In 1991–92, Šatan played for the local HC Topoľčany and did remarkably well, as he scored 30 goals and had 22 assists in just 31 games. He then graduated to the senior division within the same year. When he became 18, he joined Dukla Trenčín rather than enter compulsory army service for Slovakia (which stopped in 2006). He played there for the 1992–93 and 1993–94 seasons.\n', '

Šatan was drafted 111th overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers. Prior to his entry into the NHL, he played in the Czechoslovak and Slovak leagues and he had scored nine goals in eight games representing Slovakia at the 1994 Winter Olympic Games.\n', '

In 1994–95, Šatan played a season in the minor leagues, split between four teams including the Oilers\' minor league affiliate, the Cape Breton Oilers, and the International Hockey League\'s Detroit Vipers. While with the Vipers, he scored the winning goal in an exhibition game against Wayne Gretzky\'s Ninety-Niners, an all-star team put together by Gretzky during the 1994–95 NHL lockout.\n', '

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