Slovenia men's national ice hockey team

The Slovenia men's national ice hockey team is the ice hockey team representing Slovenia internationally. It is governed by the Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia. As of May 2024, Slovenia is ranked 19th in the world by the IIHF World Ranking. The team's biggest success is reaching the quarter-finals at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Their best record at the Ice Hockey World Championships is 13th place, achieved in 2002 and 2005.
==History==
Before Slovenia's independence, Slovenian hockey players played for the Yugoslavia national team. From 1939, when Yugoslavia took part in its first World Championship, to 1991, when the country disintegrated, 91% of all Yugoslav national team members were Slovenes, including the entire squad that represented Yugoslavia at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
Slovenia declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, and joined the International Ice Hockey Federation the following year. They first played as an independent nation at the 1993 World Championship, hosting the Group C tournament, the lowest tier. They played in the elite division for the first time in 2002, and at their first Winter Olympics in 2014.
==Tournament record==
===Olympic Games===
Year 	Round 	Position 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1964–1991	Part of Yugoslavia	Part of Yugoslavia	Part of Yugoslavia	Part of Yugoslavia	Part of Yugoslavia	Part of Yugoslavia	Part of Yugoslavia	Part of Yugoslavia	Part of Yugoslavia
1992 	Did not enter 	Did not enter 	Did not enter 	Did not enter 	Did not enter 	Did not enter 	Did not enter 	Did not enter 	Did not enter
1994 	Did not enter 	Did not enter 	Did not enter 	Did not enter 	Did not enter 	Did not enter 	Did not enter 	Did not enter 	Did not enter
1998 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2002 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2006 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2010 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2014 	Quarter-finals 	7th 	5 	2 	0 	0 	3 	10 	16
2018 	Playoffs 	9th 	4 	0 	2 	1 	1 	9 	14
2022 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
Total 	 	0 Titles 	9 	2 	2 	1 	4 	19 	30
===World Championship===
Championship 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Coach 	Captain 	Finish 	Rank
1920 – 1992 	Part of Yugoslavia 	Part of Yugoslavia 	Part of Yugoslavia 	Part of Yugoslavia 	Part of Yugoslavia 	Part of Yugoslavia 	Part of Yugoslavia 	Part of Yugoslavia 	Part of Yugoslavia 	Part of Yugoslavia 	Part of Yugoslavia 	Part of Yugoslavia
1993 Bled and Ljubljana, Pool C 	7 	5 	0 	0 	0 	2 	78 	16 	Rudi Hiti 	 	4th in Pool C 	24th
1994 Poprad and Spišská Nová Ves, Pool C	6 	2 	0 	0 	0 	4 	26 	27 	Rudi Hiti 	 	5th in Pool C 	25th
1995 Sofia, Pool C 	4 	2 	0 	0 	0 	2 	28 	15 	Rudi Hiti 	 	7th in Pool C 	27th
1996 Jesenice and Kranj, Pool C 	7 	5 	0 	0 	0 	2 	41 	19 	Vladimir Krikunov 	 	3rd in Pool C 	23rd
1997 Tallinn and Kohtla-Järve, Pool C 	5 	3 	0 	1 	0 	1 	25 	8 	Pavle Kavčič 	 	2nd in Pool C 	22nd
1998 Ljubljana and Jesenice, Pool B 	7 	5 	0 	1 	0 	1 	28 	15 	Pavle Kavčič 	 	2nd in Pool B 	18th
1999 Odense and Rodovre, Pool B 	7 	2 	0 	1 	0 	4 	14 	17 	Pavle Kavčič 	 	5th in Pool B 	21st
2000 Katowice, Pool B 	7 	0 	0 	2 	0 	5 	16 	31 	Rudi Hiti 	 	7th in Pool B 	23rd
2001 Ljubljana, Division IB 	5 	4 	0 	1 	0 	0 	44 	6 	Matjaž Sekelj 	 	Winners 	17th
2002 Gothenburg, Karlstad, Jönköping 	6 	3 	0 	0 	0 	3 	18 	26 	Matjaž Sekelj 	 	Consolation round 	13th
2003 Helsinki, Tampere, Turku 	6 	0 	0 	1 	0 	5 	12 	37 	Matjaž Sekelj 	 	Consolation round 	15th
2004 Gdańsk, Division IB 	5 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0 	33 	5 	Kari Savolainen 	Tomaž Vnuk 	Winners 	17th
2005 Vienna, Innsbruck 	6 	2 	0 	0 	0 	4 	12 	32 	Kari Savolainen 	Robert Ciglenečki 	Relegation round 	13th
2006 Riga 	6 	0 	0 	2 	0 	4 	14 	26 	František Výborný 	Dejan Varl 	Relegation round 	16th
2007 Ljubljana, Division IB 	5 	5 	0 	— 	0 	0 	29 	5 	Ted Sator 	Marcel Rodman 	Winners 	17th
2008 Quebec City, Halifax 	5 	0 	0 	— 	1 	4 	6 	22 	Mats Waltin 	Marcel Rodman 	Relegation round 	15th
2009 Vilnius, Division IA 	5 	4 	0 	— 	0 	1 	21 	7 	John Harrington 	Tomaž Razingar 	2nd in Division IA 	19th
2010 Ljubljana, Division IB 	5 	4 	1 	— 	0 	0 	29 	10 	John Harrington 	Tomaž Razingar 	Winners 	18th
2011 Bratislava, Košice 	6 	1 	0 	— 	1 	4 	15 	24 	Matjaž Kopitar 	Tomaž Razingar 	Relegation round 	16th
2012 Ljubljana, Division IA 	5 	5 	0 	— 	0 	0 	17 	9 	Matjaž Kopitar 	Tomaž Razingar 	Winners 	17th
2013 Stockholm, Helsinki 	7 	0 	0 	— 	2 	5 	12 	27 	Matjaž Kopitar 	Tomaž Razingar 	Preliminary round 	16th
2014 Goyang, Division IA 	5 	4 	0 	— 	0 	1 	15 	6 	Matjaž Kopitar 	Tomaž Razingar 	Winners 	17th
2015 Prague, Ostrava 	7 	1 	0 	— 	0 	6 	9 	22 	Matjaž Kopitar 	Tomaž Razingar 	Preliminary round 	16th
2016 Katowice, Division IA 	5 	4 	0 	— 	0 	1 	18 	8 	Nik Zupančič 	Jan Urbas 	Winners 	17th
2017 Cologne, Paris 	7 	0 	0 	— 	1 	6 	13 	36 	Nik Zupančič 	Jan Muršak 	Preliminary round 	15th
2018 Budapest, Division IA 	5 	2 	0 	— 	0 	3 	15 	15 	Kari Savolainen 	Jan Urbas 	5th in Division IA 	21st
2019 Nur-Sultan, Division IA 	5 	2 	0 	— 	0 	3 	21 	12 	Ivo Jan 	Anže Kopitar 	4th in Division IA 	20th
2020 Ljubljana, Division IA 	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Ljubljana, Division IA 	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Ljubljana, Division IA 	4 	4 	0 	— 	0 	0 	22 	5 	Matjaž Kopitar 	Mitja Robar 	Winners 	17th
2023 Tampere, Riga 	7 	0 	0 	— 	0 	7 	9 	27 	Matjaž Kopitar 	Jan Urbas 	Preliminary round 	16th
2024 Bolzano, Division IA 	5 	3 	0 	— 	0 	2 	14 	8 	Edo Terglav 	Robert Sabolič 	2nd in Division IA 	18th
==References==
==External links==
*Official website 
*IIHF profile
Category:Ice hockey teams in Slovenia
Category:National ice hockey teams in Europe