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Slovak NHL players 2012–13

12 Slovak players played in the NHL in 2012–13. Together they scored 156 points, the seventh most of any country, and Slovakia finished eighth of 10 in the nations league. Marian Hossa scored the most, 31 points.

12
NHL players
156
Points
8th
Nations league
14
Goalie wins
2012–13Active season48/82 games
2011–122013–14

SLOVAK LEADERS

In the nations league

8th
of 10 ranked nations
22
league points
Rate6thTop trio8thBlue line5thGoalies9thPer million5th

Slovakia accounts for 1.3% of the NHL's players and 1.5% of its points.

The full nations league

Slovak goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Jaroslav HalakSTL
166-5-0.8992.143
Peter BudajMTL
138-1-0.9082.281

Every Slovak player in the NHL, team by team

12 players across 12 teams.
BOSBoston Bruins1 player
Zdeno CharaINACTIVE
D · 48 GP · 7G 12A19P
BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player
Andrej SekeraINACTIVE
D · 37 GP · 2G 10A12P
CHIChicago Blackhawks1 player
Marian HossaINACTIVE
RW · 40 GP · 17G 14A31P
DETDetroit Red Wings1 player
Tomas TatarINACTIVE
LW · 18 GP · 4G 3A7P
FLAFlorida Panthers1 player
Tomas KopeckyINACTIVE
RW · 47 GP · 15G 12A27P
MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player
Peter BudajINACTIVE
G · 13 GP · 8 W · .9088W
NYINew York Islanders1 player
Lubomir VisnovskyINACTIVE
D · 35 GP · 3G 11A14P
NYRNew York Rangers1 player
Marian GaborikINACTIVE
RW · 47 GP · 12G 15A27P
Show all 12 teams
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers1 player
Andrej MeszarosINACTIVE
D · 11 GP · 0G 2A2P
SJSSan Jose Sharks1 player
Michal HandzusINACTIVE
C · 39 GP · 2G 6A8P
STLSt. Louis Blues1 player
Jaroslav HalakINACTIVE
G · 16 GP · 6 W · .8996W
TBLTampa Bay Lightning1 player
Richard PanikINACTIVE
RW · 25 GP · 5G 4A9P

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
4
1
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 USA

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Slovakia
Slovakia
8th in the league
3–4
USA
USA
6th in the league

USA wins 4–3 against Slovakia.

0.42Points per game0.34
85Best trio151
0.31Defencemen's points per game0.29
.910Goalies' save percentage.914
2.2NHL players per million inhabitants0.6
156Total points2 044
12Players in the NHL215
Slovakia against USA season by season
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Top scorer
Marian Hossa
Slovakia's top scorer in 2012–13.
The team
Chicago Blackhawks
Where Marian Hossa plays.
Nations in the NHL
Every nation in the NHL
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Nations league
NHL battle of the nations 2012–13
The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.
Against Sweden
Sweden vs Slovakia
Seven rounds, season by season.
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Every Swede in the NHL
Team by team, with position and stats.