nhl players first played in the olympics in 1932.
when did nhl players first play in the olympics?
1932
the olympic games were originally intended for amateur athletes, so the players of the national hockey league (nhl) and other professional leagues were not allowed to compete. in 1986, the international olympic committee (ioc) voted to allow all athletes to compete in olympic games, starting in 1988. the nhl decided not to allow all players to participate in 1988, 1992 or 1994, because doing so would force the league to halt play during the olympics. an agreement was reached in 1995 that allowed nhl players to compete in the olympics, starting with the 1998 games in nagano, japan. slovak players were a part of the czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team until the dissolution of czechoslovakia in 1993 separated the countries. the czech republic men's national ice hockey team was considered the successor to czechoslovakia, while slovakia was treated as a "new" country for the purposes of the international ice hockey federation, and forced to work its way up through the ranks. despite this, slovakia qualified for the 1994 tournament, and finished in a respectable sixth place. at the 2002 tournament, the preliminary round was scheduled without the participation of nhl players. this negatively impacted the slovakian team, which had a heavy reliance on nhl players; as a result, the team finished in 13th place in the tournament. today, however, slovakia is considered one of the "big seven" hockey nations, and is a regular contender for a medal at international tournaments. national teams are co-ordinated by slovak ice hockey federation and players are chosen by the team's management staff.
list of olympic men's ice hockey players for slovakia
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