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Slovak NHL players 1996–97

7 Slovak players played in the NHL in 1996–97. Together they scored 274 points, the seventh most of any country, and Slovakia finished third of 8 in the nations league. Ziggy Palffy scored the most, 90 points.

7
NHL players
274
Points
3rd
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
1996–97Last season82/82 games
1995–961997–98

SLOVAK LEADERS

In the nations league

3rd
of 8 ranked nations
24
league points
Rate1stTop trio6thBlue line3rdGoalies6thPer million5th

Slovakia accounts for 0.8% of the NHL's players and 1.7% of its points.

The full nations league

Every Slovak player in the NHL, team by team

7 players across 6 teams.
STLSt. Louis Blues2 players
Robert PetrovickyINACTIVE
C · 44 GP · 7G 12A19P
Pavol DemitraINACTIVE
RW · 8 GP · 3G 0A3P
BOSBoston Bruins1 player
Jozef StumpelINACTIVE
LW · 78 GP · 21G 55A76P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Miroslav SatanINACTIVE
RW · 76 GP · 25G 13A38P
FLAFlorida Panthers1 player
Robert SvehlaINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 13G 32A45P
NYINew York Islanders1 player
Ziggy PalffyINACTIVE
RW · 80 GP · 48G 42A90P
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Richard ZednikINACTIVE
RW · 11 GP · 2G 1A3P

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 Finland

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Slovakia
Slovakia
3rd in the league
3–3
Finland
Finland
7th in the league

A draw, 3–3.

0.57Points per game0.51
211Best trio209
0.35Defencemen's points per game0.34
–Goalies' save percentage–
1.3NHL players per million inhabitants3.0
274Total points467
7Players in the NHL17
Slovakia against Finland season by season
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Top scorer
Ziggy Palffy
Slovakia's top scorer in 1996–97.
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 1996–97
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.