Slafkovsky Headlines Slovakia's Olympic Men's Hockey Roster

Adam Gajan Named to 2026 Slovakia Olympic Team

University of Minnesota Duluth men's hockey sophomore goaltender Adam Gajan has been named to the 2026 Slovakia Olympic Team, the first Bulldog named to an Olympic roster since Noah Cates in 2022 (U.S.) and the 15th UMD player to earn an Olympic roster spot in program history.

Slovakia roster for 2026 Winter Olympics includes Slafkovsky, Nemec

Cernak, Fehervary also going to Milano Cortina; open against Finland on Feb. 11

Team Slovakia Announces 2026 Olympic Roster

Slovakia became the latest country to announce its roster for next month’s Olympics this morning. Now, only the host country, Italy, has yet to release its full roster for the event, which begins on Feb. 11. Forwards: Peter Cehlarik (Leksand/SHL) Dalibor Dvorsky (Blues) Marek Hrivik (Vitkovice/ELH) Libor Hudacek (Ocelari Trinec/ELH) Milos Kelemen (Dynamo Pardubice/ELH) Adam Liska (Severstal Cherepovets/KHL) Oliver Okuliar (Skelleftea/SHL) Marti…

Slafkovsky headlines Slovakia's Olympic men's hockey roster

Slovakia announced its roster for the upcoming Olympic men’s hockey tournament, with some bright young NHL stars headlining the group. Montreal Canadiens forward Juraj Slafkovsky and New Jersey Devils defenceman Simon Nemec headline the team in the midst of career years. Slafkovsky, the first-overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, is on pace to set new personal bests in scoring with 15 goals and 33 points through 43 games. Nemec, the second-overall…