Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team
 The coat of arms of the Czech Republic is the badge used on the players jerseys. | |
| Association | Czech Ice Hockey Association |
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| 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 – (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 | ||
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1998 Nagano | Team |
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2006 Turin | Team |
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1996 Austria | Team |
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1999 Norway | Team |
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2000 Russia | Team |
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2001 Germany | Team |
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2005 Austria | Team |
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2010 Germany | Team |
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2006 Latvia | Team |
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1993 Germany | Team |
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1997 Finland | Team |
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1998 Switzerland | Team |
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2011 Slovakia | Team |
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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 | |||
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| 1920-1992 | As part of  Czechoslovakia
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| 1994 | 5th place | |||
| 1998 |
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| 2002 | 7th place | |||
| 2006 |
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| 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
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