Czech Republic men's national junior ice hockey team

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Czech Republic
Coat of arms of the Czech Republic.svg
Association Czech Ice Hockey Association
General manager Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Otakar Černý
Head coach Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Patrik Augusta
Assistants Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Igor Horyl, Robert Reichel, Ladislav Šmíd
Captain Eduard Šalé
Most points Václav Varaďa (16)
IIHF codeCZE
Czech Republic national team jerseys 2015.png
First international
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 6–1 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg
(Vuokatti, Finland; 29 August 1993)
Biggest win
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 2–14 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
(Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; 28 December 2024)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 10–1 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
(Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; 18 December 2009)
IIHF World Junior Championship
Appearances23 (first in 1994 )
Best resultGold medal world centered-2.svg (2000, 2001)
International record (W–L–T)
51–49–9
Medal record
IIHF World Junior Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Sweden
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Russia
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 USA
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Canada
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Sweden
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Canada

The Czech Republic men's national junior ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in the Czech Republic. Since 2021, the team has been officially known in English as Czechia. [1] The team represents the Czech Republic at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Junior Championship. The team has won medals in 2000, 2001, 2005, 2023, 2024, and 2025.

World Championship results

ChampionshipWOWTOLLGFGACaptainCoachRank
1974–1993As part of Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1994 Ostrava 3-0-43129 David Výborný Vladimír Vůjtek 5th
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1995 Red Deer, Alberta 3-0-44326 František Ptáček Vladimír Vůjtek 6th
Flag of the United States.svg 1996 Boston 2-2-21822 Robert Jindřich Slavomír Lener 4th
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1997 Geneve, Morges 2-2-31919 Jiří Burger Vladimír Martinec 4th
Flag of Finland.svg 1998 Helsinki, Hämeenlinna 3-1-32422 Tomáš Kaberle Vladimír Martinec 4th
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1999 Winnipeg 3-0-32618 Petr Vála Jaroslav Holík 7th
Flag of Sweden.svg 2000 Umeå, Skellefteå 5-2-02311 Milan Kraft Jaroslav Holík Gold medal icon.svg
Flag of Russia.svg 2001 Moscow, Podolsk 7-0-0278 Michal Sivek Jaroslav Holík Gold medal icon.svg
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2002 Pardubice, Hradec Králové 2-0-22116 Libor Ustrnul Jaroslav Holík 7th
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2003 Halifax , Sydney 2-1-31113 Lukáš Chmelíř Jaroslav Holík 6th
Flag of Finland.svg 2004 Helsinki, Hämeenlinna 3-0-42020 Jiří Hudler Alois Hadamczik 4th
Flag of the United States.svg 2005 Grand Forks, Thief River Falls 5-0-22314 Petr Vrána Alois Hadamczik Bronze medal icon.svg
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2006 Vancouver, Kelowna, Kamloops 2-0-41619 Ladislav Šmíd Radim Rulík 6th
Flag of Sweden.svg 2007 Leksand, Mora 30-031719 Jakub Kindl Vladimír Bednář 5th
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2008 Pardubice, Liberec 30-031816 Michael Frolík Miroslav Hořava 5th
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2009 Ottawa 20-132422 David Štich Marek Sýkora 6th
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2010 Saskatoon, Regina 40-033525 Michal Jordán Jaromír Šindel 7th
Flag of the United States.svg 2011 Buffalo, Niagara 30-031825 Jakub Jeřábek Miroslav Přerost 7th
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2012 Calgary, Edmonton 30-121815 Tomáš Nosek Miroslav Přerost 5th
Flag of Russia.svg 2013 Ufa 31-021620 Lukáš Sedlák Miroslav Přerost 5th
Flag of Sweden.svg 2014 Malmö 11-031218 Petr Šidlík Miroslav Přerost 6th
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2015 Montreal, Toronto 11-031217 Dominik Kubalík Miroslav Přerost 6th
Flag of Finland.svg 2016 Helsinki 20-111210 Dominik Mašín Jakub Petr 5th
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2017 Toronto, Montreal 10-221218 Filip Hronek Jakub Petr 6th
Flag of the United States.svg 2018 Buffalo 31-032734 Marek Zachar Filip Pešán 4th
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2019 Vancouver, Victoria 11-03911 Martin Nečas Václav Varaďa 7th
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2020 Ostrava, Třinec 10-131223 Libor Zábranský Václav Varaďa 7th
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2021 Edmonton 20-031017 Jan Myšák Karel Mlejnek 7th
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2022 Edmonton 20-141828 Jan Myšák Radim Rulík 4th
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2023 Halifax, Moncton 41-203711 Stanislav Svozil Radim Rulík Silver medal icon.svg
Flag of Sweden.svg 2024 Gothenburg 40-123325 Jiří Kulich Patrik Augusta Bronze medal icon.svg
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2025 Ottawa 41-023318 Eduard Šalé Patrik Augusta Bronze medal icon.svg
Flag of the United States.svg 2026 Minneapolis, Saint Paul

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References

  1. Miller, Gord [@GMillerTSN] (20 December 2021). "the Czech Federation officially requested that it be referred to as 'Czechia' in all competitions" (Tweet) via Twitter.