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
Greece men's national ice hockey team Greece men's national ice hockey team The Greek national ice hockey team () is the national ice hockey team of Greece and as an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) competed in Division III of the IIHF World Championships. Greece are unable to compete in any IIHF tournaments because they cannot fulfill the minimum standard of having one operational indoor rink in the "olympic size". Ice hockey started in Greece in 1984 by players that returned to Greece from abroad. The first official Greek Championship was held in 1989 at the Peace and Friendship Stadium with five