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Slovak NHL players 2014–15

12 Slovak players played in the NHL in 2014–15. Together they scored 289 points, the seventh most of any country, and Slovakia finished eighth of 10 in the nations league. Marian Hossa scored the most, 61 points.

12
NHL players
289
Points
8th
Nations league
38
Goalie wins
2014–15Last season82/82 games
2013–142015–16

SLOVAK LEADERS

In the nations league

8th
of 10 ranked nations
22
league points
Rate6thTop trio6thBlue line8thGoalies8thPer million5th

Slovakia accounts for 1.2% of the NHL's players and 1.6% of its points.

The full nations league

Slovak goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Jaroslav HalakNYI
5938-17-0.9142.436

Every Slovak player in the NHL, team by team

12 players across 9 teams.
DETDetroit Red Wings2 players
Tomas TatarINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 29G 27A56P
Tomas JurcoINACTIVE
RW · 63 GP · 3G 15A18P
LAKLos Angeles Kings2 players
Marian GaborikINACTIVE
RW · 69 GP · 27G 20A47P
Andrej SekeraINACTIVE
D · 73 GP · 3G 20A23P
NYINew York Islanders2 players
Lubomir VisnovskyINACTIVE
D · 53 GP · 5G 15A20P
Jaroslav HalakINACTIVE
G · 59 GP · 38 W · .91438W
BOSBoston Bruins1 player
Zdeno CharaINACTIVE
D · 63 GP · 8G 12A20P
BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player
Andrej MeszarosINACTIVE
D · 60 GP · 7G 7A14P
CHIChicago Blackhawks1 player
Marian HossaINACTIVE
RW · 82 GP · 22G 39A61P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Martin MarincinINACTIVE
D · 41 GP · 1G 4A5P
FLAFlorida Panthers1 player
Tomas KopeckyINACTIVE
RW · 64 GP · 2G 6A8P
Show all 9 teams
TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player
Richard PanikINACTIVE
RW · 76 GP · 11G 6A17P

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
8
111
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
2–5
USA
USA
9th in the league

USA wins 5–2 against Slovakia.

0.40Points per game0.38
164Best trio215
0.30Defencemen's points per game0.30
.914Goalies' save percentage.916
2.2NHL players per million inhabitants0.7
289Total points3 956
12Players in the NHL240
Slovakia against USA season by season
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Top scorer
Marian Hossa
Slovakia's top scorer in 2014–15.
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 2014–15
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.