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
General Manager	Slavomír Lener
Head coach	Alois Hadamczik
Assistants	Ondřej Weissmann Josef Jandac
Captain	Tomáš Rolinek
Most games	David Výborný (218)[1]
Top scorer	Martin Procházka (61)
Most points	David Výborný (147)
Home stadium	O2 Arena
IIHF code	CZE
IIHF ranking	5
Highest IIHF ranking	2 (2006)
Lowest IIHF ranking	6 (2009)
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
Germany 7–1 Czech Republic  (Garmisch, Germany; 31 August 1996)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances	18 (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: 1 – (1998) Bronze: 1 – (2006)
International record (W–L–T)
292–195–44

Olympic medal record
Olympic Games
Gold	1998 Nagano	Team
Bronze	2006 Turin	Team

World Championships medal record
World Championship
Bronze	1993 Germany	Team
Gold	1996 Austria	Team
Bronze	1997 Finland	Team
Bronze	1998 Switzerland	Team
Gold	1999 Norway	Team
Gold	2000 Russia	Team
Gold	2001 Germany	Team
Gold	2005 Austria	Team
Silver	2006 Latvia	Team
Gold	2010 Germany	Team
Bronze	2011 Slovakia	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, currently ranked fifth by the IIHF, behind Finland. 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.

Coaching history

Olympics

• 1994 – Ivan Hlinka
• 1998 – Ivan Hlinka and Slavomír Lener
• 2002 – Josef Augusta
• 2006 – Alois Hadamczik
• 2010 – Vladimír Růžička

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
• 2005 – Vladimír Růžička
• 2006–2008 – Alois Hadamczik
• 2009–2010 – Vladimír Růžička
• 2011 – Alois Hadamczik

Olympic record

The men's team at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

• 1994 – Finished in 5th place
• 1998 – 1 Gold
• 2002 – Finished in 7th place
• 2006 – 3 Bronze (roster)
• 2010 – Finished in 7th place

World Cup (before Canada Cup) record

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

World Championship record

• 1993 – 3 Bronze
• 1994 – Finished in 7th place
• 1995 – Finished in 4th place
• 1996 – 1 Gold
• 1997 – 3 Bronze
• 1998 – 3 Bronze
• 1999 – 1 Gold
• 2000 – 1 Gold
• 2001 – 1 Gold
• 2002 – Finished in 5th place
• 2003 – Finished in 4th place
• 2004 – Finished in 5th place
• 2005 – 1 Gold
• 2006 – 2 Silver
• 2007 – Finished in 7th place
• 2008 – Finished in 5th place
• 2009 – Finished in 6th place
• 2010 – 1 Gold
• 2011 – 3 Bronze

Roster

2011 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships roster

#	Pos.	Player	Team
1	GK	Jakub Kovář	HC České Budějovice
31	GK	Ondřej Pavelec	Atlanta Thrashers
33	GK	Jakub Štěpánek	SKA Saint Petersburg
2	D	Zbyněk Michálek	Pittsburgh Penguins
3	D	Marek Židlický	Minnesota Wild
4	D	Karel Rachůnek	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
7	D	Radek Martínek	New York Islanders
25	D	Lukáš Krajíček	HC Oceláři Třinec
36	D	Petr Čáslava	CSKA Moscow
41	D	Martin Škoula	Avangard Omsk
63	D	Ondřej Němec	Severstal Cherepovets
9	F	Milan Michálek	Ottawa Senators
10	F	Roman Červenka	Avangard Omsk
11	F	Petr Hubáček	HC Kometa Brno
12	F	Jiří Novotný	Barys Astana
14	F	Petr Vampola	Avangard Omsk
15	F	Jan Marek	Atlant Moscow Oblast
18	F	Michael Frolík	Chicago Blackhawks
24	F	Martin Havlát	Minnesota Wild
26	F	Patrik Eliáš	New Jersey Devils
60	F	Tomáš Rolinek	Metallurg Magnitogorsk
68	F	Jaromír Jágr	Avangard Omsk
73	F	Petr Průcha	SKA Saint Petersburg
82	F	Tomáš Plekanec	Montreal Canadiens
93	F	Jakub Voráček	Columbus Blue Jackets

2010 Olympics roster

The following is the Czech roster in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2010 Winter Olympics.^[2]

No.	Pos.	Namev · d · e	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Birthplace	2009–10 team
31	G	Pavelec, OndrejOndřej Pavelec	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)	&1000000000000009100000091 kg (200 lb)	01987-08-31 31 August 1987	Kladno	Atlanta Thrashers (NHL)
33	G	Stepanec, JakubJakub Štěpánek	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)	&1000000000000007100000071 kg (160 lb)	01986-06-20 20 June 1986	Vsetin !Vsetín	Vitkotice !Vítkovice (CZE)
29	G	Vokoun, TomasTomáš Vokoun	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)	&1000000000000008800000088 kg (190 lb)	01976-07-02 2 July 1976	Karlovy Vary	Florida Panthers (NHL)
44	D	Blatak, MiroslavMiroslav Blaťák	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)	&1000000000000007900000079 kg (170 lb)	01982-05-25 25 May 1982	Zlin !Zlín	Salavat Yulayev Ufa (KHL)
35	D	Hejda, JanJan Hejda	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)	&1000000000000009500000095 kg (210 lb)	01978-06-18 18 June 1978	Prague	Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL)
15	D	Kaberle, TomasTomáš Kaberle – A	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)	&1000000000000009000000090 kg (200 lb)	01978-03-02 2 March 1978	Rakovnik !Rakovník	Boston Bruins (NHL)
17	D	Kuba, FilipFilip Kuba	196 cm (6 ft 5 in)	&10000000000000103000000103 kg (230 lb)	01976-12-29 29 December 1976	Ostrava	Ottawa Senators (NHL)
77	D	Kubina, PavelPavel Kubina	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)	&10000000000000111000000111 kg (240 lb)	01977-04-15 15 April 1977	Celadna !Čeladná	Atlanta Thrashers (NHL)
4	D	Michalek, ZbynekZbyněk Michálek	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)	&1000000000000009100000091 kg (200 lb)	01982-12-23 23 December 1982	Jindrichuv Hradec !Jindřichův Hradec	Phoenix Coyotes (NHL)
5	D	Polak, RomanRoman Polák	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)	&10000000000000103000000103 kg (230 lb)	01986-04-28 28 April 1986	Ostrava	St. Louis Blues (NHL)
3	D	Zidlicky, MarekMarek Židlický	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)	&1000000000000008600000086 kg (190 lb)	01977-02-03 3 February 1977	Most	Minnesota Wild (NHL)
16	RW	Cajanek, PetrPetr Čajánek	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)	&1000000000000008000000080 kg (180 lb)	01975-08-18 18 August 1975	Zlin !Zlín	SKA Saint Petersburg (KHL)
10	C	Cervenka, RomanRoman Červenka	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)	&1000000000000008500000085 kg (190 lb)	01985-12-10 10 December 1985	Prague	Slavia Prague (CZE)
26	LW	Elias, PatrikPatrik Eliáš – C	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)	&1000000000000008800000088 kg (190 lb)	01976-04-13 13 April 1976	Trebic !Třebíč	New Jersey Devils (NHL)
91	RW	Erat, MartinMartin Erat	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)	&1000000000000009100000091 kg (200 lb)	01982-08-12 12 August 1982	Trebic !Třebíč	Nashville Predators (NHL)
34	LW	Fleischmann, TomasTomáš Fleischmann	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)	&1000000000000008700000087 kg (190 lb)	01984-05-16 16 May 1984	Koprivnice !Kopřivnice	Washington Capitals (NHL)
24	RW	Havlat, MartinMartin Havlát	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)	&1000000000000009800000098 kg (220 lb)	01981-04-19 19 April 1981	Mlada Boleslav !Mladá Boleslav	Minnesota Wild (NHL)
68	RW	Jagr, JaromirJaromír Jágr – A	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)	&10000000000000110000000110 kg (240 lb)	01972-02-15 15 February 1972	Kladno	Avangard Omsk (KHL)
46	C	Krejci, DavidDavid Krejčí	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)	&1000000000000008000000080 kg (180 lb)	01986-04-28 28 April 1986	Sternberk !Šternberk	Boston Bruins (NHL)
9	LW	Michalek, MilanMilan Michálek	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)	&10000000000000102000000102 kg (220 lb)	01984-12-07 7 December 1984	Jindrichuv Hradec !Jindřichův Hradec	Ottawa Senators (NHL)
14	C	Plekanec, TomasTomáš Plekanec	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)	&1000000000000009000000090 kg (200 lb)	01982-10-31 31 October 1982	Kladno	Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
60	F	Rolinek, TomasTomáš Rolinek	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)	&1000000000000007800000078 kg (170 lb)	01980-02-17 17 February 1980	Zdar nad Sazavou !Žďár nad Sázavou	Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL)
63	C	Vasicek, JosefJosef Vašíček	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)	&10000000000000104000000104 kg (230 lb)	01980-09-12 12 September 1980	Havlickuv Brod !Havlíčkův Brod	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)

See also

• Czechoslovak national ice hockey team
• National Teams of Ice Hockey

References

1. ^ ♣ http://hokej.hansal.cz/cs_r_j.html
2. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey: Team Czech Republic Tournamement Standings and Statistics". International Olympic Committee. http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/schedule-and-results/men_ihm400000nCZE-vtour_team_stats-AG.html. 

External links

• The Hockey Almanac