Estonia men's national ice hockey team
The Estonian men's national ice hockey team is the ice hockey team representing Estonia internationally. The team is controlled by the Estonian Ice Hockey Association (Estonian: Eesti Jäähokiliit), a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
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| Nickname(s) | Pääsukesed (Swallows) |
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| Association | Estonian Ice Hockey Association |
| Head coach | Jussi Tupamäki |
| Assistants | Kaupo Kaljuste Mikko Mäenpää |
| Captain | Robert Rooba |
| Most games | Lauri Lahesalu (131) |
| Top scorer | Andrei Makrov (82) |
| Most points | Andrei Makrov (148) |
| Home stadium | Tondiraba Ice Hall |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | EST |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 28  (28 May 2023)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 23 (2007) |
| Lowest IIHF | 29 (first in 2014) |
| First international | |
Finland  2–1  Estonia(Helsinki, Finland; 20 February 1937) | |
| Biggest win | |
Estonia 27–1 .svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Africa(Barcelona, Spain; 16 March 1994) Estonia 26–0  Bulgaria(Tallinn, Estonia; 6 November 2015) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Slovenia  16–0 Estonia(Ljubljana, Slovenia; 21 April 2001) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 28 (first in 1994) |
| Best result | 19th (1998) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 95–114–13 | |
Competitive record
Olympic Games
Estonia has yet to qualify for the Olympics.
World Championship
| Division | Championship | Coach | Captain | Finish | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 |  1993 Riga |
– | – | Qualifications | 2nd |
| C2 |  1994 Barcelona |
– | – | Promoted | 1st |
| C1 | 1995 Sofia |
– | – | Group stage | 4th in Group C1 |
| C | 1996 Jesenice |
– | – | Group stage | 5th in Group C |
| C | 1997 Tallinn |
– | – | Promoted | 3rd in Group C |
| B | 1998 Ljubljana |
– | – | Group stage | 3rd in Group B |
| B |  1999 Odense |
– | – | Group stage | 6th in Group B |
| B |  2000 Katowice |
– | – | Group stage | 6th in Group B |
| Division I | 2001 Ljubljana |
– | – | relegated | 6th in Group B |
| Division II |  2002 Cape Town |
– | – | Promoted | 1st in Group A |
| Division I |  2003 Zagreb |
– | – | Group stage | 3rd in Group B |
| Division I | 2004 Gdańsk |
– | – | Group stage | 4th in Group B |
| Division I |  2005 Eindhoven |
– | – | Group stage | 4th in Group B |
| Division I | 2006 Tallinn |
– | – | Group stage | 4th in Group B |
| Division I |  2007 Qiqihar |
– | – | Group stage | 4th in Group A |
| Division I |  2008 Sapporo |
– | – | relegated | 6th in Group B |
| Division II |  2009 Novi Sad |
– | – | Group stage | 2nd in Group A |
| Division II | 2010 Narva |
– | – | Promoted | 1st in Group B |
| Division I |  2011 Kiev |
– | – | relegated | 6th in Group B |
| Division II |  2012 Reykjavík |
– | – | Promoted | 1st in Group A |
| Division I | 2013 Donetsk |
– | – | relegated | 6th in Group B |
| Division II | 2014 Belgrade |
– | – | Promoted | 1st in Group A |
| Division I | 2015 Eindhoven |
– | – | Group stage | 5th in Group B |
| Division I | 2016 Zagreb |
– | – | Group stage | 5th in Group B |
| Division I |  2017 Belfast |
– | – | Group stage | 4th in Group B |
| Division I |  2018 Kaunas |
– | – | Group stage | 3rd in Group B |
| Division I | 2019 Tallinn |
– | – | Group stage | 4th in Group B |
| Division I | 2020 Katowice |
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2] | |||
| Division I | 2021 Katowice |
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3] | |||
| Division I | 2022 Tychy |
– | – | Group stage | 4th in Group B |
| Division I | 2023 Tallinn |
– | – | Group stage | 4th in Group B |
| Division I | 2024 Vilnius |
– | – | Group B | |
Current roster
Roster for the 2023 IIHF World Championship Division I Group B tournament.[4]
Head coach: Jussi Tupamäki
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | Villem-Henrik Koitmaa | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 3 October 1990 | HC Panter |
| 5 | D | Eduard Slessarevski | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 16 March 1999 | Hunters |
| 6 | D | Silver Kerna | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 13 August 1994 | HC Panter |
| 7 | D | Saveli Novikov | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 22 May 1999 | HC Panter |
| 8 | F | Robert Rooba – C | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 2 September 1993 | JYP |
| 10 | F | Rasmus Kiik | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 18 November 2000 | TUTO Hockey |
| 11 | F | Kristjan Kombe | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 28 March 2000 | JoKP |
| 12 | F | Erik Embrich | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 23 February 1997 |  Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák |
| 13 | F | Nikita Puzakov | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 14 March 2001 | Haukat |
| 14 | D | Daniil Kulintsev | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 21 July 2002 | JYP |
| 15 | F | Robert Arrak | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 1 April 1999 | Comarch Cracovia |
| 16 | F | Andre Linde | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 26 January 1999 | Hunters |
| 17 | F | Erik Potšinok | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 9 September 2004 | Sport |
| 18 | F | Kevin Parras | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 4 October 1994 | HC Panter |
| 19 | F | Artemi Aleksandrov | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 28 August 2000 |  Boro/Vetlanda HC |
| 20 | F | Marek Potšinok | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 9 September 2004 | Sport |
| 22 | F | Klaus Kaspar Jõgi | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 18 May 2003 |  Philadelphia Rebels |
| 23 | F | Mark Viitanen | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 4 April 1998 | KH Energa Toruń |
| 26 | D | Patrick Kookmaa | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 27 November 2003 | HC Panter |
| 27 | D | Aleksandr Ossipov – A | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 7 August 1987 | Grästorps IK |
| 28 | D | Lauri Lahesalu – A | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 29 March 1979 | Free agent |
| 30 | G | Conrad Mölder | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 6 October 1999 | Free agent |
All-time record against other nations
- As of 29 April 2023.
| Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | +20 |
 Austria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 |
 Belarus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 31 | -27 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | +18 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | +36 |
| China | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 26 | +39 |
| Croatia | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 39 | +16 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 26 | -7 |
| Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | -8 |
 France | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 19 | -12 |
 Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 |
| Great Britain | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 49 | -24 |
| Hungary | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 37 | -9 |
| Iceland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 5 | +28 |
 Israel | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 9 | +70 |
 Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -6 |
| Japan | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 32 | -16 |
 Kazakhstan | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 48 | -34 |
| Latvia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 32 | -26 |
| Lithuania | 35 | 19 | 1 | 15 | 134 | 138 | -4 |
 Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 33 | +18 |
 North Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 |
 Norway | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
 New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | +34 |
| Poland | 18 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 34 | 89 | -55 |
 Romania | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 50 | -7 |
| Serbia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 12 | +8 |
| Slovenia | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 50 | -23 |
| South Africa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1 | +41 |
 South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 7 | +17 |
| Spain | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 9 | +17 |
 Turkey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | +24 |
| Ukraine | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 25 | 79 | -54 |
| United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -6 |
| Total | 222 | 95 | 13 | 114 | 967 | 886 | +81 |
See also
References
- "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- "IIHF cancels Division I tournaments". iihf.com. 17 March 2019.
- "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "Estonia". IIHF. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
External links
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