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Slovak NHL players 2007–08

23 Slovak players played in the NHL in 2007–08. Together they scored 565 points, the seventh most of any country, and Slovakia finished fifth of 9 in the nations league. Marian Gaborik scored the most, 83 points.

23
NHL players
565
Points
5th
Nations league
18
Goalie wins
2007–08Last season82/82 games
2006–072008–09

SLOVAK LEADERS

In the nations league

5th
of 9 ranked nations
26
league points
Rate5thTop trio6thBlue line3rdGoalies5thPer million5th

Slovakia accounts for 2.4% of the NHL's players and 3.1% of its points.

The full nations league

Slovak goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Peter BudajCOL
3516-10-0.9032.570
Jaroslav HalakMTL
62-1-0.9342.111

Every Slovak player in the NHL, team by team

23 players across 16 teams.
FLAFlorida Panthers3 players
Richard ZednikINACTIVE
RW · 54 GP · 15G 11A26P
Jozef StumpelINACTIVE
LW · 52 GP · 7G 13A20P
Branislav MezeiINACTIVE
D · 57 GP · 2G 2A4P
LAKLos Angeles Kings3 players
Lubomir VisnovskyINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 8G 33A41P
Ladislav NagyINACTIVE
LW · 38 GP · 9G 17A26P
Michal HandzusINACTIVE
C · 82 GP · 7G 14A21P
MINMinnesota Wild3 players
Marian GaborikINACTIVE
RW · 77 GP · 42G 41A83P
Pavol DemitraINACTIVE
RW · 68 GP · 15G 39A54P
Branko RadivojevicINACTIVE
RW · 73 GP · 7G 10A17P
COLColorado Avalanche2 players
Marek SvatosINACTIVE
RW · 62 GP · 26G 11A37P
Peter BudajINACTIVE
G · 35 GP · 16 W · .90316W
ATLAtlanta Thrashers1 player
Boris ValabikINACTIVE
D · 7 GP · 0G 0A0P
BOSBoston Bruins1 player
Zdeno CharaINACTIVE
D · 77 GP · 17G 34A51P
BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player
Andrej SekeraINACTIVE
D · 37 GP · 2G 6A8P
DETDetroit Red Wings1 player
Tomas KopeckyINACTIVE
RW · 77 GP · 5G 7A12P
Show all 16 teams
MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player
Jaroslav HalakINACTIVE
G · 6 GP · 2 W · .9342W
NYINew York Islanders1 player
Miroslav SatanINACTIVE
RW · 80 GP · 16G 25A41P
NYRNew York Rangers1 player
Ivan BarankaINACTIVE
D · 1 GP · 0G 1A1P
OTTOttawa Senators1 player
Andrej MeszarosINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 9G 27A36P
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers1 player
Stefan RuzickaINACTIVE
RW · 14 GP · 1G 3A4P
PHXPhoenix Coyotes1 player
Marcel HossaINACTIVE
LW · 50 GP · 1G 7A8P
PITPittsburgh Penguins1 player
Marian HossaINACTIVE
RW · 72 GP · 29G 37A66P
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Milan JurcinaINACTIVE
D · 75 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
3
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
5th in the league
2–5
Sweden
Sweden
3rd in the league

Sweden wins 5–2 against Slovakia.

0.45Points per game0.47
203Best trio259
0.33Defencemen's points per game0.30
.909Goalies' save percentage.905
4.3NHL players per million inhabitants5.0
565Total points1 357
23Players in the NHL53
Slovakia against Sweden season by season
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