🇨🇿 CZECHIA (CZE) Men’s Junior National Ice Hockey Team (1993-)
played as CZECHOSLOVAKIA (TCH), 1973-92
40 wins, 21 reigns, 42 games with IHLC – ranked 6th
IHLC last held 29 December 2022

Since the split of Czechoslovakia during the 1993 World Junior Championship, the Czechs have remained in the Top Division, winning back-to-back Gold in 2001 and 2004, along with a Bronze in 2005. While they would not medal again for nearly two decades, they continue to remain a consistent threat in the tournament, looking to recreate the turn of the millennium magic in the future.

IHLC GAMES
Total IHLC Games Played: 125
First IHLC Game: 7-5 loss vs. 🇷🇺 URS, 29 Dec 1973
First IHLC Win: 3-2 win vs. 🇷🇺 URS, 23 Dec 1981
Latest IHLC Game: 3-2 loss vs. 🇨🇦 CAN (OT), 05 Jan 2023
Latest IHLC Win: 9-0 win vs. 🇦🇹 AUT, 27 Dec 2022
Largest IHLC Victory: 11-1 win vs. 🇦🇹 AUT, 22 Dec 2003
Largest IHLC Defeat: 10-2 loss vs. 🇸🇪 SWE, 01 Sep 2012
Longest IHLC Undefeated Streak: 4 games (31 Dec 1999 – 04 Jan 2000)
Longest IHLC Winless Streak: 14 games (29 Dec 1973 – 09 Sep 1981)

IHLC HOSTING
IHLC Games Hosted: 80
First Game Hosted: 🇷🇺 URS 10-1 POL 🇵🇱, 25 Dec 1976 (Zvolen)
Latest Game Hosted: 🇫🇮 FIN 7-2 SWE 🇸🇪, 16 Apr 2022 (Příbram)
Major Tournaments Hosted: World Junior Championship (6: 1977, 1987, 1994, 2002, 2008, 2020)

MAJOR TOURNAMENT RECORDS
Best IIHF World Junior Championship Result: 🥇 (2: 2000, 2001)

COMPETITIVE IHLC RECORDS
🇦🇹 AUSTRIA: 2 wins, 0 losses
🇨🇦 CANADA: 2 wins, 11 losses, 1 tie
🇫🇮 FINLAND: 10 wins, 17 losses, 1 tie
🇩🇪 GERMANY / WEST GERMANY: 3 wins, 0 losses
🇰🇿 KAZAKHSTAN: 1 win, 0 losses
🇱🇻 LATVIA: 1 win, 0 losses
🇷🇺 RUSSIA / SOVIET UNION: 8 wins, 26 losses, 2 ties
🇸🇰 SLOVAKIA: 1 win, 1 loss
🇸🇪 SWEDEN: 6 wins, 17 losses, 3 ties
🇨🇭 SWITZERLAND: 3 wins, 1 loss
🇺🇦 UKRAINE: 1 win, 0 losses
🇺🇸 UNITED STATES: 2 wins, 4 losses, 1 tie

COMPLETE IHLC HISTORY
01. 🇷🇺 URS 7-5 TCH 🇨🇿 – 29 Dec 1973 – WJT – Leningrad 🇷🇺
02. 🇷🇺 URS 5-1 TCH 🇨🇿 – 28 Dec 1974 – WJT – Winnipeg 🇨🇦
03. 🇷🇺 URS 3-2 TCH 🇨🇿 – 26 Dec 1975 – WJT – Tampere 🇫🇮
04. 🇷🇺 URS 4-0 TCH 🇨🇿 – 23 Dec 1976 – WJC – Banská Bystrica 🇨🇿
05. 🇷🇺 URS 6-1 TCH 🇨🇿 – 08 Sep 1977 – FNC – Uppsala 🇸🇪
06. 🇸🇪 SWE 1-1 TCH 🇨🇿 – 28 Dec 1977 – WJC – Montréal 🇨🇦
07. 🇷🇺 URS 6-1 TCH 🇨🇿 – 01 Jan 1978 – WJC – Québec 🇨🇦
08. 🇸🇪 SWE 1-1 TCH 🇨🇿 – 31 Dec 1978 – WJC – Karlskoga 🇸🇪
09. 🇷🇺 URS 4-1 TCH 🇨🇿 – 10 Sep 1979 – FNC – Linköping 🇸🇪
10. 🇸🇪 SWE 10-4 TCH 🇨🇿 – 30 Dec 1979 – WJC – Helsinki 🇫🇮
11. 🇫🇮 FIN 4-2 TCH 🇨🇿 – 02 Jan 1980 – WJC – Helsinki 🇫🇮
12. 🇫🇮 FIN 9-1 TCH 🇨🇿 – 12 Sep 1980 – FNC – Kuopio 🇫🇮
13. 🇸🇪 SWE 3-3 TCH 🇨🇿 – 31 Dec 1980 – WJC – Oberstdorf 🇩🇪
14. 🇷🇺 URS 6-4 TCH 🇨🇿 – 09 Sep 1981 – FNC – Kharkiv 🇷🇺
15. 🇨🇿 TCH 3-2 URS 🇷🇺 – 23 Dec 1981 – WJC – Duluth 🇺🇸
16. 🇨🇿 TCH 5-1 FIN 🇫🇮 – 26 Dec 1981 – WJC – Virginia 🇺🇸
17. 🇸🇪 SWE 6-4 TCH 🇨🇿 – 27 Dec 1981 – WJC – Bloomington 🇺🇸
18. 🇨🇿 TCH 5-2 FIN 🇫🇮 – 06 Sep 1982 – FNC – Karviná 🇨🇿
19. 🇷🇺 URS 4-3 TCH 🇨🇿 – 07 Sep 1982 – FNC – Opava 🇨🇿
20. 🇷🇺 URS 4-3 TCH 🇨🇿 – 27 Dec 1982 – WJC – Leningrad 🇷🇺
21. 🇫🇮 FIN 8-7 TCH 🇨🇿 – 26 Dec 1983 – WJC – Norrköping 🇸🇪
22. 🇷🇺 URS 6-4 TCH 🇨🇿 – 31 Dec 1983 – WJC – Nyköping 🇸🇪
23. 🇷🇺 URS 7-2 TCH 🇨🇿 – 31 Aug 1984 – FNC – Furudal 🇸🇪
24. 🇫🇮 FIN 1-1 TCH 🇨🇿 – 29 Dec 1984 – WJC – Helsinki 🇫🇮
25. 🇷🇺 URS 2-1 TCH 🇨🇿 – 04 Apr 1985 – EX – Kyiv 🇷🇺
26. 🇷🇺 URS 5-2 TCH 🇨🇿 – 06 Apr 1985 – EX – Kyiv 🇷🇺
27. 🇨🇿 TCH 5-2 SWE 🇸🇪 – 01 Sep 1985 – FNC – Příbram 🇨🇿
28. 🇨🇿 TCH 9-3 FRG 🇩🇪 – 26 Dec 1985 – WJC – Newmarket 🇨🇦
29. 🇺🇸 USA 5-2 TCH 🇨🇿 – 27 Dec 1985 – WJC – Hamilton 🇨🇦
30. 🇷🇺 URS 5-2 TCH 🇨🇿 – 27 Aug 1986 – FNC – Kouvola 🇫🇮
31. 🇸🇪 SWE 5-3 TCH 🇨🇿 – 26 Dec 1988 – WJC – Anchorage 🇺🇸
32. 🇨🇿 TCH 5-3 URS 🇷🇺 – 02 Jan 1989 – WJC – Anchorage 🇺🇸
33. 🇨🇿 TCH 7-2 FIN 🇫🇮 – 04 Jan 1989 – WJC – Anchorage 🇺🇸
34. 🇸🇪 SWE 5-3 TCH 🇨🇿 – 31 Aug 1989 – FNC – Nové Zámky 🇨🇿
35. 🇨🇿 TCH 3-1 SWE 🇸🇪 – 30 Aug 1990 – FNC – Järvenpää 🇫🇮
36. 🇨🇿 TCH 1-1 URS 🇷🇺 – 01 Sep 1990 – FNC – Järvenpää 🇫🇮
37. 🇫🇮 FIN 7-4 TCH 🇨🇿 – 02 Sep 1990 – FNC – Järvenpää 🇫🇮
38. 🇨🇿 TCH 5-1 USA 🇺🇸 – 30 Dec 1990 – WJC – Saskatoon 🇨🇦
39. 🇷🇺 URS 5-3 TCH 🇨🇿 – 01 Jan 1991 – WJC – Regina 🇨🇦
40. 🇨🇿 TCH 3-1 SWE 🇸🇪 – 02 Sep 1992 – FNC – Strakonice 🇨🇿
41. 🇨🇿 TCH 2-2 RUS 🇷🇺 – 04 Sep 1992 – FNC – Strakonice 🇨🇿
42. 🇫🇮 FIN 5-2 TCH 🇨🇿 – 26 Dec 1992 – WJC – Bollnäs 🇸🇪
43. 🇨🇿 TCH 7-4 CAN 🇨🇦 – 04 Jan 1993 – WJC – Gävle 🇸🇪
Czechoslovakia divides on 31 December 1992 into Czechia (CZE) and Slovakia (SVK), playing unified through the 1993 World Junior Championship; Czechia maintains lineage
44. 🇨🇿 CZE 6-1 SWE 🇸🇪 – 29 Aug 1993 – FNC – Vuokatti 🇫🇮
45. 🇨🇿 CZE 5-2 RUS 🇷🇺 – 30 Aug 1993 – FNC – Sotkamo 🇫🇮
46. 🇫🇮 FIN 4-3 CZE 🇨🇿 – 01 Sep 1993 – FNC – Kajaani 🇫🇮
47. 🇷🇺 RUS 5-1 CZE 🇨🇿 – 26 Dec 1993 – WJC – Ostrava 🇨🇿
48. 🇸🇪 SWE 6-4 CZE 🇨🇿 – 01 Jan 1994 – WJC – Frýdek-Místek 🇨🇿
49. 🇨🇦 CAN 7-5 CZE 🇨🇿 – 30 Dec 1994 – WJC – Calgary 🇨🇦
50. 🇨🇦 CAN 3-3 CZE 🇨🇿 – 31 Dec 1996 – WJC – Geneva 🇨🇭
51. 🇨🇿 CZE 2-1 SWE 🇸🇪 – 25 Dec 1997 – WJC – Hämeenlinna 🇫🇮
52. 🇨🇿 CZE 9-1 GER 🇩🇪 – 27 Dec 1997 – WJC – Helsinki 🇫🇮
53. 🇨🇦 CAN 5-0 CZE 🇨🇿 – 28 Dec 1997 – WJC – Helsinki 🇫🇮
54. 🇷🇺 RUS 5-1 CZE 🇨🇿 – 01 Jan 1998 – WJC – Helsinki 🇫🇮
55. 🇸🇪 SWE 6-4 CZE 🇨🇿 – 05 Sep 1998 – FNC – Karlskoga 🇸🇪
56. 🇨🇦 CAN 2-0 CZE 🇨🇿 – 30 Dec 1998 – WJC – Winnipeg 🇨🇦
57. 🇺🇸 USA 2-2 CZE 🇨🇿 – 26 Dec 1999 – WJC – Skellefteå 🇸🇪
58. 🇨🇿 CZE 4-2 FIN 🇫🇮 – 31 Dec 1999 – WJC – Skellefteå 🇸🇪
59. 🇨🇿 CZE 6-3 KAZ 🇰🇿 – 01 Jan 2000 – WJC – Skellefteå 🇸🇪
60. 🇨🇿 CZE 4-1 USA 🇺🇸 – 03 Jan 2000 – WJC – Skellefteå 🇸🇪
61. 🇨🇿 CZE 1-0 RUS 🇷🇺 (SO) – 04 Jan 2000 – WJC – Skellefteå 🇸🇪 🏅
62. 🇸🇪 SWE 6-5 CZE 🇨🇿 (OT) – 30 Aug 2000 – FINC – Omsk 🇷🇺
63. 🇨🇿 CZE 3-0 FIN 🇫🇮 – 10 Nov 2000 – FNC – Uddevalla 🇸🇪
64. 🇸🇪 SWE 3-2 CZE 🇨🇿 (OT) – 11 Nov 2000 – FNC – Uddevalla 🇸🇪
65. 🇨🇿 CZE 2-1 FIN 🇫🇮 – 05 Jan 2001 – WJC – Moscow 🇷🇺 🏅
66. 🇨🇿 CZE 5-1 SUI 🇨🇭 – 10 Aug 2001 – EX – Trenčín 🇸🇰
67. 🇨🇭 SUI 3-0 CZE 🇨🇿 – 11 Aug 2001 – EX – Trenčín 🇸🇰
68. 🇫🇮 FIN 3-1 CZE 🇨🇿 – 01 Jan 2002 – WJC – Pardubice 🇨🇿
69. 🇷🇺 RUS 5-1 CZE 🇨🇿 – 08 Sep 2002 – FNC – Sollefteå 🇸🇪
70. 🇨🇿 CZE 5-3 RUS 🇷🇺 – 09 Nov 2002 – FNC – Trutnov 🇨🇿
71. 🇨🇿 CZE 7-2 FIN 🇫🇮 – 10 Nov 2002 – FNC – Pardubice 🇨🇿
72. 🇨🇿 CZE 7-5 SUI 🇨🇭 – 21 Dec 2002 – EX – Amherst 🇨🇦
73. 🇸🇰 SVK 4-2 CZE 🇨🇿 – 22 Dec 2002 – EX – Halifax 🇨🇦
74. 🇷🇺 RUS 3-2 CZE 🇨🇿 – 05 Apr 2003 – FNC – Tyumen 🇷🇺
75. 🇨🇿 CZE 3-0 RUS 🇷🇺 – 09 Nov 2003 – FNC – Pieksämäki 🇫🇮
76. 🇨🇿 CZE 11-1 AUT 🇦🇹 – 22 Dec 2003 – EX – Järvenpää 🇫🇮
77. 🇨🇿 CZE 8-0 UKR 🇺🇦 – 26 Dec 2003 – WJC – Helsinki 🇫🇮
78. 🇫🇮 FIN 3-2 CZE 🇨🇿 – 28 Dec 2003 – WJC – Hämeenlinna 🇫🇮
79. 🇨🇿 CZE 4-3 SVK 🇸🇰 – 04 Aug 2005 – FNC – Prievidza 🇸🇰
80. 🇨🇿 CZE 5-2 GER 🇩🇪 – 05 Aug 2005 – FNC – Prievidza 🇸🇰
81. 🇫🇮 FIN 4-0 CZE 🇨🇿 – 02 Sep 2005 – FNC – Tampere 🇫🇮
82. 🇫🇮 FIN 5-2 CZE 🇨🇿 – 11 Nov 2005 – FNC – Stupino 🇷🇺
83. 🇷🇺 RUS 3-0 CZE 🇨🇿 – 13 Nov 2005 – FNC – Stupino 🇷🇺
84. 🇨🇦 CAN 3-0 CZE 🇨🇿 – 26 Dec 2007 – WJC – Pardubice 🇨🇿
85. 🇸🇪 SWE 4-2 CZE 🇨🇿 – 31 Dec 2007 – WJC – Pardubice 🇨🇿
86. 🇨🇦 CAN 8-1 CZE 🇨🇿 – 26 Dec 2008 – WJC – Ottawa 🇨🇦
87. 🇨🇦 CAN 3-2 CZE 🇨🇿 – 23 Dec 2009 – EX – Regina 🇨🇦
88. 🇸🇪 SWE 3-1 CZE 🇨🇿 – 03 Sep 2010 – FNC – Nyköping 🇸🇪
89. 🇨🇿 CZE 6-3 RUS 🇷🇺 – 12 Nov 2010 – FNC – České Budějovice 🇨🇿
90. 🇫🇮 FIN 2-1 CZE 🇨🇿 – 13 Nov 2010 – FNC – Karlovy Vary 🇨🇿
91. 🇨🇦 CAN 7-2 CZE 🇨🇿 – 28 Dec 2010 – WJC – Buffalo 🇺🇸
92. 🇷🇺 RUS 3-0 CZE 🇨🇿 – 19 Aug 2011 – EX – Chomutov 🇨🇿
93. 🇷🇺 RUS 3-2 CZE 🇨🇿 – 20 Aug 2011 – EX – Chomutov 🇨🇿
94. 🇷🇺 RUS 2-1 CZE 🇨🇿 – 01 Sep 2011 – FNC – Podolsk 🇷🇺
95. 🇫🇮 FIN 5-2 CZE 🇨🇿 – 11 Nov 2011 – FNC – Vaasa 🇫🇮
96. 🇨🇿 CZE 2-1 FIN 🇫🇮 – 31 Aug 2012 – FNC – Kravaře 🇨🇿
97. 🇸🇪 SWE 10-2 CZE 🇨🇿 – 01 Sep 2012 – FNC – Kravaře 🇨🇿
98. 🇸🇪 SWE 2-1 CZE 🇨🇿 – 09 Nov 2012 – FNC – Sundsvall 🇸🇪
99. 🇨🇿 CZE 3-1 FIN 🇫🇮 – 28 Dec 2012 – WJC – Ufa 🇷🇺
100. 🇨🇿 CZE 4-2 LAT 🇱🇻 – 30 Dec 2012 – WJC – Ufa 🇷🇺
101. 🇨🇿 CZE 4-3 SUI 🇨🇭 (OT) – 31 Dec 2012 – WJC – Ufa 🇷🇺
102. 🇺🇸 USA 7-0 CZE 🇨🇿 – 02 Jan 2013 – WJC – Ufa 🇷🇺
103. 🇺🇸 USA 3-0 CZE 🇨🇿 – 09 Aug 2014 – NJC – Lake Placid 🇺🇸
104. 🇨🇦 CAN 7-1 CZE 🇨🇿 – 04 Aug 2015 – NJC – Calgary 🇨🇦
105. 🇷🇺 RUS 4-2 CZE 🇨🇿 – 08 Aug 2015 – NJC – Calgary 🇨🇦
106. 🇨🇿 CZE 4-0 RUS 🇷🇺 – 29 Aug 2015 – FNC – Dmitrov 🇷🇺
107. 🇸🇪 SWE 4-3 CZE 🇨🇿 – 30 Aug 2015 – FNC – Dmitrov 🇷🇺
108. 🇷🇺 RUS 4-2 CZE 🇨🇿 – 27 Aug 2016 – FNC – Hodonín 🇨🇿
109. 🇸🇪 SWE 5-2 CZE 🇨🇿 – 31 Dec 2016 – WJC – Montréal 🇨🇦
110. 🇫🇮 FIN 6-5 CZE 🇨🇿 – 23 Jul 2019 – EX – Vierumäki 🇫🇮
111. 🇨🇿 CZE 4-2 FIN 🇫🇮 – 24 Aug 2019 – FNC – Perm 🇷🇺
112. 🇨🇿 CZE 4-1 SWE 🇸🇪 – 25 Aug 2019 – FNC – Perm 🇷🇺
113. 🇸🇪 SWE 2-1 CZE 🇨🇿 – 08 Nov 2019 – FNC – Helsinki 🇫🇮
114. 🇸🇪 SWE 5-1 CZE 🇨🇿 – 20 Dec 2019 – EX – Frýdek-Místek 🇨🇿
115. 🇺🇸 USA 4-3 CZE 🇨🇿 (OT) – 30 Dec 2019 – WJC – Ostrava 🇨🇿
116. 🇨🇦 CAN 3-0 CZE 🇨🇿 – 02 Jan 2021 – WJC – Edmonton 🇨🇦
117. 🇫🇮 FIN 1-0 CZE 🇨🇿 (FF) – 29 Dec 2021 – WJC – Edmonton 🇨🇦
118. 🇫🇮 FIN 4-1 CZE 🇨🇿 – 14 Apr 2022 – FNC – Příbram 🇨🇿
119. 🇫🇮 FIN 6-4 CZE 🇨🇿 – 27 Jul 2022 – EX – Vierumäki 🇫🇮
120. 🇫🇮 FIN 4-3 CZE 🇨🇿 (SO) – 11 Aug 2022 – WJC – Edmonton 🇨🇦
121. 🇨🇦 CAN 5-2 CZE 🇨🇿 – 19 Aug 2022 – WJC – Edmonton 🇨🇦
122. 🇨🇿 CZE 5-2 CAN 🇨🇦 – 26 Dec 2022 – WJC – Halifax 🇨🇦
123. 🇨🇿 CZE 9-0 AUT 🇦🇹 – 27 Dec 2022 – WJC – Halifax 🇨🇦
124. 🇸🇪 SWE 3-2 CZE 🇨🇿 (OT) – 29 Dec 2022 – WJC – Halifax 🇨🇦
125. 🇨🇦 CAN 3-2 CZE 🇨🇿 (OT) – 05 Jan 2023 – WJC – Halifax 🇨🇦 🏅

Photo Credit: 2015 World Junior Championship – IIHF – HHOF – IOC