Canadian right winger Brett Ritchie, 31, has been released from his contract with Slovak Extraliga club HK Nitra and has signed to play the remainder of the current season with the Schwenninger Wild ...

Slovak defenseman Branislav Mezei, 44, has signed a one-year contract extension with his hometown club, HK Nitra, to play what will be his 26th season of professional hockey, the Slovak Extraliga club ...

Michal Handzus is headed home. That was the word out of Slovakia on Tuesday as the veteran center signed with former club HC Banska Bystrica, according to the team website. Handzus was born in Banska ...

After finishing first in the Extraliga regular season, the playoffs await for the club that's stunned Slovak hockey. Seven years ago, the Spišská Nová Ves men's ice hockey team could not afford a bus ...

Canadian left winger Nick Ritchie, 29, has transferred within the Slovak Extraliga from HC Nové Zámky and will play the remainder of the season for HC Slovak Bratislava, the latter club announced on ...

Former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins forward Mathias Laferriere signed with HK Spisska Nova Ves of the Slovak Extraliga. That team announced the transaction via social media on Saturday. Terms were ...

Hockey Slovakia released a list of 26 players that will be headed to Stockholm, Sweden for this year’s IIHF World Championship. It includes no full-time NHL players, most notably Juraj Slafkovský, ...

The Slovakian-based team plays in the town of Svit, Slovakia. The team is historically one of the best squads in the country and plays in the Slovak Extraliga. BK Iskra Svit has won five Slovak Cups ...

Former Arizona Coyotes draft pick Mitchell Miller has agreed to play for HK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš in the Slovak Extraliga. Here’s what you need to know: In 2016, Miller and another eighth-grader were ...

Tomas Kopecky #82 of the Florida Panthers passes the puck against the Washington Capitals on December 5, 2011 at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida. The Panthers defeated the Capitals 5-4.

The Czech Ice Hockey Association and Hockey Slovakia jointly announced this week the schedule for the 2026 Hlinka Gretzky Cup – an annual summer tournament for players entering their final U18 season.