Belarus men's national ice hockey team: Difference between revisions

Belarus
	The Coat of Arms of Belarus is the badge used on the players jerseys.
Nickname(s)	White Russians
Association	Belarus Ice Hockey Federation
General manager	Arthur Rekshta
Head coach	Glen Hanlon
Assistants	Dave Lewis; Eduard Zankovets; Vladimir Tsyplakov
Captain	Konstantin Koltsov
Most games	Alexander Makritsky (162)
Most points	Andrei Skabelka (114)
Team colors
Home colours	Away colours
Ranking
Current IIHF	9
Highest IIHF	9 (first in 2007)
Lowest IIHF	13 (first in 2003)
First international
	Ukraine 4 - 1 Belarus ; (Minsk, Belarus; November 7, 1992)
Biggest win
	Belarus 22 - 1 Lithuania ; (Riga, Latvia; August 30, 1996)
Biggest defeat
	Finland 11 - 2 Belarus ; (Mikkeli, Finland; April 7, 1997) ; Canada 11 - 2 Belarus ; (Lloydminster, Canada; March 19, 1998)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances	9 (first in 1998)
Best result	6th (2006)
Olympics
Appearances	2 (first in 1998)
International record (W–L–T)
	135-90-25

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The Belarusian men's national ice hockey team is currently ranked 9th in the world by IIHF as of 2006. 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 Cups their coach was Glen Hanlon, who brought the best-ever result in World Cups - 6th place in 2006. He was succeeded by Curt Fraser, who led the team in 2007 and 2008. Glen Hanlon returned to coach the team for 2009 World Cup in Switzerland.

2008 World Championship roster

#	Name	Pos	Birth place	Age	Club	League
10	Antonenko, Oleg	F	Minsk	36	HC MVD	KHL
29	Bashko, Andrei	D		25	Metallurg Zhlobin	Belarusian Extraliga
68	Chupris, Yaroslav	F	Minsk	26	Keramin Minsk	Belarusian Extraliga
7	Denisov, Vladimir	D	Navapolatsk, Vitsebsk	23	Lake Erie Monsters	AHL
77	Dudik, Dmitry	F	Minsk	30	HC Dinamo Minsk	KHL
33	Goryachevskikh, Stepan	G	Nizhnekamsk, Russia	22	Yunost Minsk	Belarusian Extraliga
84	Grabovski, Mikhail	F	Potsdam, Germany	24	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL
71	Kalyuzhny, Aleksei	F	Minsk	30	Avangard Omsk	KHL
25	Kolosov, Sergei	D	Minsk	21	HC Dinamo Minsk	KHL
28	Koltsov, Konstantin	F	Minsk	27	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL
23	Kostitsyn, Andrei	F	Navapolatsk, Vitsebsk	23	Montreal Canadiens	NHL
74	Kostitsyn, Sergei	F	Navapolatsk, Vitsebsk	21	Montreal Canadiens	NHL
43	Kostyuchenok, Viktor	D		28	Yunost Minsk	Belarusian Extraliga
1	Koval, Vitali	G		28	HK Neman Grodno	Belarusian Extraliga
11	Kulakov, Aleksandr	F	Minsk	24	HC Dinamo Minsk	KHL
93	Kurilin, Evgeny	F	Minsk	29	HC Dinamo Minsk	KHL
3	Leontiev, Oleg	D	Saratov, Russia	37	Yunost Minsk	Belarusian Extraliga
4	Makritsky, Aleksandr	D	Minsk	36	Keramin Minsk	Belarusian Extraliga
19	Meleshko, Dmitry	F		25	HC Spartak Moscow	KHL
8	Mikhalev, Andrei	F	Minsk	30	Keramin Minsk	Belarusian Extraliga
20	Milchakou, Dzmitry	G	Minsk	22	HK Vitebsk	Belarusian Extraliga
24	Salei, Ruslan	D	Minsk	33	Colorado Avalanche	NHL
18	Ugarov, Aleksei	F	Nizhnekamsk, Russia	23	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	KHL
22	Zadelenov, Sergei	F		32	HK Gomel	Belarusian Extraliga
27	Zhurik, Aleksandr	D	Minsk	32	HC Dinamo Minsk	KHL

Current top players

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 - Qualified

World Championship record

1930-1993 - Did not participiate
1994 - Finished in 22nd place (2nd in "Pool C")
1995 - Finished in 21st place (Won "Pool C")
1996 - Finished in 15th place (3rd in "Pool B")
1997 - Finished in 13th place (Won "Pool B")
1998 - Finished in 8th place
1999 - Finished in 9th place
2000 - Finished in 9th place
2001 - Finished in 14th place
2002 - Finished in 17th place (Won "Division I, Group A")
2003 - Finished in 14th place
2004 - Finished in 18th place (Won "Division I, Group A")
2005 - Finished in 10th place
2006 - Finished in 6th place
2007 - Finished in 11th place
2008 - Finished in 9th place

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-The '''[[Belarus]]ian men's national ice hockey team''' is currently ranked 9th in the world by [[IIHF]] as of 2006. The team is controlled by the [[Belarus Ice Hockey Federation]]. Arguably, the greatest moment in Belarusian hockey history was the victory over [[Swedish national men's ice hockey team|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). Their coach, until 2006 was [[Glen Hanlon]].  He was succeeded by [[Curt Fraser]].
+The '''[[Belarus]]ian men's national ice hockey team''' is currently ranked 9th in the world by [[IIHF]] as of 2006. The team is controlled by the [[Belarus Ice Hockey Federation]]. Arguably, the greatest moment in Belarusian hockey history was the victory over [[Swedish national men's ice hockey team|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 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2005]] and [[2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2006 World Cups]] their coach was [[Glen Hanlon]], who brought the best-ever result in World Cups - 6th place in 2006.  He was succeeded by [[Curt Fraser]], who led the team in [[2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2007]] and [[2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2008]]. Glen Hanlon returned to coach the team for [[2009 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2009 World Cup in Switzerland]].
 ==2008 World Championship roster==