- Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team
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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 JandacCaptain 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 coloursAway coloursFirst 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.
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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
- 1994 – Finished in 5th place
- 1998 – Gold
- 2002 – Finished in 7th place
- 2006 – Bronze (roster)
- 2010 – Finished in 7th place
World Cup (before Canada Cup) record
World Championship record
- 1993 – Bronze
- 1994 – Finished in 7th place
- 1995 – Finished in 4th place
- 1996 – Gold
- 1997 – Bronze
- 1998 – Bronze
- 1999 – Gold
- 2000 – Gold
- 2001 – Gold
- 2002 – Finished in 5th place
- 2003 – Finished in 4th place
- 2004 – Finished in 5th place
- 2005 – Gold
- 2006 – Silver
- 2007 – Finished in 7th place
- 2008 – Finished in 5th place
- 2009 – Finished in 6th place
- 2010 – Gold
- 2011 – 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. NameHeight Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2009–10 team 31 G Ondřej Pavelec 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) 91 kg (200 lb) 31 August 1987 Kladno Atlanta Thrashers (NHL) 33 G Jakub Štěpánek 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) 71 kg (160 lb) 20 June 1986 Vsetín Vítkovice (CZE) 29 G Tomáš Vokoun 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) 88 kg (190 lb) 2 July 1976 Karlovy Vary Florida Panthers (NHL) 44 D Miroslav Blaťák 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) 79 kg (170 lb) 25 May 1982 Zlín Salavat Yulayev Ufa (KHL) 35 D Jan Hejda 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) 95 kg (210 lb) 18 June 1978 Prague Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL) 15 D Tomáš Kaberle – A 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 2 March 1978 Rakovník Boston Bruins (NHL) 17 D Filip Kuba 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) 103 kg (230 lb) 29 December 1976 Ostrava Ottawa Senators (NHL) 77 D Pavel Kubina 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) 111 kg (240 lb) 15 April 1977 Čeladná Atlanta Thrashers (NHL) 4 D Zbyněk Michálek 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) 91 kg (200 lb) 23 December 1982 Jindřichův Hradec Phoenix Coyotes (NHL) 5 D Roman Polák 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) 103 kg (230 lb) 28 April 1986 Ostrava St. Louis Blues (NHL) 3 D Marek Židlický 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 3 February 1977 Most Minnesota Wild (NHL) 16 RW Petr Čajánek 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 18 August 1975 Zlín SKA Saint Petersburg (KHL) 10 C Roman Červenka 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) 85 kg (190 lb) 10 December 1985 Prague Slavia Prague (CZE) 26 LW Patrik Eliáš – C 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) 88 kg (190 lb) 13 April 1976 Třebíč New Jersey Devils (NHL) 91 RW Martin Erat 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) 91 kg (200 lb) 12 August 1982 Třebíč Nashville Predators (NHL) 34 LW Tomáš Fleischmann 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) 87 kg (190 lb) 16 May 1984 Kopřivnice Washington Capitals (NHL) 24 RW Martin Havlát 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) 98 kg (220 lb) 19 April 1981 Mladá Boleslav Minnesota Wild (NHL) 68 RW Jaromír Jágr – A 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) 110 kg (240 lb) 15 February 1972 Kladno Avangard Omsk (KHL) 46 C David Krejčí 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 28 April 1986 Šternberk Boston Bruins (NHL) 9 LW Milan Michálek 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) 102 kg (220 lb) 7 December 1984 Jindřichův Hradec Ottawa Senators (NHL) 14 C Tomáš Plekanec 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 31 October 1982 Kladno Montreal Canadiens (NHL) 60 F Tomáš Rolinek 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) 78 kg (170 lb) 17 February 1980 Žďár nad Sázavou Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL) 63 C Josef Vašíček 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) 104 kg (230 lb) 12 September 1980 Havlíčkův Brod Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL) See also
- Czechoslovak national ice hockey team
- National Teams of Ice Hockey
References
- ^ ♣ http://hokej.hansal.cz/cs_r_j.html
- ^ "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.
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