Slovak ice hockey team | Photo: hockeyslovakia.sk
Latvia’s men’s hockey team’s opponents in the World Championship, Slovakia, will also include the first pick of the 2022 National Hockey League (NHL) draft, Juraj Slafkovskis, and the second pick, Shimons Nemecs.
The 20-year-old Montreal Canadiens forward Slafkowski has appeared in all 82 games this NHL season, scoring 20 goals and 30 assists for a negative -19 efficiency rating. His peer, Nemec, had three accurate shots, 16 assists and a negative utility of -7 in 60 contests.
Defenseman Martin Feherváry of the Washington Capitals, as well as forwards Martin Pospišil of the Calgary Flames and Tomáš Tatar of the Seattle Kraken will also be part of Slovakia’s NHL roster this season.
Last year, in the world championship, which was held in Latvia and Finland, the Slovakian team remained in ninth place, failing to qualify for the elimination matches. This year, the world championship will take place in the Czech cities of Prague and Ostrava from May 10 to 26. The Slovak national team will be the opponent of the Latvian national team in subgroup B in Ostrava, where the USA, Germany, Sweden, France, Kazakhstan and Poland will also play.
Slovakia national team
Goalkeepers – Samuel Hlavajs (Plzen “Škoda”, Czech Republic), Stanislav Škorvanek (Mihalovce “Dukla”, Slovakia), Matejs Tomek (Litvinova “Verva”, Czech Republic);
Defenders – Peters Čereshnák (Dynamo Pardubice, Czech Republic), Martin Feherváry (Washington Capitals, NHL), František Gajdoš (Nitra, Slovakia), Andrejs Golians (Bratislava Slovan, Slovakia), Mario Grmans (Ridera Vitkovice ”, Czech Republic), Michal Ivan (Liberec “Bilee Tygrži”, Czech Republic), Patrick Koch (Takson “Roadrunners”, AHL), Shimon Nemetz (New Jersey “Devils”, NHL);
Attackers – Peters Cehlárik, Marek Hrivík (both – “Leksand”, Sweden), Lukas Cingel (Brno “Kometa”, Czech Republic), William Czaho, Marko Dano, Libor Hudáček (all – Tršinec “Ocelarži”, Czech Republic), Martins Faško-Rudaš (Liberecs “Bīlī Tygrži”, Czech Republic), Miloš Kelemens (Taksonas “Roadrunners”, AHL), Andrejs Kudrna, Matus Sukels (both – Litvinovas “Verva”, Czech Republic), Martins Pospišils (Calgary “Flames”, NHL), Pavols Regenda (San Diego Gulls, AHL), Juraj Slafkovskis (Montreal Canadiens, NHL), Tomáš Tatars (Seattle Kraken, NHL).
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