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Slovak NHL players 2025–26

9 Slovak players played in the NHL in 2025–26. Together they scored 179 points, the ninth most of any country, and Slovakia finished twelfth of 12 in the nations league. Juraj Slafkovský scored the most, 73 points.

9
NHL players
179
Points
12th
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
2025–26Last season82/82 games
2024–252026–27

SLOVAK LEADERS

In the nations league

12th
of 12 ranked nations
16
league points
Rate11thTop trio9thBlue line11thGoalies12thPer million6th

Slovakia accounts for 0.9% of the NHL's players and 0.8% of its points.

The full nations league

Every Slovak player in the NHL, team by team

9 players across 8 teams.
CGYCalgary Flames2 players
Samuel Honzek
LW · 18 GP · 2G 2A4P
Martin Pospisil
C · 22 GP · 1G 2A3P
MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player
Juraj Slafkovský
LW · 82 GP · 30G 43A73P
NJDNew Jersey Devils1 player
Simon Nemec
D · 68 GP · 11G 15A26P
NYRNew York Rangers1 player
Adam Sykora
LW · 11 GP · 3G 1A4P
SJSSan Jose Sharks1 player
Pavol RegendaINACTIVE
LW · 24 GP · 9G 1A10P
STLSt. Louis Blues1 player
Dalibor Dvorsky
RW · 71 GP · 12G 9A21P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning1 player
Erik Cernak
D · 61 GP · 3G 8A11P
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Martin Fehérváry
D · 81 GP · 5G 22A27P

Season by season

Slovakia had 2 players in the NHL in 1989–90 and 8 in 2024–25. 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
98
1024

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
12th in the league
1–6
Switzerland
Switzerland
7th in the league

Switzerland wins 6–1 against Slovakia.

0.43Points per game0.48
126Best trio165
0.33Defencemen's points per game0.37
–Goalies' save percentage.895
1.7NHL players per million inhabitants1.3
179Total points367
9Players in the NHL12
Slovakia against Switzerland season by season
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Top scorer
Juraj Slafkovský
Slovakia's top scorer in 2025–26.
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 2025–26
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.