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Last Updated: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 | 10:12 AM ET

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Slovakia celebrates after a goal against the Czech Republic during a quarterfinal match at the 2006 Games. (Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Coach

Name	Age	Hometown	League	Olympics
Ján Filc	57	Bratislava, Slovakia		1 (as coach)

Forwards

Name	Age	Hometown	League	Olympics
Lubos Bartecko	33	Kezmarok, Slovakia	Nationalliga A	2
Martin Cibak	29	Liptovsky Mikluas, Slovakia	Kontinental Hockey League (KHL)	0
Pavol Demitra	35	Dubnica, Slovakia	Vancouver Canucks (NHL)	2
Marian Gaborik	29	Trencin, Slovakia	New York Rangers (NHL)	1
Michal Handzus	32	Banska Bystrica, Slovakia	Los Angeles Kings (NHL)	1
Marcel Hossa	28	Ilava, Slovakia	KHL	1
Marian Hossa	31	Stara Lubovna, Slovakia	Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)	2
Tomas Kopecky	28	Ilava, Slovakia	Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)	0
Zigmund Palffy	37	Skalica, Slovakia	Slovak Extraliga	2
Branko Radivojevic	29	Piestany, Slovakia	KHL	0
Miroslav Satan	35	Topolcany, Slovakia	Free agent	3
Richard Zednik	37	Nitra, Slovakia	KHL	1
Jozef Stümpel	34	Nitra, Slovakia	KHL	2

Defence

Name	Age	Hometown	League	Olympics
Zdeno Chara	32	Trencin, Slovakia	Boston Bruins (NHL)	1
Milan Jurcina	26	Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia	Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL)	1
Ivan Baranka	24	Ilava, Slovakia	KHL	0
Andrej Meszaros	24	Povazska Bystrica, Slovakia	Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)	1
Andrej Sekera	23	Bojnice, Slovakia	Buffalo Sabres (NHL)	0
Martin Strbak	35	Presov, Slovakia	KHL	1
Lubomir Visnovsky	34	Topolcany, Slovakia	Edmonton Oilers (NHL)	2

Goalies

Name	Age	Hometown	League	Olympics
Peter Budaj	26	Banska Bystrica, Slovakia	Colorado Avalanche (NHL)	1
Jaroslav Halak	23	Bratislava, Slovakia	Montreal Canadiens (NHL)	0
Rastislav Stana	30	Kosice, Slovakia	KHL	1

Medal Count

Top 10 Medal Winners

Country				Total
UNITED STATES	9	15	13	37
GERMANY	10	13	7	30
CANADA	14	7	5	26
NORWAY	9	8	6	23
AUSTRIA	4	6	6	16
RUSSIA	3	5	7	15
SOUTH KOREA	6	6	2	14
CHINA	5	2	4	11
SWEDEN	5	2	4	11
FRANCE	2	3	6	11

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