SLOVAKIA

P

Player

DOB

Club

G

Peter Budaj

18.09.1982

Colorado Avalanche, NHL

G

Jaroslav Halak

13.05.1985

Montreal Canadiens, NHL

G

Rastislav Stana

10.01.1980

Severstal Cherepovets, RUS

D

Zdeno Chara

18.03.1977

Boston Bruins, NHL

D

Milan Jurcina

07.06.1983

Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL

D

Richard Lintner

15.11.1977

Dynamo Minsk, BLR/KHL

D

Andrej Meszaros

13.10.1985

Tampa Bay Lightning, NHL

D

Andrej Sekera

08.06.1986

Buffalo Sabres, NHL

D

Martin Strbak

15.01.1975

MVD Balashikha, RUS

D

Lubomir Visnovsky

11.08.1976

Edmonton Oilers, NHL

F

Lubos Bartecko

14.07.1976

SC Bern, SUI

F

Martin Cibak

17.05.1980

Spartak Moscow, RUS

F

Pavol Demitra

29.11.1974

Vancouver Canucks, NHL

F

Marian Gaborik

14.02.1982

New York Rangers, NHL

F

Michal Handzus

11.03.1977

Los Angeles Kings, NHL

F

Marcel Hossa

12.10.1981

Dinamo Riga, LAT/KHL

F

Marian Hossa

12.01.1979

Chicago Blackhawks, NHL

F

Tomas Kopecky

05.02.1982

Chicago Blackhawks, NHL

F

Zigmund Palffy

05.05.1972

HK 36 Skalica

F

Branko Radivojevic

24.11.1980

Spartak Moscow, RUS

F

Miroslav Satan

22.10.1974

Boston Bruins, NHL

F

Jozef Stümpel

20.07.1972

Barys Astana, KAZ/KHL

F

Richard Zednik

06.01.1976

Lokomotiv Jaroslavl, RUS

• 21 players come from two leagues: 13 from the NHL and 8 from the KHL. One player comes from a Swiss club. Zigmund Palffy is the only player from the Slovak Extraliga.
• Only two NHL players were not added to the roster: Marek Svatos and Boris Valabik.
• Miroslav Satan and Lubomir Visnovsky will play their fourth Olympic Games in Vancouver. For Lubos Bartecko, Pavol Demitra, Marian Hossa and Jozef Stümpel, it will be the third Olympics.
• Defenceman Martin Strbak has played the most games for the national team (146), while Miroslav Satan has scored the most goals (70).
• Chicago forward Tomas Kopecky has never played for the men?s national team before. The last time he represented Slovakia was in the 2002 World U20 Championship.
• Eight players on the roster won the 2002 World Championship in Sweden: Rastislav Stana,  Richard Lintner, Martin Strbak, Lubomir Visnovsky, Lubos Bartecko, Zigmund Palffy, and Josef Stümpel.