List of Slovaks in the NHL

The following is a list of all Slovak ice hockey players who played or are playing in the National Hockey League (NHL). It is sorted by all-time points scored.

Since the 1958–59 season, 66 Slovak forwards and defencemen have played at least one game in the NHL. Also, four goalies native to Slovakia have appeared in games.

At the top of this list, there is the unranked position of Stan Mikita. Stan Mikita was born in Slovakia, but left at the age of eight. He learned to play hockey in Canada and represented Canada internationally, so his first place may be disputed by some sources. All other players started their pro-careers in Europe.

Active players currently playing in the NHL are in bold.

Contents

All-time scoring leaders

Player Team(s) Season(s) GP Gls Ast Pts
1 Stan Mikita Blackhawks 1958–1980 1394 541 926 1467
2 Peter Stastny Nordiques, Devils, Blues 1980–1995 977 450 789 1239
3 Peter Bondra Capitals, Senators, Thrashers, Blackhawks 1990–2007 1081 503 389 892
4 Marian Hossa Senators, Thrashers, Penguins, Red Wings, Blackhawks 1997–2011 897 388 439 827
5 Pavol Demitra Senators, Blues, Kings, Wild, Canucks 1993–2010 847 304 464 768
6 Miroslav Satan Oilers, Sabres, Islanders, Penguins, Bruins 1995–2010 1050 363 372 735
7 Zigmund Palffy Islanders, Kings, Penguins 1993–2006 684 329 384 713
8 Jozef Stumpel Bruins, Kings, Panthers 1991–2008 957 196 481 677
9 Anton Stastny Nordiques 1980–1989 650 252 384 636
10 Marian Gaborik Wild, Rangers 2000–2011 640 283 288 571
11 Michal Handzus Blues, Coyotes, Flyers, Blackhawks, Kings, Sharks 1998–2011 844 172 263 435
12 Lubomir Visnovsky Kings, Oilers, Ducks 2000–2011 703 111 312 423
13 Zdeno Chara Islanders, Senators, Bruins 1997–2011 928 125 282 407
14 Richard Zednik Capitals, Islanders, Canadiens, Panthers 1995–2009 745 200 179 379
15 Robert Svehla Panthers, Maple Leafs 1994–2003 655 68 267 335
16 Ladislav Nagy Blues, Coyotes, Stars, Kings 1999–2008 435 115 196 311
17 Marian Stastny Nordiques, Maple Leafs 1981–1986 322 121 173 294
18 Peter Ihnacak Maple Leafs 1982–1990 417 102 165 267
19 Zdeno Ciger Devils, Oilers, Rangers, Lightning 1990–1996, 2001–02 352 94 134 228
20 Andrej Meszaros Senators, Lightning 2005–2011 460 42 133 175
21 Marek Svatos Avalanche 2003–2011 344 100 72 172
22 Branko Radivojevic Coyotes, Flyers, Wild 2001–2008 393 52 68 120
23 Vladimir Orszagh Islanders, Predators, Blues 1997–2000, 2001–2006 289 54 65 119
24 Lubos Bartecko Blues, Thrashers 1998–2003 257 46 65 111
25 Juraj Kolnik Islanders, Panthers 2000–2007 240 46 49 95
26 Tomas Kopecky Red Wings, Blackhawks, Panthers 2005–11 338 37 58 95
27 Ronald Petrovicky Flames, Rangers, Thrashers 2000–2007 342 41 51 92
28 Lubomir Sekeras Wild, Stars 2000–2004 213 18 53 71
29 Radoslav Suchy Coyotes, Blue Jackets 1999–2006 451 14 57 71
30 Milan Jurcina Bruins, Capitals 2005–11 365 19 51 70
31 Andrej Sekera Sabres 2007–11 233 12 55 67
32 Robert Petrovicky Whalers, Stars, Blues, Lightning, Islanders 1992–1997, 1998–2001 208 27 38 65
33 Marcel Hossa Canadiens, Rangers Coyotes 2001–2008 237 31 30 61
34 Tomas Surovy Penguins 2002–2006 126 27 32 59
35 Radovan Somik Flyers 2002–2004 113 12 20 32
36 Ivan Majesky Panthers, Thrashers, Capitals 2002–2006 202 8 23 31
37 Marian Cisar Predators 1999–2002 73 13 17 30
38 Ivan Ciernik Senators, Capitals 1997–98, 2000–2004 90 12 14 26
39 Igor Liba Rangers, Kings 1988–89 37 7 18 25
40 Branislav Mezei Islanders, Panthers 2000–2008 240 5 19 24
41 Martin Cibak Lightning 2001–02, 2003–2006 154 5 18 23
42 Richard Lintner Predators, Rangers, Penguins 1999–2001, 2002–03 112 8 12 20
43 Miroslav Ihnacak Maple Leafs, Red Wings 1985–1987, 1988–89 56 8 9 17
44 Milan Bartovic Sabres, Blackhawks 2002–2004, 2005–06 50 3 14 17
45 Stefan Ruzicka Flyers 2005–07 55 4 13 17
46 Martin Strbak Kings, Penguins 2003–04 49 5 11 16
47 Robert Dome Penguins, Flames 1997–98, 1999–00, 2002–03 53 7 7 14
48 Dusan Pasek North Stars 1988–89 48 4 10 14
49 Jiri Bicek Devils 2000–2004 62 6 7 13
50 Peter Sejna Blues 2002–2007 49 7 4 11
51 Peter Olvecky Wild, Predators 2008–2010 32 2 5 7
52 Boris Valábik Thrashers, | Pens 2007–2011 80 0 7 7
53 Peter Bartos Wild 2000–01 13 4 2 6
54 Peter Smrek Blues, Rangers, Predators 2000–2002 28 2 4 6
55 Jozef Balej Canadiens, Rangers, Canucks 2003–2006 18 1 5 6
56 Andrej Nedorost Blue Jackets 2001–2004 28 2 3 5
57 Kristian Kudroc Lightning, Panthers 2000–2002, 2003–04 26 2 2 4
58 Miroslav Zálešák Sharks 2002–2004 12 1 2 3
59 Vladimir Mihalik Lightning 2008–2010 15 0 3 3
60 Lubomir Vaic Canucks 1997–98, 1999–00 9 1 1 2
61 Jergus Baca Whalers 1990–1992 10 0 2 2
62 Tomas Malec Hurricanes, Senators 2002–2007 46 0 2 2
63 Andrej Podkonicky Panthers, Capitals 2000–01, 2003–04 8 1 0 1
64 Roman Tvrdon Capitals 2003–04 9 0 1 1
65 Ivan Droppa Blackhawks 1993–94, 1995–96 19 0 1 1
66 Ivan Baranka Rangers 2007–08 1 0 1 1
67 Stanislav Gron Devils 2000–01 1 0 0 0
68 Jozef Cierny Oilers 1993–94 1 0 0 0
69 Jaroslav Obsut Blues, Avalanche 2000–2002 7 0 0 0
70 Ladislav Karabin Penguins 1993–94 9 0 0 0
71 Tomáš Tatar Red Wings 2010–11 9 1 0 1
72 Radoslav Hecl Sabres 2002–03 14 0 0 0
73 Mário Bližňák Canucks 2009–11 6 1 0 1

Statistics are correct as of the conclusion of the 2009–10 season

Goalies

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