Slovenia men's national ice hockey team

Before Slovenia's independence, Slovenian hockey players played for the Yugoslavia national team. From 1939, when Yugoslavia took part in its first World Championship, to 1991, when the country disintegrated, 91% of all Yugoslav national team members were Slovenes, including the entire squad that represented Yugoslavia at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. Slovenia declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, and joined the International Ice Hockey Federation the following year. They first played as an independent nation at the 1993 World Championship, hosting the Group C tournament, the lowest tier. They played in the elite division for the first time in 2002, and at their first Winter Olympics in 2014. ==Tournament record==

Olympic Games World Championship ==Team==

Current roster Roster for the 2025 IIHF World Championship. Head coach: Edo Terglav Coaching history • Rudi Hiti (1992–1995) • Vladimir Krikunov (1995–1996) • Pavle Kavčič (1996–1999) • Rudi Hiti (1999–2000) • Matjaž Sekelj (2001–2003) • Kari Savolainen (2003–2005) • František Výborný (2005–2006) • Ted Sator (2006–2007) • Mats Waltin (2007–2008) • John Harrington (2009–2010) • Matjaž Kopitar (2010–2015) • Nik Zupančič (2015–2017) • Kari Savolainen (2017–2018) • Matjaž Kopitar (2019–2023) • Edo Terglav (2023–present) NHL entry draft champion Anže Kopitar at the 2008 World Championship Players from Slovenia selected in the NHL entry draft. ==References==