Slovakia men's national ice hockey team

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The Slovakia men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Slovakia and is controlled by the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation. A successor to the Czechoslovakia national team, it is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world. 
Slovakia has won four medals at the World Championships, including a gold medal in 2002 in Sweden, and a bronze medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
==History==
The Slovak national team was formed following the breakup of Czechoslovakia, as the country was split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. For years, the Czechs kept control over how the national team was run, and even had quotas instituted to ensure a minimal participation of Slovak players on the Czechoslovak national team. While the Czechs were allowed to compete at the highest pool (A), the IIHF ruled that because fewer players of the former Czechoslovak team were Slovaks, Slovakia would be required to start international play in Pool C. However, Slovakia's play in the lower pools won it promotion to pool A by 1996. See also Post-Cold War period of the IIHF world championships.
==Tournament record==
===Olympic Games===
Games 	GP 	W 	OW 	T 	OL 	L 	GF 	GA 	Coach 	Captain 	Finish 	 	
1920–1992 	Part of	Part of	Part of	Part of	Part of	Part of	Part of	Part of	Part of 	Part of 	Part of	Part of	Part of
1994 Lillehammer 	8 	4 	0 	2 	1 	1 	35 	29 	Július Šupler 	Peter Šťastný 	6th 	 	
1998 Nagano 	4 	1 	0 	1 	0 	2 	11 	13 	Ján Šterbák 	Zdeno Cíger 	10th 	 	
2002 Salt Lake City	4 	1 	0 	2 	0 	1 	15 	13 	Ján Filc 	Miroslav Šatan	13th 	 	
2006 Turin 	6 	5 	0 	0 	0 	1 	19 	11 	František Hossa	Pavol Demitra 	5th 	 	
2010 Vancouver 	7 	3 	1 	— 	0 	3 	22 	18 	Ján Filc 	Zdeno Chára 	4th 	 	
2014 Sochi 	4 	0 	0 	— 	1 	3 	5 	16 	Vladimír Vůjtek	Zdeno Chára 	11th 	 	
2018 Pyeongchang 	4 	1 	0 	— 	1 	2 	7 	12 	Craig Ramsay 	Tomáš Surový 	11th 	 	
2022 Beijing 	7 	3 	1 	— 	0 	3 	19 	16 	Craig Ramsay 	Marek Hrivík 	Bronze 	 	
Totals
Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
8 	0 	0 	1 	1
===World Championship===
====Lower divisions====
Division	Championship 	GP	W	OW	T	OL	L	GF	GA	Coach 	Captain 	Finish 	Rank
C1 	1994 Poprad, Spišská Nová Ves	6 	4	– 	2	– 	0	43	3 	Július Šupler	Oto Haščák 	Winner, Promoted	1st
B 	1995 Bratislava 	7 	7	– 	0	– 	0	60	15	Július Šupler	Peter Šťastný	Winner, Promoted	1st
====Top division====
Championship 	GP 	W 	OTW 	T 	OTL 	L 	GF 	GA 	Coach 	Captain 	Finish 	Rank
1920–1992 	As part of 	As part of 	As part of 	As part of 	As part of 	As part of 	As part of 	As part of 	As part of 	As part of 	As part of 	As part of
1996 Vienna 	5 	1 	– 	1 	– 	3 	13 	16 	Július Šupler 	Oto Haščák 	Group Round 	10th
1997 Helsinki, Tampere, Turku 	8 	3 	– 	1 	– 	4 	20 	23 	Jozef Golonka 	Zdeno Cíger 	Consolation Round 	9th
1998 Basel, Zürich 	6 	2 	– 	2 	– 	2 	11 	12 	Ján Šterbák 	Zdeno Cíger 	Second round 	7th
1999 Oslo, Hamar, Lillehammer 	6 	2 	– 	1 	– 	3 	22 	21 	Ján Šterbák 	Zdeno Cíger 	Second round 	7th
2000 St. Petersburg 	9 	5 	0 	1 	0 	3 	34 	22 	Ján Filc 	Miroslav Šatan 	Final 	Silver
2001 Nuremberg, Cologne, Hanover 	7 	3 	0 	0 	0 	4 	20 	18 	Ján Filc 	Zdeno Chára 	Quarter-finals 	7th
2002 Gothenburg, Karlstad, Jönköping 	9 	7 	1 	0 	0 	1 	37 	22 	Ján Filc 	Miroslav Šatan 	Champions 	Gold
2003 Helsinki, Tampere, Turku 	9 	7 	0 	1 	0 	1 	45 	17 	František Hossa 	Miroslav Šatan 	3rd Place Game 	Bronze
2004 Prague, Ostrava 	9 	5 	0 	2 	1 	1 	24 	9 	František Hossa 	Miroslav Šatan 	3rd Place Game 	4th
2005 Vienna, Innsbruck 	7 	4 	0 	1 	0 	2 	19 	17 	František Hossa 	Miroslav Šatan 	Quarter-finals 	5th
2006 Riga 	7 	3 	0 	1 	0 	3 	26 	14 	František Hossa 	Marián Hossa 	Quarter-finals 	8th
2007 Moscow 	7 	4 	0 	– 	0 	3 	24 	23 	Július Šupler 	Miroslav Šatan 	Quarter-finals 	6th
2008 Quebec City, Halifax 	5 	2 	1 	– 	0 	2 	18 	12 	Július Šupler 	Róbert Petrovický 	Relegation Round 	13th
2009 Bern, Kloten 	6 	1 	1 	– 	2 	2 	12 	24 	Ján Filc 	Ľuboš Bartečko 	Second round 	10th
2010 Cologne, Mannheim, Gelsenkirchen	6 	2 	0 	– 	0 	4 	13 	19 	Glen Hanlon 	Richard Lintner 	Second round 	12th
2011 Bratislava, Košice 	6 	2 	0 	– 	0 	4 	16 	15 	Glen Hanlon 	Pavol Demitra 	Second round 	10th
2012 Helsinki, Stockholm 	10 	7 	0 	– 	0 	3 	30 	23 	Vladimír Vůjtek 	Zdeno Chára 	Final 	Silver
2013 Stockholm, Helsinki 	8 	3 	0 	– 	1 	4 	22 	20 	Vladimír Vůjtek 	Miroslav Šatan 	Quarter-finals 	8th
2014 Minsk 	7 	3 	0 	– 	1 	3 	20 	21 	Vladimír Vůjtek 	Miroslav Šatan 	Group stage 	9th
2015 Prague, Ostrava 	7 	1 	2 	– 	2 	2 	17 	19 	Vladimír Vůjtek 	Tomáš Kopecký 	Group stage 	9th
2016 Moscow, St. Petersburg 	7 	2 	1 	– 	0 	4 	15 	23 	Zdeno Cíger 	Andrej Sekera 	Group stage 	9th
2017 Cologne, Paris 	7 	0 	1 	– 	2 	4 	12 	28 	Zdeno Cíger 	Vladimír Dravecký 	Group stage 	14th
2018 Copenhagen, Herning 	7 	3 	0 	– 	2 	2 	19 	20 	Craig Ramsay 	Andrej Sekera 	Group stage 	9th
2019 Bratislava, Košice 	7 	3 	1 	– 	0 	3 	28 	19 	Craig Ramsay 	Andrej Sekera 	Group stage 	9th
2020 	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021 Riga 	8 	4 	0 	– 	0 	4 	18 	28 	Craig Ramsay 	Marek Ďaloga 	Quarter-finals 	8th
2022 Helsinki, Tampere 	8 	4 	0 	– 	0 	4 	25 	23 	Craig Ramsay 	Tomáš Tatar 	Quarter-finals 	8th
2023 Tampere, Riga 	7 	3 	0 	– 	2 	2 	15 	15 	Craig Ramsay 	Marek Hrivík 	Group stage 	9th
2024 Prague, Ostrava 	8 	3 	1 	– 	1 	3 	29 	29 	Craig Ramsay 	Tomáš Tatar 	Quarter-finals 	7th
===World Cup===
Year	GP	W	OW	T	OL	L	GF	GA	Coach 	Captain	Finish 	Rank
1996	3 	0	– 	0	– 	3	9 	19	Jozef Golonka	 	Round 1 	7th
2004	4 	0	0 	0	0 	4	4 	18	Ján Filc 	 	Quarter-finals	8th
At the 2016 edition, Slovakia was not represented. Instead 6 Slovak players were a part of Team Europe, which was led by Slovak general manager Miroslav Šatan.
===Deutschland Cup===
* Gold medal (1997, 2006, 2011, 2016)
* Silver medal (1994, 2001, 2017, 2021, 2023)
* Bronze medal (2000, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2018)
==All-time record==
The following table shows Slovakia's international record against other national teams from 1940 to 1945 and since 1993, correct as of 15 May 2024 after a match against Canada. Teams in italics are no longer actively competing. Overtime and game winning shot victories and losses are counted towards wins and losses.
Source:
Opponent 	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF 	GA 	GD
 	42 	32 	2 	8 	167 	76 	+91
 	37 	24 	1 	12 	107 	72 	+35
 	1 	1 	0 	0 	20 	0 	+20
 	52 	20 	4 	28 	148 	164 	−17
 	1 	1 	0 	0 	6 	1 	+5
 	75 	16 	7 	52 	150 	261 	−111
 	23 	16 	0 	7 	90 	48 	+42
 	38 	7 	3 	28 	62 	123 	−61
 	35 	27 	3 	5 	153 	64 	+89
 	82 	46 	2 	34 	215 	200 	+15
 	5 	5 	0 	0 	29 	7 	+22
 	8 	6 	0 	2 	50 	19 	+31
 	18 	14 	1 	3 	77 	42 	+35
 	5 	5 	0 	0 	39 	12 	+27
 	12 	9 	1 	2 	55 	24 	+31
 	36 	23 	2 	11 	119 	74 	+45
 	2 	2 	0 	0 	24 	4 	+20
 	36 	27 	2 	7 	140 	65 	+75
 	9 	8 	1 	0 	51 	12 	+39
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia	1 	0 	0 	1 	0 	12 	−12
 	7 	5 	1 	1 	53 	7 	+46
 	34 	9 	5 	20 	72 	108 	−36
 	12 	10 	0 	2 	43 	18 	+25
 	1 	1 	0 	0 	2 	1 	+1
 	42 	11 	3 	28 	91 	140 	−49
 	79 	34 	7 	38 	197 	182 	+15
 	10 	9 	1 	0 	49 	18 	+31
 	32 	11 	3 	18 	75 	112 	−37
 	1 	1 	0 	0 	4 	1 	+3
Total 	736 	380	49 	307 	2 285	1 867	+418
==References==
==External links==
*Official website
*IIHF profile
Category:Ice hockey teams in Slovakia
Category:National ice hockey teams in Europe