Juraj Slafkovský

Juraj Slafkovský (born 30 March 2004) is a Slovak professional ice hockey forward for TPS of the Finnish Liiga. He is considered one of the top prospects for the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.

Juraj Slafkovský
Born (2004-03-30) 30 March 2004
Košice, Slovakia
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 224 lb (102 kg; 16 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
Liiga team TPS
National team  Slovakia
NHL Draft Eligible 2022
Playing career 2021–present

International play
Medal record
Representing  Slovakia
Ice hockey
Olympic Games
2022 Beijing
Hlinka Gretzky Cup
2021 Czech Republic/Slovakia

Slafkovský was selected to make his senior IIHF international debut as part of Team Slovakia in the 2021 IIHF World Championship.[1]

Along with Šimon Nemec, Slafkovský was one of two 17-year-olds included on Team Slovakia in the 2022 Winter Olympics, with Slafkovský being the youngest player in the tournament. Slafkovský scored both of Slovakia's goals in the opening game against Finland, a 6–2 loss, becoming the first 17-year-old to score in men's Olympic ice hockey since Eddie Olczyk in 1984.[2][3] Slafkovský finished the tournament as its top scorer with seven goals in seven games, leading Slovakia to a bronze medal, their first ever Olympic medal in ice hockey.[4] He was voted MVP of the tournament.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2019–20 TPS Jr. A 4 0 3 3 4 — — — — —
2020–21 TPS Jr. A 16 8 5 13 10 2 0 0 0 0
Jr. A totals 20881614 20000

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2021 Slovakia WJC 8th 5 0 0 0 2
2021 Slovakia WC 8th 6 0 0 0 2
2021 Slovakia HG18 5 3 6 9 8
2021 Slovakia OGQ Q 3 0 1 1 0
2022 Slovakia OG 7 7 0 7 0
Junior totals 10 3 6 9 10
Senior totals 16 7 1 8 2

Awards and honours
Award Year
International
Olympic All-Star Team 2022
Olympic MVP 2022 [5]

References
  1. "MS 2021: SR do Rigy s historicky najmladším tímom, nedostali sa doň Koch, Regenda a Hrehorčák". Hockey Slovakia (in Slovak). 15 May 2021.
  2. "Juraj Slafkovsky, 17, impresses in Olympic debut despite Slovakia's loss to Finland | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  3. IIHF [@IIHFHockey] (10 February 2022). "Juraj Slafkovsky just set the bar really high. #Beijing2022 @HockeySlovakia t.co/JIMFD6pPGT" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022 – via Twitter.
  4. "IIHF - Slovakia wins first ever Olympic medal". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  5. "IIHF - Slafkovsky voted MVP". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.