Slovenia men's national junior ice hockey team

The Slovenia men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team of Slovenia. The team is controlled by the Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
==History==
Slovenia played its first game in 1992 against Estonia during the Pool C qualification tournament of the 1993 IIHF World U20 Championship. Slovenia won the game 4–3 however failed to qualify for the Group C tournament after finishing second in their group and outside of the only next round qualification spot which went to Latvia. During the same tournament Slovenia also achieved their largest win in international participation after they beat Greece 30–1. For the next two years Slovenia remained to the Pool C qualification tournament but failed to qualify in both years. However a format change for the 1995 IIHF World U20 Championship meant that Slovenia who finished last in the Pool C1 Qualification tournament moved on to the newly formed Pool C2 tournament. During this tournament Slovenia had their worst defeat in international participation after being beaten by Kazakhstan 0–11. After advancing to the Pool C2 tournament Slovenia finished second in the group standings behind Kazakhstan and gained promotion to the Pool C for the following year. Slovenia remained in Pool C until 2001 when the International Ice Hockey Federation changed the format of the World Championships and Slovenia was reseeded into the Division II tournament. During the first year of the Division II tournament at the 2001 IIHF World U20 Championship Slovenia gained promotion to Division I after defeating Japan in the final. Slovenia has continued to compete in the Division I tournament and in 2013 finished fourth in the Division I Group A tournament being held in Amiens, France.
Anze Kopitar currently holds the team record for most points with 21. Kopitar competed in three IIHF World U20 Championship for the Slovenian under-20 team from 2004 to 2006 with his best result in 2005 where he scored 10 goals and three assists in the Division I Group B tournament at the 2005 IIHF World U20 Championship.
==International competitions==
*1993 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 26th place (2nd in Pool C Qualification A)
*1994 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 27th place (3rd in Pool C Qualification A)
*1995 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 26th place (2nd in Pool C2)
*1996 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 20th place (2nd in Pool C)
*1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 20th place (2nd in Pool C)
*1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 21st place (3rd in Pool C)
*1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 21st place (3rd in Pool C)
*2000 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 20th place (2nd in Pool C)
*2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 19th place (1st in Division II)
*2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 16th place (6th in Division I)
*2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 15th place (2nd in Division I Group B)
*2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 16th place (3rd in Division I Group A)
*2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 14th place (2nd in Division I Group B)
*2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 15th place (3rd in Division I Group A)
*2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 20th place (5th in Division I Group A)
*2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 15th place (3rd in Division I Group B)
*2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 18th place (4th in Division I Group A)
*2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 16th place (3rd in Division I Group A)
*2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 13th place (2nd in Division I Group B)
*2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 14th place (4th in Division I Group A)
*2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 14th place (4th in Division I Group A)
*2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 15th place (5th in Division I Group A)
*2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 16th place (6th in Division I Group A)
*2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 16th place (6th in Division I Group A)
*2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 21st place (5th in Division I Group B)
*2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 19th place (3rd in Division I Group B)
*2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 19th place (3rd in Division I Group B)
*2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 17th place (1st in Division I Group B)
*2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 16th place (6th in Division I Group A)
*2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 18th place (2nd in Division I Group B)
*2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 16th place (6th in Division I Group A)
*2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 17th place (1st in Division I Group B)
==References==
==External links==
*Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia
Category:Junior national ice hockey teams