Czech Republic–Slovakia ice hockey rivalry

Czech Republic – Slovakia

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Other names	Federal derby
Locale	Central Europe
Teams	Czech Republic & Slovakia
First meeting	26 February 1994
Latest meeting	Czech Republic 5–3 Slovakia Olympic Games, Play-off (February 18, 2014)
Next meeting	9 May 2014 at 2014 IIHF World Championship
Statistics
Meetings total	57
Most wins	Czech Republic (37)
All-time series	37–7–13
Largest victory	8–0 for Czech Republic (May 2, 2009)

The Czech Republic–Slovakia ice hockey rivalry is a highly competitive sports rivalry that exists between the national ice hockey teams of the two countries, as well as their respective sets of fans. Games between the two teams, even those that are only friendly matches, are often marked by notable and sometimes controversial incidents. These matches are also called "Federal derby."

List of matches

Statistics

(as of February 2014)^[1]

Games

This list contains only IIHF World Championship and Olympic Games encounters.

26 February 1994

Czech Republic

7–1

Slovakia

30 April 1997

Czech Republic

3–1

Slovakia

7 May 1998

Slovakia

0–1

Czech Republic

08 May 1999

Czech Republic

8–2

Slovakia

8 May 2000 20:30

Czech Republic

6–2 ( 1 - 0 , 3 - 2 , 2 - 0 )

Slovakia

Yubileyny Attendance: 3,999

14 May 2000 18:30

Slovakia

3–5 ( 0 - 3 , 1 - 0 , 2 - 2 )

Czech Republic

Ice Palace Attendance: 12,350

10 May 2001 16:00

Czech Republic

2–0 ( 1 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 0 - 0 )

Slovakia

Preussag Arena Attendance: 3,681

5 May 2003 20:00

Slovakia

3–3 (0-1, 2-2, 1-0)

Czech Republic

Attendance: 12,860

10 May 2003 17:00

Czech Republic

2–4 (1-2, 1-1, 0-1)

Slovakia

Hartwall Areena Attendance: 13,324

7 May 2005 20:15

Slovakia

1–5 (0-2, 1-3, 0-0)

Czech Republic

Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna Attendance: 7,614

Game reference
	Rastislav Staňa Ján Lašák	Goalies	Tomáš Vokoun	Referee: Thomas Andersson
	0 - 1 1:49 - P. Sýkora (J. Hlaváč, J. Fischer) 0 - 2 14:24 - S. Straka (V. Prospal, T. Kaberle) 27:23 - M. Štrbák (Ľ. Višňovský, Ž. Pálffy) (PP1) 1 - 2 1 - 3 30:51 - T. Kaberle (D. Výborný, J. Jágr) (PP1) 1 - 4 31:31 - A. Hemský, Hlaváč, P. Čajánek 1 - 5 32:23 - P. Kubina (J. Jágr, M. Straka) (PP1)
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	29	Shots	28

22 February 2006 21:35

Slovakia

1–3 (0-1, 0-1, 1-1)

Czech Republic

Palasport Olimpico Attendance: 6,893

Game reference
	Peter Budaj	Goalies	Milan Hnilička	Referee: Don Van Massenhoven
	0 - 1 12:51 - M. Ručínský (SH) 0 - 2 28:41 - M. Hejduk (F. Kaberle, M. Ručínský) M. Gáborík (Mari. Hossa) - 43:38 1 - 2 1 - 3 59:57 - M. Straka (EN)
	8 min	Penalties	14 min
	21	Shots	28

5 May 2007 20:15 (MSD)

Czech Republic

2–3 ( 1 - 0 , 0 - 2 , 1 - 1 )

Slovakia

Mytishchi Arena, Mytishchi Attendance: 3,400

2 May 2009 16:15

Czech Republic

8–0 ( 4–0, 4–0, 0–0)

Slovakia

Schluefweg, Kloten Attendance: 5,165

Game reference
				Referees: Brent Reiber Thomas Sterns
	J. Jágr 06:35 J. Jágr 09:08 M. Blaťák (PP2) 12:48 R. Červenka 15:25 A. Kotalík 25:07 R. Červenka 29:08 M. Michálek 30:12 P. Eliáš 38:14 Goals

17 February 2010 21:00

Czech Republic

3–1 (1–0, 2–1, 0–0)

Slovakia

Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver Attendance: 16,924

Game reference
	Tomáš Vokoun	Goalies	Jaroslav Halák	Referees: Brent Reiber Brad Watson
	P. Eliáš (M. Havlát, M. Blaťák) - 09:02 1 – 0 1 – 1 20:47 - M. Gáborík (Mari. Hossa, P. Demitra) J. Jágr (R. Červenka) - 37:56 2 – 1 T. Plekanec (J. Jágr, M. Židlický) - 39:58 3 – 1
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	24	Shots	35

6 May 2011 20:15

Czech Republic

3–2 (1–0, 0–1, 2–1)

Slovakia

Orange Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 9,313

Game reference
	Ondřej Pavelec	Goalies	Jaroslav Halák	Referees: Darcy Burchell Danny Kurmann
	M. Židlický (P. Eliáš, J. Marek) (PP) – 17:48 1–0 1–1 22:54 – L. Nagy (Ľ Višňovský, J. Stümpel) M. Havlát (P. Eliáš) – 41:06 2–1 M. Michálek (P. Eliáš , M. Havlát) – 44:28 3–1 3–2 58:41 – T. Surový (B. Radivojevič, M. Cibák)
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	37	Shots	22

19 May 2012 18:30

Czech Republic

1–3 (0–1, 1–0, 0–2)

Slovakia

Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 12,355

Game reference
	Jakub Kovář Jakub Štěpánek	Goalies	Ján Laco	Referees: Lars Brüggemann Jari Levonen Linesmen: Sirko Schulz Jesse Wilmot
	0–1 15:52 – M. Šatan (A. Sekera, I. Baranka) M. Frolík (T. Plekanec) – 30:45 1–1 1–2 40:56 – M. Šatan (M. Handzuš) (SH) 1–3 44:23 – L. Hudáček (T. Surový)
	0 min	Penalties	6 min
	37	Shots	28

18 February 2014 21:00

Czech Republic

5–3 (3–0, 1–1, 1–2)

Slovakia

Shayba Arena, Sochi Attendance: 3,628

Game reference
	Ondřej Pavelec	Goalies	Ján Laco	Referees: Tim Peel Marcus Vinnerborg Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron Sakari Suominen
	A. Hemský (T. Kaberle, J. Voráček) (PP) – 06:53 1–0 R. Červenka (J. Jágr, T. Plekanec) – 07:22 2–0 D. Krejčí (T. Kaberle, R. Gudas) (PP) – 17:03 3–0 R. Červenka – 35:41 4–0 4–1 38:57 – M. Hossa (A. Sekera, M. Handzuš) 4–2 47:20 – M. Hossa (T. Tatar, M. Handzuš) 4–3 48:51 – T. Surový (A. Sekera, M. Bartovič) T. Plekanec (D. Krejčí) (ENG, PP) – 59:21 5–3
	2 min	Penalties	10 min
	29	Shots	32

9 May 2014 20:45

Slovakia

2–3 OT (0–1, 2–0, 0–1) (OT 0–1)

Czech Republic

Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 6,920

Game reference
	Ján Laco	Goalies	Alexander Salák	Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Daniel Piechaczek Linesmen: Ivan Dedyulya Stanislav Raming
	0–1 06:24 – O. Němec (J. Hudler, R. Červenka) M. Miklík (T. Tatar) – 25:17 1–1 M. Viedenský (M. Miklík, M. Réway) – 35:45 2–1 2–2 57:53 – J. Jágr (O. Němec, T. Hertl) 2–3 61:50 – J. Klepiš (M. Ševc, O. Vitásek)
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	16	Shots	33

See also

• Czechoslovakia national ice hockey team
• Czech Republic national ice hockey team
• Slovakia national ice hockey team
• Czech Republic–Slovakia football rivalry

References