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Slovak NHL players 1995–96

9 Slovak players played in the NHL in 1995–96. Together they scored 322 points, the seventh most of any country, and Slovakia finished third of 8 in the nations league. Ziggy Palffy scored the most, 87 points.

9
NHL players
322
Points
3rd
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
1995–96Last season82/82 games
1994–951996–97

SLOVAK LEADERS

In the nations league

3rd
of 8 ranked nations
23
league points
Rate1stTop trio7thBlue line3rdGoalies6thPer million5th

Slovakia accounts for 1.1% of the NHL's players and 1.8% 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 · 78 GP · 31G 39A70P
Miroslav SatanINACTIVE
RW · 62 GP · 18G 17A35P
BOSBoston Bruins1 player
Jozef StumpelINACTIVE
LW · 76 GP · 18G 36A54P
CHIChicago Blackhawks1 player
Ivan DroppaINACTIVE
D · 7 GP · 0G 0A0P
DALDallas Stars1 player
Robert PetrovickyINACTIVE
C · 5 GP · 1G 1A2P
FLAFlorida Panthers1 player
Robert SvehlaINACTIVE
D · 81 GP · 8G 49A57P
NYINew York Islanders1 player
Ziggy PalffyINACTIVE
RW · 81 GP · 43G 44A87P
OTTOttawa Senators1 player
Pavol DemitraINACTIVE
RW · 31 GP · 7G 10A17P
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Richard ZednikINACTIVE
RW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

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.
–
–
–
–9
893
8
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
3rd in the league
3–4
USA
USA
7th in the league

USA wins 4–3 against Slovakia.

0.62Points per game0.44
214Best trio299
0.39Defencemen's points per game0.32
–Goalies' save percentage.902
1.7NHL players per million inhabitants0.5
322Total points3 030
9Players in the NHL151
Slovakia against USA season by season
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Top scorer
Ziggy Palffy
Slovakia's top scorer in 1995–96.
The team
New York Islanders
Where Ziggy Palffy 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 1995–96
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.