Former Czech goaltender Josef Mikoláš, whose toughness backed Czechoslovakia to a stunning silver at the 1961 World Championships, has died from illness at the age of 77 in Ostrava.
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Tag Archives: Czechia
IHLC Results – 🇨🇿 Czechia 4-3 Russia 🇷🇺 – 07 Feb 2015
🇨🇿 Czechia 4-3 Russia 🇷🇺
Euro Hockey Tour
O2 arena, Prague 🇨🇿
Saturday, 07 February 2015
BOXSCORE
1st Period
03:21 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Andronov, tripping
07:38 – 🇨🇿 GOAL – Vondrka (Zohorna, Koukal)
09:52 – 🇨🇿 GOAL – Zohorna (Roman, Zaťovič)
10:22 – 🇷🇺 GOAL – Slepyshev (Grigoriev)
11:16 – 🇷🇺 GOAL – Lazarev (Loktionov)
13:46 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Andronov, tripping
14:53 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Klesla, interference
17:30 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Gulaš, interference
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇿 Czechia 3-0 Russia 🇷🇺 – 05 Feb 2015
🇨🇿 Czechia 3-0 Russia 🇷🇺
Euro Hockey Tour
KV Arena, Karlovy Vary 🇨🇿
Thursday, 05 February 2015
BOXSCORE
1st Period
02:55 – 🇨🇿 GOAL – Koukal (Vondrka, Gulaš)
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🇨🇿 Radek Dvořák Retires After 18 Seasons
After an lengthy career with six NHL teams and a myriad of international accomplishments, Czech forward Radek Dvořák today announced his immediate retirement from the Carolina Hurricanes.
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World Cup Of Hockey Return Announced For 2016
After months of speculation, the NHL today confirmed during the All-Star Weekend in Columbus, Ohio that the World Cup Of Hockey would officially return in 2016, being hosted solely in Toronto from 17 September – 01 October 2016. As expected, six national teams (Canada, United States, Russia, Czechia, Sweden and Finland) and two “all star” teams (a team of under-23 stars from Canada and the United States, and a team made up of European players without teams playing in the tournament, such as Slovakia, Norway and Switzerland) will make up the tournament.
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2015 KHL All Star Game Rosters Announced
After a fan vote to set the starting lineup, and a media vote to set the second lines, the Kontinental Hockey League today announced the rosters for the 2015 KHL All Star Game in Sochi, Russia on 25 January.
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IHLC Results – 🇷🇺 Russia 3-2 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 21 Dec 2014
🇷🇺 Russia 3-2 Czechia 🇨🇿
Channel One Cup
Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi 🇷🇺
Sunday, 21 December 2014
BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:42 – 🇷🇺 PEN – Antipin, tripping
12:10 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Polášek, hooking
14:16 – 🇷🇺 GOAL – Kutuzov (Zubov, Parshin)
19:30 – 🇷🇺 GOAL – Grigorenko (Parshin, Zubov)
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 6-4 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 18 Dec 2014
🇸🇪 Sweden 6-4 Czechia 🇨🇿
Channel One Cup
O2 arena, Prague 🇨🇿
Thursday, 18 December 2014
BOXSCORE
1st Period
08:31 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Kolář, interference
13:04 – 🇨🇿 GOAL – Jan Kovář (Radil, Zaťovič)
13:56 – 🇨🇿 GOAL – Birner (Horák)
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IHLC Preview – 2014 Channel One Cup
After sweeping the Karjala Tournament, going undefeated against Russia, Finland and the Czechs and winning the International Hockey Lineal Championship in the process, Sweden looks to win the second leg of the Euro Hockey Tour at the Channel One Cup in Sochi, a year removed from the Czechs winning the trophy.
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🇨🇿 Injuries Force Tomáš Vokoun Into Retirement
Unable to return to the ice following surgery to remove a blood clot from his pelvis nearly a year ago, goalie veteran Tomáš Vokoun has decided to call it a career, after 16 seasons in the NHL playing for Montréal, Nashville, Florida, Washington and Pittsburgh.
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World Cup Update: Euro, Rookie All-Star Teams To Compete?
As first reported by Sportsnet, representatives from the NHL and IIHF met in Toronto in advance of the Hockey Hall Of Fame Class of 2014 induction ceremony to discuss the 2016 World Cup Of Hockey logistics, mainly the status of the two final spots to round out a field of eight teams to play in Toronto.
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🇯🇵 Japan Qualifies For 2015 Women’s World Championship
Japan has nabbed the eighth and final qualification spot for the 2015 Women’s World Championship in Malmö, Sweden, defeating the Czechs 2-1 in the third and final game of their qualification playoff series in Yokohama, Japan.
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IHLC Results – 🇸🇪 Sweden 4-3 Czechia 🇨🇿 (SO) – 08 Nov 2014
🇸🇪 Sweden 4-3 Czechia 🇨🇿 (SO)
Karjala Tournament
Hartwall Areena, Helsinki 🇫🇮
Saturday, 08 November 2014
BOXSCORE
1st Period
none
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2016 World Cup Of Hockey Details Released
According to a report by Hokej.cz, details regarding the next iteration of the World Cup Of Hockey in 2016 were released at the annual IIHF Congress in Tenerife, Spain, with dates being confirmed for the tournament rumoured to be hosted in Toronto.
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🇸🇰 Miroslav Hlinka: 1972-2014
As reported by SME, former Slovakian national team forward Miroslav Hlinka, a member of the stalwart team that shocked the world with a Gold Medal performance at the 2002 World Championships, has died of suicide at the age of 42.
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2015 World Championship Schedule Released
The IIHF has released a new microsite for the 2015 World Championship in Prague and Ostrava, Czechia, iihfworlds2015.com, and with it released the full schedule for the World Championship in May.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 3-0 Czechia 🇨🇿 – 09 Aug 2014
🇺🇸 United States 3-0 Czechia 🇨🇿
National Junior Evaluation Camp
Olympic Center, Lake Placid 🇺🇸
Saturday, 09 August 2014
BOXSCORE
1st Period
10:13 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Milano, roughing
10:13 – 🇨🇿 PEN – Mašín, roughing
10:51 – 🇺🇸 GOAL – Motte (Collins, Butcher)
11:09 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Downing, roughing
18:56 – 🇺🇸 PEN – Carlo, interference
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2015 World Championship Groups Announced
Some more details on the 2015 Worlds in Prague and Ostrava have been released – the all-important groupings! The teams break down as follows (current IIHF rankings in parentheses):
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2014-15 Euro Hockey Tour – Format Change
As reported by EuroHockey.com, there will be changes this year to the annual Euro Hockey Tour between the four European hockey powerhouses – Russia, Sweden, Finland and Czechia. Continue reading
IHLC Team Profiles – 🇨🇿 Czechia (Men’s)
🇨🇿 CZECHIA (CZE) Men’s National Ice Hockey Team (1993-)
played as BOHEMIA (BOH), 1905-20; CZECHOSLOVAKIA (TCH), 1920-92
219 wins, 82 reigns, 235 games with IHLC – ranked 4th
IHLC last held 03 May 2025
The Czechs has competed for the IHLC since nearly the beginning, first challenging for the IHLC as Bohemia in 1909, and then as Czechoslovakia for the majority of the 20th century, where they established their dominance as a major player. The Czechs were seemingly the only other European power to be able to compete with the mighty Soviet Union, shocking the Soviets (and the world) with a number of World Championship wins. And following the split of Czechoslovakia in 1992, the Czech team shocked the world again by winning the first Olympics with NHL players eligible to play in 1998.
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