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Slovak NHL players 1988–89

6 Slovak players played in the NHL in 1988–89. Together they scored 179 points, the sixth most of any country, and Slovakia finished fifth of 6 in the nations league. Peter Stastny scored the most, 85 points.

6
NHL players
179
Points
5th
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
1988–89Active season80/82 games
1987–881989–90

SLOVAK LEADERS

In the nations league

5th
of 6 ranked nations
15
league points
Rate2ndTop trio6thBlue line4thGoalies4thPer million4th

Slovakia accounts for 0.8% of the NHL's players and 1.1% of its points.

The full nations league

Every Slovak player in the NHL, team by team

6 players across 5 teams.
QUEQuebec Nordiques2 players
Peter StastnyINACTIVE
C · 72 GP · 35G 50A85P
Anton StastnyINACTIVE
LW · 55 GP · 7G 30A37P
DETDetroit Red Wings1 player
Miroslav IhnacakINACTIVE
LW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
MNSMinnesota North Stars1 player
Dusan PasekINACTIVE
C · 48 GP · 4G 10A14P
NYRNew York Rangers1 player
Igor LibaINACTIVE
LW · 37 GP · 7G 18A25P
TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player
Peter IhnacakINACTIVE
C · 26 GP · 2G 16A18P

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 USA

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

USA wins 5–2 against Slovakia.

0.63Points per game0.55
147Best trio300
0.39Defencemen's points per game0.49
–Goalies' save percentage.882
1.1NHL players per million inhabitants0.3
179Total points2 526
6Players in the NHL110
Slovakia against USA season by season
Pick a rivalSwedenSwedenFinlandFinlandUSAUSACanadaCanadaCzechiaCzechia
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Top scorer
Peter Stastny
Slovakia's top scorer in 1988–89.
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 1988–89
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.