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Slovak NHL players 2009–10

18 Slovak players played in the NHL in 2009–10. Together they scored 367 points, the seventh most of any country, and Slovakia finished third of 10 in the nations league. Marian Gaborik scored the most, 86 points.

18
NHL players
367
Points
3rd
Nations league
31
Goalie wins
2009–10Last season82/82 games
2008–092010–11

SLOVAK LEADERS

In the nations league

3rd
of 10 ranked nations
35
league points
Rate4thTop trio6thBlue line4thGoalies1stPer million5th

Slovakia accounts for 1.9% of the NHL's players and 2.0% of its points.

The full nations league

Slovak goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Jaroslav HalakMTL
4526-13-0.9242.405
Peter BudajCOL
155-5-0.9172.641

Every Slovak player in the NHL, team by team

18 players across 13 teams.
BOSBoston Bruins2 players
Zdeno CharaINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 7G 37A44P
Miroslav SatanINACTIVE
RW · 38 GP · 9G 5A14P
CHIChicago Blackhawks2 players
Marian HossaINACTIVE
RW · 57 GP · 24G 27A51P
Tomas KopeckyINACTIVE
RW · 74 GP · 10G 11A21P
COLColorado Avalanche2 players
Marek SvatosINACTIVE
RW · 54 GP · 7G 4A11P
Peter BudajINACTIVE
G · 15 GP · 5 W · .9175W
TBLTampa Bay Lightning2 players
Andrej MeszarosINACTIVE
D · 81 GP · 6G 11A17P
Vladimir MihalikINACTIVE
D · 4 GP · 0G 0A0P
VANVancouver Canucks2 players
Pavol DemitraINACTIVE
RW · 28 GP · 3G 13A16P
Mario BliznakINACTIVE
C · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
ATLAtlanta Thrashers1 player
Boris ValabikINACTIVE
D · 23 GP · 0G 2A2P
BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player
Andrej SekeraINACTIVE
D · 49 GP · 4G 7A11P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Lubomir VisnovskyINACTIVE
D · 73 GP · 15G 30A45P
Show all 13 teams
LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player
Michal HandzusINACTIVE
C · 81 GP · 20G 22A42P
MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player
Jaroslav HalakINACTIVE
G · 45 GP · 26 W · .92426W
NSHNashville Predators1 player
Peter OlveckyINACTIVE
LW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
NYRNew York Rangers1 player
Marian GaborikINACTIVE
RW · 76 GP · 42G 44A86P
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Milan JurcinaINACTIVE
D · 44 GP · 1G 6A7P

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
614
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
3rd in the league
2–5
Finland
Finland
4th in the league

Finland wins 5–2 against Slovakia.

0.46Points per game0.45
182Best trio188
0.33Defencemen's points per game0.34
.917Goalies' save percentage.911
3.3NHL players per million inhabitants6.8
367Total points708
18Players in the NHL38
Slovakia against Finland season by season
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