Slovakia 2010 Olympic Roster

Matt Bodenschatz | General Hockey (IIHF, Olympics, etc)

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Roster Report
 
Announced: December 29
Offense: 13
Defense: 7
Goaltenders: 3
Hurt: 1
Penguins: 0
 
Offense: 13
 
Player Domestic Team
Lubos Bartecko SC Bern (Nationalliga A)
Martin Cibak Spartak Moscow (KHL)
Pavol Demitra Vancouver Canucks (NHL)
Marian Gaborik New York Rangers (NHL)
Michal Handzus Los Angeles Kings (NHL)
Marcel Hossa Dinamo Riga (KHL)
Marian Hossa Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)
Tomas Kopecky Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)
Zigmund Palffy HK 36 Skalica (Slovak Extraliga)
Branko Radivojevic Spartak Moscow (KHL)
Miroslav Satan Free Agent
Jozef Stümpel Barys Astana (KHL)
Richard Zednik Lokomotiv Jaroslavl (KHL)
 
Defense: 7 + 1
 
Player Domestic Team
Ivan Baranka Moscow Spartak (KHL)
Zdeno Chara Boston Bruins (NHL)
Milan Jurcina Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL)
Richard Lintner Dynamo Minsk (KHL)
Andrej Meszaros Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)
Andrej Sekera Buffalo Sabres (NHL)
Martin Strbak MVD Balashikha (KHL)
Lubomir Visnovsky Edmonton Oilers (NHL)
 
Goaltenders: 3
 
Player Domestic Team
Peter Budaj Colorado Avalanche (NHL)
Jaroslav Halak Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
Rastislav Stana Severstal Cherepovets (KHL)
 
Note: Injured players are crossed off, while injury replacements are listed in italics.  Pittsburgh Penguin representatives are in blue.

Comments

  1. DaBich

    Dec 30, 07:28 AM

    I wasn’t aware Ziggy Palffy was even playing hockey. Glad he’s still out there.

  2. Matt Bodenschatz

    Dec 30, 02:23 PM

    @Dabich, Palffy “retired” from hockey as a Penguin mid-season right after the lockout. He said he had some kind of shoulder injury. He took a break, but returned to a European league not long after. Not sure he’s the same player he once was.

    This roster has some garbage on it. They lack goaltending, though Halak will make a decent starter; they have some strong offensive players, but then they have a guy in Satan who is a free agent; and they have some good defenders, but are utilizing Richard Lintner and Martin Strbak. Any team that is going to rely on these players is not going to be very deep.

  3. Pat

    Dec 30, 09:04 PM

    Actually, I think Palffy is still very good. Here are his stats for the last two seasons:

    2007-08(HK 36 Skalica,Slovakia): 30 goals, 45 assists, 75 points in 46 games.
    2008-09(HK 36 Skalica,Slovakia): 52 goals, 47 assists, 99 points in 46 games.

    Pretty impressing

  4. Pat

    Dec 30, 09:06 PM

    Oops! For the 2008-2009 season, he did 99 points in 52 games, not 46.

  5. Matt Bodenschatz

    Dec 30, 09:58 PM

    @Pat, no doubt he remains a good hockey player. He’s always been very skilled and capable offensively. But 75 and 99 points in Slovak Extraliga is not the same as 75 or 99 in the NHL. Heck, it’s not even the same as the KHL. Even so, he’ll be a player to watch, for sure.

  6. GoCanada

    Jan 7, 10:37 PM

    Going to be great to see palffy again, satan recently signed with the NHL. This team could do some serious damage.

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