Lithuania men's national ice hockey team
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 Olympic Games.
 The Lithuanian away jersey badge features Vytis ("the Chaser") who is also featured on the Coat of arms of Lithuania. The home jersey features the Columns of Gediminas. | |
| Association | Lithuanian Ice Hockey Federation |
|---|---|
| General manager | Aurelijus Kriščiūnas |
| Head coach | Ron Pasco |
| Assistants | Arūnas Aleinikovas Mindaugas Kieras |
| Captain | Nerijus Ališauskas |
| Most games | Mindaugas Kieras (102) |
| Top scorer | Egidijus Bauba (47) |
| Most points | Egidijus Bauba (98) |
| Team colors | Red, black, white, gold |
| IIHF code | LTU |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 24  1 (28 May 2023)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 23 (first in 2008) |
| Lowest IIHF | 27 (first in 2003) |
| First international | |
Latvia  3–0 .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Lithuania(Riga, Latvia; 27 February 1932) | |
| Biggest win | |
Lithuania .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 20–0  Luxembourg(Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia; 25 March 2002) Lithuania 20–0  Iceland(Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia; 28 March 2002) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| Latvia 27–0 Lithuania (Riga, Latvia; 27 August 1996) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 20 (first in 1938) |
| Best result | 10th (1938) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 83–125–10 | |
World Championship record
- 1938 – Finished in 10th place
- 1954–1991 – 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)
- 2016 – Finished in 25th place (3rd in Division I Group B)
- 2017 – Finished in 25th place (3rd in Division I Group B)
- 2018 – Finished in 23rd place (1st in Division I Group B)
- 2019 – Finished in 22nd place (6th in Division I Group A)
- 2020 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
- 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
- 2022 – Finished in 19th place (3rd in Division I Group A)
- 2023 – Finished in 22nd place (6th in Division I Group A)
Roster
Roster for the 2023 IIHF World Championship Division I Group A.[4][5]
Head coach: Ron Pasco
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | D | Nerijus Ališauskas | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 6 June 1991 |  HK Spišská Nová Ves |
| 5 | D | Jaunius Jasinevičius | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 9 July 1996 |  Kaunas City |
| 7 | F | Ilja Četvertak | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 7 July 1997 | Hockey Punks Vilnius |
| 8 | F | Paulius Gintautas | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 10 May 1995 |  Sparta Sarpsborg |
| 10 | F | Aivaras Bendžius | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 26 January 1993 | Kaunas City |
| 11 | D | Kostas Gusevas | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 24 June 1999 | Kaunas City |
| 13 | F | Ugnius Čižas | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 31 August 1995 |  Fehérvár Hockey Academy 19 |
| 14 | D | Simonas Valivonis | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 7 December 2006 | Energija Elektrėnai |
| 15 | D | Matas Mikalauskas | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 21 May 2002 | Energija Elektrėnai |
| 18 | D | Mantas Stankius | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 28 August 2000 |  ESV Burgau |
| 21 | F | Marijus Dumčius | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 29 January 2004 |  Sport U20 |
| 22 | F | Karolis Krasilnikovas | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 24 January 2001 | Energija Elektrėnai |
| 27 | F | Eimantas Noreika | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 25 May 2002 |  Steinbach Steel Wings Linz |
| 28 | F | Egidijus Binkulis | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 30 May 2000 | Kaunas City |
| 30 | G | Elvinas Karla | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 12 April 1999 |  Kovlands IshF |
| 31 | F | Mark Kaleinikovas | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 31 December 1998 |  JKH GKS Jastrzębie |
| 33 | F | Arnoldas Bosas | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 28 August 1990 | Black Dragons Erfurt |
| 50 | G | Mantas Armalis | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 6 September 1992 | Leksands IF |
| 51 | D | Edgar Protčenko | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 20 May 1997 |  Corsaires de Nantes |
| 71 | F | Dovydas Laimutis | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 5 May 2003 | Energija Elektrėnai |
| 88 | F | Martynas Grinius | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 6 November 2001 | Peliitat Heinola |
| 97 | F | Emilijus Krakauskas | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 11 July 1997 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Lausanne HC |
Notable players
References
- "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- Steiss, Adam (17 March 2020). "IIHF cancels Division I tournaments". iihf.com. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "IIHF - Lithuania" (PDF). IIHF.com. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- "Paskelbtas Lietuvos vyrų ledo ritulio rinktinės 23-ukas pasaulio čempionatui Notingame". hockey.lt (in Lithuanian). 27 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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