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Slovak NHL players 1998–99

12 Slovak players played in the NHL in 1998–99. Together they scored 371 points, the seventh most of any country, and Slovakia finished seventh of 8 in the nations league. Pavol Demitra scored the most, 89 points.

12
NHL players
371
Points
7th
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
1998–99Last season82/82 games
1997–981999–00

SLOVAK LEADERS

In the nations league

7th
of 8 ranked nations
18
league points
Rate2ndTop trio7thBlue line5thGoalies7thPer million6th

Slovakia accounts for 1.3% of the NHL's players and 2.4% of its points.

The full nations league

Every Slovak player in the NHL, team by team

12 players across 8 teams.
NYINew York Islanders3 players
Ziggy PalffyINACTIVE
RW · 50 GP · 22G 28A50P
Zdeno CharaINACTIVE
D · 59 GP · 2G 6A8P
Vladimir OrszaghINACTIVE
LW · 12 GP · 1G 0A1P
STLSt. Louis Blues3 players
Pavol DemitraINACTIVE
RW · 82 GP · 37G 52A89P
Lubos BarteckoINACTIVE
LW · 32 GP · 5G 11A16P
Michal HandzusINACTIVE
C · 66 GP · 4G 12A16P
BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player
Miroslav SatanINACTIVE
RW · 81 GP · 40G 26A66P
FLAFlorida Panthers1 player
Robert SvehlaINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 8G 29A37P
LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player
Jozef StumpelINACTIVE
LW · 64 GP · 13G 21A34P
OTTOttawa Senators1 player
Marian HossaINACTIVE
RW · 60 GP · 15G 15A30P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning1 player
Robert PetrovickyINACTIVE
C · 28 GP · 3G 4A7P
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Richard ZednikINACTIVE
RW · 49 GP · 9G 8A17P

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
3
518
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 Latvia

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Slovakia
Slovakia
7th in the league
4–3
Latvia
Latvia
4th in the league

Slovakia wins 4–3 against Latvia.

0.50Points per game0.40
205Best trio55
0.28Defencemen's points per game0.32
–Goalies' save percentage.911
2.2NHL players per million inhabitants3.7
371Total points56
12Players in the NHL7
Slovakia against Latvia season by season
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Top scorer
Pavol Demitra
Slovakia's top scorer in 1998–99.
The team
St. Louis Blues
Where Pavol Demitra 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 1998–99
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.