Slovenia men's national ice hockey team

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 2024, Slovenia is ranked 19th 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, achieved in 2002 and 2005.

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

History
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.

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

Current roster
Roster for the 2023 IIHF World Championship.

Head coach: Matjaž Kopitar

Coaching history

 * Rudi Hiti (1992–1995)
 * Vladimir Krikunov (1995–1996)
 * Pavle Kavčič (1996–1999)
 * Rudi Hiti (1999–2000)
 * Matjaž Sekelj (2001–2003)
 * Kari Savolainen (2003–2005)
 * František Výborný (2005–2006)
 * Ted Sator (2006–2007)
 * Mats Waltin (2007–2008)
 * John Harrington (2009–2010)
 * Matjaž Kopitar (2010–2015)
 * Nik Zupančič (2015–2017)
 * Kari Savolainen (2017–2018)
 * Ivo Jan (2018–2019)
 * Matjaž Kopitar (2019–2023)
 * Edo Terglav (2023–present)

NHL Entry Draft


Players from Slovenia selected in the NHL Entry Draft.