Team Czechia hockey

Team Czechia is the Czech men’s national ice hockey team, run by the Czech Ice Hockey Association. Czechia won Olympic gold at Nagano in 1998, its only Olympic title, behind Dominik Hašek in goal. Czechia went out of the 2026 Olympics in the quarter-finals, losing 4-3 in overtime to Canada.

Brad Marchand’s reaction to Mitch Marner’s game-winner

He seems to love his new teammate!

Canadian fans mock Czech coach for postgame comment

They just can't believe what he said!

Governing body	Czech Ice Hockey Association
Olympic gold	1 — Nagano 1998
World Championship golds	13 in all: six as Czechoslovakia, seven as Czechia; most recent 2024
2026 Olympics	Quarter-final exit, 4-3 in overtime to Canada
2026 Worlds	Fifth; lost the quarter-final to Finland
2026 captain	Roman Červenka
Leading players	David Pastrňák, Martin Nečas, Tomáš Hertl, Filip Hronek

Martin Necas chirps Team Canada ahead of quarterfinal

This is just great sportmanship!

Nick Suzuki takes a hilarious jab at Brad Marchand

Team Canada got through their Olympic opener with grace, with a 5-0 win over Team Czechia. The atmosphere on the Canadian bench was very jolly. So jolly that Nick Suzuki even took the time to ...