Kopitar with an assist as Slovenia beats Italy 2-1

[trdi]

I think UK is moving in the right direction. They had more American in Canadian players in the past. Right now their youth national teams are getting better and better and that's always a good sign.

[Crazy_Ivan]

Ok I have a question for the Slovenians on here, both Rodman brothers were born in Slovenia yet their careers began in Canada, do they have a Canadian father?

[trdi]

Originally Posted by Crazy_Ivan

Ok I have a question for the Slovenians on here, both Rodman brothers were born in Slovenia yet their careers began in Canada, do they have a Canadian father?

Lol, no. They were born in Jesenice, just like Kopitar and most of Slovenian national team (Slovenska reprezentanca)

Their career started in Jesenice, probably when they were 8 years old. If you are looking for Canadian Slovenians, this guy played for our national team, but is retired now:
Ed Kastelic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

If you are looking for players who played for our national team but are not of Slovenian origin:
Stan Reddick

[Crazy_Ivan]

Originally Posted by trdi

Lol, no. They were born in Jesenice, just like Kopitar and most of Slovenian national team (Slovenska reprezentanca)

Their career started in Jesenice, probably when they were 8 years old. If you are looking for Canadian Slovenians, this guy played for our national team, but is retired now:
Ed Kastelic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

If you are looking for players who played for our national team but are not of Slovenian origin:
Stan Reddick

Thanks for the Info, heard lots of Slovenians talk about Rodman, but never realised Rodman was a Slovenian name too.

[Kopitar]

Originally Posted by Crazy_Ivan

Thanks for the Info, heard lots of Slovenians talk about Rodman, but never realised Rodman was a Slovenian name too.

It's a rare name...plus every time I hear it I think about Dennis Rodman, not hockey.



They're pretty good though, Marcel played in the OHL and was drafted by the Bruins and David played in the QMJHL.

[TBrown33]

All I know is that Italy sucks in NHL 08.

[Kopitar]

Originally Posted by TBrown33

All I know is that Italy sucks in NHL 08.

[DryKing]

Originally Posted by TBrown33

All I know is that Italy sucks in NHL 08.

In reality they are an upper mid level team that really can't compete with any of the upper tier national teams (which is why they suck in NHL 08 compared to team like Canada or Russia). Their all time national record is ranked 11th, though, so it is a good win for Slovenia and a step in the right direction if they are looking to continue to build up their program to the point where they can challenge the top teams.

11. Italy
IIHF 1924
Games Played 771
Wins 308
Losses 387
Draws 76
First Game Played March 14, 1924
7-1 loss to Sweden
Biggest win 28-0 over Belgium March 6, 1955
Biggest loss 31-1 to United States February 1st, 1948

National Teams of Ice Hockey

[Kopitar11Fan]

has Slovenia played anymore games since the one against Italy? And if they have, how did they/Kopitar do?

[SLing]

We re playing Slovakia on Thursday and Norway the next Tuesday.

And then there's Canada, USA and Latvia in the WC.

[trdi]

Slovenia will never challenge the top teams, be serious. 900 registered hockey players. We will always be losing 7-1 against Canada.

[Crazy_Ivan]

Slovenia as a sporting nation have done well, look at the Football team and how well they did to make the World cup and they did very well too.