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Czechia
Association Czech Hockey
GM Flag of the Czech Republic Petr Nedvěd
Head coach Flag of the Czech Republic Filip Pešán
Assistants Flag of the Czech Republic Martin Straka
Flag of the Czech Republic Jaroslav Špaček
Captain Jan Kovář
Most games David Výborný (222)
Top scorer Martin Procházka (61)
Most points David Výborný (101)
IIHF code CZE
IIHF ranking 5
Highest IIHF ranking 2 (2006)
Lowest IIHF ranking 6 (2009-2010 (O), 2015-2017, 2018)
Team colours               
First international
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 6-1 Russia Flag of Russia
(Stockholm, Sweden; February 11, 1993)
Biggest win
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 11-0 Italy Flag of Italy
(Hanover, Germany; May 6, 2001)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Finland Finland 7-0 Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic
(Stockholm, Sweden; February 11, 2012)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances 27 (first in 1993)
Best result Med 1 Gold: 6 - 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2010
World Cup of Hockey
Appearances 3 (first in 1996)
Best result Med 3 Bronze: 1 - 2004
Olympics
Appearances 7 (first in 1994)
Medals Gold medal Gold: 1 – 1998
Bronze medal Bronze: 1 – 2006
International record (W-L-T)
316-208-48
Olympic medal record
Olympic Games
Gold 1998 Nagano Ice hockey
Bronze 2006 Turin Ice hockey
World Championships medal record
World Championship
Bronze 1993 Germany Czechia
Gold 1996 Austria Czechia
Bronze 1997 Finland Czechia
Bronze 1998 Switzerland Czechia
Gold 1999 Norway Czechia
Gold 2000 Russia Czechia
Gold 2001 Germany Czechia
Gold 2005 Austria Czechia
Silver 2006 Latvia Czechia
Gold 2010 Germany Czechia
Bronze 2011 Slovakia Czechia
Bronze 2012 Finland, Sweden Czechia

The Czech men's national ice hockey team is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world, currently ranked fifth by the IIHF. It it the successor of the Czechoslovak National Team. It is controlled by the Czech Ice Hockey Association. The Czechs won the gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics and won three straight gold medals at the world championships from 1999 to 2001. In the next 3 years the team did not get a medal at the world championships - not even home at the 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships held in Prague and Ostrava in the Czechia, thus keeping the "world championship home ice curse" alive. But the following year the Czechs won gold at the the 2005 tournament, the only world championship where, due to the 2004-2005 NHL lockout, all NHL players were available to participate. At the 2006 Winter Olympics the Czechs won a bronze medal, defeating Russia 3-0 (roster) in the bronze medal game, and becoming one of only three nations (along with Russia and Finland) to medal twice in ice hockey at the Olympic games since the NHL allowed its players to participate in this event. At the 2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships the Czechs won silver, falling to Sweden in the final. A last gold medal comes from 2010 and last medal from 2012. Since 2012 Czechia did not won any medal on World Championship, Olympics or World Cup. In last ten years, the Czechia's team is probably the team which claimed most 4th places (2014, 2015, 2019 World Championships and 2018 Olympics). Czechia has 121,613 players (1.1 % of its population).

Coaching History[]

Olympics[]

World Championships[]

  • 1993 – Ivan Hlinka
  • 1994 – Ivan Hlinka
  • 1995 – Luděk Bukač
  • 1996 – Luděk Bukač
  • 1997 – Ivan Hlinka and Slavomír Lener
  • 1998 – Ivan Hlinka and Slavomír Lener
  • 1999 – Ivan Hlinka
  • 2000 – Josef Augusta
  • 2001 – Josef Augusta
  • 2002 – Josef Augusta
  • 2003 – Slavomír Lener
  • 2004 – Slavomír Lener
  • 2005 – Vladimír Růžička
  • 2006 – Alois Hadamczik
  • 2007 – Alois Hadamczik
  • 2008 - Alois Hadamczik
  • 2009 - Vladimír Růžička
  • 2010 - Vladimír Růžička
  • 2011 - Alois Hadamczik
  • 2012 - Alois Hadamczik
  • 2013 - Alois Hadamczik
  • 2014 - Vladimír Růžička
  • 2015 - Vladimír Růžička
  • 2016 - Vladimír Vůjtek
  • 2017 - Josef Jandač
  • 2018 - Josef Jandač
  • 2019 - Miloš Říha

Olympic Record[]

Czech team 2002

The men's team at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

  • 1920-1992 - Did not participate
  • 1994 - Finished in 5th place
  • 1998 - 11 Gold
  • 2002 - Finished in 7th place
  • 2006 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 2010 - Finished in 7th place
  • 2014 - Finished in 6th place
  • 2018 - Finished in 4th place

World Cup of Hockey Record[]

  • 1996 - Did not qualify for playoffs
  • 2004 - Lost in semi-finals
  • 2016 - Did not qualify for playoffs

World Championship Record[]

  • 1920-1992 - Did not participate
  • 1993 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 1994 - Finished in 7th place
  • 1995 - Finished in 4th place
  • 1996 - 11 Gold
  • 1997 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 1998 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 1999 - 11 Gold
  • 2000 - 11 Gold
  • 2001 - 11 Gold
  • 2002 - Finished in 5th place
  • 2003 - Finished in 4th place
  • 2004 - Finished in 5th place
  • 2005 - 11 Gold
  • 2006 - 2Silver medal icon Silver
  • 2007 - Finished in 7th place
  • 2008 - Finished in 5th place
  • 2009 - Finished in 6th place
  • 2010 - 11 Gold
  • 2011 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 2012 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 2013 - Finished in 7th place
  • 2014 - Finished in 4th place
  • 2015 - Finished in 4th place
  • 2016 - Finished in 5th place
  • 2017 - Finished in 7th place
  • 2018 - Finished in 7th place
  • 2019 - Finished in 4th place
  • 2020 - canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Retired Numbers[]

Actual Roster[]

Position Number Name Born Age Height Weight Shoots/Catches
G #30 Šimon Hrubec June 30, 1991 29 6ft 1in (186cm) 183lb (83kg) L
G #61 Petr Kváča Sepmteber 12, 1997 23 6ft 1in (186cm) 170lb (77kg) L
G #35 Roman Will May 22, 1992 28 6ft 1in (185cm) 194lb (88kg) L
D #3 Libor Hájek February 4, 1998 23 6ft 2in (187cm) 205lb (93kg) L
D #17 Filip Hronek November 2, 1997 23 6ft 0in (183cm) 185lb (84kg) R
D #31 Lukáš Klok June 7, 1995 25 6ft 1in (185cm) 187lb (85kg) L
D #60 Michal Moravčík December 7, 1994 26 6ft 4in (194cm) 212lb (96kg) L
D #6 David Musil April 9, 1993 28 6ft 4in (193cm) 207lb (94kg) L
D #86 Jan Ščotka May 20, 1996 24 6ft 1in (186cm) 181lb (82kg) L
D #9 David Sklenička September 8, 1996 24 5ft 11in (180cm) 181lb (82kg) L
D #58 Libor Šulák March 4, 1994 27 6ft 2in (189cm) 214lb (97kg) L
D #62 Andrej Šustr November 29, 1990 30 6ft 7in (201cm) 216lb (98kg) R
D #74 Ondřej Vitásek September 4, 1990 30 6ft 4in (193cm) 227lb (103kg) L
F #95 Matěj Blümel May 31, 2000 20 6ft 0in (183cm) 198lb (90kg) L
F #56 Rudolf Červený August 6, 1989 31 6ft 0in (182cm) 187lb (85kg) L
F #72 Filip Chytil September 5, 1999 21 6ft 2in (187cm) 203lb (92kg) L
F #19 Jakub Flek December 24, 1992 28 5ft 8in (173cm) 165lb (75kg) L
F #78 Robin Hanzl January 10, 1989 32 6ft 1in (185cm) 174lb (79kg) L
F #43 Jan Kovář March 20, 1990 31 5ft 11in (181cm) 216lb (98kg) R
F #8 Dominik Kubalík August 21, 1995 25 6ft 2in (187cm) 179lb (81kg) L
F #25 Radan Lenc July 30, 1991 29 5ft 11in (180cm) 174lb (79kg) L
F #14 Adam Musil March 26, 1997 24 6ft 4in (192cm) 203lb (92kg) R
F #69 Lukáš Radil August 5, 1990 30 6ft 3in (191cm) 201lb (91kg) L
F #92 Jiří Sekáč June 10, 1992 28 6ft 2in (189cm) 201lb (91kg) L
F #67 Jiří Smejkal November 5, 1996 24 6ft 4in (192cm) 203lb (92kg) L
F #52 Michael Špaček April 9, 1997 24 5ft 11in (180cm) 187lb (85kg) R
F #44 Matěj Stránský July 11, 1993 27 6ft 2in (188cm) 216lb (98kg) R
F #13 Jakub Vrána December 21, 1997 23 5ft 11in (181cm) 183lb (83kg) L
F #11 Filip Zadina November 27, 1999 21 6ft 0in (183cm) 190lb (86kg) L
F #20 Hynek Zohorna August 1, 1990 30 6ft 2in (188cm) 207lb (94kg) R
F #79 Tomáš Zohorna January 3, 1988 33 6ft 1in (186cm) 187lb (85kg) L

Team Staff[]

Role Name Born
Head coach Filip Pešán January 4, 1978
General manager Petr Nedvěd December 9, 1971
Assistant coach Martin Straka September 3, 1972
Assistant coach Jaroslav Špaček February 11, 1974
Goalie coach Zdeněk Orct April 28, 1970
Videocoach Aleš Vladyka December 8, 1979
Doctor Tomáš Vyskočil May 16, 1974
Physiotherapist Radovan Sakaláš
Conditioning coach Dominik Kodras
Equipment manager Zdeněk Šmíd April 5, 1979
Equipment manager Petr Šulan March 29, 1982
Manager Jan Černý May 5, 1975
Media manager Zdeněk Zikmund 1964
Social media manager Ondřej Kalát December 28, 1988

See also[]

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