Lithuania men's national ice hockey team

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.

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.
AssociationLithuanian Ice Hockey Federation
General ManagerKarolis Kubilius
Head coachRon Pasco
AssistantsArūnas Aleinikovas
Šarūnas Kuliešius
Ty Newberry
Ron Pasco
CaptainDainius Zubrus
Most gamesMindaugas Kieras (100)
Most pointsEgidijus Bauba (94)
Team colorsRed, black, white, gold
       
IIHF codeLTU
Ranking
Current IIHF23 1 (24 April 2020)[1]
Highest IIHF23 (first in 2008)
Lowest IIHF27 (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
Appearances18 (first in 1938)
Best result12th (1938)
International record (W–L–T)
58–79–10

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
Lithuania prior to their first match at the 1938 World Championship. In their first World Championship Lithuania finished tenth out of thirteen nations competing.

Current roster

Roster for the 2019 IIHF World Championship.[4]

Head coach: Daniel Lacroix

No.Pos.NameHeightWeightDate of birthTeam
1GLaurynas Lubys1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)80 kg (180 lb) (2000-12-06) 6 December 2000 SaiPa U20
2DEdgar Protčenko1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)85 kg (187 lb) (1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 Billingham Stars
4DNerijus Ališauskas1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)82 kg (181 lb) (1991-06-06) 6 June 1991 Dinamo Riga
5DArvidas Domeika1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)90 kg (200 lb) (2000-05-29) 29 May 2000 Dallas Snipers
6DArtūras Katulis1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)80 kg (180 lb) (1981-08-05) 5 August 1981 Energija Elektrėnai
7FIlja Četvertak1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)75 kg (165 lb) (1997-07-07) 7 July 1997 IK Comet
8FDainius Zubrus1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in)104 kg (229 lb) (1978-06-16) 16 June 1978None
10FAivaras Bendžius1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in)94 kg (207 lb) (1993-01-26) 26 January 1993 ColdPlay Sharks Mechelen
11DKostas Gusevas1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)70 kg (150 lb) (1999-06-24) 24 June 1999 HK Dinaburga
12FMauras Baltrukonis1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)78 kg (172 lb) (1994-05-22) 22 May 1994 Energija Elektrėnai
13FUgnius Čižas1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)80 kg (180 lb) (1995-08-31) 31 August 1995 IK Comet
14FPatrik Misiuk1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)75 kg (165 lb) (1999-10-20) 20 October 1999 South Shore Kings
15FPovilas Verenis1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)86 kg (190 lb) (1990-07-29) 29 July 1990 EHC Waldkraiburg
16FPaulius Gintautas1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)80 kg (180 lb) (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 IK Comet
17FTadas Kumeliauskas1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)85 kg (187 lb) (1990-12-11) 11 December 1990 ECDC Memmingen
22DPaulius Rumševičius1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)72 kg (159 lb) (2000-05-25) 25 May 2000 HK Liepāja
24DTomaš Krukovski1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)85 kg (187 lb) (1999-05-03) 3 May 1999 Geležinis vilkas Vilnius
28FVytautas Jagelavičius1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)95 kg (209 lb) (1988-11-14) 14 November 1988 Kaunas Hockey
33FArnoldas Bosas1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in)90 kg (200 lb) (1990-08-28) 28 August 1990 Hannover Indians
50GMantas Armalis1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in)88 kg (194 lb) (1992-09-06) 6 September 1992 Skellefteå AIK
71FDaniel Bogdziul1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)85 kg (187 lb) (1994-02-24) 24 February 1994 GEC Nordhorn
97FEmilijus Krakauskas1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)82 kg (181 lb) (1997-07-11) 11 July 1997 EHC Kloten

Notable players

References
  1. "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  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. "IIHF - Lithuania". IIHF.com. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
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