Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team
| Most games | Jiří Holík (319) |
|---|---|
| Top scorer | Josef Maleček (216) |
| Most points | Josef Maleček (285) |
| First international | |
 Canada 15–0 Czechoslovakia  (Antwerp, Belgium; 24 April 1920) Last international Czechoslovakia 7–2 Switzerland  (Moscow, Russia; 19 December 1992) | |
| Biggest win | |
Czechoslovakia 24–0 Yugoslavia  (Basel, Switzerland; 3 February 1939) Czechoslovakia 24–0 Belgium  (Prague, Czechoslovakia; 21 February 1947) Czechoslovakia 27–3 East Germany  (East Berlin, East Germany; 25 April 1951) Czechoslovakia 25–1 Japan  (Moscow, the Soviet Union; 4 March 1957) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
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Canada 30–0 Czechoslovakia (Chamonix, France; 28 January 1924) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 52 (first in 1930) |
| Best result |
 Silver: 10 (1961, 1965, 1966, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983) Bronze: 14 (1933, 1938, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1981, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 16 (first in 1920) |
| Medals |
Silver: 4 (1948, 1968, 1976, 1984) Bronze: 4 (1920, 1964, 1972, 1992) |
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The Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team was one of the world's premiere teams for the duration of its existence.
The successor to the Bohemian national ice hockey team, which was a European power prior to World War I, the Czechoslovak national team first appeared at the 1920 Summer Olympics, two years after the creation of the state. In the 1940s, they established themselves as the best team in Europe, becoming the first team from the continent to win two World Championships (1947 and 1949). After the arrival of the Soviet Union on the international hockey scene in the 1950s, the Czechoslovaks regularly fought Sweden and Canada for silver and bronze medals, but sometimes beat the Soviets. In total, they won the gold medal six times.
Due to the split of the country Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the team was disbanded and replaced with the Czech and the Slovak national teams. The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) recognized the Czech national team as a successor of Czechoslovakia national team and kept it in the top group, and the Slovak national team was demoted to Pool C.
Notable events
- First game: 24 April 1920, Antwerp: Canada 15–0 Czechoslovakia
- Last game: 19 December 1992, Moscow: Czechoslovakia 7–2 Switzerland
- Largest victory:
- 3 February 1939, Basel: Czechoslovakia 24–0
Yugoslavia; - 21 February 1947, Prague: Czechoslovakia 24–0 Belgium;
- 25 April 1951, East Berlin: Czechoslovakia 27–3 East Germany
- 4 March 1957, Moscow: Czechoslovakia 25–1 Japan
- 3 February 1939, Basel:
- Largest defeat: 28 January 1924, Chamonix: Canada 30–0 Czechoslovakia
- Plane crash on 8 November 1948. Six players on the way to an exhibition tour in the UK were killed in the crash of a charter flight from Paris to London.
Olympic record
| Year | Result | |||
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| 1920 |
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| 1924 | 6th place | |||
| 1928 | 7th place | |||
| 1932 | did not participate | |||
| 1936 | 4th place | |||
| 1948 |
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| 1952 | 4th place | |||
| 1956 | 5th place | |||
| 1960 | 4th place | |||
| 1964 |
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| 1968 |
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| 1972 |
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| 1976 |
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| 1980 | 5th place | |||
| 1984 |
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| 1988 | 6th place | |||
| 1992 |
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| Totals | ||||
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Canada Cup record
- 1976 – Finished in second place
- 1981 – Finished in third place
- 1984 – Finished in fifth place
- 1987 – Finished in fourth place
- 1991 – Finished in sixth place
European Championship record
- 1910–1914 – Did not participate. See Bohemian National Team.
- 1921 – Won silver medal
- 1922 – Won gold medal
- 1923 – Won bronze medal
- 1924 – Did not participate
- 1925 – Won gold medal
- 1926 – Won silver medal
- 1927 – Finished in fifth place
- 1929 – Won gold medal
- 1932 – Finished in fifth place
World Championship record
- 1930 – Finished tied in sixth place
- 1931 – Finished in fifth place
- 1933 – Won bronze medal
- 1934 – Finished in fifth place
- 1935 – Finished in fourth place
- 1937 – Finished in sixth place
- 1938 – Won bronze medal
- 1939 – Finished in fourth place
- 1947 – Won gold medal
- 1949 – Won gold medal
- 1950 – Did not participate
- 1951 – Did not participate
- 1953 – Disqualified (did not finish)
- 1954 – Finished in fourth place
- 1955 – Won bronze medal
- 1957 – Won bronze medal
- 1958 – Finished in fourth place
- 1959 – Won bronze medal
- 1961 – Won silver medal
- 1962 – Did not participate
- 1963 – Won bronze medal
- 1965 – Won silver medal
- 1966 – Won silver medal
- 1967 – Finished in fourth place
- 1969 – Won bronze medal
- 1970 – Won bronze medal
- 1971 – Won silver medal
- 1972 – Won gold medal
- 1973 – Won bronze medal
- 1974 – Won silver medal
- 1975 – Won silver medal
- 1976 – Won gold medal
- 1977 – Won gold medal
- 1978 – Won silver medal
- 1979 – Won silver medal
- 1981 – Won bronze medal
- 1982 – Won silver medal
- 1983 – Won silver medal
- 1985 – Won gold medal
- 1986 – Finished in fifth place.
- 1987 – Won bronze medal
- 1989 – Won bronze medal
- 1990 – Won bronze medal
- 1991 – Finished in sixth place
- 1992 – Won bronze medal
Team Photos
The national team at the 1920 Olympics.
The national team at the 1921 EC.
The national team at the 1922 EC.
The national team at the 1923 EC.
The national team at the 1924 Olympics.
The national team at the 1925 EC.
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