Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team
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| Association | Czech Ice Hockey Association | ||
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| 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  1 | ||
| Highest IIHF ranking | 2 (2006) | ||
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 6 (2015) | ||
| Team colors | |||
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| 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 | |||
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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
- 1993 – Bronze
- 1994 – Finished in 7th place
- 1995 – Finished in 4th place
- 1996 – Gold
- 1997 – Bronze
- 1998 – Bronze
- 1999 – Gold
- 2000 – Gold
- 2001 – Gold
- 2002 – Finished in 5th place
- 2003 – Finished in 4th place
- 2004 – Finished in 5th place
- 2005 – Gold
- 2006 –
Silver - 2007 – Finished in 7th place
- 2008 – Finished in 5th place
- 2009 – Finished in 6th place
- 2010 – Gold
- 2011 – Bronze
- 2012 – Bronze
- 2013 – Finished in 7th place
- 2014 – Finished in 4th place
- 2015 – Finished in 4th place
- 2016 –
World Cup
- 1996 – Did not qualify for playoffs – 8th
- 2004 – Lost in semi-finals – 3rd
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 | HC Plzeň |
| 6 | D | Kempný, MichalMichal Kempný – A | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | September 8, 1990 | Avangard Omsk |
| 10 | F | Červenka, RomanRoman Červenka – A | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | December 10, 1985 |  Fribourg-Gottéron |
| 14 | F | Plekanec, TomášTomáš Plekanec – C | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | October 31, 1982 |  Montreal Canadiens |
| 16 | F | Birner, MichalMichal Birner | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | March 2, 1986 | Bílí Tygři Liberec |
| 22 | F | Kašpar, LukášLukáš Kašpar | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | September 23, 1985 |  Slovan Bratislava |
| 26 | F | Zaťovič, MartinMartin Zaťovič | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | January 25, 1985 | Lada Togliatti |
| 29 | D | Kolář, JanJan Kolář | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | November 22, 1986 | Amur Khabarovsk |
| 33 | G | Francouz, PavelPavel Francouz | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | June 3, 1990 | Traktor Chelyabinsk |
| 38 | G | Furch, DominikDominik Furch | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | April 19, 1990 | Avangard Omsk |
| 41 | F | Filippi, TomášTomáš Filippi | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | May 4, 1992 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
| 42 | F | Koukal, PetrPetr Koukal | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | August 16, 1982 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg |
| 43 | F | Kovář, JanJan Kovář | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | March 20, 1990 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
| 45 | D | Šimek, RadimRadim Šimek | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | September 20, 1992 | Bílí Tygři Liberec |
| 47 | D | Jordán, MichalMichal Jordán | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | July 17, 1990 |  Carolina Hurricanes |
| 52 | D | Doudera, MilanMilan Doudera | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | January 1, 1993 | Oceláři Třinec |
| 62 | F | Řepík, MichalMichal Řepík | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | December 31, 1988 | Bílí Tygři Liberec |
| 79 | F | Zohorna, TomášTomáš Zohorna | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | January 3, 1988 | Amur Khabarovsk |
| 84 | D | Kundrátek, TomášTomáš Kundrátek | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | December 26, 1989 | Slovan Bratislava |
| 88 | F | Pastrňák, DavidDavid Pastrňák | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | May 25, 1996 | Boston Bruins |
| 90 | F | Kousal, RobertRobert Kousal | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | October 7, 1990 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk |
| 96 | F | Jarůšek, RichardRichard Jarůšek | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | August 8, 1991 | BK Mladá Boleslav |
Coaching history
- Olympics
- 1994 – Ivan Hlinka
- 1998 – Ivan Hlinka and Slavomír Lener and Vladimír Martinec
- 2002 – Josef Augusta
- 2006 – Alois Hadamczik
- 2010 – Vladimír Růžička
- 2014 - Alois Hadamczik
- 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
- 2004 – Ivan Hlinka
- 2005 – Vladimír Růžička
- 2006–2008 – Alois Hadamczik
- 2009–2010 – Vladimír Růžička
- 2011–2013 – Alois Hadamczik
- 2014–2015 – Vladimír Růžička
- 2015–2016 – Vladimír Vůjtek
- 2016– Josef Jandač
See also
- Czechoslovak national ice hockey team
- Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia men's national ice hockey team
- Bohemia national ice hockey team
References
- ↑ "NHL announces World Cup of Hockey for 2016". The Canadian Press. 2015-01-24. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ↑ "Russia - Czech Republic". IIHF. 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ↑ 2016 roster
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