Slovenia men's national junior ice hockey team

The Slovenia men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team of Slovenia. The team is controlled by the Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.

AssociationIce Hockey Federation of Slovenia
Head coachGorazd Drinovec
AssistantsGorazd Rekelj
CaptainGregor Koblar
Most pointsAnže Kopitar (21)
Team colors              
IIHF codeSLO
First international
 Slovenia 4–3 Estonia 
(Riga, Latvia; 10 November 1992)
Biggest win
 Slovenia 30–0 Greece 
(Riga, Latvia; 11 November 1992)
Biggest defeat
 Kazakhstan 11–0 Slovenia 
(Minsk, Belarus; 4 September 1994)
IIHF World U20 Championship
Appearances29 (first in 1993)
Best result13th (2011)

History

Slovenia played its first game in 1992 against Estonia during the Pool C qualification tournament of the 1993 IIHF World U20 Championship.[1] Slovenia won the game 4–3 however failed to qualify for the Group C tournament after finishing second in their group and outside of the only next round qualification spot which went to Latvia. During the same tournament Slovenia also achieved their largest win in international participation after they beat Greece 30–1.[1] For the next two years Slovenia remained to the Pool C qualification tournament but failed to qualify in both years. However a format change for the 1995 IIHF World U20 Championship meant that Slovenia who finished last in the Pool C1 Qualification tournament moved on to the newly formed Pool C2 tournament.[2] During this tournament Slovenia had their worst defeat in international participation after being beaten by Kazakhstan 0–11.[1] After advancing to the Pool C2 tournament Slovenia finished second in the group standings behind Kazakhstan and gained promotion to the Pool C for the following year. Slovenia remained in Pool C until 2001 when the International Ice Hockey Federation changed the format of the World Championships and Slovenia was reseeded into the Division II tournament. During the first year of the Division II tournament at the 2001 IIHF World U20 Championship Slovenia gained promotion to Division I after defeating Japan in the final.[2] Slovenia has continued to compete in the Division I tournament and in 2013 finished fourth in the Division I Group A tournament being held in Amiens, France.[3]

Anze Kopitar currently holds the team record for most points with 21.[4] Kopitar competed in three IIHF World U20 Championship for the Slovenian under-20 team from 2004 to 2006 with his best result in 2005 where he scored 10 goals and three assists in the Division I Group B tournament at the 2005 IIHF World U20 Championship.[5]

Team roster

From the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship[6][7][8]

#NamePosDate of BirthClub
20Luka GracnarG31 October 1993 EC Red Bull Salzburg
3Nik Humar (A)F12 December 1993 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
11Luka KalanF3 May 1993 Mora IK
13Gregor Koblar (C)F15 January 1993 EC Red Bull Salzburg II
6Nejc KozarD20 February 1994 HD Mladi Jesenice U20
7Miha LogarD9 July 1995 EC Red Bull Salzburg
18Luka OberstarD15 August 1993 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana U20
22Nik PemF30 August 1995 Mora IK J20
8Miha Pesjak (A)F23 July 1993 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
21Luka PetelinF26 February 1994 Mora IK J20
23David PlankoD20 June 1993 HK Celje U20
14Jaka PodrekarF15 April 1994 HD Mladi Jesenice U20
2Jurij RepeD17 September 1994 Saint John Sea Dogs
4Blaz SkrjanecD1 November 1994 HK Triglav Kranj
9Jure SotlarF26 July 1993 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
5Tadej SnojF21 January 1994 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
15Jure StanD25 April 1994 HDD Bled
25Tomaz TrelcG23 November 1995 HC České Budějovice U20
19Nik TrudenF24 October 1993 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
12Aljaz UducF30 September 1994 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
24Gal ZidanD2 October 1993 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana U20
17Zan ZupanF6 April 1993 HK Triglav Kranj U20

International competitions

References
  1. "Slovenia U20 All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  2. Müller, Stephan (2005). International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia 1904–2005. Germany: Books on Demand. pp. 273–306. ISBN 3-8334-4189-5.
  3. "2013 IIHF World U20 Championship Div. I Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  4. "Slovenia". National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original on 15 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  5. "Anze Kopitar". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  6. "Team Roster" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  7. "NOR - SLO Line-Ups" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
  8. "Slovenia U20". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
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