Slovakia is part of the Winter Olympics' opening men's hockey game on Wednesday. Taking on Finland, Slovakia's players will try to make their country proud, with just a bit of NHL representation. Unlike the last two cycles, NHL players are allowed to play in these Olympics. That is great news for some teams, but not for others. Slovakia Grant Dayton Jersey is a bit on the shorthanded side when it comes to having players from the top level of hockey. MORE: What NHL players are on Slovakia's Olympic roster? Slovakia has seven NHL players on its Olympic roster. Those seven are: Dalibor Dvorsky, Blues Martin Pospisil, Flames Pavol Regenda, Sharks Juraj Slafkovsky, Canadiens Erik Cernak, Lightning Martin Fehervary, Capitals Simon Nemec, Devils MORE: The Slovak team doesn't have any goaltenders from the NHL. Slafkovsky is going to have to be the star, and he opened the scoring at these Olympics off a turnover with a goal. Slovakia is the defending bronze medalist. It'll be a lot harder for them to get on the podium again in this best-on-best setup, but they'll do their best to pull an upset. More Olympics news: Luke Jackson Jersey