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Slovak NHL players 2023–24

11 Slovak players played in the NHL in 2023–24. Together they scored 156 points, the ninth most of any country, and Slovakia finished ninth of 9 in the nations league. Juraj Slafkovský scored the most, 50 points.

11
NHL players
156
Points
9th
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
2023–24Last season82/82 games
2022–232024–25

SLOVAK LEADERS

In the nations league

9th
of 9 ranked nations
10
league points
Rate9thTop trio9thBlue line8thGoalies9thPer million5th

Slovakia accounts for 1.1% of the NHL's players and 0.7% of its points.

The full nations league

Every Slovak player in the NHL, team by team

11 players across 8 teams.
ARIArizona Coyotes2 players
Milos KelemenINACTIVE
LW · 10 GP · 0G 1A1P
Patrik KochINACTIVE
D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
CGYCalgary Flames2 players
Martin Pospisil
C · 63 GP · 8G 16A24P
Adam RuzickaINACTIVE
C · 42 GP · 3G 6A9P
SEASeattle Kraken2 players
Tomas TatarINACTIVE
LW · 70 GP · 9G 15A24P
Marián StudenicINACTIVE
RW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
ANAAnaheim Ducks1 player
Pavol RegendaINACTIVE
LW · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P
MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player
Juraj Slafkovský
LW · 82 GP · 20G 30A50P
NJDNew Jersey Devils1 player
Simon Nemec
D · 60 GP · 3G 16A19P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning1 player
Erik Cernak
D · 69 GP · 2G 11A13P
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Martin Fehérváry
D · 66 GP · 3G 13A16P

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
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 USA

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Slovakia
Slovakia
9th in the league
1–6
USA
USA
6th in the league

USA wins 6–1 against Slovakia.

0.39Points per game0.44
98Best trio302
0.31Defencemen's points per game0.34
–Goalies' save percentage.907
2.0NHL players per million inhabitants0.9
156Total points6 415
11Players in the NHL303
Slovakia against USA season by season
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Top scorer
Juraj Slafkovský
Slovakia's top scorer in 2023–24.
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Montréal Canadiens
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The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.
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