Kaunas Hockey

Kaunas Hockey is an ice hockey team located in Kaunas, Lithuania, which plays in the Lithuania Hockey League, the top tier of ice hockey in Lithuania. They play home games at the Kaunas Ice Arena.

Kaunas Hockey
CityKaunas, Lithuania
LeagueLithuania Hockey League
Founded2017 (2017)
Home arenaKaunas Ice Arena
(capacity: 300[1])
Colours       
Head coach Petras Nausėda
WebsiteKaunas Hockey

History

Hockey Kaunas was founded in 2017, with the purpose of helping to improve the standard of Lithuanian hockey with the ultimate goal of seeing the Lithuanian national team compete in the Winter Olympics.[2][3] One of the teams initial investors was TeleSoftas, a Kaunas-based software company.[2][3] Following their formation, Hockey Kaunas immediately began play in the Lithuania Hockey League. Their first season was a productive one, making it to the playoff finals, before ultimately losing to SC Energija.[4]

In 2020 Kaunas Hockey took part in the inaugural Baltic Hockey League, a competition made up of two teams from each of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.[5] The team finished last in their group after suffering heavy losses against both Tartu Välk 949 of Estonia, and Latvian side HK Mogo. As a result, they did not progress to the final round.[6] In addition, as a result of being in first place of the NLRL when the remainder of games were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kaunas Hockey also qualified for the 2020–21 IIHF Continental Cup where they were scheduled to face-off against Skautafelag Akureyrar of Iceland, Israeli team HC Bat Yam and Spanish outfit FC Barcelona.[7] However, two months later, the IIHF cancelled the Continental Cup due to the Pandemic.[8]

Roster

Updated January 24, 2021.[9]

Goaltenders
Number Player Catches Acquired Place of Birth
95 Pavel Davydyuk L 2020 Saint Petersburg, Russia
1 Daniel Jankovskij R 2019 -
30 Artur Pavliukov L 2018 Klaipėda, Lithuania
Defencemen
Number Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
88 Vasilijus Fedotovas L 2019 Rokiškis, Lithuania
19 Žygimantas Girdžius L 2017 Kaunas, Lithuania
22 Povilas Jagelavicius L 2017 Kaunas, Lithuania
76 Vėjas Jokubynas R 2020 Vilnius, Lithuania
55 Ilya Malashkevich L 2020 Moscow, Russia
97 Yegor Rublyov R 2020 Gomel, Belarus
47 Artiom Starovoitov L 2020 -
71 Alexander Strokin L 2020 -
Forwards
Number Player Shoots Position Acquired Place of Birth
33 Rojus Adamonis L F 2020 Kaunas, Lithuania
69 Nojus Asmonas L F 2020 -
14 Egidijus Binkulis L C 2020 Elektrėnai, Lithuania
46 Eduard Chekmaryov R F 2019 Yekaterinburg, Russia
17 Kirill Danilenko L F 2019 Gomel, Belarus
16 Remigijus Guoga L F 2017 Kaunas, Lithuania
27 Vytautas Jagelavičius L LW/RW 2017 Elektrėnai, Lithuania
89 Dovydas Laimutis L R 2020 -
29 Pavel Pravilo L F 2020 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
18 Roman Reshetnikov - F 2020 -
15 Anton Sharpanskikh L C 2020 Nizhny Tagil, Russia
91 Grigori Vorobyov L LW 2019 Tyumen, Russia
13 Lukas Zukauskas L F 2018 Jonava, Lithuania

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

SeasonGPWLTOTWOTLPtsGFGAFinishPlayoffs
2017-1820125—214196802ndFinal loss
2018-1918105—213574352ndSemi-final loss
2019-2018121—3244115511stPlayoffs cancelled

Team records

Career

These are the top five scorers in Kaunas Hockey history.[9]

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points

PlayerPosGPGAPts
Eduard ChekmaryovF30363369
Lukas ZukauskasF30183553
Remigijus GuogaF54242246
Vytautas JagelavičiusF65232245
Dovydas StreckisF34152237

Penalty minutes: Vasilijus Fedotovas, 135

Regular season
  • Most goals in a season: Eduard Chekmaryov, 27 (2019–20)
  • Most assists in a season: Lukas Zukauskas, 24 (2019–20)
  • Most points in a season: Eduard Chekmaryov, 50 (2019–20)
  • Most penalty minutes in a season: Jon Stephansson, 90 (2018–19)

Playoffs
  • Most goals in a playoff season: Eduard Chekmaryov, 9 (2019–20)
  • Most assists in a playoff season: Lukas Zukauskas, 7 (2019–20)
  • Most points in a playoff season: Eduard Chekmaryov, 14 (2019–20)
  • Most penalty minutes in a playoff season: Vasilijus Fedotovas, 10 (2019–20)

References
  1. "Ledos Arena Kaunas - HockeyArenas.net". EuroHockey.com. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  2. "Kaunas verčia naują puslapį ledo ritulio istorijoje: turės naują klubą Lietuvos ledo ritulio čempionate" (in Lithuanian). Sportas.lt. June 13, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  3. "Debiutuojanti ledo ritulio komanda Kaune stiprino ryšį su sirgaliais" (in Lithuanian). Kas vyksta Kaune. June 13, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  4. "Lithuania - 2017-2018". Sportas.lt. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  5. "Baltic Hockey League finally start". EuroHockey.com. November 16, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  6. "Baltic Hockey League detail". EuroHockey.com. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  7. "Continental Cup expands with new format". International Ice Hockey Federation. June 19, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  8. "IIHF cancels Continental Cup". International Ice Hockey Federation. August 25, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  9. "Elite Prospects - Kaunas Hockey" (in Lithuanian). EliteProspects.com. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
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