Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team

	Olympic medal record
Men’s Ice Hockey

Czech Republic
Association	Czech Ice Hockey Association
Head coach	Vladimir Ruzicka
Assistants	Ondrej Weissmann; Josef Jandac
Captain	Marek Zidlicky
Most games	David Vyborny (218).
IIHF ranking	6
Highest IIHF ranking	2 (2006)
Lowest IIHF ranking	6 (2009)
Home colours	Away colours
First international
	Czech Republic 6-1 Russia; 2/11/1993
IIHF World Championships
Appearances	16 (first in 1993)
Best result	(1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005)
World Cup
Appearances	2
Best result	5th: 1 - 2004
Olympics
Appearances	4 (first in 1994)
Medals	Gold: 1 - (1998); Bronze: 1 - (2006)
International record (W-L-T)

The Czech men's national ice hockey team is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world, currently ranked fifth by the IIHF. 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).

[edit] Coaching history

The men's team at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

#	Name	Pos	Birth place	Age	Club
36	Čáslava, Petr	D		28	Severstal Cherepovets
26	Eliáš, Patrik	F	Třebíč, Vysocina	32	New Jersey Devils
10	Erat, Martin	F	Třebíč, Vysocina	26	Nashville Predators
43	Fleischmann, Tomáš	F	Kopřivnice, Moravia-Selesia	23	Washington Capitals
11	Hanzal, Martin	F	Písek, South Bohemia	21	Phoenix Coyotes
35	Hejda, Jan	D	Prague	29	Columbus Blue Jackets
17	Hlinka, Jaroslav	F	Prague	31	Colorado Avalanche
33	Hnilička, Milan	G	Kladno, Central Bohemia	34	Salavat Yulaev Ufa
24	Irgl, Zbyněk	F		27	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
15	Kaberle, Tomáš	D	Rakovník, Central Bohemia	30	Toronto Maple Leafs
20	Klepiš, Jakub	F	Prague	23	HC Slavia Praha
18	Kohn, Ladislav	F	Uherské Hradiště, Zlín	33	HC CSKA Moscow
12	Kotalík, Aleš	F	Jindřichův Hradec, South Bohemia	29	Edmonton Oilers
64	Krejčí, David	F	Šternberk, Olomouc	22	Boston Bruins
71	Kuba, Filip	D	Ostrava, Moravia-Selesia	31	Ottawa Senators
4	Michálek, Zbyněk	D	Jindřichův Hradec, South Bohemia	25	Phoenix Coyotes
13	Novotný, Jiří	F	České Budějovice, South Bohemia	24	Columbus Blue Jackets
97	Pinc, Marek	G	Most, Usti nad Labem	29	HC Bili Tygri Liberec
14	Plekanec, Tomáš	F	Kladno, Central Bohemia	25	Montreal Canadiens
60	Rolinek, Tomáš	F		28	HC Pardubice
28	Rozsíval, Michal	D	Vlašim, Central Bohemia	29	New York Rangers
34	Skuhravý, Václav	F		29	HC Energie Karlovy Vary
31	Svoboda, Adam	G	Brno, South Moravia	30	HC Slavia Praha
19	Vrbata, Radim	F	Mladá Boleslav, Central Bohemia	26	Phoenix Coyotes
3	Židlický, Marek	D	Most, Ústí nad Labem	31	Minnesota Wild