The Sochi Olympics welcomes Slovenia to the 12 team men's hockey tournament. Despite ranking 17th in the world they qualified for this years tournament earlier this season by knocking out Ukraine, Denmark and Belarus.
Slovenia's Olympic team will feature many of the players who helped the team qualify. The team will add its only NHL player, Anze Kopitar of the Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings.
Slovenia is coached by his father Matjaz Kopitar. However Anze's brother Gasper did not make the Olympic squad.
Slovenia
Goalkeepers:
Luka Gracnar, Red Bull Salzburg (AUT)
Andrej Hocevar, Epinal Dauphins (FRA)
Robert Kristan, HK Nitra (SVK)
Defencemen:
Blaz Gregorc, HC Pardubice (CZE)
Sabahudin Kovacevic, Sary-Arka Karaganda (KAZ/RUS2)
Ales Kranjc, Kölner Haie (GER)
Ziga Pavlin, IF Troja-Ljungby (SWE2)
Matic Podlipnik, Dukla Jihlava (CZE2)
Klemen Pretnar, VSV Villach (AUT)
Mitja Robar, Krefeld Pinguine (GER)
Andrelj Tavzelj, Rouen Dragons (FRA)
Forwards:
Bostjan Golicic, Briançon Diables Rouges (FRA)
Ziga Jeglic, ERC Ingolstadt (GER)
Anze Kopitar, Los Angeles Kings (NHL)
Anze Kuralt, Epinal Dauphins (FRA)
Jan Mursak, CSKA Moscow (RUS)
Ales Music, Olimpija Ljubljana (SLO)
Ziga Pance, Bolzano Foxes (ITA)
Tomaz Razingar, IF Troja-Ljungby (SWE2)
David Rodman, IK Oskarshamn (SWE2)
Marcel Rodman, Schwenninger ERC (GER)
Robert Sabolic, ERC Ingolstadt
Rok Ticar, Kölner Haie (GER)
Jan Urbas, Red Bull München (GER)
Miha Verlic, Olimpija Ljubljana (SLO)
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