Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team
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| Association | Czech Ice Hockey Association | ||
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| Head coach |  Vladimír Růžička |
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| Assistants | Ondrej Weissmann Josef Jandac |
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| Captain | Marek Židlický | ||
| Most games | David Výborný (218)[1]. | ||
| Top scorer | Martin Procházka (61) | ||
| Most points | David Výborný (147) | ||
| IIHF ranking | 6 | ||
| Highest IIHF ranking | 2 (2006) | ||
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 6 (2009) | ||
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| First international | |||
Czech Republic 6 - 1 Russia  (Stockholm, Sweden; February 11, 1993) |
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| Biggest win | |||
Czech Republic 11 - 0 Italy  (Hanover, Germany; May 6, 2001) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
 Germany 7 - 1 Czech Republic (Garmisch, Germany; August 31, 1996) |
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| IIHF World Championships | |||
| Appearances | 16 (first in 1993) | ||
| Best result |  (1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005) |
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| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 | ||
| Best result | 5th: 1 - 2004 | ||
| Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1994) | ||
| Medals |  Gold: 1 - (1998) Bronze: 1 - (2006) |
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| International record (W-L-T) | |||
| 265-179-42 | |||
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| Gold | 1998 Nagano | Ice Hockey |
| Bronze | 2006 Turin | Ice Hockey |
The Czech men's national ice hockey team is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world, currently ranked sixth by the IIHF behind the United States. It is controlled by the Czech Ice Hockey Association. 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 3 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 in the Czech Republic, thus keeping the world championship home ice curse alive. But the following year the Czechs won gold at the the 2005 tournament, the only world championship where, due to the 2004-2005 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, and becoming one of only three nations (along with Russia and Finland) to medal twice in ice hockey at the Olympic games since the NHL allowed its players to participate in this event. At the 2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships the Czechs won silver, falling to Sweden in the final. The Czech Republic has 72,075 players (0.7% of its population).
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[edit] Coaching history
[edit] Olympics
- 1994 – Ivan Hlinka
- 1998 – Ivan Hlinka and Slavomir Lener
- 2002 – Josef Augusta
- 2006 – Alois Hadamczik
[edit] World Championships
- 1993 – Ivan Hlinka
- 1994 – Ivan Hlinka
- 1995 – Ludek Bukac
- 1996 – Luděk Bukač
- 1997 – Ivan Hlinka and Slavomir Lener
- 1998 – Ivan Hlinka and Slavomir Lener
- 1999 – Ivan Hlinka
- 2000 – Josef Augusta
- 2001 – Josef Augusta
- 2002 – Josef Augusta
- 2003 – Slavomír Lener
- 2004 – Slavomír Lener
- 2005 – Vladimír Růžička
- 2006 – Alois Hadamczik
- 2007 – Alois Hadamczik
- 2008 - Alois Hadamczik
- 2009 - Vladimír Růžička
[edit] Olympic record
- 1994 - Finished in 5th place
- 1998 - Won gold medal
- 2002 - Finished tied in 5th place
- 2006 - Won bronze medal (roster)
[edit] World Cup record
[edit] World Championship record
- 1993 - Won bronze medal
- 1994 - Finished in 7th place
- 1995 - Finished in 4th place
- 1996 - Won gold medal
- 1997 - Won bronze medal
- 1998 - Won bronze medal
- 1999 - Won gold medal
- 2000 - Won gold medal
- 2001 - Won gold medal
- 2002 - Finished in 5th place
- 2003 - Finished in 4th place
- 2004 - Finished in 5th place
- 2005 - Won gold medal
- 2006 - Won silver medal
- 2007 - Finished in 7th place
- 2008 - Finished in 5th place
- 2009 - Finished in 6th place
