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Slovak NHL players 2002–03

35 Slovak players played in the NHL in 2002–03. Together they scored 917 points, the sixth most of any country, and Slovakia finished second of 9 in the nations league. Pavol Demitra scored the most, 93 points.

35
NHL players
917
Points
2nd
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
2002–03Last season82/82 games
2001–022003–04

SLOVAK LEADERS

In the nations league

2nd
of 9 ranked nations
32
league points
Rate1stTop trio3rdBlue line6thGoalies4thPer million4th

Slovakia accounts for 3.6% of the NHL's players and 5.2% of its points.

The full nations league

Slovak goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Jan LasakNSH
30-1-0.8723.320

Every Slovak player in the NHL, team by team

35 players across 21 teams.
BUFBuffalo Sabres3 players
Miroslav SatanINACTIVE
RW · 79 GP · 26G 49A75P
Milan BartovicINACTIVE
RW · 3 GP · 1G 0A1P
Radoslav HeclINACTIVE
D · 14 GP · 0G 0A0P
FLAFlorida Panthers3 players
Ivan MajeskyINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 4G 8A12P
Branislav MezeiINACTIVE
D · 11 GP · 2G 0A2P
Juraj KolnikINACTIVE
RW · 10 GP · 0G 1A1P
PHXPhoenix Coyotes3 players
Ladislav NagyINACTIVE
LW · 80 GP · 22G 35A57P
Branko RadivojevicINACTIVE
RW · 79 GP · 12G 15A27P
Radoslav SuchyINACTIVE
D · 77 GP · 1G 8A9P
LAKLos Angeles Kings2 players
Ziggy PalffyINACTIVE
RW · 76 GP · 37G 48A85P
Lubomir VisnovskyINACTIVE
D · 57 GP · 8G 16A24P
MINMinnesota Wild2 players
Marian GaborikINACTIVE
RW · 81 GP · 30G 35A65P
Lubomir SekerasINACTIVE
D · 60 GP · 2G 9A11P
MTLMontréal Canadiens2 players
Richard ZednikINACTIVE
RW · 80 GP · 31G 19A50P
Marcel HossaINACTIVE
LW · 34 GP · 6G 7A13P
NSHNashville Predators2 players
Vladimir OrszaghINACTIVE
LW · 78 GP · 16G 16A32P
Jan LasakINACTIVE
G · 3 GP · 0 W · .8720W
OTTOttawa Senators2 players
Marian HossaINACTIVE
RW · 80 GP · 45G 35A80P
Zdeno CharaINACTIVE
D · 74 GP · 9G 30A39P
Show all 21 teams
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers2 players
Michal HandzusINACTIVE
C · 82 GP · 23G 21A44P
Radovan SomikINACTIVE
RW · 60 GP · 8G 10A18P
PITPittsburgh Penguins2 players
Tomas SurovyINACTIVE
LW · 26 GP · 4G 7A11P
Richard LintnerINACTIVE
D · 29 GP · 4G 2A6P
STLSt. Louis Blues2 players
Pavol DemitraINACTIVE
RW · 78 GP · 36G 57A93P
Peter SejnaINACTIVE
LW · 1 GP · 1G 0A1P
ATLAtlanta Thrashers1 player
Lubos BarteckoINACTIVE
LW · 37 GP · 7G 9A16P
BOSBoston Bruins1 player
Jozef StumpelINACTIVE
LW · 78 GP · 14G 37A51P
CGYCalgary Flames1 player
Robert DomeINACTIVE
LW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
CARCarolina Hurricanes1 player
Tomas MalecINACTIVE
D · 41 GP · 0G 2A2P
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets1 player
Andrej NedorostINACTIVE
LW · 12 GP · 0G 1A1P
NJDNew Jersey Devils1 player
Jiri BicekINACTIVE
RW · 44 GP · 5G 6A11P
NYRNew York Rangers1 player
Ronald PetrovickyINACTIVE
RW · 66 GP · 5G 9A14P
SJSSan Jose Sharks1 player
Miroslav ZalesakINACTIVE
RW · 10 GP · 1G 2A3P
TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player
Robert SvehlaINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 7G 38A45P
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Ivan CiernikINACTIVE
LW · 47 GP · 8G 10A18P

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
3
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
2nd in the league
4–3
Finland
Finland
6th in the league

Slovakia wins 4–3 against Finland.

0.50Points per game0.40
258Best trio200
0.28Defencemen's points per game0.30
.908Goalies' save percentage.906
6.5NHL players per million inhabitants6.8
917Total points669
35Players in the NHL38
Slovakia against Finland season by season
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