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 David Bruk.

Who is the captain of Czechia U18?

The captain of Czechia U18 is Libor Zábranský.

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2017-2018 Season

Czechia U18 were 1-3-0 in the 2017-18 WJC-18 season with 3 points, 4th in the B and 7th overall.

2017-2018 Czechia U18 Club Stats

Czechia U18 — 2017-2018 Club Stats — Skaters
Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Jaromir Pytlik (C/RW)	totals		50	28	34	62	44	4
	HC Zdar nad Sazavou U18	Czechia U18	21	13	23	36	28	5
	SKLH Žďár nad Sázavou	Czechia3	22	14	11	25	16	-
	HC Vítkovice	Czechia	7	1	0	1	0	-1
Matěj Pekař (C/LW)	Muskegon Lumberjacks	USHL	56	14	40	54	36	6
Vojtech Strondala (C)	totals		43	14	30	44	58	18
	HC Kometa Brno U18	Czechia U18	10	7	10	17	36	7
	HC Kometa Brno U20	Czechia U20	32	7	20	27	22	11
	HC Kometa Brno	Czechia	1	0	0	0	0	0
Karel Plasek (LW)	totals		41	24	10	34	24	14
	HC Kometa Brno U20	Czechia U20	15	9	6	15	8	6
	HC Kometa Brno U18	Czechia U18	4	6	2	8	8	4
	HC Kometa Brno	Czechia	4	0	0	0	0	-1
	HC Přerov	Czechia2	18	9	2	11	8	5
Dominik Sklenář (LW)	totals		40	16	16	32	30	-6
	Mountfield HK U18	Czechia U18	29	16	15	31	30	-5
	Mountfield HK U20	Czechia U20	11	0	1	1	0	-1
Vojtech Kropacek (C)	totals		40	15	17	32	22	11
	HC Sparta Praha U18	Czechia U18	9	5	6	11	4	4
	HC Sparta Praha U20	Czechia U20	30	9	11	20	18	7
	HC Sparta Praha	Czechia	1	1	0	1	0	0
Adam Gajarský (RW/C)	totals		48	15	15	30	24	1
	HC Kometa Brno U20	Czechia U20	25	9	11	20	12	-5
	SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč	Czechia2	13	1	1	2	8	3
	HC Kometa Brno	Czechia	2	0	0	0	0	0
	HC Kometa Brno U18	Czechia U18	8	5	3	8	4	3
Michal Kvasnica (F)	totals		54	11	14	25	12	0
	HC Frýdek-Místek	Czechia2	45	6	10	16	8	-9
	HC Oceláři Třinec	Czechia	1	0	0	0	0	1
	HC Oceláři Třinec U20	Czechia U20	8	5	4	9	4	8
Petr Cajka (C/LW)	totals		40	8	13	21	34	-3
	EV Zug U20	Elite Jr. A	38	8	13	21	34	-
	EVZ Academy	SL	2	0	0	0	0	-3
Michal Teplý (LW/RW)	totals		36	13	6	19	6	7
	Bílí Tygři Liberec U20	Czechia U20	21	13	5	18	4	13
	HC Benátky nad Jizerou	Czechia2	14	0	0	0	0	-6
	Bili Tygri Liberec U18	Czechia U18	1	0	1	1	2	0
Libor Zábranský (D)	Kelowna Rockets	WHL	72	2	17	19	34	7
Matěj Blümel (LW/RW)	Waterloo Black Hawks	USHL	50	8	10	18	10	-2
Jan Jeník (W/C)	totals		43	7	11	18	100	-21
	HC Benátky nad Jizerou	Czechia2	30	4	7	11	67	-24
	Bílí Tygři Liberec	Czechia	6	0	0	0	4	1
	Bílí Tygři Liberec U20	Czechia U20	7	3	4	7	29	2
Martin Has (D)	totals		47	7	9	16	49	1
	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	47	7	9	16	49	1
	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0	-
Vojtech Doktor (D)	totals		33	3	12	15	48	22
	HC Motor České Budějovice U20	Czechia U20	24	1	9	10	26	14
	HC Motor České Budějovice U18	Czechia U18	9	2	3	5	22	8
Zack Malik (D)	Sudbury Wolves	OHL	32	0	12	12	9	-10
Frantisek Klejna (D)	totals		30	4	6	10	16	-22
	HC Karlovy Vary U18	Czechia U18	3	1	1	2	2	0
	HC Energie Karlovy Vary U20	Czechia U20	26	3	5	8	12	-23
	HC Energie Karlovy Vary	Czechia2	1	0	0	0	2	1
Jakub Lauko (C/W)	Piráti Chomutov	Czechia	42	3	6	9	20	-1
Tomas Dajcar (D)	Québec Remparts	QMJHL	42	2	3	5	20	1
Jakub Adámek (D)	totals		49	1	4	5	26	9
	HC Oceláři Třinec U20	Czechia U20	42	1	4	5	16	7
	HC Oceláři Třinec U18	Czechia U18	7	0	0	0	10	2

Czechia U18 — 2017-2018 Club Stats — Goalies
Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Lukas Dostal (G)	totals		35	2.64	.920	2	21-14-0	2113:00
	HC Kometa Brno	Czechia	0	-	-	-	-	-
	SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč	Czechia2	20	2.43	.921	2	10-10-0	1212:00
	HC Kometa Brno U18	Czechia U18	1	2.00	.933	0	0-1-0	60:00
	HC Kometa Brno U20	Czechia U20	14	3.00	.919	0	11-3-0	841:00
Kristian Kolar (G)	totals		31	-	-	-	-	-
	HC Plzeň U20	Czechia U20	24	2.36	.924	-	-	-
	HC Plzeň	Czechia	0	-	-	-	-	-
	SHC Klatovy	Czechia3	2	4.07	-	-	-	-
	HC Plzen U18	Czechia U18	5	1.78	.945	-	-	-
Daniel Dvorak (G)	totals		31	-	-	-	-	-
	Mountfield HK U20	Czechia U20	21	2.14	.921	-	-	-
	Mountfield HK U18	Czechia U18	10	1.88	.941	-	-	-
	Mountfield HK	Czechia	0	-	-	-	-	-

2017-2018 Czechia U18 Staff

Head CoachDavid Bruk
Asst. CoachTomas Martinec
Goaltending CoachMartin Prusek

Team Staff History

2017-2018 Czechia U18 Captains

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Libor Zábranský

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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2017-2018 Czechia U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

23 players

Experience

Czechia U18: 141 GP
Czechia: 108 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Czechia (WC)
Czechia Olympics (OG)

Czechia U18 Games

Czechia U18 — 2017-2018 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	10	3	12	15	16
2.	Petr Straka (F)	2026-2027	VHK Vsetín	1. liga	10	5	6	11	0
3.	Filip Chlapík (F)	2026-2027	HC Sparta Praha	Extraliga	8	3	8	11	13
4.	Adam Benák (F)	2026-2027	Czechia U20 (all)	International-Jr	4	3	7	10	4
5.	Vít Záhejský (F)	2026-2027	Czechia U20 (all)	International-Jr	8	3	7	10	4
6.	Ondrej Slovacek (D)	2026-2027	VHK Vsetín	1. liga	10	0	10	10	13
7.	Tomas Svoboda (F)	2026-2027	HC Orli Znojmo	2. liga	4	7	2	9	4
8.	Adam Titlbach (F)	2026-2027	HC Plzen U20	Extraliga junioru	5	5	4	9	4
9.	Matěj Pekař (F)	2026-2027	HC Ambrì-Piotta U21	Swiss U21-Elit	7	5	4	9	6
10.	Filip Suchý (F)	2026-2027	VHK Vsetín	1. liga	10	5	4	9	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	17.78
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