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 First game: 24 April 1920, Antwerp: 15–0 Last game: 19 December 1992, Moscow: 7–2 Largest victory: 3 February 1939, Basel: 24–0 21 February 1947, Prague: 24–0 25 April 1951, East Berlin: 27–3 4 March 1957, Moscow: 25–1 Largest defeat: 28 January 1924, Chamonix: 30–0 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.
Notable players 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
Olympic record Games GP WOW TOL L GF GA Coach Captain Finish Rank 1920 Antwerp 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 31 ? Josef Šroubek Bronze medal Round 1924 Chamonix 3 1 0 0 0 2 14 41 ? Josef Šroubek First round 5th 1928 St. Moritz 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 5 ? Josef Šroubek First round 7th 1932 Lake Placiddid not participate 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 9 5 0 0 0 4 16 18 ? Josef Maleček Final Round 4th 1948 St. Moritz 8 7 0 1 0 0 80 18 Mike Buckna Vladimír Zábrodský Round-robin 1952 Oslo 8 6 0 0 0 2 47 18 Jiří Tožička, Josef Herman Karel Gut Round-robin 4th 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 7 3 0 0 0 4 32 36 Vladimír Bouzek Karel Gut Final Round 5th 1960 Squaw Valley 7 3 0 0 0 4 44 31 Eduard Farda, Ladislav Horský Karel Gut Medal Round 4th 1964 Innsbruck 7 5 0 0 0 2 38 19 Jiří Anton, Vladimír Kostka Vlastimil Bubník Final Round 1968 Grenoble 7 5 0 1 0 1 33 17 Jaroslav Pitner, Vladimír Kostka Jozef Golonka Final Round 1972 Sapporo 5 3 0 0 0 2 26 13 Jaroslav Pitner, Vladimír Kostka Josef Černý Final Round 1976 Innsbruck 5 3 0 0 0 2 17 10 Karel Gut, Ján Starší František Pospíšil Final Round 1980 Lake Placid 6 4 0 0 0 2 40 17 Karel Gut, Luděk Bukač, Stanislav Neveselý Bohuslav Ebermann Consolation round 5th 1984 Sarajevo 7 6 0 0 0 1 40 9 Luděk Bukač, Stanislav Neveselý František Černík Final Round 1988 Calgary 8 4 0 0 0 4 33 28 Ján Starší, František Pospíšil Dušan Pašek Final Round 6th 1992 Albertville 8 6 0 0 0 2 36 21 Ivan Hlinka, Jaroslav Walter Tomáš Jelínek Bronze Medal Game 1994 Lillehammer Since 1993, Czechoslovakia has been split and was succeeded by the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Canada Cup record
Year GP W T L GF GA Coach Captain Finish Rank 197673132320Karel Gut, Ján StaršíFrantišek PospíšilFinal 2nd 198162222217Luděk Bukač, Stanislav NeveselýMilan NovýSemi-finals3rd 198450141021Luděk Bukač, Stanislav NeveselýVladimír Caldr Round-robin5th198752121215Ján Starší, František PospíšilDušan PašekSemi-finals4th199151041118Ivan Hlinka, Jaroslav WalterFrantišek MusilRound-robin6th
European Championship record
Games GP W T L GF GA Coach Captain Finish Rank1910–1914 did not participate. Was . 1921 Stockholm 1 0 0 1 4 6 ? ? Final 1922 St. Moritz 2 2 0 0 11 3 ? ? Round-robin 1923 Antwerp 4 2 0 2 16 9 ? ? Round-robin 1924 Milandid not participate. 1925 Štrbské Pleso, Starý Smokovec 3 3 0 0 10 0 ? ? Round-robin 1926 Davos 7 5 0 2 18 8 ? ? Final round 1927 Wien 5 1 1 3 7 6 ? ? Round-robin 5th 1929 Budapest 4 4 0 0 8 3 ? ? Final 1932 Berlin 6 1 1 4 10 10 ? ? Final round 5th
World Championship record
Championship GP W OW T OL L GF GA Coach Captain Finish Rank// 1930 Chamonix/Vienna/Berlin 1 0 – 0 – 1 1 3 ? ? Quarter-finals 8th 1931 Krynica-Zdrój 7 3 – 1 – 3 10 7 ? ? Quarter-finals 5th 1933 Prague 8 6 – 0 – 2 17 12 ? Josef Maleček 3rd place Game 1934 Milan 5 2 – 0 1 2 6 4 ? ? Third round 5th 1935 Davos 9 5 – 0 – 4 38 15 ? ? Final Round 4th 1937 London 8 4 – 2 – 2 22 9 ? Josef Maleček Consolation round 6th 1938 Prague 7 4 – 1 – 2 9 6 Mike Buckna Josef Maleček 3rd place Game 1939 Zürich/Basel 10 3 – 2 – 5 37 9 Mike Buckna Josef Maleček 3rd place Game 4th1940 Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia was absorbed into the reformed Czechoslovakia 1947 Prague 7 6 – 0 – 1 85 10 Mike Buckna František Pácalt Round-robin 1949 Stockholm 7 5 – 0 – 2 42 12 Antonín Vodička Vladimír Zábrodský Final Round 1950 Londondid not participate 1951 Parisdid not participate 1953 Zürich/Basel (4) (3) – (0) – (1) (32) (15) Eduard Farda Karel Gut did not finish/Disqualified 1954 Stockholm 7 4 – 0 – 3 41 21 Vladimír Bouzek, Jiří Anton Karel Gut Round-robin 4th 1955 Krefeld/Dortmund/Cologne 8 5 – 1 – 2 63 22 Vladimír Bouzek, Jiří Anton Karel Gut Round-robin 1957 Moscow 7 5 – 1 – 1 66 9 Vladimír Bouzek, Bohumil Rejda Karel Gut Round-robin 1958 Oslo 7 3 – 2 – 2 21 21 Bohumil Rejda Karel Gut Round-robin 4th 1959 Prague/Bratislava/Brno/Ostrava 8 5 – 0 – 3 46 22 Vlastimil Sýkora Karel Gut Final Round 1961 Geneva/Lausanne 7 6 – 1 – 0 33 9 Zdeněk Andršt, Vladimír Kostka Vlastimil Bubník Final Round 1962 Colorado Springs, Denverdid not participate 1963 Stockholm 7 5 – 1 – 1 41 16 Jiří Anton Vlastimil Bubník Final Round 1965 Tampere 7 6 – 0 – 1 43 10 Vladimír Bouzek, Vladimír Kostka František Tikal Final Round 1966 Ljubljana 7 6 – 0 – 1 32 15 Vladimír Bouzek, Vladimír Kostka František Tikal Final Round 1967 Vienna 7 3 – 2 – 2 29 18 Vladimír Bouzek, Jaroslav Pitner František Tikal Final Round 4th 1969 Stockholm 10 8 – 0 – 2 40 20 Jaroslav Pitner, Vladimír Kostka Jozef Golonka Final Round 1970 Stockholm 10 5 – 1 – 4 47 30 Jaroslav Pitner, Vladimír Kostka Josef Černý Final Round 1971 Bern/Geneva 10 7 – 1 – 2 44 20 Jaroslav Pitner, Vladimír Kostka Josef Černý Final Round 1972 Prague 10 9 – 0 – 1 72 16 Jaroslav Pitner, Vladimír Kostka František Pospíšil Final Round 1973 Moscow 10 6 – 1 – 3 48 20 Jaroslav Pitner, Vladimír Kostka František Pospíšil Final Round 1974 Helsinki 10 7 – 0 – 3 57 20 Karel Gut, Ján Starší František Pospíšil Final Round 1975 Munich/Düsseldorf 10 8 – 0 – 2 55 19 Karel Gut, Ján Starší František Pospíšil Final Round 1976 Katowice 10 9 – 1 – 0 67 14 Karel Gut, Ján Starší František Pospíšil Final Round 1977 Vienna 10 7 – 1 – 2 54 32 Karel Gut, Ján Starší František Pospíšil Final Round 1978 Prague 10 9 – 0 – 1 54 21 Karel Gut, Ján Starší Ivan Hlinka Final Round 1979 Moscow 6 3 – 1 – 2 25 30 Karel Gut, Ján Starší Ivan Hlinka Final Round 1981 Gothenburg/Stockholm 6 2 – 2 – 2 20 22 Luděk Bukač, Stanislav Neveselý Milan Nový Final Round 1982 Helsinki/Tampere 10 5 – 2 – 3 38 20 Luděk Bukač, Stanislav Neveselý Milan Nový Final Round 1983 Düsseldorf/Dortmund/Munich 10 6 – 2 – 2 40 21 Luděk Bukač, Stanislav Neveselý František Černík Final Round 1985 Prague 10 7 – 1 – 2 48 22 Luděk Bukač, Stanislav Neveselý Dárius Rusnák Final Round 1986 Moscow 10 5 – 1 – 4 38 21 Ján Starší, František Pospíšil Dárius Rusnák Consolation round 5th 1987 Austria 10 6 – 2 – 2 32 22 Ján Starší, František Pospíšil Dušan Pašek Final Round 1989 Stockholm/Södertälje 10 4 – 2 – 4 38 21 Pavel Wohl, Stanislav Neveselý Vladimír Růžička Final Round 1990 Bern/Fribourg 10 5 – 1 – 4 40 30 Pavel Wohl, Stanislav Neveselý Jiří Doležal Final Round 1991 Helsinki/Turku/Tampere 10 4 – 0 – 6 28 27 Stanislav Neveselý, Josef Horešovský Bedřich Ščerban Consolation round 6th 1992 Prague/Bratislava 8 6 – 0 1 1 33 12 Ivan Hlinka, Jaroslav Walter Tomáš Jelínek 3rd place Game 1993 Munich/Dortmund Since 1993 Czechoslovakia has been split and was succeeded by and .
See also Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team Slovakia men's national ice hockey team Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia men's national ice hockey team Bohemia national ice hockey team List of accidents involving sports teams
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