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]
Quick Facts Nickname(s), Association ...
Nickname(s) | Risi (The Lynx) |
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Association | Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia |
General manager | Dejan Kontrec |
Head coach | Edo Terglav |
Assistants | Gorazd Drinovec Mitja Robar Mitja Šivic |
Captain | Robert Sabolič |
Most games | Tomaž Razingar (212)[1] |
Most points | Tomaž Vnuk (171)[2] |
Team colors | |
IIHF code | SLO |
Ranking | |
Current IIHF | 17 2 (28 May 2023)[3] |
Highest IIHF | 12 (2014) |
Lowest IIHF | 20 (2020) |
First international | |
Austria 1–0 Slovenia (Klagenfurt, Austria; 20 March 1992) | |
Biggest win | |
Slovenia 29–0 South Africa (Ljubljana, Slovenia; 15 March 1993) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Finland 12–0 Slovenia (Tampere, Finland; 28 April 2003) | |
IIHF World Championships | |
Appearances | 30 (first in 1993) |
Best result | 13th (2002 and 2005) |
Olympics | |
Appearances | 2 (first in 2014) |
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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]