The Czech national ice hockey team has announced its official roster for the 2026 IIHF World Championship, set to take place in Zurich and Fribourg, Switzerland, from May 15 to 31.
The squad features a mix of experienced players and emerging talents, with key names including Filip Hronek, Libor Hajek, Roman Červenka, Martin Kaut, Dominik Kubalík, Michal Kempný, and Lukáš Sedlák.
Goaltenders:
- Josef Kořenář (Sparta)
- Petr Kváča (Liberec)
- Dominik Pavlát (Ilves)
Defensemen:
- Marek Alscher (Florida)
- Tomáš Cibulka (České Budějovice)
- Tomáš Galvaš (Liberec)
- Libor Hájek (Pardubice)
- Filip Hronek (Vancouver)
- Michal Kempný (Brünes)
- Jan Škotiška (Kometa Brno)
- Jiří Ticháček (Kärpät)
Forwards:
- Ondřej Beránek (Karlovy Vary)
- Matěj Blümel (Boston)
- Jiří Černoch (Karlovy Vary)
- Roman Červenka (Pardubice)
- Jakub Flek (Kometa Brno)
- Jaroslav Chmelař (Rangers)
- Martin Kaut (Pardubice)
- Michal Kovařčík (Třinec)
- Dominik Kubalík (Zug)
- Jan Mandát (Pardubice)
- Matyáš Meňovský (New Jersey)
- Lukáš Sedlák (Pardubice)
- David Tomášek (Färjestad)
- Daniel Voženílek (Třinec)
Head coach Radim Růlička will lead the team. The Czech Republic will compete in Group B alongside Denmark, Canada, Norway, Slovakia, Sweden, Italy, and Slovenia.
