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
Bulgaria women's national ice hockey team Bulgaria women's national ice hockey team The Bulgarian women's national ice hockey team (, "Zhenski natsionalen otbor po khokeĭ na led na Bŭlgariya") represents Bulgaria at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF Women's World Championship Division II Group B tournament. The women's national team is controlled by Bulgarian Ice Hockey Federation. As of 2016, Bulgaria has 65 female players. The Bulgarian women's national team is ranked 34th in the world. The Bulgarian women's team has competed at very few high level international tournaments. It took its first attempt at the olympic gold in a qualification tournament. They played four games