Chicago Blackhawks right wing Marian Hossa will lead Slovakia at February's Vancouver Olympics.
Hossa is one of 12 NHL players on the 23-player roster announced Tuesday. Also headlining the team are Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara and New York Rangers forward Marian Gaborik, who is tied for the NHL lead in goals.
Former Buffalo Sabres star Miroslav Satan will make his fourth Olympic appearance.
Slovakia finished fifth at the 2006 Turin Games.
The other NHL players are goalies Peter Budaj of Colorado and Jaroslav Halak of Montreal; defensemen Milan Jurcina of Columbus, Andrej Meszaros of Tampa Bay, Andrej Sekera of Buffalo and Lubomir Visnovsky of Edmonton; and forwards Pavol Demitra of Vancouver, Michal Handzus of Los Angeles and Tomas Kopecky of Chicago.
