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 Vaclav Varada.

Who is the captain of Czechia U20?

The captain of Czechia U20 is Libor Zábranský.

What are the team colors of Czechia U20?

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

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2019-2020

2019-2020 Season

Czechia U20 were 1-2-1 in the 2019-20 WJC-20 season with 4 points, 4th in the B and 7th overall.

2019-2020 Czechia U20 Club Stats

Czechia U20 — 2019-2020 Club Stats — Skaters
Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Michal Teplý (LW/RW)	Winnipeg Ice	WHL	53	29	34	63	16	-17
Matěj Pekař (C/LW)	totals		51	28	35	63	60	16
	Barrie Colts	OHL	26	16	13	29	35	7
	Sudbury Wolves	OHL	25	12	22	34	25	9
Jan Jeník (W/C)	Hamilton Bulldogs	OHL	27	22	34	56	30	12
Jaromir Pytlik (C/RW)	Soo Greyhounds	OHL	56	22	28	50	36	5
Petr Cajka (C/LW)	totals		38	18	26	44	32	1
	Genève Future Hockey U20	U20-Elit	33	17	25	42	32	-
	Genève-Servette HC	NL	5	1	1	2	0	1
Jan Mysak (C/LW)	totals		50	21	14	35	12	-23
	HC Litvínov	Czechia	26	5	4	9	2	-12
	HC Litvínov U20	DHL Cup	2	1	0	1	0	1
	Hamilton Bulldogs	OHL	22	15	10	25	10	-12
Vojtech Strondala (C)	totals		45	12	22	34	26	2
	HC Stadion Litoměřice	Czechia2	28	6	18	24	22	2
	HC Kometa Brno	Czechia	15	1	1	2	4	-4
	HC Kometa Brno U20	DHL SuperCup	2	5	3	8	0	4
Simon Kubicek (D)	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL	52	7	20	27	54	-19
Adam Raska (RW/LW)	Rimouski Océanic	QMJHL	35	13	8	21	37	10
Karel Klikorka (D)	totals		42	8	13	21	12	4
	BK Mladá Boleslav	Czechia	8	1	0	1	0	-2
	BK Mladá Boleslav U20	DHL Cup	12	3	5	8	8	1
	HC Slovan Ústí nad Labem	Czechia2	11	3	3	6	2	4
	HC Stadion Litoměřice	Czechia2	11	1	5	6	2	1
Libor Zábranský (D)	totals		52	4	17	21	41	9
	Saskatoon Blades	WHL	16	1	4	5	14	3
	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL	13	1	5	6	15	-11
	Kamloops Blazers	WHL	23	2	8	10	12	17
Ondřej Pavel (C/LW)	Fargo Force	USHL	40	11	9	20	51	4
Jan Sir (C/RW)	totals		45	9	9	18	43	-4
	HC Benátky nad Jizerou	Czechia2	27	6	4	10	37	-7
	Bílí Tygři Liberec	Czechia	15	2	3	5	2	3
	Bílí Tygři Liberec U20	DHL SuperCup	3	1	2	3	4	0
Otakar Sik (LW)	totals		39	7	8	15	41	9
	HC Stadion Litoměřice	Czechia2	19	2	4	6	10	1
	HC Energie Karlovy Vary	Czechia	14	2	1	3	2	0
	HC Baník Sokolov	Czechia2	2	1	0	1	0	4
	HC Energie Karlovy Vary U20	DHL SuperCup	4	2	3	5	29	4
Radek Kucerik (D)	Saskatoon Blades	WHL	49	3	10	13	18	-5
Martin Has (D)	totals		41	3	7	10	12	-2
	Tappara	Liiga	5	1	1	2	2	0
	KOOVEE	Mestis	13	1	0	1	4	4
	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	2	1	0	1	0	3
	Guelph Storm	OHL	20	0	6	6	6	-9
	North Bay Battalion	OHL	1	0	0	0	0	0
Matěj Blümel (LW/RW)	totals		33	6	3	9	18	7
	HC Dynamo Pardubice	Czechia	31	4	1	5	18	4
	HC Dynamo Pardubice U20	DHL SuperCup	2	2	2	4	0	3
Jakub Lauko (C/W)	Providence Bruins	AHL	22	5	4	9	24	3
Karel Plasek (LW)	totals		41	3	6	9	6	8
	HC Kometa Brno	Czechia	34	3	3	6	2	5
	HC Kometa Brno U20	DHL Cup	1	0	2	2	2	1
	HC Přerov	Czechia2	6	0	1	1	2	2
Tomas Dajcar (D)	totals		44	2	3	5	30	3
	HC Stadion Litoměřice	Czechia2	28	0	3	3	10	2
	AZ Havířov	Czechia2	15	1	0	1	20	0
	AZ Havířov U20	Czechia U20 2	1	1	0	1	0	1

Czechia U20 — 2019-2020 Club Stats — Goalies
Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Lukas Dostal (G)	Ilves	Liiga	43	1.78	.928	3	27-8-6	2591:43
Lukas Parik (G)	Spokane Chiefs	WHL	32	2.73	.917	1	22-7-2	1866:00
Nick Malik (G)	totals		37	3.15	.905	1	16-20-0	2116:08
	HC Frýdek-Místek	Czechia2	19	2.46	.927	1	11-8-0	1148:00
	HC Oceláři Třinec	Czechia	2	6.23	.795	0	0-1-0	77:00
	Soo Greyhounds	OHL	16	3.77	.886	0	5-11-0	891:08

2019-2020 Czechia U20 Staff

Head CoachVaclav Varada
Asst. CoachPatrik Elias
Asst. CoachAles Kratoska
Equipment ManagerJan Vejvoda

Team Staff History

2019-2020 Czechia U20 Captains

"C"

Libor Zábranský

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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Czechia U20 Facts

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

2019-2020 Czechia U20 Roster Facts

Nationalities

23 players

Experience

Czechia U20: 122 GP
Liiga: 58 GP
Czechia: 392 GP
AHL: 22 GP
NL: 5 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Czechia (WC)
Czechia Olympics (OG)

Czechia U20 Games

Czechia U20 — 2019-2020 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.	Roman Červenka (F)	2026-2027	HC Dynamo Pardubice	Extraliga	11	5	14	19	4
2.	David Tomasek (F)	2026-2027	HC Dynamo Pardubice	Extraliga	11	4	12	16	8
3.	Filip Chlapík (F)	2026-2027	HC Sparta Praha	Extraliga	10	3	12	15	15
4.	Andrej Sustr (D)	2026-2027	Jukurit	Liiga	14	0	15	15	8
5.	Danny Chludil (F)	2026-2027	HC Kometa Brno U20	Extraliga junioru	9	9	3	12	8
6.	Tomas Svoboda (F)	2026-2027	HC Orli Znojmo	2. liga	6	8	4	12	6
7.	Petr Straka (F)	2026-2027	VHK Vsetín	1. liga	11	6	6	12	4
8.	David Ostrizek (F)	2026-2027	HC Frýdek-Místek	1. liga	12	6	6	12	2
9.	Pavel Novák (F)	2026-2027	HC Tábor	1. liga	11	8	3	11	4
10.	Daniel Vozenilek (F)	2026-2027	HC Oceláři Třinec	Extraliga	10	7	4	11	14

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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