Czech Republic women's national ice hockey team
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The Czech women's national ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 team
represents Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

 at the International Ice Hockey Federation
International Ice Hockey Federation
The International Ice Hockey Federation is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 70 members...

's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by Czech Ice Hockey Association
Czech Ice Hockey Association
The Czech Ice Hockey Association is the governing body of ice hockey in the Czech Republic....

. As of 2011, Czech Republic has 2,085 female players . The Czech women's national team is ranked 13th in the world.

Current roster 2011

Goaltenders
Number Player Club
1 Radka Lhotska    OSC Berlin
20 Katerina Becevova    HC Slavia Prague
HC Slavia Prague
HC Slavia Praha is a Czech ice hockey team located in Prague playing the Czech Extraliga. It plays home games in the O2 Arena in Prague...

25 Lenka Craigova    NSA Lake Placid
30 Petra Smaedova    HC Kladno
HC Kladno
Rytíři Kladno is a Czech professional ice hockey team based in the city of Kladno. They are currently a member of the Czech Extraliga, the top flight level of ice hockey in the Czech Republic....


Defensemen
Number Player Club
2 Andrea Peluchova    HC Slavia Prague
HC Slavia Prague
HC Slavia Praha is a Czech ice hockey team located in Prague playing the Czech Extraliga. It plays home games in the O2 Arena in Prague...

3 Michaela Jackova    HC Pardubice
HC Pardubice
HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice is a professional ice hockey club that plays in the Czech Extraliga. It is located in Pardubice, home venue is ČEZ Arena. The club previously was named HC Eaton Pardubice, but since the 2011–12 season the club is named HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice.-History:Ice hockey is...

4 Katerina Flachsova    HC Kladno
HC Kladno
Rytíři Kladno is a Czech professional ice hockey team based in the city of Kladno. They are currently a member of the Czech Extraliga, the top flight level of ice hockey in the Czech Republic....

5 Klara Hudeckova    SK Karviná
6 Petra Herzigova    HC Slavia Prague
HC Slavia Prague
HC Slavia Praha is a Czech ice hockey team located in Prague playing the Czech Extraliga. It plays home games in the O2 Arena in Prague...

13 Barbora Pekarkova    HC Slavia Prague
HC Slavia Prague
HC Slavia Praha is a Czech ice hockey team located in Prague playing the Czech Extraliga. It plays home games in the O2 Arena in Prague...

17 Pavlina Horalkova    HC Slavia Prague
HC Slavia Prague
HC Slavia Praha is a Czech ice hockey team located in Prague playing the Czech Extraliga. It plays home games in the O2 Arena in Prague...

18 Jana Fialova    Banff Hockey Academy
23 Marketa Vytiskova    SK Karviná

Forwards
Number player Club
7 Katerina Solnickova    HC Slavia Prague
HC Slavia Prague
HC Slavia Praha is a Czech ice hockey team located in Prague playing the Czech Extraliga. It plays home games in the O2 Arena in Prague...

8 Sonja Novakova    HC Slavia Prague
HC Slavia Prague
HC Slavia Praha is a Czech ice hockey team located in Prague playing the Czech Extraliga. It plays home games in the O2 Arena in Prague...

9 Alena Polenska
Alena Polenska
Alena Polenska is a women's ice hockey player that competes for the Brown Bears of the ECAC. In addition, Polenska is the captain of the Czech Republic women's national ice hockey team.-Playing career:...

, captain
  Brown Bears
Brown Bears women's ice hockey
The Brown Bears women’s ice hockey program is a NCAA Division I ice hockey team that represents Brown University. The Bears play at the Meehan Auditorium in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown women's hockey is the oldest women's hockey program in the United States. It was the first collegiate women's...

10 Denisa Krizova    HC Slavia Prague
HC Slavia Prague
HC Slavia Praha is a Czech ice hockey team located in Prague playing the Czech Extraliga. It plays home games in the O2 Arena in Prague...

11 Simona Studentova    HC Slavia Prague
HC Slavia Prague
HC Slavia Praha is a Czech ice hockey team located in Prague playing the Czech Extraliga. It plays home games in the O2 Arena in Prague...

12 Eva Holesova    HC Slavia Prague
HC Slavia Prague
HC Slavia Praha is a Czech ice hockey team located in Prague playing the Czech Extraliga. It plays home games in the O2 Arena in Prague...

14 Nikola Tomigova    Wyoming Seminary
Wyoming Seminary
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15 Lucie Povova    Wyoming Seminary
Wyoming Seminary
Wyoming Seminary, founded in 1844 and currently led by President Kip P. Nygren, is a private college preparatory school located in the Wyoming Valley of Northeastern Pennsylvania, in Kingston and Forty Fort It is near the Susquehanna River and the city of Wilkes-Barre...

16 Kateřina Mrázová    HC Slavia Prague
HC Slavia Prague
HC Slavia Praha is a Czech ice hockey team located in Prague playing the Czech Extraliga. It plays home games in the O2 Arena in Prague...

19 Katerina Kaplanova    SK Karviná
21 Martina Vonkova    HC Slavia Prague
HC Slavia Prague
HC Slavia Praha is a Czech ice hockey team located in Prague playing the Czech Extraliga. It plays home games in the O2 Arena in Prague...

24 Andrea Fialova    HC Slavia Prague
HC Slavia Prague
HC Slavia Praha is a Czech ice hockey team located in Prague playing the Czech Extraliga. It plays home games in the O2 Arena in Prague...

26 Veronika Jirsova    HC Pardubice
HC Pardubice
HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice is a professional ice hockey club that plays in the Czech Extraliga. It is located in Pardubice, home venue is ČEZ Arena. The club previously was named HC Eaton Pardubice, but since the 2011–12 season the club is named HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice.-History:Ice hockey is...

27 Lucie Novakova    HC Kladno
HC Kladno
Rytíři Kladno is a Czech professional ice hockey team based in the city of Kladno. They are currently a member of the Czech Extraliga, the top flight level of ice hockey in the Czech Republic....

28 Veronika Kuzelova    HC Kladno
HC Kladno
Rytíři Kladno is a Czech professional ice hockey team based in the city of Kladno. They are currently a member of the Czech Extraliga, the top flight level of ice hockey in the Czech Republic....

29 Petra Zelenkova    HC Slavia Prague
HC Slavia Prague
HC Slavia Praha is a Czech ice hockey team located in Prague playing the Czech Extraliga. It plays home games in the O2 Arena in Prague...


Coaching staff

  • Head Coach: Karel Manhart
  • Assistant Coach: Stanislav Planka
  • Assistant Coach: James Craig
  • Assistant Coach: Julianne Vasichek
  • Team Leader: Jiri Nemec
  • Equipment Manager: Josef Komhauser
  • Team Doctor: Dr. Vojtech Trebicky
  • Physiotherapist Dusan Holes
  • Team Staff: Petr Wadowski
  • Team Staff: Karel Jankovic

Former head coach

  • Milan Koks (1999–2000)
  • Jan Fidrmuc (2001 to 2007)
  • Jan Fidrmuc & Karel Manhart  (2007–2010)

European Championship record

IIHF European Women Championships
IIHF European Women Championships
The IIHF European Women Championships is a former international competition of Women ice hockey between nations in Europe. The competition was organized by International Ice Hockey Federation to 1989 at 1996...

.
  • 1991
    1991 Women's European Ice Hockey Championships
    The 1991 IIHF European Women Championships was held March 15 – March 23, 1989 in Czechoslovakia. Finland skated to their 2nd consecutive tournament with a 2-1 victory of Sweden in the final, after trailing 1-0 at the end of the 2nd Period....

     - Finished in 8th place (4rd in Group B)
  • 1993
    1993 Women's European Ice Hockey Championships
    The 1993 IIHF European Women Championships were held between March 22–27, 1993. In a break with the previous format, the IIHF split the teams into two separate divisions A and B and introduced a Promotion and Relegation format between them....

     - Finished in 8th place (2rd in Group B)
  • 1995
    1995 Women's European Ice Hockey Championships
    The 1995 IIHF European Women Championships were held between March 20–31, 1995. Continuing with the format from 1993, the Elite division Pool A, consisted of six teams, while the five teams that competed in 1993 were joined by Russia and Slovakia making their debut appearances, while the...

     - Finished in 9th place (2rd in Group B )
  • 1996
    1996 Women's European Ice Hockey Championships
    The 1996 IIHF European Women Championships were held between March 12–29, 1996.The format remained unchanged from the previous year, with promoted Russia replacing Denmark who were relegated from the 1995 tournament...

     - Finished in 9th place (2rd in Groupe B)

World Championship record

IIHF World Women's Championships
  • 1999 - Finished 4th in Group B
  • 2000
    2000 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships (Lower Divisions)
    -Standings:-Results:All times local-Standings:-Results:All times local-Standings:-Results:All times local-Scoring leaders:-Goaltending leaders:-Champions:-Final standings:-First round:-Standings:-Results:...

     - Finished 7th in Group B
  • 2001
    2001 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships (Lower Divisions)
    The 2001 IIHF World Women's Championships Pool B were held between March 20-March 25, 2001 in the city of Briancon in France. Switzerland won the tournament with a narrow 2-1 victory over Japan in the final.-2001 Qualification Tournament:...

     - Finished 3rd place in Division I
  • 2004
    2004 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
    The 2004 IIHF World Women's Championships were held March 30-April 6, 2004 in Halifax and Dartmouth, Canada. The Canadian national women's hockey team won their eighth straight World Championships...

     - Finished 2nd place in Division I
  • 2005
    2005 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
    The 2005 IIHF World Women's Championships was held April 2–9, 2005, in Linköping, at Cloetta Center, and Norrköping, at Himmelstalundshallen, in Sweden. USA won their first ever gold medal at the World Championships, defeating the defending champions Canada in a penalty shootout...

     - Finished 3rd place in Division I
  • 2007
    2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
    The 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were held between April 3, 2007 and April 10, 2007 in Winnipeg and Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada. There were no championships in 2006 due to the Torino Olympic tournament...

     - Finished 5th place in Division I
  • 2008
    2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
    The 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were held from April 4 to April 13, 2008, in Harbin, People's Republic of China.It was the 11th event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation ....

     - Finished 3rd place in Division I
  • 2009
    2009 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
    -Group B:All times are local .-Group C:All times are local .-Group D :All times are local . and advance to the final...

     - Finished 5th place in Division I (Demoted to Division II)
  • 2011
    2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
    -Group B:-Relegation series:Best of three.All times local - Final round :-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-5th place playoff:-Bronze medal game:-Gold medal game:-Scoring leaders:...

     - Finished 14th (First place in Division II) and is promoted to Division I for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship
    2012 IIHF Women's World Championship
    -Group B:All times are local .-Relegation series:Best of three.All times are local .- Final round :-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-Fifth place game:-Bronze medal game:-Gold medal game:- Division I :...

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Olympic record

The Czech women's team has never qualified for an Olympic tournament.

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