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Slovak NHL players 1997–98

12 Slovak players played in the NHL in 1997–98. Together they scored 345 points, the seventh most of any country, and Slovakia finished fifth of 8 in the nations league. Ziggy Palffy scored the most, 87 points.

12
NHL players
345
Points
5th
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
1997–98Last season82/82 games
1996–971998–99

SLOVAK LEADERS

In the nations league

5th
of 8 ranked nations
22
league points
Rate1stTop trio6thBlue line5thGoalies6thPer million5th

Slovakia accounts for 1.4% of the NHL's players and 2.3% of its points.

The full nations league

Every Slovak player in the NHL, team by team

12 players across 9 teams.
NYINew York Islanders3 players
Ziggy PalffyINACTIVE
RW · 82 GP · 45G 42A87P
Zdeno CharaINACTIVE
D · 25 GP · 0G 1A1P
Vladimir OrszaghINACTIVE
LW · 11 GP · 0G 1A1P
OTTOttawa Senators2 players
Marian HossaINACTIVE
RW · 7 GP · 0G 1A1P
Ivan CiernikINACTIVE
LW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player
Miroslav SatanINACTIVE
RW · 79 GP · 22G 24A46P
FLAFlorida Panthers1 player
Robert SvehlaINACTIVE
D · 79 GP · 9G 34A43P
LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player
Jozef StumpelINACTIVE
LW · 77 GP · 21G 58A79P
PITPittsburgh Penguins1 player
Robert DomeINACTIVE
LW · 30 GP · 5G 2A7P
STLSt. Louis Blues1 player
Pavol DemitraINACTIVE
RW · 61 GP · 22G 30A52P
VANVancouver Canucks1 player
Lubomir VaicINACTIVE
C · 5 GP · 1G 1A2P
Show all 9 teams
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Richard ZednikINACTIVE
RW · 65 GP · 17G 9A26P

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.
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–
–
–9
893
8
3
3
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 Russia

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
Russia
Russia
3rd in the league

Russia wins 5–2 against Slovakia.

0.54Points per game0.49
218Best trio228
0.32Defencemen's points per game0.35
–Goalies' save percentage.900
2.2NHL players per million inhabitants0.3
345Total points1 304
12Players in the NHL50
Slovakia against Russia season by season
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Top scorer
Ziggy Palffy
Slovakia's top scorer in 1997–98.
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 1997–98
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.