Nickname(s) | Naši chlapci (Our Boys) |
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Association | Slovak Ice Hockey Federation |
General manager | Miroslav Šatan |
Head coach | Craig Ramsay |
Assistants | Peter Frühauf Ján Pardavý Andrej Podkonický |
Captain | Tomáš Tatar |
Most games | Dominik Graňák (184) |
Top scorer | Miroslav Šatan (85) |
Most points | Miroslav Šatan (162) |
Home stadium | Ondrej Nepela Arena |
Team colors | |
IIHF code | SVK |
Ranking | |
Current IIHF | 9 (27 May 2024)[1] |
Highest IIHF | 3 (2004) |
Lowest IIHF | 11 (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 | |
Appearances | 30 (first in 1994) |
Best result | Gold: (2002) |
Olympics | |
Appearances | 8 (first in 1994) |
Medals | Bronze: (2022) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
375–300–49 |
Medal record | ||
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Olympic Games | ||
2022 Beijing | Team | |
World Championships | ||
2002 Sweden | ||
2000 Russia | ||
2012 Finland/Sweden | ||
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.
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]
Games | GP | W | OW | T | OL | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish | ||
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1920–1992 | Part 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 |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Division | Championship | GP | W | OW | T | OL | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish | Rank |
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C1 | 1994 Poprad, Spišská Nová Ves | 6 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 43 | 3 | Július Šupler | Oto Haščák | Winner, Promoted | 1st |
B | 1995 Bratislava | 7 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 60 | 15 | Július Šupler | Peter Šťastný | Winner, Promoted | 1st |
Year | GP | W | OW | T | OL | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish | Rank |
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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.
Roster for the 2024 IIHF World Championship.[7][8]
Head coach: Craig Ramsay
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
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6 | F | Lukáš Cingel | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | (1992-06-10) 10 June 1992 (age 32) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | Montreal Canadiens |
21 | F | Miloš Kelemen | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | (1999-07-06) 6 July 1999 (age 24) | 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 32) | Leksands IF |
29 | D | Michal Ivan | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | (1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 (age 24) | 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) | 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) | 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) | Dukla Michalovce |
34 | F | Peter Cehlárik | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 (age 28) | Leksands IF |
42 | D | Martin Fehérváry | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | (1999-10-06) 6 October 1999 (age 24) | Washington Capitals |
48 | F | Viliam Čacho | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | (1998-10-14) 14 October 1998 (age 25) | Oceláři Třinec |
56 | F | Marko Daňo | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | (1994-11-30) 30 November 1994 (age 29) | Oceláři Třinec |
64 | D | Patrik Koch | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | (1996-12-08) 8 December 1996 (age 27) | Arizona Coyotes |
76 | F | Martin Pospíšil | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | (1999-11-19) 19 November 1999 (age 24) | 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 23) | 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 33) | Oceláři Třinec |
87 | F | Pavol Regenda | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 99 kg (218 lb) | (1999-12-07) 7 December 1999 (age 24) | 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 33) | 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) | 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) | Slovan Bratislava |
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Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; GPG = Goal per game;
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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]
Name | Years | G | W | OW | T | OL | L | GF | GA | W% | PPG |
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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[note 1] | 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 |
Paul Loicq Award recipient Juraj Okoličány managed the team from 1993 to 1998.[10][11][12][13]
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 |
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Austria | 42 | 32 | 2 | 8 | 167 | 76 | +91 |
Belarus | 37 | 24 | 1 | 12 | 107 | 72 | +35 |
Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | +20 |
Canada | 51 | 20 | 4 | 27 | 145 | 158 | −13 |
Croatia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
Czech Republic | 75 | 16 | 7 | 52 | 150 | 261 | −111 |
Denmark | 23 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 90 | 48 | +42 |
Finland | 38 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 62 | 123 | −61 |
France | 34 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 149 | 62 | +87 |
Germany | 82 | 46 | 2 | 34 | 215 | 200 | +15 |
Great Britain | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 | +22 |
Hungary | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 19 | +31 |
Italy | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 77 | 42 | +35 |
Japan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 12 | +27 |
Kazakhstan | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 55 | 24 | +31 |
Latvia | 35 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 117 | 71 | +46 |
Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | +20 |
Norway | 36 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 140 | 65 | +75 |
Poland | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 12 | +39 |
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 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 27 | 90 | 134 | −44 |
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 | 732 | 379 | 49 | 304 | 2 275 | 1 850 | +425 |
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