Czech national ice hockey team
The Czech national men's ice hockey team is one of the top rated national ice hockey teams in the world, currently ranked 4th by the IIHF. It is controlled by the Czech Ice Hockey Association. 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, but have not produced well more recently. At the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, the Czechs lost to Canada in the semi-finals.
Current top playersRoman CechmanekPatrik EliasMartin HavlatMilan HejdukJaromir JagrRobert LangVaclav ProspalPetr SykoraTomas VokounMarek Zidlicky
Olympic record1994 - Finished in 5th place1998 - Won gold medal2002 - Finished tied in 5th place
World Cup record1996 - Did not qualify for playoffs2004 - Lost in semi-finals
World Championship record1993 - Won bronze medal1994 - Finished in 7th place1995 - Finished in 4th place1996 - Won gold medal1997 - Won bronze medal1998 - Won bronze medal1999 - Won gold medal2000 - Won gold medal2001 - Won gold medal2002 - Finished in 5th place2003 - Finished in 4th place2004 - Finished in 5th place See also Czechoslovakian national ice hockey team
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