Slovakia men's national under-18 ice hockey team
The Slovakia men's national under-18 ice hockey team is the men's national under-18 ice hockey team of Slovakia. The team is controlled by the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The team represents Slovakia at the IIHF World U18 Championships. The team also competes in 1.Liga, the second tier of Slovak hockey pyramid, as a preparation for the World U18 Championship.[1]
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| Nickname(s) | Repre, Chlapci (Boys), Naši chlapci (Our Boys) |
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| Association | Slovak Ice Hockey Federation |
| Head coach | Ivan Feneš |
| Assistants | Boris Žabka Tibor Tartaľ |
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| IIHF code | SVK |
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| IIHF World U18 Championship | |
| Appearances | 16 (first in 1999) |
| Best result |  Silver: 1 - 2003 |
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| World U18 Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2003 Russia | Slovakia |
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1999 Germany | Slovakia |
International competitions
IIHF European U18 Championships
Lower divisions
| Division | Tournament | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Finish | Rank |
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| C |  1993 Riga | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 6 | Final Round | 2nd |
| C |  1994 Bled | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 14 | Winner, Promoted | 1st |
| B |  1995 Senica / Skalica | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 3 | Winner, Promoted | 1st |
Top division
| Tournament | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Finish | Rank |
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 1996 Ufa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 24 | Placing Round | 7th |
 1997 Znojmo / Třebíč | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 28 | Final Round | 6th |
 1998 Mora / Malung | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 21 | Final Round | 6th |
Top division
| Tournament | GP | W | OW | T | OL | L | GF | GA | Finish | Rank |
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 1999 Füssen / Kaufbeuren | 8 | 5 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 26 | 17 | Final Group |  |
 2000 Kloten / Weinfelden | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 5th Place Game | 5th |
 2001 Heinola / Helsinki / Lahti | 6 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 19 | 24 | Relegation Group | 8th |
| 2002 Piešťany / Trnava | 8 | 3 | – | 0 | – | 5 | 18 | 25 | Relegation Group | 8th |
| 2003 Yaroslavl | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 14 | Final |  |
 2004 Minsk | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 5th Place Game | 6th |
| 2005 České Budějovice / Plzeň | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | Quarterfinals | 6th |
| 2006 Ängelholm / Halmstad | 6 | 1 | – | 0 | – | 4 | 13 | 19 | Relegation Group | 7th |
| 2007 Tampere / Rauma | 6 | 3 | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 5th Place Game | 5h |
| 2008 Kazan | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 22 | 22 | Relegation Group | 7th |
 2009 Fargo | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 15 | 35 | Relegation Group | 7th |
| 2010 Minsk / Babruysk | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | 17 | 20 | Relegation Group | 8th |
| 2011 Crimmitschau / Dresden | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | 14 | 29 | Relegated | 10th |
| 2012 Brno, Znojmo and Břeclav | Playing in lower division | |||||||||
| 2013 Sochi | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | 15 | 23 | Relegation Round | 9th |
| 2014 Lappeenranta / Imatra | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 11 | 18 | Quarterfinals | 8th |
| 2015 Zug / Lucerne | 5 | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | 9 | 21 | Quarterfinals | 7th |
| 2016 Grand Forks | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | 14 | 21 | Quarterfinals | 5th |
| 2017 Poprad / Spišská Nová Ves | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 15 | 13 | Quarterfinals | 6th |
| 2018 Chelyabinsk / Magnitogorsk | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 20 | 20 | Quarterfinals | 7th |
| 2019 Örnsköldsvik / Umeå | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | 17 | 38 | Relegated | 10th |
| 2020 Plymouth / Ann Arbor | Playing in lower division | |||||||||
1.Liga
Since the 2013-14 season, Slovakia national under-18 ice hockey team competes in 1.Liga, the second tier of Slovak hockey pyramid, in order to prepare for the IIHF World U18 Championship. Throughout the season, the team plays 44 matches as all other teams, but without a possibility of relegation or promotion. The team plays under the name SR 18 and plays its home matches at a stadium in Trnava.[1]
| Year | GP | W | OW | OL | L | GF | GA | Pts | Finish |
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| 2013–14 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 98 | 164 | 34 | 11th |
External links
References
- "SR "18" bude hrať v I. lige, sídlom bude Trnava" (in Slovak). Hokej.sk. August 22, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
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