Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team

	World Championships medal record
World Championship

Olympic medal record
Olympic Games

Czech Republic
	; The coat of arms of the Czech Republic is the badge used on the players jerseys.
Association	Czech Ice Hockey Association
General Manager	Slavomír Lener
Head coach	Alois Hadamczik
Assistants	Josef Paleček
Captain	Tomáš Plekanec
Most games	David Výborný (218)
Top scorer	Martin Procházka (61)
Most points	David Výborný (147)
Home stadium	O2 Arena
IIHF code	CZE
IIHF ranking	3
Highest IIHF ranking	2 (2006)
Lowest IIHF ranking	6 (2009)
Home colours	Away colours
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)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances	18 (first in 1993)
Best result	(1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2010)
World Cup
Appearances	2 - (1996, 2004)
Best result	3rd: - 2004
Olympics
Appearances	5 (first in 1994)
Medals	Gold: 1 – (1998); Bronze: 1 – (2006)
International record (W–L–T)
	299–198–44

The Czech men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of the Czech Republic. It is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world, currently ranked fifth by the IIHF, behind Finland. It is controlled by the Czech Ice Hockey Association. The Czech Republic has 72,075 players officially enrolled in organized hockey (0.7% of its population). Czech Republic is a member of the so called "Big Six", the unofficial group of six the strongest men's ice hockey nations, along with Russia, Sweden, Canada, Finland and the United States.

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. 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 won silver, falling to Sweden in the final. Czech Republic won the 2010 World Championships in Germany.

Coaching history

Olympics

1994 – Ivan Hlinka
1998 – Ivan Hlinka and Slavomír Lener
2002 – Josef Augusta
2006 – Alois Hadamczik
2010 – Vladimír Růžička

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
2005 – Vladimír Růžička
2006–2008 – Alois Hadamczik
2009–2010 – Vladimír Růžička
2011 – Alois Hadamczik

Olympic record

The men's team at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

1994 – Finished in 5th place
1998 – 1 Gold
2002 – Finished in 7th place
2006 – 3 Bronze (roster)
2010 – Finished in 7th place

World Cup (before Canada Cup) record

1996 – Did not qualify for playoffs - 8th
2004 – Lost in semi-finals - 3rd

World Championship record

1993 – 3 Bronze
1994 – Finished in 7th place
1995 – Finished in 4th place
1996 – 1 Gold
1997 – 3 Bronze
1998 – 3 Bronze
1999 – 1 Gold
2000 – 1 Gold
2001 – 1 Gold
2002 – Finished in 5th place
2003 – Finished in 4th place
2004 – Finished in 5th place
2005 – 1 Gold
2006 – 2 Silver
2007 – Finished in 7th place
2008 – Finished in 5th place
2009 – Finished in 6th place
2010 – 1 Gold
2011 – 3 Bronze
2012 – 3 Bronze

Roster

2012 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships roster

#	Pos.	Player	Team
1	GK	Jakub Kovář	HC České Budějovice
29	GK	Petr Mrázek	Ottawa 67s
33	GK	Jakub Štěpánek	SKA Saint Petersburg
6	D	Tomáš Mojžíš	TPS Turku
23	D	Ondřej Němec	Severstal Cherepovets
25	D	Lukáš Krajíček	HC Dynamo Minsk
36	D	Petr Čáslava	HC CSKA Moscow
44	D	Miroslav Blaťák	Salavat Yulayev Ufa
80	D	Zdeněk Kutlák	HC Ambri-Piotta
87	D	Jakub Nakládal	Salavat Yulayev Ufa
9	F	Milan Michálek	Ottawa Senators
10	F	Martin Erat	Nashville Predators
12	F	Jiří Novotný	Barys Astana
14	F	Tomáš Plekanec	Montreal Canadiens
22	F	Lukáš Kašpar	Barys Astana
42	F	Petr Koukal	HC Pardubice
46	F	David Krejčí	Boston Bruins
62	F	Petr Tenkrát	HC Sparta Praha
67	F	Michael Frolík	Chicago Blackhawks
73	F	Petr Průcha	SKA Saint Petersburg
82	F	Michal Vondrka	HC Slavia Praha
83	F	Aleš Hemský	Edmonton Oilers
88	F	Jakub Petružálek	Amur Khabarovsk
93	F	Petr Nedvěd	HC Bílí Tygři Liberec

2010 Olympics roster

The following is the Czech roster in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2010 Winter Olympics.¹

No.	Pos.	Name v t e	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Birthplace	2009–10 team
31	G	Pavelec, OndrejOndřej Pavelec	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)	&1000000000000009100000091 kg (200 lb)	01987-08-3131 August 1987	Kladno	Atlanta Thrashers (NHL)
33	G	Stepanec, JakubJakub Štěpánek	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)	&1000000000000007100000071 kg (160 lb)	01986-06-2020 June 1986	Vsetin !Vsetín	Vitkotice !Vítkovice (CZE)
29	G	Vokoun, TomasTomáš Vokoun	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)	&1000000000000008800000088 kg (190 lb)	01976-07-022 July 1976	Karlovy Vary	Florida Panthers (NHL)
44	D	Blatak, MiroslavMiroslav Blaťák	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)	&1000000000000007900000079 kg (170 lb)	01982-05-2525 May 1982	Zlin !Zlín	Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL)
35	D	Hejda, JanJan Hejda	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)	&1000000000000009500000095 kg (210 lb)	01978-06-1818 June 1978	Prague	Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL)
15	D	Kaberle, TomasTomáš Kaberle – A	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)	&1000000000000009000000090 kg (200 lb)	01978-03-022 March 1978	Rakovnik !Rakovník	Boston Bruins (NHL)
17	D	Kuba, FilipFilip Kuba	196 cm (6 ft 5 in)	&10000000000000103000000103 kg (230 lb)	01976-12-2929 December 1976	Ostrava	Ottawa Senators (NHL)
77	D	Kubina, PavelPavel Kubina	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)	&10000000000000111000000111 kg (240 lb)	01977-04-1515 April 1977	Celadna !Čeladná	Atlanta Thrashers (NHL)
4	D	Michalek, ZbynekZbyněk Michálek	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)	&1000000000000009100000091 kg (200 lb)	01982-12-2323 December 1982	Jindrichuv Hradec !Jindřichův Hradec	Phoenix Coyotes (NHL)
5	D	Polak, RomanRoman Polák	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)	&10000000000000103000000103 kg (230 lb)	01986-04-2828 April 1986	Ostrava	St. Louis Blues (NHL)
3	D	Zidlicky, MarekMarek Židlický	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)	&1000000000000008600000086 kg (190 lb)	01977-02-033 February 1977	Most	Minnesota Wild (NHL)
16	RW	Cajanek, PetrPetr Čajánek	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)	&1000000000000008000000080 kg (180 lb)	01975-08-1818 August 1975	Zlin !Zlín	SKA Saint Petersburg (KHL)
10	C	Cervenka, RomanRoman Červenka	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)	&1000000000000008500000085 kg (190 lb)	01985-12-1010 December 1985	Prague	Slavia Prague (CZE)
26	LW	Elias, PatrikPatrik Eliáš – C	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)	&1000000000000008800000088 kg (190 lb)	01976-04-1313 April 1976	Trebic !Třebíč	New Jersey Devils (NHL)
91	RW	Erat, MartinMartin Erat	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)	&1000000000000009100000091 kg (200 lb)	01982-08-1212 August 1982	Trebic !Třebíč	Nashville Predators (NHL)
34	LW	Fleischmann, TomasTomáš Fleischmann	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)	&1000000000000008700000087 kg (190 lb)	01984-05-1616 May 1984	Koprivnice !Kopřivnice	Washington Capitals (NHL)
24	RW	Havlat, MartinMartin Havlát	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)	&1000000000000009800000098 kg (220 lb)	01981-04-1919 April 1981	Mlada Boleslav !Mladá Boleslav	Minnesota Wild (NHL)
68	RW	Jagr, JaromirJaromír Jágr – A	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)	&10000000000000110000000110 kg (240 lb)	01972-02-1515 February 1972	Kladno	Avangard Omsk (KHL)
46	C	Krejci, DavidDavid Krejčí	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)	&1000000000000008000000080 kg (180 lb)	01986-04-2828 April 1986	Sternberk !Šternberk	Boston Bruins (NHL)
9	LW	Michalek, MilanMilan Michálek	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)	&10000000000000102000000102 kg (220 lb)	01984-12-077 December 1984	Jindrichuv Hradec !Jindřichův Hradec	Ottawa Senators (NHL)
14	C	Plekanec, TomasTomáš Plekanec	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)	&1000000000000009000000090 kg (200 lb)	01982-10-3131 October 1982	Kladno	Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
60	F	Rolinek, TomasTomáš Rolinek	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)	&1000000000000007800000078 kg (170 lb)	01980-02-1717 February 1980	Zdar nad Sazavou !Žďár nad Sázavou	Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL)
63	C	Vasicek, JosefJosef Vašíček	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)	&10000000000000104000000104 kg (230 lb)	01980-09-1212 September 1980	Havlickuv Brod !Havlíčkův Brod	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)

References

^ "Men's Ice Hockey: Team Czech Republic Tournamement Standings and Statistics". International Olympic Committee. http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/schedule-and-results/men_ihm400000nCZE-vtour_team_stats-AG.html.

External links

Official website

[0] "Men's Ice Hockey: Team Czech Republic Tournamement Standings and Statistics". International Olympic Committee. http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/schedule-and-results/men_ihm400000nCZE-vtour_team_stats-AG.html.

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