Nickname(s) | Risi (The Lynx) |
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Association | Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia |
General manager | Dejan Kontrec |
Head coach | Edo Terglav |
Assistants | Gorazd Drinovec Mitja Robar Mitja Šivic |
Captain | Robert Sabolič |
Most games | Tomaž Razingar (212) [1] |
Most points | Tomaž Vnuk (171) [2] |
Team colors | |
IIHF code | SLO |
Ranking | |
Current IIHF | 19 2 (27 May 2024) [3] |
Highest IIHF | 14 (2014–15) |
Lowest IIHF | 20 (2020–21) |
First international | |
Austria 1–0 Slovenia (Klagenfurt, Austria; 20 March 1992) | |
Biggest win | |
Slovenia 29–0 South Africa (Ljubljana, Slovenia; 15 March 1993) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Finland 12–0 Slovenia (Tampere, Finland; 28 April 2003) | |
IIHF World Championships | |
Appearances | 30 (first in 1993 ) |
Best result | 13th (2002 and 2005) |
Olympics | |
Appearances | 2 (first in 2014 ) |
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. [4] Their best record at the Ice Hockey World Championships is 13th place, achieved in 2002 and 2005. [5]
Seven players from Slovenia have been drafted into the National Hockey League (NHL) since 1998; Anže Kopitar and Jan Muršak have played in the league. [6]
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. [7]
Slovenia declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, and joined the International Ice Hockey Federation the following year. [8] They first played as an independent nation at the 1993 World Championship, hosting the Group C tournament, the lowest tier. [9] They played in the elite division for the first time in 2002, [10] and at their first Winter Olympics in 2014. [11]
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 | ||||||||
2026 | |||||||||
Total | 0 Titles | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 30 |
Promoted to higher division | |
Relegated to lower division | |
Roster for the 2023 IIHF World Championship. [14] [15]
Head coach: Matjaž Kopitar
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
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4 | D | Aleksandar Magovac | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 9 February 1991 | HK Olimpija |
6 | D | Miha Štebih | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 7 April 1992 | Nice hockey Côte d'Azur |
8 | F | Žiga Jeglič | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 24 February 1988 | Fischtown Pinguins |
12 | F | Nik Simšič | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 12 March 1997 | HK Olimpija |
14 | D | Matic Podlipnik | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 9 August 1992 | Fischtown Pinguins |
15 | D | Blaž Gregorc | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 18 January 1990 | Augsburger Panther |
17 | D | Žiga Pavlin – A | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 30 April 1985 | HC Pustertal Wölfe |
18 | F | Ken Ograjenšek | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 30 August 1991 | Graz 99ers |
19 | F | Žiga Pance | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 1 January 1989 | HK Olimpija |
21 | F | Jan Drozg | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 1 April 1999 | Amur Khabarovsk |
24 | F | Rok Tičar – A | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 3 May 1989 | EC KAC |
26 | F | Jan Urbas – C | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 26 January 1989 | Fischtown Pinguins |
32 | G | Gašper Krošelj | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 9 February 1987 | BK Mladá Boleslav |
33 | G | Žan Us | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 10 June 1996 | HK Olimpija |
35 | G | Luka Gračnar | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 31 October 1993 | EV Landshut |
44 | D | Aljoša Crnovič | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 16 April 1999 | HK Olimpija |
45 | F | Luka Maver | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 25 October 1997 | Pioneers Vorarlberg |
55 | F | Robert Sabolič | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 18 September 1988 | EC VSV |
76 | D | Kristjan Čepon | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 12 November 1995 | HK Olimpija |
81 | F | Tadej Čimžar | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 21 April 1992 | HK Olimpija |
88 | F | Miha Zajc | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 8 December 1996 | HK Olimpija |
91 | F | Miha Verlič | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 21 August 1991 | Fischtown Pinguins |
92 | F | Anže Kuralt | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 31 October 1991 | Fehérvár AV19 |
96 | D | Bine Mašič | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 14 November 2002 | Vaasan Sport |
98 | F | Blaž Tomaževič | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 14 October 1997 | EC VSV |
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 |
2024 | Jan Goličič | 118th overall | Tampa Bay Lightning |
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