Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team

Czech Republic

The coat of arms of the Czech Republic is the badge used on the players jerseys.
Association Czech Ice Hockey Association
Head coach Vladimír Vůjtek
Assistants Josef Jandač
Jiří Kalous
Jaroslav Špaček
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 6 Decrease1
Highest IIHF ranking 2 (2006)
Lowest IIHF ranking 6 (2015)
Team colors               
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 22 (first in 1993)
Best result (1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2010)
World Cup
Appearances 2
Best result 3rd (2004)
Olympics
Appearances 5 (first in 1994)
Medals Gold (1998)
Bronze (2006)
International record (W–L–T)
310–208–46
Medal record
Olympic Games
1998 Nagano Team
2006 Turin Team
World Championship
1996 Austria
1999 Norway
2000 Russia
2001 Germany
2005 Austria
2010 Germany
2006 Latvia
1993 Germany
1997 Finland
1998 Switzerland
2011 Slovakia
2012 Helsinki/Stockholm

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 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.[1][2] 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. 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.

Tournament record

Olympic Games

Year Result
1920-1992 As part of  Czechoslovakia
1994 5th place
1998  Gold
2002 7th place
2006  Bronze
2010 7th place
2014 6th place
Totals
Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
5 1 0 1 2

World Championship

World Cup

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2016 IIHF World Championship.[3]

Head coach: Vladimír Vůjtek

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
5 D Jeřábek, JakubJakub Jeřábek 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 89 kg (196 lb) May 12, 1991 Czech Republic HC Plzeň
6 D Kempný, MichalMichal KempnýA 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 88 kg (194 lb) September 8, 1990 Russia Avangard Omsk
10 F Červenka, RomanRoman ČervenkaA 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 85 kg (187 lb) December 10, 1985 Switzerland Fribourg-Gottéron
14 F Plekanec, TomášTomáš PlekanecC 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 79 kg (174 lb) October 31, 1982 Canada Montreal Canadiens
16 F Birner, MichalMichal Birner 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (183 lb) March 2, 1986 Czech Republic Bílí Tygři Liberec
22 F Kašpar, LukášLukáš Kašpar 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 97 kg (214 lb) September 23, 1985 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava
26 F Zaťovič, MartinMartin Zaťovič 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 91 kg (201 lb) January 25, 1985 Russia Lada Togliatti
29 D Kolář, JanJan Kolář 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 95 kg (209 lb) November 22, 1986 Russia Amur Khabarovsk
33 G Francouz, PavelPavel Francouz 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 81 kg (179 lb) June 3, 1990 Russia Traktor Chelyabinsk
38 G Furch, DominikDominik Furch 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 91 kg (201 lb) April 19, 1990 Russia Avangard Omsk
41 F Filippi, TomášTomáš Filippi 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) May 4, 1992 Russia Metallurg Magnitogorsk
42 F Koukal, PetrPetr Koukal 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 82 kg (181 lb) August 16, 1982 Russia Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
43 F Kovář, JanJan Kovář 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 94 kg (207 lb) March 20, 1990 Russia Metallurg Magnitogorsk
45 D Šimek, RadimRadim Šimek 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 89 kg (196 lb) September 20, 1992 Czech Republic Bílí Tygři Liberec
47 D Jordán, MichalMichal Jordán 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (200 lb) July 17, 1990 United States Carolina Hurricanes
52 D Doudera, MilanMilan Doudera 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 90 kg (200 lb) January 1, 1993 Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec
62 F Řepík, MichalMichal Řepík 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 82 kg (181 lb) December 31, 1988 Czech Republic Bílí Tygři Liberec
79 F Zohorna, TomášTomáš Zohorna 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 91 kg (201 lb) January 3, 1988 Russia Amur Khabarovsk
84 D Kundrátek, TomášTomáš Kundrátek 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 91 kg (201 lb) December 26, 1989 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava
88 F Pastrňák, DavidDavid Pastrňák 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) May 25, 1996 United States Boston Bruins
90 F Kousal, RobertRobert Kousal 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 89 kg (196 lb) October 7, 1990 Russia Metallurg Novokuznetsk
96 F Jarůšek, RichardRichard Jarůšek 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 98 kg (216 lb) August 8, 1991 Czech Republic BK Mladá Boleslav

Coaching history

Olympics
World Championships

See also

References

  1. "NHL announces World Cup of Hockey for 2016". The Canadian Press. 2015-01-24. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  2. "Russia - Czech Republic". IIHF. 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  3. 2016 roster

External links

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