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{{Infobox national hockey team
{{Infobox national hockey team
| Name                = Slovenia
| Name                = Slovenia
| Badge              = SloveniaHockeyFederation.png
| Badge              = Hockey Federation of Slovenia.png
| Badge_size          = 200px
| Badge_size          = 200px
| caption            = The official logo of the Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia.
| caption            = The official logo of the Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia.
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| Home Stadium        =  
| Home Stadium        =  
| IIHF code          = SLO
| IIHF code          = SLO
| IIHF Rank          = 14
| IIHF Rank          = 19
| IIHF max            = 12
| IIHF max            = 14
| IIHF max date      = 2014
| IIHF max date      = 2014–15
| IIHF min            = 19
| IIHF min            = 20
| IIHF min date      = 2010
| IIHF min date      = 2020–21
| Team_Colors        = {{color box|blue}} {{color box|green}} {{color box|white}}
| Team_Colors        = {{color box|blue}} {{color box|green}} {{color box|white}}
| Jerseys            = [[File:Slovenia national ice hockey team Home & Away Jerseys.png|115px]]
| Jerseys            = [[File:Slovenia national ice hockey team Home & Away Jerseys.png|115px]]
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| Largest win        = {{ih|SVN}} 29–0 {{ih-rt|RSA|1928}}<br /><small>([[Ljubljana]], [[Slovenia]]; 15 March 1993)</small>
| Largest win        = {{ih|SVN}} 29–0 {{ih-rt|RSA|1928}}<br /><small>([[Ljubljana]], [[Slovenia]]; 15 March 1993)</small>
| Largest loss        = {{ih|FIN}} 12–0 {{ih-rt|SVN}}<br /><small>([[Tampere]], [[Finland]]; 28 April 2003)</small>
| Largest loss        = {{ih|FIN}} 12–0 {{ih-rt|SVN}}<br /><small>([[Tampere]], [[Finland]]; 28 April 2003)</small>
| World champ apps    = 23
| World champ apps    = 30
| World champ first  = 1993
| World champ first  = 1993
| World champ best    = 13th ([[2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2002]], [[2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2005]])
| World champ best    = 13th ([[2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2002]], [[2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2005]])
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| Regional cup first  =  
| Regional cup first  =  
| Regional cup best  =  
| Regional cup best  =  
| Olympic apps        = 1
| Olympic apps        = 2
| Olympic first      = [[2014 Winter Olympics|2014]]
| Olympic first      = [[2014 Winter Olympics|2014]]
| Olympic medals      =  
| Olympic medals      =  
| Record              =
| Record              =
}}
}}
The '''Slovenian men's national ice hockey team''', also known as ''The Lynxes'' (Slovenian: Risi), is currently ranked 14th in the world by [[IIHF]] as of the 2011 [[IIHF World Ranking]]. The team is controlled by the [[Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia]]. Slovenia has only 943 players (the second lowest after Lithuania in the top 25 world rankings). Their best ever record is 13th place and highest ranking is 12th.
[[File: SloveniaHockeyFederation.png|thumb|200px]]
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 [[Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2014 Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gruden |first1=Toni |title=Risi v Sočiju - največji uspeh slovenskih reprezentanc |url=https://www.rtvslo.si/kolumne/risi-v-sociju-najvecji-uspeh-slovenskih-reprezentanc/330383 |publisher=[[RTV Slovenija]] |access-date=28 May 2024 |language=sl |date=26 February 2014}}</ref> Their best record at the [[Ice Hockey World Championships]] is 13th place, achieved in [[2002 IIHF World Championship|2002]] and [[2005 IIHF World Championship|2005]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hokejski palček, ki kljubuje zakonitostim |url=https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/hokej/sp-v-hokeju-2008/hokejski-palcek-ki-kljubuje-zakonitostim/122991 |publisher=[[RTV Slovenija]] |access-date=28 May 2024 |language=sl |date=25 April 2008}}</ref>


The national junior team has never played in the Championship division; the only country in the top 22 of world rankings. 5 players from Slovenia have been drafted into the NHL since 1980. Anže Kopitar and Jan Muršak have played in the league.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eliteprospects.com/playersearch2.php | title=Elite Prospects - Player Search | publisher=Elite Prospects}}</ref>
==History==
Before Slovenia's independence, Slovenian hockey players played for the [[Yugoslavia men's national ice hockey team|Yugoslavia national team]]. From 1939, when Yugoslavia took part in its first [[IIHF World Championship|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 [[ice hockey at the 1984 Winter Olympics|1984 Winter Olympics]] in [[Sarajevo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sochi2014.iihf.com/men/news/slovenia-yugoslavia/|title=A Slovenian send-off|last=Manninen|first=Henrik|date=4 February 2014|publisher=IIHF|access-date=13 May 2017}}</ref>
 
Slovenia declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, and joined the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] the following year.<ref>{{cite web |title=IIHF Member National Association Slovenia |url=https://www.iihf.com/dk/associations/1366/slovenia |publisher=IIHF |access-date=13 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref> They first played as an independent nation at the [[1993 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships#World Championship Group C (Slovenia)|1993 World Championship]], hosting the Group C tournament, the lowest tier.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/the-iihf/100-year-anniversary/100-top-stories/story-42.html|title=Breakup of old Europe creates a new hockey world|year=2008|publisher=IIHF|access-date=13 May 2017}}</ref> They played in the elite division for the first time in [[2002 IIHF World Championship|2002]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mavrič |first1=Petra |title=20 let od sanjskega večera, ko Golica kar ni nehala doneti |url=https://siol.net/sportal/hokej/20-let-od-sanjskega-vecera-ko-golica-kar-ni-nehala-doneti-550520 |publisher=Siol |access-date=13 May 2022 |language=sl |date=21 April 2021}}</ref> and at their first [[Winter Olympics]] in [[2014 Winter Olympics|2014]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Uroševič |first1=Siniša |title=Slovenski hokejisti prvič po Sarajevu vrnili plošček na OI |url=https://old.delo.si/sport/hokej/slovenski-hokejisti-prvic-po-sarajevu-vrnili-ploscek-na-oi.html |website=[[Delo (newspaper)|Delo]] |access-date=28 May 2024 |language=sl-si |date=19 December 2013}}</ref>


==Tournament record==
==Tournament record==
===Olympic Games===
===Olympic Games===
*[[2014 Winter Olympics|2014]] – Finished in 7th place
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|OW|Overtime win}}
!{{Tooltip|OL|Overtime loss}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GS|Goals scored}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
|-
|1964–1991
|colspan=9|''Part of [[Yugoslavia men's national ice hockey team|Yugoslavia]]''
|-
|{{Flagicon|France}} [[Ice hockey at the 1992 Winter Olympics|1992]]||colspan="9" rowspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|{{Flagicon|Norway}} [[Ice hockey at the 1994 Winter Olympics|1994]]
|-
|{{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|1998]]||colspan="9" rowspan="4" |''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{Flagicon|United States}}  [[Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2002]]
|-
|{{Flagicon|Italy}}  [[Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2006]]
|-
|{{Flagicon|Canada}}  [[Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2010]]
|-
|{{Flagicon|Russia}} [[Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2014]]||Quarter-finals||7th||5||2||0||0||3||10||16
|-
|{{Flagicon|South Korea}} [[Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2018]]||Playoffs||9th||4||0||2||1||1||9||14
|-
|{{Flagicon|China}} [[Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2022]]|| colspan="9"|''Did not qualify''
|-
!Total|| ||0 Titles||9||2||2||1||4||19||30
|}


===World Championship===
===World Championship===
*1930–1992 – Did not participate (part of [[Yugoslavia national ice hockey team|Yugoslavia]])
*[[1993 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships#World Championship Group C (Slovenia)|1993]] – Finished in 20th place (4th in Pool C)
*[[1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships#World Championship Group C1 (Slovakia)|1994]] – Finished in 25th place (5th in Pool C)
*[[1995 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships#World Championship Group C1 (Bulgaria)|1995]] – Finished in 27th place (7th in Pool C)
*[[1996 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships#World Championship Group C (Slovenia)|1996]] – Finished in 23rd place (3rd in Pool C)
*[[1997 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships#World Championship Group C (Estonia)|1997]] – Finished in 22nd place (2nd in Pool C)
*[[1998 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships#World Championship Group B (Slovenia)|1998]] – Finished in 18th place (2nd in Pool B)
*[[1999 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships#World Championship Group B|1999]] – Finished in 21st place (5th in Pool B)
*[[2000 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships#World Championship Group B (Poland)|2000]] – Finished in 23rd place (7th in Pool B)
*[[2001 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships#Division I|2001]] – Finished in 17th place (won Division I, Group B)
*[[2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2002]] – Finished in 13th place
*[[2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2003]] – Finished in 15th place
*[[2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2004]] – Finished in 17th place (won Division I, Group B)
*[[2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2005]] – Finished in 13th place
*[[2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2006]] – Finished in 16th place
*[[2007 IIHF World Championship Division I|2007]] – Finished in 17th place (won Division I, Group B)
*[[2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2008]] – Finished in 15th place
*[[2009 IIHF World Championship Division I|2009]] – Finished in 19th place (2nd in Division I, Group A)
*[[2010 IIHF World Championship Division I|2010]] – Finished in 18th place (won Division I, Group B)
*[[2011 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2011]] – Finished in 16th place
*[[2012 IIHF World Championship Division I|2012]] – Finished in 17th place (won Division I, Group A)
*[[2013 IIHF World Championship|2013]] – Finished in 16th place
*[[2014 IIHF World Championship Division I|2014]] – Finished in 17th place (won Division I, Group A)
*[[2015 IIHF World Championship|2015]] – Finished in 16th place


{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Championship
!{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|OW|Overtime win}}
!{{Tooltip|T|Ties}}
!{{Tooltip|OL|Overtime loss}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GS|Goals scored}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
! Coach
! Captain
! Finish
! Rank
|-
|[[Ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics|1920]] – [[1992 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1992]] || colspan=12 align=center|''Part of [[Yugoslavia men's national ice hockey team|Yugoslavia]]''
|-
|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[1993 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships#World Championship Group C (Slovenia)|1993 Bled and Ljubljana, Pool C]]
|7
|5
|0
|0
|0
|2
|78
|16
|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Rudi Hiti]]
|
|4th in Pool C
|24th
|-
|{{flagicon|SVK}} [[1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships#World Championship Group C1 (Slovakia)|1994 Poprad and Spišská Nová Ves, Pool C]]
|6
|2
|0
|0
|0
|4
|26
|27
|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Rudi Hiti]]
|
|5th in Pool C
|25th
|-
|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[1995 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships#World Championship Group C1 (Bulgaria)|1995 Sofia, Pool C]]
|4
|2
|0
|0
|0
|2
|28
|15
|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Rudi Hiti]]
|
|7th in Pool C
|27th
|-
|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[1996 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships#World Championship Group C (Slovenia)|1996 Jesenice and Kranj, Pool C]]
|7
|5
|0
|0
|0
|2
|41
|19
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vladimir Krikunov]]
|
|3rd in Pool C
|23rd
|-
|{{flagicon|EST}} [[1997 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships#World Championship Group C (Estonia)|1997 Tallinn and Kohtla-Järve, Pool C]]
|5
|3
|0
|1
|0
|1
|25
|8
|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Pavle Kavčič]]
|
|2nd in Pool C
|22nd
|-
|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[1998 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships#World Championship Group B (Slovenia)|1998 Ljubljana and Jesenice, Pool B]]
|7
|5
|0
|1
|0
|1
|28
|15
|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Pavle Kavčič]]
|
|2nd in Pool B
|18th
|-
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[1999 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships#World Championship Group B|1999 Odense and Rodovre, Pool B]]
|7
|2
|0
|1
|0
|4
|14
|17
|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Pavle Kavčič]]
|
|5th in Pool B
|21st
|-
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[2000 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships#World Championship Group B (Poland)|2000 Katowice, Pool B]]
|7
|0
|0
|2
|0
|5
|16
|31
|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Rudi Hiti]]
|
|7th in Pool B
|23rd
|-
|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[2001 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships#Division I|2001 Ljubljana, Division IB]]
|5
|4
|0
|1
|0
|0
|44
|6
|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Matjaž Sekelj]]
|
|'''Winners'''
|17th
|-
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[2002 IIHF World Championship|2002 Gothenburg, Karlstad, Jönköping]]
|6
|3
|0
|0
|0
|3
|18
|26
|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Matjaž Sekelj]]
|
|Consolation round
|13th
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[2003 IIHF World Championship|2003 Helsinki, Tampere, Turku]]
|6
|0
|0
|1
|0
|5
|12
|37
|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Matjaž Sekelj]]
|
|Consolation round
|15th
|-
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships#Division I|2004 Gdańsk, Division IB]]
|5
|5
|0
|0
|0
|0
|33
|5
|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Kari Savolainen]]
|[[Tomaž Vnuk]]
|'''Winners'''
|17th
|-
|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[2005 IIHF World Championship|2005 Vienna, Innsbruck]]
|6
|2
|0
|0
|0
|4
|12
|32
|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Kari Savolainen]]
|[[Robert Ciglenečki]]
|Relegation round
|13th
|-
|{{flagicon|LAT}} [[2006 IIHF World Championship|2006 Riga]]
|6
|0
|0
|2
|0
|4
|14
|26
|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[František Výborný]]
|[[Dejan Varl]]
|Relegation round
|16th
|-
|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[2007 IIHF World Championship Division I|2007 Ljubljana, Division IB]]
|5
|5
|0
|—
|0
|0
|29
|5
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ted Sator]]
|[[Marcel Rodman]]
|'''Winners'''
|17th
|-
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[2008 IIHF World Championship|2008 Quebec City, Halifax]]
|5
|0
|0
|—
|1
|4
|6
|22
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Mats Waltin]]
|[[Marcel Rodman]]
|Relegation round
|15th
|-
|{{flagicon|LIT}} [[2009 IIHF World Championship Division I|2009 Vilnius, Division IA]]
|5
|4
|0
|—
|0
|1
|21
|7
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[John Harrington (ice hockey)|John Harrington]]
|[[Tomaž Razingar]]
|2nd in Division IA
|19th
|-
|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[2010 IIHF World Championship Division I|2010 Ljubljana, Division IB]]
|5
|4
|1
|—
|0
|0
|29
|10
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[John Harrington (ice hockey)|John Harrington]]
|[[Tomaž Razingar]]
|'''Winners'''
|18th
|-
|{{flagicon|SVK}} [[2011 IIHF World Championship|2011 Bratislava, Košice]]
|6
|1
|0
|—
|1
|4
|15
|24
|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Matjaž Kopitar]]
|[[Tomaž Razingar]]
|Relegation round
|16th
|-
|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[2012 IIHF World Championship Division I|2012 Ljubljana, Division IA]]
|5
|5
|0
|—
|0
|0
|17
|9
|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Matjaž Kopitar]]
|[[Tomaž Razingar]]
|'''Winners'''
|17th
|-
|{{flagicon|SWE}} {{flagicon|FIN}} [[2013 IIHF World Championship|2013 Stockholm, Helsinki]]
|7
|0
|0
|—
|2
|5
|12
|27
|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Matjaž Kopitar]]
|[[Tomaž Razingar]]
|Preliminary round
|16th
|-
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[2014 IIHF World Championship Division I|2014 Goyang, Division IA]]
|5
|4
|0
|—
|0
|1
|15
|6
|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Matjaž Kopitar]]
|[[Tomaž Razingar]]
|'''Winners'''
|17th
|-
|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[2015 IIHF World Championship|2015 Prague, Ostrava]]
|7
|1
|0
|—
|0
|6
|9
|22
|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Matjaž Kopitar]]
|[[Tomaž Razingar]]
|Preliminary round
|16th
|-
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[2016 IIHF World Championship Division I|2016 Katowice, Division IA]]
|5
|4
|0
|—
|0
|1
|18
|8
|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Nik Zupančič]]
|[[Jan Urbas]]
|'''Winners'''
|17th
|-
|{{flagicon|GER}} {{flagicon|FRA}} [[2017 IIHF World Championship|2017 Cologne, Paris]]
|7
|0
|0
|—
|1
|6
|13
|36
|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Nik Zupančič]]
|[[Jan Muršak]]
|Preliminary round
|15th
|-
|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[2018 IIHF World Championship Division I|2018 Budapest, Division IA]]
|5
|2
|0
|—
|0
|3
|15
|15
|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Kari Savolainen]]
|[[Jan Urbas]]
|5th in Division IA
|21st
|-
|{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[2019 IIHF World Championship Division I|2019 Nur-Sultan, Division IA]]
|5
|2
|0
|—
|0
|3
|21
|12
|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Ivo Jan]]
|[[Anže Kopitar]]
|4th in Division IA
|20th
|-
|{{flagicon|SVN}} [[2020 IIHF World Championship Division I|2020 Ljubljana, Division IA]]
|colspan=12 align=center|Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/wmia/news/18320/iihf-cancels-division-i-tournaments|title=IIHF cancels Division I tournaments|date=17 March 2020|publisher=IIHF|access-date=13 May 2022|first=Adam|last=Steiss}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|SVN}} [[2021 IIHF World Championship Division I|2021 Ljubljana, Division IA]]
|colspan=12 align=center|Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic<ref>{{Cite web|title=IIHF Council announces more cancellations|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/23178/iihf-council-announces-more-cancellations|publisher=IIHF|access-date=13 May 2022|date=18 November 2020|first=Adam|last=Steiss}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|SVN}} [[2022 IIHF World Championship Division I|2022 Ljubljana, Division IA]]
|4
|4
|0
|—
|0
|0
|22
|5
|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Matjaž Kopitar]]
|[[Mitja Robar]]
|'''Winners'''
|17th
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} {{flagicon|LAT}} [[2023 IIHF World Championship|2023 Tampere, Riga]]
|7
|0
|0
|—
|0
|7
|9
|27
|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Matjaž Kopitar]]
|[[Jan Urbas]]
|Preliminary round
|16th
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[2024 IIHF World Championship Division I|2024 Bolzano, Division IA]]
|5
|3
|0
|—
|0
|2
|14
|8
|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Edo Terglav]]
|[[Robert Sabolič]]
|2nd in Division IA
|18th
|}
==References==
==References==
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Slovenia
Shirt badge/Association crest
The official logo of the Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia.
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               
Slovenia national ice hockey team Home & Away Jerseys.png
First international
Flag of Austria.svg.png Austria 1–0 Slovenia Flag of Slovenia.svg.png
(Klagenfurt, Austria; 20 March 1992)
Biggest win
Flag of Slovenia.svg.png Slovenia 29–0 South Africa Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.png
(Ljubljana, Slovenia; 15 March 1993)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Finland.svg.png Finland 12–0 Slovenia Flag of Slovenia.svg.png
(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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SloveniaHockeyFederation.png

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
1964–1991 Part of Yugoslavia
Flag of France 1992 Did not enter
Flag of Norway 1994
Flag of Japan 1998 Did not qualify
Flag of United States 2002
Flag of Italy 2006
Flag of Canada 2010
Flag of Russia 2014 Quarter-finals 7th 5 2 0 0 3 10 16
Flag of South Korea 2018 Playoffs 9th 4 0 2 1 1 9 14
Flag of China 2022 Did not qualify
Total 0 Titles 9 2 2 1 4 19 30

World Championship

Championship GP W OW T OL L GS GA Coach Captain Finish Rank
1920 – 1992 Part of Yugoslavia
Flag of Slovenia 1993 Bled and Ljubljana, Pool C 7 5 0 0 0 2 78 16 Flag of Slovenia Rudi Hiti 4th in Pool C 24th
Flag of Slovakia 1994 Poprad and Spišská Nová Ves, Pool C 6 2 0 0 0 4 26 27 Flag of Slovenia Rudi Hiti 5th in Pool C 25th
Flag of Bulgaria 1995 Sofia, Pool C 4 2 0 0 0 2 28 15 Flag of Slovenia Rudi Hiti 7th in Pool C 27th
Flag of Slovenia 1996 Jesenice and Kranj, Pool C 7 5 0 0 0 2 41 19 Flag of Russia Vladimir Krikunov 3rd in Pool C 23rd
Flag of Estonia 1997 Tallinn and Kohtla-Järve, Pool C 5 3 0 1 0 1 25 8 Flag of Slovenia Pavle Kavčič 2nd in Pool C 22nd
Flag of Slovenia 1998 Ljubljana and Jesenice, Pool B 7 5 0 1 0 1 28 15 Flag of Slovenia Pavle Kavčič 2nd in Pool B 18th
Flag of Denmark 1999 Odense and Rodovre, Pool B 7 2 0 1 0 4 14 17 Flag of Slovenia Pavle Kavčič 5th in Pool B 21st
Flag of Poland 2000 Katowice, Pool B 7 0 0 2 0 5 16 31 Flag of Slovenia Rudi Hiti 7th in Pool B 23rd
Flag of Slovenia 2001 Ljubljana, Division IB 5 4 0 1 0 0 44 6 Flag of Slovenia Matjaž Sekelj Winners 17th
Flag of Sweden 2002 Gothenburg, Karlstad, Jönköping 6 3 0 0 0 3 18 26 Flag of Slovenia Matjaž Sekelj Consolation round 13th
Flag of Finland 2003 Helsinki, Tampere, Turku 6 0 0 1 0 5 12 37 Flag of Slovenia Matjaž Sekelj Consolation round 15th
Flag of Poland 2004 Gdańsk, Division IB 5 5 0 0 0 0 33 5 Flag of Finland Kari Savolainen Tomaž Vnuk Winners 17th
Flag of Austria 2005 Vienna, Innsbruck 6 2 0 0 0 4 12 32 Flag of Finland Kari Savolainen Robert Ciglenečki Relegation round 13th
Flag of Latvia 2006 Riga 6 0 0 2 0 4 14 26 Flag of the Czech Republic František Výborný Dejan Varl Relegation round 16th
Flag of Slovenia 2007 Ljubljana, Division IB 5 5 0 — 0 0 29 5 Flag of United States Ted Sator Marcel Rodman Winners 17th
Flag of Canada 2008 Quebec City, Halifax 5 0 0 — 1 4 6 22 Flag of Sweden Mats Waltin Marcel Rodman Relegation round 15th
Flag of Lithuania 2009 Vilnius, Division IA 5 4 0 — 0 1 21 7 Flag of United States John Harrington Tomaž Razingar 2nd in Division IA 19th
Flag of Slovenia 2010 Ljubljana, Division IB 5 4 1 — 0 0 29 10 Flag of United States John Harrington Tomaž Razingar Winners 18th
Flag of Slovakia 2011 Bratislava, Košice 6 1 0 — 1 4 15 24 Flag of Slovenia Matjaž Kopitar Tomaž Razingar Relegation round 16th
Flag of Slovenia 2012 Ljubljana, Division IA 5 5 0 — 0 0 17 9 Flag of Slovenia Matjaž Kopitar Tomaž Razingar Winners 17th
Flag of Sweden Flag of Finland 2013 Stockholm, Helsinki 7 0 0 — 2 5 12 27 Flag of Slovenia Matjaž Kopitar Tomaž Razingar Preliminary round 16th
Flag of South Korea 2014 Goyang, Division IA 5 4 0 — 0 1 15 6 Flag of Slovenia Matjaž Kopitar Tomaž Razingar Winners 17th
Flag of the Czech Republic 2015 Prague, Ostrava 7 1 0 — 0 6 9 22 Flag of Slovenia Matjaž Kopitar Tomaž Razingar Preliminary round 16th
Flag of Poland 2016 Katowice, Division IA 5 4 0 — 0 1 18 8 Flag of Slovenia Nik Zupančič Jan Urbas Winners 17th
Flag of Germany Flag of France 2017 Cologne, Paris 7 0 0 — 1 6 13 36 Flag of Slovenia Nik Zupančič Jan Muršak Preliminary round 15th
Flag of Hungary 2018 Budapest, Division IA 5 2 0 — 0 3 15 15 Flag of Finland Kari Savolainen Jan Urbas 5th in Division IA 21st
Flag of Kazakhstan 2019 Nur-Sultan, Division IA 5 2 0 — 0 3 21 12 Flag of Slovenia Ivo Jan Anže Kopitar 4th in Division IA 20th
Flag of Slovenia 2020 Ljubljana, Division IA Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[8]
Flag of Slovenia 2021 Ljubljana, Division IA Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[9]
Flag of Slovenia 2022 Ljubljana, Division IA 4 4 0 — 0 0 22 5 Flag of Slovenia Matjaž Kopitar Mitja Robar Winners 17th
Flag of Finland Flag of Latvia 2023 Tampere, Riga 7 0 0 — 0 7 9 27 Flag of Slovenia Matjaž Kopitar Jan Urbas Preliminary round 16th
Flag of Italy 2024 Bolzano, Division IA 5 3 0 — 0 2 14 8 Flag of Slovenia Edo Terglav Robert Sabolič 2nd in Division IA 18th

References

  1. ↑ 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. 
  2. ↑ "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. 
  3. ↑ Manninen, Henrik (4 February 2014). "A Slovenian send-off". IIHF. http://sochi2014.iihf.com/men/news/slovenia-yugoslavia/. 
  4. ↑ "IIHF Member National Association Slovenia" (in en). IIHF. https://www.iihf.com/dk/associations/1366/slovenia. 
  5. ↑ "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. 
  6. ↑ 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. 
  7. ↑ 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. 
  8. ↑ 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. 
  9. ↑ 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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