Belarus men's national ice hockey team
 The Coat of Arms of Belarus is the badge used on the players jerseys. | |
| Nickname(s) | The Bisons |
|---|---|
| Association | Belarus Ice Hockey Federation |
| Head coach | Andrei Skabelka |
| Assistants |
Alexander Andrievsky Lubomir Pokovic Alexander Sheblanov |
| Captain | Konstantin Koltsov |
| Most games | Alexander Makritsky (175) |
| Most points | Andrei Skabelka (114) |
| IIHF code | BLR |
| IIHF ranking |
14  1 |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 8 (2009) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 14 (2013) |
| Team colours | |
| First international | |
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| Biggest win | |
 Belarus 21–1 Lithuania  (Riga, Latvia; 30 August 1996) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
|
 Canada 11–2 Belarus (Lloydminster, Canada; 19 March 1998) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 20 (first in 1994) |
| Best result | 6th (2006) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1998) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 157–116–25 | |
The Belarusian men's national ice hockey team is currently ranked 13th in the world by the IIHF in their 2012 World Ranking. The team is controlled by the Belarus Ice Hockey Federation. Arguably, the greatest moment in Belarusian hockey history was the victory over Sweden in the quarter-finals of the 2002 Winter Olympics, where the team ultimately finished fourth. Belarus has 2,850 players in their national pool (0.02% of the total population). On 2005 and 2006 World Championships their coach was Glen Hanlon, who brought the best-ever result in the IIHF World Championship – 6th place in 2006. He was succeeded by Curt Fraser, who led the team in 2007 and 2008. Hanlon returned to coach the team for 2009 World Championships in Switzerland. Mikhail Grabovski was named captain on the eve of 2011 World Championships.[1]
Current top players
- Pavel Chernook
- Sergei Demagin
- Artyom Demkov
- Vladimir Denisov
- Sergei Drozd
- Oleg Goroshko
- Mikhail Grabovski
- Raman Hrabarenka
- Alexei Kalyuzhny
- Alexander Kitarov
- Konstantin Koltsov
- Dmitry Korobov
- Andrei Kostitsyn
- Sergei Kostitsyn
- Vitali Koval
- Yevgeni Kovyrshin
- Alexander Kulakov
- Dmitri Meleshko
- Andrei Mezin
- Andrei Mikhalev
- Dmitri Milchakov
- Andrei Stas
- Nikolai Stasenko
- Andrei Stepanov
- Alexei Ugarov
Olympic record
- 1920–1992 – Did not participate
- 1994 – Did not qualify
- 1998 – Finished in 7th place
- 2002 – Finished in 4th place
- 2006 – Did not qualify
- 2010 – Finished in 9th place
- 2014 – Did not qualify
World Championship record
| Year | Location | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1930–1992 Did not participate | ||
| 1993 | Minsk, Belarus | Did not qualify |
| 1994 | Poprad / Spišská Nová Ves,  Slovakia | 22nd place |
| 1995 | Sofia,  Bulgaria | 21st place |
| 1996 | Eindhoven,  Netherlands | 15th place |
| 1997 | Katowice / Sosnowiec,  Poland | 13th place |
| 1998 | Zurich / Basel,  Switzerland | 8th place |
| 1999 | Oslo / Lillehammer / Hamar,  Norway | 9th place |
| 2000 | Saint Petersburg,  Russia | 9th place |
| 2001 | Cologne / Hanover / Nuremberg,  Germany | 14th place |
| 2002 | Eindhoven, Netherlands | 17th place |
| 2003 | Helsinki / Tampere / Turku,  Finland | 14th place |
| 2004 | Oslo, Norway | 18th place |
| 2005 | Innsbruck / Vienna,  Austria | 10th place |
| 2006 | Riga,  Latvia | 6th place |
| 2007 | Moscow / Mytishchi, Russia | 11th place |
| 2008 | Quebec City / Halifax, Canada | 9th place |
| 2009 | Bern / Kloten, Switzerland | 8th place |
| 2010 | Cologne / Mannheim / Gelsenkirchen, Germany | 10th place |
| 2011 | Bratislava / Košice, Slovakia | 14th place |
| 2012 | Helsinki / Stockholm, Finland /  Sweden | 14th place |
| 2013 | Stockholm / Helsinki, Sweden / Finland | 14th place |
Olympic qualification Sochi 2014 roster
http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/333/IHM3330BLR_33_1_0.pdf
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