Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team
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| Association | Czech Ice Hockey Association |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Josef Jandač |
| Assistants |
Jiří Kalous Václav Prospal Jaroslav Špaček |
| Captain | Roman Červenka |
| Most games | David Výborný (218) |
| Top scorer | Martin Procházka (61) |
| Most points | David Výborný (147) |
| Home stadium | O2 Arena |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | CZE |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF |
6  |
| Highest IIHF | 2 (2006) |
| Lowest IIHF | 6 (first in 2015) |
| First international | |
  (Stockholm, Sweden; 11 February 1993) | |
| Biggest win | |
 (Hanover, Germany; 6 May 2001) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 (Stockholm, Sweden; 11 February 2012) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 25 (first in 1993) |
| Best result |
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| World Cup of Hockey | |
| Appearances | 3 |
| Best result | 3rd (2004) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1994) |
| Medals |
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The Czech men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of the Czech Republic.[1] 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. But the following year, 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. After 2012 the Czechs have not won medals from 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 | ||||||||||||
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8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 18 | Ivan Hlinka | Otakar Janecký | 5th Place Match | 5th | |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | Ivan Hlinka | Vladimír Růžička | Champions |  | |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | Josef Augusta | Jaromír Jágr | Quarter-finals | 7th | |
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8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 20 | Alois Hadamczik | Robert Lang | Bronze Medal Game |  | |
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4 | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | Vladimír Růžička | Patrik Eliáš | Quarter-finals | 7th | |
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5 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | 13 | 15 | Alois Hadamczik | Tomáš Plekanec | Quarter-finals | 7th | |
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6 | 2 | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | 16 | 15 | Josef Jandač | Martin Erat | Bronze Medal Game | 4th | |
World Championship
World Cup of Hockey
| Year | GP | W | OW | T | OL | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2018 IIHF World Championship.[6]
Head coach: Josef Jandač
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | D | Radko Gudas – A | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | June 5, 1990 | |
| 8 | D | Libor Šulák | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | March 4, 1994 | |
| 9 | D | David Sklenička | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | September 8, 1996 | |
| 10 | F | Roman Červenka – C | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | December 10, 1985 |  |
| 11 | F | Andrej Nestrašil | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | February 22, 1991 | |
| 12 | F | Radek Faksa | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | September 1, 1994 | |
| 14 | F | Tomáš Plekanec – A | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | October 31, 1982 | |
| 17 | D | Filip Hronek | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | November 2, 1997 | |
| 18 | F | Dominik Kubalík | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | August 21, 1995 | |
| 23 | F | Dmitrij Jaškin | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | March 23, 1993 | |
| 26 | F | Michal Řepík | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | December 31, 1988 | |
| 33 | G | Pavel Francouz | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | June 3, 1990 | |
| 36 | D | Jakub Krejčík | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | June 25, 1991 | |
| 39 | G | David Rittich | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | August 19, 1992 | |
| 46 | F | David Krejčí | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | April 28, 1986 | |
| 49 | G | Dominik Hrachovina | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | August 29, 1994 |  |
| 47 | D | Michal Jordán | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | July 17, 1990 | |
| 51 | F | Roman Horák | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | May 21, 1991 | |
| 60 | D | Michal Moravčík | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | July 12, 1994 | |
| 61 | D | Adam Polášek | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | July 12, 1991 | |
| 71 | F | Tomáš Hyka | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | March 23, 1993 | |
| 72 | F | Filip Chytil | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | May 9, 1999 | |
| 88 | F | David Pastrňák | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | May 25, 1996 | |
| 90 | F | Robert Kousal | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | July 10, 1990 | |
| 98 | F | Martin Nečas | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | January 15, 1999 | |
Coaching history
- Olympics
- 1994 – Ivan Hlinka
- 1998 – Ivan Hlinka and Slavomír Lener and Vladimír Martinec
- 2002 – Josef Augusta
- 2006 – Alois Hadamczik
- 2010 – Vladimír Růžička
- 2014 – Alois Hadamczik
- 2018 – Josef Jandač
- World Championships
- 1993–1994 – Ivan Hlinka
- 1995–1996 – Luděk Bukač
- 1997–1998 – Ivan Hlinka and Slavomir Lener
- 1999 – Ivan Hlinka
- 2000–2002 – Josef Augusta
- 2003–2004 – Slavomír Lener
- 2004 – Ivan Hlinka
- 2005 – Vladimír Růžička
- 2006–2008 – Alois Hadamczik
- 2009–2010 – Vladimír Růžička
- 2011–2013 – Alois Hadamczik
- 2014–2015 – Vladimír Růžička
- 2015–2016 – Vladimír Vůjtek
- 2016 – Josef Jandač
See also
References
- ↑ Laurel Zeisler (2012-12-19). Historical Dictionary of Ice Hockey. Books.google.co.uk. p. 85. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ↑ "NHL announces World Cup of Hockey for 2016". The Canadian Press. 2015-01-24. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ↑ "Russia - Czech Republic". IIHF. 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ↑ Marc Di Duca. Czech Republic: The Bradt Travel Guide. Books.google.co.uk. p. 31. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ↑ Efstathia Sioras; Michael Spilling. Czech Republic. Books.google.co.uk. p. 112. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ↑ 2018 IIHF World Championship roster
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