Slovenia men's national ice hockey team
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| Nickname(s) | Risi (The Lynxes) |
|---|---|
| Association | Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia |
| Most games | Tomaž Razingar (212) |
| Most points | Tomaž Vnuk (171) |
| IIHF code | SLO |
| IIHF ranking | 19 |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 14 (2014–15) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 20 (2020–21) |
| Team colors | |
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| First international | |
 Austria 1–0 Slovenia  (Klagenfurt, Austria; 20 March 1992) | |
| Biggest win | |
Slovenia 29–0 South Africa  (Ljubljana, Slovenia; 15 March 1993) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Finland 12–0 Slovenia (Tampere, Finland; 28 April 2003) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 30 (first in 1993) |
| Best result | 13th (2002, 2005) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2014) |
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The Slovenia men's national ice hockey team is the ice hockey team representing Slovenia internationally. It is governed by the Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia. As of May 2024, Slovenia is ranked 19th in the world by the IIHF World Ranking. The team's biggest success is reaching the quarter-finals at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[1] Their best record at the Ice Hockey World Championships is 13th place, achieved in 2002 and 2005.[2]
History
Before Slovenia's independence, Slovenian hockey players played for the Yugoslavia national team. From 1939, when Yugoslavia took part in its first World Championship, to 1991, when the country disintegrated, 91% of all Yugoslav national team members were Slovenes, including the entire squad that represented Yugoslavia at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.[3]
Slovenia declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, and joined the International Ice Hockey Federation the following year.[4] They first played as an independent nation at the 1993 World Championship, hosting the Group C tournament, the lowest tier.[5] They played in the elite division for the first time in 2002,[6] and at their first Winter Olympics in 2014.[7]
Tournament record
Olympic Games
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | OW | OL | L | GS | GA |
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| 1964–1991 | Part of Yugoslavia | ||||||||
 1992 |
Did not enter | ||||||||
 1994
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 1998 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2002
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 2006
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 2010
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 2014 |
Quarter-finals | 7th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
 2018 |
Playoffs | 9th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 |
 2022 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 30 | |
World Championship
References
- ↑ Gruden, Toni (26 February 2014). "Risi v Sočiju - največji uspeh slovenskih reprezentanc" (in sl). RTV Slovenija. https://www.rtvslo.si/kolumne/risi-v-sociju-najvecji-uspeh-slovenskih-reprezentanc/330383.
- ↑ "Hokejski palček, ki kljubuje zakonitostim" (in sl). RTV Slovenija. 25 April 2008. https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/hokej/sp-v-hokeju-2008/hokejski-palcek-ki-kljubuje-zakonitostim/122991.
- ↑ Manninen, Henrik (4 February 2014). "A Slovenian send-off". IIHF. http://sochi2014.iihf.com/men/news/slovenia-yugoslavia/.
- ↑ "IIHF Member National Association Slovenia" (in en). IIHF. https://www.iihf.com/dk/associations/1366/slovenia.
- ↑ "Breakup of old Europe creates a new hockey world". IIHF. 2008. http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/the-iihf/100-year-anniversary/100-top-stories/story-42.html.
- ↑ Mavrič, Petra (21 April 2021). "20 let od sanjskega večera, ko Golica kar ni nehala doneti" (in sl). Siol. https://siol.net/sportal/hokej/20-let-od-sanjskega-vecera-ko-golica-kar-ni-nehala-doneti-550520.
- ↑ Uroševič, Siniša (19 December 2013). "Slovenski hokejisti prvič po Sarajevu vrnili plošček na OI" (in sl-si). https://old.delo.si/sport/hokej/slovenski-hokejisti-prvic-po-sarajevu-vrnili-ploscek-na-oi.html.
- ↑ Steiss, Adam (17 March 2020). "IIHF cancels Division I tournaments". IIHF. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/wmia/news/18320/iihf-cancels-division-i-tournaments.
- ↑ Steiss, Adam (18 November 2020). "IIHF Council announces more cancellations". IIHF. https://www.iihf.com/en/news/23178/iihf-council-announces-more-cancellations.
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