The Slovenian 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 March 2022, 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. Their best record at the Ice Hockey World Championships is 13th place, while their highest IIHF ranking is 12th place.[5][6][7][8][9][10]
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Nickname(s) | Risi (The Lynx) |
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Association | Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia |
Head coach | Matjaž Kopitar |
Assistants | Gorazd Rekelj Anže Ulcar |
Captain | Mitja Robar |
Most games | Tomaž Razingar (212)[1] |
Top scorer | Jan Urbas (90)[2] |
Most points | Tomaž Vnuk (171)[3] |
Team colors | |
IIHF code | SLO |
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Ranking | |
Current IIHF | 19 ![]() |
Highest IIHF | 12 (2014) |
Lowest IIHF | 20 (2020) |
First international | |
Austria ![]() ![]() (Klagenfurt, Austria; 20 March 1992) | |
Biggest win | |
Slovenia ![]() ![]() (Ljubljana, Slovenia; 15 March 1993) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Finland ![]() ![]() (Tampere, Finland; 28 April 2003) | |
IIHF World Championships | |
Appearances | 28 (first in 1993) |
Best result | 13th (2002 and 2005) |
Olympics | |
Appearances | 2 (first in 2014) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
221–192–31[2] |
Six players from Slovenia have been drafted into the NHL since 1998; Anže Kopitar and Jan Muršak have played in the league.[11]
HistoryEdit
During Yugoslav period, Slovene ice hockey players played for the Yugoslav national team. From 1939, when Yugoslavia first played a World Championship, to 1991, when the country collapsed, 91% of all Yugoslav national team players were Slovenes, and the entire roster of the team at the 1984 Winter Olympics, held in the Yugoslav city of Sarajevo, were from Slovenia.[12]
Slovenia declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, and joined the IIHF the following year.[13] They first played as an independent nation at the 1993 World Championship, hosting the Group C tournament, the lowest tier.[14] They played in the elite division for the first time in 2002,[15] and at their first Winter Olympics in 2014.[16]
Tournament recordEdit
Olympic GamesEdit
Year | Round | Position | GP | W | OW | OL | L | GS | GA |
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1964–1991 | Part of Yugoslavia | ||||||||
1992 | Did not enter | ||||||||
1994 | |||||||||
1998 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2002 | |||||||||
2006 | |||||||||
2010 | |||||||||
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 ChampionshipEdit
TeamEdit
Current rosterEdit
Roster for the 2021 Beat Covid-19 International Ice Hockey Tournament in Ljubljana.[19]
Head coach: Matjaž Kopitar
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
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69 | G | Matija Pintarič | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 11 August 1989 | Rouen Hockey Élite 76 |
32 | G | Gašper Krošelj | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 9 February 1987 | BK Mladá Boleslav |
35 | G | Luka Gračnar | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 31 October 1993 | Steinbach Black Wings 1992 |
1 | G | Žan Us | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 10 June 1996 | HDD Jesenice |
7 | D | Klemen Pretnar – C | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 31 August 1986 | TH Unia Oświęcim |
17 | D | Žiga Pavlin – A | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 30 April 1985 | HC Košice |
61 | D | Jurij Repe | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 17 September 1994 | HC Frýdek-Místek |
14 | D | Matic Podlipnik | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 9 August 1992 | Progym Gheorgheni |
76 | D | Kristjan Čepon | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 12 November 1995 | HK Olimpija Ljubljana |
4 | D | Aleksandar Magovac | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 9 February 1991 | HK Olimpija Ljubljana |
6 | D | Miha Štebih | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 7 April 1992 | HK Olimpija Ljubljana |
95 | D | Aljoša Crnovič | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 16 April 1999 | HDD Jesenice |
97 | D | Nejc Stojan | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 30 August 1999 | HDD Jesenice |
44 | D | Bine Mašič | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 14 November 2002 | HDD Jesenice |
92 | F | Anže Kuralt | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 31 October 1991 | Fehérvár AV19 |
18 | F | Ken Ograjenšek – A | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 30 August 1991 | Graz99ers |
45 | F | Luka Maver | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 25 October 1997 | American International College |
94 | F | Aljaž Predan | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 24 July 2000 | Red Bull Hockey Juniors |
96 | F | Rok Kapel | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 4 May 1999 | EC KAC II |
19 | F | Žiga Pešut – A | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 5 October 1992 | HK Olimpija Ljubljana |
12 | F | Nik Simšič | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 12 March 1997 | HK Olimpija Ljubljana |
81 | F | Tadej Čimžar | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 21 April 1992 | HK Olimpija Ljubljana |
20 | F | Gregor Koblar | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 15 January 1993 | HK Olimpija Ljubljana |
93 | F | Luka Kalan | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 3 May 1993 | HK Olimpija Ljubljana |
91 | F | Žan Jezovšek | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 22 April 1997 | HDD Jesenice |
98 | F | Blaž Tomaževič | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 14 October 1997 | HDD Jesenice |
8 | F | Jaka Šturm | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 21 April 1999 | HDD Jesenice |
71 | F | Jaka Sodja | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 17 December 1997 | HDD Jesenice |
Coaching historyEdit
- Rudi Hiti (1992–1995)
- Vladimir Krikunov (1995–1996)
- Pavle Kavčič (1996–1999)
- Rudi Hiti (1999–2000)
- Matjaž Sekelj (2001–2003)
- Kari Savolainen (2003–2005)
- František Výborný (2005–2006)
- Ted Sator (2006–2007)
- Mats Waltin (2007–2008)
- John Harrington (2009–2010)
- Matjaž Kopitar (2010–2015)
- Nik Zupančič (2015–2017)
- Kari Savolainen (2017–2018)
- Ivo Jan (2018–2019)
- Matjaž Kopitar (2019–present)
NHL Entry DraftEdit
Players from Slovenia selected in the NHL Entry Draft.
Year | Name | Overall | Team |
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1998 | Edo Terglav | 249th overall | Buffalo Sabres |
2000 | Jure Penko | 203rd overall | Nashville Predators |
2001 | Marcel Rodman | 282nd overall | Boston Bruins |
2005 | Anže Kopitar | 11th overall | Los Angeles Kings |
2006 | Jan Muršak | 182nd overall | Detroit Red Wings |
2017 | Jan Drozg | 152nd overall | Pittsburgh Penguins |
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- ^ "Selektor Kopitar izbral reprezentante". 24ur.com. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.