Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team
The Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of the Czech Republic. Since 2021, the team has been officially known in English as Czechia. It is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world and a member of the so-called "Big Six", the unofficial group of the six strongest men's ice hockey nations, along with Canada, Finland, Russia, Sweden and the United States. It is governed by the Czech Ice Hockey Association. The Czech Republic has 85,000 male players officially enrolled in organized hockey (0.8% of its population).
| Association | Czech Ice Hockey Association |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Radim Rulík |
| Assistants | Jiří Kalous Marek Židlický |
| Captain | Roman Červenka |
| Most games | David Výborný (218) |
| Top scorer | Martin Procházka (61) |
| Most points | David Výborný (147) |
| Home stadium | O2 Arena |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | CZE |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 8 2 (28 May 2023) |
| Highest IIHF | 2 (2006) |
| Lowest IIHF | 8 (2023) |
| First 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 | |
| Finland 7–0 Czech Republic (Stockholm, Sweden; 11 February 2012) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 30 (first in 1993) |
| Best result | Gold: (1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2010) |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1996) |
| Best result | 3rd: (2004) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1994) |
| Medals | Gold: (1998) Bronze: (2006) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 416–208–48 | |
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