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Slovak NHL players 2003–04

37 Slovak players played in the NHL in 2003–04. Together they scored 800 points, the sixth most of any country, and Slovakia finished second of 9 in the nations league. Marian Hossa scored the most, 82 points.

37
NHL players
800
Points
2nd
Nations league
1
Goalie wins
2003–04Last season82/82 games
2002–032005–06

SLOVAK LEADERS

In the nations league

2nd
of 9 ranked nations
32
league points
Rate1stTop trio6thBlue line4thGoalies5thPer million2nd

Slovakia accounts for 3.7% of the NHL's players and 4.7% of its points.

The full nations league

Slovak goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Rastislav StanaWSH
61-2-0.8903.120

Every Slovak player in the NHL, team by team

37 players across 21 teams.
WSHWashington Capitals4 players
Ivan CiernikINACTIVE
LW · 7 GP · 1G 1A2P
Roman TvrdonINACTIVE
C · 9 GP · 0G 1A1P
Andrei PodkonickyINACTIVE
C · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
Rastislav StanaINACTIVE
G · 6 GP · 1 W · .8901W
FLAFlorida Panthers3 players
Juraj KolnikINACTIVE
RW · 53 GP · 14G 11A25P
Branislav MezeiINACTIVE
D · 45 GP · 0G 7A7P
Kristian KudrocINACTIVE
D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
LAKLos Angeles Kings3 players
Ziggy PalffyINACTIVE
RW · 35 GP · 16G 25A41P
Jozef StumpelINACTIVE
LW · 64 GP · 8G 29A37P
Lubomir VisnovskyINACTIVE
D · 58 GP · 8G 21A29P
PHXPhoenix Coyotes3 players
Ladislav NagyINACTIVE
LW · 55 GP · 24G 28A52P
Branko RadivojevicINACTIVE
RW · 77 GP · 10G 22A32P
Radoslav SuchyINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 7G 14A21P
ATLAtlanta Thrashers2 players
Ronald PetrovickyINACTIVE
RW · 78 GP · 16G 15A31P
Ivan MajeskyINACTIVE
D · 63 GP · 3G 7A10P
BUFBuffalo Sabres2 players
Miroslav SatanINACTIVE
RW · 82 GP · 29G 28A57P
Milan BartovicINACTIVE
RW · 23 GP · 1G 8A9P
MTLMontréal Canadiens2 players
Richard ZednikINACTIVE
RW · 81 GP · 26G 24A50P
Marcel HossaINACTIVE
LW · 15 GP · 1G 1A2P
OTTOttawa Senators2 players
Marian HossaINACTIVE
RW · 81 GP · 36G 46A82P
Zdeno CharaINACTIVE
D · 79 GP · 16G 25A41P
Show all 21 teams
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers2 players
Michal HandzusINACTIVE
C · 82 GP · 20G 38A58P
Radovan SomikINACTIVE
RW · 53 GP · 4G 10A14P
PITPittsburgh Penguins2 players
Tomas SurovyINACTIVE
LW · 47 GP · 11G 12A23P
Martin StrbakINACTIVE
D · 49 GP · 5G 11A16P
STLSt. Louis Blues2 players
Pavol DemitraINACTIVE
RW · 68 GP · 23G 35A58P
Peter SejnaINACTIVE
LW · 20 GP · 2G 2A4P
CARCarolina Hurricanes1 player
Tomas MalecINACTIVE
D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
COLColorado Avalanche1 player
Marek SvatosINACTIVE
RW · 4 GP · 2G 0A2P
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets1 player
Andrej NedorostINACTIVE
LW · 9 GP · 2G 0A2P
DALDallas Stars1 player
Lubomir SekerasINACTIVE
D · 4 GP · 1G 1A2P
MINMinnesota Wild1 player
Marian GaborikINACTIVE
RW · 65 GP · 18G 22A40P
NSHNashville Predators1 player
Vladimir OrszaghINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 16G 21A37P
NJDNew Jersey Devils1 player
Jiri BicekINACTIVE
RW · 12 GP · 0G 1A1P
NYRNew York Rangers1 player
Jozef BalejINACTIVE
RW · 17 GP · 1G 4A5P
SJSSan Jose Sharks1 player
Miroslav ZalesakINACTIVE
RW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning1 player
Martin CibakINACTIVE
C · 63 GP · 2G 7A9P

Season by season

Slovakia had 2 players in the NHL in 1989–90 and 9 in 2025–26. The peak was 2002–03, with 35. 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 USA

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
USA
USA
7th in the league

Slovakia wins 4–3 against USA.

0.48Points per game0.37
198Best trio210
0.30Defencemen's points per game0.28
.910Goalies' save percentage.906
6.9NHL players per million inhabitants0.5
800Total points2 548
37Players in the NHL160
Slovakia against USA season by season
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