List of Olympic men's ice hockey players for Slovakia

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The Slovakia men's team at the 2002 tournament. Slovakia men's ice hockey team in 2002.jpg
The Slovakia men's team at the 2002 tournament.

Men's ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1920. The men's tournament was introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics, and permanently added to the Winter Olympic Games in 1924. [1] Slovakia has participated in 5 of 22 tournaments, sending 10 goaltenders and 61 skaters.

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The Olympic Games were originally intended for amateur athletes, so the players of the National Hockey League (NHL) and other professional leagues were not allowed to compete. [2] In 1986, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted to allow all athletes to compete in Olympic Games, starting in 1988. [3] [4] The NHL decided not to allow all players to participate in 1988, 1992 or 1994, because doing so would force the league to halt play during the Olympics. An agreement was reached in 1995 that allowed NHL players to compete in the Olympics, starting with the 1998 Games in Nagano, Japan. [5] Slovak players were a part of the Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team until the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993 separated the countries. The Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team was considered the successor to Czechoslovakia, while Slovakia was treated as a "new" country for the purposes of the International Ice Hockey Federation, and forced to work its way up through the ranks. [6] Despite this, Slovakia qualified for the 1994 tournament, and finished in a respectable sixth place. [7] At the 2002 tournament, the preliminary round was scheduled without the participation of NHL players. This negatively impacted the Slovakian team, which had a heavy reliance on NHL players; as a result, the team finished in 13th place in the tournament. [6] Today, however, Slovakia is considered one of the "Big Seven" hockey nations, and is a regular contender for a medal at international tournaments. [8] National teams are co-ordinated by Slovak Ice Hockey Federation and players are chosen by the team's management staff.

The Slovaks have not won a medal in an Olympic tournament. Their best finish was in fourth place at the 2010 Games. [9] Peter Šťastný is the only Slovak player to have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame and the IIHF Hall of Fame. Miroslav Šatan holds the record for most games played, having dressed for 22 games in 1994, 2002, 2006 and 2010; he and Ľubomír Višňovský are the only players to participate in four tournaments. Marián Hossa leads Slovak Olympians in goals (12) and points (25), while Pavol Demitra has 14 assists, more than any other player.

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Goaltenders

Jaroslav Halak is the winningest Slovak goalie, with 4 wins in 7 games. JaroslavHalak2010WinterOlympics.jpg
Jaroslav Halák is the winningest Slovak goalie, with 4 wins in 7 games.
Goaltenders
PlayerOlympicsTournamentsGPWLTMinSOGAGAAMedalsNotesRef(s)
Peter Budaj 1 2006 3210179062.01 [12]
Jaromír Dragan 1 1994 210080075.25 [13]
Jaroslav Halák 1 2010 74304231172.41 [14]
Eduard Hartmann 1 1994 62223100173.29 [15]
Karol Križan 1 2006 2200120110.50 [16]
Ján Lašák 2 2002, 2006 3111154093.51 [16]
Miroslav Michalek 1 1994 2100100053.00 [17]
Igor Murín 1 1998 41212400133.25 [18]
Pavol Rybár 1 2002 201085053.54 [19]
Rastislav Staňa 1 2002 110060011.00 [20]

Reserve goaltenders

These goaltenders were named to the Olympic roster, but did not receive any ice time during games. Pavol Rybár did not play in any games in the 1998 tournament, but did start games at later tournaments. [21] Peter Budaj and Rastislav Staňa were named to the team at the 2010 tournament, but did not play any games. [22]

Reserve goaltenders
PlayerTournamentsMedalsNotesRef(s)
Miroslav Šimonovič 1998 [21]

Skaters

Skaters
PlayerOlympicsTournamentsGPGA [24] PPIMMedalsNotesRef(s)
Jerguš Bača 1 1994 812310 [25]
Ivan Baranka 1 2010 71010 [26]
Ľuboš Bartečko 3 2002, 2006, 2010 170226 [26]
Peter Bondra 2 1998, 2006 850527 [27]
Vladimír Búřil 1 1994 40000 [28]
Zdeno Chára 2 2006, 2010 131458Team Captain (2010) [9] [29]
Martin Cibák 1 2010 70006 [30]
Zdeno Cíger 1 1998 41124Team Captain (1998) [9] [31]
Jozef Daňo 2 1994, 1998 1245910 [32]
Pavol Demitra 3 2002, 2006, 2010 15614206Team Captain (2006) [9] [33]
Ivan Droppa 1 1998 40000 [34]
Marián Gáborík 2 2006, 2010 13751210 [35]
Michal Handzuš 2 2002, 2010 94376 [36]
Oto Haščák 2 1994, 1998 91678 [37]
Marcel Hossa 2 2006, 2010 130110 [38]
Marián Hossa 3 2002, 2006, 2010 1512132510 [39]
Branislav Jánoš 2 1994, 1998 122466 [40]
Stanislav Jasečko 1 1998 40004 [41]
Milan Jurčina 2 2006, 2010 1301110 [42]
Richard Kapuš 2 2002, 2006 100334 [43]
Ľubomír Kolník 2 1994, 1998 124154 [44]
Roman Kontšek 2 1994, 1998 1241510 [45]
Tomáš Kopecký 1 2010 71012 [46]
Richard Lintner 1 2002 41120 [47]
Ivan Majeský 2 2002, 2006 100118 [48]
Miroslav Marcinko 1 1994 80116 [49]
Stanislav Medrik 1 1994 80004 [50]
Andrej Meszároš 2 2006, 2010 130228 [51]
Dušan Milo 1 2002 20222 [52]
Miroslav Mosnar 1 1998 30006 [53]
Jaroslav Obšut 1 2002 40002 [54]
Žigmund Pálffy 3 1994, 2002, 2010 163101316 [55]
Ján Pardavý 2 1998, 2002 831414 [56]
Rastislav Pavlikovský 1 2002 42356 [57]
Richard Pavlikovský 1 2002 40004 [58]
Róbert Petrovický 3 1994, 1998, 2002 16481220Team Captain (2002) [9] [59]
Ronald Petrovický 1 2006 61012 [59]
Vlastimil Plavucha 2 1994, 1998 94042 [60]
Dusan Pohorelec 1 1994 50000 [61]
Peter Pucher 1 1998 20000 [62]
Rene Pucher 1 1994 61012 [62]
Branko Radivojevič 1 2010 70006 [63]
Karol Rusznyák 1 1998 40000 [64]
Miroslav Šatan 4 1994, 2002, 2006, 2010 22104142 [65]
Richard Šechný 1 2002 40006 [66]
Andrej Sekera 1 2010 71010 [67]
Ľubomír Sekeráš 2 1994, 1998 1204412 [68]
Marián Smerčiak 1 1994 801112 [69]
Peter Smrek 1 2002 40000 [70]
Roman Stantien 1 1998 30000 [71]
Peter Šťastný 1 1994 85499Flag bearer (1994)
Team Captain (1994)
HHOF (1998)
IIHFHOF (2000)		 [7] [9] [10] [11] [72]
Martin Štrbák 2 2006, 2010 130114 [73]
Jozef Stümpel 3 2002, 2006, 2010 123580 [73]
Radoslav Suchý 1 2006 61120 [74]
Tomáš Surový 1 2006 60112 [75]
Marek Svatoš 1 2006 60000 [75]
Róbert Švehla 2 1994, 1998 1025726 [76]
Jaroslav Török 1 2002 40000 [77]
Ján Varholík 2 1994, 1998 1000016 [78]
Ľubomír Višňovský 4 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 194482 [79]
Richard Zedník 2 2006, 2010 1334718 [80]

See also

Notes

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  2. ↑ Schantz, Otto. "The Olympic Ideal and the Winter Games Attitudes Towards the Olympic Winter Games in Olympic Discourses—from Coubertin to Samaranch" (PDF). Comité International Pierre De Coubertin. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ↑ Monsebraaten, Laurie (1986-10-15). "Players in NHL are now eligible in the Olympics". Toronto Star .
  4. ↑ "Amateurism". USA Today . 2009-03-30. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  5. ↑ Lapointe, Joe (1997-09-16). "The N.H.L.'s Olympic Gamble; Stars' Participation in Nagano Could Raise Sport's Profile". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  6. 1 2 Podnieks & Szemberg 2008, Story #22-Bondra's Bomb - The biggest thing for Slovakia since independence.
  7. 1 2 Podnieks & Szemberg 2008, Story #75-At 39, Peter Stastny closes circle and promotes his country to the A pool.
  8. ↑ Corey Masisak (21 July 2013). "Slovakia's NHL vets likely key parts of Olympic team". National Hockey League . Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Podnieks 2011, p. 76
  10. 1 2 "List of honored Players". Hockey Hall of Fame . Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  11. 1 2 "IIHF Hall of Fame". International Ice Hockey Federation . Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  12. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 417
  13. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 608
  14. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 419
  15. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 610
  16. 1 2 Podnieks 2011, p. 420
  17. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 615
  18. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 616
  19. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 619
  20. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 423
  21. 1 2 Podnieks 2011, p. 175
  22. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 178
  23. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 427
  24. ↑ Assists were not uniformly recorded until the 1932 tournament. [23]
  25. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 430
  26. 1 2 Podnieks 2011, p. 377
  27. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 438
  28. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 442
  29. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 380
  30. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 381
  31. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 447
  32. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 452
  33. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 382
  34. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 456
  35. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 385
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  37. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 477
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  39. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 390
  40. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 487
  41. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 488
  42. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 392
  43. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 494
  44. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 501
  45. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 502
  46. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 394
  47. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 397
  48. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 398
  49. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 521
  50. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 525
  51. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 399
  52. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 528
  53. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 530
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  55. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 541
  56. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 542
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  64. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 559
  65. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 407
  66. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 565
  67. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 408
  68. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 566
  69. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 572
  70. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 409
  71. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 574
  72. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 575
  73. 1 2 Podnieks 2011, p. 411
  74. ↑ Podnieks 2011, p. 577
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