Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team
The Czech men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of the Czech Republic. 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 72,075 players officially enrolled in organized hockey.
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 three 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, thus keeping the "world championship home ice curse" alive. But the following year, the Czechs won gold at the 2005 tournament, the only world championship where, due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout, all NHL players were available to participate.
At the 2006 Winter Olympics, the Czechs won a bronze medal, defeating Russia 3–0 in the bronze medal game. At the 2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, the Czechs earned silver, falling to Sweden in the final, the only time the Czechs have lost the final game of the tournament. Czech Republic won the 2010 World Championships in Germany. After 2012 the Czechs have not won medals from IIHF tournaments, making it their longest medal drought in history.Tournament record
Olympic Games
Euro Hockey Tour
Team
Roster for the 2019 IIHF World Championship.
Head coach: Miloš Říha
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
| 3 | D | Radko Gudas – A | | | |  Washington Capitals |
| 6 | D | David Musil | | | |  HC Oceláři Třinec |
| 9 | D | David Sklenička | | | |  Laval Rocket |
| 11 | D | Michal Moravčík | | | | HC Škoda Plzeň |
| 12 | F | Dominik Simon | | | | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 13 | F | Jakub Vrána | | | | Washington Capitals |
| 17 | D | Filip Hronek | | | | Detroit Red Wings |
| 18 | F | Ondřej Palát | | | | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 20 | F | Hynek Zohorna | | | |  Amur Khabarovsk |
| 23 | F | Dmitrij Jaškin | | | | Washington Capitals |
| 24 | D | Petr Zámorský | | | | Královští Lvi |
| 26 | F | Michal Řepík | | | | HC Vityaz |
| 29 | D | Jan Kolář | | | | Amur Khabarovsk |
| 30 | G | Šimon Hrubec | | | | HC Oceláři Třinec |
| 32 | G | Patrik Bartošák | | | | HC Vítkovice Ridera |
| 33 | G | Pavel Francouz | | | | Colorado Avalanche |
| 43 | F | Jan Kovář | | | | HC Škoda Plzeň |
| 44 | D | Jan Rutta | | | | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 67 | F | Michael Frolík – A | | | | Calgary Flames |
| 72 | F | Filip Chytil | | | | New York Rangers |
| 77 | F | Milan Gulaš | | | | HC Škoda Plzeň |
| 79 | F | Tomáš Zohorna | | | | Amur Khabarovsk |
| 81 | F | Dominik Kubalík | | | | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 93 | F | Jakub Voráček – C | | | | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 94 | F | Radek Faksa | | | | Dallas Stars |
Coaching history
;Olympics
;World Championships
- 1993–1994 – Ivan Hlinka
- 1995–1996 – Luděk Bukač
- 1997–1998 – Ivan Hlinka and Slavomir Lener
- 1999 – Ivan Hlinka
- 2000–2002 – Josef Augusta
- 2003–2004 – Slavomír Lener
- 2004 – Ivan Hlinka
- 2005 – Vladimír Růžička
- 2006–2008 – Alois Hadamczik
- 2009–2010 – Vladimír Růžička
- 2011–2013 – Alois Hadamczik
- 2014–2015 – Vladimír Růžička
- 2015–2016 – Vladimír Vůjtek
- 2016 – Josef Jandač
