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Slovak NHL players 2008–09

18 Slovak players played in the NHL in 2008–09. Together they scored 456 points, the seventh most of any country, and Slovakia finished sixth of 9 in the nations league. Marian Hossa scored the most, 71 points.

18
NHL players
456
Points
6th
Nations league
38
Goalie wins
2008–09Last season82/82 games
2007–082009–10

SLOVAK LEADERS

In the nations league

6th
of 9 ranked nations
22
league points
Rate5thTop trio7thBlue line5thGoalies6thPer million5th

Slovakia accounts for 1.8% of the NHL's players and 2.4% of its points.

The full nations league

Slovak goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Peter BudajCOL
5620-29-0.8992.862
Jaroslav HalakMTL
3418-14-0.9152.861

Every Slovak player in the NHL, team by team

18 players across 14 teams.
COLColorado Avalanche2 players
Marek SvatosINACTIVE
RW · 69 GP · 14G 20A34P
Peter BudajINACTIVE
G · 56 GP · 20 W · .89920W
DETDetroit Red Wings2 players
Marian HossaINACTIVE
RW · 74 GP · 40G 31A71P
Tomas KopeckyINACTIVE
RW · 79 GP · 6G 13A19P
MINMinnesota Wild2 players
Marian GaborikINACTIVE
RW · 17 GP · 13G 10A23P
Peter OlveckyINACTIVE
LW · 31 GP · 2G 5A7P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning2 players
Andrej MeszarosINACTIVE
D · 52 GP · 2G 14A16P
Vladimir MihalikINACTIVE
D · 11 GP · 0G 3A3P
ATLAtlanta Thrashers1 player
Boris ValabikINACTIVE
D · 50 GP · 0G 5A5P
BOSBoston Bruins1 player
Zdeno CharaINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 19G 31A50P
BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player
Andrej SekeraINACTIVE
D · 69 GP · 3G 16A19P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Lubomir VisnovskyINACTIVE
D · 50 GP · 8G 23A31P
Show all 14 teams
FLAFlorida Panthers1 player
Richard ZednikINACTIVE
RW · 70 GP · 17G 16A33P
LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player
Michal HandzusINACTIVE
C · 82 GP · 18G 24A42P
MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player
Jaroslav HalakINACTIVE
G · 34 GP · 18 W · .91518W
PITPittsburgh Penguins1 player
Miroslav SatanINACTIVE
RW · 65 GP · 17G 19A36P
VANVancouver Canucks1 player
Pavol DemitraINACTIVE
RW · 69 GP · 20G 33A53P
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Milan JurcinaINACTIVE
D · 79 GP · 3G 11A14P

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
5
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 Russia

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Slovakia
Slovakia
6th in the league
1–6
Russia
Russia
1st in the league

Russia wins 6–1 against Slovakia.

0.47Points per game0.66
174Best trio320
0.34Defencemen's points per game0.38
.907Goalies' save percentage.911
3.3NHL players per million inhabitants0.2
456Total points1 103
18Players in the NHL32
Slovakia against Russia season by season
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Marian Hossa
Slovakia's top scorer in 2008–09.
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