What league does Czechia U18 play in?

Czechia U18 play in the WJC-18.

When was Czechia U18 founded?

Czechia U18 was founded in 1993.

Who is the head coach of Czechia U18?

The head coach of Czechia U18 is Vladimir Bednar.

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1997-1998

1997-1998 Czechia U18 Club Stats

Czechia U18 — 1997-1998 Club Stats — Skaters
Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Pavel Brendl (RW)	totals		50	30	24	54	-	-
	HC MBL Olomouc	Czechia2	12	1	1	2	-	-
	HC MBL Olomouc U20	Czechia U20	38	29	23	52	-	-
Milan Kraft (C)	totals		40	22	28	50	12	0
	HC Plzeň	Czechia	16	0	5	5	0	0
	HC Plzeň U20	Czechia U20	24	22	23	45	12	-
Jan Sochor (F)	totals		47	27	13	40	2	-1
	HC Slavia Praha	Czechia	13	1	1	2	2	-1
	HC Slavia Praha U20	Czechia U20	34	26	12	38	-	-
Michal Travnicek (LW)	HC Chemopetrol U20	Czechia U20	43	18	20	38	-	-
Jaroslav Svoboda (RW)	totals		51	14	22	36	-	-
	HC MBL Olomouc U20	Czechia U20	36	14	21	35	-	-
	HC MBL Olomouc	Czechia2	15	0	1	1	-	-
Josef Vasicek (C)	HC Slavia Praha U20	Czechia U20	34	13	20	33	-	-
Zbyněk Irgl (RW)	HC Vítkovice U20	Czechia U20	37	17	10	27	-	-
Daniel Bohac (LW/C)	totals		37	12	14	26	-	-
	HC Přerov	Czechia2	1	0	0	0	-	-
	HC Prerov U20	Czechia U20 2	1	0	1	1	-	-
	HC Slezan Opava U20	Czechia U20	35	12	13	25	-	-
Michal Sivek (C)	totals		46	14	9	23	10	1
	HC Sparta Praha	Czechia	25	1	1	2	10	1
	HC Sparta Praha U18	Czechia U18	1	0	0	0	-	-
	HC Sparta Praha U20	Czechia U20	20	13	8	21	-	-
Jaroslav Kristek (C/RW)	totals		49	10	12	22	18	-6
	HC Zlín	Czechia	38	2	7	9	18	-6
	IHC Prostějov	Czechia2	4	0	0	0	0	-
	HC Zlín U20	Czechia U20	7	8	5	13	-	-
Angel Krstev (D)	totals		43	4	8	12	4	3
	HC Slavia Praha	Czechia	5	0	1	1	4	3
	HC Slavia Praha U20	Czechia U20	38	4	7	11	-	-
David Hájek (D)	KLH Chomutov U20	Czechia U20	34	3	9	12	-	-
Ales Padelek (LW)	totals		37	4	3	7	8	-1
	HC Dukla Jihlava	Czechia	34	3	3	6	8	-1
	BK Havlíčkův Brod	Czechia2	3	1	0	1	-	-
Josef Jindra (D)	HC České Budějovice U20	Czechia U20	40	2	5	7	-	-
Zdenek Kutlak (D)	HC České Budějovice U20	Czechia U20	43	1	6	7	-	-
Vladimir Sicak (D)	totals		40	2	4	6	0	2
	HC České Budějovice	Czechia	14	0	1	1	0	2
	HC České Budějovice U20	Czechia U20	26	2	3	5	-	-
Petr Svoboda (D)	totals		30	1	4	5	16	-
	HC Dukla Jihlava U20	Czechia U20	12	0	2	2	-	-
	BK Havlíčkův Brod	Czechia2	18	1	2	3	16	-
Daniel Vilasek (D)	HC Vítkovice	Czechia	8	0	0	0	2	0
Jan Choteborsky (D)	HC Slavia Praha U20	Czechia U20	-	-	-	-	-	-

Czechia U18 — 1997-1998 Club Stats — Goalies
Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Michal Lanicek (G)	totals		46	-	-	-	-	-
	HC Slavia Praha U18	Czechia U18	4	1.40	-	-	-	-
	HC Slavia Praha U20	Czechia U20	42	2.11	-	-	-	-
Zdenek Smid (G)	HC Plzeň U20	Czechia U20	30	3.41	-	-	-	-

1997-1998 Czechia U18 Staff

Head CoachVladimir Bednar
Asst. CoachVaclav Cerveny

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1997-1998 Czechia U18 Demographics

Czechia U18 Facts

Plays in: U18 World Championship
2027: WJC-18 -
2026: WJC-18 Bronze
2025: WJC-18 Quarterfinal loss
2024: WJC-18 Quarterfinal loss

1997-1998 Czechia U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

22 players

Experience

Czechia U18: 131 GP
Czechia: 162 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Czechia (WC)
Czechia Olympics (OG)

Czechia U18 Games

Czechia U18 — 1997-1998 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
05/02/2026 01:00 PM UTC	Czechia U18	Latvia U18	4 - 1	U18 WJC
05/01/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Czechia U18	Sweden U18	3 - 4 (OT 69:18)	U18 WJC
04/29/2026 10:00 AM UTC	Czechia U18	Finland U18	2 - 1	U18 WJC
04/26/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Czechia U18	Denmark U18	9 - 1	U18 WJC
04/25/2026 10:00 AM UTC	Germany U18	Czechia U18	3 - 2 (OT 64:05)	U18 WJC

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Czechia U18 History and Standings

Czechia U18 — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	WJC-18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	WJC-18	4	2	0	-	1	1	16	7	9	2.25	2	Bronze game win
2024-2025	WJC-18	4	1	2	-	0	1	12	17	4	1	4	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	WJC-18	4	1	1	-	1	1	9	12	6	1.5	2	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	WJC-18	4	1	2	-	0	1	12	14	4	1	4	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	WJC-18	3	1	1	-	1	0	12	13	5	1.67	2	Bronze game loss
2020-2021	WJC-18	4	1	2	-	0	1	10	20	4	1	4	Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020	WJC-18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Tournament Cancelled
2018-2019	WJC-18	4	2	2	-	0	0	17	14	6	1.5	3	Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018	WJC-18	4	1	3	-	0	0	15	14	3	0.75	4	Bronze game loss
2016-2017	WJC-18	4	1	2	-	0	1	15	17	4	1	4	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	WJC-18	4	1	2	-	0	1	16	13	4	1	4	Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015	WJC-18	4	2	2	-	0	0	12	10	6	1.5	3	Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014	WJC-18	4	2	1	-	1	0	17	10	8	2	2	Final loss
2012-2013	WJC-18	4	1	3	-	0	0	15	13	3	0.75	4	Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012	WJC-18	4	1	3	-	0	0	12	21	3	0.75	4	Saved in relegation
2010-2011	WJC-18	4	2	2	-	0	0	8	13	6	1.5	4	Saved in relegation
2009-2010	WJC-18	4	2	1	-	0	1	13	15	7	1.75	3	Qualification loss
2008-2009	WJC-18	4	1	2	-	0	1	12	17	4	1	3	Quarterfinal loss
2007-2008	WJC-18 D1	5	5	0	-	0	0	36	5	15	3		Promoted
2006-2007	WJC-18	4	1	2	-	1	0	9	11	5	1.25	4	Relegated
2005-2006	WJC-18	4	2	2	0	-	-	9	11	4	1	3	Bronze game win
2004-2005	WJC-18	4	3	1	0	-	-	16	6	6	1.5	2	Bronze game loss
2003-2004	WJC-18	4	1	0	3	-	-	10	3	5	1.25	2	Bronze game win
2002-2003	WJC-18	4	2	1	1	-	-	14	11	5	1.25	3	Quarterfinal loss
2001-2002	WJC-18	5	4	1	0	-	-	17	9	8	1.6		-
	WJC-18	5	4	1	0	-	-	25	12	8	1.6	2	Final group
2000-2001	WJC-18	4	2	2	0	-	-	13	14	4	1	3	Bronze game loss
1999-2000	WJC-18	4	2	2	0	-	-	15	12	4	1	3	Quarterfinal loss
1998-1999	WJC-18	5	1	3	1	-	-	12	13	3	0.6	5	-

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.	Václav Nedorost (D)	2026-2027	HC Motor Ceske Budejovice U20	Extraliga junioru	12	3	14	17	30
2.	Filip Chlapík (F)	2026-2027	HC Sparta Praha	Extraliga	10	3	12	15	15
3.	Tomas Svoboda (F)	2026-2027	HC Orli Znojmo	2. liga	6	8	4	12	6
4.	Petr Straka (F)	2026-2027	VHK Vsetín	1. liga	11	6	6	12	4
5.	Michael Spacek (F)	2026-2027	HC Sparta Praha	Extraliga	10	5	6	11	0
6.	Jakub Sklenář (F)	2026-2027	HK Kralupy nad Vltavou	2. liga	6	4	7	11	2
7.	Tomas Knotek (F)	2026-2027	HC Baník Příbram	2. liga	6	4	7	11	6
8.	Ondrej Kase (F)	2026-2027	HC Litvínov	Extraliga	10	4	7	11	0
9.	Ondrej Slovacek (D)	2026-2027	VHK Vsetín	1. liga	11	0	11	11	13
10.	Filip Suchý (F)	2026-2027	VHK Vsetín	1. liga	11	5	5	10	10

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Czechia U18 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	17.72
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	185 lbs	17.64
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	17.83
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	187 lbs	17.65
2021-2022	View Roster	6'1"	183 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.	Jakub Vrána (F)	18	14	6	20
2.	Michal Sivek (F)	13	6	11	17
3.	Jiri Hudler (F)	14	7	9	16
4.	Eduard Sale (F)	11	5	10	15
5.	Tomas Kubalik (F)	11	7	7	14

Franchise All-Time Goals

Czechia U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jakub Vrána (F)	18	14	6	20
2.	Jiří Kulich (F)	10	9	2	11
3.	Pavel Zacha (F)	17	8	5	13
4.	Pavel Rosa (F)	5	8	3	11
5.	Milan Michálek (F)	15	8	2	10

Franchise All-Time Assists

Czechia U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Michal Sivek (F)	13	6	11	17
2.	Tomas Vincour (F)	5	2	11	13
3.	Eduard Sale (F)	11	5	10	15
4.	Josef Straka (F)	10	4	10	14
5.	Jiri Hudler (F)	14	7	9	16

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Czechia U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	David Ruzicka (D)	14	1	1	62
2.	Ondrej Nemec (D)	8	1	7	45
3.	Jan Horacek (D)	11	0	3	45
4.	Roman Vondracek (F)	8	2	5	39
5.	Tomas Csabi (F)	8	3	4	37

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Czechia U18 — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jakub Vrána (F)	18	14	6	20
2.	Pavel Zacha (F)	17	8	5	13
3.	Michael Frolík (F)	16	5	4	9
4.	Milan Michálek (F)	15	8	2	10
5.	Jiri Hudler (F)	14	7	9	16

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Czechia U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Tomas Vincour (F)	5	2	13	2.60
2.	Pavel Rosa (F)	5	8	11	2.20
3.	Petr Sýkora (F)	5	5	9	1.80
4.	Josef Marha (F)	5	4	9	1.80
5.	Jan Kovář (F)	5	1	8	1.60

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Czechia U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jiri Hudler (F)	2001-2002	WJC-18	8	7	7	14	1.75	8
2.	Tomas Vincour (F)	2007-2008	WJC-18 D1	5	2	11	13	2.60	2
3.	Tomas Kubalik (F)	2007-2008	WJC-18 D1	5	6	6	12	2.40	8
4.	Jiří Kulich (F)	2021-2022	WJC-18	6	9	2	11	1.83	2
5.	Pavel Rosa (F)	1994-1995	EJC-18	5	8	3	11	2.20	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.	Jiří Kulich (F)	2021-2022	WJC-18	6	9	2	11	1.83	2
2.	Pavel Rosa (F)	1994-1995	EJC-18	5	8	3	11	2.20	0
3.	Jakub Vrána (F)	2013-2014	WJC-18	7	8	2	10	1.43	4
4.	Jiri Hudler (F)	2001-2002	WJC-18	8	7	7	14	1.75	8
5.	Milan Michálek (F)	2001-2002	WJC-18	8	7	1	8	1.00	30

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Czechia U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Tomas Vincour (F)	2007-2008	WJC-18 D1	5	2	11	13	2.60	2
2.	Eduard Sale (F)	2021-2022	WJC-18	6	1	8	9	1.50	0
3.	Jakub Klepis (F)	2001-2002	WJC-18	8	1	8	9	1.13	8
4.	Tomas Hamara (D)	2021-2022	WJC-18	6	0	8	8	1.33	8
5.	Jiri Hudler (F)	2001-2002	WJC-18	8	7	7	14	1.75	8

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.	David Ruzicka (D)	2005-2006	WJC-18	7	1	0	1	0.14	52
2.	Ondrej Nemec (D)	2001-2002	WJC-18	8	1	6	7	0.88	45
3.	Roman Vondracek (F)	2001-2002	WJC-18	8	2	3	5	0.63	39
4.	Tomas Csabi (F)	2001-2002	WJC-18	8	3	1	4	0.50	37
5.	Martin Látal (F)	2005-2006	WJC-18	7	1	2	3	0.43	37