What league does Czechia U20 play in?

Czechia U20 play in the WJC-20.

When was Czechia U20 founded?

Czechia U20 was founded in 1993.

Who is the head coach of Czechia U20?

The head coach of Czechia U20 is Vladimír Martinec.

Who is the captain of Czechia U20?

The captain of Czechia U20 is Tomas Kaberle.

What are the team colors of Czechia U20?

The team colors of Czechia U20 are Red + White + Blue.

Czechia U20

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1997-1998

1997-1998 Season

Czechia U20 were 3-3-1 in the 1997-98 WJC-20 season with 7 points, 5th overall.

1997-1998 Czechia U20 Club Stats

Czechia U20 — 1997-1998 Club Stats — Skaters
Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Josef Straka (C)	totals		30	13	21	34	10	-2
	HC Chemopetrol	Czechia	14	2	1	3	6	-2
	HC Chemopetrol U20	Czechia U20	16	11	20	31	4	-
Marek Posmyk (D)	totals		51	8	16	24	98	16
	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL	3	0	0	0	4	3
	Sarnia Sting	OHL	48	8	16	24	94	13
Patrik Stefan (C)	totals		51	7	16	23	26	9
	HC Sparta Praha	Czechia	26	2	6	8	16	1
	Long Beach Ice Dogs	IHL	25	5	10	15	10	8
Tomas Kaberle (D)	totals		49	4	19	23	12	-7
	HC Kladno	Czechia	47	4	19	23	12	-7
	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL	2	0	0	0	0	0
Robert Schnabel (D)	Red Deer Rebels	WHL	61	1	22	23	143	2
Ales Kotalik (RW/LW)	HC České Budějovice	Czechia	45	9	6	15	14	-3
Ivo Novotny (F)	totals		40	5	9	14	2	0
	HC Sparta Praha	Czechia	3	0	0	0	2	0
	BK Havlíčkův Brod	Czechia2	37	5	9	14	-	-
Pavel Skrbek (D)	HC Kladno	Czechia	47	4	10	14	124	-17
Pavel Kabrt (F)	HC Pardubice	Czechia	48	7	6	13	8	-5
Kamil Piros (C/W)	totals		40	2	9	11	16	-6
	HC Chemopetrol	Czechia	15	0	1	1	2	1
	HC Vítkovice	Czechia	25	2	8	10	14	-7
Petr Sýkora (RW)	HC Pardubice	Czechia	39	4	4	8	6	-9
Pavel Selingr (RW)	totals		27	4	3	7	4	-10
	HC Bohemex Trade Opava	Czechia	27	4	3	7	4	-10
	HC Bohemex Trade Opava	Czechia Q	-	-	-	-	-	-
Radek Duda (RW/LW)	HC Sparta Praha	Czechia	39	4	3	7	14	1
Jan Hejda (D)	HC Slavia Praha	Czechia	44	2	5	7	51	0
Radek Procházka (C)	HC Karlovy Vary	Czechia	34	1	6	7	0	-14
Petr Mudroch (D)	HC Pardubice	Czechia	37	2	4	6	40	-4
Karel Rachunek (D)	totals		35	2	3	5	16	-2
	HC Zlín	Czechia	28	1	2	3	16	-2
	IHC Prostějov	Czechia2	7	1	1	2	-	-
Lukas Galvas (D)	totals		29	0	3	3	31	9
	HC Vítkovice	Czechia	29	0	3	3	31	9
	HC Vítkovice U20	Czechia U20	-	-	-	-	-	-
Martin Tomasek (C)	HC Vítkovice	Czechia	8	1	0	1	2	-4
Pavel Bacho (F)	totals		20	0	1	1	2	-5
	HC Bohemex Trade Opava	Czechia	12	0	1	1	2	-5
	HC Přerov	Czechia2	8	0	0	0	0	-
	HC Bohemex Trade Opava	Czechia Q	-	-	-	-	-	-

Czechia U20 — 1997-1998 Club Stats — Goalies
Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Vlastimil Lakosil (G)	totals		24	-	-	0	6-8-0	814:00
	HC Ocelari Trinec U20	Czechia U20	-	-	-	-	-	-
	HC Třinec	Czechia	17	4.30	.889	0	6-8-0	754:00
	IHC Prostějov	Czechia2	6	4.00	-	-	-	-
	HC Kometa Brno	Czechia2	1	5.00	-	0	-	60:00
Adam Svoboda (G)	totals		29	3.03	-	0	5-8-0	1466:00
	HC Pardubice	Czechia	15	3.04	.913	0	5-8-0	691:00
	HC Kometa Brno	Czechia2	14	3.02	-	0	-	775:00

1997-1998 Czechia U20 Staff

Head CoachVladimír Martinec
Asst. CoachLadislav Svozil

Team Staff History

1997-1998 Czechia U20 Captains

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Tomas Kaberle

Team Captaincy History

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1997-1998 Czechia U20 Demographics

Czechia U20 Facts

Plays in: U20 World Junior Championship
2027: WJC-20 -
2026: WJC-20 Silver
2025: WJC-20 Bronze
2024: WJC-20 Bronze

1997-1998 Czechia U20 Roster Facts

Nationalities

22 players

Experience

Czechia U20: 190 GP
Czechia: 1 081 GP
AHL: 7 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Czechia (WC)
Czechia Olympics (OG)

Czechia U20 Games

Czechia U20 — 1997-1998 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
01/06/2026 01:30 AM UTC	Sweden U20	Czechia U20	4 - 2	World Juniors
01/05/2026 01:30 AM UTC	Canada U20	Czechia U20	4 - 6	World Juniors
01/02/2026 09:30 PM UTC	Czechia U20	Switzerland U20	6 - 2	World Juniors
12/31/2025 08:30 PM UTC	Czechia U20	Latvia U20	4 - 2	World Juniors
12/29/2025 08:30 PM UTC	Finland U20	Czechia U20	1 - 2 (OT 63:39)	World Juniors

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Czechia U20 History and Standings

Czechia U20 — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	WJC-20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	WJC-20	4	2	1	-	1	0	18	12	8	2	2	Final loss
2024-2025	WJC-20	4	3	1	-	0	0	25	9	9	2.25	2	Bronze game win
2023-2024	WJC-20	4	2	1	-	0	1	17	13	7	1.75	3	Bronze game win
2022-2023	WJC-20	4	3	0	-	0	1	24	6	10	2.5	1	Final loss
2021-2022	WJC-20	4	1	2	-	0	1	11	18	4	1	4	Bronze game loss
2020-2021	WJC-20	4	2	2	-	0	0	10	14	6	1.5	4	Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020	WJC-20	4	1	2	-	0	1	12	18	4	1	4	Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019	WJC-20	4	1	2	-	1	0	8	8	5	1.25	3	Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018	WJC-20	4	3	1	-	0	0	18	15	9	2.25	2	Bronze game loss
2016-2017	WJC-20	4	1	1	-	0	2	9	13	5	1.25	3	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	WJC-20	4	2	1	-	0	1	12	10	7	1.75	3	Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015	WJC-20	4	1	2	-	1	0	12	14	5	1.25	2	Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014	WJC-20	4	1	2	-	1	0	10	13	5	1.25	3	Quarterfinal loss
2012-2013	WJC-20	6	3	2	-	1	0	16	20	11	1.83	5	Placement game win
2011-2012	WJC-20	6	3	2	-	0	1	18	15	10	1.67	5	Placement game win
2010-2011	WJC-20	6	3	3	-	0	0	18	25	9	1.5	7	Saved in relegation
2009-2010	WJC-20	7	4	3	-	0	0	35	25	12	1.71	7	Saved in relegation
2008-2009	WJC-20	6	2	3	-	0	1	24	22	7	1.17	6	Placement game loss
2007-2008	WJC-20	6	3	3	-	0	0	18	16	9	1.5	5	Placement game win
2006-2007	WJC-20	6	3	3	-	0	0	17	19	9	1.5	5	Placement game win
2005-2006	WJC-20	6	2	4	0	-	-	16	19	6	1	6	Placement game loss
2004-2005	WJC-20	7	5	2	0	-	-	23	14	10	1.43		Bronze game win
2003-2004	WJC-20	7	3	4	0	-	-	20	20	6	0.86	4	Bronze game loss
2002-2003	WJC-20	6	2	3	1	-	-	11	13	5	0.83	6	Placement game loss
2001-2002	WJC-20	7	2	5	0	-	-	21	16	4	0.57	7	Placement game win
2000-2001	WJC-20	7	7	0	0	-	-	27	8	14	2		Champion
1999-2000	WJC-20	7	5	0	2	-	-	23	11	12	1.71		Champion
1998-1999	WJC-20	6	3	3	0	-	-	26	18	6	1	7	Saved in relegation
1997-1998	WJC-20	7	3	3	1	-	-	24	22	7	1	4	Bronze game loss

Czechia U20 Tournament Statistics

Czechia U20 — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2021-2022	WJC-20 Cancelled	3	0	2	-	0	1	4	9	1	0.33	4	Tournament Cancelled

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Czechia U20 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Petr Straka (F)	2026-2027	VHK Vsetín	1. liga	16	12	10	22	10
2.	Roman Červenka (F)	2026-2027	HC Dynamo Pardubice	Extraliga	11	5	14	19	4
3.	Adam Novotný (F)	2026-2027	Peterborough Petes	OHL	12	7	11	18	4
4.	Tomas Knotek (F)	2026-2027	HC Baník Příbram	2. liga	10	6	12	18	6
5.	David Tomasek (F)	2026-2027	HC Dynamo Pardubice	Extraliga	14	5	13	18	12
6.	Vladimír Dravecký (D)	2026-2027	Guelph Storm	OHL	11	4	14	18	2
7.	Filip Chlapík (F)	2026-2027	HC Sparta Praha	Extraliga	14	3	15	18	15
8.	David Pastrňák (F)	2026-2027	Boston Bruins	NHL	12	7	10	17	4
9.	Tomas Svoboda (F)	2026-2027	HC Orli Znojmo	2. liga	9	9	7	16	6
10.	Jakub Sklenář (F)	2026-2027	HK Kralupy nad Vltavou	2. liga	9	6	10	16	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Czechia U20 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	192 lbs	19.44
2024-2025	View Roster	6'2"	185 lbs	19.48
2023-2024	View Roster	6'1"	185 lbs	19.60
2022-2023	View Roster	6'2"	194 lbs	19.61
2021-2022	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	19.00

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Czechia U20 — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jiří Kulich (F)	21	15	14	29
2.	Eduard Sale (F)	21	10	11	21
3.	Martin Nečas (F)	17	5	13	18
4.	Michael Frolík (F)	25	12	4	16
5.	Vaclav Varada (F)	13	11	5	16

Franchise All-Time Goals

Czechia U20 — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jiří Kulich (F)	21	15	14	29
2.	Michael Frolík (F)	25	12	4	16
3.	Vaclav Varada (F)	13	11	5	16
4.	Jakub Stancl (F)	14	11	5	16
5.	Eduard Sale (F)	21	10	11	21

Franchise All-Time Assists

Czechia U20 — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jiří Kulich (F)	21	15	14	29
2.	Martin Nečas (F)	17	5	13	18
3.	Tomas Galvas (D)	20	3	12	15
4.	Eduard Sale (F)	21	10	11	21
5.	David Pastrňák (F)	14	3	11	14

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Czechia U20 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Petr Čajánek (F)	7	3	8	63
2.	David Stich (D)	6	1	1	58
3.	Martin Frk (F)	12	6	10	47
4.	Vladimír Sobotka (F)	12	6	12	45
5.	Stanislav Svozil (D)	18	2	12	45

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Czechia U20 — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Michael Frolík (F)	25	12	4	16
2.	Jiří Kulich (F)	21	15	14	29
3.	Eduard Sale (F)	21	10	11	21
4.	Matyas Sapovaliv (F)	21	5	8	13
5.	Tomas Hamara (D)	21	2	7	9

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Czechia U20 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Milan Kraft (F)	7	5	12	1.71
2.	Matyas Melovsky (F)	7	1	11	1.57
3.	Tomas Divisek (F)	6	2	9	1.50
4.	Pavel Brendl (F)	7	4	10	1.43
5.	Ondřej Becher (F)	7	3	10	1.43

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Czechia U20 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jiří Kulich (F)	2023-2024	WJC-20	7	6	6	12	1.71	0
2.	Milan Kraft (F)	1999-2000	WJC-20	7	5	7	12	1.71	0
3.	Vojtech Cihar (F)	2025-2026	WJC-20	7	4	8	12	1.71	2
4.	Martin Nečas (F)	2017-2018	WJC-20	7	3	8	11	1.57	0
5.	Matyas Melovsky (F)	2023-2024	WJC-20	7	1	10	11	1.57	4

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Czechia U20 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jakub Stancl (F)	2024-2025	WJC-20	7	7	3	10	1.43	0
2.	Rostislav Olesz (F)	2004-2005	WJC-20	7	7	3	10	1.43	12
3.	Jiří Kulich (F)	2022-2023	WJC-20	7	7	2	9	1.29	2
4.	Filip Zadina (F)	2017-2018	WJC-20	7	7	1	8	1.14	2
5.	Jiří Kulich (F)	2023-2024	WJC-20	7	6	6	12	1.71	0

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Czechia U20 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Matyas Melovsky (F)	2023-2024	WJC-20	7	1	10	11	1.57	4
2.	Vojtech Cihar (F)	2025-2026	WJC-20	7	4	8	12	1.71	2
3.	Martin Nečas (F)	2017-2018	WJC-20	7	3	8	11	1.57	0
4.	Milan Kraft (F)	1999-2000	WJC-20	7	5	7	12	1.71	0
5.	Václav Prospal (F)	1994-1995	WJC-20	7	3	7	10	1.43	2

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Czechia U20 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Petr Čajánek (F)	1994-1995	WJC-20	7	3	5	8	1.14	63
2.	David Stich (D)	2008-2009	WJC-20	6	1	0	1	0.17	58
3.	Jan Kostalek (D)	2014-2015	WJC-20	5	1	2	3	0.60	34
4.	Vladimír Sobotka (F)	2005-2006	WJC-20	6	2	2	4	0.67	33
5.	Ales Pisa (D)	1995-1996	WJC-20	6	0	1	1	0.17	33