Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team explained

Czechoslovakia
Badge:Flag of Czech Republic (vertical hoisting).svg
Badge Size:140px
Association:Czecho-slovakian hockey association
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
First Game: 15–0
(Antwerp, Belgium; 24 April 1920)
Last international
7–2
(Moscow, Russia; 19 December 1992)
Largest Win: 24–0
(Basel, Switzerland; 3 February 1939)
24–0
(Prague, Czechoslovakia; 21 February 1947)
27–3
(East Berlin, East Germany; 25 April 1951)
25–1
(Moscow, the Soviet Union; 4 March 1957)
Largest Loss: 30–0
(Chamonix, France; 28 January 1924)
World Champ Apps:52
World Champ First:1930
World Champ Best: 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)
World Champ2 Name:Canada Cup
World Champ2 Apps:5
World Champ2 First:1976
World Champ2 Best: 2nd: (1976)
Olympic Apps:16
Olympic First:1920
Olympic Medals: Silver: 4 (1948, 1968, 1976, 1984)
Bronze: 4 (1920, 1964, 1972, 1992)

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.

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

Notable players

Former National jerseys

Olympic record

GamesGPWOWTOLLGFGACoachCaptainFinishRank
1920 Antwerp310002131?Josef ŠroubekBronze medal Round
1924 Chamonix3100021441?Josef ŠroubekFirst Round6th
1928 St. Moritz21000135?Josef ŠroubekFirst Round7th
1932 Lake Placiddid not participate
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen9500041618?Josef MalečekFinal Round4th
1948 St. Moritz8701008018Mike BucknaVladimír ZábrodskýRound-robin
1952 Oslo8600024718Jiří Tožička, Josef HermanKarel GutRound-robin4th
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo7300043236Vladimír BouzekKarel GutFinal Round5th
1960 Squaw Valley7300044431Eduard Farda, Ladislav HorskýKarel GutMedal Round4th
1964 Innsbruck7500023819Jiří Anton, Vladimír KostkaVlastimil BubníkFinal Round
1968 Grenoble7501013317Jaroslav Pitner, Vladimír KostkaJozef GolonkaFinal Round
1972 Sapporo5300022613Jaroslav Pitner, Vladimír KostkaJosef ČernýFinal Round
1976 Innsbruck5300021710Karel Gut, Ján StaršíFrantišek PospíšilFinal Round
1980 Lake Placid6400024017Karel Gut, Luděk Bukač, Stanislav NeveselýBohuslav EbermannConsolation round5th
1984 Sarajevo760001409Luděk Bukač, Stanislav NeveselýFrantišek ČerníkFinal Round
1988 Calgary8400043328Ján Starší, František PospíšilDušan PašekFinal Round6th
1992 Albertville8600023621Ivan Hlinka, Jaroslav WalterTomáš JelínekBronze Medal Game
Since 1993, Czechoslovakia has been split and was succeeded by the Czech Republic and Slovakia

Canada Cup record

YearGPWTLGFGACoachCaptainFinishRank
197673132320Karel Gut, Ján StaršíFrantišek PospíšilFinal
198162222217Luděk Bukač, Stanislav NeveselýMilan NovýSemi-finals
198450141021Luděk Bukač, Stanislav NeveselýRound-robin5th
198752121215Ján Starší, František PospíšilDušan PašekSemi-finals4th
199151041118Ivan Hlinka, Jaroslav WalterFrantišek MusilRound-robin6th

European Championship record

GamesGPWTLGFGACoachCaptainFinishRank
1910–1914 did not participate. Was .
1921 Stockholm100146??Final
bgcolor=gold 1922 St. Moritz2200113??Round-robin
1923 Antwerp4202169??Round-robin
1924 Milandid not participate.
1925 Štrbské Pleso, Starý Smokovec3300100??Round-robin
1926 Davos7502188??Final round
1927 Wien511376??Round-robin5th
bgcolor=gold 1929 Budapest440083??Final
1932 Berlin61141010??Final round5th

World Championship record

ChampionshipGPWOWTOLLGFGACoachCaptainFinishRank
// 1930 Chamonix/Vienna/Berlin10-0-113??Quarter-finalstied 6th
1931 Krynica-Zdrój73-1-3107??Quarter-finals5th
1933 Prague86-0-21712?Josef Maleček3rd Place Game
1934 Milan52-01264??Third Round5th
1935 Davos95-0-43815??Final Round4th
1937 London84-2-2229?Josef MalečekConsolation round6th
1938 Prague74-1-296Mike BucknaJosef Maleček3rd Place Game
1939 Zürich/Basel103-2-5379Mike BucknaJosef Maleček3rd Place Game4th
1940 Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia was absorbed into the reformed Czechoslovakia
1947 Prague76-0-18510Mike BucknaFrantišek PácaltRound-robin
bgcolor=gold 1949 Stockholm75-0-24212Antonín VodičkaVladimír ZábrodskýFinal Round
1950 Londondid not participate
1951 Parisdid not participate
1953 Zürich/Basel(4)(3)-(0)-(1)(32)(15)Eduard FardaKarel Gutdid not finish/Disqualified
1954 Stockholm74-0-34121Vladimír Bouzek, Jiří AntonKarel GutRound-robin4th
1955 Krefeld/Dortmund/Cologne85-1-26322Vladimír Bouzek, Jiří AntonKarel GutRound-robin
1957 Moscow75-1-1669Vladimír Bouzek, Bohumil RejdaKarel GutRound-robin
1958 Oslo73-2-22121Bohumil RejdaKarel GutRound-robin4th
1959 Prague/Bratislava/Brno/Ostrava85-0-34622Vlastimil SýkoraKarel GutFinal Round
1961 Geneva/Lausanne76-1-0339Zdeněk Andršt, Vladimír KostkaVlastimil BubníkFinal Round
1962 Colorado Springs, Denverdid not participate
1963 Stockholm75-1-14116Jiří AntonVlastimil BubníkFinal Round
1965 Tampere76-0-14310Vladimír Bouzek, Vladimír KostkaFrantišek TikalFinal Round
1966 Ljubljana76-0-13215Vladimír Bouzek, Vladimír KostkaFrantišek TikalFinal Round
1967 Vienna73-2-22918Vladimír Bouzek, Jaroslav PitnerFrantišek TikalFinal Round4th
1969 Stockholm108-0-24020Jaroslav Pitner, Vladimír KostkaJozef GolonkaFinal Round
1970 Stockholm105-1-44730Jaroslav Pitner, Vladimír KostkaJosef ČernýFinal Round
1971 Bern/Geneva107-1-24420Jaroslav Pitner, Vladimír KostkaJosef ČernýFinal Round
1972 Prague109-0-17216Jaroslav Pitner, Vladimír KostkaFrantišek PospíšilFinal Round
1973 Moscow106-1-34820Jaroslav Pitner, Vladimír KostkaFrantišek PospíšilFinal Round
1974 Helsinki107-0-35720Karel Gut, Ján StaršíFrantišek PospíšilFinal Round
1975 Munich/Düsseldorf108-0-25519Karel Gut, Ján StaršíFrantišek PospíšilFinal Round
bgcolor=gold 1976 Katowice109-1-06714Karel Gut, Ján StaršíFrantišek PospíšilFinal Round
bgcolor=gold 1977 Vienna107-1-25432Karel Gut, Ján StaršíFrantišek PospíšilFinal Round
1978 Prague109-0-15421Karel Gut, Ján StaršíIvan HlinkaFinal Round
1979 Moscow63-1-22530Karel Gut, Ján StaršíIvan HlinkaFinal Round
1981 Gothenburg/Stockholm62-2-22022Luděk Bukač, Stanislav NeveselýMilan NovýFinal Round
1982 Helsinki/Tampere105-2-33820Luděk Bukač, Stanislav NeveselýMilan NovýFinal Round
1983 Düsseldorf/Dortmund/Munich106-2-24021Luděk Bukač, Stanislav NeveselýFrantišek ČerníkFinal Round
1985 Prague107-1-24822Luděk Bukač, Stanislav NeveselýDárius RusnákFinal Round
1986 Moscow105-1-43821Ján Starší, František PospíšilDárius RusnákConsolation round5th
1987 Austria106-2-23222Ján Starší, František PospíšilDušan PašekFinal Round
1989 Stockholm/Södertälje104-2-43821Pavel Wohl, Stanislav NeveselýVladimír RůžičkaFinal Round
1990 Bern/Fribourg105-1-44030Pavel Wohl, Stanislav NeveselýJiří DoležalFinal Round
1991 Helsinki/Turku/Tampere104-0-62827Stanislav Neveselý, Josef HorešovskýBedřich ŠčerbanConsolation round6th
1992 Prague/Bratislava86-0113312Ivan Hlinka, Jaroslav WalterTomáš Jelínek3rd Place Game
Since 1993 Czechoslovakia has been split and was succeeded by and .

See also

Notes and References

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  3. Web site: Šedesát let od největší tragédie našeho hokeje: proč a jak zemřela šestice reprezentantů? . Hokej.cz . 2013-07-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326022802/http://www.hokej.cz/index.php?view=clanek&lng=CZ&webid=0&id=40853 . 26 March 2012 . dmy-all .