Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team
Association | Czech Ice Hockey Association |
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General manager | Petr Nedvěd |
Head coach | Filip Pešán |
Assistants | Zdeněk Orct Jaroslav Špaček Martin Straka |
Captain | Jan Kovář |
Most games | David Výborný (218) |
Top scorer | Martin Procházka (61) |
Most points | David Výborný (147) |
Home stadium | O2 Arena |
Team colors | |
IIHF code | CZE |
Ranking | |
Current IIHF | 6 1 (6 June 2021)[1] |
Highest IIHF | 2 (2006) |
Lowest IIHF | 6 (first in 2015) |
First international | |
Czech Republic 6–1 Russia (Stockholm, Sweden; 11 February 1993) | |
Biggest win | |
Czech Republic 11–0 Italy (Hanover, Germany; 6 May 2001) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Finland 7–0 Czech Republic (Stockholm, Sweden; 11 February 2012) | |
IIHF World Championships | |
Appearances | 28 (first in 1993) |
Best result | Gold: (1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2010) |
World Cup | |
Appearances | 3 (first in 1996) |
Best result | 3rd: (2004) |
Olympics | |
Appearances | 7 (first in 1994) |
Medals | Gold: (1998) Bronze: (2006) |
Medal record | ||
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Olympic Games | ||
1998 Nagano | Team | |
2006 Turin | Team | |
World Championship | ||
1996 Austria | ||
1999 Norway | ||
2000 Russia | ||
2001 Germany | ||
2005 Austria | ||
2010 Germany | ||
2006 Latvia | ||
1993 Germany | ||
1997 Finland | ||
1998 Switzerland | ||
2011 Slovakia | ||
2012 Finland/Sweden | ||
World Cup | ||
2004 Toronto |
The Czech men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of the Czech Republic. It is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world and a member of the so-called "Big Six", the unofficial group of the six strongest men's ice hockey nations, along with Canada, Finland, Russia, Sweden and the United States.[2][3] It is governed by the Czech Ice Hockey Association. The Czech Republic has 72,075 players officially enrolled in organized hockey (0.7% of its population).
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.[4][5] In the next three 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, thus keeping the "world championship home ice curse" alive. The following year, however, the Czechs won gold at the 2005 tournament, the only world championship where, due to the 2004–05 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. At the 2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, the Czechs earned silver, falling to Sweden in the final, the only time the Czechs have lost the final game of the tournament. Czech Republic won the 2010 World Championships in Germany. Since 2012, the Czechs have not won any medals in IIHF tournaments, making it their longest medal drought in history.
Tournament record[]
Olympic Games[]
Games | GP | W | OW | T | OL | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish | Rank | |
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1920–1992 | As part of Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||
1994 Lillehammer | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 18 | Ivan Hlinka | Otakar Janecký | 5th place match | 5th | |
1998 Nagano | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | Ivan Hlinka | Vladimír Růžička | Champions | ||
2002 Salt Lake City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | Josef Augusta | Jaromír Jágr | Quarter-finals | 7th | |
2006 Turin | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 20 | Alois Hadamczik | Robert Lang | Bronze Medal Game | ||
2010 Vancouver | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | Vladimír Růžička | Patrik Eliáš | Quarter-finals | 7th | |
2014 Sochi | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | 13 | 15 | Alois Hadamczik | Tomáš Plekanec | Quarter-finals | 6th | |
2018 Pyeongchang | 6 | 2 | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | 16 | 15 | Josef Jandač | Martin Erat | Bronze Medal Game | 4th | |
2022 Beijing | – | Filip Pešán |
World Championship[]
Championship | GP | W | OW | T | OL | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish | Rank |
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1920 – 1992 | As part of Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||
1993 Munich, Dortmund | 8 | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 10 | Ivan Hlinka | Otakar Janecký | Bronze Medal Game | |
1994 Bolzano, Canazei and Milan | 6 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 17 | 20 | Ivan Hlinka | Otakar Janecký | Quarter-finals | 7th |
1995 Stockholm, Gävle | 8 | 4 | – | 0 | – | 4 | 17 | 16 | Luděk Bukač | Jiří Kučera | Bronze Medal Game | 4th |
1996 Vienna | 8 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 42 | 15 | Luděk Bukač | Robert Reichel | Champions | |
1997 Helsinki, Tampere, Turku | 9 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 30 | 20 | Ivan Hlinka | Robert Reichel | Bronze Medal Game | |
1998 Basel, Zürich | 9 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 33 | 16 | Ivan Hlinka | Robert Reichel | Bronze Medal Game | |
1999 Oslo, Hamar, Lillehammer | 12 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 46 | 24 | Ivan Hlinka | Pavel Patera | Champions | |
2000 St. Petersburg | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 19 | Josef Augusta | Robert Reichel | Champions | |
2001 Nuremberg, Cologne, Hanover | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 13 | Josef Augusta | Robert Reichel | Champions | |
2002 Gothenburg, Karlstad, Jönköping | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 17 | Josef Augusta | Jaromír Jágr | Quarter-finals | 5th |
2003 Helsinki, Tampere, Turku | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 21 | Robert Reichel | Bronze Medal Game | 4th | |
2004 Prague, Ostrava | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 8 | Martin Straka | Quarter-finals | 5th | |
2005 Vienna, Innsbruck | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 9 | Vladimír Růžička | David Výborný | Champions | |
2006 Riga | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 24 | Alois Hadamczik | David Výborný | Final | |
2007 Moscow | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 23 | 19 | Alois Hadamczik | David Výborný | Quarter-finals | 7th |
2008 Quebec City, Halifax | 7 | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 29 | 19 | Alois Hadamczik | Tomáš Kaberle | Quarter-finals | 5th |
2009 Bern, Kloten | 7 | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | 26 | 14 | Vladimír Růžička | Marek Židlický | Quarter-finals | 6th |
2010 Cologne, Mannheim, Gelsenkirchen | 9 | 5 | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | 25 | 16 | Vladimír Růžička | Tomáš Rolinek | Champions | |
2011 Bratislava, Košice | 9 | 8 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 36 | 18 | Alois Hadamczik | Tomáš Rolinek | Bronze Medal Game | |
2012 Helsinki, Stockholm | 10 | 6 | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | 32 | 19 | Alois Hadamczik | Tomáš Plekanec | Bronze Medal Game | |
2013 Stockholm, Helsinki | 8 | 3 | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | 20 | 14 | Alois Hadamczik | Jiří Novotný | Quarter-finals | 7th |
2014 Minsk | 10 | 3 | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | 24 | 27 | Vladimír Růžička | Tomáš Rolinek | Bronze Medal Game | 4th |
2015 Prague, Ostrava | 10 | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 32 | 26 | Vladimír Růžička | Jakub Voráček | Bronze Medal Game | 4th |
2016 Moscow, St. Petersburg | 8 | 5 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 27 | 12 | Vladimír Vůjtek | Tomáš Plekanec | Quarter-finals | 5th |
2017 Paris, Cologne | 8 | 3 | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | 23 | 17 | Josef Jandač | Jakub Voráček | Quarter-finals | 7th |
2018 Copenhagen, Herning | 8 | 3 | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | 29 | 18 | Josef Jandač | Roman Červenka | Quarter-finals | 7th |
2019 Bratislava, Košice | 10 | 7 | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 47 | 23 | Miloš Říha | Jakub Voráček | Bronze Medal Game | 4th |
2020 Zürich, Lausanne | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic[6] | |||||||||||
2021 Riga | 8 | 3 | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | 27 | 19 | Filip Pešán | Jan Kovář | Quarter-finals | 7th |
2022 Helsinki, Tampere | – |
World Cup of Hockey[]
Year | GP | W | OW | T | OL | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish | Rank |
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1996 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 4 | 17 | Luděk Bukač | Jaromír Jágr | Round 1 | 8th |
2004 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 15 | Vladimír Růžička | Robert Reichel | Semi-finals | |
2016 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | Josef Jandač | Tomáš Plekanec | Group stage | 6th |
Euro Hockey Tour[]
Year | GP | W | OW | T | OL | L | GF | GA | Rank |
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1996–97 | 9 | 0 | – | 2 | – | 7 | 15 | 36 | 4th |
1997–98 | 12 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 47 | 29 | |
1998–99 | 12 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 4 | 28 | 27 | |
1999–00 | 12 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 31 | 20 | |
2000–01 | 12 | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 5 | 27 | 29 | 4th |
2001–02 | 12 | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | 34 | 36 | 4th |
2002–03 | 12 | 4 | 1 | – | 3 | 4 | 33 | 33 | |
2003–04 | 12 | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | 3 | 24 | 28 | |
2004–05 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 33 | 4th |
2005–06 | 13 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 9 | 29 | 46 | 4th |
2006–07 | 14 | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | 8 | 33 | 42 | |
2007–08 | 12 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | 33 | 44 | |
2008–09 | 12 | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | 36 | 43 | 4th |
2009–10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 27 | 4th |
2010–11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | 27 | 39 | 4th |
2011–12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | 31 | 29 | |
2012–13 | 12 | 6 | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | 16 | 24 | |
2013–14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | 16 | 31 | |
2014–15 | 12 | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | 33 | 31 | |
2015–16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | 32 | 37 | |
2016–17 | 12 | 6 | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | 43 | 39 | |
2017–18 | 12 | 6 | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | 32 | 31 | |
2018–19 | 12 | 4 | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | 30 | 34 | |
2019–20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | 25 | 19 | |
2020–21 | 12 | 5 | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | 30 | 29 |
Team[]
Current roster[]
Roster for the 2021 IIHF World Championship.[7]
Head coach: Filip Pešán[8]
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
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3 | D | Libor Hájek | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 4 February 1998 | New York Rangers |
6 | D | David Musil | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 9 April 1993 | Oceláři Třinec |
9 | D | David Sklenička | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 8 September 1996 | Jokerit |
11 | F | Filip Zadina | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 27 November 1999 | Detroit Red Wings |
13 | F | Jakub Vrána | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 28 February 1996 | Detroit Red Wings |
14 | F | Adam Musil | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 26 March 1997 | Bílí Tygři Liberec |
17 | D | Filip Hronek – A | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 2 November 1997 | Detroit Red Wings |
18 | F | Dominik Kubalík | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 21 August 1995 | Chicago Blackhawks |
19 | F | Jakub Flek | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 24 December 1992 | Karlovy Vary |
25 | F | Radan Lenc | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 30 July 1991 | Bílí Tygři Liberec |
30 | G | Šimon Hrubec | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 30 June 1991 | Avangard Omsk |
31 | D | Lukáš Klok | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 7 June 1995 | Lukko |
35 | G | Roman Will | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 22 May 1992 | Traktor Chelyabinsk |
43 | F | Jan Kovář – C | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 20 March 1990 | EV Zug |
44 | F | Matěj Stránský | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 11 July 1993 | Oceláři Třinec |
52 | F | Michael Špaček | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 9 April 1997 | Oceláři Třinec |
60 | D | Michal Moravčík | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 7 December 1994 | Tappara |
61 | G | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 12 September 1997 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | |
62 | D | Andrej Šustr | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 29 November 1990 | Kunlun Red Star |
67 | F | Jiří Smejkal | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 5 November 1996 | Tappara |
69 | F | Lukáš Radil | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 5 August 1990 | Spartak Moscow |
72 | F | Filip Chytil | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 5 September 1999 | New York Rangers |
74 | D | Ondřej Vitásek | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 103 kg (227 lb) | 4 September 1990 | Bílí Tygři Liberec |
78 | F | Robin Hanzl | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 10 January 1989 | Spartak Moscow |
79 | F | Tomáš Zohorna – A | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 3 January 1988 | Dynamo Pardubice |
88 | D | Libor Šulák | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 4 March 1994 | Oulun Kärpät |
92 | F | Jiří Sekáč | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 10 June 1992 | Avangard Omsk |
95 | F | Matěj Blümel | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 31 May 2000 | Dynamo Pardubice |
Retired numbers[]
- 4 – Karel Rachůnek
- 15 – Jan Marek
- 63 – Josef Vašíček
Coaching history[]
- Olympics
- 1994 – Ivan Hlinka
- 1998 – Ivan Hlinka and and Vladimír Martinec
- 2002 – Josef Augusta
- 2006 – Alois Hadamczik
- 2010 – Vladimír Růžička
- 2014 – Alois Hadamczik
- 2018 – Josef Jandač
- 2022 – Filip Pešán
- World Championships
- 1993–1994 – Ivan Hlinka
- 1995–1996 – Luděk Bukač
- 1997–1998 ��� Ivan Hlinka and
- 1999 – Ivan Hlinka
- 2000–2002 – Josef Augusta
- 2003–2004 –
- 2004 – Ivan Hlinka
- 2005 – Vladimír Růžička
- 2006–2008 – Alois Hadamczik
- 2009–2010 – Vladimír Růžička
- 2011–2013 – Alois Hadamczik
- 2014–2015 – Vladimír Růžička
- 2016 – Vladimír Vůjtek
- 2017–2018 – Josef Jandač
- 2019–2020 – Miloš Říha
- 2021 – Filip Pešán
See also[]
- Bohemia national ice hockey team
- Czechoslovak national ice hockey team
- Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia men's national ice hockey team
References[]
- ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "NHL announces World Cup of Hockey for 2016". The Canadian Press. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Russia – Czech Republic". IIHF. 2 November 2015. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ Marc Di Duca (2006). Czech Republic: The Bradt Travel Guide. p. 31. ISBN 9781841621500. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ Efstathia Sioras; Michael Spilling (2010). Czech Republic. p. 112. ISBN 9780761444763. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Národní tým dvakrát porazil Slováky a chystá se na České hokejové hry" (in Czech). hockey.by. 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Team Roster Czech Republic" (PDF). iihf.com. 21 May 2021.
External links[]
- Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team
- National ice hockey teams in Europe
- Ice hockey in the Czech Republic