In case you forgot, hockey is going to Olympics.. without NHL but countries keep announcing their rosters.
In today's edition of roster announcements, we have a team that might have the most gain without NHL being there to ruin their day once again.. Team Slovakia. These guys have the most experience in the field of European hockey. While always being cut short of NHL talent, they always seem to keep their head above the water in international tournaments.
Apparently, Slovakia has no clue that KHL is going as they have invited exactly zero players to Pyongyang despite the fact that they have a team representing their country in the arguably 2nd best league in the world of hockey. Looks like Miroslav Satan had other ideas.
Roster:
Goalies: Jà¡n Laco, Branislav Konrà¡d, Patrik Rybà¡r. Defensemen: Ivan Baranka, Michal ÄŒajkovskà½, Dominik Graňà¡k, Marek ÄŽaloga, Tomà¡Å¡ Starosta , Juraj Valach, Peter ÄŒerešňà¡k, Juraj MikuÅ¡.
Forwards: Martin BakoÅ¡, MiloÅ¡ Bubela, Marcel HaÅ¡Äà¡k, Lukà¡Å¡ Cingel, Tomà¡Å¡ Marcinko, Patrik Lamper, Ladislav Nagy, Tomà¡Å¡ Surovà½, Andrej Kudrna, Peter à–lveckà½, Michal KriÅ¡tof, Matej PauloviÄ, MatàºÅ¡ Sukeľ, Marek Hovorka.
If things do indeed go South for Satan, he has a list of reserve players including Andrei Meszaros, Julius Hudacek and Pavol Skalickའamongst others.