Slovakia men's national ice hockey team

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Slovakia
Shirt badge/Association crest
The Coat of arms of Slovakia is the badge used on the players jerseys.
Association Slovak Ice Hockey Federation
General Manager Slovakia Otto Sýkora
Head coach Czech Republic Vladimír Vůjtek
Assistants Slovakia Peter Oremus
Captain Zdeno Chára
Most games Ľubomír Sekeráš (152)1
Most points Miroslav Šatan (115)1
IIHF code SVK
IIHF ranking 10
Highest IIHF ranking 3 (2004)
Lowest IIHF ranking 10 (2011)
Team colours               
First international
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia Bohemia 12–0 Slovakia 
(Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany; February 1, 1940)2
Biggest win
 Slovakia 20–0 Bulgaria 
(Poprad, Slovakia; March 18, 1994)2
Biggest defeat
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia Bohemia 12–0 Slovakia 
(Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany; February 1, 1940)2
IIHF World Championships
Appearances 17 (first in 1994)
Best result Gold medal with cup.svg Gold: 1 - (2002)
Olympics
Appearances 5 (first in 1994)
International record (W–L–T)
227–165–48
World Championships medal record
World Championships
Silver 2000 Russia Slovakia
Gold 2002 Sweden Slovakia
Bronze 2003 Finland Slovakia
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. The team's general manager is Peter Bondra and their head coach is Glen Hanlon.

In the last sixteen years, Slovakia has won three 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.

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[edit] 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 Czechoslovakian national team.[citation needed] 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.

Notable Slovak national team members and current NHL players include Marián Gáborík of the New York Rangers; brothers Marián Hossa and Marcel Hossa of the Chicago Blackhawks and Dinamo Riga, respectively; Miroslav Šatan; 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.

[edit] Olympic record

  • 1994 – Finished in 6th place
  • 1998 – Finished in 10th place
  • 2002 – Finished in 13th place
  • 2006 – Finished in 5th place (see roster)
  • 2010 – Finished in 4th place

[edit] World Cup (before Canada Cup) record

[edit] World Championship record

Slovakia's team at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
  • 1994 – Finished in 21st place (winner of the "Pool C")
  • 1995 – Finished in 13th place (winner of the "Pool B")
  • 1996 – Finished in 10th place
  • 1997 – Finished in 9th place
  • 1998 – Finished in 7th place
  • 1999 – Finished in 7th place
  • 2000 – Won silver medal
  • 2001 – Finished in 7th place
  • 2002 – Won gold medal
  • 2003 – Won bronze medal
  • 2004 – Finished in 4th place
  • 2005 – Finished in 5th place
  • 2006 – Finished in 8th place
  • 2007 – Finished in 6th place
  • 2008 – Finished in 13th place
  • 2009 – Finished in 10th place
  • 2010 – Finished in 12th place
  • 2011 – Finished in 10th place
  • 2012 –
  • 2013 –
Year Location Result
1996 Vienna,  Austria 10th place
1997 Helsinki / Turku / Tampere,  Finland 9th place
1998 Zürich / Basel,  Switzerland 7th place
1999 Oslo / Lillehammer / Hamar,  Norway 7th place
2000 Saint Petersburg,  Russia Silver
2001 Cologne / Hanover / Nuremberg,  Germany 7th place
2002 Gothenburg / Karlstad / Jönköping,  Sweden Gold
2003 Helsinki / Tampere / Turku,  Finland Bronze
2004 Prague / Ostrava,  Czech Republic 4th place
2005 Innsbruck / Vienna,  Austria 5th place
2006 Riga,  Latvia 8th place
2007 Moscow / Mytishchi,  Russia 6th place
2008 Quebec City / Halifax,  Canada 13th place
2009 Bern / Kloten,  Switzerland 10th place
2010 Cologne / Mannheim / Gelsenkirchen,  Germany 12th place
2011 Bratislava / Košice,  Slovakia 10th place
2012 Helsinki,  Finland / Stockholm,  Sweden
2013 Stockholm,  Sweden / Helsinki,  Finland


[edit] 2010 Olympics roster

The following is the Slovak roster in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2010 Winter Olympics.[1]

No. Pos.
Name
Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2009–10 team
31 G Budaj, PeterPeter Budaj 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) &1000000000000009100000091 kg (200 lb) 01982-09-18 18 September 1982 Banská Bystrica Colorado Avalanche (NHL)
41 G Halak, JaroslavJaroslav Halák 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) &1000000000000008200000082 kg (180 lb) 01985-05-13 13 May 1985 Bratislava Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
35 G Stana, RastislavRastislav Staňa 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) &1000000000000008800000088 kg (190 lb) 01980-01-10 10 January 1980 Košice Severstal (KHL)
7 D Baranka, IvanIvan Baranka 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) &1000000000000009100000091 kg (200 lb) 01985-05-19 19 May 1985 Ilava Spartak Moscow (KHL)
33 D Chara, ZdenoZdeno Chára – C 206 cm (6 ft 9 in) &10000000000000116000000116 kg (260 lb) 01977-03-18 18 March 1977 Trenčín Boston Bruins (NHL)
68 D Jurcina, MilanMilan Jurcina 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) &10000000000000111000000111 kg (240 lb) 01983-06-07 7 June 1983 Liptovský Mikuláš Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL)
14 D Meszaros, AndrejAndrej Meszároš 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) &10000000000000100000000100 kg (220 lb) 01985-10-13 13 October 1985 Považská Bystrica Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)
44 D Sekera, AndrejAndrej Sekera 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) &1000000000000009100000091 kg (200 lb) 01986-06-08 8 June 1986 Bojnice Buffalo Sabres (NHL)
77 D Strbak, MartinMartin Štrbák 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) &1000000000000009600000096 kg (210 lb) 01975-01-15 15 January 1975 Prešov HC MVD (KHL)
17 D Visnovsky, LubomirĽubomír Višňovský 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) &1000000000000008400000084 kg (190 lb) 01976-08-11 11 August 1976 Topoľčany Edmonton Oilers (NHL)
23 F Bartecko, LubosĽuboš Bartečko 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) &1000000000000008600000086 kg (190 lb) 01976-07-14 14 July 1976 Kežmarok Färjestad (SEL)
8 F Cibak, MartinMartin Cibák 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) &1000000000000008900000089 kg (200 lb) 01980-05-17 17 May 1980 Liptovský Mikuláš Spartak Moscow (KHL)
38 F Demitra, PavolPavol Demitra – A 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) &1000000000000009100000091 kg (200 lb) 01974-11-29 29 November 1974 Dubnica nad Váhom Vancouver Canucks (NHL)
10 F Gaborik, MarianMarián Gáborík 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) &1000000000000009000000090 kg (200 lb) 01982-02-14 14 February 1982 Trenčín New York Rangers (NHL)
26 F Handzus, MichalMichal Handzuš 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) &1000000000000009800000098 kg (220 lb) 01977-03-11 11 March 1977 Banská Bystrica Los Angeles Kings (NHL)
91 F Hossa, MarcelMarcel Hossa 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) &10000000000000100000000100 kg (220 lb) 01981-10-12 12 October 1981 Ilava Dinamo Riga (KHL)
81 F Hossa, MarianMarián Hossa – A 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) &1000000000000009500000095 kg (210 lb) 01979-01-12 12 January 1979 Stará Ľubovňa Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)
82 F Kopecky, TomasTomáš Kopecký 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) &1000000000000009100000091 kg (200 lb) 01982-02-05 5 February 1982 Ilava Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)
24 F Palffy, ZigmundŽigmund Pálffy 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) &1000000000000008200000082 kg (180 lb) 01972-05-05 5 May 1972 Skalica HK 36 Skalica (SVK)
92 F Radivojevic, BrankoBranko Radivojevič 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) &1000000000000009400000094 kg (210 lb) 01980-11-24 24 November 1980 Piešťany Spartak Moscow (KHL)
18 F Satan, MiroslavMiroslav Šatan 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) &1000000000000008700000087 kg (190 lb) 01974-10-22 22 October 1974 Topoľčany Boston Bruins (NHL)
15 F Stumpel, JozefJozef Stümpel 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) &10000000000000101000000101 kg (220 lb) 01972-07-20 20 July 1972 Nitra Barys Astana (KHL)
20 F Zednik, RichardRichard Zedník 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) &1000000000000009100000091 kg (200 lb) 01976-01-06 6 January 1976 Banská Bystrica Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)

Defenceman Richard Lintner was initially selected, but was replaced by Ivan Baranka.[2]

[edit] World Championship 2010 roster

Goaltenders
# Player Date of Birth Club
25 Peter Hamerlik January 2, 1982 Czech Republic HC Oceláři Třinec
31 Rastislav Staňa January 10, 1980 Russia Severstal Cherepovets
41 Peter Budaj September 18, 1982 United States Colorado Avalanche
Defensemen
# Player Date of Birth Club
6 Tomas Starosta May 20, 1981 Russia HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
7 Richard Lintner November 15, 1977 Belarus HC Dinamo Minsk
12 Peter Fruhauf August 15, 1982 Slovakia HC 05 Banská Bystrica
15 Dominik Graňák June 11, 1983 Sweden Rögle BK
29 Vladimír Mihálik January 29, 1987 United States Norfolk Admirals
43 Ivan Majeský September 2, 1976 Sweden Skellefteå AIK
44 Andrej Sekera June 8, 1986 United States Buffalo Sabres
Forwards
# Player Date of Birth Club
4 Marek Zagrapan December 6, 1986 Russia HC Severstal
10 Milan Bartovič April 9, 1981 Czech Republic Bílí Tygři Liberec
14 Miroslav Zálešák July 31, 1980 Slovakia HK 36 Skalica
17 Michal Macho January 17, 1982 Czech Republic BK Mladá Boleslav
18 Miroslav Šatan October 10, 1974 Slovakia HC Slovan Bratislava
19 Ivan Čiernik October 30, 1977 Germany Kölner Haie
20 Tomáš Bulík August 27, 1985 Slovakia HC 05 Banská Bystrica
23 Tomáš Tatar December 1, 1990 United States Grand Rapids Griffins
26 Richard Pánik February 7, 1991 United States Norfolk Admirals
27 Andrej Podkonicky May 9, 1977 Czech Republic Bílí Tygři Liberec
28 Stanislav Gron October 28, 1978 Slovakia HC Košice
34 Vladimir Dravecký June 3, 1985 Slovakia HC Košice
71 Marek Svatoš June 17, 1982 United States Colorado Avalanche
81 Roman Kukumberg April 8, 1980 Slovakia HC Slovan Bratislava

[edit] 2002 gold medalists

Main article: 2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

[edit] Goalies

[edit] Defensemen

[edit] Forwards

[edit] Retired Numbers

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey: Team Slovakia Tournament Standings and Statistics". International Olympic Committee. http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/schedule-and-results/men_ihm400000nSVK-vtour_team_stats-eQ.html. 
  2. ^ "Men's rosters announced". International Ice Hockey Federation. 15 February 2010. http://www.iihf.com/channels10/olympics-2010/news/news-singleview-world-championship-2009/browse/2/article/mens-rosters-today.html. 
  • [1] - from the National Hockey League
  • [2] - from Sports Illustrated
  • [3] - from International Ice Hockey Federation
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