| Association | Czech Hockey |
|---|---|
| GM |  Petr Nedvěd |
| Head coach | Filip Pešán |
| Assistants | Martin Straka 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 | |
 Czech Republic 6-1 Russia  (Stockholm, Sweden; February 11, 1993) | |
| Biggest win | |
Czech Republic 11-0 Italy  (Hanover, Germany; May 6, 2001) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Finland 7-0 Czech Republic (Stockholm, Sweden; February 11, 2012) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 27 (first in 1993) |
| Best result |  Gold: 6 - 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2010 |
| World Cup of Hockey | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1996) |
| Best result |  Bronze: 1 - 2004 |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1994) |
| Medals |  Gold: 1 – 1998 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[]
- 1994 – Ivan Hlinka
- 1998 – Ivan Hlinka and Slavomír Lener
- 2002 – Josef Augusta
- 2006 – Alois Hadamczik
- 2010 - Vladimír Růžička
- 2014 - Alois Hadamczik
- 2018 - Josef Jandač
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[]
The men's team at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
- 1920-1992 - Did not participate
- 1994 - Finished in 5th place
- 1998 -
Gold - 2002 - Finished in 7th place
- 2006 - Bronze
- 2010 - Finished in 7th place
- 2014 - Finished in 6th place
- 2018 - Finished in 4th place
Gold
BronzeWorld Cup of Hockey Record[]
World Championship Record[]
- 1920-1992 - Did not participate
- 1993 - Bronze
- 1994 - Finished in 7th place
- 1995 - Finished in 4th place
- 1996 - Gold
- 1997 - Bronze
- 1998 - Bronze
- 1999 - Gold
- 2000 - Gold
- 2001 - Gold
- 2002 - Finished in 5th place
- 2003 - Finished in 4th place
- 2004 - Finished in 5th place
- 2005 - Gold
- 2006 - Silver
- 2007 - Finished in 7th place
- 2008 - Finished in 5th place
- 2009 - Finished in 6th place
- 2010 - Gold
- 2011 - Bronze
- 2012 - 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
Silver
Retired Numbers[]
- #4 Karel Rachůnek
- #15 Jan Marek
- #21 Ivan Hlinka
- #63 Josef Vašíček
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 |