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Slovak NHL players 1999–00

18 Slovak players played in the NHL in 1999–00. Together they scored 554 points, the seventh most of any country, and Slovakia finished seventh of 9 in the nations league. Pavol Demitra scored the most, 75 points.

18
NHL players
554
Points
7th
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
1999–00Last season82/82 games
1998–992000–01

SLOVAK LEADERS

In the nations league

7th
of 9 ranked nations
21
league points
Rate1stTop trio6thBlue line8thGoalies8thPer million6th

Slovakia accounts for 2.0% of the NHL's players and 3.3% of its points.

The full nations league

Every Slovak player in the NHL, team by team

18 players across 12 teams.
STLSt. Louis Blues4 players
Pavol DemitraINACTIVE
RW · 71 GP · 28G 47A75P
Michal HandzusINACTIVE
C · 81 GP · 25G 28A53P
Lubos BarteckoINACTIVE
LW · 67 GP · 16G 23A39P
Ladislav NagyINACTIVE
LW · 11 GP · 2G 4A6P
LAKLos Angeles Kings2 players
Ziggy PalffyINACTIVE
RW · 64 GP · 27G 39A66P
Jozef StumpelINACTIVE
LW · 57 GP · 17G 41A58P
NSHNashville Predators2 players
Richard LintnerINACTIVE
D · 33 GP · 1G 5A6P
Marian CisarINACTIVE
LW · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P
NYINew York Islanders2 players
Zdeno CharaINACTIVE
D · 65 GP · 2G 9A11P
Vladimir OrszaghINACTIVE
LW · 11 GP · 2G 1A3P
BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player
Miroslav SatanINACTIVE
RW · 81 GP · 33G 34A67P
FLAFlorida Panthers1 player
Robert SvehlaINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 9G 40A49P
OTTOttawa Senators1 player
Marian HossaINACTIVE
RW · 78 GP · 29G 27A56P
PHXPhoenix Coyotes1 player
Radoslav SuchyINACTIVE
D · 60 GP · 0G 6A6P
Show all 12 teams
PITPittsburgh Penguins1 player
Robert DomeINACTIVE
LW · 22 GP · 2G 5A7P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning1 player
Robert PetrovickyINACTIVE
C · 43 GP · 7G 10A17P
VANVancouver Canucks1 player
Lubomir VaicINACTIVE
C · 4 GP · 0G 0A0P
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Richard ZednikINACTIVE
RW · 69 GP · 19G 16A35P

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
512
798
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
7th in the league
2–5
Russia
Russia
2nd in the league

Russia wins 5–2 against Slovakia.

0.55Points per game0.49
208Best trio239
0.29Defencemen's points per game0.31
–Goalies' save percentage.905
3.3NHL players per million inhabitants0.5
554Total points1 583
18Players in the NHL67
Slovakia against Russia season by season
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Top scorer
Pavol Demitra
Slovakia's top scorer in 1999–00.
The team
St. Louis Blues
Where Pavol Demitra plays.
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NHL battle of the nations 1999–00
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