Slovenia men's national ice hockey team
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| Nickname(s) | Risi (The Lynx) |
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| Association | Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia |
| Head coach | Nik Zupančič |
| Assistants | Gaber Glavič |
| Captain | Jan Urbas |
| Most games | Tomaž Razingar (212) |
| Most points | Tomaž Vnuk (171) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | SLO |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF |
15  1 |
| Highest IIHF | 12 (2014) |
| Lowest IIHF | 19 (2010) |
| First international | |
 Austria 1–0 Slovenia  (Klagenfurt, Austria; 20 March 1992) | |
| Biggest win | |
Slovenia 29–0 South Africa .svg.png){kind=small} (Ljubljana, Slovenia; 15 March 1993) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Finland 12–0 Slovenia (Tampere, Finland; 28 April 2003) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 24 (first in 1993) |
| Best result | 13th (2002, 2005) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2014) |
The Slovenian men's national ice hockey team is controlled by the Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia. The team is currently ranked 15th in the world by IIHF as of the 2016 IIHF World Ranking. Their best ever record is 13th place at the World Ice Hockey Championships, while their highest IIHF ranking is 12th place.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
The national junior team has never played in the Championship division; the only country in the top 22 of world rankings. Five players from Slovenia have been drafted into the NHL since 1998; Anže Kopitar and Jan Muršak have played in the league.[8]
Tournament record
Olympic Games
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | OW | OL | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964–1984 | Part of Yugoslavia | ||||||||
 1992 | Did not enter | ||||||||
 1994 | |||||||||
 1998 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2002 | |||||||||
 2006 | |||||||||
 2010 | |||||||||
 2014 | Quarterfinals | 7th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
 2018 | Qualified | ||||||||
 2022 | To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 2/7 | 0 Titles | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
World Championship
- 1930–1992 – Participated as part of Yugoslavia
- 1993 – Finished in 20th place (4th in Pool C)
- 1994 – Finished in 25th place (5th in Pool C)
- 1995 – Finished in 27th place (7th in Pool C)
- 1996 – Finished in 23rd place (3rd in Pool C)
- 1997 – Finished in 22nd place (2nd in Pool C)
- 1998 – Finished in 18th place (2nd in Pool B)
- 1999 – Finished in 21st place (5th in Pool B)
- 2000 – Finished in 23rd place (7th in Pool B)
- 2001 – Finished in 17th place (won Division I, Group B)
- 2002 – Finished in 13th place
- 2003 – Finished in 15th place
- 2004 – Finished in 17th place (won Division I, Group B)
- 2005 – Finished in 13th place
- 2006 – Finished in 16th place
- 2007 – Finished in 17th place (won Division I, Group B)
- 2008 – Finished in 15th place
- 2009 – Finished in 19th place (2nd in Division I, Group A)
- 2010 – Finished in 18th place (won Division I, Group B)
- 2011 – Finished in 16th place
- 2012 – Finished in 17th place (won Division I, Group A)
- 2013 – Finished in 16th place
- 2014 – Finished in 17th place (won Division I, Group A)
- 2015 – Finished in 16th place
- 2016 – Finished in 17th place (won Division I, Group A)
Team
Roster for the 2018 Winter Olympics qualifying tournament.[9]
Head coach: Nik Zupančič
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | F | Jeglič, ŽigaŽiga Jeglič | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | February 24, 1988 |  Slovan Bratislava |
| 11 | F | Kopitar, AnžeAnže Kopitar | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | August 24, 1987 | Los Angeles Kings |
| 14 | D | Štebih, MihaMiha Štebih | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | April 7, 1992 |  Slavia Praha |
| 15 | D | Gregorc, BlažBlaž Gregorc | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | January 18, 1990 | Mountfield |
| 16 | F | Mušič, AlešAleš Mušič | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | June 28, 1982 | Olimpija Ljubljana |
| 18 | F | Ograjenšek, KenKen Ograjenšek | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | August 30, 1991 | Graz 99ers |
| 19 | F | Pance, ŽigaŽiga Pance | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | January 1, 1989 | EC KAC |
| 22 | F | Rodman, MarcelMarcel Rodman | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | September 25, 1981 |  Dresdner Eislöwen |
| 23 | D | Vidmar, LukaLuka Vidmar | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | May 17, 1986 |  Frederikshavn White Hawks |
| 24 | F | Tičar, RokRok Tičar | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | May 3, 1989 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg |
| 26 | F | Urbas, JanJan Urbas | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | January 26, 1989 | EC VSV |
| 28 | D | Kranjc, AlešAleš Kranjc | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | July 29, 1981 | Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim |
| 32 | G | Krošelj, GašperGašper Krošelj | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | February 9, 1987 |  AIK IF |
| 33 | G | Kristan, RobertRobert Kristan | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | April 4, 1983 | Free agent |
| 39 | F | Muršak, JanJan Muršak | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | January 20, 1988 | CSKA Moscow |
| 40 | G | Gračnar, LukaLuka Gračnar | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | October 31, 1993 | Red Bull Salzburg |
| 51 | D | Robar, MitjaMitja Robar | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | January 4, 1983 | EC KAC |
| 55 | F | Sabolič, RobertRobert Sabolič | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | September 18, 1988 | Admiral Vladivostok |
| 61 | D | Repe, JurijJurij Repe | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | September 17, 1994 | Kladno |
| 76 | F | Pem, NikNik Pem | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | August 30, 1995 | Olimpija Ljubljana |
| 86 | D | Kovačevič, SabahudinSabahudin Kovačevič | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | April 29, 2016 |  Yunost Minsk |
| 91 | F | Verlič, MihaMiha Verlič | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | August 21, 1991 | EC VSV |
| 92 | F | Kuralt, AnžeAnže Kuralt | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | October 31, 1991 | Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble |
Coaching history
- Rudi Hiti (1992–1994)
- Vladimir Krikunov (1995–1996)
- Pavle Kavčič (1997–1999)
- Rudi Hiti (2000)
- Matjaž Sekelj (2001–2003)
- Kari Savolainen (2004–2005)
- František Výborný (2006)
- Ted Sator (2007)
- Mats Waltin (2008)
- John Harrington (2009–2010)
- Matjaž Kopitar (2011–2015)
- Nik Zupančič (2015–present)
References
- ↑ Greg Wyshynski (2014-02-18). "Slovenia's miracle on ice continues; Swedes up next for 'Slovenderella'". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ↑ "Slovenia hockey becoming feel-good story of 2014 Winter Olympic ice hockey with quarter-final berth | The National". Thenational.ae. 2014-02-18. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ↑ "Slovenia's ice hockey team secure Olympic berth". Sloveniatimes.com. 2016-09-05. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ↑ "Devoted Coach and Gifted Son Lead Slovenia to Hockey Heights". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ↑ "Ice hockey: Slovenia extend magical run into quarters | SBS News". Sbs.com.au. 2014-02-18. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ↑ "STA: Slovenia's ice hockey team secure Olympic berth". English.sta.si. 2016-09-04. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ↑ "News". Slovenia.si. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ↑ "Kdo bo naslednji slovenski hokejski as? NHL stavi na Luko Zorka" [Who will become a new Slovenian hockey ace? NHL bets on Luka Zorko] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Team Roster" (PDF). Stats.iihf.com. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
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