Slovenia men's national ice hockey team

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The Slovenia men's national ice hockey team is the country’s top international ice hockey squad, known for competing in IIHF World Championships and occasionally qualifying for the Winter Olympic Games despite a relatively small player base.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national ice hockey team
bestOlympicFinish 7th place
bestOlympicFinishYear 2014
competesIn IIHF World Championship NERFINISHED
Olympic ice hockey tournament NERFINISHED
confederation International Ice Hockey Federation NERFINISHED
continent Europe
country Slovenia
firstInternationalMatch 1992-11-07
firstInternationalOpponent France men's national ice hockey team NERFINISHED
firstInternationalResult Slovenia 1–4 France
formedAfter dissolution of Yugoslavia
founded 1991
gender men's
governingBody Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia NERFINISHED
governingBodyAbbreviation HZS NERFINISHED
homeCity Ljubljana NERFINISHED
homeJerseyDesign features lynx motif
homeStadium Dvorana Tivoli NERFINISHED
IIHFCode SLO
IIHFMembership full member
jerseyColorAccent green
jerseyColorPrimary white
jerseyColorSecondary blue
nationalAnthem Zdravljica NERFINISHED
nickname Risi NERFINISHED
The Lynx NERFINISHED
notablePlayer Anže Kopitar NERFINISHED
Jan Muršak NERFINISHED
Mitja Robar NERFINISHED
Robert Kristan NERFINISHED
Rok Tičar NERFINISHED
Tomaž Razingar NERFINISHED
Žiga Jeglič NERFINISHED
OlympicAppearance 2014 Winter Olympics
2018 Winter Olympics NERFINISHED
OlympicDebut 2014 Winter Olympics NERFINISHED
playerBaseSize relatively small compared to major hockey nations
predecessorTeam Yugoslavia men's national ice hockey team NERFINISHED
regionalAssociation IIHF Europe NERFINISHED
represents Slovenia in international ice hockey
sport ice hockey
successRelativeToSize punches above its weight internationally
teamType senior national team
trainingBase Ljubljana NERFINISHED
usesNationalEmblem yes
worldRankingBody IIHF NERFINISHED

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Euro Hockey Challenge hasParticipant Slovenia men's national ice hockey team
Anze Kopitar playsForNationalTeam Slovenia men's national ice hockey team
IIHF World Championship 2006 in Riga relegatedTeam Slovenia men's national ice hockey team
subject surface form: 2006 IIHF World Championship
2011 IIHF World Championship relegatedTeam Slovenia men's national ice hockey team
2015 IIHF World Championship relegatedTeam Slovenia men's national ice hockey team