Slovenia men's national ice hockey team
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| Nickname(s) | Risi (The Lynxes) |
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| Association | Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia |
| Head coach | Matjaž Kopitar[1] |
| Assistants | Nik Zupančič[1] |
| Captain | Tomaž Razingar |
| Most games | Tomaž Razingar (192) |
| Most points | Tomaž Vnuk (171) |
| IIHF code | SLO |
| IIHF ranking |
14  |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 12 (2014) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 19 (2010) |
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| First international | |
 Austria 1–0 Slovenia  (Klagenfurt, Austria; 20 March 1992) | |
| Biggest win | |
Slovenia 29–0 South Africa  (Ljubljana, Slovenia; 15 March 1993) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Finland 12–0 Slovenia (Tampere, Finland; 28 April 2003) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 22 (first in 1993) |
| Best result | 13th (2002, 2005) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2014) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 132–127–33 | |
The Slovenian men's national ice hockey team, also known as The Lynxes (Slovene: Risi), is currently ranked 14th in the world by IIHF as of the 2011 IIHF World Ranking. The team is controlled by the Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia. Slovenia has only 943 players (the second lowest after Lithuania in the top 25 world rankings). Their best ever record is 13th place and highest ranking is 12th. Their current coach is Matjaž Kopitar, father of the NHL player Anže Kopitar.
The national junior team has never played in the Championship division; the only country in the top 22 of world rankings. 5 players from Slovenia have been drafted into the NHL since 1980. Anže Kopitar and Jan Muršak have played in the league.[2]
Tournament record
Olympic Games
- 1920–1960 – Did not participate
- 1964–1988 – Participated as part of Yugoslavia[3]
- 2014 – Finished in 7th place
World Championship
- 1930–1992 – Did not participate (part of Yugoslavia)
- 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
- 2009 – Finished in 19th place (2nd in Division I, Group A)
- 2010 – Finished in 18th place (won Division I, Group B)
- 2011 – Finished in 16th place
- 2012 – Finished in 17th place (won Division I, Group A)
- 2013 – Finished in 16th place
- 2014 – Finished in 17th place (won Division I, Group A)
- 2015 –
Team
2014 Winter Olympics
The following is the Slovenian roster in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2014 Winter Olympics.[4][5]
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Birthplace | 2013–14 team |
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| 1 | G | Hocevar, AndrejAndrej Hočevar | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 21 November 1984 | Ljubljana |  Dauphins d'Épinal (FRA) |
| 4 | D | Tavzelj, AndrejAndrej Tavželj | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 14 March 1984 | Jesenice | Dragons de Rouen (FRA) |
| 7 | D | Pretnar, KlemenKlemen Pretnar | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 31 August 1986 | Bled | VSV (AUT) |
| 8 | F | Jeglic, ZigaŽiga Jeglič | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 24 February 1988 | Kranj |  Ingolstadt (DEL) |
| 9 | F | Razingar, TomazTomaž Razingar – C | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 25 April 1979 | Jesenice |  Troja/Ljungby (SWE-2) |
| 11 | F | Kopitar, AnzeAnže Kopitar – A | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | 103 kg (227 lb) | 24 August 1987 | Jesenice |  Los Angeles Kings (NHL) |
| 12 | F | Rodman, DavidDavid Rodman | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 10 September 1983 | Jesenice | Oskarshamn (SWE-2) |
| 14 | D | Podlipnik, MaticMatic Podlipnik | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 9 August 1992 | Jesenice |  Dukla Jihlava (CZE-2) |
| 15 | D | Gregorc, BlazBlaž Gregorc | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 18 January 1990 | Jesenice | Pardubice (CZE) |
| 16 | F | Music, AlesAleš Mušič | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 28 June 1982 | Ljubljana | Olimpija Ljubljana (AUT) |
| 17 | D | Pavlin, ZigaŽiga Pavlin | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 30 April 1985 | Kranj | Troja/Ljungby (SWE-2) |
| 19 | F | Pance, ZigaŽiga Pance | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 1 January 1989 | Ljubljana |  Bolzano-Bozen Foxes (AUT) |
| 22 | F | Rodman, MarcelMarcel Rodman – A | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 25 September 1981 | Jesenice | Schwenninger Wild Wings (DEL) |
| 24 | F | Ticar, RokRok Tičar | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 3 May 1989 | Jesenice | Kölner Haie (DEL) |
| 26 | F | Urbas, JanJan Urbas | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 26 January 1989 | Ljubljana | Red Bull München (DEL) |
| 28 | D | Kranjc, AlesAleš Kranjc | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 29 July 1981 | Jesenice | Kölner Haie (DEL) |
| 33 | G | Kristan, RobertRobert Kristan | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 4 April 1983 | Jesenice |  Nitra (SVK) |
| 39 | F | Mursak, JanJan Muršak | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 20 January 1988 | Maribor |  CSKA Moscow (KHL) |
| 40 | G | Gracnar, LukaLuka Gračnar | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 31 October 1993 | Jesenice | Red Bull Salzburg (AUT) |
| 51 | D | Robar, MitjaMitja Robar | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 4 January 1983 | Maribor | Krefeld Pinguine (DEL) |
| 55 | F | Sabolic, RobertRobert Sabolič | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 18 September 1988 | Jesenice | Ingolstadt (DEL) |
| 71 | F | Golicic, BostjanBostjan Goličič | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 12 June 1989 | Kranj | Diables Rouges de Briançon (FRA) |
| 86 | D | Kovacevic, SabahudinSabahudin Kovačevič | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 26 February 1986 | Jesenice |  Saryarka Karagandy (VHL) |
| 91 | F | Verlič, MihaMiha Verlič | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 21 August 1991 | Maribor | Olimpija Ljubljana (AUT) |
| 92 | F | Kuralt, AnžeAnže Kuralt | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 31 October 1991 | Kranj | Dauphins d'Épinal (FRA) |
Coaching history
- Rudi Hiti (1992–1994)
- Vladimir Krikunov (1995–1996)
- Pavle Kavčič (1997–1999)
- Rudi Hiti (2000)
- Matjaž Sekelj (2001–2003)
- Kari Savolainen (2004–2005)
- František Výborný (2006)
- Ted Sator (2007)
- Mats Waltin (2008)
- John Harrington (2009–2010)
- Matjaž Kopitar (2011–)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Harrington odhaja, Kopitar prihaja" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 12 December 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ↑ "Elite Prospects - Player Search". Elite Prospects.
- ↑ "Del gibanja že v Chamonixu" (in Slovenian). Siol. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ↑ "Czech, Swiss and Slovenian Olympic rosters". USA Today.
- ↑ Team Roster Slovenia
External links
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- Official website (Slovene)
- IIHF profile
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