Slovenia national ice hockey team
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The Slovenian national men's ice hockey team, also known as the Lynx (Slovene: Risi), is currently ranked 18th in the world by IIHF as of 2007. The team is controlled by the Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia. Slovenia has only 980 players (0.05% of its population) but has managed to join group A and play among the 16 best teams in the world. Their best ever record is 13th place. Their current coach is Mats Waltin
- First game: March 20, 1992 in Klagenfurt, Austria:
Austria 1-0 
Slovenia - Largest victory: March 15, 1993 in Ljubljana, Slovenia: Slovenia 29-0
South Africa - Largest defeat: April 28, 2003 in Tampere, Finland:
Finland 12-0 Slovenia
- Most points: Tomaz Vnuk, 171
- Most games: Robert Ciglenecki, 159
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[edit] 2008 World Championship team
- Head coach:
Mats Waltin [1]
[edit] Current top players
- Anže Kopitar
- Jan Mursak
- Tomas Razingar
- Robert Kristan
- Marcel Rodman
- David Rodman
- Ales Kranjc
[edit] Olympic Record
[edit] World Championship Record
- 1930-1992 - Did not participiate
- 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
