Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team

Czech Republic
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationCzech Ice Hockey Association
Head coachRadim Rulík
AssistantsJiří Kalous
Tomáš Plekanec
Marek Židlický
CaptainRoman Červenka
Most gamesDavid Výborný (218)
Top scorerMartin Procházka (61)
Most pointsDavid Výborný (147)
Home stadiumO2 Arena
Team colors     
IIHF codeCZE
Ranking
Current IIHF4 Increase 4 (27 May 2024)[1]
Highest IIHF2 (2006)
Lowest IIHF8 (2023)
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)
Olympics
Appearances8 (first in 1994)
Medals Gold: (1998)
Bronze: (2006)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances31 (first in 1993)
Best result Gold: (1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2010, 2024)
World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1996)
Best result 3rd: (2004)
International record (W–L–T)
416–208–48
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Nagano Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1996 Austria
Gold medal – first place 1999 Norway
Gold medal – first place 2000 Russia
Gold medal – first place 2001 Germany
Gold medal – first place 2005 Austria
Gold medal – first place 2010 Germany
Gold medal – first place 2024 Czechia
Silver medal – second place 2006 Latvia
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Germany
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Finland
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Switzerland
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Slovakia
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Finland/Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Finland
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Toronto

The Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of the Czech Republic. Since 2021, the team has been officially known in English as Czechia.[2] It is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in history 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.[3][4] It is governed by the Czech Ice Hockey Association. The Czech Republic has 85,000 male players officially enrolled in organized hockey (0.8% of its population).[5]

  1. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ^ Miller, Gord [@GMillerTSN] (20 December 2021). "the Czech Federation officially requested that it be referred to as 'Czechia' in all competitions" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "NHL announces World Cup of Hockey for 2016". The Canadian Press. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Russia – Czech Republic". IIHF. 2 November 2015. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  5. ^ "About". czehockey.cz. Retrieved 29 April 2022.

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