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Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team

Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team

Former men's national ice hockey team representing Czechoslovakia


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.

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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

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Canada Cup record

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European Championship record

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World Championship record

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See also


References

  1. "Trosky letadla s československými hokejisty nenašli. Zabil je sebevědomý pilot – iDNES.cz". Technet.idnes.cz. Retrieved 7 July 2013.

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