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Slovak NHL players 2013–14

14 Slovak players played in the NHL in 2013–14. Together they scored 308 points, the seventh most of any country, and Slovakia finished first of 10 in the nations league. Marian Hossa scored the most, 60 points.

14
NHL players
308
Points
1st
Nations league
39
Goalie wins
2013–14Last season82/82 games
2012–132014–15

SLOVAK LEADERS

In the nations league

1st
of 10 ranked nations
36
league points
Rate2ndTop trio7thBlue line1stGoalies4thPer million5th

Slovakia accounts for 1.4% of the NHL's players and 1.7% of its points.

The full nations league

Slovak goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Jaroslav HalakWSH
5229-13-0.9212.255
Peter BudajMTL
2410-8-0.9092.511

Every Slovak player in the NHL, team by team

14 players across 12 teams.
CHIChicago Blackhawks2 players
Marian HossaINACTIVE
RW · 72 GP · 30G 30A60P
Michal HandzusINACTIVE
C · 59 GP · 4G 12A16P
DETDetroit Red Wings2 players
Tomas TatarINACTIVE
LW · 73 GP · 19G 20A39P
Tomas JurcoINACTIVE
RW · 36 GP · 8G 7A15P
BOSBoston Bruins1 player
Zdeno CharaINACTIVE
D · 77 GP · 17G 23A40P
CARCarolina Hurricanes1 player
Andrej SekeraINACTIVE
D · 74 GP · 11G 33A44P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Martin MarincinINACTIVE
D · 44 GP · 0G 6A6P
FLAFlorida Panthers1 player
Tomas KopeckyINACTIVE
RW · 49 GP · 4G 8A12P
LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player
Marian GaborikINACTIVE
RW · 41 GP · 11G 19A30P
MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player
Peter BudajINACTIVE
G · 24 GP · 10 W · .90910W
Show all 12 teams
NYINew York Islanders1 player
Lubomir VisnovskyINACTIVE
D · 24 GP · 3G 8A11P
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers1 player
Andrej MeszarosINACTIVE
D · 52 GP · 7G 15A22P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning1 player
Richard PanikINACTIVE
RW · 50 GP · 3G 10A13P
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Jaroslav HalakINACTIVE
G · 52 GP · 29 W · .92129W

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
1
8
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 Canada

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
Canada
Canada
4th in the league

Canada wins 4–3 against Slovakia.

0.45Points per game0.39
144Best trio277
0.38Defencemen's points per game0.30
.916Goalies' save percentage.914
2.6NHL players per million inhabitants12.7
308Total points9 212
14Players in the NHL508
Slovakia against Canada season by season
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Top scorer
Marian Hossa
Slovakia's top scorer in 2013–14.
The team
Chicago Blackhawks
Where Marian Hossa plays.
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Every nation in the NHL
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NHL battle of the nations 2013–14
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