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
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
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 – (1996, 2004)
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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Medal record
Olympic Games
	1998 Nagano	Team
	2006 Turin	Team
World Championship
	1996 Austria	Team
	1999 Norway	Team
	2000 Russia	Team
	2001 Germany	Team
	2005 Austria	Team
	2010 Germany	Team
	2006 Latvia	Team
	1993 Germany	Team
	1997 Finland	Team
	1998 Switzerland	Team
	2011 Slovakia	Team
	2012 Helsinki/Stockholm	Team

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.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).

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. David Krejci is one of the best players on the current squad.

Tournament record

Olympic Games

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

World Championship

• 1993 –
• 1994 – Finished in 7th place
• 1995 – Finished in 4th place
• 1996 –
• 1997 –
• 1998 –
• 1999 –
• 2000 –
• 2001 –
• 2002 – Finished in 5th place
• 2003 – Finished in 4th place
• 2004 – Finished in 5th place
• 2005 –
• 2006 –
• 2007 – Finished in 7th place
• 2008 – Finished in 5th place
• 2009 – Finished in 6th place
• 2010 –
• 2011 –
• 2012 –
• 2013 – Finished in 7th place
• 2014 – Finished in 4th place
• 2015 – Finished in 4th place

World Cup

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

External links

• Official website
• IIHF profile

Men's National teams

Armenia - Australia - Austria - Belgium - Belarus - Bosnia - Bulgaria

Canada - China - Chinese Taipei - Croatia - Czech Republic - Denmark

Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Georgia - Greece - Great Britain

Hong Kong - Hungary - Ireland - Iceland - Indonesia - Iran - Israel - Italy

Japan - Kazakhstan - Kuwait - Kyrgyzstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg

Macau - Malaysia - Mexico - Mongolia - North Korea - Norway

New Zealand - The Netherlands - Philippines - Poland - Romania - Russia - Serbia

Singapore - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - South Africa - South Korea

Sweden - Switzerland - Thailand - Turkey - Turkmenistan - Ukraine - UAE

United States

Defunct teams: Bohemia - - Bohemia and Moravia - CIS - Czechoslovakia

East Germany - Serbia and Montenegro - U.S.S.R. - West Germany - Yugoslavia

Teams that do not participate in IIHF competitions:

Algeria - Andorra - Argentina - Azerbaijan - Brazil - Chile - Colombia - Egypt

India - Jamaica - Lebanon - Liechtenstein - Morocco - North Macedonia

Oman - Portugal - Puerto Rico - Tunisia - - Qatar - Uzbekistan

Non IIHF members: Bahrain - Costa Rica - Haiti - Falkland Islands - Saudi Arabia - Venezuela

Other teams: Basque Country - Catalonia - - England - Northern Ireland - - Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Scotland - Team Europe - Team North America

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