Czech national ice hockey team
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| Olympic medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s Ice Hockey | |||
| Gold | 1998 Nagano | Ice Hockey | |
| Bronze | 2006 Turin | Ice Hockey | |
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. 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 where the Czechs lost to Canada in the semifinals. But year after the Czechs won the gold medal at the 2005 tournament. 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).
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[edit] Coaching history
[edit] Olympics
- 1994 – Ivan Hlinka
- 1998 – Ivan Hlinka
- 2002 – Josef Augusta
- 2006 – Alois Hadamczik
[edit] 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
[edit] Olympic record
- 1994 - Finished in 5th place
- 1998 - Won gold medal
- 2002 - Finished tied in 5th place
- 2006 - Won bronze medal (see 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
See also Czechoslovak national ice hockey team
[edit] External links
- All-time results of the Czech national team - sorted by country
