Czechoslovak national ice hockey team
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| Association | Czechoslovak Ice Hockey Federation |
| Most games | Jiří Holík (319) |
| Most of the points | Václav Nedomanský (163) |
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First international match Canada 15-0 Czechoslovakia April 24, 1920, Antwerp |
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Last game Czechoslovakia 7-2 Switzerland December 19, 1992, Moscow |
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Biggest victory Czechoslovakia 24-0 Yugoslavia February 3, 1939, Basel |
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Biggest defeat Canada 30-0 Czechoslovakia January 28, 1924, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc |
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| Olympic games | |
| Participation | 1920-1992 (16) |
| Best result: | 4 times silver |
| World Championship | |
| Participation | 1930-1992 (45) |
| best result | 6 times gold |
| World cup | |
| Participation | 1976-1991 (5) |
| best result | 2nd place (1971) |
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The Czechoslovak national ice hockey team was one of the best teams in the world, while the Soviet Union dominated the international ice hockey scene. The Czechs and Slovaks often fought for second place with the Swedes , and sometimes they were able to beat the Soviet players . Between 1971 and 1986 they also won the Izvestia Cup four times .
In 1950 the national ice hockey team, whose players were considered the "golden generation" after two World Cup victories in 1947 and 1949 and the winner of a silver medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz , suffered a bitter setback: shortly before they left for the 1950 World Ice Hockey Championship in London 13 players from the national squad were arrested. In a political show trial, they were sentenced to between three months and 15 years in prison for espionage and high treason for allegedly planning not to return from their trip. Some players had broken health after their imprisonment, others emigrated afterwards. It took 22 years for another Czechoslovak national team to become world champions in ice hockey.
Known players
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Olympic results
- 1920 - bronze medal
- 1924 - 6th place
- 1928 - 7th place
- 1932 - did not take part
- 1936 - 4th place
- 1948 - silver medal
- 1952 - 4th place
- 1956 - 5th place
- 1960 - 4th place
- 1964 - bronze medal
- 1968 - silver medal
- 1972 - bronze medal
- 1976 - silver medal
- 1980 - 5th place
- 1984 - silver medal
- 1988 - 6th place
- 1992 - bronze medal
Canada Cup results
Placements at the European Championship
- 1910 - 1914 did not participate, see Bohemian national ice hockey team
- 1921 - silver medal
- 1922 - gold medal
- 1923 - bronze medal
- 1924 - did not participate
- 1925 - gold medal
- 1926 - silver medal
- 1927 - 5th place
- 1929 - gold medal
- 1932 - 5th place
Placements at world championships
- 1930 - 6th place
- 1931 - 5th place
- 1933 - bronze medal
- 1934 - 5th place
- 1935 - 4th place
- 1937 - 6th place
- 1938 - bronze medal
- 1939 - 4th place
- 1947 - gold medal
- 1949 - gold medal
- 1950 - did not participate
- 1951 - did not take part
- 1953 - 4th place
- 1954 - 4th place
- 1955 - bronze medal
- 1957 - bronze medal
- 1958 - 4th place
- 1959 - bronze medal
- 1961 - silver medal
- 1962 - did not take part
- 1963 - bronze medal
- 1965 - silver medal
- 1966 - silver medal
- 1967 - 4th place
- 1969 - bronze medal
- 1970 - bronze medal
- 1971 - silver medal
- 1972 - gold medal
- 1973 - bronze medal
- 1974 - silver medal
- 1975 - silver medal
- 1976 - gold medal
- 1977 - gold medal
- 1978 - silver medal
- 1979 - silver medal
- 1981 - bronze medal
- 1982 - silver medal
- 1983 - silver medal
- 1985 - gold medal
- 1986 - 5th place
- 1987 - bronze medal
- 1989 - bronze medal
- 1990 - bronze medal
- 1991 - 6th place
- 1992 - bronze medal
