Slovakia men's national junior ice hockey team

Slovakia

The Coat of arms of Slovakia is the badge used on the players jerseys.
Association	Slovak Ice Hockey Federation
General Manager	Roman Ulehla
Head coach	Ernest Bokroš
Assistants	Igor Andrejkovič Norbert Javorčík Rudolf Jurčenko
Captain	Christian Jaroš
Most points	Richard Pánik (23)
Home stadium	Zimný štadión Vladimíra Dzurillu, Bratislava
IIHF code	SVK
Team colors
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First international
Slovakia 6 – 4 Kazakhstan (Nové Zámky, Slovakia; November 1, 1993)
Biggest win
Slovakia 22 – 0 Denmark (Esbjerg, Denmark; January 1, 1994)
Biggest defeat
Sweden 9 – 1 Slovakia (Calgary, Alberta, Canada; December 30, 2011) Canada 8 – 0 Slovakia (Montreal, Quebec, Canada; December 26, 2014)
IIHF World U20 Championship
Appearances	23 (first in 1994)
Best result	3rd (1999, 2015)
International record (W–L–T)
52–66–9

Medal record
IIHF World U20 Championship
	1999 Canada	Slovakia
	2015 Canada	Slovakia

The Slovak men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Slovakia. The team represents Slovakia at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World U20 Championship.

2016 roster

Roster for the 2016 World Junior Championships:

• Head coach: Ernest Bokroš

Pos.	No.	Player	Team	NHL Rights
GK	1	Dávid Hrenák	HK Orange 20	Draft Eligible 2016
GK	2	Stanislav Škorvánek	HK Orange 20	Undrafted
GK	30	Adam Húska	Green Bay Gamblers	New York Rangers
D	3	Adrián Sloboda	HK Orange 20	Undrafted
D	5	Matej Moravčík	HK Orange 20	Undrafted
D	6	Patrik Koch	HK Orange 20	Undrafted
D	7	Ladislav Romančík	Södertälje SK	Undrafted
D	13	Samuel Ivanič	HK Orange 20	Undrafted
D	14	Erik Černák - A	Erie Otters	Los Angeles Kings
D	16	Patrik Maier	Kamloops Blazers	Undrafted
D	26	Christián Jaroš - C	Lulea HF	Ottawa Senators
F	8	Matej Paločko	Bílí Tygři Liberec	Undrafted
F	9	Juraj Šiška	HK Orange 20	Undrafted
F	10	Dominik Briestenský	HK Orange 20	Undrafted
F	11	Radovan Bondra	Vancouver Giants	Chicago Blackhawks
F	12	Juraj Milý	HK Orange 20	Undrafted
F	15	Jozef Huňa	Bílí Tygři Liberec	Undrafted
F	17	Maroš Surový	HK Orange 20	Undrafted
F	18	Boris Sádecký	HK Orange 20	Draft Eligible 2016
F	19	Matúš Sukeľ - A	HK Orange 20	Undrafted
F	22	Kristián Pospíšil	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	Undrafted
F	23	Lukáš Hrušík	HK Orange 20	Undrafted
F	27	Filip Lešťan	HV 71	Draft Eligible 2016

2015 roster

Roster for the 2015 World Junior Championships:

Pos.	No.	Player	Team
GK	1	Daniel Gibl	Barrie Colts
GK	2	Dávid Okoličány	HK Orange 20
GK	30	Denis Godla	HK Orange 20
D	4	Mislav Rosandič	HC ’05 Banská Bystrica
D	5	Marco Hochel	HK Orange 20
D	7	Dominik Jendroľ	HK Orange 20
D	11	Matúš Holenda	HK Orange 20
D	14	Erik Černák	HC Košice
D	15	Patrik Bačik	HK Orange 20
D	18	Branislav Pavúk	HK Orange 20
D	26	Christián Jaroš	Luleå HF
F	8	Patrik Koyš	HK Orange 20
F	9	Samuel Petráš	HK Orange 20
F	10	Martin Réway	HC Sparta Praha
F	12	Dominik Rehák	HK Orange 20
F	13	Radovan Bondra	HK Orange 20
F	16	Róbert Lantoši	VIK Västerås HK
F	19	Matúš Sukeľ	HK Orange 20
F	21	Dávid Šoltés	Prince George Cougars
F	22	Peter Cehlárik	Luleå HF
F	27	Michal Kabáč	HK Orange 20
F	28	Pavol Skalický	HK Orange 20
F	29	Matej Paulovič	Muskegon Lumberjacks

Past World Championship results

Year	Location	Result	Coach
1994, Pool C	Denmark (Esbjerg, Odense)	1st, Promoted to Pool B	Július Šupler
1995, Pool B	France (Rouen, Caen, Louviers, Le Havre)	2nd, Promoted to Pool A	Dušan Žiška
1996	US (Boston)	7th	František Hossa
1997	Switzerland (Geneva, Morges)	6th	František Hossa
1998	Finland (Helsinki, Hämeenlinna)	9th	Dušan Žiška
1999	Canada (Winnipeg)	Bronze medal	Ján Filc
2000	Sweden (Umeå, Skellefteå)	9th	Dušan Žiška
2001	Russia (Moscow, Podolsk)	8th	Ján Selvek
2002	Czech Republic (Pardubice, Hradec Králové)	8th	Július Šupler
2003	Canada (Halifax, Sydney)	5th	Róbert Spišák
2004	Finland (Helsinki, Hämeenlinna)	6th	Jozef Frühauf
2005	US (Grand Forks, Thief River Falls)	7th	Dušan Gregor
2006	Canada (Vancouver, Kelowna, Kamloops)	8th	Branislav Šajban
2007	Sweden (Leksand, Mora)	8th	Ján Jaško
2008	Czech Republic (Pardubice, Liberec)	7th	Štefan Mikeš
2009	Canada (Ottawa)	4th	Štefan Mikeš
2010	Canada (Saskatoon, Regina)	8th	Štefan Mikeš
2011	US (Buffalo, Niagara)	8th	Štefan Mikeš
2012	Canada (Calgary, Edmonton)	6th	Ernest Bokroš
2013	Russia (Ufa)	8th	Ernest Bokroš
2014	Sweden (Malmö)	8th	Ernest Bokroš
2015	Canada (Toronto, Montreal)	Bronze medal	Ernest Bokroš
2016	Sweden (Helsinki)	7th	Ernest Bokroš

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Slovakia battles Switzerland at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.