Slovakia men's national junior ice hockey team

The Slovak men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Slovakia. The team represents Slovakia at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Junior Championship.

Slovakia

Nickname(s)	"dvadsiatka"
Association	Slovak Ice Hockey Federation
General manager	Miroslav Šatan
Head coach	Ivan Feneš
Assistants	Martin Štrbák
Captain	Šimon Nemec
Most games	Tomáš Kopecký (21)
Top scorer	Richard Pánik (15)
Most points	Richard Pánik (22)
Team colors
IIHF code	SVK
First international
Slovakia 6 – 4 Kazakhstan  (Nové Zámky, Slovakia; November 1, 1993)
Biggest win
Slovakia 22 – 0 Denmark  (Esbjerg, Denmark; January 1, 1994)
Biggest defeat
Slovakia 1 – 11 Canada  (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; August 11, 2022)
IIHF World Junior Championship
Appearances	27 (first in 1994)
Best result	(1999, 2015)
International record (W–L–T)
52–66–9

Medal record
IIHF World U20 Championship
	1999 Canada	Slovakia
	2015 Canada	Slovakia

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.^[1]

• Head coach: Ivan Feneš

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	League	NHL Rights
G	1	Patrik Andrisík	HK Brezno	SVK-2
G	29	Matej Marinov	Fargo Force	USHL
G	30	Adam Gajan	Green Bay Gamblers	USHL
D	3	Šimon Bečár	Corpus Christi IceRays	NAHL
D	4	Maxim Štrbák	Sioux Falls Stampede	USHL
D	5	Dávid Nátny	HC 21 Prešov	SVK
D	7	Šimon Nemec	Utica Comets	AHL	New Jersey Devils
D	12	Pavol Funtek	Imatran Ketterä	FIN-2
D	16	Šimon Groch	HK Spišská Nová Ves	SVK
F	9	Adam Žlnka	Sioux Falls Stampede	USHL	Arizona Coyotes
F	10	Filip Mešár	Kitchener Rangers	OHL	Montreal Canadiens
F	13	Róbert Bačo	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL
F	14	Adam Sýkora	HK Nitra	SVK	New York Rangers
F	15	Dalibor Dvorský	AIK	SWE-2
F	18	Servác Petrovský	Owen Sound Attack	OHL	Minnesota Wild
F	19	Samuel Honzek	Vancouver Giants	WHL
F	20	Libor Nemec	Lukko	FIN
F	21	Peter Repčík	Charlottetown Islanders	QMJHL
F	22	Alex Čiernik	Södertälje SK	SWE-2
F	23	Martin Mišiak	HC Mikron Nové Zámky	SVK
F	25	František Dej	Slovan Bratislava	SVK
F	26	Marcel Štefančík	Luleå HF	SHL
F	28	Alex Šotek	Slovan Bratislava	SVK

World Junior Championship record

Year	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts	Rank
1974–1993	As part of   Czechoslovakia
1994	8	7	1	0	86	13	14	1st, Promoted to Pool B
1995	7	5	2	0	33	16	10	2nd, Promoted to Pool A
1996	6	2	1	3	24	23	7	7th place
1997	6	2	4	0	23	26	4	6th place
1998	6	3	3	0	26	18	2	9th place
1999	6	4	1	1	17	14	7	Won bronze medal
2000	7	2*	4	1	11	15	1	9th place
2001	7	1	6	0	16	25	2	8th place
2002	7	2	3+	2	20	19	6	8th place
2003	6	3	3	0	17	14	4	5th place
2004	6	2	3	1	13	14	5	6th place
2005	6	4	2	0	15	13	8	7th place
2006	6	2	3	1	19	27	5	8th place
2007	6	1	5	0	16	21	3	8th place
2008	6	3	3	0	16	11	9	7th place
2009	7	3†	4	0	22	28	5	4th place
2010	6	2	4	0	19	29	6	8th place
2011	6	2†	4	0	14	24	5	8th place
2012	6	2	4	0	18	30	6	6th place
2013	6	1†	3^	0	19	33	6	8th place
2014	5	1	4	0	16	22	3	8th place
2015	7	4	3	0	15	21	6	Won bronze medal
2016	5	1	4	0	8	20	3	7th place
2017	5	1	4	0	9	22	3	8th place
2018	5	2	3	0	12	17	6	7th place
2019	5	1	4	0	18	22	3	8th place
2020	5	1	4	0	9	28	3	8th place
2021	5	1	3^	0	7	18	4	8th place
2022	4	1†	3	0	11	27	2	9th place
2023	5	2	3^+	0	17	16	8	6th place

† Includes one win in extra time (in the preliminary round)
^ Includes one loss in extra time (in the preliminary round)
* Includes one win in extra time (in the playoff round)
+ Includes one loss in extra time (in the playoff round)

Head coaches (WJC)

1994 Július Šupler
1995 Dušan Žiška
1996–97 František Hossa
1998 Dušan Žiška
1999 Ján Filc
2000 Dušan Žiška
2001 Ján Selvek
2002 Július Šupler
2003 Róbert Spišák
2004 Jozef Frühauf
2005 Dušan Gregor
2006 Branislav Šajban
2007 Ján Jaško
2008–11 Štefan Mikeš
2012–18 Ernest Bokroš
2019–2021 Róbert Petrovický
2022 Ivan Feneš

References

1. "Slovakia Team Roster" (PDF). IIHF.com. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

External links

• Official website
• IIHF profile