The Copper & Blue, an Edmonton Oilers community

The Oilers have two picks in the second round thanks to the Denis Grebeshkov trade. The Copper & Blue profile Slovak Martin Marincin, a hulking blueliner that makes a lot of sense for the 48th overall choice.

Post-Bronze-medal-game thread: Why do the hockey gods gate Slovakia? The tiny nations of Finland and Slovakia play for keeps in the third-place showdown

Revenge of the minnows: Remembering Slovakia's greatest hockey moment, the 2002 World Senior Men's Championships.