronze medal game.

Tournament record

Olympic Games

Slovak team celebrates their victory over Sweden during the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Games GP W OW T OL L GF GA Coach Captain Finish
1920–1992 Part of  Czechoslovakia
Norway 1994 Lillehammer 8 4 0 2 1 1 35 29 Július Šupler Peter Šťastný 6th
Japan 1998 Nagano 4 1 0 1 0 2 11 13 Ján Šterbák Zdeno Cíger 10th
United States 2002 Salt Lake City 4 1 0 2 0 1 15 13 Ján Filc Miroslav Šatan 13th
Italy 2006 Turin 6 5 0 0 0 1 19 11 František Hossa Pavol Demitra 5th
Canada 2010 Vancouver 7 3 1 — 0 3 22 18 Ján Filc Zdeno Chára 4th
Russia 2014 Sochi 4 0 0 — 1 3 5 16 Czech Republic Vladimír Vůjtek Zdeno Chára 11th
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 4 1 0 — 1 2 7 12 Canada Craig Ramsay Tomáš Surový 11th
China 2022 Beijing 7 3 1 — 0 3 19 16 Canada Craig Ramsay Marek Hrivík 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze
Italy 2026 Milan and Cortina Qualified
Totals
Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
8 0 0 1 1

World Championship

Lower divisions

Division Championship GP W OW T OL L GF GA Coach Captain Finish Rank
C1 Slovakia 1994 Poprad, Spišská Nová Ves 6 4 – 2 – 0 43 3 Július Šupler Oto Haščák Winner, Promoted 1st
B Slovakia 1995 Bratislava 7 7 – 0 – 0 60 15 Július Šupler Peter Šťastný Winner, Promoted 1st

Top division

Preseason match in Dresden in preparation for the 2022 IIHF World Championship: Slovakia vs. Germany
Championship GP W OTW T OTL L GF GA Coach Captain Finish Rank
1920–1992 As part of  Czechoslovakia
Austria 1996 Vienna 5 1 – 1 – 3 13 16 Július Šupler Oto Haščák Group Round 10th
Finland 1997 Helsinki, Tampere, Turku 8 3 – 1 – 4 20 23 Jozef Golonka Zdeno Cíger Consolation Round 9th
Switzerland 1998 Basel, Zürich 6 2 – 2 – 2 11 12 Ján Šterbák Zdeno Cíger Second round 7th
Norway 1999 Oslo, Hamar, Lillehammer 6 2 – 1 – 3 22 21 Ján Šterbák Zdeno Cíger Second round 7th
Russia 2000 St. Petersburg 9 5 0 1 0 3 34 22 Ján Filc Miroslav Šatan Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver
Germany 2001 Nuremberg, Cologne, Hanover 7 3 0 0 0 4 20 18 Ján Filc Zdeno Chára Quarter-finals 7th
Sweden 2002 Gothenburg, Karlstad, Jönköping 9 7 1 0 0 1 37 22 Ján Filc Miroslav Šatan Champions 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
Finland 2003 Helsinki, Tampere, Turku 9 7 0 1 0 1 45 17 František Hossa Miroslav Šatan 3rd Place Game 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze
Czech Republic 2004 Prague, Ostrava 9 5 0 2 1 1 24 9 František Hossa Miroslav Šatan 3rd Place Game 4th
Austria 2005 Vienna, Innsbruck 7 4 0 1 0 2 19 17 František Hossa Miroslav Šatan Quarter-finals 5th
Latvia 2006 Riga 7 3 0 1 0 3 26 14 František Hossa Marián Hossa Quarter-finals 8th
Russia 2007 Moscow 7 4 0 – 0 3 24 23 Július Šupler Miroslav Šatan Quarter-finals 6th
Canada 2008 Quebec City, Halifax 5 2 1 – 0 2 18 12 Július Šupler Róbert Petrovický Relegation Round 13th
Switzerland 2009 Bern, Kloten 6 1 1 – 2 2 12 24 Ján Filc Ľuboš Bartečko Second round 10th
Germany 2010 Cologne, Mannheim, Gelsenkirchen 6 2 0 – 0 4 13 19 Canada Glen Hanlon Richard Lintner Second round 12th
Slovakia 2011 Bratislava, Košice 6 2 0 – 0 4 16 15 Canada Glen Hanlon Pavol Demitra Second round 10th
Finland Sweden 2012 Helsinki, Stockholm 10 7 0 – 0 3 30 23 Czech Republic Vladimír Vůjtek Zdeno Chára Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver
Sweden Finland 2013 Stockholm, Helsinki 8 3 0 – 1 4 22 20 Czech Republic Vladimír Vůjtek Miroslav Šatan Quarter-finals 8th
Belarus 2014 Minsk 7 3 0 – 1 3 20 21 Czech Republic Vladimír Vůjtek Miroslav Šatan Group stage 9th
Czech Republic 2015 Prague, Ostrava 7 1 2 – 2 2 17 19 Czech Republic Vladimír Vůjtek Tomáš Kopecký Group stage 9th
Russia 2016 Moscow, St. Petersburg 7 2 1 – 0 4 15 23 Zdeno Cíger Andrej Sekera Group stage 9th
Germany France 2017 Cologne, Paris 7 0 1 – 2 4 12 28 Zdeno Cíger Vladimír Dravecký Group stage 14th
Denmark 2018 Copenhagen, Herning 7 3 0 – 2 2 19 20 Canada Craig Ramsay Andrej Sekera Group stage 9th
Slovakia 2019 Bratislava, Košice 7 3 1 – 0 3 28 19 Canada Craig Ramsay Andrej Sekera Group stage 9th
2020 Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
Latvia 2021 Riga 8 4 0 – 0 4 18 28 Canada Craig Ramsay Marek Ďaloga Quarter-finals 8th
Finland 2022 Helsinki, Tampere 8 4 0 – 0 4 25 23 Canada Craig Ramsay Tomáš Tatar Quarter-finals 8th
Finland Latvia 2023 Tampere, Riga 7 3 0 – 2 2 15 15 Canada Craig Ramsay Marek Hrivík Group stage 9th
Czech Republic 2024 Prague, Ostrava 8 3 1 – 1 3 29 29 Canada Craig Ramsay Tomáš Tatar Quarter-finals 7th
Sweden Denmark 2025 Stockholm, Herning –

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

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2024 IIHF World Championship.

Head coach: Craig Ramsay

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
6 F Lukáš Cingel 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1992-06-10) 10 June 1992 (age 32) Czech Republic Kometa Brno
7 D Mário Grman 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 89 kg (196 lb) (1997-04-11) 11 April 1997 (age 27) Czech Republic HC Vítkovice
13 D František Gajdoš 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 (age 23) Slovakia HK Nitra
14 D Peter Čerešňák – A 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 95 kg (209 lb) (1993-01-26) 26 January 1993 (age 31) Czech Republic Dynamo Pardubice
17 D Šimon Nemec 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (2004-02-15) 15 February 2004 (age 20) United States New Jersey Devils
18 F Andrej Kudrna 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 95 kg (209 lb) (1991-05-11) 11 May 1991 (age 33) Czech Republic HC Litvínov
20 F Juraj Slafkovský 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 103 kg (227 lb) (2004-03-30) 30 March 2004 (age 20) Canada Montreal Canadiens
21 F Miloš Kelemen 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 96 kg (212 lb) (1999-07-06) 6 July 1999 (age 25) United States Tucson Roadrunners
27 F Marek Hrivík – A 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 89 kg (196 lb) (1991-08-28) 28 August 1991 (age 33) Sweden Leksands IF
29 D Michal Ivan 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (200 lb) (1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 (age 25) Czech Republic Bílí Tygři Liberec
30 G Matej Tomek 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 83 kg (183 lb) (1997-05-24) 24 May 1997 (age 27) Czech Republic HC Litvínov
31 G Samuel Hlavaj 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 99 kg (218 lb) (2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 (age 23) Czech Republic Škoda Plzeň
33 G Stanislav Škorvánek 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb) (1996-01-31) 31 January 1996 (age 28) Slovakia Dukla Michalovce
34 F Peter Cehlárik 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 94 kg (207 lb) (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 (age 29) Sweden Leksands IF
42 D Martin Fehérváry 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (1999-10-06) 6 October 1999 (age 25) United States Washington Capitals
48 F Viliam Čacho 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (1998-10-14) 14 October 1998 (age 26) Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec
56 F Marko Daňo 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 96 kg (212 lb) (1994-11-30) 30 November 1994 (age 30) Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec
64 D Patrik Koch 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1996-12-08) 8 December 1996 (age 28) United States Arizona Coyotes
76 F Martin Pospíšil 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (1999-11-19) 19 November 1999 (age 25) Canada Calgary Flames
77 F Martin Faško-Rudáš 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (2000-08-10) 10 August 2000 (age 24) Czech Republic Bílí Tygři Liberec
79 F Libor Hudáček 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 80 kg (180 lb) (1990-09-07) 7 September 1990 (age 34) Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec
87 F Pavol Regenda 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 99 kg (218 lb) (1999-12-07) 7 December 1999 (age 25) United States San Diego Gulls
90 F Tomáš Tatar – C 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (1990-12-01) 1 December 1990 (age 34) United States Seattle Kraken
91 F Matúš Sukeľ 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 77 kg (170 lb) (1996-01-23) 23 January 1996 (age 28) Czech Republic HC Litvínov
98 D Andrej Golian 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (2001-03-07) 7 March 2001 (age 23) Slovakia Slovan Bratislava

2002 World Championship: Gold winning roster

Main article: 2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
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2012 World Championship

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2022 Winter Olympics

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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;

Most caps
# Player GP G
1. Dominik Graňák 194 10
2. Miroslav Šatan 183 86
3. Martin Štrbák 162 13
4. Ľubomír Sekeráš 152 29
5. Peter Pucher 144 23
6. Tomáš Starosta 144 6
7. Ľubomír Višňovský 141 18
8. Richard Kapuš 136 16
9. Stanislav Jasečko 128 9
10. Branko Radivojevič 124 21
Most goals
# Player GP G GPG
1. Miroslav Šatan 183 86 .48
2. Ľubomír Kolník 109 59 .54
3. Jozef Daňo 117 45 .38
4. Ján Pardavý 120 45 .38
5. Vlastimil Plavucha 119 44 .37
6. Marián Hossa 88 39 .44
7. Žigmund Pálffy 74 37 .50
8. Branislav Jánoš 117 37 .32
9. Ladislav Nagy 122 37 .30
10. Peter Bondra 47 35 .74

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:

Name Years G W OW T OL L GF GA W% PPG
Július Šupler 1993–1996 29 16 0 5 1 7 160 92 55.2 1.31
Jozef Golonka 1996–1997 8 3 0 1 0 4 20 23 37.5 0.88
Ján Šterbák 1997–1999 16 5 0 4 0 7 44 46 31.3 0.88
Ján Filc 1999–2002 29 16 1 3 0 9 106 75 58.6 1.24
František Hossa 2002–2006 38 24 0 5 1 8 133 68 63.2 1.39
Ján Filc 2004 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 18 .000 0.00
Július Šupler 2006–2008 12 5 1 – 0 6 42 35 50.0 1.42
Ján Filc 2008–2010 13 4 2 – 2 5 34 42 46.2 1.38
Glen Hanlon 2010–2011 12 4 0 – 0 8 29 34 33.3 1.00
Vladimír Vůjtek 2011–2015 36 14 2 – 5 15 94 99 44.4 1.42
Zdeno Cíger 2015–2017 14 2 2 – 2 8 27 51 28.6 0.86
Craig Ramsay 2017– 44 21 2 – 3 18 125 121 52.3 1.59
  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.

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 13 December 2024 after a match against Latvia. Teams in italics are no longer actively competing. Overtime and game winning shot victories and losses are counted towards wins and losses.

Source:

Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
 Austria 44 34 2 8 170 77 +93
 Belarus 37 24 1 12 107 72 +35
 Bulgaria 1 1 0 0 20 0 +20
 Canada 52 20 4 28 148 164 −17
 Croatia 1 1 0 0 6 1 +5
 Czech Republic 75 16 7 52 150 261 −111
 Denmark 24 17 0 7 93 50 +43
 Finland 38 7 3 28 62 123 −61
 France 35 27 3 5 153 64 +89
 Germany 83 47 2 34 221 202 +19
 Great Britain 5 5 0 0 29 7 +22
 Hungary 9 6 0 2 57 22 +35
 Italy 18 14 1 3 77 42 +35
 Japan 5 5 0 0 39 12 +27
 Kazakhstan 13 10 1 2 58 25 +33
 Latvia 37 24 2 11 121 75 +46
 Netherlands 2 2 0 0 24 4 +20
 Norway 37 28 2 7 143 66 +77
 Poland 9 8 1 0 51 12 +39
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia 1 0 0 1 0 12 −12
 Romania 7 5 1 1 53 7 +46
 Russia 34 9 5 20 72 108 −36
 Slovenia 12 10 0 2 43 18 +25
 South Korea 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
 Sweden 42 11 3 28 91 140 −49
  Switzerland 79 34 7 38 197 182 +15
 Ukraine 10 9 1 0 49 18 +31
 United States 32 11 3 18 75 112 −37
 Yugoslavia 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3
Total 744 388 49 307 2 312 1 878 +434

Uniform evolution

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

See also

References

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  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.
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