Lithuania men's national ice hockey team

Lithuania
	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)
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, 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)
	84–128–10

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.

World Championship record edit

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")
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)
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 – (Division I Group B)

Roster edit

Roster for the 2024 IIHF World Championship Division I Group B.^[4]

Head coach: Ron Pasco

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Team
1	D	Nerijus Ališauskas	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	(1991-06-06) 6 June 1991 (age 32)	HK Spišská Nová Ves
2	D	Domantas Čypas	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	(1994-03-26) 26 March 1994 (age 30)	Adendorfer EC
3	D	Edgar Protčenko	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	(1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 (age 26)	HC Landsberg
4	D	Tomaš Krukovski	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	(1999-05-03) 3 May 1999 (age 24)	GIJS Groningen
5	D	Kostas Gusevas	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	(1999-06-24) 24 June 1999 (age 24)	Kaunas City
6	D	Paulius Rumševičius	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	(2000-05-25) 25 May 2000 (age 23)	Energija Elektrėnai
7	D	Artur Seniut	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	(2004-06-11) 11 June 2004 (age 19)	Sport U20
8	F	Tadas Kumeliauskas	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	(1990-12-11) 11 December 1990 (age 33)	Energija Elektrėnai
9	F	Povilas Verenis	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	(1990-07-29) 29 July 1990 (age 33)	Energija Elektrėnai
10	F	Aivaras Bendžius	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	(1993-01-26) 26 January 1993 (age 31)	Kaunas City
11	F	Paulius Gintautas	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	(1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 28)	Sparta Sarpsborg
12	F	Ugnius Čižas	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(1995-08-31) 31 August 1995 (age 28)	Narvik IK
13	F	Ilja Četvertak	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	(1997-07-07) 7 July 1997 (age 26)	Hockey Punks Vilnius
14	F	Emilijus Krakauskas	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	(1997-07-11) 11 July 1997 (age 26)	HC Sierre
15	F	Mark Kaleinikovas	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	(1998-12-31) 31 December 1998 (age 25)	TH Unia Oświęcim
16	F	Laisvydas Kudrevičius	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	(1999-02-16) 16 February 1999 (age 25)	Hockey Punks Vilnius
17	F	Martynas Grinius	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	(2001-11-06) 6 November 2001 (age 22)	Saale Bulls Halle
18	F	Eimantas Noreika	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	(2002-05-25) 25 May 2002 (age 21)	HK Zemgale/LBTU
19	F	Dovydas Laimutis	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	(2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 20)	Energija Elektrėnai
20	F	Marijus Dumčius	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	(2004-01-29) 29 January 2004 (age 20)	Sport U20
21	G	Mantas Armalis	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	(1992-09-06) 6 September 1992 (age 31)	Leksands IF
22	G	Elvinas Karla	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(1999-04-12) 12 April 1999 (age 25)	Kovlands IshF
23	G	Faustas Nausėda	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	(2001-01-07) 7 January 2001 (age 23)	Hokki

All-time record edit

As of 10 February 2024^[5]

All-time record against opponents
Opponent	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD
Australia	3	3	0	0	20	7	+13
Austria	2	0	0	2	5	11	–6
Belarus	3	0	0	3	4	31	–27
Belgium	2	2	0	0	19	4	+15
Bulgaria	3	3	0	0	26	3	+23
China	4	1	1	2	14	22	–8
Croatia	15	11	1	3	56	32	+24
Denmark	1	0	0	1	1	8	–7
Estonia	35	15	1	19	138	134	+4
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	16	4	5	7	44	54	–10
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
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	4	4	0	0	28	6	+22
Switzerland	1	0	0	1	1	15	–14
Ukraine	11	3	0	8	22	53	–31
Total	222	84	10	128	781	960	–179

Notable players edit

References edit

^ "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.
^ "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 14 March 2024.

External links edit

Official website
IIHF profile
Lithuania at National teams of ice hockey website

[IIHF_Men's_World_Ranking-1] "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

[2] Steiss, Adam (17 March 2020). "IIHF cancels Division I tournaments". iihf.com. Retrieved 21 April 2020.

[3] "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.

[4] "Paaiškėjo galutinė Lietuvos vyrų ledo ritulio rinktinės sudėtis". hockey.lt (in Lithuanian). 26 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.

[5] "Lithuania - National Teams of Ice Hockey". nationalteamsoficehockey.com. Retrieved 14 March 2024.

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