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Slovak NHL players 2016–17

12 Slovak players played in the NHL in 2016–17. Together they scored 232 points, the eighth most of any country, and Slovakia finished fourth of 10 in the nations league. Tomas Tatar scored the most, 46 points.

12
NHL players
232
Points
4th
Nations league
42
Goalie wins
2016–17Last season82/82 games
2015–162017–18

SLOVAK LEADERS

In the nations league

4th
of 10 ranked nations
28
league points
Rate7thTop trio8thBlue line3rdGoalies4thPer million5th

Slovakia accounts for 1.2% of the NHL's players and 1.3% of its points.

The full nations league

Slovak goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Peter BudajTBL
6030-21-0.9152.187
Jaroslav HalakNYI
2812-9-0.9152.802

Every Slovak player in the NHL, team by team

12 players across 9 teams.
BOSBoston Bruins2 players
Zdeno CharaINACTIVE
D · 75 GP · 10G 19A29P
Peter CehlarikINACTIVE
LW · 11 GP · 0G 2A2P
CHIChicago Blackhawks2 players
Marian HossaINACTIVE
RW · 73 GP · 26G 19A45P
Richard PanikINACTIVE
RW · 82 GP · 22G 22A44P
DETDetroit Red Wings2 players
Tomas TatarINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 25G 21A46P
Tomas JurcoINACTIVE
RW · 29 GP · 1G 0A1P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Andrej SekeraINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 8G 27A35P
LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player
Marian GaborikINACTIVE
RW · 56 GP · 10G 11A21P
NYINew York Islanders1 player
Jaroslav HalakINACTIVE
G · 28 GP · 12 W · .91512W
NYRNew York Rangers1 player
Marek HrivikINACTIVE
LW · 16 GP · 0G 2A2P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning1 player
Peter BudajINACTIVE
G · 60 GP · 30 W · .91530W
Show all 9 teams
TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player
Martin MarincinINACTIVE
D · 25 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
8
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 Switzerland

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Slovakia
Slovakia
4th in the league
3–4
Switzerland
Switzerland
9th in the league

Switzerland wins 4–3 against Slovakia.

0.42Points per game0.41
135Best trio141
0.34Defencemen's points per game0.35
.915Goalies' save percentage.910
2.2NHL players per million inhabitants1.5
232Total points238
12Players in the NHL13
Slovakia against Switzerland season by season
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Top scorer
Tomas Tatar
Slovakia's top scorer in 2016–17.
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 2016–17
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.