Belarus men's national ice hockey team
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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 | Dave Lewis |
| Assistants |
Oleg Antonenko Alexander Zhurik Craig Woodcroft |
| Captain | Alexei Kalyuzhny |
| Most games | Alexander Makritsky (175) |
| Most points | Andrei Skabelka (114) |
| IIHF code | BLR |
| IIHF ranking |
9  2 |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 8 (2009) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 15 (2014) |
| Team colors | |
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| First international | |
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| Biggest win | |
 Belarus 21–1 Lithuania  (Riga, Latvia; 30 August 1996) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Finland 11–2 Belarus (Mikkeli, Finland; 7 April 1997)  Canada 11–2 Belarus (Lloydminster, Canada; 19 March 1998) Canada 9–0 Belarus (Prague, Czech Republic; 14 May 2015) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 20 (first in 1994) |
| Best result | 6th (2006) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1998) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 200–163–27 | |
The Belarusian men's national ice hockey team is currently ranked 11th in the world by the IIHF in their 2014 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]
A match between Belarus and Russia.
Tournament record
Olympic Games
World Championship
| Year | Location | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2014 | Minsk, Belarus | 7th place |
| 2015 | Prague / Ostrava, Czech Republic | 7th place |
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2015 IIHF World Championship.[2]
Head coach: Dave Lewis
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | Koval, VitaliVitali Koval | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | March 31, 1980 |  Salavat Yulaev Ufa |
| 5 | D | Stasenko, NikolaiNikolai Stasenko | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | February 15, 1987 | Severstal Cherepovets |
| 8 | D | Shinkevich, IlyaIlya Shinkevich | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | September 1, 1989 | HC Dinamo Minsk |
| 11 | F | Kulakov, AlexanderAlexander Kulakov | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | May 14, 1983 | HC Dinamo Minsk |
| 13 | F | Drozd, SergeiSergei Drozd | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | April 14, 1990 | HC Dinamo Minsk |
| 14 | D | Lisovets, YevgeniYevgeni Lisovets | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | November 12, 1994 | HC Dinamo Minsk |
| 15 | F | Demkov, ArtemArtem Demkov | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | September 26, 1989 | HC Dinamo Minsk |
| 17 | F | Kalyuzhny, AlexeiAlexei Kalyuzhny – C | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | June 13, 1977 | HC Dinamo Minsk |
| 22 | D | Goroshko, OlegOleg Goroshko | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | November 19, 1989 | HC Dinamo Minsk |
| 23 | F | Stas, AndreiAndrei Stas | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | October 18, 1988 | CSKA Moscow |
| 25 | D | Yevenko, OlegOleg Yevenko | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 104 kg (229 lb) | January 21, 1991 |  Lake Erie Monsters |
| 26 | D | Ustinenko, NikitaNikita Ustinenko | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | April 22, 1995 | HK Gomel |
| 27 | F | Yefimenko, AlexeiAlexei Yefimenko | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | August 20, 1985 | Sibir Novosibirsk |
| 31 | G | Brikun, IgorIgor Brikun | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | September 6, 1986 | HK Gomel |
| 35 | G | Lalande, KevinKevin Lalande | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | February 19, 1987 | CSKA Moscow |
| 46 | F | Kostitsyn, AndreiAndrei Kostitsyn – A | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | February 3, 1985 | HC Sochi |
| 57 | D | Usenko, IvanIvan Usenko | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | February 12, 1983 | Dinamo Minsk |
| 59 | F | Demagin, SergeiSergei Demagin | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | July 19, 1986 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod |
| 61 | F | Stepanov, AndreiAndrei Stepanov | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | April 14, 1986 | Dinamo Minsk |
| 74 | F | Kostitsyn, SergeiSergei Kostitsyn | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | March 20, 1987 | Ak Bars Kazan |
| 77 | F | Kitarov, AlexanderAlexander Kitarov | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | June 18, 1987 | Dinamo Minsk |
| 85 | F | Volkov, ArtyomArtyom Volkov | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | January 28, 1985 | Avangard Omsk |
| 88 | F | Kovyrshin, EvgeniEvgeni Kovyrshin | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | January 25, 1986 | Severstal Cherepovets |
| 89 | D | Korobov, DmitryDmitry Korobov – A | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 108 kg (238 lb) | March 12, 1989 | Atlant Moscow Oblast |
| 91 | F | Gavrus, ArturArtur Gavrus | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | January 3, 1994 | Dinamo Minsk |
Retired numbers
- 24 - Ruslan Salei
References
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