Slovenia men's national ice hockey team

Slovenia
The official logo of the Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia.
Nickname(s) Risi (The Lynx)
Association Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia
Head coach Ivo Jan
Assistants Edo Terglav
Nik Zupančič
Captain Jan Urbas
Most games Tomaž Razingar (212)
Most points Tomaž Vnuk (171)
Team colors               
IIHF code SLO
Ranking
Current IIHF 15 Steady
Highest IIHF 12 (2014)
Lowest IIHF 19 (2010)
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 26 (first in 2002)
Best result 13th (2002 and 2005)
Olympics
Appearances 2 (first in 2014)

The Slovenian men's national ice hockey team is controlled by the Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia. The team is currently ranked 15th in the world by the International Ice Hockey Federation as of the 2018 IIHF World Ranking. Their best record is 13th place at the Ice Hockey World Championships, while their highest IIHF ranking is 12th place.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Six players from Slovenia have been drafted into the NHL since 1998; Anže Kopitar and Jan Muršak have played in the league.[8]

History

Slovenian players at the 2008 World Championship, where they finished fifteenth.

As a member of Yugoslavia, Slovenia had been a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 1939 and participated in several World Championships and five Winter Olympics. Many of the players on the Yugoslav national team came from Slovenia: from 1939, when Yugoslavia first played a World Championship, to 1991 when it was broken up, 91% of all players on the national team were Slovene, and the entire roster for the team at the 1984 Winter Olympics, held in the Yugoslav city of Sarajevo were from Slovenia.[9]

Slovenia declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, and joined the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) in 1992 along with Croatia and several former Soviet republics. They first played as an independent nation at the 1993 World Championship, hosting the Group C tournament, the lowest tier.[10] They reached the elite division for the first time in 2002 IIHF World Championship. They played at their first Winter Olympics at the 2014 Sochi Games.[11]

Tournament record

Olympic Games

Year Round Position GP W OW OL L GS GA
1964–1984 Part of Yugoslavia
France 1992Did not enter
Norway 1994
Japan 1998Did not qualify
United States 2002
Italy 2006
Canada 2010
Russia 2014Quarterfinals7th520031016
South Korea 2018Playoffs9th40211914
China 2022To be determined
Total2/70 Titles922141930

World Championship

Championship GP W OW T OL L GF GA Coach Captain Finish Rank
1920 – 1992Part of Yugoslavia
Croatia Slovenia 1993 Zagreb and Ljubljana, Pool C 2 2 0 0 0 0 22 3 Rudi Hiti 5th in Pool C 25th
Slovakia 1994 Poprad and Spišská Nová Ves, Pool C 6 2 0 0 0 4 26 27 Rudi Hiti 5th in Pool C 25th
Bulgaria 1995 Sofia, Pool C 4 2 0 0 0 2 28 15 Rudi Hiti 7th in Pool C 27th
Slovenia 1996 Jesenice and Kranj, Pool C 7 5 0 2 0 1 41 19 Russia Vladimir Krikunov 3rd in Pool C 22nd
Estonia 1997 Tallinn and Kohtla-Järve, Pool C 6 3 0 2 0 1 27 11 Pavle Kavčič 2nd in Pool C 22nd
Slovenia 1998 Ljubljana and Jesenice, Pool B 7 5 0 1 0 1 28 15 Pavle Kavčič 2nd in Pool B 18th
Denmark 1999 Odense and Rodovre, Pool B 7 2 0 1 0 4 14 17 Pavle Kavčič 5th in Pool B 21st
Poland 2000 Katowice and Krakow, Pool B 7 0 0 2 0 5 16 31 Rudi Hiti 7th in Pool B 23rd
Slovenia 2001 Ljubljana, Division IB 5 4 0 1 0 0 44 6 Matjaž Sekelj Winner, Promoted 17th
Sweden 2002 Gothenburg, Karlstad, Jönköping 6 3 0 0 0 3 18 26 Matjaž Sekelj Consolation Round 13th
Finland 2003 Helsinki, Tampere, Turku 6 0 0 1 0 5 12 37 Matjaž Sekelj Consolation Round 15th
Poland 2004 Gdańsk, Division IB 5 5 0 0 0 0 33 5 Finland Kari Savolainen Winner, Promoted 17th
Austria 2005 Vienna, Innsbruck 6 2 0 0 0 4 12 32 Finland Kari Savolainen Relegation round 13th
Latvia 2006 Riga 6 0 0 2 0 4 14 26 Czech Republic František Výborný Relegation round 16th
Slovenia 2007 Ljubljana, Division IB 5 5 0 – 0 0 29 5 United States Ted Sator Marcel Rodman Winner, Promoted 17th
Canada 2008 Quebec City, Halifax 5 0 0 – 0 5 6 22 Sweden Mats Waltin Relegation Round 15th
Lithuania 2009 Vilnius, Division IA 5 4 0 – 0 1 21 7 United States John Harrington Promoted, 2nd 19th
Slovenia 2010 Ljubljana, Division IB 5 4 1 – 0 0 29 10 United States John Harrington Tomaž Razingar Winner, Promoted 18th
Slovakia 2011 Bratislava, Košice 6 1 0 – 1 4 15 24 Matjaž Kopitar Tomaž Razingar Relegation round 16th
Slovenia 2012 Ljubljana, Division IA 5 5 0 – 0 0 17 9 Matjaž Kopitar Tomaž Razingar Winner, Promoted 17th
Sweden Finland 2013 Stockholm, Helsinki 7 0 0 – 2 5 12 27 Matjaž Kopitar Tomaž Razingar Group stage 16th
South Korea 2014 Goyang, Division IA 5 4 0 – 0 1 15 6 Matjaž Kopitar Tomaž Razingar Winner, Promoted 17th
Czech Republic 2015 Prague, Ostrava 7 1 0 – 0 6 9 22 Matjaž Kopitar Tomaž Razingar Group stage 16th
Poland 2016 Katowice, Division IA 5 4 0 – 0 1 18 8 Nik Zupančič Jan Urbas Winner, Promoted 17th
Germany France 2017 Cologne, Paris 7 0 0 – 1 6 13 36 Nik Zupančič Jan Muršak Group stage 15th
Hungary 2018 Budapest, Division IA 5 2 0 – 0 3 15 15 Kari Savolainen Jan Urbas 5th in Division IA 21st

Team

Current roster

The following is the Slovenian roster for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[12]

Head coach: Finland Kari Savolainen     Assistant coaches: Slovenia Nik Zupančič, Slovenia Edo Terglav

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2017–18 team
8FŽiga Jeglič1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)80 kg (180 lb)24 February 1988Kranj, SR Slovenia, SFR YugoslaviaRussia Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (KHL)
12FDavid Rodman1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)83 kg (183 lb)10 September 1983Jesenice, SR Slovenia, SFR YugoslaviaFrance Brûleurs de Loups (Ligue Magnus)
14DMatic Podlipnik1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)85 kg (187 lb)9 August 1992JeseniceCzech Republic Energie Karlovy Vary (WSM Liga)
15DBlaž Gregorc1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)94 kg (207 lb)18 January 1990Jesenice, SR Slovenia, SFR YugoslaviaCzech Republic Mountfield HK (ELH)
16FAleš Mušič1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)83 kg (183 lb)28 June 1982Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR YugoslaviaHungary Alba Volán Székesfehérvár (EBEL)
17DŽiga Pavlin1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)95 kg (209 lb)30 April 1985Kranj, SR Slovenia, SFR YugoslaviaCzech Republic Motor České Budějovice (WSM Liga)
18FKen Ograjenšek1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)82 kg (181 lb)30 August 1991CeljeAustria Graz 99ers (EBEL)
19FŽiga Pance1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)92 kg (203 lb)1 January 1989Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR YugoslaviaAustria Dornbirner EC (EBEL)
22FMarcel Rodman1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)85 kg (187 lb)25 September 1981Jesenice, SR Slovenia, SFR YugoslaviaGermany EC Bad Tolz (Oberliga)
23DLuka Vidmar1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)90 kg (200 lb)17 May 1986Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR YugoslaviaHungary Alba Volán Székesfehérvár (EBEL)
24FRok Tičar – A1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)83 kg (183 lb)3 May 1989Jesenice, SR Slovenia, SFR YugoslaviaRussia Sibir Novosibirsk (KHL)
26FJan Urbas1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)98 kg (216 lb)26 January 1989Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR YugoslaviaGermany Fischtown Pinguins (DEL)
28DAleš Kranjc1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)92 kg (203 lb)29 July 1983Jesenice, SR Slovenia, SFR YugoslaviaGermany ETC Crimmitschau (DEL2)
32GGašper Krošelj1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)88 kg (194 lb)9 February 1987Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR YugoslaviaDenmark Rødovre Mighty Bulls (Metal Ligaen)
39FJan Muršak – C1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)84 kg (185 lb)20 January 1988Maribor, SR Slovenia, SFR YugoslaviaSweden Frolunda HC (SHL)
40GLuka Gračnar1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)83 kg (183 lb)31 October 1993JeseniceAustria EC Red Bull Salzburg (EBEL)
51DMitja Robar – A1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)85 kg (187 lb)4 January 1983Maribor, SR Slovenia, SFR YugoslaviaAustria EC KAC (EBEL)
55FRobert Sabolič1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)90 kg (200 lb)18 September 1988Jesenice, SR Slovenia, SFR YugoslaviaRussia Torpedo Nizhni Novgorod (KHL)
61DJurij Repe1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)88 kg (194 lb)17 September 1994KranjCzech Republic Rytiri Kladno (WSM Liga)
69GMatija Pintarič1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)83 kg (183 lb)11 August 1989Maribor, SR Slovenia, SFR YugoslaviaFrance Rouen Dragons (Ligue Magnus)
71FBoštjan Goličič1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)89 kg (196 lb)12 June 1989Kranj, SR Slovenia, SFR YugoslaviaFrance Brûleurs de Loups (Ligue Magnus)
84FAndrej Hebar1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)83 kg (183 lb)7 September 1984Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR YugoslaviaSlovenia Olimpija (AlpsHL)
86DSabahudin Kovačević1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)95 kg (209 lb)26 February 1986Jesenice, SR Slovenia, SFR YugoslaviaCzech Republic Energie Karlovy Vary (WSM Liga)
91FMiha Verlič1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)85 kg (187 lb)21 August 1991MariborAustria EC VSV (EBEL)
92FAnže Kuralt1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)85 kg (187 lb)31 October 1991KranjFrance Gothiques d'Amiens (Ligue Magnus)

Coaching history

Slovenia (in white), shakes hands with Russia at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

NHL Entry Draft

Players from Slovenia selected in the NHL Entry Draft

YearNameOverallTeam
1998Edo Terglav249th overallBuffalo Sabres
2000Jure Penko203rd overallNashville Predators
2001Marcel Rodman282nd overallBoston Bruins
2005Anže Kopitar11th overallLos Angeles Kings
2006Jan Muršak182nd overallDetroit Red Wings
2017Jan Drozg152nd overallPittsburgh Penguins

References

  1. ↑ Greg Wyshynski (2014-02-18). "Slovenia's miracle on ice continues; Swedes up next for 'Slovenderella'". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  2. ↑ "Slovenia hockey becoming feel-good story of 2014 Winter Olympic ice hockey with quarter-final berth | The National". Thenational.ae. 2014-02-18. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  3. ↑ "Slovenia's ice hockey team secure Olympic berth". Sloveniatimes.com. 2016-09-05. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  4. ↑ "Devoted Coach and Gifted Son Lead Slovenia to Hockey Heights". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  5. ↑ "Ice hockey: Slovenia extend magical run into quarters | SBS News". Sbs.com.au. 2014-02-18. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  6. ↑ "STA: Slovenia's ice hockey team secure Olympic berth". English.sta.si. 2016-09-04. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  7. ↑ "News". Slovenia.si. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  8. ↑ Mitja Lisjak (24 June 2017). "Po 11 letih na naboru Lige NHL spet izbran Slovenec" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  9. ↑ Manninen, Henrik (2014-02-04). "A Slovenian send-off". IIHF.com. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
  10. ↑ IIHF (2008). "Breakup of old Europe creates a new hockey world". IIHF.com. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
  11. ↑ Slovenia Times (2014-02-06). "Sochi: Slovenian Hockey Team Making History". SloveniaTimes.com. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
  12. ↑ "Slovenia's selection". IIHF. January 20, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
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