Slovakia men's national ice hockey team

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Slovakia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Association Slovak Ice Hockey Federation
Most games Miroslav Šatan (175)1
Top scorer Miroslav Šatan (85)1
Most points Miroslav Šatan (162)1
Home stadium Zimný Štadión Ondreja Nepelu
IIHF code SVK
IIHF ranking 8
Highest IIHF ranking 3 (2004)
Lowest IIHF ranking 10 (2011)
Team colors               
Slovak national team jerseys 2014.png
First international
Flag of Bohmen und Mahren svg.png Bohemia 12–0 Flag of First Slovak Republic.png Slovakia
(Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany; 1 February 1940)2
Biggest win
Flag of Slovakia.svg.png Slovakia 20–0 Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png
(Poprad, Slovakia; 18 March 1994)2
Biggest defeat
Flag of Bohmen und Mahren svg.png Bohemia 12–0 Flag of First Slovak Republic.png Slovakia
(Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany; 1 February 1940)2
IIHF World Championships
Appearances 20 (first in 1994)
Best result Gold medal icon.png Gold(2002)
Olympics
Appearances 6 (first in 1994)
International record (W–L–T)
243–180–53

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Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Sweden Team
Silver medal – second place 2000 Russia Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Finland/Sweden Team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Finland Team
Slovakia hockey logo

The Slovak men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Slovakia and is controlled by the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation. As of March 2010, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), the world governing body of hockey, ranks them as the seventh strongest national team in the world. It is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world.

In the last sixteen years, Slovakia has won four medals at the World Championships, including a gold medal in 2002 in Sweden. In winter Olympic games, Slovakia's highest achievement is 4th place in Vancouver 2010. In the tournament they won against favourites Russia and Sweden, and lost against Canada in the semifinals and against Finland in the bronze medal game.

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.

In the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, the Slovak team was unable to use its National Hockey League (NHL) players in the preliminary round due to a scheduling conflict. This affected all of the smaller countries, but devastated the Slovak team as most of their players were coming from NHL teams. The NHL had decided to only allow their players to participate in the final medal round, and thus Slovakia failed to qualify finishing a disappointing 13th. This turn of events was troubling to the entire hockey community, and the rules were changed for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy.

Slovak national team members and notable players include Marián Gáborík of the Los Angeles Kings; Marián Hossa of the Chicago Blackhawks; Marcel Hossa; Miroslav Šatan; star goaltender of the New York Islanders Jaroslav Halák and the tallest player in NHL history, Zdeno Chára. In the late 1990s, the St. Louis Blues placed Ľuboš Bartečko, Michal Handzuš, and Pavol Demitra on the same line. This trio became known as the "Slovak Pack," and were able to communicate in their native language without the opposition knowing what they were saying, unless of course they also spoke/understood Slovak.

Tournament record

Olympic Games

Games GP W OW T OL L GF GA Finish
1920–1992 Part of Czechoslovakia
Flag of Norway1994 Lillehammer 8 4 0 2 1 1 35 29 6th
Flag of Japan1998 Nagano 4 1 0 1 0 1 11 13 10th
Flag of United States 2002 Salt Lake City 4 1 0 2 0 1 15 13 13th
Flag of Italy 2006 Turin 6 5 0 0 0 1 19 11 5th
Flag of Canada 2010 Vancouver 7 3 1 0 3 22 18 4th
Flag of Russia 2014 Sochi 4 0 0 1 3 5 16 11th

World Championship

Lower divisions

Division Championship GP W OW T OL L GF GA Finish Rank
C1 Flag of Slovakia 1994 Poprad, Spišská Nová Ves 6 4 2 0 43 3 Winner, Promoted 1st
B Flag of Slovakia 1995 Bratislava 7 7 0 0 60 15 Winner, Promoted 1st

Top division

Championship GP W OW T OL L GF GA Finish Rank
1920 – 1992 Part of Czechoslovakia
Flag of Austria 1996 Vienna 5 1 1 3 13 16 Group Round 10th
Flag of Finland 1997 Helsinki, Tampere, Turku 8 3 1 4 20 23 Consolation Round 9th
Flag of Switzerland 1998 Basel, Zürich 6 2 2 2 11 12 Second round 7th
Flag of Norway 1999 Oslo, Hamar, Lillehammer 6 2 1 3 22 21 Second round 7th
Flag of Russia 2000 St. Petersburg 9 5 0 1 0 3 34 22 Final 1
Flag of Germany 2001 Nuremberg, Cologne, Hanover 7 3 0 0 0 4 20 18 Quarter-finals 7th
Flag of Sweden 2002 Gothenburg, Karlstad, Jönköping 9 7 1 0 0 1 37 22 Champions 1
Flag of Finland 2003 Helsinki, Tampere, Turku 9 7 0 1 0 1 45 17 3rd Place Game 1
Flag of the Czech Republic 2004 Prague, Ostrava 9 5 0 2 1 1 24 9 3rd Place Game 4th
Flag of Austria 2005 Vienna, Innsbruck 7 4 0 1 0 2 19 17 Quarter-finals 5th
Flag of Latvia 2006 Riga 7 3 0 1 0 3 26 14 Quarter-finals 8th
Flag of Russia 2007 Moscow 7 3 0 0 4 24 23 Quarter-finals 6th
Flag of Canada 2008 Quebec City, Halifax 5 2 1 0 2 18 12 Relegation Round 13th
Flag of Switzerland 2009 Bern, Kloten 6 1 1 2 2 12 24 Second round 10th
Flag of Germany 2010 Cologne, Mannheim, Gelsenkirchen 6 2 0 0 4 13 19 Second round 12th
Flag of Slovakia 2011 Bratislava, Košice 6 2 0 0 4 16 15 Second round 10th
Flag of Finland Flag of Sweden 2012 Helsinki, Stockholm 10 7 0 0 3 30 23 Final 1
Flag of Sweden Flag of Finland 2013 Stockholm, Helsinki 8 3 0 1 4 22 20 Quarter-finals 8th
Flag of Belarus 2014 Minsk 7 3 0 1 3 20 21 Group stage 9th
Flag of the Czech Republic 2015 Prague, Ostrava 7 1 2 2 2 17 19 Group stage 9th
Flag of Russia 2016 Moscow, St. Petersburg

World Cup

Year GP W OW T OL L GF GA Finish Rank
1996 3 0 0 3 9 19 Round 1 7th
2004 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 18 Quarter-finals 8th

All-time record

The following table shows Slovakia's international record from 1940 – 1945 and since 1993, correct as of 12 May 2015.

Source:[1]

Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
Flag of Austria.svg.png Austria 29 23 2 4 123 50 +73
Flag of Belarus.svg.png Belarus 28 16 1 11 77 49 +28
Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Bulgaria 1 1 0 0 20 0 +20
Flag of Canada.svg.png Canada 49 22 4 23 157 142 +15
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg.png Czech Republic 60 13 7 40 129 212 −83
Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark 13 9 0 4 59 29 +30
Flag of Finland.svg.png Finland 29 6 3 20 59 88 −29
Flag of France.svg.png France 22 16 3 3 103 42 +61
Flag of Germany.svg.png Germany 49 27 1 21 126 114 +12
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png Great Britain 2 2 0 0 14 4 +10
Flag of Hungary.svg.png Hungary 7 5 0 2 46 18 +28
Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy 17 12 1 4 72 41 +31
Flag of Japan.svg.png Japan 5 5 0 0 39 12 +27
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png Kazakhstan 9 7 1 1 42 15 +27
Flag of Latvia.svg.png Latvia 25 15 3 7 84 57 +27
Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands 2 2 0 0 24 4 +20
Flag of Norway.svg.png Norway 27 19 2 6 105 54 +51
Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland 6 5 1 0 36 10 +26
Flag of Romania.svg.png Romania 4 4 0 0 39 3 +36
Flag of Russia.svg.png Russia 30 9 5 16 79 91 −12
Flag of Slovenia.svg.png Slovenia 11 9 0 2 42 18 +24
Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland 60 25 7 28 146 134 +12
Flag of Sweden.svg.png Sweden 33 10 3 20 75 102 −27
Flag of Ukraine.svg.png Ukraine 10 9 1 0 49 18 +31
Flag of the United States.svg.png United States 21 7 3 11 53 73 −20
Flag of Finland Finland olympic 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1
Flag of Russia.svg.png Russia B 2 1 0 1 8 9 −1
Flag of Sweden Sweden Vikings 2 0 0 2 5 8 −3
Flag of Bohmen und Mahren svg.png Bohemia and Moravia 1 0 0 1 0 12 −12
Flag of Austria Wiener EG 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2
Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland B 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
Flag of Yugoslavia.svg.png Yugoslavia 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3
Flag of Croatia.svg.png Croatia 1 1 0 0 6 1 +5
Flag of Romania Bucharest 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
Total 560 282 49 229 1826 1417 +409
  • Overtime and penalty shots victories and losses are counted towards wins/losses.

References

  1. "SLOVENSKO verzus SVET" (in Slovak). SZLH. 20 May 2013. http://www.hockeyslovakia.sk/sk/clanok/slovensko-verzus-svet. Retrieved 19 August 2013. 

External links


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