Lithuania national ice hockey team
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The Lithuanian badge features Vytis ("the Chaser") who is also featured on the Coat of arms of Lithuania | |
| Association | Lithuanian Ice Hockey Federation |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Bernd Haake |
| Assistants |
Arūnas Aleinikovas Aigars Cipruss |
| Captain | Mindaugas Kieras |
| Most games | Egidijus Bauba (88) |
| Most points | Egidijus Bauba (94) |
| IIHF code | LTU |
| IIHF ranking |
26  |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 23 (first in 2008) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 27 (first in 2003) |
| Team colors | |
| First international | |
 Latvia 3–0 Lithuania  (Riga, Latvia; February 27, 1932) | |
| Biggest win | |
Lithuania 20–0 Luxembourg  (Novi Sad, Yugoslavia; March 25, 2002) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
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Latvia 27–0 Lithuania (Riga, Latvia; August 27, 1996) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 17 (first in 1938) |
| Best result | 12th (1938) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 55–78–9 | |
The Lithuanian national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Lithuania, and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. Lithuania is currently in 23rd place in the IIHF World Rankings. They have never competed in an Olympic Games.
World Championship record
- 1938 – Finished in 10th place
- 1954–1991 – participated as part of the Soviet Union national ice hockey team
- 1993 – Not ranked (3rd in "Pool C" Qualification Group 1)
- 1994 – Not ranked (2nd in "Pool C2" Qualification Group 1)
- 1995 – Finished in 31st place (2nd in "Pool C2")
- 1996 – Finished in 29th place (1st in "Pool D")
- 1997 – Finished in 28th place (8th in "Pool C")
- 1998 – Finished in 27th place (3rd in "Pool C")
- 1999 – Finished in 27th place (3rd in "Pool C")
- 2000 – Finished in 28th place (4th in "Pool C")
- 2001 – Finished in 28th place (6th in Division I Group A)
- 2002 – Finished in 30th place (1st in Division II Group B)
- 2003 – Finished in 28th place (6th in Division I Group A)
- 2004 – Finished in 29th place (1st in Division II Group B)
- 2005 – Finished in 26th place (5th in Division I Group B)
- 2006 – Finished in 19th place (2nd in Division I Group B)
- 2007 – Finished in 26th place (5th in Division I Group B)
- 2008 – Finished in 24th place (4th in Division I Group B)
- 2009 – Finished in 24th place (4th in Division I Group A)
- 2010 – Finished in 26th place (5th in Division I Group A)
- 2011 – Finished in 25th place (5th in Division I Group B)
- 2012 – Finished in 27th place (5th in Division I Group B)
- 2013 – Finished in 27th place (5th in Division I Group B)
- 2014 – Finished in 25th place (3rd in Division I Group B)
- 2015 – Finished in 25th place (3rd in Division I Group B)
Team
2015 World Championship roster
The following is the Lithuanian roster for the 2015 IIHF World Championship.[1]
| Number | Position | Player | Club | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | D | Jasinevičius, JauniusJaunius Jasinevičius |  Grums IK | Division 2 |
| 3 | D | Kieras, MindaugasMindaugas Kieras | Energija Elektrėnai | Belarus 2 |
| 4 | D | Ališauskas, NerijusNerijus Ališauskas |  HC Almaty | Kazakhstan |
| 5 | D | Vėželis, JustinasJustinas Vėželis | Energija Elektrėnai | Belarus 2 |
| 6 | F | Visockas, ArtūrasArtūras Visockas | Energija Elektrėnai | Belarus 2 |
| 7 | F | Nomanovas, DanieliusDanielius Nomanovas | Žalgiris Vilnius | MHL-B |
| 9 | F | Bauba, EgidijusEgidijus Bauba |  Bergen IHK | Norway |
| 10 | F | Bendžius, AivarasAivaras Bendžius | Energija Elektrėnai | Belarus 2 |
| 11 | F | Pliskauskas, DariusDarius Pliskauskas |  Peterborough Phantoms | EPIHL |
| 13 | F | Čižas, UgniusUgnius Čižas | Žalgiris Vilnius | MHL-B |
| 14 | F | Rybakov, EdgarEdgar Rybakov |  HK Lida | BXL |
| 15 | F | Bosas, ArnoldasArnoldas Bosas | Gornyak Rudny | Kazakhstan |
| 16 | F | Gintautas, PauliusPaulius Gintautas | IK Comet Halden | Norway |
| 17 | F | Bogdziul, DanielDaniel Bogdziul | HK Rīga | MHL |
| 18 | F | Židkovas, AndrejusAndrejus Židkovas | Energija Elektrėnai | Belarus 2 |
| 19 | F | Kumeliauskas, DonatasDonatas Kumeliauskas | Peterborough Phantoms | EPIHL |
| 21 | F | Baltrukonis, MaurasMauras Baltrukonis |  HK MVD Tver | MHL |
| 22 | F | Kulevičius, DovydasDovydas Kulevičius | Energija Elektrėnai | Belarus 2 |
| 23 | D | Kubilius, KarolisKarolis Kubilius | Energija Elektrėnai | Belarus 2 |
| 25 | D | Aliukonis, RolandasRolandas Aliukonis | Energija Elektrėnai | Belarus 2 |
| 29 | G | Armalis, MantasMantas Armalis | Djurgårdens IF | SHL |
| 30 | G | Baltrūnas, SimasSimas Baltrūnas | HASC Jūrmala | Latvia |
Notable players
- Dainius Zubrus, New Jersey Devils
- Darius Kasparaitis, although he was born in Lithuania, he never represented Lithuania internationally
References
- ↑ "IIHF World Championship DIV I Group B, MEN - Lithuania Team Roster" (PDF). IIHF.com. 2015-04-12.
External links
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