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Slovenia men's national ice hockey team

Slovenia men's national ice hockey team

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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 2023, Slovenia is ranked 17th 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, while their highest IIHF ranking is 12th place.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

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Six players from Slovenia have been drafted into the National Hockey League (NHL) since 1998; Anže Kopitar and Jan Muršak have played in the league.[10]

History

Slovenian players at the 2008 World Championship

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.[11]

Slovenia declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, and joined the International Ice Hockey Federation the following year.[12] They first played as an independent nation at the 1993 World Championship, hosting the Group C tournament, the lowest tier.[13] They played in the elite division for the first time in 2002,[14] and at their first Winter Olympics in 2014.[15]

Tournament record

Olympic Games

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World Championship

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Rise Promoted to higher division
Fall Relegated to lower division
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Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 IIHF World Championship.[18][19]

Head coach: Matjaž Kopitar

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Coaching history

NHL Entry Draft

Two-time NHL champion Anže Kopitar at the 2008 World Championship

Players from Slovenia selected in the NHL Entry Draft.

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References

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    Lisjak, Mitja (24 June 2017). "Po 11 letih na naboru Lige NHL spet izbran Slovenec" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
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    "Breakup of old Europe creates a new hockey world". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
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    "Risi uspešno tudi čez prezadnjo pripravljalno preizkušnjo". hokej.si (in Slovenian). Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
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    "Team Roster Slovenia" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
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    "Kari Savolainen je novi selektor risov". hokej.si (in Slovenian). Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
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    "Matjaž Kopitar bo novi slovenski hokejski selektor". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). 20 June 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
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    "Nazaj med svetovno elito bo skušal rise popeljati Edo Terglav" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
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