Slovakia - the World Ice Hockey Champion in 2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • 1993 - after the disintegration of Czechoslovakia and formation of two independent states: The Czech republic and Slovakia our Slovak hockey players had to fight for their return into world´s hockey elite – the Czech ice hockey representation automatically began the successors of Czechoslovakian hockey school, Slovak representation fell into C. category Slovaks felt this as an act of big injustice and misjudgement.
     

  • 1994 - World championship in C category in Slovakia- Slovak representation leaded by Julius Šupler won that championship. Our representation moved up to B category.
     

  • 1995 - the World championship in B category in Bratislava, our representation again leaded by Julius Šupler won and they again moved up to A category.
     

  • 2001 – The World championship in Petrograd, Russia- won a silver medal.
     

  • 2002 – after failure on Olympic games in Salt Lake City Slovak representation travelled to world championship and finally won a gold medal.
     

  • 2003 – the World championship- won a bronze medal.
     

  • the most interesting metals for Czechoslovak Hockey School before the year 1989:

             - 1971   Masters of Europe,

             - 1972   World champions and Masters of Europe,

             - 1976   World champions and Masters of Europe,

             - 1977   World champions and Masters of Europe,

             - 1985   World champions.


Translated by Peter Svoboda

                                                                                        

 

Update 11. November
Ing. Lýdia Haliaková