NHL players from Slovakia

33 NHL players on file were born in Slovakia. 15 are on NHL rosters now, among them Erik Cernak, Martin Fehervary, and Juraj Slafkovsky. Jaroslav Halak has played the most NHL seasons of them, 17. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.

On NHL rosters now (15)

NHL players from Slovakia on rosters now
PlayerPosYearsSeasonsBorn
Erik CernakTBD2018–20268Kosice, SVK
Martin FehervaryWSHD2019–20266Bratislava, SVK
Juraj SlafkovskyMTLLW2022–20264Kosice, SVK
Martin PospisilCGYC2023–20263Zvolen, SVK
Dalibor DvorskySTLRW2024–20262Zvolen, SVK
Adam SykoraNYRLW2025–20261Partizanske, SVK
Jakub DemekVGKCNo games yet—Kosice, SVK
Jan ChovanLACNo games yet—Bratislava, SVK
Juraj PekarcikSTLLWNo games yet—Stropkov, SVK
Maros JedlickaCOLCNo games yet—Trnava, SVK
Matej TomekPHIGNo games yet—Bratislava, SVK
Michal PradelDETGNo games yet—Handlova, SVK
Roberto HenriquezBOSGNo games yet—Bratislava, SVK
Viliam KmecVGKDNo games yet—Kosice, SVK
Vladimir DraveckyNYIDNo games yet—Kosice, SVK

Former NHL players (18)

Former NHL players from Slovakia
PlayerPosYearsSeasonsBorn
Jaroslav HalakG2006–202317Bratislava, SVK
Peter StastnyC1980–199515Bratislava, SVK
Robert PetrovickyC1992–20018Kosice, SVK
Marek SvatosRW2003–20117Kosice, SVK
Martin MarincinD2013–20207Kosice, SVK
Ronald PetrovickyRW2000–20076Zilina, SVK
Ivan CiernikRW1997–20045Levice, SVK
Jiri BicekLW2000–20044Kosice, SVK
Marian CisarRW1999–20023Bratislava, SVK
Tomas SurovyLW2002–20063Banska Bystrica, SVK
Andrej PodkonickyC2000–20042Zvolen, SVK
Jan LasakG2001–20032Zvolen, SVK
Jaroslav ObsutD2000–20022Presov, SVK
Vladimir MihalikD2008–20102Presov, SVK
Jozef CiernyLW1993–19941Zvolen, SVK
Martin StrbakD2003–20041Presov, SVK
Rastislav StanaG2003–20041Kosice, SVK
Stanislav GronRW2000–20011Bratislava, SVK

Birthplace as ESPN lists it for each player. Most seasons first.

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