Peter Cehlarik, Leksands IF
Lukas Cingel, Brno Kometa*
Dalibor Dvorsky, St. Louis Blues
Libor Hudacek, Ocelari Trinec
Milos Kelemen, Dynamo Pardubice
Adam Liska, Severestal
Oliver Okuliar, Skelleftea AIK
Martin Pospisil, Calgary Flames
Pavol Regenda, San Jose Sharks
Adam Ruzicka, Moskva
Juraj Slafkovsky, Montreal Canadiens
Matus Sukel, Verva
Samuel Takac, Bratislava
Tomas Tatar, EV Zug
* – injury replacement for Marek Hrivik, Vitkovice Ridera
Offense will be built around Slafkovsky, the No. 1 pick in the 2022 NHL Draft. He had great success at the 2022 Beijing Olympics as a 17-year-old, winning bronze and being named the tournament MVP. There were no NHL players in Beijing, but that won’t make a big difference for Slovakia this time, especially when it comes to forwards, with Pospisil, Regenda and Dvorsky being the only others on an NHL roster. Tatar left the League after last season to play in Switzerland, yet he will likely be team captain. Coach Vladimir Orszagh will hope that players coming from European leagues, mostly the Czech Extraliga, can also make an impact.