Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team
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Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:MedalBox 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.[1] 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.[2][3] 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).[4]
History
The Czech national team was formed following the breakup of Czechoslovakia, as the country was split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Czech Republic was recognized as the successor to Czechoslovakia and retained in the highest pool (A), while Slovakia was required start international play in pool C. See also Post-Cold War period of the IIHF world championships.[5][6][7][8]
The Czechs won the gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics. In 2024, the team was recognized with the IIHF Milestone Award, given by the International Ice Hockey Federation to a team that made a significant contribution to the development of international hockey.[9][10] The 1998 Olympic hockey tournament was also the first the include National Hockey League players.[10] The IIHF reported the gold medal to be "the most important event in the country's history after the 1968 Uprising".[9]
The Czechs won three straight gold medals at the world championships from 1999 to 2001.[11][12] 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. The Czech Republic won the 2010 World Championships in Germany. For the first time in history, the Czech Republic did not qualify for the quarterfinals at the 2022 Winter Olympics and finished in ninth place, their lowest placement in history.[13] However, they won a bronze medal at the 2022 IIHF World Championship later the same year, ending its longest medal drought in IIHF tournaments history, which had lasted since 2012. In 2023, the Czech Republic finished in eighth place at the World Championship, which is the worst placement in history. At the 2024 IIHF World Championship, they ended their 14-year gold drought after winning it for the first time since 2010, also as hosts.[14]
Tournament record
Olympic Games
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 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| 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 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| 1998–99 | 12 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 4 | 28 | 27 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| 1999–00 | 12 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 31 | 20 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| 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 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| 2003–04 | 12 | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | 3 | 24 | 28 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| 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 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| 2007–08 | 12 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | 33 | 44 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| 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 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| 2012–13 | 12 | 6 | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | 16 | 24 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| 2013–14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | 16 | 31 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| 2014–15 | 12 | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | 33 | 31 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| 2015–16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | 32 | 37 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| 2016–17 | 12 | 6 | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | 43 | 39 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| 2017–18 | 12 | 6 | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | 32 | 31 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| 2018–19 | 12 | 4 | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | 30 | 34 | 4th |
| 2019–20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | 25 | 19 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| 2020–21 | 12 | 5 | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | 30 | 29 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| 2021–22 | 12 | 5 | 0 | – | 2 | 5 | 33 | 32 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| 2022–23 | 12 | 4 | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | 26 | 33 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| 2023–24 | – | Script error: No such module "sort". | |||||||
| 2024–25 | – | Script error: No such module "sort". |
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2025 IIHF World Championship.[16][17]
Head coach: Radim Rulík
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Retired numbers
- 4 – Karel Rachůnek
- 15 – Jan Marek
- 63 – Josef Vašíček
Coaching history
- Olympics
- 1994 and 1998 – Ivan Hlinka
- 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
- 1997–1999 – Ivan Hlinka
- 2000–2002 – Josef Augusta
- 2003–2004 – Template:Ill
- 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 – Miloš Říha
- 2021 – Filip Pešán
- 2022–2023 – Kari Jalonen[18]
- 2024–2025 – Radim Rulík
Uniform evolution
- National team jerseys
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1994 Olympic jerseys
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IIHF jerseys 1996–1998
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IIHF jerseys 1998–2002
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2006 IIHF jerseys
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2009 IIHF jerseys
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2014 Olympic jerseys
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2015–2019 IIHF jerseys
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2018 Olympic jerseys
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2019–2021 IIHF jerseys
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2021 IIHF jerseys
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2022 Olympic jerseys
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2022–2023 IIHF jerseys
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2024 IIHF Jerseys
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See also
- Bohemia national ice hockey team
- Czechoslovak national ice hockey team
- Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia men's national ice hockey team
References
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External links
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- IIHF profile
- National Teams of Ice Hockey
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