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Slovak NHL players 2010–11

14 Slovak players played in the NHL in 2010–11. Together they scored 377 points, the seventh most of any country, and Slovakia finished fourth of 9 in the nations league. Lubomir Visnovsky scored the most, 68 points.

14
NHL players
377
Points
4th
Nations league
42
Goalie wins
2010–11Last season82/82 games
2009–102011–12

SLOVAK LEADERS

In the nations league

4th
of 9 ranked nations
27
league points
Rate2ndTop trio7thBlue line1stGoalies8thPer million5th

Slovakia accounts for 1.4% of the NHL's players and 2.1% of its points.

The full nations league

Slovak goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Jaroslav HalakSTL
5727-21-0.9102.487
Peter BudajCOL
4515-21-0.8953.201

Every Slovak player in the NHL, team by team

14 players across 13 teams.
CHIChicago Blackhawks2 players
Marian HossaINACTIVE
RW · 65 GP · 25G 32A57P
Tomas KopeckyINACTIVE
RW · 81 GP · 15G 27A42P
ANAAnaheim Ducks1 player
Lubomir VisnovskyINACTIVE
D · 81 GP · 18G 50A68P
BOSBoston Bruins1 player
Zdeno CharaINACTIVE
D · 81 GP · 14G 30A44P
BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player
Andrej SekeraINACTIVE
D · 76 GP · 3G 26A29P
COLColorado Avalanche1 player
Peter BudajINACTIVE
G · 45 GP · 15 W · .89515W
DETDetroit Red Wings1 player
Tomas TatarINACTIVE
LW · 9 GP · 1G 0A1P
LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player
Michal HandzusINACTIVE
C · 82 GP · 12G 18A30P
NYINew York Islanders1 player
Milan JurcinaINACTIVE
D · 46 GP · 4G 13A17P
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NYRNew York Rangers1 player
Marian GaborikINACTIVE
RW · 62 GP · 22G 26A48P
OTTOttawa Senators1 player
Marek SvatosINACTIVE
RW · 28 GP · 4G 4A8P
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers1 player
Andrej MeszarosINACTIVE
D · 81 GP · 8G 24A32P
STLSt. Louis Blues1 player
Jaroslav HalakINACTIVE
G · 57 GP · 27 W · .91027W
VANVancouver Canucks1 player
Mario BliznakINACTIVE
C · 4 GP · 1G 0A1P

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
618
309
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
4th in the league
2–5
Sweden
Sweden
2nd in the league

Sweden wins 5–2 against Slovakia.

0.49Points per game0.46
173Best trio278
0.42Defencemen's points per game0.32
.907Goalies' save percentage.912
2.6NHL players per million inhabitants5.9
377Total points1 433
14Players in the NHL63
Slovakia against Sweden season by season
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Top scorer
Lubomir Visnovsky
Slovakia's top scorer in 2010–11.
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Anaheim Ducks
Where Lubomir Visnovsky plays.
Nations in the NHL
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