Czech Republic men's national junior ice hockey team
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| Association | Czech Ice Hockey Association |
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| General manager |  Otakar Černý |
| Head coach | Patrik Augusta |
| Assistants | Igor Horyl, Robert Reichel, Ladislav Šmíd |
| Captain | Eduard Šalé |
| Most points | Václav Varaďa (16) |
| IIHF code | CZE |
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| First international | |
Czech Republic 6–1 Sweden  (Vuokatti, Finland; 29 August 1993) | |
| Biggest win | |
 Kazakhstan 2–14 Czech Republic (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; 28 December 2024) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| Sweden 10–1 Czech Republic (Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; 18 December 2009) | |
| IIHF World Junior Championship | |
| Appearances | 23 (first in 1994) |
| Best result |  (2000, 2001) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 51–49–9 | |
| Medal record | ||
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| IIHF World Junior Championship | ||
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2000 Sweden | |
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2001 Russia | |
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2005 USA | |
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2023 Canada | |
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2024 Sweden | |
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2025 Canada | |
The Czech Republic men's national junior ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in the Czech Republic. Since 2021, the team has been officially known in English as Czechia.[1] The team represents the Czech Republic at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Junior Championship. The team has won medals in 2000, 2001, 2005, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Past World Championship results
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| 1974–1993 | As part of Czechoslovakia
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| 1994 | Czech Republic (Ostrava)
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| 1995 |  Canada (Red Deer, Stettler, Spruce Grove, Calgary, Ponoka)
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| 1996 |  United States (Boston)
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| 1997 |  Switzerland (Geneve, Morges)
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| 1998 |  Finland (Helsinki, Hämeenlinna)
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4th | |||||||||||
| 1999 | Canada (Winnipeg)
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7th | |||||||||||
| 2000 | Sweden (Umeå, Skellefteå)
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| 2001 |  Russia (Moscow, Podolsk)
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| 2002 | Czech Republic (Pardubice, Hradec Králové)
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7th | |||||||||||
| 2003 | Canada (Halifax, Sydney)
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| 2004 | Finland (Helsinki, Hämeenlinna)
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4th | |||||||||||
| 2005 | United States (Grand Forks, Thief River Falls)
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| 2006 | Canada (Vancouver, Kelowna, Kamloops)
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6th | |||||||||||
| 2007 | Sweden (Leksand, Mora)
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| 2008 | Czech Republic (Pardubice, Liberec)
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| 2009 | Canada (Ottawa)
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| 2010 | Canada (Saskatoon, Regina)
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| 2011 | United States (Buffalo, Niagara)
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| 2012 | Canada (Calgary, Edmonton)
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| 2013 | Russia (Ufa)
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| 2014 | Sweden (Malmö)
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| 2015 | Canada (Montreal, Toronto)
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| 2016 | Finland (Helsinki)
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| 2017 | Canada (Toronto, Montreal)
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| 2018 | United States (Buffalo)
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| 2019 | Canada (Vancouver, Victoria)
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| 2020 | Czech Republic (Ostrava, Třinec)
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| 2021 | Canada (Edmonton)
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| 2022 | Canada (Edmonton)
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| 2023 | Canada (Halifax, Moncton)
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| 2024 | Sweden (Gothenburg)
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| 2025 | Canada (Ottawa)
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| 2026 | United States (Minneapolis, Saint Paul)
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References
[edit]- ^ Miller, Gord [@GMillerTSN] (20 December 2021). "the Czech Federation officially requested that it be referred to as 'Czechia' in all competitions" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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