Slovakia men's national under-18 ice hockey team

Medal record
World U18 Championships
Hlinka Gretzky Cup

Slovakia
Nickname(s)	Repre, Chlapci (Boys), Naši chlapci (Our Boys)
Association	Slovak Ice Hockey Federation
Head coach	Martin Dendis
Assistants	Michal Dostál; Andrej Kmeč
Team colors
IIHF code	SVK
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
Appearances	16 (first in 1999)
Best result	Silver: 1 – 2003

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 edit

IIHF European U18 Championships edit

Lower divisions edit

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

Top division edit

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

IIHF World U18 Championships edit

Top division edit

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 edit

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 edit

1997: Bronze
1998: Bronze
1999: 4th place
2000: 4th place
2001: 5th place
2002: 7th place
2003: 5th place
2004: 6th place
2005: 6th place
2006: 7th place
2007: 8th place
2008: 6th place
2009: 6th place

2010: 8th place
2011: 8th place
2012: 8th place
2013: 8th place
2014: 8th place
2015: 8th place
2016: 7th place
2017: 8th place
2018: 6th place
2019: 7th place
2021: Silver
2022: 6th place
2023: 8th place

1.Liga edit

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

External links edit

References edit

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

[1liga-1] "SR "18" bude hrať v I. lige, sídlom bude Trnava" (in Slovak). Hokej.sk. August 22, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2014.

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Medal record
World U18 Championships
	2003 Russia
	1999 Germany
Hlinka Gretzky Cup
	2021 Slovakia/Czech Republic
	1997 Czech Republic
	1998 Slovakia

First international

Nickname(s)	Repre, Chlapci (Boys), Naši chlapci (Our Boys)
Association	Slovak Ice Hockey Federation
Head coach	Martin Dendis
Assistants	Michal Dostál Andrej Kmeč
Team colors
IIHF code	SVK

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
Appearances	16 (first in 1999)
Best result	Silver: 1 – 2003