Slovakia announced its roster for the upcoming Olympic men’s hockey tournament, with some bright young NHL stars headlining the group.
Montreal Canadiens forward Juraj Slafkovsky and New Jersey Devils defenceman Simon Nemec headline the team in the midst of career years. Slafkovsky, the first-overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, is on pace to set new personal bests in scoring with 15 goals and 33 points through 43 games.
Nemec, the second-overall pick in 2022, has already set a new career high with seven goals and, with 18 points, he is one point away from tying his career-best mark in scoring (19).
Slovakia is in Group B at the tournament with Sweden, Finland and host Italy. The Slovaks open the tournament against Finland on Feb. 11.
Below is the full roster for Team Slovakia for the men’s hockey tournament. You can keep up with all rosters from the tournament as they are announced here.
Forwards
Peter Cehlarik
Dalibor Dvorsky (St. Louis Blues)
Marek Hrivik
Libor Hudacek
Milos Kelemen
Adam Liska
Oliver Okuliar
Martin Pospisil (Calgary Flames)
Pavol Regenda (San Jose Sharks)
Adam Ruzicka
Juraj Slafkovsky (Montreal Canadiens)
Matus Sukel
Samuel Takac
Tomas Tatar
Defence
Peter Ceresnak
Erik Cernak (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Martin Fehervary (Washington Capitals)
Martin Gernat
Michal Ivan
Patrik Koch
Martin Marincin
Simon Nemec (New Jersey Devils)
Goaltenders
Samuel Hlavaj
Adam Gajan
Stanislav Skorvanek