Šimon Nemec the defencer of HK Nitra became yesterday during the HK Nitra - MAC Budapest Ujbuda match the second youngest player ever to play in our National Championship. Yesterday he had exactly 15 years 6 months and 29 days.
The Youngest players to play Slovak Extraliga:
1. Andrej Podkonický (15 years, 4 months and 19 days, season 1993/1994 (1st historical after the independance) for HKM Zvolen)
2. Šimon Nemec (15 y, 6 m and 29 d, season 2019/2020 for HK Nitra)
3. Michal Ivan (15 y, 10 m a 14 d, season 2015/2016 for HKM Zvolen)
4. Peter Valent (15 y, 11 m and 29 d, season 2012/2013 for HC '05 Banká Bystrica)
5. Marián Gáborík (16 y, 0 m amd 27 d, season 1997/1998 for Dukla Trenčín)