Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team

Czech Republic
AssociationCzech Ice Hockey Association
General managerJiří Šlégr
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 IIHF5 2 (26 May 2025)[1]
Highest IIHF2 (2006)
Lowest IIHF8 (2023)
First international
  6–1  Russia
(Stockholm, Sweden; 11 February 1993)
Biggest win
  11–0  Italy
(Hanover, Germany; 6 May 2001)
Biggest defeat
Finland  7–0  
(Stockholm, Sweden; 11 February 2012)
Olympics
Appearances8 (first in 1994)
Medals Gold: (1998)
Bronze: (2006)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances32 (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)
535–348–42[2]
Medal record
Olympic Games
1998 Nagano Team
2006 Turin Team
World Championship
1996 Austria
1999 Norway
2000 Russia
2001 Germany
2005 Austria
2010 Germany
2024 Czechia
2006 Latvia
1993 Germany
1997 Finland
1998 Switzerland
2011 Slovakia
2012 Finland/Sweden
2022 Finland
World Cup
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.[3] 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.[4][5] 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).[6]

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.[7][8][9][10]

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.[11][12] The 1998 Olympic hockey tournament was also the first the include National Hockey League players.[12] The IIHF reported the gold medal to be "the most important event in the country's history after the 1968 Uprising".[11]

The Czechs won three straight gold medals at the world championships from 1999 to 2001.[13][14] 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.[15] 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.[16]

Tournament record

Olympic Games

Games GP W OW T OL L GF GA Coach Captain Finish Rank
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 4 0 2 – 0 2 11 12 Filip Pešán Roman Červenka Playoffs 9th
2026 Milan / Cortina To be determined

World Championship

Championship GP W OW T OL L GF GA Coach Captain Finish Rank
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 Slavomír Lener Robert Reichel Bronze Medal Game 4th
2004 Prague, Ostrava 7 6 0 0 1 0 28 8 Slavomír Lener 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 Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic[17]
2021 Riga 8 3 2 – 0 3 27 19 Filip Pešán Jan Kovář Quarter-finals 7th
2022 Helsinki, Tampere 10 6 0 – 1 3 32 24 Kari Jalonen Roman Červenka Bronze Medal Game
2023 Tampere, Riga 8 4 0 – 1 3 22 19 Kari Jalonen Roman Červenka Quarter-finals 8th
2024 Prague, Ostrava 10 7 1 – 2 0 36 17 Radim Rulík Roman Červenka Champions
2025 Stockholm, Herning 8 5 1 – 0 2 37 19 Radim Rulík Roman Červenka Quarter-finals 6th
2026 Zurich, Fribourg –

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
2018–19 12 4 1 – 0 7 30 34 4th
2019–20 9 3 3 – 1 2 25 19
2020–21 12 5 1 – 2 4 30 29
2021–22 12 5 0 – 2 5 33 32
2022–23 12 4 2 – 2 4 26 33
2023–24 –
2024–25 –

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2025 IIHF World Championship.[18][19]

Head coach: Radim Rulík

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
7 D David Špaček 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (2003-02-18) 18 February 2003 Iowa Wild
8 F Ondřej Beránek 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 90 kg (200 lb) (1995-12-21) 21 December 1995 Karlovy Vary
10 F Roman Červenka – C 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 89 kg (196 lb) (1985-12-10) 10 December 1985 Dynamo Pardubice
17 D Filip Hronek – A 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1997-11-02) 2 November 1997 Vancouver Canucks
18 F Filip Zadina 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1999-11-27) 27 November 1999 HC Davos
19 F Jakub Flek 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 76 kg (168 lb) (1992-12-24) 24 December 1992 Kometa Brno
20 D Daniel Gazda 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 94 kg (207 lb) (1997-08-13) 13 August 1997 Ilves
22 F Jáchym Kondelík 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 107 kg (236 lb) (1999-12-21) 21 December 1999 Dynamo Pardubice
23 F Lukáš Sedlák 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 96 kg (212 lb) (1993-02-25) 25 February 1993 Dynamo Pardubice
24 F Adam Klapka 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 107 kg (236 lb) (2000-09-14) 14 September 2000 Calgary Flames
26 D Jiří Ticháček 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 77 kg (170 lb) (2003-01-30) 30 January 2003 Rytíři Kladno
32 G Josef Kořenář 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 78 kg (172 lb) (1998-01-31) 31 January 1998 Sparta Praha
36 D Jakub Krejčík 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb) (1991-06-25) 25 June 1991 Sparta Praha
43 F Michael Špaček 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 Sparta Praha
44 F Matěj Stránský 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 98 kg (216 lb) (1993-07-11) 11 July 1993 HC Davos
50 G Karel Vejmelka 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (200 lb) (1996-05-25) 25 May 1996 Utah Mammoth
55 D Libor Hájek 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 95 kg (209 lb) (1998-02-04) 4 February 1998 Dynamo Pardubice
64 F David Kämpf 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1995-01-12) 12 January 1995 Toronto Maple Leafs
77 D Filip Pyrochta 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (180 lb) (1996-06-24) 24 June 1996 Mladá Boleslav
80 G Daniel Vladař 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1997-08-20) 20 August 1997 Calgary Flames
84 D Tomáš Kundrátek 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 94 kg (207 lb) (1989-12-26) 26 December 1989 Oceláři Třinec
86 F Petr Kodýtek 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 67 kg (148 lb) (1998-08-17) 17 August 1998 HIFK
88 F David Pastrňák – A 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (1996-05-25) 25 May 1996 Boston Bruins
94 F Jakub Lauko 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 77 kg (170 lb) (2000-03-28) 28 March 2000 Boston Bruins
96 F Daniel Voženílek 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 97 kg (214 lb) (1996-02-10) 10 February 1996 EV Zug
98 F Martin Nečas 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (200 lb) (1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 Colorado Avalanche

Retired numbers

Coaching history

Olympics
World Championships

Uniform evolution

  • National team jerseys
  • 1994 Olympic jerseys
  • IIHF jerseys 1996–1998
  • IIHF jerseys 1998–2002
  • 2006 IIHF jerseys
  • 2009 IIHF jerseys
  • 2014 Olympic jerseys
  • 2015–2019 IIHF jerseys
  • 2018 Olympic jerseys
  • 2019–2021 IIHF jerseys
  • 2021 IIHF jerseys
  • 2022 Olympic jerseys
  • 2022–2023 IIHF jerseys
  • 2024 IIHF Jerseys

See also

References

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