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 Marek Sýkora.

Who is the captain of Czechia U18?

The captain of Czechia U18 is Michal Poletín.

Who is the general manager of Czechia U18?

The general manager of Czechia U18 is Petr Misek.

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2008-2009

2008-2009 Season

Czechia U18 were 1-2-1 in the 2008-09 WJC-18 season with 4 points, 3rd in the A and 6th overall.

2008-2009 Czechia U18 Club Stats

Czechia U18 — 2008-2009 Club Stats — Skaters
Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Andrej Nestrasil (RW/C)	Victoriaville Tigres	QMJHL	66	22	35	57	67	-2
Ondřej Palát (LW/RW)	HC Vítkovice U20	Czechia U20	42	23	33	56	14	38
Antonín Honejsek (C/LW)	HC Zlín U20	Czechia U20	39	21	22	43	33	15
Michal Hlinka (C/RW)	totals		45	13	25	38	40	-2
	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	QMJHL	41	12	22	34	38	-5
	HC Vítkovice U20	Czechia U20	4	1	3	4	2	3
Jakub Orsava (LW/RW)	HC Oceláři Třinec U20	Czechia U20	46	24	13	37	61	16
Jakub Culek (LW)	totals		41	18	18	36	108	17
	HC Plzen U18	Czechia U18	29	15	16	31	98	14
	HC Plzeň U20	Czechia U20	12	3	2	5	10	3
Michal Poletín (W/C)	HC Slavia Praha U20	Czechia U20	46	18	16	34	28	2
Roman Horák (C)	totals		39	16	17	33	14	12
	HC Mountfield	Czechia	8	0	0	0	0	-1
	HC Mountfield U20	Czechia U20	31	16	17	33	14	13
Jakub Jeřábek (D)	totals		46	8	21	29	40	7
	HC Plzeň U20	Czechia U20	40	8	20	28	32	8
	HC Plzeň	Czechia	2	0	0	0	2	-2
	HC Berounští Medvědi	Czechia2	4	0	1	1	6	1
David Musil (D)	totals		49	11	16	27	94	27
	HC Dukla Jihlava	Czechia2	14	0	1	1	4	2
	HC Dukla Jihlava U18	Czechia U18	9	3	3	6	46	2
	HC Dukla Jihlava U20	Czechia U20 2	26	8	12	20	44	23
Petr Straka (LW)	totals		28	14	12	26	10	2
	HC Plzen U18	Czechia U18	1	1	2	3	4	-2
	HC Plzeň U20	Czechia U20	27	13	10	23	6	4
Daniel Krejci (D)	totals		44	11	13	24	62	10
	HC Slavia Praha U18	Czechia U18	12	7	2	9	22	10
	HC Slavia Praha U20	Czechia U20	32	4	11	15	40	0
Radim Herman (RW)	HC Mountfield U20	Czechia U20	46	7	17	24	65	3
David Tuma (RW)	HC Sparta Praha U20	Czechia U20	46	9	12	21	34	-3
Adam Polasek (D)	HC Vítkovice U20	Czechia U20	38	7	13	20	68	39
Tomas Rachunek (LW/RW)	Soo Greyhounds	OHL	64	5	15	20	25	-23
Robin Soudek (C/W)	Edmonton Oil Kings	WHL	63	7	6	13	42	-31
Ondrej Dolezal (D)	totals		42	2	8	10	26	6
	HC Slavia Praha U20	Czechia U20	26	1	4	5	18	4
	HC Plzeň U20	Czechia U20	16	1	4	5	8	2
Oldrich Horak (D)	HC Zlín U20	Czechia U20	42	1	9	10	65	5
Dan Ruzicka (D)	HC Plzeň U20	Czechia U20	34	0	7	7	54	9

Czechia U18 — 2008-2009 Club Stats — Goalies
Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Marek Mazanec (G)	totals		27	2.59	.926	-	-	-
	HC Plzeň U20	Czechia U20	27	2.59	.926	-	-	-
	IHC Písek U20	Czechia U20 2	-	-	-	-	-	-
Filip Novotný (G)	totals		45	-	-	1	1-2-0	184:00
	HC Dukla Jihlava	Czechia2	3	1.96	.952	1	1-2-0	184:00
	HC Sparta Praha U20	Czechia U20	42	2.83	.919	-	-	-
Petr Mrázek (G)	totals		41	-	-	-	-	-
	HC Vitkovice U18	Czechia U18	28	1.99	.946	-	-	-
	HC Vítkovice U20	Czechia U20	13	2.49	.924	-	-	-

2008-2009 Czechia U18 Staff

Head CoachMarek Sýkora
Asst. CoachFrantisek Musil
Goaltending CoachPetr Jaros
General ManagerPetr Misek
Equipment ManagerFrantisek Ptacek
Video CoachPetr Jaros

Team Staff History

2008-2009 Czechia U18 Captains

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Michal Poletín

Team Captaincy History

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2008-2009 Czechia U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

23 players

Experience

Czechia U18: 133 GP
Czechia: 11 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Czechia (WC)
Czechia Olympics (OG)

Czechia U18 Games

Czechia U18 — 2008-2009 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.	Adam Novotný (F)	2026-2027	Peterborough Petes	OHL	11	7	11	18	2
2.	Václav Nedorost (D)	2026-2027	HC Motor Ceske Budejovice U20	Extraliga junioru	13	3	15	18	30
3.	Petr Straka (F)	2026-2027	VHK Vsetín	1. liga	14	10	7	17	8
4.	Filip Chlapík (F)	2026-2027	HC Sparta Praha	Extraliga	13	3	14	17	15
5.	Tomas Svoboda (F)	2026-2027	HC Orli Znojmo	2. liga	8	9	7	16	6
6.	Ales Padelek (F)	2026-2027	Nottingham Lions	NIHL 1	6	7	9	16	0
7.	David Pastrňák (F)	2026-2027	Boston Bruins	NHL	11	6	10	16	2
8.	Vojtech Strondala (F)	2026-2027	HC Frýdek-Místek	1. liga	15	6	10	16	10
9.	Tomas Knotek (F)	2026-2027	HC Baník Příbram	2. liga	9	4	12	16	6
10.	Jakub Sklenář (F)	2026-2027	HK Kralupy nad Vltavou	2. liga	8	5	10	15	2

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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"	181 lbs	17.76
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	185 lbs	17.68
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	17.83
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	187 lbs	17.70
2021-2022	View Roster	6'1"	183 lbs	17.88

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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