Czech national ice hockey team

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The Czech national men's ice hockey team is one of the top rated national ice hockey teams in the world, currently ranked 2nd by the IIHF behind the Swedish national men's ice hockey team. 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. Following 3 years without winning a medal at the world championships, the Czechs won the gold medal at the 2005 tournament. At the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, the Czechs lost to Canada in the semifinals. At the 2006 Winter Olympics the Czechs won the bronze medal, defeating Russia 3-0 (see roster). The Czech Republic has 72,075 players(0.7% of its population).

Contents

1 Current team
2 Coaching history

2.1 Olympics
2.2 World Championships

3 Olympic record
4 World Cup record
5

Current team

Czech national ice hockey team at 2006 Ice Hockey World Championships

Goalies
33 Milan Hnilička (Bílí Tygři Liberec) - 31 Adam Svoboda (HC Moeller Pardubice) - 42 Tomáš Pöpperle (Eisbären Berlín)

Defensemen
15 Tomáš Kaberle (Toronto Maple Leafs) - 4 Zbyněk Michálek (Phoenix Coyotes) - 2 Lukáš Krajíček (Florida Panthers) - 41 Martin Škoula (Minnesota Wild) - 35 Jan Hejda (Khimik Moskovskoe) - 80 Zdeněk Kutlák (HC České Budějovice) - 5 Martin Richter (Bílí Tygři Liberec)

Forwards
27 Jan Hlaváč (Servette Geneve) - 9 David Výborný (Columbus Blue Jackets) - 91 Martin Erat (Nashville Predators) - 14 Tomáš Plekanec (Montreal Canadiens) - 38 Jan Bulis (Montreal Canadiens) - 62 Petr Tenkrát (SC Bern) - 10 Petr Hubáček (HC Vítkovice) - 24 Zbyněk Irgl (HC Vítkovice) - 17 Jaroslav Hlinka (HC Sparta Prague) - 25 Jaroslav Bednář (HC Slavia Prague) - 40 Jaroslav Balaštík (Columbus Blue Jackets) - 53 Ivo Prorok (HC Slavia Prague) - 60 Tomáš Rolínek (HC Sparta Prague) - 77 Patrik Štefan (Atlanta Thrashers)

Coaches
Alois Hadamczik - Josef Paleček, František Musil

Coaching history

Olympics

1994 – Ivan Hlinka
1998 – Ivan Hlinka
2002 – Josef Augusta
2006 – Alois Hadamczik

World Championships

1993 – Ivan Hlinka
1994 – Ivan Hlinka
1995 – Luděk Bukač
1996 – Luděk Bukač
1997 – Ivan Hlinka
1998 – Ivan Hlinka
1999 – Ivan Hlinka
2000 – Josef Augusta
2001 – Josef Augusta
2002 – Josef Augusta
2003 – Slavomír Lener
2004 – Slavomír Lener
2005 – Vladimír Růžička
2006 – Alois Hadamczik

Olympic record

1994 - Finished in 5th place
1998 - Won gold medal
2002 - Finished tied in 5th place
2006 - Won bronze medal (see roster)

World Cup record

1996 - Did not qualify for playoffs
2004 - Lost in semi-finals

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
See also Czechoslovak national ice hockey team

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