🇸🇮 SLOVENIA (SLO) Men’s National Ice Hockey Team (1992-)

A newcomer to the world stage, the Slovenian national team first competed for the IHLC in 2003 – however, it was not until a pair of major wins at the 2014 Olympics that the Risi grabbed the world’s attention, led by NHL star (and only Slovene NHLer) Anže Kopitar. Slovenia nearly won the IHLC only seven years after their first game, dropping a 3-2 shootout heartbreaker to Denmark to remain IHLC-less. Slovenia is beginning now to compete more regularly in the top pool of the World Championship, and look for them to break their IHLC winless streak very, very soon.

IHLC GAMES
Total IHLC Games Played: 8
First IHLC Game: 12-0 loss vs. 🇫🇮 FIN, 28 Apr 2003
Latest IHLC Game: 7-0 loss vs. 🇨🇭 SUI, 13 May 2023
Closest IHLC Game: 3-2 loss vs. 🇩🇰 DEN (SO), 13 Nov 2010
Largest IHLC Defeat: 12-0 loss vs. 🇫🇮 FIN, 28 Apr 2003

IHLC HOSTING
IHLC Games Hosted: 0
First Game Hosted: n/a
Latest Game Hosted: n/a
Major Tournaments Hosted: none

MAJOR TOURNAMENT RECORDS
Best IIHF World Championship Result: 13th (2: 2002, 2005)
Best Olympic Games Result: 7th (1: 2014)
Best Canada / World Cup Result: n/a

COMPETITIVE IHLC RECORDS
🇨🇦 CANADA: 0 wins, 1 loss
🇩🇰 DENMARK: 0 wins, 1 loss
🇫🇮 FINLAND: 0 wins, 2 losses
🇳🇴 NORWAY: 0 wins, 1 loss
🇨🇭 SWITZERLAND: 0 wins, 2 losses
🇺🇸 UNITED STATES: 0 wins, 1 loss

COMPLETE IHLC HISTORY
01. 🇫🇮 FIN 12-0 SLO 🇸🇮 – 28 Apr 2003 – WC – Tampere 🇫🇮
02. 🇺🇸 USA 7-0 SLO 🇸🇮 – 01 May 2005 – WC – Innsbruck 🇦🇹
03. 🇫🇮 FIN 5-3 SLO 🇸🇮 – 05 May 2006 – WC – Rīga 🇱🇻
04. 🇳🇴 NOR 3-1 SLO 🇸🇮 – 11 Nov 2010 – PC – Gomel 🇧🇾
05. 🇩🇰 DEN 3-2 SLO 🇸🇮 (SO) – 13 Nov 2010 – PC – Gomel 🇧🇾
06. 🇨🇭 SUI 7-1 SLO 🇸🇮 – 08 May 2013 – WC – Stockholm 🇸🇪
07. 🇨🇦 CAN 7-2 SLO 🇸🇮 – 07 May 2017 – WC – Paris 🇫🇷
08. 🇨🇭 SUI 7-0 SLO 🇸🇮 – 13 May 2023 – WC – Rīga 🇱🇻

Photo Credit: Los Angeles Kings – IIHF – HHOF – IOC