Slovakia men's national under-18 ice hockey team

Slovakia
Nickname(s)Repre, Chlapci (Boys), Naši chlapci (Our Boys)
AssociationSlovak Ice Hockey Federation
Head coachMartin Dendis
AssistantsMichal Dostál
Andrej Kmeč
Team colors     
IIHF codeSVK
First international
  5–2 Ukraine 
(Riga, Latvia; March 1993)
Biggest win
  39–0 Bulgaria 
(Riga, Latvia; March 1993)
Biggest defeat
  0–10 United States 
(Lucerne, Switzerland; 17 April 2015)
  4–14 Canada 
(Trenčín, Slovakia; 1 August 2023)
IIHF World U18 Championship
Appearances16 (first in 1999)
Best result Silver: 1 – 2003
Medal record
World U18 Championships
2003 Russia
1999 Germany
Hlinka Gretzky Cup
2021 Slovakia/Czech Republic
1997 Czech Republic
1998 Slovakia

The Slovakia men's national under-18 ice hockey team is the men's national under-18 ice hockey team of Slovakia. The team is controlled by the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The team represents Slovakia at the IIHF World U18 Championships. The team also competes in The Slovak 1. Liga, the second tier of Slovak hockey pyramid, as a preparation for the World U18 Championship.[1]

International competitions

IIHF European U18 Championships

Lower divisions

Division Tournament GP W T L GF GA Finish Rank
C 1993 Riga 6 4 0 1 54 6 Final Round 2nd
C 1994 Bled 5 5 0 0 111 14 Winner, Promoted 1st
B 1995 Senica / Skalica 5 5 0 0 58 3 Winner, Promoted 1st

Top division

Tournament GP W T L GF GA Finish Rank
1996 Ufa 5 1 0 4 17 24 Placing Round 7th
1997 Znojmo / Třebíč 6 1 0 5 14 28 Final Round 6th
1998 Mora / Malung 6 1 0 5 15 21 Final Round 6th

IIHF World U18 Championships

Top division

Tournament GP W OW T OL L GF GA Finish Rank
1999 Füssen / Kaufbeuren 8 5 0 2 26 17 Final Group
2000 Kloten / Weinfelden 6 2 1 2 0 1 16 16 5th Place Game 5th
2001 Heinola / Helsinki / Lahti 6 1 4 1 19 24 Relegation Group 8th
2002 Piešťany / Trnava 8 3 0 5 18 25 Relegation Group 8th
2003 Yaroslavl 7 5 0 0 0 2 22 14 Final
2004 Minsk 6 1 0 3 0 2 18 15 5th Place Game 6th
2005 České Budějovice / Plzeň 5 2 0 0 0 3 9 14 Quarterfinals 6th
2006 Ängelholm / Halmstad 6 1 0 4 13 19 Relegation Group 7th
2007 Tampere / Rauma 6 3 0 1 2 15 18 5th Place Game 5h
2008 Kazan 6 2 0 1 2 22 22 Relegation Group 7th
2009 Fargo 6 2 0 1 3 15 35 Relegation Group 7th
2010 Minsk / Babruysk 6 2 0 0 4 17 20 Relegation Group 8th
2011 Crimmitschau / Dresden 6 1 0 0 5 14 29 Relegated 10th
2012 Brno, Znojmo and Břeclav Playing in lower division
2013 Sochi 6 2 0 0 4 15 23 Relegation Round 9th
2014 Lappeenranta / Imatra 5 1 0 1 3 11 18 Quarterfinals 8th
2015 Zug / Lucerne 5 1 1 0 3 9 21 Quarterfinals 7th
2016 Grand Forks 5 2 0 0 3 14 21 Quarterfinals 5th
2017 Poprad / Spišská Nová Ves 5 2 0 2 1 15 13 Quarterfinals 6th
2018 Chelyabinsk / Magnitogorsk 5 2 0 1 2 20 20 Quarterfinals 7th
2019 Örnsköldsvik / Umeå 7 1 0 0 6 17 38 Relegated 10th
2020 Plymouth / Ann Arbor Playing in lower division
2021 Frisco / Plano Playing in lower division
2022 Landshut / Kaufbeuren Playing in lower division
2023 Basel / Porrentruy 7 2 1 1 3 22 28 Bronze medal game 4th
2024 Espoo / Vantaa 7 2 5 19 32 Bronze medal game 4th
2025 Frisco / Allen 7 3 1 1 2 20 23 Bronze medal game 4th

Lower divisions

Division Tournament GP W OW T OL L GF GA Finish Rank
IA 2012 Piešťany 5 5 0 0 0 30 6 Winner, Promoted 1st
IA 2020 Spišská Nová Ves Cancelled by the IIHF due to COVID-19 pandemic
IA 2021 Spišská Nová Ves Cancelled by the IIHF due to COVID-19 pandemic
IA 2022 Piešťany 5 5 0 0 0 27 11 Winner, Promoted 1st

Hlinka Gretzky Cup

1.Liga

Since the 2013-14 season, Slovakia national under-18 ice hockey team competes in 1.Liga, the second tier of Slovak hockey pyramid, in order to prepare for the IIHF World U18 Championship. Throughout the season, the team plays 44 matches as all other teams, but without a possibility of relegation or promotion. The team plays under the name SR 18 and plays its home matches at a stadium in Trnava.[1]

Source: [1]

Year GP W OW OL L GF GA Pts Finish
2013–14 44 9 2 3 30 98 164 34 11th

References

  1. ^ a b "SR "18" bude hrať v I. lige, sídlom bude Trnava" (in Slovak). Hokej.sk. August 22, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2014.