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Top 15 Slovak prospects for the 2022/2023

Top 15 Slovak prospects for the 2022/2023

Draft Class: 2021
Created By: deto
Published: Sep. 4, 2021 at 8:51 p.m.
ROUND 1TEAMORIGINALPLAYERDETAILS
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Dalibor Dvorsky
2023 - Top 10 potential - smart two-way center, great ability, possesses a very well-rounded game for his age
2Logo of the Seattle Kraken-
Simon Nemec
2022 - Top 10 potential - modern two-way defenseman, very hard worker, so confident with the puck, pp specialist
3Logo of the Anaheim Ducks-
Juraj Slafkovsky
2022 - Top 15 potential - creative powerforward winger, generating offense in majority of his shifts, excellent stickhandling
4Logo of the New Jersey Devils-
Filip Mesar
2022 - 1. round potential - playmaking winger, speed and skill, sees the ice well, high hockey iq
5Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets-
Ondrej Molnar
2023 - 1. round potential - speedy winger, very good speed and acceleration, good hands, strong shot
6Logo of the Detroit Red Wings-
Alex Ciernik
2023 - 1. - 2. round potential - scoring winger, great skating abilities with strong goal scoring abilities, great vision
7Logo of the San Jose Sharks-
Maxim Strbak
2023 - 2. - 3. round potential - two-way defenseman, great skater, strong in his own end
8Logo of the Los Angeles Kings-
Servac Petrovsky
2022 - 2. - 5. round potential - two-way center, decent skater with scoring abilities, shoot-first mentality
9Logo of the Arizona CoyotesLogo of the Vancouver Canucks
Adam Zlnka
2022 - 2. - 5. round potential - speedy winger, impressive skating with the soft hands, good vision
10Logo of the Ottawa Senators-
Rastislav Elias
2022 - 2. - 7. round potential - goalie with good size, very cool and calm, best slovak goalie prospect since Halak
11Logo of the Arizona Coyotes-
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12Logo of the Columbus Blue JacketsLogo of the Chicago Blackhawks
Peter Repcik
2022 - 2. - 7. round potential - two-way center, very good edgework and agility, works hard
13Logo of the Calgary Flames-
Adan Sykora
2022 - 2. - 7. round potential, two-way winger, good skater, good job of being in the right place at the right time
14Logo of the Buffalo SabresLogo of the Philadelphia Flyers
Frantisek Ridzon
2023 - 2. - 7. round potential, playmaking forward, has a ton of skill, great hands and good hockey iq
15Logo of the Detroit Red WingsLogo of the Dallas Stars
Samuel Sisik
2023 - 2 - 7. round potential, playmaking winger, high offensive iq, very good stickhandling
16Logo of the New York Rangers-
Patrik Gabriel
2022 - 2. -7. round potential, playmaing center, good passing skills, reads the play well
17Logo of the St. Louis Blues-
Honorable mentions
Alex Sotek (2022), David Natny (2022), Jozef Viliam Kmec (2022), Daniel Alexander Jencko (2023), Martin Misiak (2023), Leo Eperjesi (2023),
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19Logo of the Nashville Predators-
20Logo of the Minnesota WildLogo of the Edmonton Oilers
21Logo of the Boston Bruins-
22Logo of the Edmonton OilersLogo of the Minnesota Wild
23Logo of the Dallas StarsLogo of the Washington Capitals
24Logo of the Florida Panthers-
25Logo of the Columbus Blue JacketsLogo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
26Logo of the Minnesota WildLogo of the Pittsburgh Penguins
27Logo of the Nashville PredatorsLogo of the Carolina Hurricanes
28Logo of the Colorado Avalanche-
29Logo of the New Jersey DevilsLogo of the New York Islanders
30Logo of the Vegas Golden Knights-
31Logo of the Montreal Canadiens-
32Logo of the Chicago BlackhawksLogo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
Sep. 5, 2021 at 12:22 a.m.
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Nemec is in a tier of his own imo. Far and away the number one imo. It's probably the best year for Slovakians in at least a decade.
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Sep. 5, 2021 at 5:21 a.m.
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Quoting: Claesson4Norris
Nemec is in a tier of his own imo. Far and away the number one imo. It's probably the best year for Slovakians in at least a decade.


You're probably right. But I also feel that in the future Dvorsky could have a better impact for the game. But both, even together with Slafkovsky, are definitely the best Slovak prospects not in one, but in two decades.
Sep. 5, 2021 at 6:37 a.m.
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Their version of NTDP program is paying off. Personally I think Nemec shoukld go to a stronger league this season. Troll alert: would he like to avoid ARI and BUF wink ? Slafkovsky is work in progress. Star power-forward potential there, but he hasn't realized yet how big and strong he actually is.
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Sep. 5, 2021 at 7:19 a.m.
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You're probably right. But I also feel that in the future Dvorsky could have a better impact for the game. But both, even together with Slafkovsky, are definitely the best Slovak prospects not in one, but in two decades.


It's a bit like the 2020 draft was for Germany. German Hockey has really invested a lot into its internal talent development, and specifically invested in keeping the German talent in Germany, and not playing in the CHL or in Sweden Juniors. They've really raised their standing in international hockey, to the point where they've cemented themselves into that 3rd tier of hockey nations like the Czechs and Slovaks, and separated themselves from the Swiss and Latvians and other "lesser" programs.

Slovakia has seen that same reinvestment into Slovakian hockey, and I think 2022 is set to be that real coming put party for the program. It wouldn't be at all surprising to see a Slovakian Renaissance in the 2020s similar to what Finland has done in the last decade or so. I wouldn't be shocked if we're talking about them in the same conversation as nations like Sweden and Russia as that strong 2nd tier of hockey nations. It would be awesome to see them return to the greatness of the mid 2000s when it was guys like Hossa, Chara, Bondra, Visnovsky, Satan and Straka.
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Sep. 5, 2021 at 3:44 p.m.
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This is very cool to see them all lined up like this.
I wish someone would do for other countries as well.
Sep. 6, 2021 at 9:58 p.m.
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@deto Are you planning on doing this for other countries? I'd love to see this become a series.
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Sep. 7, 2021 at 3:52 a.m.
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Quoting: Playersoverpayed
Their version of NTDP program is paying off. Personally I think Nemec shoukld go to a stronger league this season. Troll alert: would he like to avoid ARI and BUF wink ? Slafkovsky is work in progress. Star power-forward potential there, but he hasn't realized yet how big and strong he actually is.


I also think that for Simon Nemec would be the best possibility to move to a better league. But from what I know, he wants to stay in Slovakia this season.

Quoting: Claesson4Norris
It's a bit like the 2020 draft was for Germany. German Hockey has really invested a lot into its internal talent development, and specifically invested in keeping the German talent in Germany, and not playing in the CHL or in Sweden Juniors. They've really raised their standing in international hockey, to the point where they've cemented themselves into that 3rd tier of hockey nations like the Czechs and Slovaks, and separated themselves from the Swiss and Latvians and other "lesser" programs.

Slovakia has seen that same reinvestment into Slovakian hockey, and I think 2022 is set to be that real coming put party for the program. It wouldn't be at all surprising to see a Slovakian Renaissance in the 2020s similar to what Finland has done in the last decade or so. I wouldn't be shocked if we're talking about them in the same conversation as nations like Sweden and Russia as that strong 2nd tier of hockey nations. It would be awesome to see them return to the greatness of the mid 2000s when it was guys like Hossa, Chara, Bondra, Visnovsky, Satan and Straka.


It will be necessary to have more than just 2 such good years (2022, 2023) in order for Slovakia to become one of the top hockey countries again. We will see. Hopefully it will continue for next years. Hockey needs competition and as many countries as possible at a high level. But today I can say that for draft 2024 there is another top Slovak, the defender Jakub Chromiak (Martin's brother), who may have a similar potential as Simon Nemec, although it is still too early for similar comparisons.

Quoting: NHLfan10506
This is very cool to see them all lined up like this.
I wish someone would do for other countries as well.


Quoting: Club_de_Hockey_le_Canadien
deto Are you planning on doing this for other countries? I'd love to see this become a series.


I can try it. I also have a basic overview of other countries, but as a Slovak I am most familiar with prospects from Slovakia .
Sep. 7, 2021 at 6:33 a.m.
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I also think that for Simon Nemec would be the best possibility to move to a better league. But from what I know, he wants to stay in Slovakia this season.

According to eliteprospects he is commited to HK Nitra until 24/25. EU-NA clauses are usually included in these contracts, but anyway. His ambitions are questionable to me, he should go to SHL or Liiga. Going to other country is also very valuable experience in terms of maturing and persional growth. It is different to be stranger far from home and dealing with language barriers etc.
Sep. 9, 2021 at 7:03 p.m.
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Well made, I think Slavkovsky will go in the top 10 and maybe top 5, he's gonna be a star
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