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Slovak NHL players 2024–25

8 Slovak players played in the NHL in 2024–25. Together they scored 143 points, the ninth most of any country, and Slovakia finished tenth of 10 in the nations league. Juraj Slafkovský scored the most, 51 points.

8
NHL players
143
Points
10th
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
2024–25Last season82/82 games
2023–242025–26

SLOVAK LEADERS

In the nations league

10th
of 10 ranked nations
11
league points
Rate10thTop trio10thBlue line9thGoalies10thPer million5th

Slovakia accounts for 0.8% of the NHL's players and 0.7% of its points.

The full nations league

Every Slovak player in the NHL, team by team

8 players across 6 teams.
CGYCalgary Flames2 players
Martin Pospisil
C · 81 GP · 4G 21A25P
Samuel Honzek
LW · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P
NJDNew Jersey Devils2 players
Tomas TatarINACTIVE
LW · 74 GP · 7G 10A17P
Simon Nemec
D · 27 GP · 2G 2A4P
MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player
Juraj Slafkovský
LW · 79 GP · 18G 33A51P
STLSt. Louis Blues1 player
Dalibor Dvorsky
RW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning1 player
Erik Cernak
D · 76 GP · 3G 18A21P
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Martin Fehérváry
D · 81 GP · 5G 20A25P

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
99
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 Finland

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Slovakia
Slovakia
10th in the league
1–6
Finland
Finland
8th in the league

Finland wins 6–1 against Slovakia.

0.39Points per game0.45
101Best trio233
0.31Defencemen's points per game0.29
–Goalies' save percentage.893
1.5NHL players per million inhabitants10.0
143Total points1 012
8Players in the NHL56
Slovakia against Finland season by season
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Top scorer
Juraj Slafkovský
Slovakia's top scorer in 2024–25.
The team
Montréal Canadiens
Where Juraj Slafkovský plays.
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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 2024–25
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.