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Slovak NHL players 2020–21

10 Slovak players played in the NHL in 2020–21. Together they scored 81 points, the tenth most of any country, and Slovakia finished tenth of 10 in the nations league. Tomas Tatar scored the most, 30 points.

10
NHL players
81
Points
10th
Nations league
9
Goalie wins
2020–21Active season56/82 games
2019–202021–22

SLOVAK LEADERS

In the nations league

10th
of 10 ranked nations
19
league points
Rate10thTop trio10thBlue line7thGoalies4thPer million5th

Slovakia accounts for 1.0% of the NHL's players and 0.6% of its points.

The full nations league

Slovak goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Jaroslav HalakBOS
199-6-0.9052.532

Every Slovak player in the NHL, team by team

10 players across 9 teams.
WSHWashington Capitals2 players
Richard PanikINACTIVE
RW · 48 GP · 4G 9A13P
Zdeno CharaINACTIVE
D · 55 GP · 2G 8A10P
BOSBoston Bruins1 player
Jaroslav HalakINACTIVE
G · 19 GP · 9 W · .9059W
CGYCalgary Flames1 player
Adam RuzickaINACTIVE
C · 3 GP · 0G 1A1P
DALDallas Stars1 player
Andrej SekeraINACTIVE
D · 46 GP · 3G 2A5P
MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player
Tomas TatarINACTIVE
LW · 50 GP · 10G 20A30P
NJDNew Jersey Devils1 player
Marián StudenicINACTIVE
RW · 8 GP · 1G 1A2P
SJSSan Jose Sharks1 player
Christian JarosINACTIVE
D · 7 GP · 0G 1A1P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning1 player
Erik Cernak
D · 46 GP · 5G 13A18P
Show all 9 teams
VGKVegas Golden Knights1 player
Tomas JurcoINACTIVE
RW · 8 GP · 0G 1A1P

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
4
9
1011
1019
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 Russia

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Slovakia
Slovakia
10th in the league
2–5
Russia
Russia
8th in the league

Russia wins 5–2 against Slovakia.

0.38Points per game0.44
61Best trio157
0.29Defencemen's points per game0.27
.907Goalies' save percentage.914
1.9NHL players per million inhabitants0.3
81Total points686
10Players in the NHL50
Slovakia against Russia season by season
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Top scorer
Tomas Tatar
Slovakia's top scorer in 2020–21.
The team
Montréal Canadiens
Where Tomas Tatar plays.
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Every nation in the NHL
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NHL battle of the nations 2020–21
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