Slovakia's demise (and hopefully soon turnaround) has become a big interest of mine. While the nation may never reach the level of the past, there's some intriguing prospects on the way, especially in the 2022 and 2023 drafts.
In this thread, we'll discuss Slovaks currently signed by NHL teams. Below is what the situation looks like prior to the 2023/2024 season:
Contracted players (NHL, AHL, ECHL):
Free agents:
Drafted prospects:
In this thread, we'll discuss Slovaks currently signed by NHL teams. Below is what the situation looks like prior to the 2023/2024 season:
Contracted players (NHL, AHL, ECHL):
Pos | Name | Club | Born | Sho/Cat | Height | Weight | Salary & Term |
C | Martin Pospisil | 1999 | Left | 188 cm | 78 kg | $775k (2024 RFA) | |
W | Maxim Cajkovic | 2001 | Right | 182 cm | 91 kg | $850k (2024 RFA) | |
W | Martin Chromiak | 2002 | Right | 183 cm | 86 kg | $820k (2025 RFA) | |
W | Jakub Demek | 2003 | Left | 193 cm | 92 kg | $852k (2026 RFA) | |
W | Milos Kelemen | 1999 | Left | 188 cm | 95 kg | $818k (2024 RFA) | |
W | Pavol Regenda | 1999 | Left | 191 cm | 99 kg | $855k (2024 RFA) | |
W | Juraj Slafkovsky | 2004 | Left | 191 cm | 108 kg | $950k (2025 RFA) | |
W | Marian Studenic | 1998 | Left | 185 cm | 82 kg | $775k (2024 RFA) | |
W | Adam Sykora | 2004 | Left | 178 cm | 78 kg | $838 (2026 RFA) | |
W | Tomas Tatar | 1990 | Left | 179 cm | 78 kg | $1.5 mil (2024 UFA) | |
D | Erik Cernak | 1997 | Right | 192 cm | 102 kg | $5.2 mil (2031 UFA) | |
D | Martin Fehervary | 1999 | Left | 188 cm | 92 kg | $2.7 mil (2026 RFA) | |
D | Samuel Knazko | 2002 | Left | 186 cm | 86 kg | $848k (2025 RFA) | |
D | Patrik Koch | 1996 | Left | 186 cm | 86 kg | $848k (2024 UFA) | |
D | Simon Nemec | 2004 | Right | 185 cm | 86 kg | $918k (2026 RFA) |
Free agents:
Pos | Name | Club | Born | Sho/Cat | Height | Weight | Status |
G | Jaroslav Halak | 1985 | Left | 179 cm | 84 kg | UFA |
Drafted prospects:
Position | Name | Club | Drafted | Born | Sho/Cat | Height | Weight |
C | Dalibor Dvorsky | 1st round 2023 (#10) | 2005 | Left | 185 cm | 91 kg | |
C | Samuel Honzek | 1st round 2023 (#16) | 2004 | Left | 193 cm | 84 kg | |
C | Martin Misiak | 2nd round 2023 (#55) | 2004 | Lrft | 188 cm | 88 kg | |
C | Servac Petrovsky | 6th round 2022 (#185) | 2004 | Left | 181 cm | 85 kg | |
W | Alex Ciernik | 4th round 2023 (#120) | 2004 | Left | 179 cm | 81 kg | |
W | Maros Jedlicka | 7th round 2023 (#219) | 2002 | Left | 189 cm | 90 kg | |
W | Filip Mesar | 1st round 2022 (#26) | 2004 | Right | 178 cm | 80 kg | |
W | Juraj Pekarcik | 3rd round 2023 (#76) | 2005 | Left | 187 cm | 83 kg | |
W | Adam Zlnka | 7th round 2022 (#204) | 2004 | Right | 182 cm | 78 kg | |
D | Maxim Strbak | 2nd round 2023 (#45) | 2005 | Right | 187 cm | 93 kg | |
G | Adam Gajan | 2nd round 2023 (#35) | 2004 | Left | 191 cm | 82 kg |
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