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Slovak NHL players 2011–12

12 Slovak players played in the NHL in 2011–12. Together they scored 337 points, the seventh most of any country, and Slovakia finished first of 10 in the nations league. Marian Hossa scored the most, 77 points.

12
NHL players
337
Points
1st
Nations league
31
Goalie wins
2011–12Last season82/82 games
2010–112012–13

SLOVAK LEADERS

In the nations league

1st
of 10 ranked nations
40
league points
Rate2ndTop trio5thBlue line1stGoalies2ndPer million5th

Slovakia accounts for 1.2% of the NHL's players and 1.9% of its points.

The full nations league

Slovak goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Jaroslav HalakSTL
4626-12-0.9261.976
Peter BudajMTL
175-7-0.9132.550

Every Slovak player in the NHL, team by team

12 players across 12 teams.
ANAAnaheim Ducks1 player
Lubomir VisnovskyINACTIVE
D · 68 GP · 6G 21A27P
BOSBoston Bruins1 player
Zdeno CharaINACTIVE
D · 79 GP · 12G 40A52P
BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player
Andrej SekeraINACTIVE
D · 69 GP · 3G 10A13P
CHIChicago Blackhawks1 player
Marian HossaINACTIVE
RW · 81 GP · 29G 48A77P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Milan KytnarINACTIVE
C · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
FLAFlorida Panthers1 player
Tomas KopeckyINACTIVE
RW · 80 GP · 10G 22A32P
MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player
Peter BudajINACTIVE
G · 17 GP · 5 W · .9135W
NYINew York Islanders1 player
Milan JurcinaINACTIVE
D · 65 GP · 3G 8A11P
Show all 12 teams
NYRNew York Rangers1 player
Marian GaborikINACTIVE
RW · 82 GP · 41G 35A76P
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers1 player
Andrej MeszarosINACTIVE
D · 62 GP · 7G 18A25P
SJSSan Jose Sharks1 player
Michal HandzusINACTIVE
C · 67 GP · 7G 17A24P
STLSt. Louis Blues1 player
Jaroslav HalakINACTIVE
G · 46 GP · 26 W · .92626W

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 1 season Slovakia won.
–
–
–
–9
893
8
3
3
512
798
7
5
3
237
203
3
3
5
618
309
4
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
1st in the league
3–4
Finland
Finland
3rd in the league

Finland wins 4–3 against Slovakia.

0.47Points per game0.45
205Best trio193
0.34Defencemen's points per game0.32
.918Goalies' save percentage.919
2.2NHL players per million inhabitants5.2
337Total points598
12Players in the NHL29
Slovakia against Finland season by season
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Top scorer
Marian Hossa
Slovakia's top scorer in 2011–12.
The team
Chicago Blackhawks
Where Marian Hossa plays.
Nations in the NHL
Every nation in the NHL
How many players each country has in the NHL, with a page for each.
Nations league
NHL battle of the nations 2011–12
The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.
Against Sweden
Sweden vs Slovakia
Seven rounds, season by season.
The Swedes
Every Swede in the NHL
Team by team, with position and stats.