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Slovak NHL players 1993–94

9 Slovak players played in the NHL in 1993–94. Together they scored 110 points, the eighth most of any country, and Slovakia finished eighth of 8 in the nations league. Zdeno Ciger scored the most, 57 points.

9
NHL players
110
Points
8th
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
1993–94Last season82/82 games
1992–931994–95

SLOVAK LEADERS

In the nations league

8th
of 8 ranked nations
14
league points
Rate6thTop trio8thBlue line6thGoalies6thPer million5th

Slovakia accounts for 1.0% of the NHL's players and 0.6% of its points.

The full nations league

Every Slovak player in the NHL, team by team

9 players across 8 teams.
EDMEdmonton Oilers2 players
Zdeno CigerINACTIVE
LW · 84 GP · 22G 35A57P
Jozef CiernyINACTIVE
LW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
BOSBoston Bruins1 player
Jozef StumpelINACTIVE
LW · 59 GP · 8G 15A23P
CHIChicago Blackhawks1 player
Ivan DroppaINACTIVE
D · 12 GP · 0G 1A1P
HFDHartford Whalers1 player
Robert PetrovickyINACTIVE
C · 33 GP · 6G 5A11P
NYINew York Islanders1 player
Ziggy PalffyINACTIVE
RW · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P
OTTOttawa Senators1 player
Pavol DemitraINACTIVE
RW · 12 GP · 1G 1A2P
PITPittsburgh Penguins1 player
Ladislav KarabinINACTIVE
LW · 9 GP · 0G 0A0P
STLSt. Louis Blues1 player
Peter StastnyINACTIVE
C · 17 GP · 5G 11A16P

Season by season

Slovakia had 2 players in the NHL in 1989–90 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.
–
–
–
–7
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 Finland

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Slovakia
Slovakia
8th in the league
0–6
Finland
Finland
3rd in the league

Finland wins 6–0 against Slovakia.

0.48Points per game0.58
96Best trio186
0.34Defencemen's points per game0.42
–Goalies' save percentage–
1.7NHL players per million inhabitants1.8
110Total points306
9Players in the NHL10
Slovakia against Finland season by season
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Top scorer
Zdeno Ciger
Slovakia's top scorer in 1993–94.
The team
Edmonton Oilers
Where Zdeno Ciger 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 1993–94
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.