What league does Czechia U18 play in?

Czechia U18 play in the Hlinka Gretzky Cup.

Who is the head coach of Czechia U18?

The head coach of Czechia U18 is David Čermák.

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2023-2024

2023-2024 Season

Czechia U18 were 2-1-0 in the 2023-24 Hlinka Gretzky Cup season with 6 points, 1st in the A and 1st overall.

2023-2024 Czechia U18 Club Stats

Czechia U18 — 2023-2024 Club Stats — Skaters
Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Simon Pohludka (F)	totals		41	23	24	47	18	-1
	Pelicans U18	U18 SM-sarja	37	23	24	47	16	-
	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-sarja	4	0	0	0	2	-1
Adam Jecho (C/RW)	Edmonton Oil Kings	WHL	54	23	24	47	24	-7
Petr Sikora (C)	totals		52	14	29	43	34	27
	HC Oceláři Třinec U20	Czechia U20	30	13	27	40	32	26
	HC Oceláři Třinec	Czechia	22	1	2	3	2	1
Jakub Fibigr (D)	Mississauga Steelheads	OHL	61	7	36	43	35	13
Matyas Humenik (RW)	HC Motor České Budějovice U20	Czechia U20	50	17	22	39	12	-2
Adam Benák (C)	totals		49	10	28	38	36	16
	HC Plzeň	Czechia	18	0	2	2	18	-4
	HC Plzeň U20	Czechia U20	29	8	21	29	18	11
	HC Plzeň U17	Czechia U17	2	2	5	7	0	9
Samuel Drancak (C)	Red Deer Rebels	WHL	68	12	21	33	24	-6
Max Curran (C/LW/RW)	Tri-City Americans	WHL	40	5	27	32	25	-7
Jiří Klíma (LW)	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL	54	18	13	31	8	-11
Danny Chludil (LW)	HC Kometa Brno U20	Czechia U20	50	17	13	30	26	3
Adam Titlbach (C/LW)	Vancouver Giants	WHL	66	9	21	30	18	-21
Oskar Lisler (LW/RW)	totals		42	12	11	23	10	-9
	Linköping HC J20	J20 Nationell	35	10	7	17	8	-4
	Linköping HC J18	J18 Region	5	1	4	5	2	-1
	Linköping HC J18	J18 Nationell	2	1	0	1	0	-4
Tomas Galvas (D)	totals		48	6	14	20	8	14
	HC Olomouc U20	Czechia U20	7	2	5	7	0	-2
	Bílí Tygři Liberec U20	Czechia U20	9	2	4	6	0	8
	Bílí Tygři Liberec	Czechia	32	2	5	7	8	8
Adam Král (D)	totals		54	6	13	19	34	4
	Bílí Tygři Liberec U20	Czechia U20	50	6	13	19	34	3
	Bílí Tygři Liberec	Czechia	4	0	0	0	0	1
Matej Kubiesa (RW)	Prince Albert Raiders	WHL	55	6	8	14	37	-9
Ondřej Kos (LW)	totals		23	8	3	11	10	0
	Ilves U20	U20 SM-sarja	8	3	0	3	2	0
	KOOVEE	Mestis	14	3	2	5	8	0
	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja	1	2	1	3	0	-
Ales Zielinski (D)	Moncton Wildcats	QMJHL	58	2	9	11	18	15
Jan Skok (D)	totals		47	1	7	8	154	1
	HC Plzeň	Czechia	8	0	0	0	4	-5
	HC Plzeň U20	Czechia U20	39	1	7	8	150	6
Adam Hlinský (D)	totals		44	4	3	7	20	9
	HV71 J20	J20 Nationell	30	2	2	4	16	-2
	HV71 J18	J18 Region	11	2	1	3	4	11
	HV71 J18	J18 Nationell	3	0	0	0	0	0
Adam Jiříček (D)	totals		22	0	1	1	2	-13
	HC Plzeň	Czechia	19	0	1	1	2	-10
	HC Plzeň U20	Czechia U20	3	0	0	0	0	-3

Czechia U18 — 2023-2024 Club Stats — Goalies
N	Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
	Matyas Marik (G)	HC Motor České Budějovice U20	Czechia U20	47	2.92	.920	3	23-24-0	2673:00
	Jakub Milota (G)	Cape Breton Eagles	QMJHL	33	2.82	.905	3	18-11-1	1765:00

2023-2024 Czechia U18 Staff

Head CoachDavid Čermák
Asst. CoachJaroslav Nedvěd
Asst. CoachRichard Zemlicka
Goaltending CoachLukas Mensator
Team ManagerMichal Vondrka
Equipment ManagerJakub Vais
Video CoachRadek Jiratko

Team Staff History

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Experience

Czechia U18: 109 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Czechia U18 Games

Czechia U18 — 2023-2024 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
08/08/2026 01:00 AM UTC	Czechia U18	Switzerland U18	1 - 5	Hlinka Gretzky Cup
08/05/2026 09:00 PM UTC	Finland U18	Czechia U18	5 - 4	Hlinka Gretzky Cup
08/04/2026 07:00 PM UTC	Czechia U18	Germany U18	8 - 3	Hlinka Gretzky Cup
08/03/2026 07:00 PM UTC	Czechia U18	USA U18	4 - 6	Hlinka Gretzky Cup
08/15/2025 01:30 PM UTC	Czechia U18	Slovakia U18	5 - 2	Hlinka Gretzky Cup

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Czechia U18 Tournament Statistics

Czechia U18 — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Hlinka Gretzky	3	1	2	-	0	0	16	14	3	1	3	Did not make playoffs
2025-2026	Hlinka Gretzky	3	1	2	-	0	0	7	11	3	1	3	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	Hlinka Gretzky	3	3	0	-	0	0	13	5	9	3	1	Final loss
2023-2024	Hlinka Gretzky	3	2	1	-	0	0	15	8	6	2	1	Final loss
2022-2023	Hlinka Gretzky	3	2	0	-	1	0	14	6	8	2.67	1	Bronze game loss
2021-2022	EYOF	4	1	3	-	0	0	16	14	3	0.75	4	-
	Hlinka Gretzky	3	1	1	-	0	1	9	11	4	1.33	3	Placement game loss
2020-2021	Hlinka Gretzky	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	Tournament Cancelled
2019-2020	Hlinka Gretzky	3	0	2	-	1	0	6	15	2	0.67	3	Placement game win
2018-2019	Hlinka Gretzky	3	0	2	-	1	0	4	12	2	0.67	3	Placement game win
2017-2018	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	2	1	-	0	0	16	12	6	2	2	Final loss
2016-2017	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	2	1	-	0	0	13	8	6	2	2	Champion
2015-2016	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	1	2	-	0	0	6	8	3	1	3	Placement game loss
2014-2015	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	3	0	-	0	0	19	7	9	3	1	Final loss
2013-2014	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	1	1	-	1	0	9	9	5	1.67	2	Bronze game win
2012-2013	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	2	1	-	0	0	9	6	6	2	2	Bronze game loss
2011-2012	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	1	2	-	0	0	7	12	3	1	3	Placement game loss
2010-2011	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	2	1	-	0	0	9	8	6	2	2	Bronze game loss
2009-2010	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	1	2	-	0	0	3	13	3	1	3	Placement game win
2008-2009	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	1	1	-	0	1	8	12	4	1.33	3	Placement game win
2007-2008	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	1	2	-	0	0	6	12	3	1	3	Placement game loss
2006-2007	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	1	1	-	0	1	9	12	4	1.33	3	Placement game win
2005-2006	U18 JWC	3	2	1	0	-	-	9	10	6	2	2	Final loss
2004-2005	U18 JWC	3	3	0	0	-	-	10	4	6	2	1	Final loss
2003-2004	U18 JWC	3	3	0	-	0	0	18	4	6	2	1	Bronze game win
2002-2003	U18 JWC	3	3	0	0	-	-	11	4	6	2	1	Final loss
2001-2002	Nations Cup	5	3	1	1	-	-	17	9	7	1.4	2	-
2000-2001	Nations Cup	3	0	2	1	-	-	8	15	1	0.33	3	-
1999-2000	Viking Cup	4	2	2	0	0	0	14	19	4	1	4	Quarterfinal loss
	Nations Cup	3	2	1	0	-	-	7	11	4	1.33	3	-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Czechia U18 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Matyas Humenik (F)	2026-2027	HC Motor Ceske Budejovice U20	Extraliga junioru	17	13	17	30	33
2.	Tomas Smerha (F)	2026-2027	VHK Vsetín	1. liga	14	9	13	22	16
3.	Petr Kafka (F)	2026-2027	HC Baník Příbram	2. liga	9	5	14	19	2
4.	Adam Novotný (F)	2026-2027	Peterborough Petes	OHL	11	7	11	18	2
5.	Václav Nedorost (D)	2026-2027	HC Motor Ceske Budejovice U20	Extraliga junioru	13	3	15	18	30
6.	Petr Straka (F)	2026-2027	VHK Vsetín	1. liga	14	10	7	17	8
7.	Filip Chlapík (F)	2026-2027	HC Sparta Praha	Extraliga	12	3	14	17	15
8.	Tomas Svoboda (F)	2026-2027	HC Orli Znojmo	2. liga	8	9	7	16	6
9.	David Pastrňák (F)	2026-2027	Boston Bruins	NHL	11	6	10	16	2
10.	Vojtech Strondala (F)	2026-2027	HC Frýdek-Místek	1. liga	15	6	10	16	10

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Czechia U18 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	16.88
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	17.83
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	187 lbs	17.91
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	17.86
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	185 lbs	17.83

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Czechia U18 — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Adam Benák (F)	10	6	15	21
2.	Eduard Sale (F)	13	7	10	17
3.	Lukas Kachlir (D)	8	5	5	10
4.	Dominik Petr (F)	13	4	6	10
5.	Adam Titlbach (F)	5	5	3	8

Franchise All-Time Goals

Czechia U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Eduard Sale (F)	13	7	10	17
2.	Adam Benák (F)	10	6	15	21
3.	Jan Jeník (F)	5	6	1	7
4.	Lukas Kachlir (D)	8	5	5	10
5.	Adam Titlbach (F)	5	5	3	8

Franchise All-Time Assists

Czechia U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Adam Benák (F)	10	6	15	21
2.	Eduard Sale (F)	13	7	10	17
3.	Matej Prcik (D)	8	1	7	8
4.	Dominik Petr (F)	13	4	6	10
5.	Martin Weinhold (D)	5	0	6	6

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Czechia U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Dominik Volek (F)	4	2	3	33
2.	Stathis Soumelidis (F)	4	1	1	27
3.	Dominik Ripa (F)	4	0	1	27
4.	Jiri Kepka (F)	5	1	1	20
5.	Petr Puncochar (D)	5	0	0	20

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Czechia U18 — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Adam Jecho (F)	14	2	2	4
2.	Eduard Sale (F)	13	7	10	17
3.	Dominik Petr (F)	13	4	6	10
4.	Adam Benák (F)	10	6	15	21
5.	Ladislav Smid (D)	10	1	-	1

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Czechia U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Adam Benák (F)	10	6	21	2.10
2.	Filip Zadina (F)	4	5	7	1.75
3.	Adam Titlbach (F)	5	5	8	1.60
4.	Frantisek Lukes (F)	5	4	8	1.60
5.	Marcel Barinka (F)	4	3	6	1.50

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Czechia U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Adam Benák (F)	2024-2025	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	5	4	7	11	2.20	4
2.	Adam Benák (F)	2023-2024	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	5	2	8	10	2.00	4
3.	Adam Titlbach (F)	2023-2024	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	5	5	3	8	1.60	0
4.	Frantisek Lukes (F)	1999-2000	Viking Cup	5	4	4	8	1.60	8
5.	Eduard Sale (F)	2021-2022	EYOF	4	2	6	8	2.00	0

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Czechia U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jan Jeník (F)	2017-2018	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	5	6	1	7	1.40	0
2.	Adam Titlbach (F)	2023-2024	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	5	5	3	8	1.60	0
3.	Filip Zadina (F)	2016-2017	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	4	5	2	7	1.75	0
4.	Adam Benák (F)	2024-2025	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	5	4	7	11	2.20	4
5.	Frantisek Lukes (F)	1999-2000	Viking Cup	5	4	4	8	1.60	8

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Czechia U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Adam Benák (F)	2023-2024	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	5	2	8	10	2.00	4
2.	Adam Benák (F)	2024-2025	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	5	4	7	11	2.20	4
3.	Eduard Sale (F)	2021-2022	EYOF	4	2	6	8	2.00	0
4.	Martin Weinhold (D)	2014-2015	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	5	0	6	6	1.20	0
5.	Michal Kazatel (F)	2005-2006	U18 JWC	5	2	5	7	1.40	4

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Czechia U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Dominik Volek (F)	2011-2012	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	4	2	1	3	0.75	33
2.	Stathis Soumelidis (F)	2011-2012	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	4	1	0	1	0.25	27
3.	Dominik Ripa (F)	2025-2026	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	4	0	1	1	0.25	27
4.	Jiri Kepka (F)	2012-2013	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	5	1	0	1	0.20	20
5.	Petr Puncochar (D)	1999-2000	Viking Cup	5	0	0	0	0.00	20