Slovenia men's national ice hockey team

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 September 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.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

Slovenia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Risi (The Lynx)
AssociationIce Hockey Federation of Slovenia
Head coachEdo Terglav
CaptainJan Urbas
Most gamesTomaž Razingar (212)[1]
Most pointsTomaž Vnuk (171)[2]
Team colors     
IIHF codeSLO
Ranking
Current IIHF17 Increase 2 (28 May 2023)[3]
Highest IIHF12 (2014)
Lowest IIHF20 (2020)
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
Appearances29 (first in 1993)
Best result13th (2002 and 2005)
Olympics
Appearances2 (first in 2014)
International record (W–L–T)
233–203–31

Six players from Slovenia have been drafted into the NHL since 1998; Anže Kopitar and Jan Muršak have played in the league.[10]

History
Slovenian players at the 2008 World Championship

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.[11]

Slovenia declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, and joined the International Ice Hockey Federation the following year.[12] They first played as an independent nation at the 1993 World Championship, hosting the Group C tournament, the lowest tier.[13] They played in the elite division for the first time in 2002,[14] and at their first Winter Olympics in 2014.[15]

Tournament record

Olympic Games
Year Round Position GP W OW OL L GS GA
1964–1991 Part of Yugoslavia
France 1992Did not enter
Norway 1994
Japan 1998Did not qualify
United States 2002
Italy 2006
Canada 2010
Russia 2014Quarter-finals7th520031016
South Korea 2018Playoffs9th40211914
China 2022Did not qualify
Total0 Titles922141930

World Championship
Key
Rise Promoted to higher division
Fall Relegated to lower division
Championship GP W OW T OL L GS GA Coach Captain Finish Rank
1920 – 1992Part of Yugoslavia
Slovenia 1993 Bled and Ljubljana, Pool C 7 5 0 0 0 2 78 16 Slovenia Rudi Hiti 4th in Pool C 24th
Slovakia 1994 Poprad and Spišská Nová Ves, Pool C 6 2 0 0 0 4 26 27 Slovenia Rudi Hiti 5th in Pool C 25th
Bulgaria 1995 Sofia, Pool C 4 2 0 0 0 2 28 15 Slovenia Rudi Hiti 7th in Pool C 27th
Slovenia 1996 Jesenice and Kranj, Pool C 7 5 0 0 0 2 41 19 Russia Vladimir Krikunov 3rd in Pool C 23rd
Estonia 1997 Tallinn and Kohtla-Järve, Pool C 5 3 0 1 0 1 25 8 Slovenia Pavle Kavčič 2nd in Pool C 22nd
Slovenia 1998 Ljubljana and Jesenice, Pool B 7 5 0 1 0 1 28 15 Slovenia Pavle Kavčič 2nd in Pool B 18th
Denmark 1999 Odense and Rodovre, Pool B 7 2 0 1 0 4 14 17 Slovenia Pavle Kavčič 5th in Pool B 21st
Poland 2000 Katowice, Pool B 7 0 0 2 0 5 16 31 Slovenia Rudi Hiti 7th in Pool B 23rd
Slovenia 2001 Ljubljana, Division IB 5 4 0 1 0 0 44 6 Slovenia Matjaž Sekelj Winners Rise 17th
Sweden 2002 Gothenburg, Karlstad, Jönköping 6 3 0 0 0 3 18 26 Slovenia Matjaž Sekelj Consolation round 13th
Finland 2003 Helsinki, Tampere, Turku 6 0 0 1 0 5 12 37 Slovenia Matjaž Sekelj Consolation round Fall 15th
Poland 2004 Gdańsk, Division IB 5 5 0 0 0 0 33 5 Finland Kari Savolainen Tomaž Vnuk Winners Rise 17th
Austria 2005 Vienna, Innsbruck 6 2 0 0 0 4 12 32 Finland Kari Savolainen Robert Ciglenečki Relegation round 13th
Latvia 2006 Riga 6 0 0 2 0 4 14 26 Czech Republic František Výborný Dejan Varl Relegation round Fall 16th
Slovenia 2007 Ljubljana, Division IB 5 5 0 — 0 0 29 5 United States Ted Sator Marcel Rodman Winners Rise 17th
Canada 2008 Quebec City, Halifax 5 0 0 — 1 4 6 22 Sweden Mats Waltin Marcel Rodman Relegation round Fall 15th
Lithuania 2009 Vilnius, Division IA 5 4 0 — 0 1 21 7 United States John Harrington Tomaž Razingar 2nd in Division IA 19th
Slovenia 2010 Ljubljana, Division IB 5 4 1 — 0 0 29 10 United States John Harrington Tomaž Razingar Winners Rise 18th
Slovakia 2011 Bratislava, Košice 6 1 0 — 1 4 15 24 Slovenia Matjaž Kopitar Tomaž Razingar Relegation round Fall 16th
Slovenia 2012 Ljubljana, Division IA 5 5 0 — 0 0 17 9 Slovenia Matjaž Kopitar Tomaž Razingar Winners Rise 17th
Sweden Finland 2013 Stockholm, Helsinki 7 0 0 — 2 5 12 27 Slovenia Matjaž Kopitar Tomaž Razingar Preliminary round Fall 16th
South Korea 2014 Goyang, Division IA 5 4 0 — 0 1 15 6 Slovenia Matjaž Kopitar Tomaž Razingar Winners Rise 17th
Czech Republic 2015 Prague, Ostrava 7 1 0 — 0 6 9 22 Slovenia Matjaž Kopitar Tomaž Razingar Preliminary round Fall 16th
Poland 2016 Katowice, Division IA 5 4 0 — 0 1 18 8 Slovenia Nik Zupančič Jan Urbas Winners Rise 17th
Germany France 2017 Cologne, Paris 7 0 0 — 1 6 13 36 Slovenia Nik Zupančič Jan Muršak Preliminary round Fall 15th
Hungary 2018 Budapest, Division IA 5 2 0 — 0 3 15 15 Finland Kari Savolainen Jan Urbas 5th in Division IA 21st
Kazakhstan 2019 Nur-Sultan, Division IA 5 2 0 — 0 3 21 12 Slovenia Ivo Jan Anže Kopitar 4th in Division IA 20th
Slovenia 2020 Ljubljana, Division IA Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[16]
Slovenia 2021 Ljubljana, Division IA Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[17]
Slovenia 2022 Ljubljana, Division IA 4 4 0 — 0 0 22 5 Slovenia Matjaž Kopitar Mitja Robar Winners Rise 17th
Finland Latvia 2023 Tampere, Riga 7 0 0 — 0 7 9 27 Slovenia Matjaž Kopitar Jan Urbas Preliminary round Fall 16th

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 IIHF World Championship.[18][19]

Head coach: Matjaž Kopitar

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
4DAleksandar Magovac1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)88 kg (194 lb) (1991-02-09) 9 February 1991Slovenia HK Olimpija
6DMiha Štebih1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)92 kg (203 lb) (1992-04-07) 7 April 1992France Nice hockey Côte d'Azur
8FŽiga Jeglič1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)80 kg (180 lb) (1988-02-24) 24 February 1988Germany Fischtown Pinguins
12FNik Simšič1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)90 kg (200 lb) (1997-03-12) 12 March 1997Slovenia HK Olimpija
14DMatic Podlipnik1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)83 kg (183 lb) (1992-08-09) 9 August 1992Germany Fischtown Pinguins
15DBlaž Gregorc1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)95 kg (209 lb) (1990-01-18) 18 January 1990Germany Augsburger Panther
17DŽiga Pavlin – A1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)97 kg (214 lb) (1985-04-30) 30 April 1985Italy HC Pustertal Wölfe
18FKen Ograjenšek1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)75 kg (165 lb) (1991-08-30) 30 August 1991Austria Graz 99ers
19FŽiga Pance1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)89 kg (196 lb) (1989-01-01) 1 January 1989Slovenia HK Olimpija
21FJan Drozg1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)82 kg (181 lb) (1999-04-01) 1 April 1999Russia Amur Khabarovsk
24FRok Tičar – A1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)82 kg (181 lb) (1989-05-03) 3 May 1989Austria EC KAC
26FJan Urbas – C1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)98 kg (216 lb) (1989-01-26) 26 January 1989Germany Fischtown Pinguins
32GGašper Krošelj1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)86 kg (190 lb) (1987-02-09) 9 February 1987Czech Republic BK Mladá Boleslav
33GŽan Us1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)78 kg (172 lb) (1996-06-10) 10 June 1996Slovenia HK Olimpija
35GLuka Gračnar1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)83 kg (183 lb) (1993-10-31) 31 October 1993Germany EV Landshut
44DAljoša Crnovič1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)85 kg (187 lb) (1999-04-16) 16 April 1999Slovenia HK Olimpija
45FLuka Maver1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)87 kg (192 lb) (1997-10-25) 25 October 1997Austria Pioneers Vorarlberg
55FRobert Sabolič1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)90 kg (200 lb) (1988-09-18) 18 September 1988Austria EC VSV
76DKristjan Čepon1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)100 kg (220 lb) (1995-11-12) 12 November 1995Slovenia HK Olimpija
81FTadej Čimžar1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)80 kg (180 lb) (1992-04-21) 21 April 1992Slovenia HK Olimpija
88FMiha Zajc1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)90 kg (200 lb) (1996-12-08) 8 December 1996Slovenia HK Olimpija
91FMiha Verlič1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)85 kg (187 lb) (1991-08-21) 21 August 1991Germany Fischtown Pinguins
92FAnže Kuralt1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)80 kg (180 lb) (1991-10-31) 31 October 1991Hungary Fehérvár AV19
96DBine Mašič1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)75 kg (165 lb) (2002-11-14) 14 November 2002Finland Vaasan Sport
98FBlaž Tomaževič1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)75 kg (165 lb) (1997-10-14) 14 October 1997Austria EC VSV

Coaching history

NHL Entry Draft
Two-time NHL champion Anže Kopitar at the 2008 World Championship

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

All-time record

Correct as of 26 May 2023.[26] Teams in italics are defunct. Overtime and game winning shot victories and losses are counted towards wins and losses.

Key
Positive balance (more wins)
Negative balance (more losses)
Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost
 Australia2200
 Austria3518413
 Belarus247017
 Bulgaria2200
 Canada5005
 China3300
 Croatia181800
 Czech Republic5005
 Denmark2911315
 Estonia9432
 Finland4004
 France3313119
 Germany11029
 Great Britain13634
 Hungary393126
 Italy5426622
 Japan181215
 Kazakhstan196013
 Latvia122010
 Lithuania6600
 Netherlands161132
 Norway16718
 Poland251708
 Romania8800
 Russia6006
 Slovakia122010
 South Africa1100
 South Korea10901
 Spain1100
 Sweden3003
  Switzerland6105
 Ukraine13625
 United States7106
 FR Yugoslavia2200
Total46723331203

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