Association | Czech Ice Hockey Association |
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General manager | Otakar Černý |
Head coach | Radim Rulík |
Assistants | Jiří Kalous, Marek Židlický |
Captain | Stanislav Svozil |
Most points | Václav Varaďa (16) |
IIHF code | CZE |
First international | |
Czech Republic 6–1 Sweden (Vuokatti, Finland; August 29, 1993) | |
Biggest win | |
Czech Republic 14–3 Germany (Red Deer, Alberta, Canada; January 10, 2004) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Sweden 10–1 Czech Republic (Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; December 18, 2009) | |
IIHF World Junior Championship | |
Appearances | 23 (first in 1994 ) |
Best result | (2000, 2001) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
51–49–9 |
Medal record | ||
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IIHF World Junior Championship | ||
2000 Sweden | ||
2001 Russia | ||
2023 Canada | ||
2005 USA | ||
2024 Sweden |
The Czech Republic men's national junior ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in the Czech Republic. The team represents the Czech Republic at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Junior Championship.
Year | Location | Result | |||||||||||
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1974–1993 | As part of Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||
1994 | Czech Republic (Ostrava) | 5th | |||||||||||
1995 | Canada (Red Deer, Stettler, Spruce Grove, Calgary, Ponoka) | 6th | |||||||||||
1996 | United States (Boston) | 4th | |||||||||||
1997 | Switzerland (Geneve, Morges) | 4th | |||||||||||
1998 | Finland (Helsinki, Hämeenlinna) | 4th | |||||||||||
1999 | Canada (Winnipeg) | 7th | |||||||||||
2000 | Sweden (Umeå, Skellefteå) | Gold medal | |||||||||||
2001 | Russia (Moscow, Podolsk) | Gold medal | |||||||||||
2002 | Czech Republic (Pardubice, Hradec Králové) | 7th | |||||||||||
2003 | Canada (Halifax, Sydney) | 6th | |||||||||||
2004 | Finland (Helsinki, Hämeenlinna) | 4th | |||||||||||
2005 | United States (Grand Forks, Thief River Falls) | Bronze medal | |||||||||||
2006 | Canada (Vancouver, Kelowna, Kamloops) | 6th | |||||||||||
2007 | Sweden (Leksand, Mora) | 5th | |||||||||||
2008 | Czech Republic (Pardubice, Liberec) | 5th | |||||||||||
2009 | Canada (Ottawa) | 6th | |||||||||||
2010 | Canada (Saskatoon, Regina) | 7th | |||||||||||
2011 | United States (Buffalo, Niagara) | 7th | |||||||||||
2012 | Canada (Calgary, Edmonton) | 5th | |||||||||||
2013 | Russia (Ufa) | 5th | |||||||||||
2014 | Sweden (Malmö) | 6th | |||||||||||
2015 | Canada (Montreal, Toronto) | 6th | |||||||||||
2016 | Finland (Helsinki) | 5th | |||||||||||
2017 | Canada (Toronto, Montreal) | 6th | |||||||||||
2018 | United States (Buffalo) | 4th | |||||||||||
2019 | Canada (Vancouver, Victoria) | 7th | |||||||||||
2020 | Czech Republic (Ostrava, Třinec) | 7th | |||||||||||
2021 | Canada (Edmonton) | 7th | |||||||||||
2022 | Canada (Edmonton) | 4th | |||||||||||
2023 | Canada (Halifax, Moncton) | Silver medal | |||||||||||
2024 | Sweden (Gothenburg) | Bronze medal |
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