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 | Nik Zupančič |
| Most games | Tomaž Razingar (212) |
| 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 .svg.png){kind=small} (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) |
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.
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.[1]
Tournament record
Olympic Games
- 1964–1988 – Participated as part of Yugoslavia[2]
- 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 – Finished in 16th place
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2015 IIHF World Championship.[3]
Head coach: Matjaž Kopitar
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
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| 4 | D | Tavželj, AndrejAndrej Tavželj | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 14 March 1984 (aged 31) |  Toros Neftekamsk |
| 7 | D | Pretnar, KlemenKlemen Pretnar | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 31 August 1986 (aged 28) | EC VSV |
| 8 | F | Jeglič, ŽigaŽiga Jeglič | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 24 February 1988 (aged 27) |  HC Slovan Bratislava |
| 9 | F | Razingar, TomažTomaž Razingar – C | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 25 April 1979 (aged 36) | HK Dukla Trenčín |
| 11 | F | Kopitar, AnžeAnže Kopitar – A | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 24 August 1987 (aged 27) |  Los Angeles Kings |
| 14 | D | Štebih, MihaMiha Štebih | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 7 April 1992 (aged 23) |  HC Dukla Jihlava |
| 15 | D | Gregorc, BlažBlaž Gregorc | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 18 January 1990 (aged 25) | HC Pardubice |
| 16 | F | Mušič, AlešAleš Mušič | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 28 June 1982 (aged 32) | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana |
| 17 | D | Pavlin, ŽigaŽiga Pavlin | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 30 April 1985 (aged 30) |  AIK IF |
| 18 | F | Ograjenšek, KenKen Ograjenšek | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 30 August 1991 (aged 23) |  Gamyo Épinal |
| 19 | F | Pance, ŽigaŽiga Pance | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 1 January 1989 (aged 26) |  HCB South Tyrol |
| 22 | F | Rodman, MarcelMarcel Rodman – A | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 25 September 1981 (aged 33) | EC KAC |
| 23 | D | Vidmar, LukaLuka Vidmar | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 17 May 1986 (aged 28) | BK Mladá Boleslav |
| 24 | F | Tičar, RokRok Tičar | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 3 May 1989 (aged 25) | HC Slovan Bratislava |
| 26 | F | Urbas, JanJan Urbas | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 26 January 1989 (aged 26) | VIK Västerås HK |
| 28 | D | Kranjc, AlešAleš Kranjc | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 29 July 1981 (aged 33) | Södertälje SK |
| 32 | G | Krošelj, GašperGašper Krošelj | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 9 February 1987 (aged 28) | IK Oskarshamn |
| 33 | G | Kristan, RobertRobert Kristan | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 4 April 1983 (aged 32) | HC Pardubice |
| 39 | F | Muršak, JanJan Muršak | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 20 January 1988 (aged 27) | HC CSKA Moscow |
| 40 | G | Gračnar, LukaLuka Gračnar | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 31 October 1993 (aged 21) | EC Red Bull Salzburg |
| 51 | D | Robar, MitjaMitja Robar | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 4 January 1983 (aged 32) | BK Mladá Boleslav |
| 55 | F | Sabolič, RobertRobert Sabolič | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 18 September 1988 (aged 26) | HC Sparta Praha |
| 71 | F | Goličič, BostjanBostjan Goličič | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 12 June 1989 (aged 25) | Rapaces de Gap |
| 86 | D | Kovačevič, SabahudinSabahudin Kovačevič | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 26 February 1986 (aged 29) | Graz 99ers |
| 91 | F | Verlič, MihaMiha Verlič | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 21 August 1991 (aged 23) | Graz 99ers |
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 (2011–2015)
- Nik Zupančič (2015–)
References
- ↑ "Elite Prospects - Player Search". Elite Prospects.
- ↑ "Del gibanja že v Chamonixu" (in Slovenian). Siol. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ↑ 2015 Roster
External links
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- Official website (Slovene)
- IIHF profile
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