Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia was a country in Central Europe. Its capital city was Prague. On January 1, 1993, the country peacefully split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

History of hockey in Czechoslovakia
The Czechoslovak Hockey Union was the governing body of ice hockey in the country. Czechoslovakia became an IIHF member in 1920, after Bohemia's membership was transferred to it.

The Czechoslovak Extraliga was the country's national league from the 1937-1993. ASD Dukla Jihlava and LTC Praha won the most Czechoslovak titles, with 12 apiece. From 1953-1969, the Czechoslovak 2. Liga operated as the second level league nationwide. For the 1969-70, two new second level leagues were formed, the 1. Slovenská národná hokejová liga for Slovak teams, and the 1. Česká národní hokejová liga for Czech teams. The same thing was done for the third level leagues, with the 2. Slovenská národná hokejová liga and the 2. Česká národní hokejová liga being created.

The men's national team made its international debut in 1920, winning the Bronze medal at the Olympics. At the Olympics, they won the silver medal four times, and the bronze medal four times. They participated in the European Championships eight times between 1921 and 1932, winning the gold medal three times, the silver medal twice, and the bronze medal once. At the combined European Championships, they won the gold medal nine times, the silver medal 18 times, and the bronze medal 16 times. Czechoslovakia played in the first World Championships in 1930, finishing tied for sixth place. At the World Championships, they won six gold, 10 silver, and 14 bronze medals. They won the gold medal in 1947, 1949, 1972, 1976, 1977, and 1985. Due to the split of the country Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, after 1992 the team was disbanded and replaced with the Czech and the Slovak national teams.

The women's national team first appeared on the international scene in 1988, playing a friendly game against the Swiss national team, which they lost 8-1. They participated in the Women's European Championships in 1989 and 1991, finishing in seventh and eighth place respectively. When Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1992 the Czechoslovakian women's national team was disbanded and succeeded by the Czech and Slovak women's national teams.

The junior national team first participated in the World Junior Championships in 1974, finishing in sixth and last place. They never won the gold at the world juniors, but won five silver and six bronze medals. In 1992, the team was disbanded in favor of the Czech and Slovak national junior teams.