Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team
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The Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team was the national ice hockey team of Czechoslovakia, and competed from 1920 until 1992. The successor to the Bohemia national ice hockey team, which was a European power prior to World War I, the Czechoslovak national team first appeared at the 1920 Summer Olympics, two years after the creation of the state. In the 1940s, they established themselves as the best team in Europe, becoming the first team from the continent to win two World Championships (1947 and 1949). After the arrival of the Soviet Union on the international hockey scene in the 1950s, the Czechoslovaks regularly fought Sweden and Canada for silver and bronze medals, and sometimes beat the Soviets. In total, they won the gold medal six times.
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| Association | Czecho-slovakian hockey association |
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| Most games | Jiří Holík (319) |
| Top scorer | Josef Maleček (216) |
| Most points | Josef Maleček (285) |
| Home stadium | Štvanice Winter Stadium, Prague 1933–1969 – demolished in 2011 Nikolajka Winter Stadium, Prague 1969–1970 – closed in 2022 Sports halls of ČSTV and PKOJF, Prague 1970–1992 (now Fortuny Sports Hall |
| IIHF code | TCH |
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| First international | |
 Canada 15–0 Czechoslovakia  (Antwerp, Belgium; 24 April 1920) Last international Czechoslovakia 7–2 Switzerland  (Moscow, Russia; 19 December 1992) | |
| Biggest win | |
Czechoslovakia 24–0 Yugoslavia  (Basel, Switzerland; 3 February 1939) Czechoslovakia 24–0 Belgium  (Prague, Czechoslovakia; 21 February 1947) Czechoslovakia 27–3 East Germany  (East Berlin, East Germany; 25 April 1951) Czechoslovakia 25–1 Japan  (Moscow, the Soviet Union; 4 March 1957) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| Canada 30–0 Czechoslovakia (Chamonix, France; 28 January 1924) | |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 16 (first in 1920) |
| Medals |  Silver: 4 (1948, 1968, 1976, 1984) Bronze: 4 (1920, 1964, 1972, 1992) |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 52 (first in 1930) |
| Best result |  Gold: 6 (1947, 1949, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1985) Silver: 10 (1961, 1965, 1966, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983) Bronze: 14 (1933, 1938, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1981, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992) |
| Canada Cup | |
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1976) |
| Best result |  2nd: (1976) |
Due to the split of the country Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the team was replaced in 1993 with the Czech and the Slovak national teams. The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) recognized the Czech national team as a successor of Czechoslovakia national team and kept it in the top group, while the Slovak national team was entered into the lowest level, Pool C, winning promotion in successive years to join the elite division in 1996.
Notable events
edit- First game: 24 April 1920, Antwerp: Canada 15–0 Czechoslovakia
- Last game: 19 December 1992, Moscow: Czechoslovakia 7–2 Switzerland
- Largest victory:
- 3 February 1939, Basel: Czechoslovakia 24–0 Yugoslavia
- 21 February 1947, Prague: Czechoslovakia 24–0 Belgium
- 25 April 1951, East Berlin: Czechoslovakia 27–3 East Germany
- 4 March 1957, Moscow: Czechoslovakia 25–1 Japan
- 3 February 1939, Basel:
- Largest defeat: 28 January 1924, Chamonix:
Canada 30–0 Czechoslovakia - Plane crash on 8 November 1948. Six players on the way to an exhibition tour in the UK were killed in the crash of a charter flight from Paris to London.[1][2][3]
Notable players
edit- Mike Buckna
- Ladislav Troják
- Ján Starší
- Jaroslav Drobný
- Vladimír Dzurilla
- Jozef Golonka
- Dominik Hašek
- Ivan Hlinka
- Jiří Holeček
- Jan Hrdina
- František Kaberle Sr.
- Karel Koželuh
- Igor Liba
- Vincent Lukáč
- Josef Maleček
- Vladimír Martinec
- Václav Nedomanský
- Milan Nový
- Dušan Pašek
- Jan Peka
- František Pospíšil
- Jaroslav Pouzar
- Dárius Rusnák
- Vladimír Růžička
- Marián Šťastný
- Peter Šťastný
- Jan Suchý
- František Tikal
Former National jerseys
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Olympic record
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Canada Cup record
edit| Year | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish | Rank |
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| 1976 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 20 | Karel Gut, Ján Starší | František Pospíšil | Final | 
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| 1981 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 17 | Luděk Bukač, Stanislav Neveselý | Milan Nový | Semi-finals | 
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| 1984 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 21 | Luděk Bukač, Stanislav Neveselý | Vladimír Caldr | Round-robin | 5th |
| 1987 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 15 | Ján Starší, František Pospíšil | Dušan Pašek | Semi-finals | 4th |
| 1991 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 18 | Ivan Hlinka, Jaroslav Walter | František Musil | Round-robin | 6th |
European Championship record
edit| Games | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish | Rank |
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| 1910–1914 | did not participate. Was  Bohemia.
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 1921 Stockholm
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ? | ? | Final |
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| 1922 St. Moritz
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | ? | ? | Round-robin | 
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| 1923 Antwerp
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | ? | ? | Round-robin |
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 1924 Milan
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| 1925 Štrbské Pleso, Starý Smokovec
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ? | ? | Round-robin |
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| 1926 Davos
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7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | ? | ? | Final round |
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 1927 Wien
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | ? | ? | Round-robin | 5th |
 1929 Budapest
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | ? | ? | Final |
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| 1932 Berlin
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | ? | ? | Final round | 5th |
World Championship record
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See also
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