Czech Republic women's national ice hockey team

Czech Republic

Association	Czech Ice Hockey Association
Head coach	Karel Manhart
Assistants	Stanislav Planka Julianne Vasichek
Captain	Alena Polenska
Most games	Simona Studentova (48) Eva Holesova (48)
Most points	Simona Studentova (35)
IIHF code	CZE
IIHF ranking	14
Highest IIHF ranking	11 (first in 2003)
Lowest IIHF ranking	14 (2011)
Home colours Away colours
First international
Czech Republic 6 - 0 Italy  (Belluno, Italy; February 27, 1993)
Biggest win
Czech Republic 9 - 0 Netherlands  (Füssen, Germany; March 21, 1999)
Biggest defeat
Germany 11 - 0 Czech Republic  (Plzeň, Czech Republic; November 5, 1995)
IIHF World Women's Championships - Division I
Appearances	8 (first in 1999)
Best result	2nd (2004)
International record (W–L–T)
66-81-14

The Czech women's national ice hockey team represents Czech Republic at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by Czech Ice Hockey Association. As of 2011, Czech Republic has 2,085 female players ^[1]. The Czech women's national team is ranked 13th in the world.

Current roster 2011

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Goaltenders

Number	Player	Club
1	Radka Lhotska	OSC Berlin
20	Katerina Becevova	HC Slavia Prague
25	Lenka Craigova	NSA Lake Placid
30	Petra Smaedova	HC Kladno

Defensemen

Number	Player	Club
2	Andrea Peluchova	HC Slavia Prague
3	Michaela Jackova	HC Pardubice
4	Katerina Flachsova	HC Kladno
5	Klara Hudeckova	SK Karviná
6	Petra Herzigova	HC Slavia Prague
13	Barbora Pekarkova	HC Slavia Prague
17	Pavlina Horalkova	HC Slavia Prague
18	Jana Fialova	Banff Hockey Academy
23	Marketa Vytiskova	SK Karviná

Forwards

Number	player	Club
7	Katerina Solnickova	HC Slavia Prague
8	Sonja Novakova	HC Slavia Prague
9	Alena Polenska, captain	Brown Bears
10	Denisa Krizova	HC Slavia Prague
11	Simona Studentova	HC Slavia Prague
12	Eva Holesova	HC Slavia Prague
14	Nikola Tomigova	Wyoming Seminary
15	Lucie Povova	Wyoming Seminary
16	Kateřina Mrázová	HC Slavia Prague
19	Katerina Kaplanova	SK Karviná
21	Martina Vonkova	HC Slavia Prague
24	Andrea Fialova	HC Slavia Prague
26	Veronika Jirsova	HC Pardubice
27	Lucie Novakova	HC Kladno
28	Veronika Kuzelova	HC Kladno
29	Petra Zelenkova	HC Slavia Prague

Coaching staff

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• Head Coach: Karel Manhart
• Assistant Coach: Stanislav Planka
• Assistant Coach: James Craig
• Assistant Coach: Julianne Vasichek
• Team Leader: Jiri Nemec
• Equipment Manager: Josef Komhauser
• Team Doctor: Dr. Vojtech Trebicky
• Physiotherapist Dusan Holes
• Team Staff: Petr Wadowski
• Team Staff: Karel Jankovic

Former head coach

• Milan Koks (1999–2000)
• Jan Fidrmuc (2001 to 2007)
• Jan Fidrmuc & Karel Manhart (2007–2010)

European Championship record

IIHF European Women Championships.

• 1991 - Finished in 8th place (4rd in Group B)
• 1993 - Finished in 8th place (2rd in Group B)
• 1995 - Finished in 9th place (2rd in Group B )
• 1996 - Finished in 9th place (2rd in Groupe B)

World Championship record

IIHF World Women's Championships

• 1999 - Finished 4th in Group B
• 2000 - Finished 7th in Group B
• 2001 - Finished 3rd place in Division I
• 2004 - Finished 2nd place in Division I
• 2005 - Finished 3rd place in Division I
• 2007 - Finished 5th place in Division I
• 2008 - Finished 3rd place in Division I
• 2009 - Finished 5th place in Division I (Demoted to Division II)
• 2011 - Finished 14th (First place in Division II) and is promoted to Division I for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship.

Olympic record

Main article: Ice hockey at the Olympic Games

The Czech women's team has never qualified for an Olympic tournament.

References

1. ^ IIHF, http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/czech-republic.html
2. ^ IIHF World Womens Championship DIV II, http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/254/IHW2540CZE_32E_1_0.pdf
3. ^ IIHF, http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/254/IHW2540CZE_32E_1_0.pdf

External links

• (Czech) Czech Website on Women Hockey
• (Czech) Preparation for World Championship 2011
• Czech Women All time results