2010 IIHF World Championship in Germany

In the Preliminary round, Slovakia is in the Group A playing in Cologne, Germany with:

  • Russia
  • Belarus
  • Kazakhstan

The game schedule of Slovakia is as follows:

Preliminary Round

  • Sunday, May 9, 20:15, Cologne – Slovakia (1) vs. Russia (3)
  • Tuesday, May 11, 20:15, Cologne – Belarus (2) vs. Slovakia (4)
  • Thursday, May 13, 20:15, Cologne – Kazakhstan (1) vs. Slovakia (5)
Rank Team Matches Wins PPW PPL Losses Score Points
1. Russia 3 3 0 0 0 10 : 3 9
2. Slovakia 3 2 0 0 1 10 : 6 6
3. Belarus 3 1 0 0 2 8 : 9 3
4. Kazakhstan 3 0 0 0 3 4 : 14 0

Qualification Round – Group E

  • Friday, May 14, 16:15, Cologne – Slovakia (0) vs. Denmark (6)
  • Monday, May 17, 16:15, Cologne – Finland (4) vs. Slovakia (2)
  • Tuesday, May 18, 16:15, Cologne – Slovakia (1) vs. Germany (2)
Rank Team Matches Wins PPW PPL Losses Score Points
1. Russia 5 5 0 0 0 20 : 5 15
2. Finland 5 3 0 0 2 9 : 11 9
3. Germany 5 2 0 1 2 8 : 8 7
4. Denmark 5 2 0 0 3 13 : 12 6
5. Belarus 5 1 1 0 3 7 : 11 5
6. Slovakia 5 1 0 0 4 8 : 18 3

Slovakia didn’t get to the Quarterfinals and ended on the 12th place. Czech Republic won over Russians in the finals 2:1 and Sweden has beaten Germany in the game for Bronze medal 3:1.

Slovak Hockey

History of Slovak hockey dates back to 1920 when the first Slovak hokey club was established in Košice. Very soon, more clubs were created in Bratislava, Banská Bystrica and Žilina. European championship was organized in High Tatras in 1925.

The Slovak national hockey team was created in 1993, after the breakup of Czechoslovakia and was required to start its international games in pool C. After 3 years Slovak players reached the best teams and started to play in pool A. Slovakia won its first silver medal in St. Peterburg, Russia in 2000. The biggest success was in 2002 when Slovakia won the World Championship in Goteborg, Sweden. Only a year later, the third missing (bronze) medal was reached.

World Championships record:

  • 1994 – Pool C winner
  • 1995 – Pool B winner
  • 1996 – 10th place
  • 1997 – 9th place
  • 1998 – 7th place
  • 1999 – 7th place
  • 2000 – Silver medal
  • 2001 – 7th place
  • 2002 – Gold medal
  • 2003 – Bronze medal
  • 2004 – 4th place
  • 2005 – 5th place
  • 2006 – 8th place
  • 2007 – 6th place
  • 2008 – 13th place
  • 2009 – 10th place
  • 2009 – 12th place

The best achievement in Olympics was in 2010, in Vancouver, Canada, where Slovakia ended on the 4th place.

Olympics record:

  • 1994 – 6th place
  • 1998 – 10th place
  • 2002 – 13th place
  • 2006 – 5th place
  • 2010 – 4th place

Most Famous Slovak Hockey Players

  • Jozef Golonka
  • Peter Bondra
  • Zdeno Chára
  • Pavol Demitra
  • Marián Gáborík
  • Michal Handzuš
  • Marcel Hossa
  • Marián Hossa
  • Vincent Lukáč
  • Vladimír Dzurilla
  • Stan Mikita
  • Igor Liba
  • Žigmund Pálffy
  • Miroslav Šatan
  • Anton Šťastný
  • Marián Šťastný
  • Peter Šťastný
  • Jozef Stümpel
  • Róbert Švehla
  • Ľubomír Višňovský
  • Richard Zedník