Slovakia men's national ice hockey team
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| Association | Slovak Ice Hockey Federation |
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| Most games | Dominik Graňák (184) |
| Top scorer | Miroslav Šatan (85)1 |
| Most points | Miroslav Šatan (162)1 |
| Home stadium | Zimný Štadión Ondreja Nepelu |
| IIHF code | SVK |
| IIHF ranking | 9 |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 3 (2004) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 11 (2017) |
| Team colors | |
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| First international | |
 Bohemia 12–0  Slovakia (Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany; 1 February 1940) Slovakia  2–2  France(Rouen, France; 12 February 1993) | |
| Biggest win | |
Slovakia 20–0 Bulgaria  (Poprad, Slovakia; 18 March 1994) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
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Bohemia 12–0 Slovakia (Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany; 1 February 1940) 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) | |
| 380–307–49 | |
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| Medal record | ||
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2022 Beijing | Team |
| World Championships | ||
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2002 Sweden | Team |
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2000 Russia | Team |
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2012 Finland/Sweden | Team |
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2003 Finland | 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.
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. 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 Czechoslovak 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 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 1996. See also Post-Cold War period of the IIHF world championships.
Tournament record
Olympic Games
| Games | GP | W | OW | T | OL | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish | ||
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| 1920–1992 | Part of  Czechoslovakia
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 1994 Lillehammer
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8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 29 | Július Šupler | Peter Šťastný | 6th | ||
 1998 Nagano
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4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | Ján Šterbák | Zdeno Cíger | 10th | ||
 2002 Salt Lake City
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4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | Ján Filc | Miroslav Šatan | 13th | ||
 2006 Turin
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6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11 | František Hossa | Pavol Demitra | 5th | ||
 2010 Vancouver
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7 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 3 | 22 | 18 | Ján Filc | Zdeno Chára | 4th | ||
 2014 Sochi
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4 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16 |  Vladimír Vůjtek
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Zdeno Chára | 11th | ||
 2018 Pyeongchang
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4 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | Craig Ramsay
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Tomáš Surový | 11th | ||
 2022 Beijing
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7 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 3 | 19 | 16 | Craig Ramsay
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Marek Hrivík | Bronze
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| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
World Championship
Lower divisions
| Division | Championship | GP | W | OW | T | OL | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Top division
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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)
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 Canada. Teams in italics are no longer actively competing. Overtime and game winning shot victories and losses are counted towards wins and losses.
Source:[2]
| Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 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 |
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 |
23 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 90 | 48 | +42 |
 Finland |
38 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 62 | 123 | −61 |
| France |
35 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 153 | 64 | +89 |
 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 |
36 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 119 | 74 | +45 |
 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 |
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 | 736 | 380 | 49 | 307 | 2 285 | 1 867 | +418 |
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