Slovenia men's national ice hockey team
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The official logo of the Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia. | |
| 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) |
| IIHF code | SLO |
| IIHF ranking | 14 |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 12 (2014) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 19 (2010) |
| Team colors | |
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| 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 | 1 (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 14th 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.
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.[1]
Tournament record
Olympic Games
- 1964–1988 – Participated as part of Yugoslavia[2]
- 2014 – Finished in 7th place
World Championship
- 1930–1992 – Did not participate (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
Current roster
Roster for the 2016 IIHF World Championship Division I.[3]
Head coach: Nik Zupančič
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | D | Pretnar, KlemenKlemen Pretnar | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 31 August 1986 (aged 29) | Vienna Capitals |
| 8 | F | Jeglič, ŽigaŽiga Jeglič | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 24 February 1988 (aged 28) |  Slovan Bratislava |
| 10 | F | Kuralt, AnžeAnže Kuralt | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 31 October 1991 (aged 24) |  Dauphins d'Épinal |
| 12 | F | Pešut, ŽigaŽiga Pešut | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 5 October 1992 (aged 23) | Olimpija Ljubljana |
| 13 | F | Verlič, MihaMiha Verlič | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 21 August 1991 (aged 24) | EC VSV |
| 14 | D | Repe, JurijJurij Repe | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 17 September 1994 (aged 21) |  Kladno |
| 15 | D | Gregorc, BlažBlaž Gregorc | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 18 January 1990 (aged 26) | Pardubice |
| 16 | F | Mušič, AlešAleš Mušič | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 28 June 1982 (aged 33) | Olimpija Ljubljana |
| 17 | F | Koblar, GregorGregor Koblar | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 15 January 1993 (aged 23) | Olimpija Ljubljana |
| 18 | F | Ograjenšek, KenKen Ograjenšek | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 30 August 1991 (aged 24) | Dauphins d'Épinal |
| 19 | F | Pance, ŽigaŽiga Pance | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 1 January 1989 (aged 27) | EC VSV |
| 20 | D | Kovačevič, SabahudinSabahudin Kovačevič | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 26 February 1986 (aged 30) | Graz 99ers |
| 21 | F | Hebar, AndrejAndrej Hebar | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 7 September 1984 (aged 31) | Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble |
| 22 | F | Ropret, AnžeAnže Ropret | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 23 November 1989 (aged 26) | Olimpija Ljubljana |
| 23 | D | Vidmar, LukaLuka Vidmar | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 17 May 1986 (aged 29) |  Stjernen Hockey |
| 24 | F | Tičar, RokRok Tičar | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 3 May 1989 (aged 26) | Slovan Bratislava |
| 25 | F | Sabolič, RobertRobert Sabolič | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 18 September 1988 (aged 27) | Sparta Praha |
| 26 | F | Urbas, JanJan Urbas | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 26 January 1989 (aged 27) |  Västerås |
| 27 | D | Milovanovič, JakobJakob Milovanovič | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 18 March 1984 (aged 32) | Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble |
| 28 | D | Kranjc, AlešAleš Kranjc | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 29 July 1981 (aged 34) | Södertälje |
| 29 | G | Krošelj, GašperGašper Krošelj | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 9 February 1987 (aged 29) | Oskarshamn |
| 30 | G | Kristan, RobertRobert Kristan | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 4 April 1983 (aged 33) | Piráti Chomutov |
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
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Del gibanja že v Chamonixu" (in Slovenian). Siol. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ↑ 2016 Roster
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