Lithuania men's national ice hockey team
The Lithuanian national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Lithuania. The team is overseen by Lithuanian Ice Hockey Federation who is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Lithuania is ranked 24th 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 |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Ron Pasco |
| Assistants | Arūnas Aleinikovas Mindaugas Kieras Daniel Lacroix |
| 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 | 29 (first in 1938) |
| Best result | 10th (1938) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 88–129–10 | |
World Championship record
- 1938 – 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 – 31st place (2nd in "Pool C2")
- 1996 – 29th place (1st in "Pool D")
- 1997 – 28th place (8th in "Pool C")
- 1998 – 27th place (3rd in "Pool C")
- 1999 – 27th place (3rd in "Pool C")
- 2000 – 28th place (4th in "Pool C")
IIHF changes format for the World Championships starting in 2001
- 2001 – 28th place (6th in Division I Group A)
- 2002 – 30th place (1st in Division II Group B)
- 2003 – 28th place (6th in Division I Group A)
- 2004 – 29th place (1st in Division II Group B)
- 2005 – 26th place (5th in Division I Group B)
- 2006 – 19th place (2nd in Division I Group B)
- 2007 – 26th place (5th in Division I Group B)
- 2008 – 24th place (4th in Division I Group B)
- 2009 – 24th place (4th in Division I Group A)
- 2010 – 26th place (5th in Division I Group A)
- 2011 – 25th place (5th in Division I Group B)
IIHF changes format for the World Championships starting in 2012
- 2012 – 27th place (5th in Division I Group B)
- 2013 – 27th place (5th in Division I Group B)
- 2014 – 25th place (3rd in Division I Group B)
- 2015 – 25th place (3rd in Division I Group B)
- 2016 – 25th place (3rd in Division I Group B)
- 2017 – 25th place (3rd in Division I Group B)
- 2018 – 23rd place (1st in Division I Group B)
- 2019 – 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 – 19th place (3rd in Division I Group A)
- 2023 – 22nd place (6th in Division I Group A)
- 2024 – 24th place (2nd in Division I Group B)
Roster
Roster for the 2024 IIHF World Championship Division I Group B.[4][5]
Head coach: Ron Pasco
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | D | Paulius Rumševičius | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 25 May 2000 |  Energija Elektrėnai |
| 4 | D | Nerijus Ališauskas | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 6 June 1991 |  HK Spišská Nová Ves |
| 7 | F | Ilja Četvertak | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 7 July 1997 | Hockey Punks Vilnius |
| 8 | F | Paulius Gintautas | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 10 May 1995 |  Sparta Sarpsborg |
| 9 | F | Laisvydas Kudrevičius | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 16 February 1999 | Hockey Punks Vilnius |
| 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) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 31 August 1995 | Narvik IK |
| 14 | D | Artur Seniut | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 11 June 2004 |  Sport U20 |
| 17 | F | Tadas Kumeliauskas | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 11 December 1990 | Energija Elektrėnai |
| 21 | F | Marijus Dumčius | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 29 January 2004 | Sport U20 |
| 22 | F | Dovydas Laimutis | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 5 May 2003 | Energija Elektrėnai |
| 27 | F | Eimantas Noreika | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 25 May 2002 | HK Zemgale/LBTU |
| 31 | F | Mark Kaleinikovas | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 31 December 1998 |  TH Unia Oświęcim |
| 40 | D | Tomaš Krukovski | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 3 May 1999 |  GIJS Groningen |
| 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 |  HC Landsberg |
| 70 | G | Faustas Nausėda | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 7 January 2001 | Hokki |
| 71 | F | Povilas Verenis | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 29 July 1990 | Energija Elektrėnai |
| 77 | D | Domantas Čypas | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 26 March 1994 | Adendorfer EC |
| 88 | F | Martynas Grinius | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 6 November 2001 | Saale Bulls Halle |
| 97 | F | Emilijus Krakauskas | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 11 July 1997 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} HC Sierre |
All-time record
- As of 3 May 2024[6]
| Opponent | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | +13 |
 Austria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | –6 |
 Belarus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 31 | –27 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 |
 Bulgaria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | +23 |
 China | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 22 | –5 |
 Croatia | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 56 | 32 | +24 |
 Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | –7 |
 Estonia | 36 | 16 | 1 | 19 | 144 | 135 | +9 |
 France | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 24 | –16 |
 Great Britain | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 35 | –10 |
 Greece | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 |
 Hungary | 16 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 97 | –72 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | +20 |
 Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
 Italy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | –10 |
 Japan | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 45 | –26 |
 Kazakhstan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 41 | –35 |
| Latvia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 45 | –43 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | +20 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 56 | –9 |
 New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 |
 North Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 |
| Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | –7 |
| Poland | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 47 | 126 | –79 |
 Romania | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 60 | 56 | +4 |
 Serbia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 8 | +29 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Serbia and Montenegro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 |
 Slovenia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 42 | –32 |
 South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 |
 South Korea | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 22 | +3 |
 Spain | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 6 | +25 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | –14 |
 Ukraine | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 57 | –34 |
| Total | 227 | 88 | 10 | 129 | 797 | 967 | –170 |
Notable players
- Mantas Armalis
- Darius Kasparaitis
- Dainius Zubrus
- Nerijus Ališauskas
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.
- "Lithuania – IIHF". IIHF.com. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- "Paaiškėjo galutinė Lietuvos vyrų ledo ritulio rinktinės sudėtis". hockey.lt (in Lithuanian). 26 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- "Lithuania - National Teams of Ice Hockey". nationalteamsoficehockey.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
External links
- Official website
- IIHF profile
- Lithuania at National teams of ice hockey website
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