🇸🇰 SLOVAKIA (SVK) Men’s National Ice Hockey Team (1993-)
51 wins, 12 reigns, 60 games with IHLC – ranked 8th
IHLC last held 28 April 2018

Established out of the division of Czechoslovakia in 1992, the Slovak team was forced into Group C as a new squad in the World Championship stage. However, a chance exhibition game against France in 1993 led to Slovakia’s first IHLC win. Shockingly though, Slovakia managed to hold on to the IHLC for half a year, winning 18 straight (including wins over Canada, Russia and the United States) in their first ever reign, virtually unheard of in the modern era for emerging teams. Slovakia has continued to surprise, winning the 2002 World Championship and medalling at the 2022 Olympics, remarkably cracking the top ten in IHLC rankings in just over twenty years.
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🇸🇰 SLOVAKIA (SVK) Women’s National Ice Hockey Team (1995-)

The Slovak squad played in their first International Hockey Lineal Championship tilt at the 2010 Olympics, where they were crushed 18-0 by Canada, tied for the largest defeat in the history of Team Canada. While now in Division 1B, they will surely look to their male counterparts for inspiration in acting as spoilers on the world stage, en route to championship play, and potentially an IHLC title.
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🇸🇰 SLOVAKIA (SVK) Men’s Junior National Ice Hockey Team (1993-)
8 wins, 4 reigns, 8 games with IHLC – ranked 8th
current IHLC title holders (since 30 August 2026)

Slovakia quickly joined the Top Division of the World Championship after separating from Czechia during the 1993 World Championship, earning Bronze in just their fourth tournament in 1999. They won a second bronze in 2015 on the backs of a stunning goaltending performance from Denis Godla, have never been relegated since their promotion in 1996, and continue to always play the role of spoiler on the world stage, looking to make a larger impact in the coming years.
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