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Slovak NHL players 2001–02

31 Slovak players played in the NHL in 2001–02. Together they scored 776 points, the sixth most of any country, and Slovakia finished third of 9 in the nations league. Pavol Demitra scored the most, 78 points.

31
NHL players
776
Points
3rd
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
2001–02Last season82/82 games
2000–012002–03

SLOVAK LEADERS

In the nations league

3rd
of 9 ranked nations
28
league points
Rate1stTop trio5thBlue line6thGoalies6thPer million4th

Slovakia accounts for 3.2% of the NHL's players and 4.5% of its points.

The full nations league

Slovak goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Jan LasakNSH
30-3-0.8754.400

Every Slovak player in the NHL, team by team

31 players across 18 teams.
PHXPhoenix Coyotes4 players
Michal HandzusINACTIVE
C · 79 GP · 15G 30A45P
Ladislav NagyINACTIVE
LW · 74 GP · 23G 19A42P
Radoslav SuchyINACTIVE
D · 81 GP · 4G 13A17P
Branko RadivojevicINACTIVE
RW · 18 GP · 4G 2A6P
LAKLos Angeles Kings3 players
Ziggy PalffyINACTIVE
RW · 63 GP · 32G 27A59P
Jozef StumpelINACTIVE
LW · 81 GP · 8G 50A58P
Lubomir VisnovskyINACTIVE
D · 72 GP · 4G 17A21P
NSHNashville Predators3 players
Vladimir OrszaghINACTIVE
LW · 79 GP · 15G 21A36P
Marian CisarINACTIVE
LW · 10 GP · 1G 2A3P
Jan LasakINACTIVE
G · 3 GP · 0 W · .8750W
TBLTampa Bay Lightning3 players
Zdeno CigerINACTIVE
LW · 56 GP · 12G 13A25P
Martin CibakINACTIVE
C · 26 GP · 1G 5A6P
Kristian KudrocINACTIVE
D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
MINMinnesota Wild2 players
Marian GaborikINACTIVE
RW · 78 GP · 30G 37A67P
Lubomir SekerasINACTIVE
D · 69 GP · 4G 20A24P
MTLMontréal Canadiens2 players
Richard ZednikINACTIVE
RW · 82 GP · 22G 22A44P
Marcel HossaINACTIVE
LW · 10 GP · 3G 1A4P
NYINew York Islanders2 players
Juraj KolnikINACTIVE
RW · 7 GP · 2G 0A2P
Branislav MezeiINACTIVE
D · 24 GP · 0G 2A2P
OTTOttawa Senators2 players
Marian HossaINACTIVE
RW · 80 GP · 31G 35A66P
Zdeno CharaINACTIVE
D · 75 GP · 10G 13A23P
Show all 18 teams
ATLAtlanta Thrashers1 player
Lubos BarteckoINACTIVE
LW · 71 GP · 13G 14A27P
BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player
Miroslav SatanINACTIVE
RW · 82 GP · 37G 36A73P
CGYCalgary Flames1 player
Ronald PetrovickyINACTIVE
RW · 77 GP · 5G 7A12P
COLColorado Avalanche1 player
Jaroslav ObsutINACTIVE
D · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets1 player
Andrej NedorostINACTIVE
LW · 7 GP · 0G 2A2P
FLAFlorida Panthers1 player
Robert SvehlaINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 7G 22A29P
NJDNew Jersey Devils1 player
Jiri BicekINACTIVE
RW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
NYRNew York Rangers1 player
Peter SmrekINACTIVE
D · 8 GP · 0G 1A1P
STLSt. Louis Blues1 player
Pavol DemitraINACTIVE
RW · 82 GP · 35G 43A78P
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Ivan CiernikINACTIVE
LW · 29 GP · 1G 3A4P

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
7
5
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 Sweden

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Slovakia
Slovakia
3rd in the league
2–5
Sweden
Sweden
2nd in the league

Sweden wins 5–2 against Slovakia.

0.49Points per game0.41
218Best trio241
0.27Defencemen's points per game0.28
.906Goalies' save percentage.908
5.7NHL players per million inhabitants4.9
776Total points1 240
31Players in the NHL52
Slovakia against Sweden season by season
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Pavol Demitra
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