Czech Republic men's national junior ice hockey team

Czech Republic
AssociationCzech Ice Hockey Association
General manager Otakar Černý
Head coach Patrik Augusta
Assistants Igor Horyl, Robert Reichel, Ladislav Šmíd
CaptainEduard Šalé
Most pointsVáclav Varaďa (16)
IIHF codeCZE
First international
  6–1 Sweden 
(Vuokatti, Finland; 29 August 1993)
Biggest win
 Kazakhstan 2–14  
(Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; 28 December 2024)
Biggest defeat
 Sweden 10–1  
(Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; 18 December 2009)
IIHF World Junior Championship
Appearances23 (first in 1994)
Best result (2000, 2001)
International record (W–L–T)
51–49–9
Medal record
IIHF World Junior Championship
2000 Sweden
2001 Russia
2005 USA
2023 Canada
2024 Sweden
2025 Canada

The Czech Republic men's national junior ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in the Czech Republic. Since 2021, the team has been officially known in English as Czechia.[1] The team represents the Czech Republic at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Junior Championship. The team has won medals in 2000, 2001, 2005, 2023, 2024, and 2025.

World Championship results

Championship W OW T OL L GF GA Captain Coach Rank
1974–1993 As part of  Czechoslovakia
1994 Ostrava 3 - 0 - 4 31 29 David Výborný Vladimír Vůjtek 5th
1995 Red Deer, Alberta 3 - 0 - 4 43 26 František Ptáček Vladimír Vůjtek 6th
1996 Boston 2 - 2 - 2 18 22 Robert Jindřich Slavomír Lener 4th
1997 Geneve, Morges 2 - 2 - 3 19 19 Jiří Burger Vladimír Martinec 4th
1998 Helsinki, Hämeenlinna 3 - 1 - 3 24 22 Tomáš Kaberle Vladimír Martinec 4th
1999 Winnipeg 3 - 0 - 3 26 18 Petr Vála Jaroslav Holík 7th
2000 Umeå, Skellefteå 5 - 2 - 0 23 11 Milan Kraft Jaroslav Holík
2001 Moscow, Podolsk 7 - 0 - 0 27 8 Michal Sivek Jaroslav Holík
2002 Pardubice, Hradec Králové 2 - 0 - 2 21 16 Libor Ustrnul Jaroslav Holík 7th
2003 Halifax , Sydney 2 - 1 - 3 11 13 Lukáš Chmelíř Jaroslav Holík 6th
2004 Helsinki, Hämeenlinna 3 - 0 - 4 20 20 Jiří Hudler Alois Hadamczik 4th
2005 Grand Forks, Thief River Falls 5 - 0 - 2 23 14 Petr Vrána Alois Hadamczik
2006 Vancouver, Kelowna, Kamloops 2 - 0 - 4 16 19 Ladislav Šmíd Radim Rulík 6th
2007 Leksand, Mora 3 0 - 0 3 17 19 Jakub Kindl Vladimír Bednář 5th
2008 Pardubice, Liberec 3 0 - 0 3 18 16 Michael Frolík Miroslav Hořava 5th
2009 Ottawa 2 0 - 1 3 24 22 David Štich Marek Sýkora 6th
2010 Saskatoon, Regina 4 0 - 0 3 35 25 Michal Jordán Jaromír Šindel 7th
2011 Buffalo, Niagara 3 0 - 0 3 18 25 Jakub Jeřábek Miroslav Přerost 7th
2012 Calgary, Edmonton 3 0 - 1 2 18 15 Tomáš Nosek Miroslav Přerost 5th
2013 Ufa 3 1 - 0 2 16 20 Lukáš Sedlák Miroslav Přerost 5th
2014 Malmö 1 1 - 0 3 12 18 Petr Šidlík Miroslav Přerost 6th
2015 Montreal, Toronto 1 1 - 0 3 12 17 Dominik Kubalík Miroslav Přerost 6th
2016 Helsinki 2 0 - 1 1 12 10 Dominik Mašín Jakub Petr 5th
2017 Toronto, Montreal 1 0 - 2 2 12 18 Filip Hronek Jakub Petr 6th
2018 Buffalo 3 1 - 0 3 27 34 Marek Zachar Filip Pešán 4th
2019 Vancouver, Victoria 1 1 - 0 3 9 11 Martin Nečas Václav Varaďa 7th
2020 Ostrava, Třinec 1 0 - 1 3 12 23 Libor Zábranský Václav Varaďa 7th
2021 Edmonton 2 0 - 0 3 10 17 Jan Myšák Karel Mlejnek 7th
2022 Edmonton 2 0 - 1 4 18 28 Jan Myšák Radim Rulík 4th
2023 Halifax, Moncton 4 1 - 2 0 37 11 Stanislav Svozil Radim Rulík
2024 Gothenburg 4 0 - 1 2 33 25 Jiří Kulich Patrik Augusta
2025 Ottawa 4 1 - 0 2 33 18 Eduard Šalé Patrik Augusta
2026 Minneapolis, Saint Paul

References

  1. ^ Miller, Gord [@GMillerTSN] (20 December 2021). "the Czech Federation officially requested that it be referred to as 'Czechia' in all competitions" (Tweet) – via Twitter.