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
Kazakhstan women's national ice hockey team Kazakhstan women's national ice hockey team The Kazakhstan women's national ice hockey team represents Kazakhstan at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation. Kazakhstan has 127 female players in 2011. The Kazakhstani team's current world ranking is 7th, moving up one spot from last year. By beating the Russian national women's ice hockey team at the 2005 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships in the 7th place game, it was their highest ever position at a World or Olympic championship. Kazakhstan has participated in every women's ice hockey