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Slovak NHL players 2022–23

10 Slovak players played in the NHL in 2022–23. Together they scored 114 points, the ninth most of any country, and Slovakia finished ninth of 9 in the nations league. Tomas Tatar scored the most, 48 points.

10
NHL players
114
Points
9th
Nations league
10
Goalie wins
2022–23Last season82/82 games
2021–222023–24

SLOVAK LEADERS

In the nations league

9th
of 9 ranked nations
13
league points
Rate9thTop trio9thBlue line8thGoalies6thPer million5th

Slovakia accounts for 0.9% of the NHL's players and 0.5% of its points.

The full nations league

Slovak goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Jaroslav HalakNYR
2510-9-0.9032.721

Every Slovak player in the NHL, team by team

10 players across 10 teams.
ANAAnaheim Ducks1 player
Pavol RegendaINACTIVE
LW · 14 GP · 1G 2A3P
ARIArizona Coyotes1 player
Milos KelemenINACTIVE
LW · 14 GP · 1G 0A1P
CGYCalgary Flames1 player
Adam RuzickaINACTIVE
C · 44 GP · 6G 14A20P
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets1 player
Samuel KnazkoINACTIVE
D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
DALDallas Stars1 player
Marián StudenicINACTIVE
RW · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P
MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player
Juraj Slafkovský
LW · 39 GP · 4G 6A10P
NJDNew Jersey Devils1 player
Tomas TatarINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 20G 28A48P
NYRNew York Rangers1 player
Jaroslav HalakINACTIVE
G · 25 GP · 10 W · .90310W
Show all 10 teams
TBLTampa Bay Lightning1 player
Erik Cernak
D · 70 GP · 2G 14A16P
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Martin Fehérváry
D · 67 GP · 6G 10A16P

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.
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–
–
–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
10
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
9th in the league
2–5
Czechia
Czechia
8th in the league

Czechia wins 5–2 against Slovakia.

0.41Points per game0.51
84Best trio247
0.31Defencemen's points per game0.31
.904Goalies' save percentage.903
1.9NHL players per million inhabitants3.8
114Total points669
10Players in the NHL41
Slovakia against Czechia season by season
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Top scorer
Tomas Tatar
Slovakia's top scorer in 2022–23.
The team
New Jersey Devils
Where Tomas Tatar plays.
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