Slovakia men's national under-18 ice hockey team

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]

Slovakia
Shirt badge/Association crest
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
 Slovakia 5–2 Ukraine 
(Riga, Latvia; March 1993)
Biggest win
 Slovakia 39–0 Bulgaria 
(Riga, Latvia; March 1993)
Biggest defeat
 Slovakia 0–10 United States 
(Lucerne, Switzerland; 17 April 2015)
 Slovakia 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
Silver medal – second place 2003 Russia
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Germany
Hlinka Gretzky Cup
Silver medal – second place 2021 Slovakia/Czech Republic
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Czech Republic
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Slovakia

International competitions

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IIHF European U18 Championships

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Lower divisions

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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

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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

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Top division

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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

Lower divisions

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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

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1.Liga

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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
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References

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