Vladimír Vůjtek, trainer of the Slovak nation team, today announced his selection for the upcoming World Championship in Finland and Sweden.
Eleven HC SLOVAN Bratislava players have made the squad for the World Championship. Apart from Jaroslav Janus, whose selection was already a certainty some days in advance, the following will journey to the championship: defensemen Vladimír Mihálik, Ivan Švarný, Michal Sersen, and forwards Marko Daňo, Mario Bližňák, Libor Hudáček, Michel Miklík, Peter Ölvecký, Roman Kukumberg and Miroslav Šatan. In addition, Andrej Sekera, who played 25 games for Slovan during the lockout, will join up with the team in Finland. In the end, Slovan players Martin Štajnoch and Andrej Šťastný did not make it into the selection.
Final squad for Slovakia at the 2013 World Championship:
Goaltenders: Jaroslav Janus (HC Slovan Bratislava/KHL), Rastislav Staňa (CSKA Moskva/KHL), Július Hudáček (Sibir Novosibirsk/KHL)
Defensemen: Marek Ďaloga (HC Pardubice/CZ), Milan Jurčina (Lukko Rauma/Fin), Branislav Mezei (Avtomobilist Jekaterinburg/KHL), Vladimír Mihálik, Michal Sersen, Ivan Švarný (all HC Slovan Bratislava/KHL), Andrej Sekera (Buffalo Sabres/NHL), René Vydarený (HC České Budějovice/CZ)
Forwards: Martin Bartek (HC Pardubice/CZ), Marcel Haščák (HC Košice/SVK) Marko Daňo, Mário Bližňák, Libor Hudáček, Michel Miklík, Peter Ölvecký, Roman Kukumberg, Miroslav Šatan (all HC Slovan Bratislava/KHL), Tomáš Kopecký (Florida Panthers/USA) Branko Radivojevič (Spartak Moskva/KHL), Jozef Stümpel (HK Nitra/SVK), Tomáš Surový (HC Lev Praha/KHL), Tomáš Záborský (Avangard Omsk/KHL)
| P | Tím | Z | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CSKA Moscow | 38 | 81 |
| 2. | Jokerit Helsinki | 38 | 68 |
| 3. | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 40 | 77 |
| 4. | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | 39 | 67 |
| 5. | HC Sochi | 39 | 65 |
| 6. | Dynamo Moscow | 39 | 65 |
| 7. | SKA St. Peterburg | 38 | 62 |
| 8. | Dinamo Minsk | 38 | 56 |
| 9. | Medvescak Zagreb | 40 | 56 |
| 10. | HC SLOVAN Bratislava | 40 | 55 |
| 11. | Spartak Moscow | 39 | 50 |
| 12. | Vityaz Podolsk | 39 | 46 |
| 13. | Dinamo Riga | 37 | 46 |
| 14. | Severstal Cherepovets | 38 | 40 |
