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Slovak NHL players 2015–16

11 Slovak players played in the NHL in 2015–16. Together they scored 189 points, the eighth most of any country, and Slovakia finished eighth of 10 in the nations league. Tomas Tatar scored the most, 45 points.

11
NHL players
189
Points
8th
Nations league
19
Goalie wins
2015–16Last season82/82 games
2014–152016–17

SLOVAK LEADERS

In the nations league

8th
of 10 ranked nations
23
league points
Rate9thTop trio9thBlue line4thGoalies5thPer million5th

Slovakia accounts for 1.1% of the NHL's players and 1.1% of its points.

The full nations league

Slovak goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Jaroslav HalakNYI
3618-13-0.9192.303
Peter BudajLAK
11-0-0.8573.850

Every Slovak player in the NHL, team by team

11 players across 8 teams.
CHIChicago Blackhawks2 players
Marian HossaINACTIVE
RW · 64 GP · 13G 20A33P
Richard PanikINACTIVE
RW · 30 GP · 6G 2A8P
DETDetroit Red Wings2 players
Tomas TatarINACTIVE
LW · 81 GP · 21G 24A45P
Tomas JurcoINACTIVE
RW · 44 GP · 4G 2A6P
LAKLos Angeles Kings2 players
Marian GaborikINACTIVE
RW · 54 GP · 12G 10A22P
Peter BudajINACTIVE
G · 1 GP · 1 W · .8571W
BOSBoston Bruins1 player
Zdeno CharaINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 9G 28A37P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Andrej SekeraINACTIVE
D · 81 GP · 6G 24A30P
NYINew York Islanders1 player
Jaroslav HalakINACTIVE
G · 36 GP · 18 W · .91918W
NYRNew York Rangers1 player
Marek HrivikINACTIVE
LW · 5 GP · 0G 1A1P
TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player
Martin MarincinINACTIVE
D · 65 GP · 1G 6A7P

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
112
814
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 Czechia

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Slovakia
Slovakia
8th in the league
1–6
Czechia
Czechia
4th in the league

Czechia wins 6–1 against Slovakia.

0.38Points per game0.43
115Best trio184
0.31Defencemen's points per game0.23
.916Goalies' save percentage.916
2.0NHL players per million inhabitants3.5
189Total points734
11Players in the NHL38
Slovakia against Czechia season by season
Pick a rivalSwedenSwedenCanadaCanadaDenmarkDenmarkCzechiaCzechiaFinlandFinlandSwitzerlandSwitzerlandRussiaRussiaUSAUSAGermanyGermany
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Top scorer
Tomas Tatar
Slovakia's top scorer in 2015–16.
The team
Detroit Red Wings
Where Tomas Tatar 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 2015–16
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.