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Slovak NHL players 2005–06

31 Slovak players played in the NHL in 2005–06. Together they scored 875 points, the sixth most of any country, and Slovakia finished third of 9 in the nations league. Marian Hossa scored the most, 92 points.

31
NHL players
875
Points
3rd
Nations league
14
Goalie wins
2005–06Last season82/82 games
2003–042006–07

SLOVAK LEADERS

In the nations league

3rd
of 9 ranked nations
30
league points
Rate2ndTop trio7thBlue line3rdGoalies4thPer million4th

Slovakia accounts for 3.2% of the NHL's players and 4.3% of its points.

The full nations league

Slovak goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Peter BudajCOL
3414-10-0.9002.862

Every Slovak player in the NHL, team by team

31 players across 20 teams.
FLAFlorida Panthers3 players
Jozef StumpelINACTIVE
LW · 74 GP · 15G 37A52P
Juraj KolnikINACTIVE
RW · 77 GP · 15G 20A35P
Branislav MezeiINACTIVE
D · 16 GP · 0G 1A1P
OTTOttawa Senators3 players
Zdeno CharaINACTIVE
D · 71 GP · 16G 27A43P
Andrej MeszarosINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 10G 29A39P
Tomas MalecINACTIVE
D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers3 players
Michal HandzusINACTIVE
C · 73 GP · 11G 33A44P
Branko RadivojevicINACTIVE
RW · 64 GP · 8G 6A14P
Stefan RuzickaINACTIVE
RW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
ATLAtlanta Thrashers2 players
Marian HossaINACTIVE
RW · 80 GP · 39G 53A92P
Ronald PetrovickyINACTIVE
RW · 60 GP · 8G 12A20P
COLColorado Avalanche2 players
Marek SvatosINACTIVE
RW · 61 GP · 32G 18A50P
Peter BudajINACTIVE
G · 34 GP · 14 W · .90014W
LAKLos Angeles Kings2 players
Lubomir VisnovskyINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 17G 50A67P
Pavol DemitraINACTIVE
RW · 58 GP · 25G 37A62P
PITPittsburgh Penguins2 players
Ziggy PalffyINACTIVE
RW · 42 GP · 11G 31A42P
Tomas SurovyINACTIVE
LW · 53 GP · 12G 13A25P
STLSt. Louis Blues2 players
Vladimir OrszaghINACTIVE
LW · 16 GP · 4G 5A9P
Peter SejnaINACTIVE
LW · 6 GP · 1G 1A2P
Show all 20 teams
BOSBoston Bruins1 player
Milan JurcinaINACTIVE
D · 51 GP · 6G 5A11P
CHIChicago Blackhawks1 player
Milan BartovicINACTIVE
RW · 24 GP · 1G 6A7P
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets1 player
Radoslav SuchyINACTIVE
D · 79 GP · 1G 7A8P
DETDetroit Red Wings1 player
Tomas KopeckyINACTIVE
RW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
MINMinnesota Wild1 player
Marian GaborikINACTIVE
RW · 65 GP · 38G 28A66P
MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player
Richard ZednikINACTIVE
RW · 67 GP · 16G 14A30P
NYINew York Islanders1 player
Miroslav SatanINACTIVE
RW · 82 GP · 35G 31A66P
NYRNew York Rangers1 player
Marcel HossaINACTIVE
LW · 64 GP · 10G 6A16P
PHXPhoenix Coyotes1 player
Ladislav NagyINACTIVE
LW · 51 GP · 15G 41A56P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning1 player
Martin CibakINACTIVE
C · 65 GP · 2G 6A8P
VANVancouver Canucks1 player
Jozef BalejINACTIVE
RW · 1 GP · 0G 1A1P
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Ivan MajeskyINACTIVE
D · 57 GP · 1G 8A9P

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
237
203
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
3–4
Sweden
Sweden
4th in the league

Sweden wins 4–3 against Slovakia.

0.55Points per game0.53
225Best trio268
0.37Defencemen's points per game0.34
.901Goalies' save percentage.907
5.7NHL players per million inhabitants4.3
875Total points1 450
31Players in the NHL46
Slovakia against Sweden season by season
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