Slovenia men's national ice hockey team

Slovenia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Risi (The Lynx)
AssociationIce Hockey Federation of Slovenia
General managerDejan Kontrec
Head coachEdo Terglav
AssistantsGorazd Drinovec
Mitja Robar
Mitja Šivic
CaptainRobert Sabolič
Most gamesTomaž Razingar (212)[1]
Most pointsTomaž Vnuk (171)[2]
Team colors     
IIHF codeSLO
Ranking
Current IIHF19 Decrease 2 (27 May 2024)[3]
Highest IIHF14 (2014–15)
Lowest IIHF20 (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
Appearances30 (first in 1993)
Best result13th (2002 and 2005)
Olympics
Appearances2 (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]

  1. ^ "Rekorder Tomaž Razingar se vrača v reprezentanco" (in Slovenian). Siol. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  2. ^ Mavrič, Petra (15 May 2016). "Uspehi, s katerimi so nas od osamosvojitve razvajali slovenski hokejisti" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 13 May 2022. Največ točk v dresu Slovenije je dosegel Tomaž Vnuk, 171.
  3. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  4. ^ Gruden, Toni (26 February 2014). "Risi v Sočiju - največji uspeh slovenskih reprezentanc" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Hokejski palček, ki kljubuje zakonitostim" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 25 April 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Jan Goličič je postal sedmi Slovenec, izbran na naboru lige NHL" (in Slovenian). Siol. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.

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