Check out our country profile, full of essential information about slovakias geography, history, government, economy, population, culture, religion and languages. Throughout the course of ice hockey history in czechoslovakia, many slovak players became eligible to play for the. Bandy was played as early as 1902, but the first organized game of ice hockey did not occur until january 1921. The teams general manager is miroslav satan and their head coach is craig ramsay slovakia has won four medals at the world championships, including a gold.
It is roughly coextensive with the historic region of slovakia, the easternmost of the two territories that from 1918 to 1992 constituted czechoslovakia. Hockeyreference utilizes official nhl data for current nhl seasons. Today, ice hockey is an olympic sport and the most popular team sport played on ice. All information about the competition can be found at bit. How a hockey game powered a revolution the washington post. It is stimulating and well suited for readers interested in this fascinating country and for university courses. League tables, goal sound alerts, customizable leagues, goal strikers and more live ice hockey info. Even if you are very familiar with the history of the nhl and the cup, youll still find. Scenar postupneho ozivenia europskej a teda aj slovenskej ekonomiky je aj nadalej vystaveny viacerym rizikam. In 1908, the international ice hockey federation, an international organization that still runs. Slovakia live score and video online live stream, schedule and results from all. The short history of independent slovakia is one of a desire to move from mere autonomy within.
List of books and articles about hockey online research. Slovakia can be easily traveled crisscross by car in one day. The territory of slovakia has been settled from the oldest times. Slovakia is the team in pyeongchang that is the most dramatically impacted by there being no current nhl players at this years winter games. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. In slovakia as a part of former czechoslovakia, canadianstyled ice hockey was popularized during the european championships in high tatras in 1925 in 1929 the first official tournament took place in. Most of the records in the collection are from the time periods listed in the table. Infoplease has everything you need to know about slovakia. The slovak mens national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of slovakia and is controlled by the slovak ice hockey federation. In this relatively small area there are many cultural and historical sites referring to the events that took place in slovakia during several millennia. Slovakia on the road to independence by paul hacker slovak tales for young and old. Slovakia history, chronology of slovak history, historical. Slovakia live score, schedule and results hockey sofascore.
New york islanders jaroslav halak and the tallest player in nhl history, zdeno chara. Slovakia is a sovereign state in central europe bordered by the czech republic, austria, poland, ukraine, and hungary. Slovakia became independent on january 1, 1993 with the peaceful division of czechoslovakia in the velvet divorce. For one, the czechs had won world championships before and after splitting from slovakia. Bruce berglund upcoming book is called the fastest game in the. Over its infopacked 304 pages, the best book of hockey facts and stats records all the players and all the important games and seriesincluding every stanley cup game and every allstar game. Many slovaks also like talking about the history and events of the communist era. Hockey slovakia sports promoter bratislava, slovakia.
Pavol dobsinsky in english and slovak by pavol dobsinsky slovak history. Slovak news, recommended restaurants, places to see, books and lists of events. Until the dissolution of czechoslovakia, slovakias identity seemed inextricably linked with that of the former state. History of slovakias national icehockey team spectator. Buy and sell your slovakia national ice hockey team hockey tickets today. It is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world. Slovakia mens national ice hockey team ice hockey wiki.
Early years canadians are justly proud of their bringing ice hockey one of the most tremendous games to the whole world. Also included are details of all the trophies awarded to the best players, such as the georges vezina for best goalie, the art ross trophy, and the trophy awarded in honor of. This was the greatest moment in slovak hockey history, bar none. The aim of the game is to knock the hockey puck into the opposing teams net. This month, slovakia beat italy, 32, at the ice hockey world championship, in germany, and heard the slovenian national. Rules and equipment ice hockey is played on a rectangular rink with curved corners whose length may vary from 184 to 200 ft 5661 m, its width from 85 to 98 ft 2630 m. When the czech republic mens hockey team won the 1998 olympics. This book explores the key moments and themes in the history of slovakia from the duchy of nitras ninthcentury origins to the establishment of independent slovakia at midnight 19923. Czechoslovakia existed from 1918 to 1992 while during world war ii slovakia was a nazi germanyoccupied state.
Since the 195859 season, 76 slovak forwards and defencemen have played at least one game in the nhl. This set of books is considered the quintessential set of hockey books pertaining to the history of the stanley cup from 1893 to 1967. The slovak mens national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of slovakia and is. Many slovaks follow hockey closely and hockey news is quite accessible.
The area had been part of the austrohungarian empire until the end of the first. The first organised ice hockey game in slovakia was played in 1921. Telling slovenia and slovakia apart the new yorker. Unless there is a penalty, each team only has six players on the ice rink at a time. Several cultures inhabited its territory until they were dominated by the expanding celts in the 4th century bc followed by the germanroman rivalry at the turn of the eras. Olympic qualification tickets, jerseys, sticks and other great prizes are in the game. Marian gaborik and the top 10 slovak players in nhl history. When the match starts, you will be able to follow slovakia v denmark live score, updated pointbypoint. Guide to slovakia ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Ice hockey is played with two opposing teams wearing ice skates. The following is a list of ice hockey players from slovakia who played or are playing in the national hockey league nhl. Tieto obavy vychadzaju najma z faktu, ze spustacim mechanizmom sucasnej recesie bola systemova kriza vo financnom sektore, kde pretrvavaju nadalej problemy a treba otvorene povedat, ze situacia sa nijako nezlepsuje ani za posledne roky.
Nowadays slovakia can be characterised as an independent democratic country organised by a parliamentary system of government. In slovakia as a part of former czechoslovakia, canadianstyled ice hockey was popularized during the european championships in high tatras in 1925 in 1929 the first official tournament took place in slovakia. Alltime slovak nhl players scoring leaders nhl statistics for all slovak players. Winning gold at the 2002 iihf ice hockey world championship in. The slovak republic came into being on january 1, 1993, following the dissolution of the czechoslovak federation.
The slovakia church and synagogue books familysearch historical records coverage table shows the places and time periods covered in the indexed records for this collection. Slovakia time line chronological timetable of events. Leading scholars chart the gradual ethnic awakening of the slovaks during the reformation. Cultural information slovakia centre for intercultural learning. Very fast real time live scores as well as partial and final livescore results. However, the american forward put his name in the history books in 20.
A peoples history is the altogether irresistible companion book to the cbctelevision series of the same name, airing in fall 06. In the 1st century bc the daks came to the territory of presentday slovakia, which caused the integration of the celtic and the dak population and cultures. Martin votruba, director, slovak studies program, university of pittsburgh. The first skating associations in slovakia were founded in bratislava 1871, presov 1872, poprad 1881, and banska bystrica 1889 during the late 1800s. Also, four goalies native to slovakia have appeared in games. This classic book offers the most comprehensive and uptodate history of slovakia, from its establishment on the danubian plain to the present. At the top of this list, there is the unranked position of stan mikita. It is bordered by austria in the southwest, hungary in the south, ukraine in the east, poland in the north and czech republic in the northwest. The first european championship took place in 1910. Until the dissolution of czechoslovakia, slovakia s identity seemed inextricably linked with that of the former state. So in honour of the underappreciated, hockey loving country of. The first 10 participants will automatically receive a hockey slovakia cap from us.
In 1908, the international ice hockey federation, an international organization that still runs most of the international hockey tournaments today, was established. As with ice hockey wiki, the text of wikipedia is available under the creative commons attributionshare alike license 3. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. Welcome to our slovakia family history research page.
The original article was at slovakia mens national ice hockey team. Overseas it was already played in the last century but began entering europe step by step, too. Here youll find record collections, history, and genealogy. A history of slovakia is the most accessible english source of comprehensive information on slovakia s past. Hockey in slovakia received a major boost in popularity after the european championships of 1925, hosted by czechoslovakia. The slovak mens national ice hockey team is one of the best national ice hockey teams in the world. Lavishly illustrated, beautifully designed, impeccably researched, and wonderfully written, hockey. Its capital city is bratislava, the only capital of the world that borders with other two countries. However slovak republic is a young state established january 1, 1993 by splitting czechoslovakia, indeed it is an old country with rich historical heritage. Three years later, cssk bratislava played slovakiass first international game, losing to wiener ev of austria. The dak population disappeared from slovakia during the 1st century ad.
For earlier history of the area, including czechoslovakia, see czechoslovak region, history of. Right in the heart of europe, slovakia is a land of castles and mountains, occasionally punctuated by industrial sprawl. Slovakia online genealogy records this chart shows links to countrywide collections. As of 2008, the international ice hockey federation, the world governing body of ice hockey, ranks them as the eighth best national team. Explore slovakia holidays and discover the best time and places to visit. Now in paperback, updated with a new final chapter. To find links to collections for lower jurisdictions such as a county, town, or parish, go to locating online databases. Slovakia simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. More than a quartercentury after czechoslovakias breakup, slovakia has emerged as a selfassured, independent nation. However, in 10 bc the romans defeated the daks and shifted the borders of the roman empire to the central danube. Slovakia mens national ice hockey team simple english. Slovakia blue hockey minijersey with your name and number.
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