Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team The Czech men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of the Czech Republic. It is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world and a member of the so-called "Big Six", the unofficial group of the six strongest men's ice hockey nations, along with Canada, Finland, Russia, Sweden and the United States. It is governed by the Czech Ice Hockey Association. The Czech Republic has 72,075 players officially enrolled in organized hockey (0.7% of its population). The Czechs won the gold medal at the 1998
Czech Ice Hockey Association Leagues as a new national ice hockey club competition under these favorable conditions. This was in the conditions when the only permanent artificial ice area in Czechoslovakia was a great success. The Czech Ice Hockey League faces long-standing criticism of the table values of players, which are compared to modern slavery. One of the biggest critics of the League is the Players Association. Meanwhile, the first known hockey player to contract out of so many criticized tabloids is Adam Jehlička. Czech Ice Hockey Association The Czech Ice Hockey Association () is the governing body of ice hockey in the Czech