Lithuania men's national ice hockey team
 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 | Karolis Kubilius |
| Head coach | Ron Pasco |
| Assistants | Arūnas Aleinikovas Šarūnas Kuliešius Ty Newberry Ron Pasco |
| Captain | Dainius Zubrus |
| Most games | Mindaugas Kieras (100) |
| Most points | Egidijus Bauba (94) |
| Team colors | Red, black, white, gold |
| IIHF code | LTU |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 25  1 (27 May 2024)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 23 (first in 2008) |
| Lowest IIHF | 27 (first in 2003) |
| First international | |
Latvia  3–0  Lithuania(Riga, Latvia; 27 February 1932) | |
| Biggest win | |
Lithuania  20–0  Luxembourg(Novi Sad, Yugoslavia; 25 March 2002) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| Latvia 27–0 Lithuania (Riga, Latvia; 27 August 1996) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 18 (first in 1938) |
| Best result | 12th (1938) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 58–79–10 | |
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 26th place in the IIHF World Rankings. They have never competed in Olympic Games.
World Championship record
- 1938 – Finished in 10th place
- 1954–1991 – Part of the Soviet Union national ice hockey team due to Soviet occupation
- 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]
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2019 IIHF World Championship.[4]
Head coach: Daniel Lacroix
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | Laurynas Lubys | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 6 December 2000 |  SaiPa U20
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| 2 | D | Edgar Protčenko | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 20 May 1997 |  Billingham Stars
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| 4 | D | Nerijus Ališauskas | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 6 June 1991 | Dinamo Riga
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| 5 | D | Arvidas Domeika | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 29 May 2000 |  Dallas Snipers
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| 6 | D | Artūras Katulis | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 5 August 1981 |  Energija Elektrėnai
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| 7 | F | Ilja Četvertak | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 7 July 1997 |  IK Comet
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| 8 | F | Dainius Zubrus | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 104 kg (229 lb) | 16 June 1978 | None |
| 10 | F | Aivaras Bendžius | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 26 January 1993 |  ColdPlay Sharks Mechelen
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| 11 | D | Kostas Gusevas | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 24 June 1999 | HK Dinaburga
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| 12 | F | Mauras Baltrukonis | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 22 May 1994 | Energija Elektrėnai
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| 13 | F | Ugnius Čižas | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 31 August 1995 | IK Comet
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| 14 | F | Patrik Misiuk | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 20 October 1999 | South Shore Kings
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| 15 | F | Povilas Verenis | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 29 July 1990 |  EHC Waldkraiburg
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| 16 | F | Paulius Gintautas | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 10 May 1995 | IK Comet
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| 17 | F | Tadas Kumeliauskas | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 11 December 1990 | ECDC Memmingen
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| 22 | D | Paulius Rumševičius | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 25 May 2000 | HK Liepāja
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| 24 | D | Tomaš Krukovski | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 3 May 1999 | Geležinis vilkas Vilnius
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| 28 | F | Vytautas Jagelavičius | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 14 November 1988 | Kaunas Hockey
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| 33 | F | Arnoldas Bosas | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 28 August 1990 | Hannover Indians
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| 50 | G | Mantas Armalis | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 6 September 1992 |  Skellefteå AIK
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| 71 | F | Daniel Bogdziul | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 24 February 1994 | GEC Nordhorn
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| 97 | F | Emilijus Krakauskas | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 11 July 1997 |  EHC Kloten
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Notable players
References
- ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ 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". IIHF.com. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
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