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Slovak NHL players 1985–86

5 Slovak players played in the NHL in 1985–86. Together they scored 300 points, the fifth most of any country, and Slovakia finished fourth of 6 in the nations league. Peter Stastny scored the most, 122 points.

5
NHL players
300
Points
4th
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
1985–86Active season80/82 games
1984–851986–87

SLOVAK LEADERS

In the nations league

4th
of 6 ranked nations
17
league points
Rate1stTop trio5thBlue line3rdGoalies5thPer million4th

Slovakia accounts for 0.7% of the NHL's players and 1.7% of its points.

The full nations league

Every Slovak player in the NHL, team by team

5 players across 2 teams.
TORToronto Maple Leafs3 players
Marian StastnyINACTIVE
RW · 70 GP · 23G 30A53P
Peter IhnacakINACTIVE
C · 63 GP · 18G 27A45P
Miroslav IhnacakINACTIVE
LW · 21 GP · 2G 4A6P
QUEQuebec Nordiques2 players
Peter StastnyINACTIVE
C · 76 GP · 41G 81A122P
Anton StastnyINACTIVE
LW · 74 GP · 31G 43A74P

Season by season

Slovakia had 3 players in the NHL in 1990–91 and 9 in 2025–26. The peak was 2003–04, with 37. Under each bar is the nations league placing, in gold for the 2 seasons Slovakia won.
–
–
–
87
894
3
3
5
718
799
5
3
2
231
305
3
5
6
314
410
1
8
1
811
815
4
9
10
1010
1020
10
9
9
109
1225

In the NHL Draft

Eight Slovak players were picked in the 2026 NHL Draft, none of them in the first round. Adam Goljer went first, at number 49 to the Los Angeles Kings.

Every pick in 2026 →The draft through the years →

Slovak NHL players all time

Regular season, whole careers. The record seasons count completed seasons only.

Slovakia against Sweden

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Slovakia
Slovakia
4th in the league
2–5
Sweden
Sweden
3rd in the league

Sweden wins 5–2 against Slovakia.

0.76Points per game0.62
249Best trio256
0.40Defencemen's points per game0.38
–Goalies' save percentage.875
0.9NHL players per million inhabitants2.8
300Total points991
5Players in the NHL30
Slovakia against Sweden season by season
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Top scorer
Peter Stastny
Slovakia's top scorer in 1985–86.
The team
Quebec Nordiques
Where Peter Stastny plays.
Nations in the NHL
Every nation in the NHL
How many players each country has in the NHL, with a page for each.
Nations league
NHL battle of the nations 1985–86
The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.
Against Sweden
Sweden vs Slovakia
Seven rounds, season by season.
The Swedes
Every Swede in the NHL
Team by team, with position and stats.