Slovakia has been in the top division of the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship for 23 straight years since being promoted to the top group for the 1996 World Juniors. It has been feast or famine for the Slovaks, and unfortunately it has been a lot more famine for them.
They have two bronze medals in their history, most recently led by Martin Reway in 2015, and a fourth place finish but other than a fifth place finish in 2003, they have never been above sixth and their last three World Juniors saw them finish seventh twice, and eighth.