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The Slovak national (men's) ice hockey team is one of the major ice hockey national teams in the world. As of 2005, the IIHF ranks them fourth behind Canada, Sweden, and Czech Republic. The team is controlled by the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation. In the last six years, Slovakia has won three medals at the World Championships including a gold in 2002. Slovakia has a total of 12,375 players. Their head coach is František Hossa (father of Marián Hossa).
Current top players
- Ľuboš Bartečko
- Peter Bondra
- Zdeno Chára
- Pavol Demitra
- Marián Gáborík
- Michal Handzuš
- Marián Hossa
- Ján Lašák
- Ivan Majeský
- Ladislav Nagy
- Vladimír Országh
- Žigmund Pálffy
- Jozef Stümpel
- Miroslav Šatan
- Rastislav Staňa
- Ľubomír Višňovský
- Richard Zedník
Olympic record
World Cup record
World Championship record
- 1994 - Finished in 21st place (winner of the "Pool C")
- 1995 - Finished in 13th place (winner of the "Pool B")
- 1996 - Finished in 9th place
- 1997 - Finished in 8th place
- 1998 - Finished in 7th place
- 1999 - Finished in 7th place
- 2000 - Won silver medal
- 2001 - Finished in 7th place
- 2002 - Won gold medal
- 2003 - Won bronze medal
- 2004 - Finished in 4th place
- 2005 - Finished in 5th place
see also Czechoslovakian national ice hockey team
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